Have you heard about the ancient male immortals who loved each other, Melqart and Eshmun? via @lgbtqnation.com
Empires tried to erase this queer story from ancient Palestine, but history remembers
Have you heard about the ancient male immortals who loved each other, Melqart and Eshmun?
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Have you heard about the ancient male immortals who loved each other, Melqart and Eshmun? via @lgbtqnation.com
“The Eshmun Temple sits on the southern bank of the modern Awali river. Ritual lustral ablutions, pertaining to purification and healing, were performed in its sacred basins. Citrus groves, known as Bustan el-Sheikh, occupy its ancient “sacred forests”.
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May 14, 2024 at 4:36 PM
“The Eshmun Temple sits on the southern bank of the modern Awali river. Ritual lustral ablutions, pertaining to purification and healing, were performed in its sacred basins. Citrus groves, known as Bustan el-Sheikh, occupy its ancient “sacred forests”.
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I have...a LOT of lil dnd guys.
I have...a LOT of lil dnd guys.
July 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
✨if you see this, post something fantasy / D&D from your portfolio! ✨
I have...a LOT of lil dnd guys.
I have...a LOT of lil dnd guys.
“Germany hands over to Lebanon the “ancient head of Eshmun” (stolen in 1981)!
During the civil war, more than 2,000 artifacts from Sidon were moved to the Byblos castle. In 1981, the depot in Byblos was looted and around 600 objects were smuggled out of Lebanon.”
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During the civil war, more than 2,000 artifacts from Sidon were moved to the Byblos castle. In 1981, the depot in Byblos was looted and around 600 objects were smuggled out of Lebanon.”
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May 14, 2024 at 4:35 PM
“Germany hands over to Lebanon the “ancient head of Eshmun” (stolen in 1981)!
During the civil war, more than 2,000 artifacts from Sidon were moved to the Byblos castle. In 1981, the depot in Byblos was looted and around 600 objects were smuggled out of Lebanon.”
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During the civil war, more than 2,000 artifacts from Sidon were moved to the Byblos castle. In 1981, the depot in Byblos was looted and around 600 objects were smuggled out of Lebanon.”
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#Let'sTalkOcs Eshmun, a cute lil halfling/aasimar i lovingly refer to as a griffin. He is sweet, caring, and so very very doomed.
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#art #supportartists #dndart
August 27, 2023 at 5:23 PM
#Let'sTalkOcs Eshmun, a cute lil halfling/aasimar i lovingly refer to as a griffin. He is sweet, caring, and so very very doomed.
#art #supportartists #dndart
#art #supportartists #dndart
Re-reading my PhD thesis today. Which is a bit of a cringey experience, but I do enjoy that I got the phrase 'freak axe-related mishap' in there in relation to the mythology of Eshmun.
February 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Re-reading my PhD thesis today. Which is a bit of a cringey experience, but I do enjoy that I got the phrase 'freak axe-related mishap' in there in relation to the mythology of Eshmun.
Trono da Deusa Ashtart, Khirbet et-Tayibeh, Tiro, século II AEC. Trono de 'Ashtart, em sua capela fenícia dentro do templo de Eshmun, Sidon, Líbano. Os tronos de leão nos escaravelhos retratam tronos reais em templos de Deusas. Além desse, são conhecidos exemplos em 'Ain Dara, +
June 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trono da Deusa Ashtart, Khirbet et-Tayibeh, Tiro, século II AEC. Trono de 'Ashtart, em sua capela fenícia dentro do templo de Eshmun, Sidon, Líbano. Os tronos de leão nos escaravelhos retratam tronos reais em templos de Deusas. Além desse, são conhecidos exemplos em 'Ain Dara, +
The preceding curse in Eshmun. finds interesting parallels with the death notices in the Book of Kings, where the ideals of a proper death are inverted in the Phoen. imprecations.
/joining royal ancestors > royal burial > succeeding progeny/
I point this out in Politics of Dead Kings.
2/ff
/joining royal ancestors > royal burial > succeeding progeny/
I point this out in Politics of Dead Kings.
2/ff
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The preceding curse in Eshmun. finds interesting parallels with the death notices in the Book of Kings, where the ideals of a proper death are inverted in the Phoen. imprecations.
/joining royal ancestors > royal burial > succeeding progeny/
I point this out in Politics of Dead Kings.
2/ff
/joining royal ancestors > royal burial > succeeding progeny/
I point this out in Politics of Dead Kings.
2/ff
The paradox in Eshmun. is that he died at a young age without an heir. There's reason to believe his mother was responsible for his memorialization. This is why his sarcophagus has such an unusually long, extended narrative.
Probably also why we find curses here focused on progeny and lineage.
