Bêl (/ ˈbeɪl /; from Akkadian: bēlu) is a title signifying ' lord ' or 'master' applied to various gods in the Mesopotamian religion of Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. The feminine form is Bêlit ('Lady, Mistress') in Akkadian. Bel is represented in Greek as Belos and in Latin as Belus. Belit appears in Greek form as Beltis (Βελτις).

Marduk, in Mesopotamian religion, the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia; as such, he was eventually called simply Bel, or Lord. Originally, he seems to have been a god of thunderstorms. A poem, known as Enuma elish and dating from the reign of Nebuchadrezzar I

Bel, the Babylonian god, holds deep roots in ancient Mesopotamian beliefs. Derived from the Semitic word ‘baal,’ meaning ‘lord,’ Bel served as the principal deity in Mesopotamia. It is believed that Bel’s origins date back to the Sumerian god Enlil, who held significant power in …

2018年5月18日 · Title of the chief god of Mesopotamia. The word (Akkadian bêl ) is a contraction of the older Semitic form ba’al (lord), which in West Semitic (Canaanite, etc.) retained its original form as baal, the Canaanite god of rain and fertility.

2024年1月6日 · God Bel, also known as Baal, is a deity found in various ancient Near Eastern and Semitic mythologies. He represents nature, fertility, and storms, often depicted as controlling essential elements like rain and thunderstorms crucial for agriculture. Baal is symbolized by the bull, signifying strength and fertility.

BEL bĕl (בֵּל, H1155, cognate with the W Sem. Baal, meaning lord or possessor). The Sumer. equivalent of Bel was En, which was a title of Enlil, the god of wind and storm, one of the original triad of Sumer. deities. With the rise to supremacy of Babylon, its chief god Marduk (in OT Merodach) took over the attributes of Enlil, and so was ...

Bel ( / ˈbeɪl /; from Akkadian bēlu), signifying "lord" or "master", is a title rather than a genuine name, applied to various gods in Babylonian religion. The feminine form is Belit 'Lady, Mistress'. Bel is represented in Greek as Belos and in Latin as Belus.

Belus or Belos (Ancient Greek: Βῆλος, Belos) in classical Greek or classical Latin texts (and later material based on them) in a Babylonian context refers to the Babylonian god Bel Marduk. Though often identified with Greek Zeus and Latin Jupiter as Zeus Belos or Jupiter Belus, in other cases Belus is euhemerized as an ancient king who ...

The main Babylonian god was Marduk while the main Assyrian god was Ashur. Ultimately simply called Bel, or Lord, Marduk was the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia. Originally he seems to have been a god of thunderstorms.

2019年5月1日 · Bel (lord, master) In Near Eastern mythology (Babylonian-Assyrian), earth god; a form of the title Baal (lord) applied to various gods, especially to Enlil, the lord of the underworld, and to Marduk, the patron god of Babylon. Bel, as god of the earth, was associated with Anu, as god of heaven, and Ea, as god of the watery deep, forming a triad ...