ʿAtarʿatah
ʿAtarʿatah was a semi-human goddess subordinate to ʿAštart-Aphroditē of Ascalon in Levantine cults. She was the equivalent of the Scythian Snake-Legged Goddess, who served as both a subordinate to the Great Goddess and the Scythian foremother.
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When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – -700
- Historical notes
- Semi-human goddess affiliated with ʿAštart-Aphroditē of Ascalon, equivalent to the Scythian Snake-Legged Goddess.
Relationships
- serves
- ʿAštart, Aphrodite, ʿAštart-Aphroditē
- syncretized with
- Snake-Legged Goddess
- co occurs with
- Snake-Legged Goddess, Leukothea, Artimpasa, Ištar
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“ʿAštart-Aphroditē of Ascalon, to whom was affiliated a semi-human goddess subordinate to her in the form of ʿAtarʿatah, that was derived the affiliation of the Snake-Legged Goddess...the Scythian equivalent of the semi-human goddess subordinate to the Great Goddess”
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“Consequently, the Snake-Legged Goddess was influenced by the Levantine goddess ʿAtarʿatah in several aspects, resulting in a strong resemblance between the two goddesses, such as their monstrous bodies, fertility and vegetation symbolism, legends about their love affairs, and their respective affiliations and near-identification to Artimpasa and Aphroditē Ourania.”
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