Astarte
Astarte (from Greek Αστάρτη (Astártē)) is a major Northwest Semitic goddess, cognate in name, origin and functions with the East Semitic goddess Ishtar. Another transliteration is ‘Ashtart; other names for the goddess include Hebrew or Phoenician עשתרת (transliterated Ashtoreth), Ugaritic ‘ttrt (also ‘Attart or ‘Athtart, transliterated Atirat), and Akkadian dAs-tar-tú (also Astartu).
Related Topics:
Greek - Semitic - Ishtar - Transliteration - Hebrew - Phoenician - Ugaritic - Akkadian
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | General discussion |
| ► | ‘Ashtart in Ugarit |
| ► | ‘Ashtart in Egypt |
| ► | ‘Ashtart described by Sanchuniathon |
| ► | Hebrew pronunciation |
| ► | Astarte and Ashtoreth |
| ► | Demonology |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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