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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 c. 1600–1180 BC . Most of the narratives embodying Hittite mythology are lost, and the elements that would give a balanced view of Hittite religion are lacking among the tablets recovered ...
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 c. 1600–1180 BC.
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Religions of the Hittites, Hattians, and Hurrians. An interval of only a few decades separates the end of the Assyrian colony period from the earliest records of the kingdom of Hatti, and for the next five centuries (c. 1700–1200 bc) the history of Asia Minor is well documented. The texts reveal a country inhabited by a number of distinct ...
Environment. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Hittite Religion. views 3,858,016 updated. HITTITE RELIGION . The exact origin of the Hittites, an Indo-European people, is not known. Invading Asia Minor from the east, by the middle of the second millennium bce they had established an empire covering the greater part of that region.
Religion is the broader term: besides mythological aspects, it includes aspects of ritual, morality, theology, and mystical experience. A given mythology is almost always associated with a certain religion such as Greek mythology with Ancient Greek religion.
Hurrian religion was one of the best attested influences of Hittite religion. The Hurrian pantheon is depicted in the rock reliefs from the Hittite sanctuary at Yazılıkaya, which dates to the thirteenth century BCE. Hittite scribes also translated many Hurrian myths into their own language, possibly relying on oral versions passed down by ...
