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Ba‘l Hammon

deity Carthaginian single tradition · 1

Ba‘l Hammon was the chief god of Carthage. The Greeks identified him with Cronus, and the Romans with Saturn.

When

Attested period
-900 – -300

Relationships

syncretized with
Cronus, Saturn
co occurs with
Eshmun, Melqart

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Melqart

Source passages

“Hannibal almost certainly does not refer to Melqart but instead refers to Ba`al Hammon, chief god of Carthage, a god identified by Greeks with Cronus and by Romans with Saturn, or is simply used as a title.”

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