. The Mythology of all races .. . Egyptian addition. Thetwo following deities evidently constitute mere manifesta-tions of Astarte. In Asiatizing art sheseehis to be represented also by thenon-Egyptian female sphinx, whosehead Is marked by long tresses and apeculiar kerchief, such as was wornby Syrian women. Qedesh (Semitic the Holy, AwfulOne) Is pictured like the nude god-desses of Babylonian art, standing on a lion and holding flowers and a serpentFig. i6o. Astarte, Mistress OF Horses whIch often degenerates mto anotherAND OF THE Chariot flowcr; ^Mn kccpIng wlth hcr tltlc, mls tress of heave
. The Mythology of all races .. . Egyptian addition. Thetwo following deities evidently constitute mere manifesta-tions of Astarte. In Asiatizing art sheseehis to be represented also by thenon-Egyptian female sphinx, whosehead Is marked by long tresses and apeculiar kerchief, such as was wornby Syrian women. Qedesh (Semitic the Holy, AwfulOne) Is pictured like the nude god-desses of Babylonian art, standing on a lion and holding flowers and a serpentFig. i6o. Astarte, Mistress OF Horses whIch often degenerates mto anotherAND OF THE Chariot flowcr; ^Mn kccpIng wlth hcr tltlc, mls tress of heaven, she wears the sun andmoon on her head. Her two lovers, theyouthful Tammuz-Adonis and his warlikerival, appear on either side of her, thelatter as Resheph-Reshpu, and the formeras the Egyptian god Min, who thus againshows himself to be like Osiris (p. 139). Asit always rides on horseback. Thename may be nothing more than a pop-ular form of Astarte when pronouncedAs[t]eyt, but In any case Asit wastreated as a separate Fig. 161. Astarte
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