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From [[mythology]], a Hurrian god equivalent to [[Cronos]]. The existence of similar gods from earlier [[civilization]]s suggests that there was considerable sharing of mythological material across cultures. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
From [[mythology]], a Hurrian god equivalent to [[Cronos]]. The existence of similar gods from earlier [[civilization]]s suggests that there was considerable sharing of mythological material across cultures.

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Kumarbi [r]: From mythology, a Hurrian god equivalent to Cronos. The existence of similar gods from earlier civilizations suggests that there was considerable sharing of mythological material across cultures.