HERAKLES/MELQART: THE GREEK FAÇADE OF A PHOENICIAN DEITY
2019; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.22409/rh.v5i2.42487
ISSN1518-2541
Autores Tópico(s)Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
ResumoWhilst one of the most prestigious cults in Antiquity, the Greek andRoman worship to the god Herakles settle down on an ancient Phoenician liturgy dedicated to the god Melqart. With the support of epigraphy, textual documentation and archaeological material culture, it is possible to establish the differences and the proximities of these two deities. In this article, I will present some of the main theories on the origin of the divinized ancestral until its recognition as the Greek hero via interpretatio graeca, which culminated in the identification of the Far West of the Mediterranean as the famous Herakles/Melqart Pillars.
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