Ashtoreth

American  

[ash-tuh-reth] / ˈæʃ təˌrɛθ /

noun

1. an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte.

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Ashtoreth British  

/ ˈæʃtəˌrɛθ /

noun

1. an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar

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Etymology

Origin of Ashtoreth

First recorded in 1520–40; from Hebrew ʿashtōreth (the last two syllables are deliberately distorted with the vowels of bōsheth “shame, shameful thing, abomination”), from Phoenician ʿashtart; cf. Astarte, Aphrodite ( def. )

Example Sentences

She is, in fact, only the Assyrian Ishtar, the Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Phœnicians. 

From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

Ašrat or the western Ashtoreth usually had the title bêlit ṣêri, “Lady of the plains” and was identified with the Babylonian Geštinanna and Nidaba.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

Ashtoreth is Ishtar or woman, the Star in more senses than one; the Phœnicians call her Astarte, but the ‘present Mendean form is Ashtar,’ and the plural Ashtaroth.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous

The cult of Ashtoreth was spread not only among the Hebrews, but throughout the whole plain of Mesopotamia.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

She is the goddess of love, corresponding to the Canaanite and Phoenician divinities Ashtoreth and Astarte.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby