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+ | The '''First Powers''' are the parents of the [[Great Gods]].<ref name="tortglossgg">[http://www.tamora-pierce.net/series-extra/tortall-glossary/ Tortall Glossary: The Great Gods]</ref> They do not allow their children to kill each other, as this would result in total, cataclysmic destruction of the [[Mortal Realms|Mortal]] and [[Divine Realms]].<ref>[https://tpwords.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/cataclysmic-result-of-the-gods-deaths/ Cataclysmic Result of the Gods' Deaths]</ref> |
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− | These beings are parents to the Great Gods and likely many of the others, as well as the Queen of Chaos Uusoae. They do not allow their children to kill each other. |
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*[[Father Universe]] - created the realms |
*[[Father Universe]] - created the realms |
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− | *[[Mother Flame]] - created light, stars, death |
+ | *[[Mother Flame]] - created light, the stars, and death |
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+ | ==Great Gods== |
+ | The '''[[Great Gods]]''' are the most powerful gods of the [[Gods (Tortallan Universe)|Tortallan Panethon.]] They are all siblings, and are recognized and worshiped throughout much of the [[Eastern Lands]]. |
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− | These are gods who are recognized the world over. |
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+ | *[[Mithros]]<ref name="tortglossgg" /> - chief god of the Tortallan Pantheon and brother-consort to the [[Great Mother Goddess|Goddess]] |
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− | *[[Great Mother Goddess]] |
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+ | *[[Great Mother Goddess]]<ref name="tortglossgg" /> - chief goddess of the Tortallan Pantheon and sister-consort to [[Mithros]] |
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− | **Titles: Mother of Mountains, Mother of Waters, Mother of Mares, Wave-Walker |
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+ | **Goddess of women, childbirth, children and offenses against women |
− | **children with Mithros |
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+ | **Called by many names including "Dark Lady" and "Mother of Mountains and Mares" |
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− | **chief goddess of the Tortallan pantheon |
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+ | *[[Black God]]<ref name="tortglossgg" /> - god of death and ruler of the [[Peaceful Realms]] |
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− | *[[Mithros]] |
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+ | **Also called the "Dark God" |
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− | **Titles: Sun-God |
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+ | *[[Oinomi Wavewalker]]<ref name="masgloss">''[[Mastiff]]'', Glossary</ref> - goddess worshipped in the [[Yamani Islands]] |
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− | **Brother-consort to the Goddess |
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+ | **Sea goddess, goddess of sailors, storms, and shipwrecks |
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− | **Chief god of the Tortallan pantheon |
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+ | *[[Kyprioth|Crooked God]]<ref name="tortglossgg" /> - patron god of the [[Copper Isles]] |
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− | *[[Black God]] |
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+ | **Trickster God, god of thieves in the [[Eastern Lands]] |
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− | **Titles: Dark God |
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− | **god of death, ruler of Peaceful Realms, brother to the Goddess |
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+ | *[[Gainel]]<ref name="tortglossgg" /> - god of dreams |
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− | *[[Gainel]] |
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+ | *[[Wind]]<ref name="masgloss" /> - god of all winds |
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+ | *[[Pelmry]]<ref name="masgloss" /> - god of scribes |
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− | **Has one foot in Chaos, one foot in Divine Realms |
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− | **The only Great God who cannot leave the Divine Realms or Chaos. He also cannot speak outside of dreams. |
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+ | *[[Wilnedur]]<ref name="masgloss" /> - goddess of slaves |
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− | **chief of the trickster gods and patron god of the [[Copper Isles]] |
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− | **Wind god of all the winds in the [[Emerald Ocean]] (including [[Copper Isles]] and [[Yamani Islands]]) |
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− | **Temporarily demoted from Great God status after Mithros and the Goddess invaded the Copper Isles with their followers |
