Elagabal
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Elagabal is a Syrian sun god whose cult was notably promoted in Rome by the emperor Elagabalus.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sun ⓘ |
| broughtToRomeBy | Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Semitic gods
ⓘ
Syrian deities ⓘ solar deities ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultObject |
baetyl
ⓘ
black stone ⓘ |
| cultPromotedIn | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultStatusInRome | imperial cult under Elagabalus ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Helios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ Sol Invictus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Temple of Elagabal in Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highPriest | Elagabalus before becoming emperor ⓘ |
| iconography | aniconic stone rather than anthropomorphic statue ⓘ |
| introducedTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | God of the Mountain ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
El-Gabal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilah al-Jabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCulture | Semitic ⓘ |
| priesthoodHeldBy | family of the Emesene dynasty ⓘ |
| promotedBy | Roman emperor Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Syrian religion ⓘ |
| replacedInRomeBy | traditional Roman gods after death of Elagabalus ⓘ |
| romanTemple | Elagabalium on the Palatine Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfRomanPromotion |
3rd century
ⓘ
reign of Elagabalus ⓘ |
| worshipedAs | supreme god in Rome under Elagabalus ⓘ |
| worshipedBy | Emesene Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Emesa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | solar cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.