Tiwaz

Luwian sun-god and oath-god, the male reflex of Indo-European sky-father *Dyeus; epithet 'Father'.

Children

• Runtiya

Domains

• sun
• oaths justice
• sky heavens

Powers

• Witness and enforce sworn oaths as 'Tiwaz of the Oath'
• Cross the heavens shedding light upon all lands

Epithets

• Tiwaz latin · Tiwaz · cultThe Sun-god; overseer of oaths and justice (from PIE *Dyeus)Hittite-Luwian texts; Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions (primary)
• tati Luwian · tati · epithetFatherWikipedia, 'Luwian religion' (Tiwaz epithet tati, 'father') (secondary)

Relations

• spouse: KamrusepaReciprocal of luwian_kamrusepa.spouse — In Luwian tradition the goddess of magic is the wife of the sun-god Tiwad and mother of the tutelary god Runtiya.M. Hutter, 'Aspects of Luwian Religion', in H. C. Melchert (ed.), The Luwians (Brill, 2003) (secondary)
• equated with: ZeusReciprocal of greek_hesiod_zeus.equated-with — Name-cognates from PIE *dyeus. Preserves the inherited 'daylight-sky father' etymon; breaks functionally — Luwian Tiwaz developed into a sun-god and oath-keeper, not a storm-wielding king of gods.M. L. West, Indo-European Poetry and Myth (2007), ch. 4 on *Dyeus (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Hutter, Aspects of Luwian Religion (in Melchert ed., The Luwians, 2003) (secondary)