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Asshur—Male–Middle East/Mediterranean
(Also known as Ashur)
Lover: Ishtar
Animal associations: Cattle (bull), Dragon
(snake), Horse (white), Eagle, Goat (female)
Assyrian god who remains the patron of
soldiers, although he did evolve into a fertility
god. Asshur is one of the many moon gods of
the area.
Astarte—Female—Middle East/Mediterranean
(Also known as Athtarat, Ashtoreth)
Animal associations: Antelope, Bull, Cattle
(bull), Dog, Dolphin, Dove, Fish, Horse, Pi-
geon, Shark
Plant associations: Acacia, Apple, Cypress,
Juniper, Myrtle, Pine, Saffron (Spanish), San-
dalwood (yellow)
Holiday: Honored on the 23rd day of April
Phoenician and Canaanite fertility goddess
who was sometimes described as a hermaph-
rodite but was more often shown strictly fe-
male. She has been adopted by the modern gay,
lesbian, and bisexual community as patron.
Incense Recipe
2 parts Sandalwood (yellow)
1 part Juniper berries
1 pinch Saffron (Spanish) or Cypress
A few apple seeds
Enough Astarte or Pine oil to bind
Oil Recipe
8 drops Pine Oil
6 drops Cypress Oil
6 drops Juniper Oil
1/2 ounce base oil
Astraea—Female—Mediterranean
Animal association: Quail (common)
‘Star maiden’—Greek goddess of justice
who continues to watch over humanity from
the heavens. She is associated with the con-
stellation Virgo.
Astraeus—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Crius
Mother: Eurybia
Wife: Eos
‘Starry’—Greek Titan, father of the four
Winds; Boreas (North), Eurus (East), Notus
(South), and Zephyrus (West).
Asteria—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Perses
Animal association: Quail
Greek goddess with conflicting stories.
One is that she changed into a Quail to escape
the pursuit of Zeus (who wanted to rape her).
Another version says that to escape, she flung
herself into the ocean and became the island
by her name.
Asvins, The—Male—Indian
Animal association: Horse
Hindu divine physicians. Sons of Saranyu
and Surya.
Ataksak—Male—Arctic North America
Eskimo god of all things joyous.
Atalanta—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Melanion
‘Balanced’—Greek personification and
goddess of the female athlete. Patron of
women who play hard to get and especially of
tomboys. See Melanion, her husband, for their
story. She speaks to us of the difference be-
tween that which is female and that which is
feminine, showing us that one can be a woman
despite the possession of attributes commonly
thought to be masculine.
Ataokoloinona—See Norianahary
Atar—Male—Middle East
(Also known as Atesh)
Father: Ahura Mazda
Persian god of purity who gave humanity
fire and other gifts.
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