Yarhibol
deity sky Aramean single tradition · 3
Yarhibol is an Aramean god who was worshiped mainly in ancient Palmyra, a city in central Syria. He was depicted with a solar nimbus and styled "lord of the spring". He normally appears alongside Bel and Aglibol, who were among the top Palmyrene gods.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Worshiped in ancient Palmyra, appearing in the city's religious pantheon alongside Bel and Aglibol.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jarih, Bel-Marduk, Malakbel
- serves
- Bel, Baalshamin
- syncretized with
- Apollo, Hibil Ziwa
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Nasoraia (2022) and van Rompaey (2011) note many resemblances regarding the names and artistic depictions of Yarhibol and the Mandaean uthra Hibil Ziwa”
#17642 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“He is a moon god who was worshiped in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra as part of a triad alongside Bel and Yarhibol, and associated with the sun god Malakbel.”
#19069 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A god named Bel was the chief-god of Palmyra, Syria in pre-Hellenistic times; the deity was worshipped alongside the gods Aglibol and Yarhibol.”
#25858 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001