Hittite Mythology

The Hittites were an ancient people from Anatolia who spoke an Indo-European language. They established a kingdom centred at Hattusha in north-central Anatolia from the 18th century BC.

At its peak, the Hittite Empire covered most of modern Turkey and Syria.

Arinna

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

Hannahanna / Hannahannas

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

Hebat / Hepit / Hepatu

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

Illuyankas

lluyankas was a dangerous Hittite dragon being. Illuyankas defeated the Hittite storm god, Teshub, in a battle at Kiskilussa, in ...

Inaras

Inaras was the Hittite goddess of wild animals and a daughter of the storm god, Teshub. When her father was ...

Kumarbi/Kumaris

The Hittite god Kumarbi was considered the father of all gods. Sometimes equated with the Sumerian god Enlil, Kumarbi is ...

Sius

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

Telepinus

Telepinus was in Near Eastern mythology (Hittite), the god of agriculture who left the earth in anger, causing it to ...

Wurusemu

Wurusemu was a Hittite goddess, later known as the goddess Hebat. Wurusemu was the primary goddess in the region of ...

Hittite Mythology

Arinna

Hannahanna / Hannahannas

Hebat / Hepit / Hepatu

Illuyankas

Inaras

Kumarbi/Kumaris

Sius

Telepinus

Wurusemu

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