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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)

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