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Hittite Religion

Hittite religion is formed by many elements with various ethnic roots. As an Indo-European community the Hittites accepted many elements that fitted their culture from other cultures that they encountered. In polytheistic religions many elements of nature were deified such as water, sky, earth, moon and sun. The belief system of the Hittites also includes representations of natural elements such as the Sun Goddess, the Sky-Tempest God, the Crops Protection God, etc. Thus one could say the Hittite religion is a religion based on nature with many facets. The gods and goddesses of Hittites typically are much like humans. Their physical appearances and souls resemble those of mankind, they eat and drink, they help humans when they are shown respect, and they take revenge and punish mankind severely when they are not treated well. The principal god of Hittite is the Tempest God Teshup, the King rules the country in the name of the Tempest God.