Astarte

Summary

Astarte is a fertility deity^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Among Astarte's spouses was Baal^[3].
• A child of Astarte was Melqart^[4].
• Astarte is recorded as female^[5].
• Astarte's instance of is recorded as fertility deity^[6].
• Astarte's instance of is recorded as war deity^[7].
• Astarte's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[8].
• Astarte's Commons category is recorded as Astarte (goddess)^[9].
• Astarte's said to be the same as is recorded as Inanna^[10].
• Astarte's said to be the same as is recorded as Aphrodite^[11].
• Astarte's said to be the same as is recorded as Ishtar^[12].
• Astarte's said to be the same as is recorded as Ba‘alat Gebal^[13].
• Astarte's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Astarte^[14].
• Astarte's worshipped by is recorded as Canaanite religion^[15].
• Astarte's worshipped by is recorded as Phoenician religion^[16].
• Astarte's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[17].
• Astarte's worshipped by is recorded as Ugaritic religion^[18].
• Astarte's worshipped by is recorded as Punic religion^[19].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.^[20].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[23].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[24].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia^[25].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Astarte's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Personal Life

Astarte was married to Baal^[3]. A child of her was Melqart^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Astarte include Astartea^[28], a taxon^[29]; she^[30], a musical group^[31], founded in 1997^[32]; Astarte Horn^[33], a mountain^[34]; and Astartoseris^[35], a taxon^[36].

Why It Matters

Astarte has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for her include Astartea^[28], a taxon^[29]; she^[30], a musical group^[31], founded in 1997^[32]; Astarte Horn^[33], a mountain^[34]; and Astartoseris^[35], a taxon^[36].

FAQs

Who was Astarte married to?

Astarte's spouses include Baal^[3].