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Before islam, the same tripartite division between false gods was the same.
In the Phoenician religion, the tripartite division between Baal, Mot and Yamm seems to have influenced the Greek division between Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.[272] It is possible that Poseidon/Neptune was directly inspired by a Phoenician counterpart; while such a figure is documented as being revered by Phoenician merchants and sailors, a singular name has yet to be found.[273] However, there are names for sea gods from individual city states, most notably Yamm from Ugarit, whom some scholars have identified with Poseidon, although others link him to Pontus.[274] Yamm is the brother of the god of death, Mot, whose Greek equivalent, Hades, is the brother of Poseidon.[275] Yamm is in cosmic conflict with Baal, the storm god of Ugaritic myth who is often associated with Zeus. Though nominally the god of the sea, Yamm truly represents chaos, directly opposing the order represented by Baal.[276] In Ugaritic myth, Baal overcomes Yamm; in some versions, Yamm is killed, but in others, the goddess Athtart (Astarte) intervenes to save Yamm, advising that he remain in his own province for being defeated. 

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