Baal Hammon (Phoenician deity)
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Name (Hebrew)
בעל המון (אל פיניקי)
Name (Latin)
Baal Hammon (Phoenician deity)
Other forms of name
Baal Hammon (Phoenician deity)
Baal Hammen (Phoenician deity)
Baal Hamom (Phoenician deity)
See Also From tracing topical name
Gods, Phoenician
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q83879
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 92-236265: Xella, P. Baal Hammon, 1991.
- Canney. Encyc. relig.
- Hastings encyc. relig.
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Wikipedia description:
Baal Hammon, properly Baʿal Ḥamon (Phoenician and Punic: 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤌𐤍, romanized: Baʿl Ḥamōn), meaning "Lord Hammon", was the chief god of ancient Carthage. He was a weather god considered responsible for the fertility of vegetation and esteemed as king of the gods. He was depicted as a bearded older man with curling ram's horns. Baʿal Ḥammon's female cult partner was Tanit.
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