Sanchuniathon

Sanchuniathon ( ancient Greek Σαγχουνιάθων sknytn Phoenician, " Sakon has given " ) was a Phoenician, the historian Philo of Byblos was based on the Phoenician in its history.

Philo is said to have originally Phoenician text Sanchuniathon translated into Greek and then used it in the Phoenician history. The work of Philo has survived only through quotations of the late antique church father Eusebius of Caesarea and historian who does not, however, cited Philo himself, but from the fourth book of the Neo-Platonist Porphyry Against the Christians. These breaks in the tradition led to the questioning of the historicity Sanchuniathon and credibility of reports based on it. After the discovery in the 20th century and the increasing development of the mythical texts from Ugarit, where similar topics are covered and which could therefore be used to verify, Sanchuniathon is deemed reliable source of Philo.

The information on Sanchuniathon life are partly legendary nature, resulting in a potentially historic core is difficult to account for. Sanchuniathon to have lived in Berytus, Tyre, Sidon or. He is said to have lived before the Trojan War, and his knowledge of Hierombalos, a priest of the god Jeuo ( ancient Greek Ἰευώ ) is obtained. He had supplemented with records from the sanctuaries, written and dedicated to an otherwise unknown king of Berytus Abibalos this knowledge.

The traditional content type in a strong form Graecized information on Phoenician ideas about the origins of the cosmos, animals and human culture. There are also myths about each other Alternating generations of gods, get the deification of snakes and the origin of human sacrifice.