The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
(‘Lord of the dance’) Old Syrian god, who had a shrine devoted to him in the neighbourhood of the modern city of Beirut. A curative well associated with him indicates that he was a god of healing. In Greek guise he appears on votive tablets as Balmarkos. In Roman parlance he was identified with → Júpiter.
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