Editing Bel (mythology) (section)

== Bel of Palmyra, Syria ==
A god named Bel was the chief-god of [[Palmyra]], [[Syria]] in pre-[[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] times; the deity was worshipped alongside the gods [[Aglibol]] and [[Yarhibol]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Caravan-Gods of Palmyra |first=M. I. |last=Rostovtzeff |journal=[[The Journal of Roman Studies]] |volume=22 |date=1932 |pages=107–116 |publisher=Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies |doi=10.2307/297093 |jstor=297093 |s2cid=163542083 |url= https://archive.org/details/Rost1932JRSGodsOfPalmyra}}</ref> He was originally known as Bol,<ref name="Teixidor 1979">{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TccUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 |title=The Pantheon of Palmyra |last=Teixidor |first=Javier |date=1979 |publisher=Brill Archive |isbn=9004059873 |language=en}}</ref> after the Northwestern Semitic word [[Baal|Ba'al]]<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=69YUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA46 |title=Cults and Beliefs at Edessa |last=Drijvers |first=H. J. W. |date=1980 |publisher=Brill Archive |isbn=9004060502 |language=en}}</ref> (usually used to refer to the god [[Hadad]]), until the cult of Bel-[[Marduk]] spread to [[Palmyra]]; by 213 BC, Bol was renamed to Bel.<ref name="Teixidor 1979" /> The [[Temple of Bel]] in [[Palmyra|Palmrya]], [[Syria]] was dedicated to this god. The temple has [[Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State|since been destroyed by ISIS]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/08/150826-syria-palmyra-islamic-state-isis-archaeology-history/ |title=How Ancient Palmyra, Now in ISIS's Grip, Grew Rich and Powerful |first=Kristin |last=Romey |date=26 August 2015 |access-date=30 November 2019 |work=[[National Geographic News]] |publisher=National Geographic Society |agency=[[National Geographic Partners, LLC.]]}}</ref> {{Gallery
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|File:Relief Bel Baalshamin Yarhibol Aglibol MBA Lyon 1992-13.jpg|Bel of [[Palmyra]], [[Syria]], depicted on the far left alongside [[Baalshamin|Ba'alshamin]], [[Yarhibol]] and [[Aglibol]] on a relief from Palmyra|File:Gate of the fortified Temple of Bel Palmyra Syria.jpg|Fortified gate of the [[Temple of Bel]] in [[Palmyra]], [[Syria]]|title=}}