Melqart
deity earth Phoenician single tradition · 3
Melqart was a Phoenician deity who was syncretized with Eshmun in Cyprus and Ibiza. A dedication from Ibiza recites 'to his lord, Eshmun-Melqart', indicating their combined worship.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1200 BCE
- Attested period
- -1200 – 200
- Historical notes
- Syncretized with Eshmun in Cyprus and Ibiza as evidenced by dedicatory inscriptions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- `Ashtart, Ba‘l Hammon, Baʻl, Melicertes, Tyrian Heracles, Tyrus, Sydyk, Astronoë, Astarte, Jupiter, Hadad, Typhon, Ptah
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“In Cyprus, Eshmun was syncretized with Melqart, and also in Ibiza, as given by a dedication reciting: 'to his lord, Eshmun-Melqart'.”
#11676 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“From the sixth century BCE. onward in Cyprus, where there was strong Phoenician cultural influence on the western side of the island, Melqart was often depicted with Heracles' traditional symbols of a lion skin and club, although it is unclear how strongly this connection between the figures was”
#12048 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to recent studies, it is believed to represent a priest of the temple of Melqart.”
#41786 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001