Mezzulla
Hittite · deity · late bronze age · Recorded classification
Daughter of the Storm-god and the Sun-goddess of Arinna, worshipped alongside them in the great temple at Arinna. A divine intermediary who conveys the prayers of mortals to her powerful parents; her own daughter Zintuhi completes the Arinna triad's younger generation.
Parentage
- father: TarhunnaDaughter of the Storm-god.Hittite cult inventories (primary)
- mother: Sun-goddess of ArinnaDaughter of the Sun-goddess of Arinna.Hittite cult inventories (primary)
Children
Domains
- intercession
Powers
- Intercede with the Sun-goddess of Arinna
Relations
- father: TarhunnaDaughter of the Storm-god.Hittite cult inventories (primary)
- mother: Sun-goddess of ArinnaDaughter of the Sun-goddess of Arinna.Hittite cult inventories (primary)
- sibling: TelipinuFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Tarhunna & Sun-goddess of Arinna) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- existence: Hittite cult inventories and offering-lists (primary); Beckman, 'Hittite Religion' (2004) (secondary)