![]() He also pointed out that the concept of Athirat, Anat and Ashtart as a trinity of sorts (popularized by authors like Tikva Frymer-Kensky), is modern and ignores the role of other deities in Ugarit - for example Shapash as well as the importance of the connection between Athirat and El. Wiggins found no evidence Ashtart was ever conflated with Athirat. While the worship of Ashtart and Anat as a pair is well attested, Steve A. John Day asserts that all three shared many traits with each other and may have been worshipped in conjunction or separately during 1500 years of cultural history.
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