Hêlēl ben-Šaḥar and the Chthonic Sun: A New Suggestion for the Mythological Background of Isa 14:12-15

This paper will explore the oft investigated problem of the mythological referents which inform Isa 14:12-15. Crucial to this will be a reinterpretation of the mysterious <jats:italic>hêlēl ben-šaḥar</jats:italic> of v. 12, almost universally understood by commentators and translators al...