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Like her East Semitic equivalent, Ishtar, the Phoenician 士Aštart was a complex goddess with multiple aspects: being the feminine principle of the life-giving force, 士Aštart was a fertility goddess who promoted love and sensuality, in which capacity she presided over the reproduction of cattle and family growth; the goddess was also the ...
Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is known to be the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is known to be a male figure, most likely named after the unrelated Near Eastern goddess Astarte .
Baalim and Ashtaroth are given as the collective names of the male and female demons (respectively) who came from between the "bordering flood of old Euphrates" and "the Brook that parts Egypt from Syrian ground". [98] Baal and derived epithets like Baalist were used as slurs during the English Reformation for the saints and their devotees.
In Akkadian texts, Asherah appears as Aširatu; though her exact role in the pantheon is unclear; as a separate goddess, Antu, was considered the wife of Anu, the god of Heaven. In contrast, 士Ashtart is believed to be linked to the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar who is sometimes portrayed as the daughter of Anu. [50]
Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power.Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 饞寢饞伅).
Another transliteration is ‘Ashtart; other names for the goddess include Hebrew 注砖转专转 (transliterated Ashtoreth), Ugaritic ‘峁痶rt (also ‘A峁痶art or ‘Athtart), Akkadian D As-tar-tú (also Astartu) and Etruscan Uni-Astre (Pyrgi Tablets). Astarte was connected with fertility, sexuality, and war.
The masculine form 饜饜饜饜 (士Aštar) existed among the Canaanite peoples as an astral deity, which is attested by his mention along with the Moon-God Šaggar in the 9th or 7th century BC Dayr 士All膩 inscription, the subject of which is largely the Sun-goddess Šam膩š, thus forming a triad of the Sun, Moon, and Venus similarly to ...
Ashima, goddess of fate. Ashtar-Chemosh, wife of Chemosh and goddess of the Moabites. Astarte, goddess of war, hunting and love. Atargatis, wife of Hadad, goddess of fertility and the chief goddess of northern Syria. Attar, god of the morning star ("son of the morning") who tried to take the place of the dead Baal and failed. Male counterpart ...