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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Astarte

Astarte was the mythologic goddess of love and beauty in various Semitic cultures of the eastern Mediterranean area thousands of years ago. She is particularly associated with the ancient city of Byblos in Phoenicia (now Lebanon). When the concept of Astarte was carried westward, she became the precursor of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and later the Roman goddess Venus.
The picture here is of Astarte Fashion Fish bead named for the goddess. This bead and other Fashion fish beads can be found at Beadshaper Fashion Fish

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