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| '''Shivini''' or '''Artinis''' (the present form of the name is '''Artin''', meaning "sun rising" or to "awake", and it persists in ] names to this day)<ref>Turner, Patricia and Charles Coulter. ''Dictionary of Ancient Deities''. Oxford Univ. Press US, 2001. pp. 71, 268, 399, 461.</ref> was a ] in the ] of the ]. He is the third god in a triad with ] and ] and is cognate with the triad in Hinduism called ]. The Assyrian god ] is a counterpart to Shivini. He was depicted as a man on his knees, holding up a solar disc. His wife was most likely a goddess called ] who is listed as the third goddess on the ] inscription.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure |last=Piotrovsky |first=Boris B.|year=1969 |publisher=Cowles Book Co. |location= |isbn=0-214-66793-6|accessdate= 2009-03-26}}</ref> Shivini is generally considered a good god, |
'''Shivini''' or '''Artinis''' (the present form of the name is '''Artin''', meaning "sun rising" or to "awake", and it persists in ] names to this day)<ref>Turner, Patricia and Charles Coulter. ''Dictionary of Ancient Deities''. Oxford Univ. Press US, 2001. pp. 71, 268, 399, 461.</ref> was a ] in the ] of the ]. He is the third god in a triad with ] and ] and is cognate with the triad in Hinduism called ].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} The Assyrian god ] is a counterpart to Shivini. He was depicted as a man on his knees, holding up a solar disc. His wife was most likely a goddess called ] who is listed as the third goddess on the ] inscription.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure |last=Piotrovsky |first=Boris B.|year=1969 |publisher=Cowles Book Co. |location= |isbn=0-214-66793-6|accessdate= 2009-03-26}}</ref> Shivini is generally considered a good god,{{clarification needed|date=July 2015|by whom and according to what criteria?}} like the ] solar god, ], and unlike the solar god of the ], ] to whom sometimes human sacrifices were made.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Kingdom of Armenia|last=Chahin |first=Mark|year=1987 |publisher=Dorset Press|isbn=0-88029-609-7|accessdate=2009-03-26 }}</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Shivini or Artinis (the present form of the name is Artin, meaning "sun rising" or to "awake", and it persists in Armenian names to this day) was a solar god in the mythology of the Urartu. He is the third god in a triad with Khaldi and Theispas and is cognate with the triad in Hinduism called Shivam. The Assyrian god Shamash is a counterpart to Shivini. He was depicted as a man on his knees, holding up a solar disc. His wife was most likely a goddess called Tushpuea who is listed as the third goddess on the Mheri-Dur inscription. Shivini is generally considered a good god, like the Egyptian solar god, Aten, and unlike the solar god of the Assyrians, Ashur to whom sometimes human sacrifices were made.
References
- Turner, Patricia and Charles Coulter. Dictionary of Ancient Deities. Oxford Univ. Press US, 2001. pp. 71, 268, 399, 461.
- Piotrovsky, Boris B. (1969). The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure. Cowles Book Co. ISBN 0-214-66793-6.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Chahin, Mark (1987). The Kingdom of Armenia. Dorset Press. ISBN 0-88029-609-7.
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