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Revision as of 20:29, 22 March 2006 by Tom Lougheed (talk | contribs) (moved remark about absorbing enemies gods out of ''see also'' section)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Heavily influenced by Mesopotamian mythology, the religion of the Hittites and Luwians retains noticeable Indo-European elements, for example Tarhun the god of thunder, and his conflict with the serpent Illuyanka.
The Luwian god of weather and lightning Pihassassa may be at the origin of Greek Pegasus. Depictions of hybrid animals (like hippogriffs, chimerae etc.) are typical for the Anatolian art of the period.
The Hitties appear to have absorbed many of their enemies gods. It is unclear why this was so. They may have done it so that they would not break into civil war with the peoples that they had previsly conquered.
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