Phoenician goddess equivalent to
Ishtar and
Asherah; consort of
Ba'al, IIRC
poem by me called "Astarte":
The melting wax gliding down the candle
Mirrors the sweat on my naked skin
Late, I sit lotus, eyes on the lights
A fire sparked in my mind
A blaze between my thighs
I am possessed
I feel your touch, secret one
Who comes and haunts me in my dreams
And I crawl beneath the sky
Till I feel my lungs would burst
And I breathe in the stars
And I am become illumination
I see you cowering in the light
I see the snow turning your hair white
As arms invisible surround me