Astarte
Phoenician/Canaanite goddess of love, war, fertility. Worshipped widely across ancient Near East. Hebrew Bible demonized her as Ashtoreth. Christian demonology transformed her to Astaroth, male Duke of Hell. Represents systematic stripping of feminine divine power through rebranding as demon. Goddess → demon.
Astarte is the Phoenician/Canaanite goddess (the West Semitic Ashtart, cognate with Ishtar and Aphrodite), goddess of love, war and fertility - the account of her here is right, including her demonisation as Ashtoreth in the Hebrew Bible and her later reappearance as the male demon Astaroth in Christian demonology. The 'Star of the Morning' title is the Venus/morning-star epithet and is defensible; the planetary, elemental, tarot and sabbat values are modern attributions. Note the name collision: Astaroth is a separate entry, the Goetic demon, and Asherah is a different goddess.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Venus
Offerings
- Offerings
- IncenseFlowersWineActs of reclaiming stolen divinityHonoring demonized feminineSovereignty claimingRewriting false narratives
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- AshtorethAstarothQueen of Heaven
- Gender Expression
- Feminine demonized as masculine
- Titles
- Queen of HeavenGoddess of War and LoveThe Demonized DivineStar of the MorningShe Who Was Rebranded
- Symbols
- StarLionDoveCrown
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneReverent reclamation of stolen powerAddressQueen AstarteAshtorethReclaimed OneRelationshipGoddess reclaiming stolen sovereigntyWarningRequires acknowledging systematic demonizationResonanceThose reclaiming power after systematic demonization
- Modern Practice
Patron of those reclaiming power after demonization, sovereignty stolen through narrative. Invoked for reclaiming stolen divinity, rewriting false narratives, understanding systematic oppression. Teaches that power gets demonized, that goddesses become demons, that reclamation is sacred work.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- LoveWarFertilitySovereigntyPower stripped through demonizationReclaiming what was stolen
- Mythology Summary
Phoenician/Canaanite goddess of love, war, fertility. Worshipped widely across ancient Near East. Hebrew Bible demonized her as Ashtoreth. Christian demonology transformed her to Astaroth, male Duke of Hell. Represents systematic stripping of feminine divine power through rebranding as demon. Goddess → demon. Power → evil. Sovereignty stolen through narrative.
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Mars
- Correspondences
- ColorsRedGoldPurpleStar silverScentsRoseFrankincenseMyrrhMetalsGoldCopperAnimalsLionDoveSphinx
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