Ashtoreth

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical, Semitic Mythology
Scripts עַשְׁתֹרֶת(Ancient Hebrew) 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕(Phoenician)

Meaning & History

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

Related Names

Rootʿṯtr
Variants'Ashtart, 'Ashtoret, Astarte, Ishtar(Semitic Mythology)
Other Languages & CulturesAstarte(Biblical Greek) 'Ashtoret(Biblical Hebrew)

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deities, fertility deities, goddesses, gods, love, love deities, war, war deities, women
Entry updated October 6, 2024