Asherah
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Asherah is an ancient West Semitic mother goddess associated with fertility, the sea, and sacred trees, venerated across Canaan and neighboring cultures.
Aliases (2)
- Mother Goddess ×1
- sister of Baal ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Semitic deity
→
goddess → |
| associatedWith |
fertility
→
household cults in ancient Israel → sacred trees → the sea → |
| category |
West Semitic deities
→
fertility goddesses → sea deities → |
| condemnedBy |
biblical prophets
→
|
| condemnedIn |
Deuteronomistic history
→
|
| culture |
Canaanite religion
→
Phoenician religion → Ugaritic religion → ancient Israelite religion → broader West Semitic cultures → |
| gender |
female
→
|
| linkedConcept |
divine consort archetype
→
tree of life motif → |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
→
Ugaritic texts → archaeological inscriptions from ancient Israel → |
| region |
Levant
→
ancient Canaan → |
| relationshipWith |
Yahweh
→
|
| religiousFunction |
patron of fertility
→
protector of family and lineage → |
| religiousStatusInJudah |
popular but officially contested
→
|
| role |
mother goddess
→
|
| roleInMythology |
intercessor with El
→
mother of seventy sons of El → |
| scholarlyDebate |
possible role as consort of Yahweh in some Israelite circles
→
|
| sourceOfEvidence |
inscriptions from Khirbet el-Qom
→
inscriptions from Kuntillet Ajrud → |
| spouseOf |
El
→
|
| symbol |
sacred tree
→
stylized tree of life → wooden pole → |
| title |
Lady Asherah of the Sea
→
Lady of the Sea → mother of the gods → |
| typeOfCultObject |
Asherah pole
→
|
| worshipPeriod |
Bronze Age
→
Iron Age → |
| worshipPractice |
setting up Asherah poles
→
veneration at sacred trees → |
| worshipSite |
groves
→
high places → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Anat
→
Baal → |
associatedWith |
|
Canaan
→
Ugarit → |
majorDeity |
|
El
→
|
consort |
|
Anat
("sister of Baal")
→
|
familyRelation |
|
Canaanites
→
|
pantheonIncludesDeity |
|
El
→
|
spouse |
|
Devi
("Mother Goddess")
→
|
worshippedAs |