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The Egyptian goddess Qetesh πͺπ§πππππ (Qdšt), who was depicted on 19th and 20th dynasty Egyptian stelae as a naked goddess with a Hathoric hairstyle, standing on a powerful lion and holding flowers or snakes in her outstretched hands, and often accompanied by Min and Resheph, was a Levantine-Egyptian hypostasis of ΚΏAαΉ―tart.
Astarte – A warrior goddess from Syria and Canaan who entered ancient Egyptian religion in the New Kingdom [153] Ay – A goddess who embodies the raging aspect of the returning goddess [ 154 ] Baalat Gebal – A Canaanite goddess, tutelary deity of the city of Byblos , adopted into ancient Egyptian religion [ 155 ]
In Egyptian religion, the functions of Qetesh are hard to determine due to lack of direct references, but her epithets (especially the default one, "lady of heaven") might point at an astral character, and lack of presence in royal cult might mean that she was regarded as a protective goddess mostly by commoners.
Astarte and the Sea (also pAmherst IX or simply the Astarte Papyrus) is an Egyptian hieratic tale, dating from the New Kingdom, which relates a story about the goddess Astarte and her rival Yam. [1] [2] Though Astarte and Yam appear to have originated as Canaanite deities, both were, at times, worshipped in ancient Egypt as well. [3] [4]
Philotes, either a goddess of affection or a daimon of intercourse. Priapus , god of sexual intercourse, genitalia, nature, fertility, and lust. Selene , the moon, who played a role in love-magic, and according to Pindar, lovesick women would pray to her.
Queen of Heaven was a title given to several ancient sky goddesses worshipped throughout the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Near East. Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna, Anat, Isis, Nut, Astarte, and possibly Asherah (by the prophet Jeremiah). In Greco-Roman times, Hera and Juno bore this title. Forms ...
Attempts to identify Asherah within the pantheon of ancient Egypt have been met with both limited acceptance and controversy. Beginning during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, a Semitic goddess named Qetesh ("holiness", sometimes reconstructed as Qudshu) appears prominently.
Articles relating to the goddess Astarte and her depictions. She is often identified with Ishtar. She was worshipped by the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Egyptians, and the Phoenicians. Her cult is thought to have influenced the Greek cult of Aphrodite.