In
Hittite mythology, Ḫalmašuit (
Hattic: ''Hanwasuit'') was the "throne-goddess" of the kings. The Hittites believed that the kings derived their right to rule from Ḫalmašuit.
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Divine right of kings
In European Christianity, the divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandation is a political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy of a monarchy. It stems from a specific metaphysical framework in which a monarch is, before b ...
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Hittite mythology
Hittite mythology and Hittite religion were the religious beliefs and practices of the Hittites, who created an empire centered in what is now Turkey from .
Most of the narratives embodying Hittite mythology are lost, and the elements that wo ...
Hittite deities
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