{"database": "deitydb", "table": "v_public_cross_tradition_links", "rows": [[89, "Astarte", "Canaanite/Ugaritic", "received_as", "Al-Uzza", "Pre-Islamic Arabian", "medium", "Al-Uzza is the north Arabian continuation of the Semitic love/Venus goddess tradition that runs from Mesopotamian Inanna/Ishtar through Canaanite Astarte. The common elements are: (1) association with the planet Venus as the morning/evening star; (2) love and war function (Al-Uzza is invoked for protection in battle as well as for love); (3) association with sacred trees (Al-Uzza's sanctuary at Nakhla included sacred trees). The Nabataean Al-Uzza is sometimes depicted with the Aphrodite iconography that derives from Astarte. The transmission is most plausible through Phoenician-Arabian contact and the common Semitic religious substrate. Confidence medium: functional and iconographic parallels are strong; direct textual documentation of the Astarte\u2192Al-Uzza transmission is limited.", "SRC_HEALEY_NABATAEAN_RELIGION"]], "columns": ["rowid", "entity", "tradition", "relationship_type", "linked_entity", "linked_tradition", "confidence", "rationale", "source_id"], "primary_keys": ["rowid"], "primary_key_values": ["89"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 20.91044999906444, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}