Is The Elephant a Symbol of Lady Astarte?

[Nimrod33]

Since HP Hoodedcobra666 confirmed in a recent post that Athena and Minerva are both Lady Astarte in the Greek and Roman Pantheon respectively, I've wanted to open this post. I've discovered that in Rome there is a statue of an elephant in Piazza Minerva. It is called Obelisco della Minerva (Minerva's Obelisk).

As you can see, the statue seems very symbolical, as it combines a statue of an elephant with an Egyptian obelisk. Unfortunately, it also has a Latin cross on the top.

Notice how on the sides there are symbols that are usually associated with Astarte, such as the seashell and the 8-pointed star.
But that's not the only statue of an elephant in Italy. There is this one as well:

This one is located in a plaza of Catania. Is very similar to the one in Rome and it is called "Fontana dell'Elefante" (Elephant's Fountain), although the obelisk is not an Egyptian one. If you zoom in, you can notice that this elephant also has the Greek Goddess Athena on his sides, which furthers its connection with the one in Rome.

I wanted therefore to ask: does this symbology means that the elephant is a symbol or a sacred animal to Lady Astarte?

 

[Padme]

It is very possible that elephant is one of the many symbols of Lady Astarte. Elephant was also a sacred animal for multiple Hindu Goddess and it usually associated with the dvine feminine. So I would say yes.

 

[Onbael_]

It might be, elephants are guided by a mother, she can sense the rain and allways know how to find water.

But the elephant is also related to Lord Indra/Baalzebul.