▁as ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁the ▁ci ppi ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁both ▁Pho en ician ▁and ▁Greek . ▁ ▁Temple ▁sites ▁ ▁Tem ples ▁to ▁Mel q art ▁are ▁found ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁Pho en ician / P unic ▁sites ▁in ▁Spain : ▁C ád iz , ▁Ib iza ▁in ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands ▁and ▁Cart ag ena . ▁Near ▁G ades / G á de ira ▁( mod ern ▁C ád iz ) ▁was ▁the ▁western most ▁temple ▁of ▁Ty rian ▁Her acles , ▁near ▁the ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁( St ra bo ▁ 3 . 5 . 2 – 3 ). ▁Stra bo ▁notes ▁( 3 . 5 . 5 – 6 ) ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁bronze ▁pill ars ▁within ▁the ▁temple , ▁each ▁ 8 ▁cub its ▁high , ▁were ▁widely ▁proc laimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁true ▁P ill ars ▁of ▁Her acles ▁by ▁many ▁who ▁had ▁visited ▁the ▁place ▁and ▁had ▁sacrific ed ▁to ▁Her acles ▁there . ▁Stra bo ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁account ▁to ▁be ▁fra ud ul ent , ▁in ▁part ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁those ▁pill ars ▁mentioned ▁nothing ▁about ▁Her acles , ▁speaking ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁exp enses ▁in cur red ▁by ▁the ▁Pho en icians ▁in ▁their ▁making . ▁ ▁Another ▁temple ▁to ▁Mel q art ▁was ▁at ▁E by ss us ▁( I b iza ), ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁Pho en ician ▁sites ▁on ▁the ▁island ' s ▁south ▁coast . ▁In ▁