Asherah

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Asherah
אֲשֵׁרָה
Goddess of motherhood and fertility
Lady of the Sea
Ashera. Eretz Israel Mus.jpg
Major cult centerMiddle-East
Formerly Jerusalem
SymbolAsherah pole
ConsortEl (Ugaritic religion)
Baal (Canaanite religion)
Elkunirsa (Hittite religion)
Yahweh (Israelite religion)
Amurru (Amorite religion)
Anu (Akkadian religion)
'Amm (Qatabanian religion)
Assur (Assyrian religion)
Offspring70 sons (Ugaritic religion)
77 or 88 sons (Hittite religion)
Greek equivalentRhea[1]

Asherah (/əˈʃɪərə/; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָהʾăšērā; Ugaritic: