See also:

• SANCHUNIATHON (Gr. form of Phoenician Sakkun-yathon, " the god Sakkun has given ")

SANCHUNIATHON (Gr. See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of Phoenician Sakkun-yathon, " the See also:

• GOD

god Sakkun has given ")  , an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Phoenician See also:

• SAGE, RUSSELL (1816-1906)

sage, who belongs more to See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend than to See also:

• HISTORY

history . He is said to have flourished " even before the Trojan times," " when See also:

• SEMIRAMIS (c. 800 B.C.)

Semiramis was See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

queen of the Assyrians." See also:

• PHILO
• PHILO, HERENNIUS

Philo Herennius of Byblus claimed to have translated his mythological writings from the Phoenician originals . According to Philo, See also:

• SANCHUNIATHON (Gr. form of Phoenician Sakkun-yathon, " the god Sakkun has given ")

Sanchuniathon derived the sacred See also:

• LORE
• LORE, AMBROISE DE (1396-1446)

lore from the mystic See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions on the 'AµµovveZI (probably hammdnim, " See also:

• SUN
• SUN (0. Eng. sonne, Ger. sonne. Fr. soleil, Lat. sol, Gr. ijXior, from which comes helio- in various English compounds)

sun pillars," cf . Is. See also:

• XXVII

xxvii . 9, &c.) which stood in the Phoenician temples . That any writings of Sanchuniathon ever existed it is impossible to say . Philo See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew his traditions from various See also:

• SOURCES

sources, adapted them to suit his purpose, and conjured with a See also:

• VENERABLE (Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to worship, allied to Venus, love; the Indo-Germ. root is wen-, to desire, whence Eng. " win, properly to struggle for, hence to gain)

venerable name to gain See also:

• CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit for his narrative . See also:

• PORPHYRY (IlopcPisptos) (A.D. 233-c. 304)

Porphyry says that Sanchuniathon (here called a native of Byblus) wrote a history of the See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews, based on See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information derived from Hierombal (i.e . Jeruba'al), a See also:

• PRIEST (Ger. Priester, Fr. pretre)

priest of the See also:

• GOD

god Jevo (i.e . Yahveh, See also:

• JEHOVAH (YAHWEH2)

Jehovah), and dedicated it to Abelbal or Abibal, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of Berytus . The See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story is probably a pure invention; the reference to Berytus shows that it is See also:

• LATE

late . See See also:

• EUSEBIUS
• EUSEBIUS (Gr. EuOi/3tos, from ebaegils, pious, cf. the Latin name Pius)
• EUSEBIUS [OF CAESAREA] (c. 260-c. 340)
• EUSEBIUS [OF EMESA] (d. c. "36o)

Eusebius, Praep .

See also:

• EA(nar...), (p.s„,.,.)
• EA(psr...), (p, „...)• (pqr...)

Ea. i . 9 (See also:

• MULLER, FERDINAND VON, BARON (1825–1896)
• MULLER, FRIEDRICH (1749-1825)
• MULLER, GEORGE (1805-1898)
• MULLER, JOHANNES PETER (18o1-1858)
• MULLER, JOHANNES VON (1752-1809)
• MULLER, JULIUS (18oi-1878)
• MULLER, KARL OTFRIED (1797-1840)
• MULLER, LUCIAN (1836-1898)
• MULLER, WILHELM (1794-1827)
• MULLER, WILLIAM JAMES (1812-1845)

Muller, Fragm. hist . Graec. iii. pp . 563 See also:

• FOIL

foil.) .