Teshup was the God of storms and King of the Gods of the Hittite Pantheon who defeat Iluyanka.
Mythology[]
Posible origin[]
Teshub may be has as origins to the Proto-Indo-European Thunder God Perkʷūnos, should be that some Teshu´s characteristics are similar to other thunder deities like Indra, Perun and Perkūnas.
History[]
Teshub´s origins are similar to the Uranian Aphrodite, because both born from the genitals of a Sky deity Anu and Uranus respectively, Teshub defeat the King of the Gods Kumarbi and later he become into the King of the Gods, similar to the story of Zeus or Jupiter.
Sacre animal[]
The Bull was Teshb´s sacre animal, because be a fertility symbol, curiously the bull was the sacre animal of the semetic Baal-Hadad who is a storm deity King of the gods similar to Teshub.
Hebrew Bible[]
In the hebrew bible Teshub appears as the Demon Rimmon