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[[File:Teisheba.JPG|thumb|275px|Depiction of the [[Urartu|Araratian]] god [[Teisheba]]. [[Erebuni Museum]]]]

'''''Theispas''''' (also known as [[Teisheba]] or Teišeba) of [[Kumenu]] was the [[Urartu|Araratian]] (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 [[Khaldi (god)|Khaldi]] and [[Shivini]]. The ancient Araratian cities of [[Teyseba]] and [[Teishebaini]] were named after Theispas. He is a counterpart to the Assyrian god [[Adad]], the Vedic God [[Indra]], and the Hittite/Hurrian god, [[Teshub]]. 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 [[Hebat]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure |last=Piotrovsky |first=Boris B.|year=1969 |publisher=Cowles Book Co. |isbn=0-214-66793-6}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Teshup]]
*[[Urartu]]
*[[Teispes]]
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[[Category:Urartian deities]]
[[Category:Sky and weather gods]]


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