This is not about worship or prayer. King Warpalawas, who is depicted as small, propagandizes that the crops grown in the region and the land of the region were given to him by the larger god Tarhundas. He uses the confiscated resources, labor and surplus product to provide priests to spread this propaganda and armed men to kill those who object to this propaganda. This system continues today with slight modifications. Today, what the masses are forced to produce is confiscated, their labor is exploited, they are enriched, they are given enough of what they produce not to die, and they are made dependent on the system. There are two tools to keep societies under control. One is religion and the other is armed forces. Today, these are the two tools to which the most resources are allocated and fed. They try to dominate society with religion, and pacify those who do not buy it and raise their voices with their armed men. This is more or less how history flows. It should not. Late Hittite/Luwian rock relief. The storm god Tarhundas is depicted with ears of wheat and bunches of grapes. Opposite the god of abundance and fertility is Warpalawas, King of Tuwana. 8th century BC. Konya, Eregli/Ivriz
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