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− | *[[Graveyard Hag]] |
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− | **Daughter of the [[Black God]] of Death |
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− | **Can raise the dead |
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− | **Sacred objects/animals: Dice, hyenas, rats |
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==Regional Gods== |
==Regional Gods== |
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+ | Many regional '''Lesser Gods''' exist in the [[Tortallan Universe]] and are worshipped by various local peoples throughout the world, often instead of more well-known [[Great Gods]]. |
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− | In addition to the widely-recognized Great Gods, many peoples and regions worship their own set of local gods. In the battle against Uusoae, several were recognized by Daine as Great Gods despite their regional recognition. |
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+ | === [[Carthak|Carthaki Gods]] === |
+ | '''Carthaki Gods''' are worshipped in addition to the Great Gods |
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− | *[[Graveyard Hag]] - patron goddess of [[Carthak]], she rules over graveyards, gambling, and practical jokes. Her sacred animals are the hyena and the rat. She often has a silver dice cup, although she cheats most of the time. The head god in Carthak and a regional Great God. |
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+ | **Goddess of graveyard, gambling, and practical jokes |
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+ | **Sacred animals and objects include hyenas, rats, and silver dice cups |
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+ | **Also politely called "Lady of the South"<ref name="tnsgloss">''[[Tempests and Slaughter]]'', Glossary</ref> |
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+ | *[[Mynoss]] - god of justice, courts, and trials |
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+ | *[[Hekaja]] - goddess of healing<ref name="tnsgloss" /> |
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− | ====[[Banjiku]] |
+ | ====[[Banjiku|Banjiku Gods]]==== |
+ | '''Banjiku Gods''' are worshipped only in southeastern Carthak |
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− | *[[Lushagui]] - goddess who birthed the Banjiku and apparently gave them three gifts: to bind men to beast-people, to know gods, and to be slaves. However, she later clarified that her people were never meant to be slaves. |
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+ | *[[Lushagui]] - goddess who bore the Banjiku, sister to [[Kidunka]] |
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− | *[[Kidunka]] - The World-Snake, all-wise Kidunka is Lushagui's brother and firstborn son of Father Universe and Mother Flame. He is a Great God. |
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+ | **Her gifts to the Banjiku: binding men to the beast-people, knowledge of the gods |
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+ | *[[Kidunka]] - all-wise world-snake (male) and brother to [[Lushagui]] |
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+ | === [[K'miri |K'miri Gods]] === |
+ | '''K'miri Gods''' are worshipped by the tribal peoples of northern [[Sarain]] |
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− | *[[Father Universe|Father Storm]] and[[Mother Flame| Mother Fire]] - gave birth to the world and the stars, parents of the Horse Lords. Alternate names for the First Powers. Mother Fire is also called Mother Rain. |
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+ | *[[Father Universe|Father Storm]] (Father Universe) - gave birth to the world, father of the [[Horse Lords]] |
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+ | *[[Mother Flame|Mother Fire]] (Mother Flame) - gave birth to the stars, mother of the Horse Lords |
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*[[Grandmother Stone]] - goddess of age and time |
*[[Grandmother Stone]] - goddess of age and time |
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+ | === [[Yamani Islands|Yamani Gods]] === |
− | + | '''Yamani Gods''' are worshipped throughout the [[Yamani Islands]] |
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+ | *[[Yama]] - patron goddess and creator of the Yamani Islands |
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− | *[[Oinomi Wavewalker|Wave-Walker]] - sea goddess and goddess of mercy, she can banish storms and keep ships safe. While the Goddess holds this epithet in northwestern Tortall, the Wave-Walker is also a separate entity and Great God. |
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+ | **Goddess of childbirth and rice |
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− | *[[Sakuyo]] - benevolent Yamani trickster god, god of jokes and pranks |
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+ | *[[Oinomi Wavewalker|Wave-Walker]] - a [[Great Gods|Great God]], sometimes another name for the [[Great Mother Goddess|Goddess]] |
