In the 20th century linguists used to associate the Greek verb ταρχυvω «to bury» as a hypothetical loan-word from Asia Minor with derivatives of Hittite-Luvian root tarh- «to overcome», such as tarhuili «heroic» or the name of god of thunderstorm: Luv. Tarhu-, Tarhunt-, Hitt. Tarhuna- (written dU-na⇔), Lyc. A Trqqas, Lyc. B Trqqiz. The correlation is usually conceived as follows: Hitt.-Luv. is considered as the general word for «god» or «hero», and the Greek ταρχυvω as having the basic meaning of «to worship as god». However, linguistic material makes this explanation doubtful. The author shows that Hitt.-Luv. tarhu- is used only to denominate the supreme god-thunderer, and the Greek ταρχυvω is never used in the meaning «to worship, to deify», but only in the sense of «to hide a corpse with its accessories from the sun and humans in earth or within a stone niche». A correlation between these meanings must be found if one maintains that derives from tarhu-. Some light can be shed on this correlation by Asia Minor mythological plots (the myth of Illuyanka, «The Song of Ullikummi» and possibly some episodes of the Hittite-Hurrian «Epos der Freilassung»), in which Thunder-god, in his first battle with his antagonist – a dragon or a monster – is defeated, overthrown and injured, but wins the second battle. Of special importance is Apollodorus’ account (I. 6. 3) of the battle between Zeus and Typhon in Syria and Cilicia, which goes back to these myths. According to the account, defeated Zeus (= Hurrian Teshub, Luvian Tarhu or Tarhunt, Hittite Tarhuna) was buried by the defeater in a cave, where he remained for some time before rising for a new battle and triumph. The author thinks that Greek ταρχυvω could derive from the Hittite-Luvian verb *tarhuwa(i)- «to make like / to become like Tarhu», i.e. «to bury / to be buried», referring to the mythological version of Tarhu’s burial after his first battle with the great antagonist.