Asherah
ancient Semitic goddess
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Asherah
Summary
Asherah is a goddess[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Among Asherah's spouses was El[3].
- Among Asherah's spouses was Amurru[4].
- A child of Asherah was Shalim[5].
- A child of Asherah was Shapshu[6].
- Asherah is recorded as female[7].
- Asherah's instance of is recorded as goddess[8].
- Asherah's Commons category is recorded as Asherah[9].
- Asherah's said to be the same as is recorded as Ninhursag[10].
- Asherah's worshipped by is recorded as Phoenician religion[11].
- Asherah's worshipped by is recorded as Ugaritic religion[12].
- Asherah's worshipped by is recorded as Canaanite religion[13].
- Asherah's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[14].
- Asherah's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- Asherah's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
- Asherah's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
- Asherah's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'uga', 'text': 'רבת אַתֿרת ים'}[18].
- Asherah's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אלת'}[19].
- Asherah's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'בעלת'}[20].
- Asherah's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'uga', 'text': 'קנית אלם'}[21].
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Personal Life
Spouses include El[3], a deity[22] and Amurru[4], a god[23]. Children include Shalim[5], a deity[24] and Shapshu[6], a goddess[25].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Asherah include 214 Aschera[26], an asteroid[27].
Why It Matters
Asherah has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for her include 214 Aschera[26], an asteroid[27].