Ashtar

Jump to navigation Jump to search
Ashtar
アシュター

Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II

Origin Levantine culture
Race(s) Deity
Alignment(s) Light-NeutralShin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX

Ashtar is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Athtar or Ashtar[a] is a Levantine deity associated with the planet Venus and irrigation.[1] His name is the masculine form of the name of Ashtart, and Ashtar and Ashtart may have originally signified Venus in its roles as the morning star and the evening star, respectively.[2][3] However, despite the etymological relationship between their names, there is no attested direct evidence of the two deities having any connection.[4]

In the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Athtar is a son of El and Athirat, though the fragmentary nature of the text makes Athtar's role difficult to interpret. He is described as "minute in strength" but "intelligent". In one passage, Athtar chooses to go into the underworld in pursuit of Yamm, though this is not further elaborated upon in the extant fragments. Later, after Baal's death at the hands of Mot, Athtar is suggested by Athirat as Baal's replacement, and El agrees. Athtar finds himself to be too short for Baal's throne on Mount Ṣapon, and ultimately declines ruling from Mount Ṣapon, instead deciding to rule over the earth.[5][6]

In Moab, Ashtar was identified with their national god Chemosh.[7][8]

Outside of the Levant, cognates of the name are used to refer to deities worshiped by other Semitic-speaking peoples. Athtar was worshiped in South Arabia as the supreme deity of the heavens and head of the pantheon.[9] Additionally, a goddess named Ishtar was worshiped in Mesopotamia and identified with the Sumerian goddess Inanna.[10]

Design

Ashtar's design is intended to resemble Baal's, owing to his role in the Baal Cycle.[11]

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei II
Name Level HP MP
Ashtar 40 540 79
Strength 17
Intelligence 6
Magic 6
Vitality 13
Agility 11
Luck 9

Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type
God Deity Light-Neutral (127) ♄Macca1280 100 Fire
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
114 77 106 74 7 7
Resistances
Skill Person
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Light
×⅝×0.625 ×⅞×0.875 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25
Dark Ruin Bind Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Almighty
×1 ×1 ×1 ×⅜×0.375 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
125％ 75％ 112.5％ 87.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 125％ 75％ 137.5％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Sword 1 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Recarmdra Recovery 8 MP Brings all allies' HP to max in exchange for user's life.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Heat Wave Sword 10% HP Attacks multiple enemies. Power changes depending on user's max HP.
Tackle Charge 12% HP Rushes at an enemy and deals damage.
Roundhouse Leg Skill 8% HP Strongly kicks 1 enemy and deals damage.

Compendium

This section has content in need of translation.
The content in this section is missing a translation. You can help Megami Tensei Wiki by adding one.
Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei II
(A-Mode DDS) 		出身地：シリア
「恐るべき者」「獅子」と呼ばれるカナアンの軍神。主神バールが神々の山・サフォンより姿を消した際、王の座を狙うが失敗する。「聖書」において、バールの妻アシュタルテと混同され、魔王アスタロトとされる。
Translation:

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei II

Ashtar is one half of the true form of Astaroth. If Aleph brings Astaroth to Binah Town, then he will split apart into Ashtar and Ishtar.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese アシュター Ashutā Ashtar

Gallery

Notes

  1. ↑ Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗, romanized ʿṯtar (vocalized ʿAṯtar-); Moabite and Phoenician: 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓, romanized ʿštar (vocalized ʿAštar); Imperial Aramaic: 𐡏𐡕𐡓, romanized ʿtr (vocalized ʿAttar)

References

General
  • The Myth of Cosmic Rebellion: A Study of Its Reflexes in Ugaritic and Biblical Literature (1996), Hugh Rowland Page, Jr.. Published by E. J. Brill. ISBN-13: 978-90-04-10563-8. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004275898
  • "‛Athtart in Late Bronze Age Syrian Texts", Transformation of a Goddess: Ishtar – Astarte – Aphrodite (2014), Mark S. Smith. Published by Academic Press Fribourg. pp. 33-86. ISBN-13: 978-3-7278-1748-9.
Specific
  1. ↑ Page 1996, p. 51.
  2. ↑ Page 1996, p. 56.
  3. ↑ Smith 2014, p. 35.
  4. ↑ Smith 2014, pp. 36-37.
  5. ↑ Page 1996, pp. 60-109.
  6. ↑ "The key to the problem here is the precise nuance recognized of arṣ in line 65. While it is sometimes ambiguous, and can mean either 'earth' or 'underworld,' I think that here it is univocal, and has the former sense. Page translated it as 'Underworld,' that is, the latter sense, understanding an implicit rejection of Athtar's claims with regard to Baal's throne." "The Concept and Purpose of Hell: Its Nature and Development in West Semitic Thought", Nicolas Wyatt. Numen, 56(2/3), pp. 168-169. Published 2009 by Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/156852709X404964
  7. ↑ "Chemosh כמושׁ", Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online (2018), Hans-Peter Müller. Published by Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/2589-7802_DDDO_DDDO_Chemosh
  8. ↑ "Chemosh Looks Like YHWH, but That's Okay", Divine Doppelgängers: YHWH's Ancient Look-Alikes (2020), Josey Bridges Snyder. Published by Eisenbrauns. p. 122. ISBN-13: 978-1-57506-744-5. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781646020935-010
  9. ↑ Page 1996, p. 52.
  10. ↑ Page 1996, pp. 52, 58.
  11. ↑ "イラストにバールの衣装と共通する部分があるのはそのためで、こちらは軍神らしく剣を腰に差し、胸当てに短いマントをつけた、指揮官風のデザイン。肌は日焼けをしたように浅黒い。" Kazuma Kaneko Works II (2006). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 2. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0350-4.
Retrieved from "https://megatenwiki.com/index.php?title=Ashtar&oldid=416738"