Ḫaldi
Sign in to saveḪaldi (d,Ḫaldi, also known as Khaldi) was one of the three chief deities of Urartu (Urarat/Ararat Kingdom) along with Teisheba and Shivini. He was a warrior god to whom the kings of Urartu would pray for victories in battle. Ḫaldi was portrayed as a man with or without wings, standing on a lion.
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- Urartian
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- Ḫaldi
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- Depiction of the Araratian god Khaldi (Haldi), standing on a lion.Erebuni Fortress Museum: Yerevan, Armenia
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- Urartu
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- Lion
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- Urartian mythology
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- Khaldi
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- Supreme and war god
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- Ardinis (?)
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Ḫaldi (d,Ḫaldi, also known as Khaldi) was one of the three chief deities of Urartu (Urarat/Ararat Kingdom) along with Teisheba and Shivini. He was a warrior god to whom the kings of Urartu would pray for victories in battle. Ḫaldi was portrayed as a man with or without wings, standing on a lion.
His principal shrine was at Ardini (Muṣaṣir). The temples dedicated to Khaldi were adorned with weapons such as swords, spears, bows and arrows, and shields hung from the walls and were sometimes known as "the house of weapons". thumb|300px|Column base; the god Khaldi stands on a lion, holding in his left hand a bowl and in his right hand a spearhead (or a plant) Reign of King Rusa II (685–645 [[BCE); Urartu; Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara]]