Astarte

[ a-stahr-tey, -tee ]

noun

1. an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
2. (lowercase) Also called chest·nut clam [ches, -nuht , klam, -n, uh, t],. any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Astarte, having a somewhat triangular, chestnut-brown shell.

Astarte

/ æˈstɑːtɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Astarte¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Seeing the level of vanity and corruption within him is so anathema to the Adeptus Astartes, it makes these sections difficult to read.

From Forbes

The Queen of Heaven reminds him of Astarte or Mylitta; the Divine Mother of the Magna Mater, the “great mother” of Oriental cults.

From Project Gutenberg

There are no signs of Oriental influence in her cults, except at Corinth, where she seems to have been identified with Astarte.

From Project Gutenberg

The same is placed between two cypresses under the portico of the temple of Astarte, in a medal of Ælia Capitolina; but in this instance the cone is crowned.

From Project Gutenberg