Hirvera
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| Name: | Hivera |
| Other names: | The guardian of the home the queen of the gods |
| World: | Gyllenheim |
| parents : | Herself |
| siblings : | None |
| Consorts : | Rasmer |
| Children: | Asarl Several mentioned in the holy chronicles. |
Hirvera is the queen of the gods and the wife of Rasmer. She is also the goddess of wisdom just like her husband is the god of wisdom but she is also the protector of women and the goddess of the home. She is often described as a woman in her middle years but still fair, Compared to her husband is she also more merciful than her husband.
Birth
It was said that Hirvera gave birth to herself in a splendour of gold and fire which light up the skies for all the world to see a she stepped forward to the earth naked as a child but with the body of a grown woman. According to the holy chronicles themselves so were she born after Rasmer and Helia and even though some theologians argues that Helia was born before Rasmer was reborn and is older so is it accepted by all sects except Draktra that she is the third god. Draktra however have named her the forth god as they see Drakoor as the first god.
Hivera in the sagas
Hivera is the goddess of women and often stays in her husbands hall, however despite that so is it her that rules the hall in his name and she have also been known to have taken several lovers just like her husband has. She is however not too often mentioned in the holy chronicles but when she is so are she often depicted as wise and quick to help heroes with both magic and advise.
Children
Hivera is married to Rasmer and the chronicles mentions them having several children and that she has also fathered several children with lovers, however most of these are mostly only minor gods of the holy chronologically and rosetouched. The exception to this is the god Asarl that she gave birth to after lightning tricked her into bedding him.
Worship of Hivera
Hivera is one of the major gods in the chronological faith and there are several rituals and prayers dedicated to her in the temple but she is also very often worshipped in private. For instance so are there several prayers and rituals that a woman can cast for better luck in trade, blessing her house, and keeping her husband happy and strong. However so is it customary for a wife to sacrifice to Hivera when she and her husband moves into a new house to bless it.