Ashtaroth - Ashtaroth

Japanese: アシュタロト - あしゅたろと
Ashtaroth - Ashtaroth

…In Babylonia, she was called Ishtar. In the Old Testament, she was called Ashtoreth, or Ashtaroth (plural), which was given the vowel of "shame" to criticize the fertility rituals of this goddess. In Ugaritic mythology, Anat, the sister and sexual partner of the male god Baal, was prominent as a goddess, but in Palestine, Astarte was the most important goddess, and was sometimes identified with Asherah, the consort of the supreme god Eel. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ashtaroth" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…バビロニアではイシュタル。旧約聖書ではこの女神の豊穣儀礼を批判して〈恥〉の母音を読み込んだアシュトレト,またはアシュタロト(複数形)。ウガリト神話では男神バアルの妹かつ性愛の相手たるアナトが女神として目だつが,パレスティナではアスタルテが最有力女神で,ときに最高神エールの配偶女神アシェラと同一視された。…

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