Maliya, Malija, Malis, Athena. From Kizzuwatna to the Aegean: Borrowings, Translations, or Syncretisms?

Notwithstanding her Kizzuwatnean origins, Maliya becomes part of the Bronze Age Hittite State Cult thanks to Queen Puduḫepa, who advocates a renovation of the dynastic cult. Therefore, Maliya and her temple became protagonists of the Hittite religious festivals. In the Iron Age, the goddess cult spr...

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Main Authors: Livio Warbinek, Federico Giusfredi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2024-02-01
Series:Asia Anteriore Antica
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Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/asiana/article/view/1854
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