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Yazilikaya chamber B Underworld Gods.
The Hittites were quite superstitious and adopted the gods of the people they conquered, hence nearly a dozen underworld gods. These were propably meant to ease the passing of King Tudhalia IV, the second to last Hittite King.
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Yazilikaya chamber B Underworld Gods.
The Hittites were quite superstitious and adopted the gods of the people they conquered, hence nearly a dozen underworld gods. These were propably meant to ease the passing of King Tudhalia IV, the second to last Hittite King.

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