Asherah
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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
- Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel universe, in Kushiel's Chosen (as Asherat of the Sea)