ʿAṯtar
ʿAṯtar is an ancient Semitic deity whose role, name, and even gender varied across the cultures of West Asia. In both genders, ʿAṯtar is identified with the planet Venus, the morning and evening star, in some manifestations of Semitic mythology.
| ʿAṯtar | |
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Deity of the Morning and Evening Star | |
South Arabian fragment of a stela depicting a reclining ibex and three Arabian oryx heads, which were associated with ʿAṯtar. | |
| Planet | Venus |
| Animals | Gazelle (in Syria and Arabia) |
| Equivalents | |
| Mesopotamian equivalent | Lugal-Marada, Zababa (through equation with Aštabi), Ninurta (through equation with Aštabi and Lugal-Marada) |
| Hurrian equivalent | Aštabi |
| Deities of the ancient Near East |
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| Religions of the ancient Near East |
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