Chief western Semitic goddess of love and war, sister and helpmate to Baal , whom she retrieved from the land of the dead.
One of the best-known of Canaanite deities, she was famous for her youthful vigour and ferocity in battle. In Egypt she was depicted nude, holding flowers and standing on a lion. During the Hellenistic Age, Anath and Astarte were merged into Atargatis .