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Astarte

Pronunciation: /əˈstɑːti/
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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Definition of Astarte in the US English dictionary
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