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Å anta
Å anta (Santa) was a god worshiped in Bronze Age Anatolia by Luwians and Hittites. It is presumed that he was regarded as a warlike deity, and that he could additionally be associated with plagues and possibly with the underworld, though the latter proposal is not universally accepted. In known texts he frequently appears alongside Iyarri, a deity of similar character. He is first attested in documents from Kanesh dated to the Old Assyrian period, and continues to appear in later treaties, ritual texts and theophoric names. He is also present in an offering lists from Emar written in Akkadian Empire, Akkadian, though he did not belong to the local pantheon and rituals involving him were only performed on behalf of the Hittite administration by local inhabitants. No references to Å anta are known from the centuries immediately following the fall of the Hittite Empire, but later Neo-Assyrian Empire, Neo-Assyrian texts record theophoric names invoking which confirm he continued to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyaya
Iyaya was a Hittites, Hittite and Luwians, Luwian goddess. Her functions remain uncertain, though it has been suggested she was associated with water or more broadly with nature. She might have been associated with the god , though the available evidence is limited. Her main cult centers were Lapana and Tiura, though she was also worshiped in other cities. Name and character The precise origin of Iyaya's name cannot be established, though it is agreed that it was neither Hattic language, Hattic nor Hurrian language, Hurrian in origin. In scholarship she has been described both as a Hittite religion, Hittite and Luwian religion, Luwian goddess. Not much is known about Iyaya's specific role in the Hittite pantheon. She has been described as a Spring (hydrology), spring goddess, and as a deity responsible for dispensing water. A Hittite text listing the statues of various deities describes her as accompanied by two mountain sheep. The presence of animals might indicate she was a nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
