Category: Hittite Mythology

Wurusemu was a Hittite goddess, later known as the goddess Hebat. Wurusemu was the primary goddess in the region of Arrina, where she bore the…

Sius was the Hittite sun god and was sometimes additionally listed as king of the gods. He was a god of justice and an ally…

The Hittite god Kumarbi was considered the father of all gods. Sometimes equated with the Sumerian god Enlil, Kumarbi is described as bearing a staff…

lluyankas was a dangerous Hittite dragon being. Illuyankas defeated the Hittite storm god, Teshub, in a battle at Kiskilussa, in what is now Turkey. Seeking…

Telepinus was in Near Eastern mythology (Hittite), the god of agriculture who left the earth in anger, causing it to dry up and all life…

Inaras was the Hittite goddess of wild animals and a daughter of the storm god, Teshub. When her father was defeated by the dragon Illuyankas,…

Arinna (Arinniti) In Near Eastern mythology (Hittite), sun goddess and goddess of fecundity. Arinna was the most important deity in the Hittite pantheon, being addressed…

Hebat/Hepit/Hepatu (Hittite) In Hittite mythology, Hebat was the wife of the storm god, Teshub. She was the goddess of beauty, fertility, and royalty. Hebat is…

Hannahanna/ Hannahannas (Hittite) Hannahanna is the Hittite mother of the gods. This temperamental matriarch helped to settle domestic issues. She mended a rift between the…