Athirat

Athirat is considered the Ugaritic counterpart to Asherah, the Israelite mother Goddess. Called "Creator of the Gods", she was often represented as a palm tree or pillar with a snake coiled around it. The name Athirat derives from a root meaning "straight".

Pictured: Ivory box-lid found at Ugarit (1300 BCE) depicts Athirat representing the Tree of Life feeding a pair of goats.