- Heliopolitan Triad
The cult of the Heliopolitan Triad was
Phoenicia n in essence but the Romans adopted it when they conquered the city ofBaalbeck in theBeqaa Valley ofLebanon . The Phoeniciandeity ,Hadad became Jupiter Heliopolitanus,Astarte , the great goddess became Venus Heliopolitana and Adon, the god of spring turned into Mercury. [ [http://www.tourisminlebanon.com/baalbak.asp Tourism in Lebanon ] ] The Romans built magnificent temples for the Heliopolitan Triad in the ancient city ofBaalbeck , or Heliopolis, the City of the Sun. Votives dedicated to the cult were also found in the village ofBechouat in Lebanon.References
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