Baalshamin

Phoenician · deity · mythic · deity

'Lord of the Heavens', supreme sky and weather god of Phoenician origin; rain-giver later paramount at Palmyra, marked by eagle and lightning.

Domains

sky
weather

Powers

Rule the sky as supreme celestial lord
Send rain and dew in times of drought

Epithets

𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤌

Relations

interpretatio: Zeus
interpretatio: Tarhunz

Sources

Phoenician/Aramaic inscriptions; Temple of Baalshamin, Palmyra
Wikipedia, Baalshamin (Canaanite–Phoenician sky god)

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