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
ENT_MOA_ASHTAR_KEMOSH,Ashtar-Kemosh,,Moabite,syncretic deity / warrior form,War Deity,war; sacred destruction; Venus-warrior; ḥērem,,,,B,,,,,,"A compound divine name appearing once in the Mesha Stele (line 17): ""And I devoted [the city of Nebo] to destruction (ḥrm) 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"" — Kemosh's consort or feminine cult partner. The single attestation limits certainty. Dearman (1989) pp. 118-120; KAI 181 line 17.",hero