Canaan Monkgil, (280, ?) was a mercenary in Assur.
Canaan believed in Folk religion.
He lived a life of poverty. He was able to eat and sleep under a shelter, but ended with having no possession at all. He lived as an outcast. To tell the truth, in Assur, he gained the trust or the friendship of no one. People saw Canaan as cultivated, eager to read and learn when possible, and mastering writing, which he did for friends. He was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. He had an unbending mind, always reaching their goal.