Tanit
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Tanit or Tinnit was a chief deity of Ancient Carthage. She is the consort of Baal Hammon. As Ammon is a local Libyan deity, so is Tanit, who represents the matriarchal aspect of Numidian society, and
Carthaginian coin depicting the face of Tanit on the front, and her symbols the horse and the date palm tree in the opposite side.
A Punic coin featuring Tanit, minted in Carthage between 330 and 300 BCE.
Tanit with a lion's head, from the Bardo Museum in Tunisia
Bust of a female figure that has been sometimes hypothesized to represent Tanit, or probably Demeter found in the Carthaginian necropolis of Puig des Molins, dated 4th century BC, housed in the Museum of Puig des Molins in Ibiza, Spain
Baal Hammon
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Baal Hammon, meaning "Lord of Hammon," was a Phoenician deity and the chief god of ancient Carthage. He was a weather god considered responsible for the fertility of vegetation and esteemed as king of
Tanit
…Tanit or Tinnit (Punic: 𐤕𐤍𐤕 Tīnnīt) was a chief deity of Ancient Carthage. She is the consort of Baal Hammon. As Ammon is a local Libyan deity, so is Tanit, who represents the matriarchal aspect of Numidian society, and whom the Egyptians identify as Neith and…
Statue of Baʿal Hammon on his throne with a crown and flanked by sphinges, 1st century.
An incense burner depicting Baal-Hamon, 2nd century BC