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title: Hercules-Melqart
author: Dan Diffendale
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5046/hercules-melqart/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hercules-Melqart
_Authored by Dan Diffendale_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5046.jpg)
## Image Caption
A painted limestone bust of [Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/)-[Melqart](https://www.worldhistory.org/Melqart/). [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/), 5th century BCE. The [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) was an amalgamation of the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) hero Hercules and the Phoenician god Melqart. (Museo Barracco, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Diffendale, D. (2016, May 05). Hercules-Melqart. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Diffendale, Dan. "Hercules-Melqart." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 05, 2016. .
### MLA
Diffendale, Dan. "Hercules-Melqart." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 May 2016, .
## License & Copyright
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