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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 8494964, member: 111067&quot;]While researching the image of Tanit, the worship of whom first became popular in the Tyrian colony of Carthage, I noticed a connection to Spain and elsewhere. Said worship could have begun in relation to Phoenician deity Astarte ( Ishtar ). A shrine dedicated to Tanit was excavated at Sarepta, Southern Phoenicia. A relationship between the two deities is hyposthatic, meaning two aspects of the same goddess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Statue of Tanit with lions head</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bardo_National_Museum_tanit.jpg/220px-Bardo_National_Museum_tanit.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bardo_National_Museum_tanit.jpg/220px-Bardo_National_Museum_tanit.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bardo_National_Museum_tanit.jpg/220px-Bardo_National_Museum_tanit.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503249[/ATTACH] </p><p>Phoenicians spread the cult of Tanit – Astarte to the Iberian Peninsular, Spain today.Her worship was maintained after the Roman conquest where she was integrated with the roman goddess Juno.Her symbol is found on many ancient stone carvings, more on the Island of Ibiza than anywhere else.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMAGE OF STONE CARVING</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tophet_Carthage.2.jpg/220px-Tophet_Carthage.2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tophet_Carthage.2.jpg/220px-Tophet_Carthage.2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tophet_Carthage.2.jpg/220px-Tophet_Carthage.2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>This brings us to The Indalo, called Indal eccius ( messenger of the gods ) in the Iberian language.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMAGE OF INDALO</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Almeria_Andalucia_Indalo_Man.jpg/220px-Almeria_Andalucia_Indalo_Man.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Almeria_Andalucia_Indalo_Man.jpg/220px-Almeria_Andalucia_Indalo_Man.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Almeria_Andalucia_Indalo_Man.jpg/220px-Almeria_Andalucia_Indalo_Man.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503250[/ATTACH] </p><p>The symbol, a prehistoric magical symbol, was discovered in a cave called Los Letreros in Almeria, Southern Spain, and dates back to 2500 BC. It was adopted as the official symbol of the Province of Almeria. Many people wear it as a charm or necklace for good luck, although it is believed beneficial only when it has been presented as a gift.</p><p><br /></p><p>The American Indigenous Rights organisation Cultural Survival also uses an Indalo symbol on its logo.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Culturalsurvival-logo.PNG/250px-Culturalsurvival-logo.PNG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Culturalsurvival-logo.PNG/250px-Culturalsurvival-logo.PNG" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/Culturalsurvival-logo.PNG/250px-Culturalsurvival-logo.PNG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503251[/ATTACH] </p><p>Post your Iberian, Carthaginian, Phoenician coins or anything vaguely related</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503247[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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