Anahita

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Here is a list of articles in the Anahita category of the Biology portal. Articles related to the goddess Anahita, a divinity of "the Waters" (Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. At some point prior to the 4th century BC, Anahita was conflated with the Semitic goddess Ishtar. Anahita is thought to derive from the Proto-Indo-Iranian religion, and she is equivalent to the Sanskrit goddess Saraswati.