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Astarte riding in a chariot with four branches protruding from roof, on the reverse of a Julia Maesa coin from Sidon

Astarte (, "Astártē") is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times. It is one of a number of names associated with the chief goddess or female divinity of those peoples. She is found as Ugaritic 𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗𐎚 ʻṯtrt ("ʻAṯtart" or "ʻAthtart"); Phoenician "ʻštrt" (ʻAshtart); and Hebrew עשתרת (Ashtoret, singular, or Ashtarot, plural), and appears in Akkadian as 𒀭𒊍𒁯𒌓 ^D, the grammatically masculine name of the goddess Ishtar; the form Astartu is used to describe her age. The name appears also in Etruscan as 𐌖𐌍𐌉 𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌛𐌄 Uni-Astre (Pyrgi Tablets), Ishtar or Ashtart.

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• Related: Ashteroth Karnaim, Ishtar, Tanit

Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Astarte (ancient ... Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Astarte (ancient deity) www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/39661/Astarte - Web

Goddess Astarte: Goddess of Fertility, Beauty, War... Goddess Astarte: Goddess of Fertility, Beauty, War, and Love www.matrifocus.com/IMB04/spotlight.htm - Web

Jewish Encyclopedia - Astarte worship among the He... Jewish Encyclopedia - Astarte worship among the Hebrews www.jewishencyclopedia.com/.../2048-astarte-worship-among-the-hebrews - Web

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