Temenaa
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Temenaa are a broad class of beings who serve as intermediaries between Ardha and Gedayo. They encompass spiritual intermediaries as well as natural phenomena and human prophets and seeresses, and may be either benevolent or malevolent, orderly or chaotic, or even all of these things, each according to their own nature.
Etymology
Background
The Layansaa
General Views
Classes of Temenaa
List of Temenaa
| Name | Alternate Names | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assar | Amahnur, the Great Shepherd, Eadun al-Dhiyaab (Enemy of Wolves) | Spirit | Fertility, spring, rams, livestock, shepherds and shepherdesses, vigilance, and Vardana |
| Dhu-Qassal | Possessor of Jubilations, al-Dhahabi (the Golden One) | Spirit | The end of suffering and hardship, music, dance, the tanoura, the tasarakh, khalwa, wine, and Nalmoriyyah |
| Ilmanāh | Lady Luck, Weaver of Destiny | Spirit | Fate, fortune, gambling, the casting of lots, charity, and the ritual feast |
| Nuháyyan | The Kindly Lord, the Celestial Artificer | Spirit | The sun, the forge, male crafts, consuming flame, drought, nar-light, pride, and humility |
| Rahmanan | Dhusama (The Heavenly One), Raba al-Mua'amarat (Master of Plots/Tricks) | Spirit | The firmament, shorelines, life, wisdom, boundaries, mankind, pottery, writing, and fishing |
| Rashira | Dhu al-Kashf (She Who Reveals), Lady of the Dawn, Rose-Fingered Mother, the Bright Singer | Spirit | Prophesies, revelations, new beginnings, the dawn, messengers, childbirth, and motherhood |
| Rúmallat | The Wanderer, the Pale Maiden, the Moon-Aspected Maiden | Spirit | The moon, the loom, female crafts, silk, the campfire, nur-light, the lunar cycle, wolves and jackals, sa'alik, the ostracized |
| Hubawl ar-Ruyya | al-Mayit, the Slain One, Dhu al-Mustasharayn (He of Counsels), Hikmat al-Muluk (Wisdom of Kings) | Spirit | Divination, archery, war, oracles, indewi'ha, contracts and laws, oathes and curses, and justice |
| Sufra | Sayyidah as-Salaam (Lady of Peace), Face of Djeday | Spirit | Mercy, grace, serenity, freshwater, the stars, peace after a storm, easy childbirth, and moringas |
| Zhumawt | al-Muftaris, Raba al-Kayyiyb (the Grim Lord) | Spirit | Death, mesida'ami, darkness, famine, locusts, slaughter, and pestilence |