Talk:Qasr el Banat

Deity?
Hi All, Can anyone tell us who was the deity to which this temple was built? Would be good to know.

Kindest regards, (MrNiceGuy1113 (talk) 15:51, 1 November 2012 (UTC))


 * The temples of Lebanon were all orignally built in honour of the mother goddess. Ninhursag is her earliest name on record. Patriachical civilizations such as the Phoenicians, Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans converted her into hybrid goddesses such as Astarte, Leucothea and Venus. Occassionaly some duped up male god such as Theandrios, Baal-Hermon, Jesus or some combo, based on the likes of Tacfarinas, Simon Magus or John the Essaios was worshipped by these cults. I'll try to find more details on this particular site, but info out of the Beqaa is scarce. Paul Bedson  ❉ talk ❉ 21:07, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I just noticed that we're talking about this on the Egyptian Qasr el Banat page. This discussion really should be on the Qasr el Banat, Lebanon talk page. They didn't worship any deities at this Qasr el Banat because this one isn't a temple, it's a fort. Paul Bedson  ❉ talk ❉ 21:33, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Unclear location
I am not sure that the coordinates given are correct as they seem to contradict the statement in article text locating the place in the Wadi Hammamat region between Qift (ancient Coptos) and Al-Qusayr (Ptolemaic Myos Hormos). Google Maps locates at given coordinates but Google Maps is not an acceptable source. Perhaps there are two places with the same name or similar names? (The name Qasr el Banat is somewhat generic.) RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 09:10, 11 March 2022 (UTC)