Hittite

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Hittite religion refers to cultural practices of an empire in Anatolia (modern day Turkey) between ca. 1700-1184 BCE.

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    Anatolian Culture · Polytheistic
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    Anatolian culture refers to the similarities in spiritual beliefs, deities, and customs among peoples in present-day Turkey. Some distinct religions include Hittite, Luwian, Hattian, Hurrian, and others.

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Background

Hittite religion refers to cultural practices of an empire in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) between ca. 1700-1184 BCE. Many scholars have noted that Hittite material culture provides visual evidence of similarities with nearby empires of Egypt, Assyria, and even Greece.[1]

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🡩William H. Ward, "The Hittite Gods in Hittite Art," American Journal of Archaeology 3, no. 1 (Jan. - Feb., 1899): 1-39.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Hittite." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/614. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2020, June 10). Hittite. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/614

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Hittite." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 10, 2020. Accessed September 17, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/614.

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