Astarte was another name for Asherah, the consort of Baal, and one of the most deeply venerated fertility goddesses of ancient Babylon. In this statue, gracefully swirling her patterned skirt, the goddess waves sheaves of grain while dancing ecstatically. Rise up and call her name!
[Ras Shamra, 1900 BCE] Unfinished Ganges Clay statue. #A
see also: Sacred Sexuality
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