LELWANI – The goddess who ruled over the subterranean land of the dead and was thus answerable to Kumarbi, the deity who ruled over all of the undergound realms. Charnel houses and mausoleums were sacred to her.
Like the death goddess Milu in Hawaiian mythology Lelwani was originally considered a god but over time became referred to as a goddess.The Hurrian name for Lelwani was Allani. A fragment of one tablet recounts a myth about Lelwani hosting a lavish banquet in the Netherworld for the visiting storm god Tarhun. Not enough of the story survives to see if it paralleled the myth of the Canaanite storm god Baal’s journey to and subsequent captivity after eating a meal in the Netherworld.
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Awesome bitch-goddess!
In a way!
That is one hardcore goddess!
Yes she is!
Interesting goddess!
Yep1
I never understood about the 3 sun deities to the Hittites til you. Thanks!
Thank you! Glad to do it!
Very interesting goddess!
yes she was!
I love death goddesses! Such power!
You said it!
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Excellent goddess!
You said it!
This is nice to see forgotten goddesses get their due!
I’m glad to do it!