Luwian religion
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Luwian religion was an ancient Anatolian polytheistic belief system centered on a pantheon of storm, sun, and underworld deities, whose myths and rituals significantly shaped later regional pagan traditions.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anatolian religion
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Bronze Age religion ⓘ ancient religion ⓘ polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Luwian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
veneration of storm gods
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veneration of sun deities ⓘ veneration of underworld deities ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature | tripartite cosmos of heaven earth and underworld ⓘ |
| cultCenters |
Carchemish
NERFINISHED
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Kizzuwatna NERFINISHED ⓘ Melid NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Allani
NERFINISHED
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Arma NERFINISHED ⓘ Hutellura NERFINISHED ⓘ Hutena NERFINISHED ⓘ Iyarri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamrušepa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kubaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Kupapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Runtiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandas NERFINISHED ⓘ Storm god of Hatti NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun goddess of Arinna NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarhunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Taru NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiwaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Šanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythType |
royal legitimation myths
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storm god combat myths ⓘ underworld descent myths ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
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festival processions ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ libation ⓘ oath rituals ⓘ |
| hasScripturalForm |
cuneiform tablets
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hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iron Age Anatolian paganism
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Lycian religion ⓘ Lydian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Hittite religion ⓘ Phrygian religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hittite religion
NERFINISHED
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Hurrian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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southern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ western Anatolia ⓘ |
| pantheonType | storm-god-centered pantheon ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Luwians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesDeitiesWith |
Hittite religion
NERFINISHED
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Hurrian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Iron Age
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Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
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