 
The Sun Goddess of the Earth is the Hittite Queen of the Underworld; She represents the chthonic aspects of the bright Sun, presumably when it travels through the Underworld (i.e. under the horizon) at night. She comes to the Hittites through Hurrian sources, where She is named Allani; She is parallel to the Hattian Underworld God Lelwani (later presumed to be a Goddess under Her influence) as well as the Sumerian/Babylonian Ereshkigal. She is said to be the origin of all misfortune, evil, and illness; She was invoked in curses and oaths. |