The Telepinu Myth

The Telepinu Myth

The Telepinu Myth is an ancient Hittite myth about the god Telepinu (Hittite god of farming and fertility) whose disappearances causes all fertility to fail, both plant and animal. This results in devastation and despair among gods and humans alike. In order to stop the havoc and devastation, the gods seek Telepinu but fail to find him. Only a bee sent by the goddess Hannahanna finds Telepinu, and stings him in oder to wake him up. However this infuriates Telepinu further and he "diverts the flow of rivers and shatters the houses". In the end, the goddess Kamrusepa uses healing and magic to calm Telepinu after which he returns home and restores the vegetation and fertility. [The Ancient Near East, J.B.Pickard, p 88 ]

ee also

* Hittite mythology

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