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

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Ashtoreth

Hath she not said, I sit a queen, mighty as Ashtoreth?

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by George Gilfillan

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 similitude or token of Ashtoreth, the paramount goddess of the Zidonians, was the ashera, the "grove" of the Authorized Version, probably in most cases merely a wooden pillar.

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

Common to both was the worship of Attar, the male Ashtoreth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The Philistines, settling on the south-eastern corner of the Mediterranean, had a Semitic religion, of which the fish-god Dagon, the Fly-Baal of Ekron, and the Ashtoreth, probably of Ascalon, are known figures.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Allan Menzies