Resheph

Phoenician god of plague, war, and lightning whose arrows bring fever; 'Lord of the Arrow', equated with Apollo at Idalion.

Domains

• plague
• war

Powers

• Shoot arrows of plague and burning fever
• Hurl lightning as a destructive warrior

Epithets

• Resheph of the Arrow
• 𐤓𐤔𐤐 𐤇𐤑
• 𐤓𐤔𐤐 𐤌𐤊𐤋

Relations

• equated with: Resheph
• interpretatio: Apollo

Sources

• Phoenician inscriptions (Resheph of the Garden, lord of the arrow)
• Idalion (Cyprus) Apollo–Resheph identification