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Atargatis

Atargatis (known as Derceto by the Greeks) was the chief goddess of northern Syria in classical antiquity. Primarily she was a fertility goddess, but, as the baalat ("mistress") of her city and people she was also responsible for their protection and well-being. Her chief sanctuary was at Hierapolis, modern Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, Syria.

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Canaanite
Astarte
Consort
Hadad
Greek
Aphrodite
Major cult center
Hierapolis Bambyce
Roman
Dea Syria, Venus
Symbols
dove, fish

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Atargatis

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples120
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

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Atargatis

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related to Priesthood · 22
Atargatis → According, Apuleius, Assyrian, At, Atargatis's, Combabus, Cybele, During, Galli, Hieropolis, In, Knowing, Lucian, Rituals, Roman, Semiramis, Stratonice, The, They, This
related to Syncretism · 18
Atargatis → Amphitrite, Ashtaroth-Karnaim, Ashtart, By, Carnaim, Carnion, Chaldean, Cybele, De Dea Syria, Destiny, Greek Aphrodite, Hera, In, Lucian, Not, Rhea, She, This
related to Mythology · 17
Atargatis → Ashkelon, Assyrian, Athenaeus, Cnidus, Ctesius, Derceto, Diodorus Siculus, Gatis, Hieropolis, Ichthys, In Diodorus's, Lucian, Semiramis, Simios, Syrian, The, This
related to Iconography · 12
Atargatis → Ashkelon, But, Ctesias, Derceto, Diodorus, Glueck, Hieropolis, LIMC, Lucian, Syriac, The, Transjordan
related to Numismatics · 12
Atargatis → And, Antiochus XII Dionysus, BCE, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Hadad, Hieropolis Bambyce, Hieropolitan, Lucian, Palmyra, Stargateis, The, Tyche
related to Sculptures · 10
Atargatis → Artemis Azzanathkona, Atargatis Hierapolis, Atargatis/Tyche, Dura-Europos, Hadad, In, Palmyra, The, Tyche, Yale-French
related to Origin and name · 9
Atargatis → Anat's, At Ugarit, Bronze Age, Canaanite, Ishara, Ishtar, Lady, Sea, Ugaritic
related to External links · 8
Atargatis → AbufaresJewish Encyclopedia, Concerning, DercetoBritannica Online Encyclopædia, English, Johanna Stuckey Archived, Samosata, Syrian Goddess, Wayback MachineLucian
related to Classical period · 5
Atargatis → Derketo, Hadad, Latin, They, Various Greek
Canaanite · 1
Atargatis → Astarte

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goddess fish also syria one derceto lucian syrian hadad hierapolis ashkelon temple name cult priests venus combabus according fertility doves

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AtargatisCanaaniteAstarte1.00infobox
AtargatisConsortHadad1.00infobox
AtargatisGreekAphrodite1.00infobox
AtargatisMajor cult centerHierapolis Bambyce1.00infobox
AtargatisRomanDea Syria, Venus1.00infobox
AtargatisSymbolsdove, fish1.00infobox
Atargatisis aessay by Per Bilde0.90text
Atargatisrelated to Classical periodVarious Greek0.60section
Atargatisrelated to Classical periodLatin0.60section
Atargatisrelated to Classical periodDerketo0.60section
Atargatisrelated to Classical periodHadad0.60section
Atargatisrelated to Classical periodThey0.60section

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