#athtart

[tsalmu]

Votive altar to Ashtart? (Astarte?) Fii village?, Lebanon c. 450 BCE

Location: Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey Source: Worldhistory.org

[diioonysus]

canaanite mythology | goddesses

[goddessfinder5]

Canaanite Polytheist Questions

Does anyone here have experiences, UPG, with Athtartu? I’m maybe sensing a call to deepen my relationship with Her, but also a bit frustrated since there seems to be so little scholarship on Her. At least, little that I’m currently financially able to access atm.

Tess Dawson’s interpretation of Her actions in the Canaanite stories we have making Her a goddess involved with peace tracks with my experiences so far. From my own reading, so far, I see Her association with protection of the king, Her association with treaties and curses, and the fact She made sure Yamm’s messengers were treated fairly speaks to Her as being involved with justice (and fairness).

I guess I’m just a little hungry for all the information? If you don’t mind sharing, what is She like? To you?

Thank you in advance.

[ladypoetess]

In this book, Aren M. Wilson-Wright proposes a new model for studying gods in the Ancient Near East. The key insight of this model is that the roles, functions, and representations of deities correspond to the daily routines of their worshippers.

In this book, Aren M. Wilson-Wright proposes a new model for studying gods in the Ancient Near East. The key insight of this model is that the roles, functions, and representations of deities correspond to the daily routines of their worshippers. Soldiers, for example, tend to worship martial gods, while farmers tend to worship agricultural gods. The author then illustrates the utility of this model by applying it to a detailed study of the goddess Athtart at three Late Bronze Age sites: Egypt, Emar, and Ugarit. In the process, he demonstrates that multiple, distinct forms of Athtart existed at all three sites in the Late Bronze Age, each corresponding to the daily routines of different social groups. He also considers the effect of daily routines on the transmission of Athtart.

Ohhh @bookofwisdom you were just talking about Athtart, yes? Look at what I found! :D