Mythology / telepinu-hittite-god
Facts about Telepinu, Hittite God
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Hittite myths featuring Telepinu are among the oldest known disappearing deity narratives, preserved on cuneiform tablets discovered at Hattusa.
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Telepinu is classified as an agricultural and vegetation deity whose disappearance myth belongs to a broader ancient Near Eastern tradition of dying-and-returning gods.
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Appeasing Telepinu required elaborate ritual ceremonies in which an eagle was summoned and magical substances were used to purify and calm the angry deity.
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In Hittite ritual texts, a bee is sent by the goddess Hannahanna to find the missing Telepinu and sting him awake.
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The myth of Telepinu describes a god who vanishes in anger, causing all fertility and life on earth to wither until he is appeased and returned.