Kumarbi (a “Godfather”)39 – the supreme primordial god and creator, Sky-father in heaven; a grain deity, son of the god Alalu, equated with Mesopotanian Dagan in god lists from Ugarit; third great king of the gods. Called “wise king” and “Father of the Gods” his chief cult center was the North Mesopotamian city of Urkis. Chief antagonist of Tešub in the cycle of Kumarbi myths. Couples sexually with various females, including a wife, Sertapsuruhi the daughter of the Sea God, and becomes the father of many gods and monsters: Tharunt the stormgod, Ullikummi the stone monster, Hedammu, Silver, and possibly Lamma; comparable to Egyptian Amun. Paragonable to Cronus. Kurunta/Kuruntiya/Runtiya/Runtas (i.e. “Great-Furry”; “Runtav” - „furry‟ in plain Macedonian) – the Stag-god god of wild animals and hunting,. This god's symbol is the deer. He is associated with rural areas and open fields.
Above: deer, the totem animal of the Stag-god Kuruntiya/Runtiya/Runtas in a form of rhyton 39
“Kum” – „godfather‟ in plain Macedonian.
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