Tarḫunna
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Tarḫunna or Tarḫuna/i was the Hittite weather god. He was also referred to as the "Weather god of Heaven" or the "Lord of the Land of Hatti".
Tarḫunna statue in Adana museum
Ḫattušili and Puduḫepa make offerings to Tarḫunna and Ḫepat, on the Fıraktın relief.
Tarḫunna at left, on top of Namni and Huzzi, with Hebat at right, Yazılıkaya
Hittite mythology and religion
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Hittite mythology and Hittite religion were the religious beliefs and practices of the Hittites, who created an empire centered in what is now Turkey from c. 1600–1180 BC.
Seated deity, late Hittite Empire (13th century BCE)
Hittite statue of a priest-king c. 1600 BC.
Relief from Yazılıkaya, a sanctuary at Hattusa, depicting twelve gods of the underworld
Hittite bas-relief: Mythological creatures, a lion-headed man and bull-legged man. Although distinct, both resemble later Mesopotamian images.