Beher (god)

Beher is the god of the land and of the sea and is associated with agricultural fertility. For the Aksumites, these gods are comparable to the Greeks'. Astar was associated with Zeus while Mahrem was parallel with Ares. Beher was associated to Poseidon. Though it's etymology is unknown, his name likely stems from the Ethio-Semitic word for the sea, or a large body of water generally (Amharic: ባሕር; bahər, Ge'ez: ባሕር; baḥr) which itself comes from West Semitic *baḥr-, an allusion to his association with the sea. ==References==