Hittite Religion
(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)
God/Goddess and Brief Description:
| A'as | god of wisdom; similar to Enki of Sumeria | |
| Arinniti |
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Sun goddess |
| Aruna | god of the sea; mother of Kamrusepa
Meaning: sea |
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| Aserdus | fertility goddess ; wife of Elkunirsa | |
| Elkunirsa | god of creation; husband of Aserdus | |
| Ellel | sky god | |
| Halki | god of grain | |
| Hannahannah | mother goddess (Earth); similar to Inanna of Sumeria | |
| Hanwasuit | goddess of sovereignty | |
| Hapantali | pastoral goddess | |
| Hasameli | god of metalworkers and craftsmen; similar to Hephaestus of Greece | |
| Hatepuna | daughter of the sea; wife of Telipinu
Meaning: ha (sea) puna (child) |
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| Hutena | goddesses of fate; similar to Moirai of Greece | |
| Inar | god of woods and fields | |
| Inara | goddess of wild animals | |
| Ishara | goddess of love and oaths
Meaning: binding promise; treaty |
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| Istanu | Sun god | |
| Istustaya | goddess of destiny | |
| Jarri | god of plague
Meaning: lord of the bow |
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| Kamrusepa | goddess of healing; mother of Aruna | |
| Kaskuh | god of the Moon | |
| Kubaba |
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goddess and consort of Teshub |
| Kurunta | god of wild animals | |
| Lelwani | god of the underworld | |
| Papaya | goddess of destiny | |
| Rundas | god of the hunt | |
| Sandan |
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lion god |
| Shaushka | goddess of fertility (Venus) and healing | |
| Sutekh | god of weather; similar to Teshub of Mitanni | |
| Telipinu | god of farming; husband of Hatepuna | |
| Ubelluria | god of dreams | |
| Underworld Gods |
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12 gods of the underworld |
| Warrukatte | god of war (Mars); aka Zababa |
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