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Goddess vs Astarte - What's the difference?

goddess | astarte |

As proper nouns the difference between goddess and astarte

is that goddess is the single goddess of various monotheistic religions while Astarte is a Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war; cognate in name, origin, and function with the goddess Ishtar of Mesopotamian texts.

As a noun goddess

is a female deity.

goddess

English

Noun

(es)
  • (religion) A female deity.
  • (figuratively) A human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.

    • Derived terms

    * goddess-ship

    Hypernyms

    * deity, divinity, god * woman

    See also

    * heaven

    astarte

    English

    (wikipedia Astarte)

    Alternative forms

    * Ashtoreth

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war; cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Ishtar of Mesopotamian texts.

    • Anagrams

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