Baʿal Ḥammon | |
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Statue of Baʿal Hammon on his throne with a crown and flanked by sphinges, 1st century. | |
Consort | Tanit |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Cronus |
Roman equivalent | Saturn |
Canaanite equivalent | El |
Deities of the ancient Near East |
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Religions of the ancient Near East |
Baal Hammon, properly Baʿal Ḥamon (Phoenician and Punic: 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤌𐤍, romanized: Baʿl Ḥamōn),[1] meaning "Lord Hammon", was the chief god of Carthage. He was a weather god considered responsible for the fertility of vegetation and esteemed as King of the Gods. He was depicted as a bearded older man with curling ram's horns.[2] Baʿal Ḥammon's female cult partner was Tanit.[3]