Tanit was worshiped in Punic contexts in the Western Mediterranean, in Sicily, Malta, North Africa, Gades and many … See more

Her symbol (the sign of Tanit), found on many ancient stone carvings, appears as a trapezium closed by a horizontal line at the top and surmounted in the middle by a circle; the horizontal arm is often terminated either by tw… See more

The origins of Tanit are to be found in the pantheon of Ugarit, especially in the Ugaritic goddess Anat (Hvidberg-Hansen 1982). There is significant, albeit disputed, evidence, both archaeological and within ancient writ… See more

In Gustave Flaubert's historical novel Salammbô (1862), the title character is a priestess of Tanit. Mâtho, the chief male protagonist, a Libyan mercenary rebel at war with Carthage, breaks into the goddess's t… See more

In modern times the name, often with the spelling Tanith, has been used as a female given name, both for real people and in fiction. See more

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2. ^ Friedrich, Johannes (1957). "Punische Studien". Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 107 (n.F. 32) (2): 282-298: p. 283, 285–286. JSTOR 43369103. Retrieved 19 December … See more