ASTARTE

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• ASTARTE (noun)
  The noun ASTARTE has 1 sense:

1. an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar

  Familiarity information: ASTARTE used as a noun is very rare.

• ASTARTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ashtoreth; Astarte

Instance hypernyms:

Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)

Domain region:

Phenicia; Phoenicia (an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean)