G. appears only in the Aramean pantheon. Temples dedicated to G., sometimes also represented as male, are known throughout the vast Syrian territory, in Palmyra and in Dura-Europos. In the Hellenistic period it was identified with the Greek Tyche, which for this very reason enjoyed great diffusion in the regions once inhabited by the ancient Arameans. In Isaiah there is mention of "tables" set for G. This calls to mind the mensae, the lectisternia and the pubinaria, which in Greco-Roman mythology figure precisely in accounts concerning exotic deities.
Bibliography4 worksF. Bühgen, Beiträge zur semitischen Religionsgeschichte, Berlin 1888, pp. 76-80; M.-J. Lagrange, Etudes sur les religions ethniques, Paris 1
BIBL.: F. Bühgen, Beiträge zur semitischen Religionsgeschichte, Berlin 1888, pp. 76-80; M.-J. Lagrange, Etudes sur les religions ethniques, Paris 1905, p. 509; F. Vigouroux, s. v. in DB. III, coll. 24-26; R. Dussoud, Les religions des Hittites et des Hurrites, des Phéniciens et des Syriens (Mana, 2), Paris 1945, p. 405-406.
Penna, Angelo. “Gad (Ebr. Gadh « Fortuna », « felicità »).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 1839. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/gad-ebr-gadh-fortuna-felicita.
MLA
Penna, Angelo. “Gad (Ebr. Gadh « Fortuna », « felicità »).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1839. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/gad-ebr-gadh-fortuna-felicita.
BibTeX
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author = {Penna, Angelo},
title = {Gad (Ebr. Gadh « Fortuna », « felicità »)},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {V},
pages = {1839},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1950},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/gad-ebr-gadh-fortuna-felicita}
}
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