Astarte is the goddess of love and battle in Mesopotamia.
- Astarte, like the deity Ishtar, was revered across ancient Mesopotamia.
- Her name literally translates to "star," and she is the moon's might.
- She is the all-powerful queen of the morning and evening stars, ruling over the sky and all of creation.
- She is the mother of all astral bodies in the cosmos and governs over the spirits of the dead.
- She governs passion, marriage, and sexual interactions as a love goddess, personifying a woman's body's sensuality and the strength of feminine freedom.
- She is the Warrior Queen in her evil side, her rage poured into war and combat triumphs.
- The sphinx, the dove, and the star are among her emblems.