Post by Lt Colonel John Sheppard on Feb 24, 2007 22:27:04 GMT -5
Moloc - Canaanites - Was an entirely malevolent god. In order to renew the strength of the sun's fire, firstborn children were sacrificed in an horrific manner. An enormous bronze statue was built with a human body and the head of a bull. Sacrificial fires burned inside the belly of the statue, and child sacrifices were placed on the statues hands. These would be lifted up to the statue's open mouth through mechanical means, making the statue appear to eat the sacrifices. The children would then fall into the flames, where they would be burned to death. Some sources credit Moloc as a specific form of sacrifice rather than a personified deity.
Moloc - Canaanites - A secret meeting between SG-1 and jaffa rebels was interrupted by the attack of a handful of Jaffa women. The team learned that these women and girls were intended as sacrifices to the Goa'uld Moloc. (Birthright, Sacrifices)
Moloc - Canaanites - A secret meeting between SG-1 and jaffa rebels was interrupted by the attack of a handful of Jaffa women. The team learned that these women and girls were intended as sacrifices to the Goa'uld Moloc. (Birthright, Sacrifices)
