Derketō (English spelling)

Japanese: Derketō(英語表記)Derketo
Derketō (English spelling)

…This was further inherited by the Philistines as Dagan, the chief god of the half-man, half-fish. The Syrian moon-god Atargatis (or Derketō) is sometimes depicted as a woman with fish fins. She was in charge of fertility and became the prototype of the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman Venus. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これはさらにペリシテ人に受け継がれ半人半魚の主神ダガンになった。またシリアの月神アタルガティスAtargatis(またはデルケトDerketō)は魚の鰭(ひれ)を持つ女の姿で表されることがある。この神は豊饒をつかさどり,ギリシアのアフロディテやローマのウェヌス(ビーナス)の原形となった。…

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