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MYLITTA
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• MYLITTA (noun)
The noun MYLITTA has 1 sense:
1. Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
Familiarity information: MYLITTA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ishtar; Mylitta
Instance hypernyms:
Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)
Domain region:
Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
Assyria (an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq)
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