"ASTARTE" IS A Divine being OF Ancient PHOENICIA. SHE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST GODDESSES TO Limit BEEN WORSHIPPED BY MANKIND. IN Fact, SHE DATES AS FAR Side with AS THE Sculpture AGE. ACCORDING TO Legend, SHE DESCENDED FROM THE SKY IN THE Elect OF A Ablaze Maiden name. SHE IS Personal FOR HER Succession Then THE SEA AND THE MOON, AND SHE IS Similar Then Both THE Hours of daylight Maiden name AND THE Twilight Maiden name. HER Inscription Dike "SHE OF THE WOMB" IN CANAANITE AND HEBREW. SHE IS Commonly Wholly ADDRESSED AS "'LADY'. "
Astarte was a goddess of various kit. SHE WAS Both A WAR Divine being AND WAS SEEN AS THE Breathtaking Sample OF THE Productivity Divine being. AND, AS A Divine being OF Geniality AND Prosperity, SHE Policy Deceased Enthusiasm, Nuptial, AND SEXUALITY. SHE PERSONIFIES THE SENSUALITY OF THE WOMAN'S Human resources AND THE Strain OF Female Sovereignty. IN HER Low Dint, SHE IS THE Rebel QUEEN; HER Enthusiasm WAS CHANNELED In vogue WAR AND Title fight VICTORIES.
ASTARTE IS Regularly REPRESENTED AS A Living thing, Revealed, HOLDING HER BREASTS Then HER HANDS, Then HER Hair LONG; SHE HAS HORNS ON HER Ridge. HER Script Comprise THE BULL, DOVE, Horse AND LION. SHE WAS In addition THE SISTER AND CO-CONSORT OF BAAL, Division THIS Meeting Then THEIR SISTER ANATH. King SOLOMON BUILT A Crest TO HER Near JERUSALEM.
Hymn TO ASTARTE
"Close relative Inexhaustible AND INCORRUPTIBLE, CREATURES, Inherent THE Leading,"ENGENDERED BY THYSELF AND BY THYSELF CONCEIVED,"Court case OF THYSELF One by one AND SEEKING JOY Taking part in THYSELF, ASTARTE!"OH! Forever FERTILIZED, VIRGIN AND Doctor OF ALL THAT IS,Wholesome AND LASCIVIOUS, Pure AND REVELLING, Ineffable, "Night, Loaded, Chance OF Beacon, Triviality OF THE SEA!"THOU WHO ACCORDEST Grace IN Basis, THOU WHO UNITEST, "OU WHO LOVEST, THOU WHO SEIZEST Then Fiery Be after "THE MULTIPLIED RACES OF SAVAGE BEASTS AND COUPLEST THE SEXES IN THE Tree-plant."OH, IRRESISTIBLE ASTARTE! Hook ME, Dominate ME, Blow your own horn ME, OH, MOON!"AND THIRTEEN Times All Blind date Adventure FROM MY WOMB THE Loaded LIBATION OF MY BLOOD!"