3/3
Probably also why we find curses here focused on progeny and lineage.
3/3
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The paradox in Eshmun. is that he died at a young age without an heir. There's reason to believe his mother was responsible for his memorialization. This is why his sarcophagus has such an unusually long, extended narrative.
Probably also why we find curses here focused on progeny and lineage.
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Probably also why we find curses here focused on progeny and lineage.
3/3
on the other hand, i have yet to see a single attestation of melqart or eshmun in an egyptian source (barring personal names of foreigners)
July 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
on the other hand, i have yet to see a single attestation of melqart or eshmun in an egyptian source (barring personal names of foreigners)
The affidavit alleges the Met Bull's Head was one of three Eshmun objects stolen during the Lebanese civil war and trafficked by Lotfi.
Authorities seized a $10 million marble torso from Lotfi's Manhattan apartment in 2017, and a third in 2018 that he was sending to Tripoli.
Authorities seized a $10 million marble torso from Lotfi's Manhattan apartment in 2017, and a third in 2018 that he was sending to Tripoli.
November 22, 2024 at 11:26 AM
The affidavit alleges the Met Bull's Head was one of three Eshmun objects stolen during the Lebanese civil war and trafficked by Lotfi.
Authorities seized a $10 million marble torso from Lotfi's Manhattan apartment in 2017, and a third in 2018 that he was sending to Tripoli.
Authorities seized a $10 million marble torso from Lotfi's Manhattan apartment in 2017, and a third in 2018 that he was sending to Tripoli.
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Opportunity to show off sweetest blorbo ever let's go
February 25, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Opportunity to show off sweetest blorbo ever let's go
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December 28, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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“Eshmun (𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍) was the tutelary god of Sidon (from the 7th century BC) and Phoenician god of healing. A 6th-century story by Damascius recounts the myth that Eshmun, a young man from Beirut, was hunting in the woods when Astarte saw him and was stricken by his beauty.”
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May 14, 2024 at 4:35 PM
“Eshmun (𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍) was the tutelary god of Sidon (from the 7th century BC) and Phoenician god of healing. A 6th-century story by Damascius recounts the myth that Eshmun, a young man from Beirut, was hunting in the woods when Astarte saw him and was stricken by his beauty.”
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February 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Case of the Day: The Sidon Head was excavated from the Temple of Eshmun in 1967. From 1979-1981 it resided in the Byblos Citadel during the Lebanese Civil War, then was seized by the paramilitary. (1/2)
https://mola.omeka.net/items/show/1262
https://mola.omeka.net/items/show/1262
November 16, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Case of the Day: The Sidon Head was excavated from the Temple of Eshmun in 1967. From 1979-1981 it resided in the Byblos Citadel during the Lebanese Civil War, then was seized by the paramilitary. (1/2)
https://mola.omeka.net/items/show/1262
https://mola.omeka.net/items/show/1262
In our article we briefly discuss the enslaved Sardinian Cleon/Kleon/'Klyn's trilingual (Latin, Greek, Punic) inscription to Aesculapius/Asklepios/Eshmun Merre. I also brought it into my lecture on Roman religion today to talk about the religiosity of enslaved folk.
February 16, 2024 at 7:17 PM
In our article we briefly discuss the enslaved Sardinian Cleon/Kleon/'Klyn's trilingual (Latin, Greek, Punic) inscription to Aesculapius/Asklepios/Eshmun Merre. I also brought it into my lecture on Roman religion today to talk about the religiosity of enslaved folk.
Eshmún poca-solta.
June 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Eshmún poca-solta.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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He's plotting, I just don't know what yet! 😂
For 1st post, this is #Eshmun my 14 year old kitty who has a rare condition called #PolycythemiaVera, it turns his blood turn to sludge 🥹 It makes him produce faaarrrr too many red blood cells. He's had it for 8/9 years & is beating all the odds.
For 1st post, this is #Eshmun my 14 year old kitty who has a rare condition called #PolycythemiaVera, it turns his blood turn to sludge 🥹 It makes him produce faaarrrr too many red blood cells. He's had it for 8/9 years & is beating all the odds.
November 15, 2024 at 12:19 AM
He's plotting, I just don't know what yet! 😂
For 1st post, this is #Eshmun my 14 year old kitty who has a rare condition called #PolycythemiaVera, it turns his blood turn to sludge 🥹 It makes him produce faaarrrr too many red blood cells. He's had it for 8/9 years & is beating all the odds.
For 1st post, this is #Eshmun my 14 year old kitty who has a rare condition called #PolycythemiaVera, it turns his blood turn to sludge 🥹 It makes him produce faaarrrr too many red blood cells. He's had it for 8/9 years & is beating all the odds.