v_public_revealer_figures: 69
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| rowid | entity_id | canonical_name | tradition | category | primary_domains | short_note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | ENT_HTT_INARAS | Inaras | Hittite | War Deity | protection; hunting; divine aid; trickery; Illuyanka myth; sovereignty | 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 |