Tanit
English
Alternative forms
- Tinnit
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːnɪt/
Proper noun
Tanit
- (mythology) A Punic and Phoenician goddess, the chief deity of Ancient Carthage alongside Baal-Hamon.
- 2001, Laurence M. Porter (ed.), A Gustave Flaubert Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group (→ISBN), page 320:
- Tanit, the moon goddess, her sacred veil, the zaïmph, and Salammbó are a poetic rendering of a threefold reality, similar to the notion of antiquity concerning the three faces of Diana (Thibaudet 138).
- 2001, Laurence M. Porter (ed.), A Gustave Flaubert Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group (→ISBN), page 320:
Further reading
Tanit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia