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There are many words for cinerary-urn in Ancient Greek. λέβης cinerary urn ὑδρία cinerary urn σορός cinerary urn ἄγγος cinerary urn ἀμφιφορεύς cinerary urn κάλπις, κάλπη cinerary urn κρωσσός cinerary urn κάδος cinerary urn λάρναξ cinerary urn τεῦχος cinerary urn φιάλη cinerary urn Hom. Il. 24.776 Th...

Apollodorus, Library 3.4 Ino threw Melicertes into a boiling cauldron then carrying it with the dead child she sprang into the deep. And she herself is called Leucothea , and the boy is called Palaemon , such being the names they get from sailors; for they succour storm-tossed mariners. Ἰνὼ δὲ τὸν ...

In Psalm 104 the Leviathan is describes as an intelligent mammal that gather around Phoenician ships, the most obvious Animal would be a Dolphin, but I am learning towards the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). One word for which is ἁλοσύδνη (halosydne) Psalm 104:25 𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤓𐤇𐤁.𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 ἅ...

Genesis 10:30 MT ויהי מושבם ממשא באכה ספרה הר הקדם LXX καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ κατοίκησις αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Μασση ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Σωφηρα ὄρος ἀνατολῶν "Their dwelling was from Mesha that goes towards the Sophera, a mountain of the east" Josephus 1.147 οὗτοι ἀπὸ Κωφῆνος ποταμοῦ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς καὶ τῆς πρὸς αὐτῇ ...

In the Greek version of the Book of Job, Job is identified with Jobab [יובב], a name that first appears in Genesis 10:29. Josephus, commenting on this passage, places him in India but transliterates the name as Ἰόβηλος (Ióbelos). Josephus AJ 1.147 Now Joctan , one of the sons of Heber , had these so...

The most notable Phoenician in ancient Greek writings is Cadmus, whom i believe to be the guise of Pygmalion. If Cadmus was the King of Tyre, why would a monarch relocate and leave his kingdom behind? Kinda like Jehoiachin and Zedekiah. I think it may have been a diaspora trigged by the siege of Tyr...

Melqart appears in Greek mythology under Melicertes [Μελικέρτης] also called Palaimon [Παλαίμων] son of Athamas and Ino.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melicertes

Which came first? Melqart or Hercules?

Only Revelations mention δράκων μέγας πυρρός (big red dragon) having seven heads (κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ) and ten horns (κέρατα δέκα) Psalm 74:13 brake the heads of dragons in the waters ( שברת ראשי תנינים על־המים ) Psalm 74:14 break the heads of leviathan in pieces ( רצצת ראשי לויתן ) The Septuagint renders ...

It seems the Leviathan is either a fish or a snake? Job 41:1 תמשך לויתן בחכה ἅπτεις ἰχθύδιον? ἐν ἀγκίστρῳ "Can you bind the fish with a hook" ? Homer Odyssey 4.365 She met me as I wandered alone apart from my comrades, who were ever roaming about the island, fishing with bent hooks, for hu...

That snake is poisonous in the mythology and Melcart/Hercules after defeating the snake dipped his arrow into the poisonous blood and used it to defeat other enemies. Aeschylus, Eumenides 181 Out, I order you! Go away from this house at once, leave my prophetic sanctuary, so that you may not be stru...