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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ash’taroth.
 
The goddess-moon in Syrian mythology, called by Jeremiah (vii. 18, xliv. 17, 25) “the queen of heaven.” Goddess of the Zidonians.   1
       
“Moonëd Ashtaroth,
       
Heaven’s queen and mother both.”
       
Milton: The Hymn.
 


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