Ashtoreth (also Astarte), an ancient Near Eastern goddess of fertility, love, and war, worshipped in Phoenician and Canaanite religions.
From Hebrew ʿAštōret, likely from Semitic roots meaning 'womb' or 'fertility.' The name appears in biblical texts as a foreign goddess figure. The spelling 'Ashtoreth' uses a Hebrew vowel pattern that represents a religious rejection.
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