Asherah: Difference between revisions

	Asherah
	species: goddess
	from; mythology
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A Mesopotamian/Semitic goddess. Possibly related to or confused with Astarte; Asherah or Astarte was described as the "queen of heaven" in Jeremiah.

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 A Mesopotamian/Semitic goddess.
 Possibly related to or confused with [[Astarte]]; Asherah or Astarte was described as the "queen of heaven" in Jeremiah.
 ==Representations in Modern Fiction==
-* Neal Stephenson, ''Snow Crash''
+* [[Neal Stephenson]], ''[[Snow Crash]]''
-* Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel universe, in ''Kushiel's Chosen''
+* [[Jacqueline Carey]]'s Kushiel universe, in ''[[Kushiel's Chosen]]'' (as Asherat of the Sea)
 [[category:Mythological characters]]
 [[Category:Characters]]