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Taygete is a fertility goddess, particularly focused on human fertility. The daughter of [[Drames]] and [[Zelos]], she is closely associated with both parent deities. Taygete is most often | ====Goddess of Childbirth==== | ||
''The Bringer'' | |||
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Taygete is a fertility goddess, particularly focused on human fertility. The daughter of [[Drames]] and [[Zelos]], she is closely associated with both parent deities. Taygete is most often worshiped by midwives and herbalists, though she is often appealed to for wisdom by frustrated parents. Taygetan clergywomen (most Taygetan priests are women) tend to lack any real political influence, though they are widespread in most urban areas. Direct worshippers, aside from those mentioned above, are rare. | |||
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|minor_influence = Creation, Herbalism, Midwifery, Parenthood | |minor_influence = Creation, Herbalism, Midwifery, Parenthood | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 11 January 2026
Taygete is a fertility goddess, particularly focused on human fertility. The daughter of Drames and Zelos, she is closely associated with both parent deities. Taygete is most often worshiped by midwives and herbalists, though she is often appealed to for wisdom by frustrated parents. Taygetan clergywomen (most Taygetan priests are women) tend to lack any real political influence, though they are widespread in most urban areas. Direct worshippers, aside from those mentioned above, are rare.
Taygete the Bringer
Goddess of Childbirth
Descriptive Info
Gender: Female
Avatar: Taina of the Blooded Robes
Consort(s): None
Allies: Alcyoneus, God of Youth; Clementia, Goddess of Mercy; Drames, Goddess of Fertility (mother); Laestrygones, God of Health; Orestea, Goddess of Rain; Podalirius, God of Vegetation; Selene, Goddess of Beauty; Thalia, Goddess of the Hearth (half-sister and stepmother); Veritas, Goddess of Marriage; and Zelos, God of the State (father)
Foes: Cardena, Goddess of Lust; Podarge, God of Destruction and Drowning; Polydorus, God of Wild Beasts; Ruminus, God of Disease; Themis, God of Mischief; and Thryope, God of Age.
Spiritual Info
Rank: Intermediate
Nature: Harmonious
Ethos: Benign
Major Influence: Childbirth
Minor Influence(s): Creation, Herbalism, Midwifery, Parenthood
Symbols
A stylized miniature crib (often simplified down to a basic semicircle) is the primary holy symbol of Taygete. The raspberry is considered holy to worshipers of Taygete and often features prominently in religious artwork dedicated to the Bringer.
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