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Astarte

Astarte

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A goddess of love and fertility worshipped by the ancient Phoenicians
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Astarté
  • Devotees gathered at the temple to honor Astarte, seeking her blessings for a fruitful harvest.
  • Astarte, goddess
  • Astarte/Ishtar
  • priest of Astarte

The goddess Astarte has fire in her elderly elderly skirts.

Examples

  • In a week we honor the goddess Astarte... ...with a marriage followed by a grand feast.

    Joseph (1995)

  • - Is this a shrine to Astarte?

    Solomon (1997)

  • The City of the Mirage is ruled by the Divine Astarte.

    Blog text (18)

  • Yasmina trembles and the stars stop awhile; she could dance for Astarte herself.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The sun is roasting as we march through the ancient ruins sprawling around an omphalos: the oldest known temple to Astarte.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In ancient times, people worshipped the goddess Astarte for her powers of love and fertility.

  • During the festival, they offered gifts to Astarte, celebrating her role as the goddess of love.

Synonyms

Ashtoreth
vsAstarte
  • Literature
1 9.9

A goddess people in ancient Phoenicia worship to bring love and help people have children

is an alternate name or spelling for the same deity

Surface Forms

Astarte main

Etymology

Astarte comes from an old Phoenician form often written Ashtart, and it is similar to the name Ishtar from ancient Mesopotamia. Both were goddesses of 'love' and 'fertility', which is why Astarte is remembered as a goddess of love and growth.