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Though drawing on ancient Mesopotamian religion, the religion of the Hittites and Luwians retains noticeable elements of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European mythology.For example, Tarhunt, the god of thunder and his conflict with the serpent Illuyanka resembles the conflict between Indra and the cosmic serpent Vritra in Vedic mythology, or Thor and the serpent Jörmungandr in Norse mythology.
Hittite nursery and midwifery goddesses; ... Sun god of Heaven; Sun goddess of Arinna; Sun goddess of the Earth; Šuwaliyat; T. Takitu; Tarḫunna; Taru (god ...
From the Hittite Old Kingdom, she was the chief goddess of the Hittite state. The "Gods' city" of Arinna was the site of the coronation of the first Hittite kings and one of the empire's three holy cities. The Hattian name of the goddess was transcribed by the Hittites as Ištanu and Urunzimu. They also invoked her as Arinitti ("The Arinnian").
Lelwani was originally a male Hattic [2] chthonic god incorporated into Hittite religion, referred to as "lord" and "king" (Hattic: katte, logographically: LUGAL-uš). [3] [4] However, due to syncretism with female deities during the period of growing Hurrian influence on Hittite state religion, Lelwani started to be regarded as a goddess instead. [4]
The Sun goddess of the Earth (Hittite: taknaš d UTU, Luwian: tiyamaššiš Tiwaz) was the Hittite goddess of the underworld.Her Hurrian equivalent was Allani and her Sumerian/Akkadian equivalent was Ereshkigal, both of which had a marked influence on the Hittite goddess from an early date. [1]
The name of Šala, a goddess who was the wife of the Mesopotamian weather god Adad, is assumed to be derived from the Hurrian word šāla, "daughter." [ 292 ] She might also be attested in the treaty between Šuppiluliuma I and Šattiwaza, [ 143 ] but according to Daniel Schwemer it is possible that this is a scribal mistake and the goddess ...
Tarḫunna was the chief god of the Hittites and is depicted at the front of a long line of male gods in rock reliefs at the sanctuary of Yazılıkaya. There he is depicted as a bearded man with a pointed cap and a sceptre, standing on the backs of the mountain gods Namni and Ḫazzi and holding a three-pronged thunderbolt in his hand. Later ...
The goddess was also perceived to be a paramount chthonic or earth goddess. She becomes largely syncretised with the Hurrian goddess Hebat, as the Hittite Storm-God was with Teshub. In the late 14th century BC, King Mursili II was particularly devoted to the Sun-Goddess of Arinna. Karaşehir Hüyük has been suggested as the site of Arinna.