Attar (god)

Attar, also known as Athtar, Astar, and Ashtar is the god of the morning star in western Semitic

Semitic

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 mythology. In Canaan

Canaan

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ite legend he attempts to usurp the throne of the dead god Baal

Baal

Baʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...

 but proves inadequate. In semi-arid regions of western Asia

Asia

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 he was sometimes worshipped as a rain god. His female counterpart is the Phoenicia

Phoenicia

Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...

n Astarte

Astarte

Astarte is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times...

. In more southerly regions he is probably known as Dhu-Samani.

Attar appears as the demon Ashtar in Shin Megami Tensei II

Shin Megami Tensei II

is a video game and direct sequel to Shin Megami Tensei for the Super Famicom released on March 18, 1994 in Japan. It was later remade for PlayStation in 2002, and then for Game Boy Advance in 2003. It is a console role-playing game and part of the Megami Tensei series...

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