ʿAštar
deity Moabites single tradition · 1
ʿAštar was the Moabite adaptation of the North Arabian god ʿAṯtar, himself a form of the Semitic deity of the planet Venus, ʿAṯtar, in the combined form of ʿAštar-Kamōš. The astral role of ʿAštar itself is attested by his mention along with the Moon-God Šaggar in the Deir Alla Inscription, the subject of which is largely the Sun-goddess Šamāš, thus forming a triad of the Sun, Moon, and Venus.
When
- First attested
- 900 BCE
- Attested period
- -900 – -900
- Historical notes
- Moabite adaptation of the North Arabian god ʿAṯtar.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“due to his identification with ʿAštar (𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓), who was the Arab deity of the planet Venus, Chemosh appears to also have had an astral aspect.”
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