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Melqart
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Melqart was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre and a major deity in the Phoenician and Punic pantheons. He may have been central to the founding-myths of various Phoenician colonies
Phoenician Melqart, 6th century BC (Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture)
Phoenician Melqart, 6th century BC (Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture)
Bronze statuette of a priest of Melqart, 7th century BC National Archaeological Museum Madrid
Bronze statuette of a priest of Melqart, 7th century BC National Archaeological Museum Madrid
Undated bust of Tyrian Melqart, National Museum of Denmark
Undated bust of Tyrian Melqart, National Museum of Denmark
Herakles-Melqart from Cyprus, early 5th century BC
Herakles-Melqart from Cyprus, early 5th century BC
Hadad
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Hadad, Haddad, Adad, or Iškur was the storm- and rain-god in the Canaanite and ancient Mesopotamian religions. He was attested in Ebla as "Hadda" in c. 2500 BCE.
Stele of Baal with Thunderbolt, 15th–13th century BCE. Found at the acropolis in Ras Shamra (ancient city of Ugarit).
Stele of Baal with Thunderbolt, 15th–13th century BCE. Found at the acropolis in Ras Shamra (ancient city of Ugarit).
Colossal statue of Hadad, from Gerdshin near Sam'al, 775 BCE, Pergamon Museum
Colossal statue of Hadad, from Gerdshin near Sam'al, 775 BCE, Pergamon Museum
A stele from Bethsaida (et-Tell) depicting a Canaanite deity, possibly Hadad. On display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
A stele from Bethsaida (et-Tell) depicting a Canaanite deity, possibly Hadad. On display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.