BAAL-HAMMON


Meaning of BAAL-HAMMON in English

[Other] The chief deity of Phoenician Carthage and a fertility god. His cult spread to Malta, Sardinia and Sicily, and sacrificing children played an important role in this cult. His names means something like "lord of the incense-altars". The Greek equated him with their Cronus and the Romans with Saturn. His wife is Tanit.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.