Arnold Potterley, a professor of ancient history, who is obsessed with exonerating the Carthaginians of child sacrifice and tries to gain access to the chronoscope, a device which allows direct observation of past events. Eventually, Potterley's obsession with the Carthaginian past has far-reaching effects on the society of the present. Given name In modern times the name, often with the spelling Tanith, has been used as a female given name, both for real people and in fiction. See also Aicha Kandicha Ankh Ishtar Isis Notes References External links Limestone stela with images of the goddess Tanit Carthaginian mythology Lunar goddesses War goddesses Fertility goddesses West Semitic goddesses Phoenician mythology Berber goddesses Astarte Lion deities