Ishara and Anat both appear in Ugaritic ritual texts. Both goddesses had fierce aspects — Anat as warrior and Ishara as oath-enforcer whose scorpion sting punished transgressors.
Ishara and Astarte appear together in Ugaritic ritual texts and offering lists, both invoked as goddesses of love and sexuality in Canaanite cultic practice.
Ishara and Baal-Berith both sanctified oaths and treaties in Canaanite religion. Ishara enforced sworn agreements with her scorpion's sting while Baal-Berith ('Lord of the Covenant') presided over covenant ceremonies at Shechem.
Ishara and Horon were both Canaanite deities associated with venomous creatures. Ishara's scorpion symbolism and Horon's role as protector against snake venom placed them in the shared domain of poisonous retribution.
Ishara and Shapash both appear in Ugaritic ritual texts as members of the divine assembly. Shapash's all-seeing solar eye and Ishara's oath-enforcement both served the cause of cosmic justice.
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