▁Mel q art ▁had ▁a ▁companion ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁I ol aus , ▁who ▁was ▁himself ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁the ▁Ty rian ▁col ony ▁of ▁The bes . ▁San ch uni athon ▁also ▁makes ▁Mel q art ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Mal car th os ▁or ▁Mel c ath ros , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Had ad , ▁who ▁is ▁normally ▁identified ▁with ▁Ze us . ▁ ▁The ▁Pse udo - C lement ine ▁Rec ogn itions ▁( 1 0 . 2 4 ) ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁tomb s ▁of ▁various ▁gods , ▁including ▁" that ▁of ▁Her acles ▁at ▁Ty re , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁bur nt ▁with ▁fire ." ▁The ▁H ellen ic ▁Her acles ▁also ▁died ▁on ▁a ▁py re , ▁but ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁Mount ▁O eta ▁in ▁Tra ch is . ▁A ▁similar ▁tradition ▁is ▁recorded ▁by ▁D io ▁Ch rys ost om ▁( Or .   3 3 . 4 7 ) ▁who ▁mentions ▁the ▁beautiful ▁py re ▁which ▁the ▁Tar si ans ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁for ▁their ▁Her acles , ▁referring ▁here ▁to ▁the ▁C il ician ▁god ▁Sand an . ▁ ▁In ▁N onn us ' ▁D ion ys ia ca ▁( 4 0 . 3 6 6 – 5 8 0 ) ▁the ▁Ty rian ▁Her acles ▁is ▁very ▁much ▁a ▁Sun - god . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁t endency ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁H ellen istic ▁and ▁Roman ▁periods ▁for ▁almost ▁all ▁gods ▁to ▁develop ▁solar ▁attributes ▁and