Astarte
Astarte, Canaanite goddess of love, fertility, war and sexuality
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Mythical Origins of Astarte
Astarte emerges in Ugaritic texts around 1400 BCE as daughter of El or consort of Baal Hadad. She represents sexual love, war and the lunar cycle in Canaanite mythology. Her cult expanded from Phoenicia to Tyre, Sidon and Carthage integrating elements of fertility and martial power.
Symbolism and Powers of Astarte
Astarte grants fertility, courage in battle and divine seduction. She rules the moon and stars while associated with the dove as symbol of sacred love and the lion as emblem of warrior strength. Her rites included offerings and practices of sacred prostitution in Phoenician temples.
Cultural Legacy and Syncretism of Astarte
With the expansion of Abrahamic religions Astarte was demonized as Ashtoreth in the Bible. Her cult syncretized with Mesopotamian Ishtar, Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus. In grimoires she appears as infernal queen preserving echoes of her original power over love and war.
Also known as
Relics
🏺 Fertility Scepter
Symbology
Element
Moon and Love
Number
7
Color
Red
Animals
Dove and Lion
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Spouse of
Astarte is the official consort of Baal Hadad in Canaanite myths.
Transforms into
Astarte transforms into Astaroth as her final demonic form in Abrahamic traditions.
Ally of
Asherah and Astarte are both Canaanite female goddesses that syncretize in late traditions and converge in Astaroth.
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📜 Mythologies
Gods like Baal and Asherah from ancient Canaan.
Sources
Ugaritic Texts
Unknown scribes · 1400-1200 BCE
Set of cuneiform tablets found at Ugarit (modern Syria), written around 1400-1200 BCE. They document Canaanite mythology—the Baal Cycle, his combat against the dragon Lotan (Leviathan) and the pantheon of El—the basis of many beings of the ancient Levant.
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa · 1533
Renaissance encyclopedia of magic by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa detailing planetary and angelic correspondences.
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