Question

Why did the Phoenicians tell the legends of the god Melquart and the goddess Tyrus?
A) to tell the story of the creation of humans
B) to explain the origin of the city, Tyre
C) to show the origin on purple dye in Tyre
OD) to teach their children how to have good manners

Answer 1

Phoenicians told the legends of the god Melquart and the goddess Tyrus

B) to explain the origin of the city, Tyre

Explanation:

Phoenicians told the legends of the god Melquart and the goddess Tyrus so as to explain the foundation of Tyre, the central city of the empire to have divine providence and make its justification a matter of supernatural authority.

It was a common practice among the early civilizations to have a god of their city and to have the justification of the foundation of the city be in a myth that usually originated from the story of a God who created the city.