Beher was the pre-Christian Ethiopian (Aksumite) god of the sea. He was part of a trinity of pre-Christian Eritrean and Ethiopian religion, together with Astar (god of sun and moon) and Mahrem (god of war and head god).
History
Beher is the god of the land and of the sea and is associated with agricultural fertility. He also appears to be identified with Meder, the Earth-Mother. Beher may be related to the Eritrean and Ethiopian Christian word for God, egziabher, originally 'Lord of the Land' as well as 'Lord of the World'. All of these names appear together in the writings of Ezana in which the throne is dedicated to Astar, Beher, and Meder. For the Askumites, these gods are comparable to the greek's. Astar was associated with Zeus while Mahrem was parallel with Ares. Beher was associated to Poseidon.