Ash·to·reth /ˈæʃtəˌrɛθ/
 Ash·to·reth n.; pl. Ashtaroth  The principal female divinity of the Phœnicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity.
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 Ashtoreth
      n : an ancient Semitic fertility goddess; identified with
          Phoenician Astarte and Babylonian Ishtar
 Ashtoreth
    the moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive
    principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently
    associated with the name of Baal, the sun-god, their chief male
    deity (Judg. 10:6; 1 Sam. 7:4; 12:10). These names often occur
    in the plural (Ashtaroth, Baalim), probably as indicating either
    different statues or different modifications of the deities.
    This deity is spoken of as Ashtoreth of the Zidonians. She was
    the Ishtar of the Accadians and the Astarte of the Greeks (Jer.
    44:17; 1 Kings 11:5, 33; 2 Kings 23:13). There was a temple of
    this goddess among the Philistines in the time of Saul (1 Sam.
    31:10). Under the name of Ishtar, she was one of the great
    deities of the Assyrians. The Phoenicians called her Astarte.
    Solomon introduced the worship of this idol (1 Kings 11:33).
    Jezebel's 400 priests were probably employed in its service (1
    Kings 18:19). It was called the "queen of heaven" (Jer. 44:25).