Hutena and Hutellura

Hutena and Hutellura were goddesses of fate in Hurrian mythology. They were always mentioned as a pair. The veneration of dyads of deities with similar functions as if they were an unity was a common feature of Hurrian religion.[1] Emmanuel Laroche proposed that their names are both derived from the verb meaning "to favor" and thus that the names indicated benevolent character of the pair.[2]

Role in myths and cult

They appear in the myths of Hedammu and Ullikummi, both of which belong to the cycle of Kumarbi.[3]

In cultic texts, Hutena and Hutellura appear in kaluti (offering lists) of the goddess Hebat.[4] In addition to being the deities determining the fate of mortals they were likely also associated with birth, nursing and midwifery.[5]

Syncretism

In Ugarit they were regarded as equivalent of Kotharāt, a collective of birth and nursery goddesses.[6] Hittites viewed them as equivalent of Gulšeš.[7]


References
  1. P. Taracha, Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia, 2009, p. 128
  2. A. Archi, The Anatolian Fate-goddesses and their different traditions [in] E. Cancik-Kirschbaum, J. Klinger, G. G. W. Müller (eds.), Diversity and Standardization. Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history, 2013, p. 13
  3. A. Archi, The Anatolian Fate-goddesses and their different traditions [in] E. Cancik-Kirschbaum, J. Klinger, G. G. W. Müller (eds.), Diversity and Standardization. Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history, 2013, p. 12
  4. A. Archi, The Anatolian Fate-goddesses and their different traditions [in] E. Cancik-Kirschbaum, J. Klinger, G. G. W. Müller (eds.), Diversity and Standardization. Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history, 2013, p. 12
  5. A. Archi, The Anatolian Fate-goddesses and their different traditions [in] E. Cancik-Kirschbaum, J. Klinger, G. G. W. Müller (eds.), Diversity and Standardization. Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history, 2013, p. 14-15
  6. A. Archi, The Anatolian Fate-goddesses and their different traditions [in] E. Cancik-Kirschbaum, J. Klinger, G. G. W. Müller (eds.), Diversity and Standardization. Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history, 2013, p. 14
  7. A. Archi, The Anatolian Fate-goddesses and their different traditions [in] E. Cancik-Kirschbaum, J. Klinger, G. G. W. Müller (eds.), Diversity and Standardization. Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history, 2013, p. 12


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