Palmira divinity triad: the lunar god Aglibol, the supreme god Baalshamin and the solar god Malakbel, 1st century. Found near Bir Wereb, Wadi Miyah, Syria, Louvre Museum.
Aglibol was a lunar deity in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Its name means "Calf of Bel" ("Calf of the Lord").
Aglibol is represented with a lunar halo that adorns its head and sometimes its shoulders, and one of its attributes is the sickle-shaped moon.
Aglibol is related to the solar god Yarhibol and the supreme god Bel, in a famous trinity. It is also associated with the Syrian versions of Astarté "Venus" and with Arsu "Star of the night". The cult of Aglibol continued until the Hellenistic period and later extended to Rome, carried by the soldiers of Palmyra who served in the Roman army.
In Palmira, he forms the local triad (see figure) with the supreme god Baalshamin and the solar god Malakbel, represented in Roman armor of the Empire, where they celebrate celestial eternity and the benefits of heat linked to moisture. Bibliography
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