Telepinu
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Telepinu is a Hittite god associated primarily with agriculture, fertility, and the seasonal cycle, whose disappearance and return are central to Hittite myth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ seasonal cycle ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
prone to anger
ⓘ
withdraws from the world in rage ⓘ |
| consequenceOfDisappearance |
animals stop reproducing
ⓘ
crops fail ⓘ humans suffer famine ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Hurrian vegetation deities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAspect | chthonic fertility aspect ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
god of fertility
ⓘ
god of grain ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | later Anatolian fertility cults ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Hittite ⓘ |
| mythicAction |
leaves his fields and disappears
ⓘ
returns to restore growth ⓘ |
| mythicMotif |
disappearance of the god causes famine
ⓘ
restoration of cosmic order ⓘ rituals to appease an angry deity ⓘ search for the missing god ⓘ |
| mythType | dying-and-returning god ⓘ |
| notableMyth | Myth of Telepinu’s Disappearance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon | Hittite pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Hannahanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarhunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
ensuring agricultural abundance
ⓘ
maintaining cosmic order ⓘ |
| ritualAssociation |
Hittite fertility rituals
ⓘ
seasonal renewal rites ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
deity whose return restores fertility and order
ⓘ
god whose disappearance causes cosmic disorder ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
crops
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ natural fertility ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning |
cyclical nature of seasons
ⓘ
dependence of life on divine favor ⓘ |
| textualSources | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipRegion | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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