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A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war. Name is derived from known from Northwestern Semitic regions, and is cognate in name, origin, and functions with the goddess Ishtar in Mesopotamian texts
{i} Ashtoreth, ancient Phoenician goddess of love fertility and war (Mythology)
or Ashtart Goddess of the ancient Middle East and chief deity of the Mediterranean seaports of Tyre, Sidon, and Elath. Astarte shared many qualities, and perhaps a common origin, with her sister Anath. The goddess of love and war, Astarte was worshiped in Egypt and in Canaan, as well as among the Hittites. Her Akkadian counterpart was Ishtar. She is often mentioned in the Bible under the name Ashtaroth; Solomon is said to have worshipped the goddess, and Josiah destroyed the shrines dedicated to her. In Egypt she was assimilated with Isis and Hathor; in the Greco-Roman world she was assimilated with Aphrodite, Artemis, and Juno
A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe
a fertility goddess; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Ishtar
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