The historian and archaeologist Mustapha Ouachi noticed that the city Tangier is geographically related to its myth. The mother of Antaeus was the goddess of the Earth whereas the father of Antaeus was Poseidon who was the god of the sea, according to the Libyan legend. In addition, Herodotus considered Poseidon to be an ancient Libyan god that was adopted by the ancient Greeks, like Athena.
According to Plutarch, the Amazigh believed that Heracles consorted with Tinjis after the death of Antaeus and that Heracles and Tinjis were the parents of Sufax. According to their myth, Sufax built the city "Tangier" (which was known as Tingis in the ancient sources) and named it after his mother.[5]
In fact, Tangier is believed to have been built by Berbers. It was an important city in an early short-lived kingdom known as Mauretania. The name of Sufax, mythical king and founder of Tangier,[6][7] is similar to that of Syphax, king of the Masaesyli tribe of western Numidia.
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tinjis, berber, languages, ⵜⵉⵏⵊⴰ, romanized, tinja, also, called, tinga, also, spelled, tingis, libyan, queen, wife, king, antaeus, berber, greek, mythology, some, kind, female, deity, queen, libyamember, libyan, royal, familyother, namestinga, tingisabodeliby. Tinjis Berber languages ⵜⵉⵏⵊⴰ romanized Tinja also called Tinga and also spelled as Tingis was a Libyan queen as the wife of King Antaeus in Berber and Greek mythology 1 and some kind of a female deity TinjisQueen of LibyaMember of the Libyan Royal FamilyOther namesTinga TingisAbodeLibyaPersonal informationSiblings Consort 1 Antaeus 2 HeraclesChildren 1 Alceis or Barce andIphinoe probably 2 SufaxHeracles was the second spouse of Tinjis Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Notes 4 External linksFamily EditTinjis husband was the son of Poseidon and Gaia 2 Tinjis bore Antaeus daughters named Alceis or Barce 3 and probably Iphinoe who mothered Palaemon by the hero Heracles 4 Mythology EditThe historian and archaeologist Mustapha Ouachi noticed that the city Tangier is geographically related to its myth The mother of Antaeus was the goddess of the Earth whereas the father of Antaeus was Poseidon who was the god of the sea according to the Libyan legend In addition Herodotus considered Poseidon to be an ancient Libyan god that was adopted by the ancient Greeks like Athena According to Plutarch the Amazigh believed that Heracles consorted with Tinjis after the death of Antaeus and that Heracles and Tinjis were the parents of Sufax According to their myth Sufax built the city Tangier which was known as Tingis in the ancient sources and named it after his mother 5 In fact Tangier is believed to have been built by Berbers It was an important city in an early short lived kingdom known as Mauretania The name of Sufax mythical king and founder of Tangier 6 7 is similar to that of Syphax king of the Masaesyli tribe of western Numidia Notes Edit Travel Morocco Guide Maps and Phrasebook Includes Rabat Casablanca by MobileReference North Africa The Roman Coast by Ethel Davis Scholiasts on Pindar Pythian Ode 9 Tzetzes on Lycophron 663 City of Tangier A Celebrity Hotspot Livy 30 12 Syphax or Sophax king of the Masaeisylians in NumidiaExternal links EditPlutarch The Parallel Lives The Life of Sertorius This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tinjis amp oldid 1129785189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
