- Tarḫunz (stem:
Tarḫunt-) was the
weather god and
chief god of the Luwians, a
people of
Bronze Age and
early Iron Age Anatolia. He is
closely ****ociated...
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elements of
reconstructed Proto-Indo-European mythology. For example,
Tarhunt, the god of
thunder and his
conflict with the
serpent Illuyanka resembles...
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close relatives of the Luwians. The
Luwian pantheon changed over time.
Tarhunt, Tiwad, Arma, Runtiya, and Šanta can be
pointed to as the
typical Luwian...
-
Perun vs.
Veles (Slavic)
Dobrynya Nikitich vs. Zmey
Gorynych (Slavic)
Tarhunt vs.
Illuyanka (Hittite)
Teshub vs.
Ullikummi (Hurrian) Zeus vs. Typhon...
- Tarḫuntaradu (Luwian: "worshiper of
Tarḫunt") was king of
Arzawa during the
first half of the 14th
century BC.
Under his rule, the
Luwian kingdom of Arzawa...
- of the wild
animals of the
steppe and
daughter of the Storm-god Teshub/
Tarhunt. She
corresponds to the "potnia theron" of Gr**** mythology,
better known...
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clear Anatolian roots include Οαδας Oadas, Τροκονδας
Trokondas (cf.
Luwian Tarḫunt,
Lycian 𐊗𐊕𐊌𐊌𐊑𐊗 Trqqñt), Κουδεις
Koudeis (cf.
Lycian Kuwata), and...
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meaning "[he] slew the serpent". In
Hittite mythology, the
storm god
Tarhunt slays the
giant serpent Illuyanka, as does the
Vedic god
Indra the multi-headed...
- Indo-European elements, for
example Tarhunt the God of thunder, and his
conflict with the Serpent-God Illuyanka.
Tarhunt has a son,
Telepinu and a daughter...
-
clearly discerned.
Storm gods were
prominent in the
Hittite pantheon.
Tarhunt (Hurrian's Teshub) was
referred to as 'The Conqueror', 'The king of Kummiya'...
