Apaliunas
| Apaliunas | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Region | Wilusa |
| Equivalents | |
| Etruscan | Apulu |
| Greek | Apollo |
| Roman | Apollo |
Apaliunas (Hittite: šššŗš·šš¾šø ÄppaliunÄÅ”) is the name of a god, attested in a Hittite language treaty as a protective deity of Wilusa. Apaliunas is considered to be the Hittite reflex of *ApeljÅn, an early form of the name Apollo, which may also be surmised from comparison of Cypriot į¼ĻĪµĪÆĪ»ĻĪ½ (ApeĆlÅn) with Doric į¼ĻĪĪ»Ī»ĻĪ½ (ApĆ©llÅn).[1] Apaliunas is among the gods who guarantee a treaty drawn up about 1280 BCE between Alaksandu of Wilusa, interpreted as "Alexander of Ilios" and the great Hittite king,[2] Muwatalli II. He is one of the three deities named on the side of the city. In Homer, Apollo is the builder of the walls of Ilium, a god on the Trojan side. A Luwian etymology suggested for Apaliunas makes Apollo "The One of Entrapment", perhaps in the sense of "Hunter".[3]
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References
- ā John L. Angel; Machteld Johanna Mellink (1986). Troy and the Trojan War: A Symposium Held at Bryn Mawr College, October 1984. Bryn Mawr Commentaries. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-929524-59-7.
- ā Latacz 2001:138.
- ā Sara Anderson Immerwahr; Anne Proctor. Chapin (2004). Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A. Immerwahr. Amer School of Classical. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-87661-533-1.
Sources
- Latacz, Joachim, 2001. Troia und Homer: Der Weg zur Lƶsung eines alten RƤtsels. (Munich)
- Korfmann, Manfred, "Stelen auf den Toren Toias: Apaliunas ā Apollon in Truisa ā Wilusa?,ā in GĆ¼ven ArsebĆ¼k, M. Mellink, and W. Schirmer (eds.), Light on Top of the Black Hill. Festschrift fĆ¼r Halet Cambel (Istanbul) 1998:471-78. Stel outside the supposed gates of Troy.