A goddess of love and motherhood worshipped among the Canaanites (Judg. 2: 13) and called Astarte among the Phoenicians, Aphrodite in Greek mythology. Her cult was encouraged by Solomon (1 Kgs. 11: 5), for which he was condemned (1 Kgs. 11: 9).
Citation for Ashtoreth
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MLA
"Ashtoreth." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 22, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e171>.
Chicago
"Ashtoreth." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e171 (accessed May 22, 2013).