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Hittite Pantheon

Hittite, with Hattian, Hurrian, and Luwian strands (Late Bronze Age Anatolia)

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Kumarbi
  2. 2.Sun-goddess of Arinna
  3. 3.Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti)
  4. 4.Telipinu
  5. 5.Hannahanna
  6. 6.Inara
  7. 7.Šauška
  8. 8.Alalu
  • A.birth, motherhood, wise counsel
  • B.the sun, kingship, the protection of the Hittite state
  • C.agriculture, the growth of crops, fertility of herds
  • D.wild animals, protection, the hunt
  • E.storms, rain, kingship
  • F.love and sexuality, war, healing
  • G.the first kingship in heaven, the Former Gods
  • H.the older order of gods, grain, kingship in heaven

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Alalu · Kumarbi · Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti) · Šauška

  1. 1. is a parent of Telipinu.
  2. 2. is a sibling of Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti).
  3. 3. is a parent of Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti).
  4. 4. is the spouse of Sun-goddess of Arinna.
  5. 5. is a parent of Kumarbi.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Kumarbi associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Kumarbi?

  2. 2. What was Sun-goddess of Arinna associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Sun-goddess of Arinna?

  3. 3. Retell “The Song of Kumarbi: Kingship in Heaven” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Song of Ullikummi” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Hittite Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Kumarbi: H
  2. 2. Sun-goddess of Arinna: B
  3. 3. Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti): E
  4. 4. Telipinu: C
  5. 5. Hannahanna: A
  6. 6. Inara: D
  7. 7. Šauška: F
  8. 8. Alalu: G

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti)
  2. 2. Šauška
  3. 3. Kumarbi
  4. 4. Tarhunna (the Storm-god of Hatti)
  5. 5. Alalu

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. the older order of gods, grain, kingship in heaven. Symbols: the city of Urkeš, the swallowed stone. (mythosatlas.com/deities/kumarbi)
  2. 2. the sun, kingship, the protection of the Hittite state. Symbols: sun disk, the city of Arinna. (mythosatlas.com/deities/sun-goddess-of-arinna)
  3. 3. A Hurrian song, preserved in Hittite translation, in which kingship in heaven passes from Alalu to Anu to Kumarbi, who bites off Anu's loins and finds himself pregnant with the storm-god who will overthrow him. (mythosatlas.com/stories/song-of-kumarbi)
  4. 4. Kumarbi fathers a giant of basalt on a great rock and hides it on the shoulder of Upelluri in the sea, where it grows until it reaches heaven; Teššub is defeated until Ea cuts the monster from its base with the ancient copper tool that once separated heaven and earth. (mythosatlas.com/stories/song-of-ullikummi)

Generated from the Mythos Atlas catalog. Traditions vary between sources; accept well-supported alternatives.