Astarte

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη (Astártē), from Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (dIštar).

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Astarte

  1. A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war; cognate in name, origin, and function with the goddess Ishtar of Mesopotamian texts.

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