{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "rows": [["ENT_MOA_ASHTAR_KEMOSH", "Ashtar-Kemosh", null, "Moabite", "syncretic deity / warrior form", "War Deity", "war; sacred destruction; Venus-warrior; \u1e25\u0113rem", null, null, null, "B", null, null, null, null, null, "A compound divine name appearing once in the Mesha Stele (line 17): \"And I devoted [the city of Nebo] to destruction (\u1e25rm) for Ashtar-Kemosh.\" The name conflates Ashtar (the warrior aspect of the Venus deity, attested in Ugaritic as a fertility-warrior figure who briefly occupies Baal's throne) with Kemosh. The exact theological relationship is debated: Ashtar-Kemosh may be a compound epithet of Kemosh in his warrior/destructive aspect, a distinct deity subordinate to Kemosh, or Kemosh himself conflated with the Ashtar cult in Moabite territory. Cross (1973) p. 229 interprets the name as \"Ashtar of Kemosh\" \u2014 Kemosh's consort or feminine cult partner. The single attestation limits certainty. Dearman (1989) pp. 118-120; KAI 181 line 17.", "hero"]], "columns": ["entity_id", "canonical_name", "greek_name", "tradition", "entity_type", "category", "primary_domains", "tags", "cult_scope", "primary_period", "evidence_confidence", "review_status", "inclusion_basis", "earth_association_score", "chthonic_flag", "serpent_flag", "short_note", "entity_class"], "primary_keys": ["entity_id"], "primary_key_values": ["ENT_MOA_ASHTAR_KEMOSH"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.618181999423541, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}