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Astarte

Syllabification: (As·tar·te)
Pronunciation: /əˈstärtē/
Mythology
Definition of Astarte
  • a Phoenician goddess of fertility and sexual love who corresponds to the Babylonian and Assyrian goddess Ishtar and who became identified with the Egyptian Isis, the Greek Aphrodite, and others.

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