Melkart
deity Phoenician corroborated · 2
Melkart was a deity worshipped by Carthaginian colonists in a cave system located between Cala de Sant Vicent and the village of Sant Vicent de sa Cala. The Carthaginian came here to worship their deities Reshef and Melkart, after which the caves became a shrine to the goddess Tanit.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 875 BCE
- Attested period
- -875 – -300
- Historical notes
- Worshipped by Carthaginian colonists.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The Carthaginian came here to worship their deities Reshef and Melkart, after which the caves became a shrine to the goddess Tanit.”
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“his wife was firmly attached to the worship of the Tyrian Baal, Melkart, and led by her he gave a great impulse to this cult by building a temple in honour of Baal in Samaria.”
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