Astarte

American  

[a-stahr-tey, -tee] / æˈstɑr teɪ, -ti /

noun

1. an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.

2. Also called chestnut clam.  Also called chestnut shell.  (lowercase) any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Astarte, having a somewhat triangular, chestnut-brown shell.

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Astarte British  

/ æˈstɑːtɪ /

noun

1. a fertility goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians: identified with Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Ishtar of the Babylonians and Assyrians

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Etymology

Origin of Astarte

First recorded in 1590–1600 Astarte for def. 1; from Latin Astartē, from Greek Astártē, from Hebrew ʿashtōreth, from Phoenician ʿashtart; Ashtoreth ( def. ), Aphrodite

Example Sentences

These include the veneration of El, the head of the pantheon and often associated with Yahweh, and of Yahweh’s consort Asherah, the storm god Baal, the fertility goddess Astarte, and many others.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Bik spent so much of her spare time on duplicated images that last year she decided to leave her job as director of science at Astarte Medical in Foster City, California.

From Nature • May 12, 2020

This ascendant moment in Robert Joffrey's ballet Astarte appears on the cover of this issue almost exactly as it is seen by audiences.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his new Astarte, Choreographer-Director Robert Joffrey offers 30 minutes of disturbing, iconoclastic exhilaration.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Philistines worshipped Astarte; for the Sidonians, the "great Astarte" was the goddess of their city.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max