Pontos

deity Phoenician single tradition · 1

Pontos is presumed to constitute a translation of Yam. He is mentioned in the Phoenician History of Philo of Byblos, a Hellenistic euhemeristic work combining Phoenician and Greco-Roman elements.

When

First attested: 300 BCE
Attested period: -300 – 2020
Historical notes: Attested from the Hellenistic period to the present.

Relationships

syncretized with: Yam
co occurs with: Yahweh, El, Baal, Set

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Mentioned by

Yahweh
El
Baal
Set

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Yam (god)

Source passages

“A further possible reference to Yam has been identified in the Phoenician History of Philo of Byblos, a Hellenistic euhemeristic work combining Phoenician and Greco-Roman elements. One of the figures mentioned in this work, Pontos, is presumed to constitute a translation of Yam.”
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