Astarte: Ancient Near Eastern goddess of love, war, and the morning star Astarte Astarte was a major goddess of the ancient Levant and Mediterranean, associated with fertility, sexual love, war and the planet Venus. Worshiped from the Bronze Age through classic…
Batuque (Afro-Brazilian religion) Batuque (religion) Batuque is an Afro‑Brazilian religious tradition originating among African-descended communities in southern Brazil. It combines drumming, spirit possession, ancestor veneration an…
