The Legend of Keşşi #2: A Fatal Love and the Wrath of the Gods | Hittite Mythology (Podcast Analysis)

from Veritas Antiqua · host Aytuğ Asım Dikyol

Can love become a curse? In this episode of Veritas Antiqua, we travel back 3,500 years to the Hittite Empire to explore one of the earliest "novels" in history.Meet Keşşi, a master hunter whose obsessive love for his wife, Shintalimeni, leads him to neglect his duties to his family and the gods. But in the ancient world, neglecting the gods comes with a terrifying price. From vanishing animals to nightmarish stone monsters called "Uditi," discover the psychological depth of this ancient myth.

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