Ḫedammu

Ḫedammu, Hurrian Apše ("Snake"), is a sea-dragon from Hurrian-Hittite mythology, which caused trouble on the Syrian coast. His Hittite counterpart was Illuyanka.

Ḫedammu is the son of the god Kumarbi and Šertapšuruḫi  [de], the daughter of the personification of the sea, Kiaše. The sea-dragon possessed an enormous appetite and nearly consumed the goddess Šauška (^dIŠTAR), but was eventually defeated by her charms and she gives birth to snakes from him.

• Volkert Haas: Die hethitische Literatur. Texte, Stilistik, Motive. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin etc. 2006, ISBN 3-11-018877-5, pp. 153 ff.

• Hurrian legendary creatures
• Hittite legendary creatures
• Dragons
• Mythological aquatic creatures