ASHTORETH (Canaanite Goddess)
(Also called Astarte)
counterparts in other nations: it-1 182-183, 509, 739, 1002; sh 45; g89 6/22 25
discussion: it-1 193; g93 11/22 13; w91 7/1 4; g89 2/22 20
figurines: w08 6/1 10
identified: it-1 977; nwt 1693; si 47
link with Easter: g93 11/22 13
photo of image: gl 11
“queen of the heavens”: it-2 721
symbolized by—
cow: it-1 207
moon: it-2 430
worship:
child sacrifice: g93 11/22 13; g89 1/22 4-5
sex worship: it-1 229, 403; it-2 940; g93 11/22 13; g89 1/22 4; w87 11/1 11