Hamilcar

Hamilcar was a Carthaginian general during the First Sicilian War. de Plancy, J. C., (1863). Dictionnaire Infernal. 6ed. pg.27
== Biography ==
According to Valerius Maximus, while he was besieging Syracuse, he had a dream wherein he heard a voice telling him that he would have dinner in Syracuse the next day. Spurred on by this dream, he attacked the city early in the morning, and was captured in the battle, thus allowing him to have dinner in the city. de Plancy, J. C., (1863). Dictionnaire Infernal. 6ed. pg.28
According to Herodotus, as Hamilcar's forces were being defeated at the Battle of Himera, Hamilcar vanished towards the end of the battle and was never found. The Carthaginians believed that he had ascended to godhood, and started worshipping him and performing sacrifices in his honour. 
== References ==
Category:Dictionnaire Infernal
Category:Gods