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− | *Unnamed gods of fire and ice (invoked to bless new homes) and mountains and rivers (invoked when beggining a difficult task where failure risks one's honor). |
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+ | **Sea goddess, goddess of sailors, storms, and shipwrecks |
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+ | *[[Sakuyo]] - trickster god |
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+ | **God of jokes and pranks |
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+ | === [[Galla|Gallan]]/ [[Scanra|Scanran]]/ [[Tortall|Northeastern Tortallan Gods]] === |
+ | '''Lesser Gods''' who are worshipped in the northern regions of the [[Eastern Lands]] |
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+ | *[[Weiryn]] - god of the hunt and the forest |
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+ | **Worshipped in [[Galla]], [[Scanra]], and [[Tortall|Northeastern Tortall]] |
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− | *Crooked God - Great God of thieves in [[Eastern Lands]] (another name for [[Kyprioth]] the Trickster). |
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+ | **Worshipped in [[Galla|Northwestern Galla]] |
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*[[Merscart of the Green]], local god of [[War Gorge Marsh]] in the [[Three Rivers Province]] of Tortall |
*[[Merscart of the Green]], local god of [[War Gorge Marsh]] in the [[Three Rivers Province]] of Tortall |
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**[[Halseander River|Halseander]] and [[Banas River|Banas]], river goddesses in the Three Rivers Province |
**[[Halseander River|Halseander]] and [[Banas River|Banas]], river goddesses in the Three Rivers Province |
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+ | *[[Winter's Crone]]<ref name="tnsgloss" /> - ancient goddess of winter |
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+ | **Goddess of northern magic with her chief temple in the [[City of the Gods]] in Tortall |
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+ | *[[Heskaly]]<ref name="masgloss" /> - trickster god of the hills |
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+ | '''Keirnun''' and his two wives,. '''Morni''' and '''Danya''' from Mastiff. |
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+ | '''Cooper Isles Gods''' are worshipped by the [[raka]] citizens of the Copper Isles |
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*The [[Jaguar Goddess]] - sister and sometime consort to Kyprioth, imprisoned below the earth by the Great Mother Goddess and Mithros after the Luarin Conquest of the Copper Isles. Known to be a feral and bloody goddess, her brother prefers she remain where she is even after his own return to power. She is the second most powerful deity in the Isles, all other raka deities being described as "small gods" by the Graveyard Hag |
*The [[Jaguar Goddess]] - sister and sometime consort to Kyprioth, imprisoned below the earth by the Great Mother Goddess and Mithros after the Luarin Conquest of the Copper Isles. Known to be a feral and bloody goddess, her brother prefers she remain where she is even after his own return to power. She is the second most powerful deity in the Isles, all other raka deities being described as "small gods" by the Graveyard Hag |
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*[[Batiduran the Python]] - raka god of the dead |
*[[Batiduran the Python]] - raka god of the dead |
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+ | == Chaos Gods == |
+ | '''[[Chaos Realms|Chaos Gods]]''' inhabit and guard the [[Chaos Realms]] |
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+ | *[[Uusoae]] - Queen of Chaos |
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− | *[[Gatekeepers]] - Discord and Violence, Uusoae greatest servants |
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+ | **Discord |
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+ | **Violence |
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+ | == Animal Gods == |
+ | '''[[:Category:Animal Gods|Animal Gods]]''' are male-female god pairs that represent every known animal species in the [[Tortallan Universe]] |
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− | *[[Badger]] - badger god, doesn't particularly care to have a name |
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*[[Old White]] - wolf god |
*[[Old White]] - wolf god |
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*[[Night Black]] - wolf goddess |
*[[Night Black]] - wolf goddess |
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*[[Dawn Crow]] - crow god |
*[[Dawn Crow]] - crow god |
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+ | *[[Queenclaw]] - cat goddess |
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− | *[[Lord Mauler]] - god of a link species between crocodiles and dinosaurs |
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+ | *[[Lord Mauler]] - crocodile god |
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*[[Crunchbone]] - crocodile goddess |
*[[Crunchbone]] - crocodile goddess |
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* The Great Pine and the Flowering Apple - the parents of all trees. Possibly alternate names for the First Powers. <ref>"Elder Brother." ''[[Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales]]''</ref> |
* The Great Pine and the Flowering Apple - the parents of all trees. Possibly alternate names for the First Powers. <ref>"Elder Brother." ''[[Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales]]''</ref> |
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* The First Trees - from the seeds/nuts of these massive tree goddesses, the first mortal trees were born. There is one for each kind of tree.<ref>[[The Realms of the Gods|The ''Realms of the Gods'']]</ref> |
* The First Trees - from the seeds/nuts of these massive tree goddesses, the first mortal trees were born. There is one for each kind of tree.<ref>[[The Realms of the Gods|The ''Realms of the Gods'']]</ref> |
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* The Dragongods - unnamed beyond the collective title given by [[Skysong]], it is unknown what exactly the function of these entities is, especially considering draconic views on deities in general.<ref>"The Dragon's Tale." ''Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales''</ref> |
* The Dragongods - unnamed beyond the collective title given by [[Skysong]], it is unknown what exactly the function of these entities is, especially considering draconic views on deities in general.<ref>"The Dragon's Tale." ''Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales''</ref> |
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* The Mares with Bloody Teeth - the centaur goddesses of vengence |
* The Mares with Bloody Teeth - the centaur goddesses of vengence |
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*Ushjur - god of the east wind. It is not stated whether he is a luarin or raka deity, although his temple in the Copper Isles capital of Rajmuat was burned as a sign of defiance against the luarin, who originally came out of the east to the Isles. |
*Ushjur - god of the east wind. It is not stated whether he is a luarin or raka deity, although his temple in the Copper Isles capital of Rajmuat was burned as a sign of defiance against the luarin, who originally came out of the east to the Isles. |
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*North Wind - no other name is given for the god of the northern winds. He is a cousin of Kyprioth. |
*North Wind - no other name is given for the god of the northern winds. He is a cousin of Kyprioth. |
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+ | * The God in the Flame - the chief (and possibly only) deity of the unnamed land west of Tortall across the sea where the events of [[Elder Brother|''Elder Brother'']] and [[The Hidden Girl|''The Hidden Girl'']] take place. It is also worshiped in other lands, although among pantheons instead of alone. |
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==Other Entities== |
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+ | === Forces === |
− | Housed in the [[Divine Realms]], these powers are not gods in themselves, but rather forces brought into the Mortal Realms by human excess |
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− | *Malady |
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− | *Slaughter |
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+ | ==== Three Sorrows ==== |
+ | Although they are siblings to the gods, these powers are not gods themselves. They add to the power of Chaos, and cannot be completely controlled even by the Great Gods. They take the form of giant, ghostly animals. |
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+ | *Malady - appears as rat who spreads disease. He licks people, causing them to fall ill. A multitude of tiny rat ghosts then spread from the sick person to infect others |
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+ | *Starvation - appears as a starving yellow dog. He bites food sources and they wither rapidly. |
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+ | *Slaughter - appears as a hyena with a blood-soaked muzzle. She stalks battlefields, gnawing on fortifications and siege engines, heedless of which side is which and inciting frenzy with her cries. |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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− | *''"This is taken directly from a list on Tamora Pirce's website, with addition information added by me."'' |
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Revision as of 04:11, 8 April 2021
First Powers
The First Powers are the parents of the Great Gods.[1] They do not allow their children to kill each other, as this would result in total, cataclysmic destruction of the Mortal and Divine Realms.[2]
- Father Universe - created the realms
- Mother Flame - created light, the stars, and death
Great Gods
The Great Gods are the most powerful gods of the Tortallan Panethon. They are all siblings, and are recognized and worshiped throughout much of the Eastern Lands.
- Mithros[1] - chief god of the Tortallan Pantheon and brother-consort to the Goddess
- Sun-God, god of mage-craft, war, law, and fire
- Great Mother Goddess[1] - chief goddess of the Tortallan Pantheon and sister-consort to Mithros
- Appears in three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Hag (Crone)
- Goddess of women, childbirth, children and offenses against women
- Called by many names including "Dark Lady" and "Mother of Mountains and Mares"
- Black God[1] - god of death and ruler of the Peaceful Realms
- Also called the "Dark God"
- Oinomi Wavewalker[3] - goddess worshipped in the Yamani Islands
- Sea goddess, goddess of sailors, storms, and shipwrecks
- Smith's God[1] - god of all smiths, coopers, and wainwrights
- Crooked God[1] - patron god of the Copper Isles
- Trickster God, god of thieves in the Eastern Lands
- Also called "Kyprioth" or simply "the Trickster"
- Gainel[1] - god of dreams
- Also called the Master of Dream, the Dream King, or the Dreamer
- Wind[3] - god of all winds
- Pelmry[3] - god of scribes
- Apetekus[3] - god of slaves[4]
- Wilnedur[3] - goddess of slaves
Regional Gods
Many regional Lesser Gods exist in the Tortallan Universe and are worshipped by various local peoples throughout the world, often instead of more well-known Great Gods.
Carthaki Gods
Carthaki Gods are worshipped in addition to the Great Gods
- Graveyard Hag - patron goddess of Carthak
- Goddess of graveyard, gambling, and practical jokes
- Sacred animals and objects include hyenas, rats, and silver dice cups
- Also politely called "Lady of the South"[5]
- Mynoss - god of justice, courts, and trials
- Judge of the underworld and the dead
- Shakith - blind goddess of seers
- Jihuk - master of deep desert winds and demons, another Great God of Carthak
- Hekaja - goddess of healing[5]
Banjiku Gods
Banjiku Gods are worshipped only in southeastern Carthak
- Lushagui - goddess who bore the Banjiku, sister to Kidunka
- Her gifts to the Banjiku: binding men to the beast-people, knowledge of the gods
- Kidunka - all-wise world-snake (male) and brother to Lushagui
K'miri Gods
K'miri Gods are worshipped by the tribal peoples of northern Sarain
- Father Storm (Father Universe) - gave birth to the world, father of the Horse Lords
- Mother Fire (Mother Flame) - gave birth to the stars, mother of the Horse Lords
- Four Horse-Lords
- Bian North-Wind - goddess of trade, sleep, horses, and fertility
- Chavi West-Wind - goddess of cleansing, belief/ religion, music, and marriage
- Vau East-Wind - god of creation, travel, stength, and truth
- Shai South-Wind - god of magic, volcanoes, sex, and healing
- Grandmother Stone - goddess of age and time
Yamani Gods
Yamani Gods are worshipped throughout the Yamani Islands
- Yama - patron goddess and creator of the Yamani Islands
- Goddess of childbirth and rice
- Wave-Walker - a Great God, sometimes another name for the Goddess
- Sea goddess, goddess of sailors, storms, and shipwrecks
- Sakuyo - trickster god
- God of jokes and pranks
Gallan/ Scanran/ Northeastern Tortallan Gods
Lesser Gods who are worshipped in the northern regions of the Eastern Lands
- Weiryn - god of the hunt and the forest
- Worshipped in Galla, Scanra, and Northeastern Tortall
- Green Lady - goddess of healing, childbirth, and wells
- Worshipped in Northwestern Galla
- Yahzed - god of righteousness and repentance
- Merscart of the Green, local god of War Gorge Marsh in the Three Rivers Province of Tortall
- Halseander and Banas, river goddesses in the Three Rivers Province
- Winter's Crone[5] - ancient goddess of winter
- Goddess of northern magic with her chief temple in the City of the Gods in Tortall
- Heskaly[3] - trickster god of the hills
Keirnun and his two wives,. Morni and Danya from Mastiff.
Copper Isles Gods
Cooper Isles Gods are worshipped by the raka citizens of the Copper Isles
- Gunapi the Sunrose - goddess of war and molten rock
- The Jaguar Goddess - sister and sometime consort to Kyprioth, imprisoned below the earth by the Great Mother Goddess and Mithros after the Luarin Conquest of the Copper Isles. Known to be a feral and bloody goddess, her brother prefers she remain where she is even after his own return to power. She is the second most powerful deity in the Isles, all other raka deities being described as "small gods" by the Graveyard Hag
- Batiduran the Python - raka god of the dead
Chaos Gods
Chaos Gods inhabit and guard the Chaos Realms
- Uusoae - Queen of Chaos
- Goddess of uncertainty, imagination, destruction leading to change, and new opportunities
- Gatekeepers
- Discord
- Violence
Animal Gods
Animal Gods are male-female god pairs that represent every known animal species in the Tortallan Universe
- Badger - badger god
- Mother Brock - badger goddess
- Old White - wolf god
- Night Black - wolf goddess
- Dawn Crow - crow god
- Sky - crow goddess
- Bitebone - cat god
- Queenclaw - cat goddess
- Broad Foot - duckmole god
- Lord Mauler - crocodile god
- Crunchbone - crocodile goddess
- Paddlebill - duckmole goddess
- Chrrik - marmoset god
- Preet - marmoset goddess
- Nighteyes - great horned owl god
- Ghostwing - great horned owl goddess
- Shhess - striped skink god
- Ssitak - striped skink goddess
Plant Gods
- The Great Pine and the Flowering Apple - the parents of all trees. Possibly alternate names for the First Powers. [6]
- The First Trees - from the seeds/nuts of these massive tree goddesses, the first mortal trees were born. There is one for each kind of tree.[7]
Gods of Immortals
- The Dragongods - unnamed beyond the collective title given by Skysong, it is unknown what exactly the function of these entities is, especially considering draconic views on deities in general.[8]
- The Mares with Bloody Teeth - the centaur goddesses of vengence
Other Gods
- Ushjur - god of the east wind. It is not stated whether he is a luarin or raka deity, although his temple in the Copper Isles capital of Rajmuat was burned as a sign of defiance against the luarin, who originally came out of the east to the Isles.
- North Wind - no other name is given for the god of the northern winds. He is a cousin of Kyprioth.
- The God in the Flame - the chief (and possibly only) deity of the unnamed land west of Tortall across the sea where the events of Elder Brother and The Hidden Girl take place. It is also worshiped in other lands, although among pantheons instead of alone.
Other Entities
Forces
Three Sorrows
Although they are siblings to the gods, these powers are not gods themselves. They add to the power of Chaos, and cannot be completely controlled even by the Great Gods. They take the form of giant, ghostly animals.
- Malady - appears as rat who spreads disease. He licks people, causing them to fall ill. A multitude of tiny rat ghosts then spread from the sick person to infect others
- Starvation - appears as a starving yellow dog. He bites food sources and they wither rapidly.
- Slaughter - appears as a hyena with a blood-soaked muzzle. She stalks battlefields, gnawing on fortifications and siege engines, heedless of which side is which and inciting frenzy with her cries.
Constellations
- The Cat - A constellation that is found near the feet of the constellation of the Mother Goddess, he incarnates as a black cat with purple eyes to aid particular mortals.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Tortall Glossary: The Great Gods
- ↑ Cataclysmic Result of the Gods' Deaths
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Mastiff, Glossary
- ↑ Terrier, May 9, 246 (p. 461; Random House paperback)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tempests and Slaughter, Glossary
- ↑ "Elder Brother." Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales
- ↑ The Realms of the Gods
- ↑ "The Dragon's Tale." Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales
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A list of the Tortallan gods specifically named in books | |
First Powers | Father Universe • Mother Flame |
Great Gods | Mithros • Great Mother Goddess • Kyprioth • Graveyard Hag • Black God • Gainel • Uusoae • Mynoss • Shakith • Oinomi Wavewalker • Kidunka • Apetekus • Wilnedur • Pelmry • Grandmother Stone |
Minor Gods | Smith's God • Jihuk • Lushagui • Weiryn • Green Lady • Sakuyo • Gunapi the Sunrose • Jaguar Goddess • Merscart of the Green • Yahzed • Batiduran the Python • God in the Flame • Sakuyo • Yama |
Horse Lords | Bian North-Wind • Chavi West-Wind • Vau East-Wind • Shai South-Wind |
Animal Gods | Badger God • Queenclaw • Old White • Broad Foot • Night Black • Lord Mauler • Mares with Bloody Teeth • Dawn Crow • Sky • Fire Ant Queen |
For a more complete list, please see List of Tortallan Gods |