1) West Semitic goddess 
Atargatis s or Ataratheh (ə; ‘Atar‘atheh or Tar‘atheh) was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical Antiquity. Ctesias also used the name Derceto for her, and the Romans called her Dea Syriae (`Syrian goddess`). Primarily she was a goddess of fertility, but, as the baalat (`mistress`) of her city and people, she was also respons...
great goddess of northern Syria; her chief sanctuary was at Hierapolis (modern Manbij), northeast of Aleppo, where she was worshiped with her ... [3 related articles]
Alternative Greek name for the goddess Derceto. ...