Teshub

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Teshub was the Hurrian god of sky and storm. He was derived from the Hattian Taru and was cognate to the Hittite Tarhun (Luwian Tarhunt). Notice the similarity with Celtic Taranis. He is depicted holding a triple thunderbolt and a weapon, usually an axe (often double-headed) or mace. The sacred bull common throughout Anatolia was his signature animal, represented by his horned crown or by his steeds Seri and Hurri, who drew his chariot or carried him on their backs. In the Hurrian schema, he was paired with Hebat the mother goddess; in the Hittite, with the sun goddess of Arinna—a cultus of great antiquity which may ultimately derive from the bull god and mother goddess worshipped at Çatalhöyük in the Neolithic era. Myths also exist of his conflict with the sea creature (snake?, serpent?) Hedammu (CTH 348). His son was Sarruma.

He is similar to the Vedic deity Indra^{[citation needed]}

The Hurrian myth of Teshub's origin—he was conceived when the god Kumarbi bit off and swallowed his father Anu's genitals—is a likely inspiration for the story of Uranus, Cronus, and Zeus, which is recounted in Hesiod's Theogony.