Anatolian paganism

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Anatolian paganism refers to the pre-Christian polytheistic religious traditions of ancient Anatolia, characterized by the worship of a diverse pantheon of local and regional deities, nature cults, and syncretic practices influenced by neighboring civilizations.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hittite religion 11
Phrygian religion 2
Anatolian paganism canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient religion
polytheistic religion
regional religious tradition
associatedWith Hittite Empire
Luwian city-states
Lydia
Phrygia
declinedDueTo Roman imperial religious policies
spread of Christianity
hasCharacteristic local cults
nature worship
polytheism
regional cults
syncretism
hasCultCenter Karkemish
surface form: Carchemish

Gordion
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
surface form: Hattusa

Pergamon
Pessinus
Sardis
hasDeity Arinna
Cybele
Kubaba
Ma
Matar Kubileya
Men
Sabazios
Storm god of Hatti
Sun goddess of Arinna
Tarḫunna
surface form: Tarhunt

Telepinu
hasRitual animal sacrifice
festival observance
libation
oracular consultation
procession
hasSource Greek literary accounts
archaeological remains
cuneiform inscriptions
hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions
influencedBy Greek religion
Anatolian paganism self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hittite religion

Hurrian religion
Luwian religion
Lydian pantheon
surface form: Lydian religion

Mesopotamian religion
Persian religion
Phrygian mythology
surface form: Phrygian religion

Thracian mythology
surface form: Thracian religion
locatedIn Asia Minor
practicedIn Anatolia
precedes Christianity in Anatolia
timePeriod Bronze Age
Classical antiquity
surface form: Classical Antiquity

Iron Age
usesLanguage Hittite (Nesite)
surface form: Hittite

Cuneiform Luwian
surface form: Luwian

Lydian
Phrygian

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancyra religionsHistoricallyPresent Anatolian paganism
Lydian Kingdom religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Anatolian polytheism
Suppiluliuma I religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Sun goddess of Arinna religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Melid region religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Melid region religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Luwian religion
Great Temple religion Anatolian paganism
subject surface form: Great Temple (Hattusa)
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Sphinx Gate associatedWithReligion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Lower City religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Hatti culturalInfluenceOn Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Tarhuntassa religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Suppiluliuma II religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Mesopotamian religion influenced Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Hittite religion
Celaenae religionInAntiquity Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Phrygian religion
Sabazios religion Anatolian paganism
this entity surface form: Phrygian religion
Anatolian paganism influencedBy Anatolian paganism self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hittite religion