Eunus

Eunus (died 132 BC) was a slave from Apamea in Syria who became leader of the slave uprising in the First Servile War (135 BC-132 BC) in the Roman province of Sicily. Eunus rose to prominence in the movement through his reputation as a prophet and wonder-worker. Said to blow fire from his mouth, Eunus claimed to receive visions and communications from the goddess Atargatis, a prominent goddess in his homeland; he identified her with the Sicilian Demeter. One of his prophecies was that the rebel slaves would successfully capture the city of Enna.