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The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Ashtoreth




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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. © Judy Chicago. Photograph by Jook Leung Photography

Ashtoreth
Mythic, worshipped by Semitic peoples of Phoenicia (modern-day Syria and Lebanon), exact dates uncertain

Ashtoreth, Asherah, Astarte, and Ishtar are all manifestations of the same goddess who was worshipped in different regions, where people were divided by language and geography. Ashtoreth (a Hebrew name) was the supreme female deity of the Phoenicians, associated with Baal, the supreme god. She seems to have been particularly concerned with love and fertility.

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Last updated April 13, 2007.
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