Shivini Kneeling With Solar Disc Shivini was the solar deity of the Iron Age kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highlands, forming a triad with the chief god Haldi and the weather god Teisheba, both recorded on this atlas. He was typically portrayed as a kneeling male figure holding aloft a solar disc, and scholars propose his name has Indo-European roots traceable through Hittite sources, potentially connecting him to deities such as Zeus and Jupiter in other ancient pantheons. His consort was likely a goddess named Tushpuea.
Facts
Attestation
Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 3 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Iconography
SymbolSourced to the subject's own accountShivini was depicted as a man kneeling on his knees, holding a solar disc aloft above his head. 4 Function
Domain / Function Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Shivini, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
3. Hittite Myths, 2nd edition
Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Gary M. Beckman, ed.), Society of Biblical Literature (Writings from the Ancient World)
4. Shivini (Wikipedia)
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He was depicted as a man on his knees, holding up a solar disc.
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