Dea Caelestis
The Dea Caelestis ("Heavenly Goddess") figurine was the Roman name for Tanit, the patron goddess of Carthage. Asclepiades carried a little silver image of the Dea Caelestis, which he always carried with him wherever he went.
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When
- First attested
- 362 CE
- Attested period
- 362 – 362
- Historical notes
- Figurine carried by Asclepiades.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Juno Caelestis, Caelestis, Astarte, Ba'al-Ḥammon
- syncretized with
- Tanit
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Her worship was still active after the Roman conquest, when she was integrated with the Roman goddess Juno (along with elements from Diana and Minerva) in a goddess named Dea Caelestis, the same way Baal Hammon was assimilated to Saturn. Dea Caelestis retained Punic traits until the end of classical antiquity in the fourth century CE.”
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“Asclepiades, when he had come to that suburb from abroad to visit Julian, placed before the lofty feet of the statue a little silver image of the Dea Caelestis, which he always carried with him wherever he went, and after lighting some wax tapers as usual, went away.”
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