...Baal's calf
The Calf of Baal is a lunar deity in the historic city of Palmyra in Syria. His name means (“God’s calf”). The calf of Baal is depicted with a lunar halo around its head and sometimes around its shoulders, and one of its features is considered the sickle moon. The name of the calf of Baal is associated with the sun god Jerichobul in part of a famous triad. His name is also linked to the Syrian goddess Astarte, “the planet Venus,” and Arsu, “the evening star.” The worship of the calf of Baal continued until late in the Hellenistic period and extended to Rome.
Baal has been used as a proper name at least since the third millennium BC, when it appears in the list of gods at Abu Salabikh. Most modern studies confirm that this Baal was identical with the god of storm and fertility, Hadad. He also appears as Baal Hedu. Scholars suggest that as Hadad's cult became more important, his real name came to be seen as so sacred that no one except the high priest could say it aloud, and the pseudonym "Lord" ("Baal") was used instead, and “Bel” refers to Marduk among the Babylonians, and “Adonai” refers to Jehovah among the children of Israel. A minority suggests that Baal was a Canaanite god whose name was later associated with some aspects of Hadad's cult. Whatever their relationship originally was, by the first millennium BC, the two had become distinct: The Arameans came to worship Hadad while the Phoenicians and other Canaanites worshiped Baal.
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