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One of the most revered Syrian Goddess of the moon, feminine powers, and the waters, primarily a fertility goddess also responsible for the protection and well-being of her city and people.

Worshipped in ancient Assyria and later all over the Mediterranean, by the Canaanites, Arabs, and other Levantine groups, and was eventually adopted by the Greeks and Romans. Her nature closely resembled that of her Phoenician counterpart, Astarte, and with the Anatolian Cybele.
Her chief sanctuary was at Hierapolis, modern Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, Syria.

* Dedicated to the New Goddess Temple in Hungary

Description

One of the most revered Syrian Goddess of the moon, feminine powers, and the waters, primarily a fertility goddess also responsible for the protection and well-being of her city and people.

Worshipped in ancient Assyria and later all over the Mediterranean, by the Canaanites, Arabs, and other Levantine groups, and was eventually adopted by the Greeks and Romans. Her nature closely resembled that of her Phoenician counterpart, Astarte, and with the Anatolian Cybele.
Her chief sanctuary was at Hierapolis, modern Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, Syria.

* Dedicated to the New Goddess Temple in Hungary