entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_HTT_ARINNA,Sun Goddess of Arinna,,Hittite,Sun goddess,Sun Deity,sun; cosmic order; divine queenship; oaths; Hittite state religion; Arinna,,,,A,,,,,,Chief state deity of the Hittite kingdom; the Great Sun Goddess worshipped at Arinna; distinctive in being a sun goddess (not god) at the head of the pantheon; identified with the Hurrian Hepat in syncretic texts; her prominence reflects a distinctly Hittite religious priority separate from the Hurrian Teshub-centered tradition,deity
ENT_HTT_HALKI,Halki,,Hittite,God,Grain deity,grain; the harvest,,Anatolian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Hittite grain deity,2,0,0,"Halki, the deity of grain and the harvest.",deity
ENT_HTT_HANNAHANNA,Hannahanna,,Hittite,Wise elder goddess,High Deity,divine wisdom; elder goddess; counsel; search; Telipinu myth; grandmother of gods,,,,A,,,,,,"Hittite divine grandmother (""hanna"" = grandmother, reduplicated for emphasis); the wise elder deity who sends the bee (symbol of her divine knowledge) when all other gods have failed to find Telipinu; her bee succeeds where eagles and other divine searchers failed; represents an archetype of the cunning wise counselor goddess parallel to the Mesopotamian ""mother of wisdom"" figures; attested in the Telipinu myth (CTH 324-325) and in other Hittite ritual texts",deity
ENT_HTT_INARAS,Inaras,,Hittite,Protective goddess,War Deity,protection; hunting; divine aid; trickery; Illuyanka myth; sovereignty,,,,A,,,,,,"Hittite goddess who devised the defeat of Illuyanka the chaos serpent; in the first version of the Illuyanka myth (CTH 321 §§1-8), Inaras prepares a great feast, invites Illuyanka and his children to eat and drink; they gorge until too large to fit back into their lair; the mortal Hupasiya (Inaras's lover) then ties them with rope while Tarhunna kills them; Inaras represents the divine wisdom and strategy that supplements the storm deity's raw power in defeating chaos",deity
ENT_HTT_ISTANU,Istanu,,Hittite,God,Sun-god of the day,the sun; justice; the daily journey,,Anatolian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hittite sun-god,0,0,0,"Istanu, the Hittite sun-god of the day and judge of mankind, distinct from the Sun Goddess of Arinna.",deity
ENT_HTT_KAMRUSEPA,Kamrusepa,,Hittite,Goddess,Goddess of magic and healing,magic; healing; ritual incantation,,Anatolian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hittite goddess of magic,0,0,0,"Kamrusepa, the goddess of magic and healing who soothes the wrath of Telipinu.",deity
ENT_HTT_LELWANI,Lelwani,,Hittite,Deity,Deity of the underworld,the underworld; the dead,,Anatolian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Hittite underworld deity,0,1,0,"Lelwani, the Hittite deity of the underworld and the dead.",deity
ENT_HTT_MEZZULLA,Mezzulla,,Hittite,Goddess,Daughter of the Sun Goddess,intercession; the Arinna cult,,Anatolian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Hittite goddess,0,0,0,"Mezzulla, daughter of the Sun Goddess of Arinna, an intercessor of the royal cult.",deity
ENT_HTT_TARHUNNA,Tarhunna,,Hittite,Storm god,Thunder Deity,storm; thunder; rain; divine kingship; Illuyanka myth; chief Hittite deity,,,,A,,,,,,Native Hittite storm deity (also Tarhun or Tarhunz); wields the thunderbolt; defeats Illuyanka; closely identified with the Hurrian Teshub in Hittite-Hurrian syncretic pantheon; the Hittite counterpart of the Zeus/Jupiter/Baal storm-god archetype,deity
ENT_HTT_TELIPINU,Telipinu,,Hittite,Vegetation/fertility deity,Nature Deity,vegetation; agriculture; disappearing god; spring return; fertility; Telipinu myth,,,,A,,,,,,"Hittite deity whose disappearance causes all fertility to fail; the ""vanishing deity"" myth (CTH 324-325) is the most completely preserved Hittite myth with multiple versions; Telipinu vanishes in anger (putting his boots on wrong feet in his haste), all crops wither and animals stop reproducing until the bee sent by Hannahanna finds him sleeping; he is ritually reconciled and life returns; the paradigm for the Hittite contribution to the seasonal disappearance-and-return mythology that parallels Persephone/Demeter and the Mesopotamian Dumuzi/Tammuz dying-deity pattern",deity
ENT_HTT_WURUNKATTE,Wurunkatte,,Hittite,God,War god,war; victory,,Anatolian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Hittite war-god,0,0,0,"Wurunkatte (""King of the Land""), the Hattian-Hittite god of war.",deity