Mythology
Phoenician Mythology Quiz
Baal, Astarte, Melqart — gods of the seafaring Levantine merchants
Baal, Astarte, Melqart — gods of the seafaring Levantine merchants
The word 'Bible' comes from the Phoenician city of Byblos — where papyrus was traded between Egypt and Greece. The Phoenicians were the great seafarers of the Iron Age Mediterranean, and their gods, alphabet, and colonies (including Carthage) shaped the ancient world. This quiz covers Baal, Astarte, Melqart, the Ugaritic cycles, and Punic religion.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll cover the major Phoenician gods, the Levantine city-states (Tyre, Sidon, Byblos), Carthaginian religion, the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Greek and Roman equivalents (Heracles=Melqart, Aphrodite=Astarte), the Phoenician alphabet, and key debates like the Carthaginian tophet.
Baal (meaning 'lord') was a major Northwest Semitic storm and fertility god, often identified specifically as Baal Hadad. He was the dominant active god in Phoenician religion and a central figure in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle.
Carthage was a powerful Phoenician colony founded around 814 BCE on the coast of modern Tunisia. Its name (Qart-hadasht) means 'New City.' It became Rome's chief Mediterranean rival before its destruction in 146 BCE.
The Phoenicians developed a 22-letter consonantal alphabet around 1100 BCE that became the ancestor of the Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic scripts — and ultimately of most modern alphabets.
Last updated: May 2026