Ashtoreth

n. Astarte, ancient Phoenician goddess of love fertility and war (Mythology)

Astarte (from Greek Αστάρτη (Astártē)) is the name of a goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions, cognate in name, origin and functions with the goddess Ishtar in Mesopotamian texts. Another transliteration is ‘Ashtart; other names for the goddess include Hebrew or Phoenician עשתרת (transliterated Ashtoreth), Ugaritic ‘ṯtrt (also ‘Aṯtart or ‘Athtart, transliterated Atirat), Akkadian DAs-tar-tú (also Astartu) and Etruscan Uni-Astre (Pyrgi Tablets).
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Noun
1. an ancient Semitic fertility goddess; identified with Phoenician Astarte and Babylonian Ishtar
(hypernym) Semitic deity

(n.)
The principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity.
  

[Other] Also Astarte or Ashtar. The supreme female divinity of the Phoenician nations, the goddess of love and fruitfulness. She symbolized the female principle, as Baal symbolized maleness. The Babylonian and Assyrian counterpart of Ashtoreth was Ishtar.