- an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Astarte, having a somewhat triangular, chestnut-brown shell.
- a fertility goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians: identified with Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Ishtar of the Babylonians and Assyrians
