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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2571646, member: 57495&quot;]I&#039;m sure some conflation was going on at this time, especially given how similarly the goddesses were depicted, but Dea Caelestis, in her original form as the Punic Tanit, was a lion goddess as well.&nbsp; After the conquest of Carthage by the Romans, Dea Caelestis would remain synonymous with that city, which is probably why we have her named as such by scholars on these IN CARTH coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, the worship of the Phrygian Cybele was originally brought to Rome during the Second Punic War, on instruction of the Sybilline oracles, for her divine assistance against the Carthaginians with their Tanit.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Centuries later, under a Roman emperor of North African extraction, Cybele, Tanit; and numerous other foreign deities, were free to mix and get cosy with each other <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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