The Phoenicians worshipped a triad of deities, each having different names and attributes depending upon the city in which they were worshipped, although their basic nature remained the same. The primary god was El, protector of the universe, but often called Baal. The son, Baal or Melqart, symbolized the annual cycle of vegetation and was associated with the female deity Astarte in her role as the maternal goddess. She was called Asherar-yam, our lady of the sea, and in Byblos she was Baalat, our dear lady. Astarte was linked with mother goddesses of neighboring cultures, in her role as combined heavenly mother and earth mother. Cult statues of Astarte in many different forms were left as votive offerings in shrines and sanctuaries as prayers for good harvest, for children, and for protection and tranquility in the home. The Phoenician triad was incorporated in varying degrees by their neighbors and Baal and Astarte eventually took on the look of Greek deities.
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Baal (ba'al), plural Baalim (ba'allm) [Semitic,= possessor], name used throughout the Old Testament for the deity or deities of Canaan. The term was originally applied to various local gods, but by the time of the Ugarit tablets (14th cent. B.C.), Baal had become the ruler of the universe. Baal (Hadad) is regularly denominated "the son of Dagan," although Dagan (biblical Dagon) does not appear as an actor in the mythological texts. Baal also bears the titles "Rider of the Clouds," "Almighty," and "Lord of the Earth." He is the god of the thunderstorm, the most vigorous and aggressive of the gods, the one on whom mortals most immediately depend. Baal resides on Mount Zaphon, north of Ugarit, and is usually depicted holding a thunderbolt. Baal, also known as El. In 1978, Israeli archaeologists excavating at an eighth-century B.C. site in the eastern Sinai desert found several Hebrew inscriptions mentioning Ba'al and El in the form of "Elohim," a name used to refer to God in the Hebrew Bible. Further, whenever the Jews refer to God or our God they use "Eloh, Elohaino or Elohim."
Ribichini, Sergio (1988). "Beliefs and Religious Life". In Moscati, Sabatino. The Phoenicians. ISBN 0896598926
No, the Phoenicians got the idea of glass making from the Egyptians but the Egyptians glass was cloudy. After that that the Phoenicians made improvements to the glass and made it clear.
The Phoenicians.
They were descended from Phoenicians from the Levant.
The Carthaginians were Phoenicians, their city established by Tyre.
their religion was Phoenician
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They were polytheistic, as was the rest of the western world.
Mainly Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Religion was an important aspect and part of Phoenician society.
Their own one of many functional gods.
As their religion developed, it absorbed gods and goddesses from Egypt and Mesopotamia.
There are so few ancient Phoenicians around to talk with about it.
They were polytheistic and worshiped a mixture of Egyptian, Greek and Semitic gods including Isis, Adonis and El.
Ribichini, Sergio (1988). "Beliefs and Religious Life". In Moscati, Sabatino. The Phoenicians. ISBN 0896598926
Between working and fighting, they ate, drank, had sex, slept, had music and entertainment, practised their religion.
The Phoenicians practiced a polytheistic religion that worshiped deities such as Baal, Melqart, Astarte etc. Since they did not believe in the Judeo Christian God, they would be called "pagans" by our terms. So the proper name of the Phoenician religion would be called "Punic paganism".However the Carthaginian descendants of the Phoenicians in Roman era North Africa would eventually convert to Christianity. And later in the middle ages they would convert to Islam when the entire North African Barbary region was islamisised. So modern day descendants of phoenicians are now predominantly muslim.