Bel (mythology)
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Bêl (
Bel was especially used for the Babylonian god
Other gods called "Lord" were sometimes identified totally or in part with Bel Marduk. The god
In Mandaean cosmology, the name for Jupiter is Bil (ࡁࡉࡋ), which is derived from the name Bel.[2]
Bel of Palmyra, Syria
A god named Bel was the chief-god of Palmyra, Syria in pre-Hellenistic times, being worshipped alongside the gods Aglibol and Yarhibol.[3] Originally, he was known as Bol,[4] after the Northwestern Semitic word Ba'al[5] (usually used to refer to the god Hadad), until the cult of Bel-Marduk spread to Palmyra and by 213 BC, Bol was renamed to Bel.[4] The Temple of Bel in Palmrya, Syria was dedicated to this god. The temple has since been destroyed by ISIS.[6]
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Bel of Palmyra, Syria, depicted on the far left alongside Ba'alshamin, Yarhibol and Aglibol on a relief from Palmyra -
See also
- Ba‘al
- Bel and the Dragon
- Belial
- Belus (disambiguation)
- EN (cuneiform)
- Marduk
- List of Mesopotamian deities
References
- ^ Orr, James (1915). The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia. Howard-Severance Company. pp. 349–. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- S2CID 213438712. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- S2CID 163542083.
- ^ ISBN 9004059873.
- ISBN 9004060502.
- National Geographic Partners, LLC.Retrieved 30 November 2019.
External links
- Bartleby: American Heritage Dictionary: Semitic Roots: bcl (Dead link. Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine)