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Here is a modern rendition of Venus/Aphrodite. See Planet Venus low on horizon, the evening star. You can also see the Andromeda galaxy, our galaxy’s nearest neighbor.  Jupiter and Mars are there too. Venus is also Ishtar, and the forsythia blooms, an Easter/Ishtar symbol remind us of that.  She is also Asherah – as the ocean, seaweed, pearls and dove remind us – they are all symbols of Asherah, another name for Yahweh-El’s wife whom we will meet in a minute.