v_public_serpent_dragon_beings: 48
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| rowid | entity_id | canonical_name | tradition | category | serpent_flag | primary_domains | short_note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | ENT_HTT_ILLUYANKA | Illuyanka | Hittite | Adversarial Being | chaos serpent; storm opponent; primordial dragon; Illuyanka myth | Serpent/dragon defeated by the Hittite storm god Tarhunna in the Illuyanka myth; Tarhunna initially loses but ultimately defeats the serpent with the help of the mortal Hupasiya and the goddess Inaras; structural parallel to Zeus/Typhon and Apollo/Python in the "storm god defeats chaos serpent" combat myth tradition |