Lady of the kings and queens
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Lady of the kings and queens is an epithet of the Hittite Sun Goddess of Arinna, emphasizing her supreme authority over royal power and legitimacy.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ theonymic epithet ⓘ |
| appliedToDeityIn | Hittite religion ⓘ |
| associatedDeityType | sun goddess ⓘ |
| associatedSphere |
dynastic continuity
ⓘ
political authority ⓘ royal ritual practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hittite royal ideology ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Arinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denotes |
supreme authority over royal legitimacy
ⓘ
supreme authority over royal power ⓘ |
| domain |
kingship
ⓘ
queenship ⓘ |
| epithetType |
honorific
ⓘ
political-religious epithet ⓘ |
| function |
to emphasize divine sanction of kingship
ⓘ
to express the goddess’s control over rulers ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| implies |
divine oversight of royal justice
ⓘ
subordination of kings and queens to the goddess ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
coronation rites
ⓘ
legitimation of dynastic succession ⓘ oaths of loyalty to the king ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sun Goddess of Arinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
divine kingship
ⓘ
sacral kingship ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | title of a major state deity ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
guarantor of royal legitimacy
ⓘ
protector of the Hittite royal house ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anatolian polytheism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine patronage of the monarchy
ⓘ
hierarchical supremacy over human rulers ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus | highest-ranking goddess in the royal cult ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOf | Sun Goddess of Arinna in royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hittite kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittite queens ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
Hittite state cult
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal rituals ⓘ |
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