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Queen of Heaven

deity sky single tradition · 2

The Queen of Heaven is a goddess whose worship Jeremiah vehemently opposed. She may have been possibly Astarte.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 2020
Historical notes
Referenced in the Biblical book of Jeremiah.

Relationships

syncretized with
Asherah, Ištar, Ashtoreth
co occurs with
Astarte, Aphrodite, Anat, Isis, Demeter, Inanna, Tammuz, Dumuzid
enemy of
Yahweh

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Queen of Heaven (antiquity)
  2. Inanna

Source passages

“It is after the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, and the Hellenization of the Egyptian culture initiated by Ptolemy I Soter, that she eventually became known as 'Queen of Heaven'.”

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“the prophet condemns Judean female refugees for worshipping the Queen of Heaven (a syncretism of Ishtar and Asherah) by baking cakes with the goddess's image upon them and pouring libations to her”

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