Origin and Language

The Phoenicians were Semitic
Phoenician origin of the Celts?
Ethnic Origin and Language


Literature:

Literature and Thought
Literature of Phoenicia
     Ugaritic Narrative Poetry
     Sanchuniathon, Phoenician writer
     Philo of Byblos and Porphyry of Tyre
     The Baal Cycle
     Literary (of mytho-literary) work

Literature of the Colonies (Punic Literature)

Literature of the Colonies (Punic Literature)
The Punic Passages in the "Poenulus" of Plautus
Mago's Treatise on Agriculture
Punic Inscriptions
The "Periplus" of Hanno
The Extent of Punic Literature

Homer's Illiad and Odyssey

Mention of Phoenicia, Phoenicians and Phoenician cities by Homer. (click Homer to view Greek and English text) that relates to this.

Phoenician origin of the Celts?

Excerpts from studies and conclusions are herewith provided as mere speculations that the Phoenicians were the ancestors of the Celts and who displaced the Picts.