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ANAHITA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Near Eastern Mythology

Means "immaculate, undefiled" from Avestan a "not" and ahit "unclean". This was the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and water. She was sometimes identified with Artemis, Aphrodite and Athena.
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