The Phoenician Oracle (only nine more to go!! \(´▽`)/) Taw - “Mark”  Oracular meaning: Purpose, iden

The Phoenician Oracle (only nine more to go!! \(´▽`)/) Taw - “Mark”  Oracular meaning: Purpose, identity, destiny, truthPaired with black caraway (Nigella sativa), a source of medicinal seeds and precious oil.Associated deity: Shapash, goddess of the sun, all-seeing judge, messenger and advisor of the gods (other syncretized deities: Shamash, Utu)*** Shin - “Tooth”  Oracular meaning: Justice, retribution, anger, needPaired with the tamarix tree, a hardy desert tree used as a windbreak and shade shelter.Associated deity: Anat, goddess of war, hunting, vengeance and victory, fierce defender of her brother, the god Adad and a personification of the power of the throne (other syncretized deities: Sekhmet, Artemis, Nike)*** Kaf - “Palm of the hand”  Oracular meaning: Receiving, giving, nurturing, acceptancePaired withCommiphora gileadensis, the source of precious and sacred myrrh.Associated deity: Yarikh, god of the moon, nightly dew and fertility, the illuminator of the stars.*** Zayin - “Weapon” or “Manacle”  Oracular meaning: Struggle, constraint, disease, injuryPaired with mint, a cooling herb linked with hospitality.Associated deity: Resheph, god of war, plague, fever and lightning. Worshiped as a protector god in many Phoenician and Egyptian cities. (other syncretized deities: Seth, Apollo as archery and plague god) ***The Phoenician alphabet was the very first alphabet (set of glyphs representing individual sounds), drawn from Egyptian hieroglyphs and evolving into the Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Coptic and Runic alphabets. Each letter represents a sound as well as an object or element central to Phoenician and ancient Mediterranean life. -- source link

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