Ashtar

For more than three hundred years the God Baal and the Goddess Ashtaroth had driven the foreign kingdoms to war; and in consequence of these wars the Faithists had fled into Egupt, and even accepted servitude rather than be slain elsewhere.

And the angel of Jehovih, speaking in the Father's name, said: To the north-east God, to the south-west Lord, to the north-west Baal; to the south-east Ashtaroth.

--CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ESTABLISHING ON THE EARTH THE NAMES: LORD GOD, AND DE’YUS, AND DYAUS, AND DEITY, AND TE-IN, AND SUDGA, AND OSIRIS, AND BAAL, AND ASHTAROTH.

THIS BOOK OF GOD PERTAINETH TO BOTH, THE EARTH AND LOWER HEAVENS, AND CONTAINETH AN EXPOSITION OF THE LABORS OF THE ABOVE FALSE GODS, AND THEIR FALL AND ENVIRONMENT IN HELLS, ALL SAVE BAAL AND ASHTAROTH.

Then rose Ashtaroth, assistant to Baal, and Lordess of the East Wing of his heavenly place.

Sixth, you, Ashtaroth, should be ruler over Parsa, and its heavenly kingdom, and your title should be ASHTAROTH, of the first rank of GODDESS OF THE EARTH.

The Gods were: Anubi; Hikas, now called Te-in; Wotchissij, now called Sudga; Chele- mung, now called Osiris; Baal, Ashtaroth, Foe-be, Hes-loo, He-loo, Orion, Hebe and Valish.

To win great majesty to himself, and after having sworn to havoc the whole earth in order to establish the name De'yus, and Lord God, he called to his side his five chiefest friends: the Gods, Hikas, falsely named Te-in; Wotchissij, falsely named Sudga; Che-le-mung, falsely named Osiris; Baal, and Ashtaroth.

Ashtaroth said: The work of my legions should be to deal death to your* enemies, O De'yus.

Of the latter, you, Osiris, should have chief command; and you, Baal, and you, Ashtaroth, you**** twain, so linked in love and one purpose, should be the earth managers to Osiris' will.

In the front, dashing madly on, was Baal, and next him, his assistant Goddess, Ashtaroth, followed by their first attendants and high exalted officers.

Beside Baal, on the downward course to the earth, but a little behind him, woman-like, was Ashtaroth, with her thousand attendants, all accoutered to show their high esteem for their warring Goddess.

To the east and west, and north and south, Baal and Ashtaroth spread out their armies, wide as the three great lands they had sworn to subdue unto the Lord God, who, of woman born, was the most presuming son the earth had yet brought forth.

Yea, even though I go down to the earth in person, and with Baal and Ashtaroth go from house to house throughout the world!

Thus prepared Osiris and Baal and Ashtaroth for the third assault on Jehovih's angels.

And next, to thee, Ashtaroth, the Goddess that never tire, or is without a stratagem, for your glorious success I bestow you* with the fete, the circle and the true cross, to be your forever.

And then Osiris allotted to the generals and captains tens of thousands of spirits especially adapted to their respective work; and he placed Baal and Ashtaroth as chiefs over them.

For in all cases, whether Baal or Ashtaroth, or any of your*** superior officers, say to you*: Destroy thou that city, or this city, or that family, or this family, or that man or this man; you should so fall upon the man or place as commanded, and accomplish it.

And Osiris, and Baal, and Ashtaroth, through their angel hosts, chose from amongst mortals the largest and strongest, most war-like, and by means of the oracles, declared them kings and queens, and instructed them in building palaces and having thrones, after the manner of Lords and Gods.

It was thus, that he, too, was summoned to Sanc-tu, in Hored, to meet with Osiris, and Baal, and Ashtaroth, and Sudga, subduer of Vind'yu.

Whilst at the feast, De'yus said to Osiris: Speak you of thy exploits, and of Baal and Ashtaroth and their valorous legions.