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As Canaanites, the Phoenicians practiced a very base religion centered around the fertility god Baal; it involved sodomy, bestiality, and ceremonial prostitution, as well as abhorrent rites of child sacrifice. (See PICTURE, Vol. 1, p. 739; CANAAN, CANAANITE No. 2 [Conquest of Canaan by Israel].) The Phoenician city of Baalbek (c. 65 km [40 mi] NE of Beirut) became one of the great centers of polytheistic worship in the ancient world; in Roman times great temples to various gods and goddesses were erected there, the ruins of which can be seen today.
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∙ 10y agoThe religion itself has no name, just as with the religion of the ancient Greeks or Romans. Many of the Phoenician gods can however be traced back to the ancient Canaanite religion practiced in the region that is now covered by Israel, Lebanon and Syria. As in many other ancient religions, there were a sizable number of gods who were there to protect against dangers and sponsor activities like the arts, war, crop growth, trade etc. Phoenician religion believed in an afterlife where the souls of the dead went to. The god still well-known today because of its mention in the Bible is Baäl, god of fertility and energy.
Stories about the 'cruel rituals' like human sacrifice in Phoenician religion are still mentioned, but almost all these stories originate from Roman sources. But the Romans as sworn enemies of the Phoenicians had every reason to try and depict them and their religion as 'barbarian' and therefore worthy of destruction.
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Was Hannibal Jewish?
No, Hannibal of Carthage was like a follower of the predominant polytheistic Phoenician religion practiced in Carthage. The character from "Silence of the Lambs" Hannibal Lectern had no specified religion.
The latin word for Phoenician?
The Phoenician alphabet {on wikipedia}
Who was the Phoenician alphabet inventor?
The Phoenician people in the 9th Century BCE.
What did the Phoenician alphabet not contain?
The Phoenician alphabet did not contain vowels.
Is an Phoenician an occupation?
Not that I know of. A Phoenician is/was a citizen of Phoenicia. They were naval pioneers, but it was a whole country and culture.
What type of religion did the Phoenicians have?
their religion was Phoenician
How did the Phoenician religion affect their government?
it didn't
What was the Phoenician's religion?
polythrism - they had gods for each aspect of human life. Their high god was Baal.
What is Astarte the god or goddess of?
Love and sexuality in the Phoenician religion.
Did the Phoenicians religion and their government combine?
Religion was an important aspect and part of Phoenician society.
Why is ancient Phoenician religion not that well understood?
There are so few ancient Phoenicians around to talk with about it.
Was Hannibal Jewish?
No, Hannibal of Carthage was like a follower of the predominant polytheistic Phoenician religion practiced in Carthage. The character from "Silence of the Lambs" Hannibal Lectern had no specified religion.
What peoples founded the city of Carthage circa 800 BCE?
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What was Hannibal's religion?
Today, all religious denominations have names like Protestant or Muslim. That used not to be so in ancient times. Ancient cultures had all kinds of different sets of national or even local gods, and apart from the 'official' gods each family had household gods who protected their home and family. The many Gods of Carthage were mostly ancient Phoenician gods, so you might say his was the "Phoenician religion", probably with a number of local Spanish gods (he was born and bred in Spain) thrown in for good measure. Major gods in Phoenician religion were Melquart and Baal.
Punic is the Latin word for?
Phoenician!
The latin word for Phoenician?
The Phoenician alphabet {on wikipedia}
Where did the Phoenician alphabet begin?
The Phoenician alphabet began in the Phoenician city-states located in Lebanon, about 1200 BCE.
