Theispas

<p><i>Theispas</i> (also known as <a href="/facts/Teisheba/oTuVTJyT">Teisheba</a> or Teišeba) of <a href="/facts/Kumenu/CEDSUjxs">Kumenu</a> was the <a href="/facts/Urartu/xzkKwIJ2">Araratian</a> (Urartian) weather-god, notably the god of storms and thunder. He was also sometimes the god of war. He is the son of Habli. He formed part of a triad along with <a href="/facts/Khaldi_(god)/eJc4F1VU">Khaldi</a> and <a href="/facts/Shivini/E0oPqCTX">Shivini</a>. The ancient Araratian cities of <a href="/facts/Teyseba/rD9Dhvnr">Teyseba</a> and <a href="/facts/Teishebaini/o90Ily8D">Teishebaini</a> were named after Theispas. He is a counterpart to the Assyrian god <a href="/facts/Adad/YUlp4D1A">Adad</a>, the Vedic God <a href="/facts/Indra/LLN2uI9D">Indra</a>, and the Hittite/Hurrian god, <a href="/facts/Teshub/v1wsWfSP">Teshub</a>. He was often depicted as a man standing on a bull, holding a handful of thunderbolts. His wife was the goddess Huba, who was the counterpart of the Hurrian goddess <a href="/facts/Hebat/wQm1yAfD">Hebat</a>.
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