Rezhuan Deities

The Father of Flowers, depicted in mourning clothing.

The Rezhuan religion had many different deities, and different types of deities and mythical creatures. Perhaps one day I shall go into more detail here, but for now, this page will focus on The Six Parents.

The Six Parents

The Six Parents are six Rezhuan anthropomorphic animal deities that are often referred to by an epithet "Mother of X" or "Father of X". The term "The Six Parents" was first used in theological discourse during the Esharsawáh period, but even before this, they were considered to be one group among the deities, separated by the fact that they were summoned in the great temples of Rezhuia. They all had rituals performed before their incarnations in return for advice or services within their domain that could be performed within the borders of the temple. What exactly these domains were varied across time and space, but the most common ones were healing performed by the Mother of Rivers or war advice given by the Mother of Flames.

The Six Parents are:

Deity	Name in Neo-Rezhuan	Epithet	Animal	Domain
Affa	áffą	Father of Soil (šsį̋zįud ętáwa)	boar	Earth, plants, animals, life
Ama	áam	Mother of Rivers (šqa̋tyu ęmáwa)	otter	The river Ezenzha, rivers, lakes, healing, navigation
Akhíz	ąhír	Father of Flowers (šmiŋę̀du ętáwa)	goat	Crops, growth of plants, fertility, sex, sexual desire, livestock, food, indulgence
Omavú	omwò	Father of Spirit (šuyą̀sxuyu ętáwa)	vulture	Funerals, communication with the dead, (in some areas/eras) deifying dead monarchs
Uvát'	ǫwȁht	Mother of Clouds (šṃe̋ud ęmáwa)	hawk	Weather, seasons
T'ïka	t'ųák	Mother of Flames (šve̋zeud ęmáwa)	wasp	Fire, smithing, war, martial arts, weapons