I. Introduction

II. Marnas God of Gaza. Historical Survey

1. Proclus and Mark the Deacon

2. Jerome

3. 'Lampridius'

4. The Inscription of Portus Traiani

5. Coins and Weights

III. Sources of a Mythological Character

1. Stephanus of Byzantium

2. Epiphanius of Salamis and Methodius Lexicographus

IV. The Name of Marnas

1. Introduction

2. Form of the Name

3. Etymology of the Name in Antiquity

4. Etymology of the Name: Modern

5. Some Remarks on the Problem of the Philistine Homeland

6. Final Remarks on Marnas as a 'Cretan' God

V. The Female Partner of Marnas

VI. Other Names and Epithets of Marnas

VII. Oracles

VIII. Human Sacrifices?

IX. Feasts

X. The Sanctuary of Marnas in Gaza

XI. Conclusions