Arinna

Arinna was the major cult center of the Hittite sun goddess, whose name is obscure; she is therefore usually called the "sun goddess of Arinna". Her consort was the weather god, Teshub; both her, her consort and her children were derived from the former Hatti Pantheon.

The goddess was also perceived to be a paramount chthonic or earth goddess. She becomes largely syncretised with the Hurrian goddess Hebat.

In the late 14th century BC, King Mursili II was particularly devoted to the sun goddess of Arinna.

Arinna in fiction

A fictionalized version of Arinna appears in the Japanese manga Red River. Japanese pronounces the R sound as an alveolar lateral flap. Its translator into English was apparently unfamiliar with Hittite geography, and transcribed this as "Alinna". Alinna is a holy city, which Yuri and Mursili must rescue from Kashuga raiders in volume 2.