Derketo (Conan)
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Derketo is a goddess worshipped in the Conan the Barbarian
series of stories by Robert E. Howard
. She is a goddess of pleasure, and her cult is licentious and hedonistic, worshipping her with orgies. She is the consort of Father Set. Derketo is described as being popular in Shem, Stygia, and Kush.
Derketo, goddess of the Philistans worshiped in Askalon (Syria), was portrayed as half-woman, half-fish.
Herodotus (first book- klio) calls her divine Aphrodite (Venus).
According to Herodotus, her temple in Askalon was destroyed by the Scythians (Gimirrai Iskuza), who were therefore punished by the goddess with femininity disease.
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films , television programs, video games, roleplaying games and other media...
series of stories by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre....
. She is a goddess of pleasure, and her cult is licentious and hedonistic, worshipping her with orgies. She is the consort of Father Set. Derketo is described as being popular in Shem, Stygia, and Kush.
Derketo, goddess of the Philistans worshiped in Askalon (Syria), was portrayed as half-woman, half-fish.
Herodotus (first book- klio) calls her divine Aphrodite (Venus).
According to Herodotus, her temple in Askalon was destroyed by the Scythians (Gimirrai Iskuza), who were therefore punished by the goddess with femininity disease.