▁of ▁the ▁under world , ▁whose ▁name ▁also ▁means ▁' K ing ▁of ▁the ▁City '. ▁O thers ▁take ▁this ▁to ▁be ▁coinc ident al , ▁since ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁Mel q art ▁from ▁other ▁sources ▁does ▁not ▁suggest ▁an ▁under world ▁god , ▁and ▁city ▁in ▁question ▁could ▁conce iv ably ▁be ▁T ye . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁Mel q art ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁sea ▁god ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁solar ▁attributes , ▁or ▁altern atively ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁solar ▁god ▁who ▁later ▁received ▁the ▁attributes ▁of ▁a ▁sea ▁god . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁For ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁Ba ‘ al ▁which ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁many ▁gods ▁who ▁would ▁not ▁normally ▁be ▁identified ▁with ▁Mel q art ▁see ▁Ba ‘ al . ▁ ▁For ▁views ▁about ▁whether ▁and ▁how ▁Mel q art ▁connect s ▁with ▁bib lic al ▁references ▁to ▁Mol och , ▁see ▁Mol och . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Bon net , ▁Cor in ne , ▁Mel q art : ▁Cult es ▁et ▁myth es ▁de ▁l ' H éra cl ès ▁ty rien ▁en ▁Méd iter ran ée ▁( Le u ven ▁and ▁Nam ur ) ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁standard ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁ev id ences . ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Mel q art ▁- ▁An cient ▁History ▁Encyclopedia ▁Temple ▁of ▁Mel q art ▁Mel q art ▁ste le ▁Roger ▁Wright , ▁review ▁of ▁María ▁Eugen ia ▁A ub et , ▁The