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اشیره
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Asherah (; ; ; ; Qatabanian: '') was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(š) or Ašertu(š)'' (), and as Athirat in Ugarit as the consort of ʾEl. Asherah was a major goddess in ancient Northwest Semitic cultures, often associated with fertility, motherhood, and sacred trees. Asherah was the goddess of the sea while "her husband El" was the god of 'heaven.'
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Canaanite
- Deity.name
- Asherah
- Deity.image
- File:Hecht Museum, Israel – figurines 010.JPG
- Deity.caption
- Figurine of Asherah, Hecht Museum, Israel
- Deity.deity_of
- Lady Asherah (of the) Sea or Day
- Deity.other_names
- Athirat
- Deity.cult_center
- Levant
- Deity.symbol
- Tree
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- goddess
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Amurru
- Child
- Shapshu
- Image
- Asherah 13th century BC Israel Museum.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Ninhursag
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- Commons category
- Asherah
- worshipped by
- Canaanite religion
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- nickname
- קנית אלם
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