"Melqart was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city of Tyre. Melqart was often titled the "Lord of Tyre" (Ba‘al Ṣūr) and was considered to be the progenitor of the Tyrian royal family.[citation needed] As Tyrian trade and colonization expanded, Melqart became venerated in Phoenician and Punic cultures from Lebanon to Spain." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.12.2019)