According to the Hittites and Hurrians, Alalu(s) was the king in heaven and first of the gods in olden days, and Anu(s) was his son. After serving as his cupbearer for 9 years, Anu defeated him and dispatched him to the underworld. Anu took his seat on the throne and had Kumarbis, his son, as his cupbearer for nine years before he also rebelled.