Hittites Quotes

“You know about the Mother Goddess - the first female god, a fat woman with a lion on one side and a child between her legs. She was the first god of humankind.
Do you know why than ancient people of Anatolia chose her as their god? Because men were not aware of their roles as impregnators. They thought that it was the wind, the rain, the rivers, in short, nature, that impregnated women. And this was not at all a strange idea at the time. People viewed themselves as part of nature. They thought birth was magic, a miracle.”
― Ahmet Ümit, Patasana

“The end of the Hittite Empire thus offers important insights into the dynamics of complex societies under stress.”
― R Jay Driskill

“In recovering and studying the Hittite past, we not only illuminate an ancient civilization but also gain perspective on our own historical moment.”
― R Jay Driskill