[Canaanite goddess] Shapash or Shapsh(u) (Ugaritic/Canaanite) was the Canaanite goddess of the sun, daughter of El and Asherah. She is known as `torch of the gods` and is considered an important deity in the Canaanite pantheon and among the Phoenicians. The Akkadian sun god, Shamash, was the Mesopotamian male equivalent of the female Canaan... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapash_(Canaanite_goddess)
(from the article `Syrian and Palestinian religion`) Another group of gods play important subordinate roles in the myths. The sun goddess, Shapash, `Light of the Gods,` helps Anath in her retrieval of ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/76