Astarte
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Astarte is the Hellenized form of the Middle Eastern goddess Astoreth (Northwest Semitic), a form of Ishtar (East Semitic), worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity. The name is particularly associated with her worship in the ancient Levant among the Canaanites and Phoenicians. She was also celebrated in Egypt following the importation of Levantine cults there. The name Astarte is sometimes also applied to her cults in Mesopotamian cultures like Assyria and Babylonia.
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See also
- Editions Astarté
- Ishtar
- Tanit
- Snake goddess
- Ashteroth Karnaim, ancient city, also simply called Ashteroth in the Hebrew Bible.
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