Arinnitti

Arinnitti

▪ Hittite goddess
Hattian  Wurusemu 

      Hittite sun goddess, the principal deity and patron of the Hittite empire and monarchy. Her consort, the weather god Taru (Tarhun), was second to Arinnitti in importance, indicating that she probably originated in matriarchal times. Arinnitti's precursor seems to have been a mother-goddess of Anatolia, symbolic of earth and fertility. Arinnitti's attributes were righteous judgment, mercy, and royal authority. The powerful Hittite queen Puduhepa adopted Arinnitti as her protectress; the queen's seal showed her in the goddess' embrace.

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