Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Alalu" | Hittite / Hurrian | Primordial god. The archetypal deity who precedes AN(U) in the formation of the cosmos. He was identified by the Greeks as HYPSISTOS (the highest).... |
God name "IS KUR" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Iraq | storm god. The chief Rain and thunder god of herdsmen, Iskur is described as the brother of the Sun god UTU. In creation mythology Iskur is given charge over the winds, the so-called silver lock of the heart of heaven, by the god ENKI. According to some authors, in prehistoric times he was perceived as a bull or as a lion whose roar is the thunder. He may be depicted as a warrior riding across the skies in a chariot, dispensing Raindrops and hailstones. In one text he is identified as the son of AN and twin brother of Enki. He is to be compared with NINURTA who was primarily a god of farmers. He was also adopted by the Hittites as a storm god.... |
God name "Kasku" | Pre - Hittite / Hittite | moon god. Known from inscriptions. Also KUS UH (Hurrian).... |
God name "Rundas" | Hittite / Hurrian | God of fortune. Also åśśociated with hunting, he is symbolized by a double eagle carrying prey in its talons.... |