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Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst fears archaeologists had for the 2,000-year-old Roman-era city after the extremists seized it and beheaded a local scholar.
Palmyra, one of the Middle East's most spectacular archaeological sites and a UNESCO World Heritage site, sits near the modern Syrian city of the same name. Activists said the militants used explosives to blow up the Baalshamin Temple on its grounds, the blast so powerful it also damaged some of the Roman columns around it.
The god Baal-malage is otherwise unexplained, Baal-saphon here and elsewhere seems to be Ba‘al Hadad, whose home is on Mount Ṣaphon in the Ugaritic texts. But interpreters disagree as to whether these are here three separate gods or three aspects of the same god, a god who causes stormy weather on the sea. In any case inscriptions show that the cult of Ba'al Šamem continued in Tyre from Esarhaddon's day until towards the end of the first millennium BC. In Sanchuniathon's main mythology the god he calls in Greek 'Uranus'/'Sky' has been thought by some to stand for Ba'al Šamem. Sky is here the actual father of Baal Hadad (though Baal Hadad is born after his mother's marriage to Dagon). As in Greek mythology and Hittite mythology, Sky is castrated by his son, who is in turn destined to be opposed by the thunder god. In Sanchuniathon's story Sky also battles Sea; Sky finds himself unable to prevail, so he allies himself with Hadad. In Nabatean texts in Greek, Baal Shamin is regularly equated with Zeus Helios, that is Zeus as a sun-god.
originally posted by: yulka
Another Gas explosion hits the world!
Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst fears archaeologists had for the 2,000-year-old Roman-era city after the extremists seized it and beheaded a local scholar.
Palmyra, one of the Middle East's most spectacular archaeological sites and a UNESCO World Heritage site, sits near the modern Syrian city of the same name. Activists said the militants used explosives to blow up the Baalshamin Temple on its grounds, the blast so powerful it also damaged some of the Roman columns around it.
The god Baal-malage is otherwise unexplained, Baal-saphon here and elsewhere seems to be Ba‘al Hadad, whose home is on Mount Ṣaphon in the Ugaritic texts. But interpreters disagree as to whether these are here three separate gods or three aspects of the same god, a god who causes stormy weather on the sea. In any case inscriptions show that the cult of Ba'al Šamem continued in Tyre from Esarhaddon's day until towards the end of the first millennium BC. In Sanchuniathon's main mythology the god he calls in Greek 'Uranus'/'Sky' has been thought by some to stand for Ba'al Šamem. Sky is here the actual father of Baal Hadad (though Baal Hadad is born after his mother's marriage to Dagon). As in Greek mythology and Hittite mythology, Sky is castrated by his son, who is in turn destined to be opposed by the thunder god. In Sanchuniathon's story Sky also battles Sea; Sky finds himself unable to prevail, so he allies himself with Hadad. In Nabatean texts in Greek, Baal Shamin is regularly equated with Zeus Helios, that is Zeus as a sun-god.
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originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
The UN are cowards.
They were all too happy to massacre thousands upon thousands in Iraq & Afghanistan but now there is a real tangible threat destroying Life as we f#ing know it...
Hay bales and crickets.
Psychos.
originally posted by: TinfoilTP
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
The UN are cowards.
They were all too happy to massacre thousands upon thousands in Iraq & Afghanistan but now there is a real tangible threat destroying Life as we f#ing know it...
Hay bales and crickets.
Psychos.
Get out of the Middle East chants then get back in the Middle East. Which is it?
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: Kratos40
Oh I hate the U.N just as much as the next bloke, I was just taunting tin a little because he flips scripts to prove points sometimes, and I don't understand why.. As for me I'm conservative on some issues and liberal on others, but I know Tin hates the U.N too, and just making a point against Charlie, which by the way is a good guy no matter what his religion is. Anyway just thought id inform ya where I was coming from.
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: TinfoilTP
Ok, the first statement assumes that the U.N is capable of making a notable difference regarding the Middle East, or for that matter anywhere. You and I both know that's bull#.
The next statement is I implying that we place our bets on a looser; that the U.N get in the ring , it reminds me of kimbo slice, he got in the mma ring and got his ass handed to him, so why would we then put our money on an organization that is fundamentally flawed,knowing such a thing is foolish?
Are you really disagreeing With Charlie? who is showing disdain for a fundamentally flawed organization , or truly agreeing with him?
originally posted by: Legman
a reply to: Rosinitiate
More or less, but that earth has seen a lot of battles in the last 2000 years.
Isis will indeed doze these relics if given the chance. Pretty sickening.
Well than you'd think they make for an easy target, you know being out in the open, being predictable and all. I suppose they'll head over to their hotel in Baghdad when they're done. Come to think of it, why not build a shrine to ISIS in Syria next to these ruins?
originally posted by: TinfoilTP
Funny how there were no terrorists until they started killing on an unimaginable scale after Obama packed up and left everyone alone.
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
Bwhahaha at least it was Roman architecture. Almost actually makes me believe it this time.
The "lets invade Syria" is music to my ears. Better now than waiting for another false strike, I mean terrorist flag...ugh. Terrorist strike.