Luwian Mythology Submitted Names

These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the ancient Luwian people of Anatolia.

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Ala f Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Ala was a Hittite and Luwian goddess of the wilderness and partner of the god Runtiya. Her name is likely derived from the Luwian adjective ala- "high".

Ḫapantali f Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Anatolian and Luwian pastoral goddess associated with sheep.

Ḫuwaššanna f Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a goddess worshipped as part of the Hittite and Luwian pantheons. Her main centers of worship were in Ḫupišna and Kuliwišna.

Iyarri m Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Iyarri was a god of plague and war in both the Hittite and Luwian pantheons. He is known from oaths sworn in the in the Šuppiluliuma-Šattiwazza treaty, where he is depicted as a man standing on the back of a lion.

Kamrušepa f Hittite Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Kamrušepa was a Hittite goddess of medicine and magic, who was also worshipped as part of the Luwian pantheon during the Bronze age. She seems to have been associated with the Mesopotamian goddess Gula.

Kuišḫamaššani f Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Means "any god", deriving from the Luwian word maššan(i) ("god"). Name borne by a goddess of the Luwian pantheon, who was often depicted holding grapes.

Nikarawa f Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Luwian goddess, known from various inscriptions in Carchemish. She has been linked by some scholars to the Mesopotamian goddess Ninkarrak, however this is not a universally accepted theory.

Runtiya m Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
The name is possibly derived from a word for "horn" or "antler", but all the etymologies which have been proposed to date are problematic. Name borne by a Luwian god of hunting, who was often invoked alongside the goddess Ala... [more]

Uliliyašši f Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Deriving in part from the Hittite element ulili ("field"). Name borne by a goddess of vegetation and fertility, known from Hittite ritual and oracle texts.

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