Taygete

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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