what is astaroth
Astaroth illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal (1818). Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is a Crowned Prince of Hell.He is a male figure named after the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth.ccording to Francis Barrett (c. 1801), Astaroth is the prince of accusers and inquisitors. In art, in the Dictionnaire Infernal (1818), Astaroth is depicted as a nude man with feathered wings, wearing a crown, holding a serpent in one hand, and riding a beast with dragon-like wings and a serpent-like tail.