entities: ENT_MOA_ASHTAR_KEMOSH

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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

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