Ashtoreth
Ashtoreth
Definition
Ash·to·reth (as̸h′tə ret̸h′)
noun
the ancient Phoenician and Syrian goddess of love and fertility: identified with Astarte
Etymology: Heb ashtoret; akin to Phoen ʿshtrt, Akkadian Ishtar, also South Ar ʿthtr (the only manifestation of the deity as a male)
