Maiden
What you need to sow
Step into daylight and put your name on it. The new thing needs to be official.
Turkey / Hittite Anatolia
Arinniti
Sun Goddess of Arinna, Queen of the Land
Hittite Anatolia (central Turkey), c. 1700–1180 BCE
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Her story
Historical context
goddess · Hittite Anatolia (central Turkey), c. 1700–1180 BCE
Arinniti, the Sun Goddess of Arinna, was the chief deity of the Hittite empire — the power that granted kings their right to rule. Queen Puduhepa's prayers to her survive on clay: direct, personal appeals to the goddess who held the land together.
Mythology & traditions
Hittite kings called themselves her steward, not her equal, and every treaty was sworn under her sun. Her cult city Arinna has never been securely located, so the greatest goddess of an empire is known largely through the letters of a queen who wrote to her as one woman to another.
Domains
- The sun
- Kingship and justice
- State authority
- Order
- Protection of the land
Symbols
- Winged sun disc
- Polos crown
- Gold rosette
- Lions
- Royal seal
In the oracle
Her guidance
Mother
What you need to grow
Nurture fairness in your own house. Justice is a domestic practice first.
Crone
What you need to know
Know that authority you hold is held in trust. Steward it; don't confuse it with ownership.