God of the sun, vegetation, welfare and angel of Bel
Malakbel, as shown in a 2nd century AD marble relief. Rome, Italy
Major cult center
Palmyra
Symbol
Solar halo, eagle
Personal information
Siblings
Aglibol
Equivalents
Roman equivalent
Sol
1st century AD relief from Palmyra depicting, from left to right, Aglibol, Baalshamin, and Malakbel
Malakbel (Arabic: ملاك بعل) was a sun god worshipped in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, frequently associated and worshipped with the moon god Aglibol as a party of a trinity involving the sky god Baalshamin.
Malakbel (Arabic: ملاك بعل) was a sun god worshipped in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, frequently associated and worshipped with the moon god Aglibol...
of a triad alongside Bel and Yarhibol, and associated with the sun god Malakbel. Evidence of Aglibol's worship is primarily epigraphical. The earliest...
brother of Malakbel. Part of a trio of gods of Palmyra, Syria, along with Bel and Yarhibol. Also part of another trio with Baalshamin and Malakbel. Anat,...
solar features: Malakbel, Yarhibol and Šams, hence the identification of the Palmyrene Helios appearing in Zosimus' work with Malakbel. Some scholars criticize...
and he perhaps formed a triad with the lunar god Aglibol and the sun god Malakbel. The title was also applied to Zeus. The earliest known Phoenician reference...
scholars opted for the sky god of Emesa, Elagabal, while others preferred Malakbel of Palmyra. In the revisionist view, there was only one cult of Sol in...
goddess who switched places with her brother to become goddess of the Sun Malakbel, god of the Sun Shams/Shamsun, a solar goddess exalted in Himyar and by...
Dominions, Guardian angel of the sixth heaven "God of concealed form" Malakbel Ancient Canaanite religion Angel of the god Bel "Messenger/Angel of Bel";...
Aglibol, Astarte, Atargatis, Baalshamin, Bēl, Bes, Ēl, Ilāh, Inanna/Ishtar, Malakbel, Nabū, Nebo, Nergal, Yarhibol. The philosophical thought in the Arab world...
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