Daily Almanac for
Nov 23, 2009
Search White Pages
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
Encyclopedia

Ashtaroth

Ashtaroth (ăsh'turoth) [key], Hebrew plural form of Ashtoreth, the name of the Canaanite fertility goddess and consort of Baal. Her name is vocalized in Greek as Astarte. She was worshiped at various local shrines. There are several references to her in the Bible.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Ashtaroth from Infoplease:

  • Ashtaroth - Ashtaroth The goddess-moon in Syrian mythology, called by Jeremiah (vii. 18, xliv. 17, 25) ...
  • Astaroth - Astaroth Astaroth , variant of Ashtaroth.
  • Adam Lindsay Gordon - Gordon, Adam Lindsay Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 1833–70, Australian poet, b. the Azores. In 1853 ...
  • 1 Samuel: 7 - And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and brought…
  • 1 Samuel: 31 - Now the Philistines fought against Israel…

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Ancient Religion


Premium Partner Content
HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Ashtaroth

Worldly and otherworldly (The Spectator)

Studies in Hebrew and Ugaritic Psalms. (The Journal of the American Oriental Society)

Sigmund Freud's antique gods. (Quadrant)

Library acquisitions. (Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society)

Casting a spell (The Spectator)

Past Links: Studies in the Languages and Cultures of the Ancient Near East (The Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.