Hittite/Luwian Pantheon Mythology Chart

Includes 3 PNG files in a zipped folder: 1 Copy with Deities Colored by Archetype (i.e. Sun Gods, Sea Gods, etc), 1 Copy with Deities Colored by Dynasty (i.e. Tarhunna, Tiwaz, etc), and 1 Copy in Grayscale Optimized for Black & White Printing.

I (Joshua J Kes) am passionate about mythology and anthropology. I have a B.S. in Geography and Sociology; the study of places and people, respectively. I've been working on a database for comparative mythological studies for a few years now, and thought I'd put together some slick informative charts/posters of family trees for various pantheons.

I also produce YouTube videos on this subject @Sapienite1, with episodes on individual motifs and pantheons. If you like what you see, you may check them out for more details! Here's my video on the Hittite Pantheon: https://youtu.be/trmF1qvMfM8

An aspect of these charts that needs to be said, is that I've made certain conflations between deities that, while informed by a philological comparison between differing sources, ultimately comes down to a subjective interpretation of similar motifs. Therefore, I am putting this out there as a hybrid of artistic and academic intentions. I put out YouTube videos on every chart, and can explain more of my reasons for certain decisions there.

My methodology of comparison for mythological motifs (the first copy) usually involves planetary or astrological associations, but this time, I used a simple coding system including 11 motifs/archetypes/codes, each color-coded and in order from left-to-right:

1. HEARTH - Fire, Blacksmithing, or Domestic Deities like Hasameli.
2. EARTH - Earth, Fertility, or Wild Deities like Ellel/Kumarbi and Kurunta.
3. SKY - Sky, Storm, or Messenger Deities like Tarhunna and Anu.
4. WATER - Sea, River, or Wellspring Deities like Illuyanka and Aruna.
5. CHTHONIC - Underworld Deities like Yarri and Lelwani.
6. DAY - Sun or Light Deities like Tiwaz/Shiwat and Arinna.
7. NIGHT - Moon, Night, or Dusk Deities like Arma and Khebe/Nikarawa.
8. LOVE- Dawn, Love, or Justice Deities like Anzili and Istanu.
9. WAR - War Deities like Zaparwa/Peruwa and Marwainzi.
10. DEMIGOD - Demigods or Heroes like Hercules.
11. MONSTER - Monsters or Spirits like Pihassassa/Pegasus.

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