Kukkunni was a king of
Wilusa
Wilusa ( hit, ) or Wilusiya was a Late Bronze Age city in western Anatolia known from references in fragmentary Hittites, Hittite records. The city is notable for its identification with the archaeological site of Troy, and thus its potential con ...
mentioned in the
Alaksandu Treaty
Alaksandu, ( Hittite: 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 ''Alâkšândûš'') alternatively called Alakasandu or Alaksandus was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with Hittite king Muwatalli II ca. 1280 BC. This treaty implies that Alaksandu had prev ...
as an ally of the
Hittite king
Suppiluliuma I. He ruled over the city during a period of peace and prosperity visible in the archaeological layer of
Troy VI.
The later Greek name
Kyknos :''The butterfly genus ''Cycnus'' is now synonymized with '' Panthiades.
In Greek mythology, multiple characters were known as Cycnus (Ancient Greek: Κύκνος) or Cygnus. The literal meaning of the name is "swan", and accordingly most of them en ...
has been argued to be a Hellenization of his name.
References
Kings of Wilusa
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