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Ashtoreth

From עַשְׁתֹרֶת, the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war and fertility.

Usage languagesBiblical, Semitic Mythology

Meaning and history

From עַשְׁתֹרֶת (ʿAshṯoreṯ), the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war, and fertility, whose name is cognate with that of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar.