Ayreoshubic Paganism
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Ayreoshubic Paganism
Ayreoshubic Paganism refers to the religion practiced in the Ayreoshubic Kingdom. It was one of the first religions in Terraconserva, originating before 4000BC. The religion encompasses a wide set of beliefs and rituals that were essential to the culture of the ancient Ayreoshubians. When the Ayreoshubic Kingdom collapsed in 4000BC, the pagan beliefs spread throughout the continent. However after the rise and spread of Christianity and Islam, Ayreoshubic paganism has become a dead mythology. Póniepans in Terranihil are the last followers of an evolved version of Ayreoshubic paganism known as Atrienism.
History
Beliefs
Dieties
- Main article: Ayreoshubic Dieties
Ayreoshubic theology was polythiestic, containing a single pantheons of gods, as well as lesser supernatural beings. The gods were immortal, but not omnicient or omnipotent. In many myths, they had to overcome great obstacles or were betrayed by other gods or even humans. The gods were not neccesarily all good either, but generally had personality flaws and weaknesses. The gods were often depicted as influencung and interacting with humans, but not completely controlling them.
Telra is the goddess of the earth, mountains, motherhood and fertility. She is the mother of all life, mortal and immortal. The Ayreoshubians probably worshipped Telra the most of any god. They would pray to her for fertile soil, plentiful harvests and healthy children. Ancient Ayreoshubic art often depicts her as a pregnant woman with very long hair and large breasts, or metaphorically as a large mountain.
Abesis is the god of the underworld and the husband of Telra. He and Telra had two children: Caeleth and Tempia. He swallows the souls of the humans and animals that Tempea slays.
Caeleth is the god of the sky and the son of Telra and Abesis. When Telra and Abesis fell in love, she became pregnant with Caeleth for a millenia, and when he was born, he erupted from uterus and up into the sky. Distraught at being separated from his mother after so much time, he weeped and screamed for another millenia, until he had filled the crevaces of the earth with water, thus creating the oceans and seas. When he sleeps, it is night; when he is sad, it rains; when he is angry, it storms. The sun and moon are his two eyes. Caeleth is depicted as a child who never grows.
Tempea is the goddess of time and the daughter of Telra and Abesis. Telra swore to never have another child after the long pregnancy and violent birtth of Caeleth. Abesis disagreed with her decision but continued to love her. However, when Telra became pregnant and birthed humans and animals, he became angry and raped Telra. She then became pregnant and had Tempea. The anger of her father was seeded in Tempea, and she began slaughtering humans and other animals who were previously immortal. Abesis then collected the souls of the dead and kept them in the underworld. Caeleth began using his bright eyes, the sun and moon, as well as lighting, to blind and electrecute Tempea in an attempt to prevent her from killing all of life. Tempea is depicted as a winged woman wielding a knife to kill humans and animals.
Origin of Life
Telra became pregnant despite not
After Life
The Underworld