"Generally depicted as a mature woman with grey or greying hair, Vysa is often described — and portrayed in visual artistic depictions — as either blindfolded or with blind (and sometimes even missing) eyes, representing that the goddess’ greatest strength is her knowledge of magical secrets not widely known to mortals."
Tag: Goddess
30 Days of Mythology: Day 24 — Thonadis
"Depicted as a young, hot-headed woman with long golden hair and a large golden axe, Thonadis is said to travel across the sky in a chariot pulled by boars to do mighty battle with the Giants — the longtime enemies of the gods in Hrimfaxi mythology. Thunder and lightning are said to be the sign of these battles, Thonadis’ golden axe flashing and falling as she sets to her grim work."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 23 — Skana and Skata
"Held to be twin sisters, though not known to be the children of any other Realmgardian deity, Skana and Skata are the goddess of the Sun and daytime (Skana) and the Moon and nighttime (Skata)."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 20 — Creusa
"One of the best-known mythological figures in Realmgard’s history, despite being understood as a a fairly minor, local deity, the river goddess Creusa nevertheless looms large in the history of the Elven Empire."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 16 — Treza
"Originally entering the mythological accounts as adversaries to the Ennead, the origin of the nature goddess Treza and her daughters Misa and Cora are vague and uncertain. It is simply established that the three goddess arrived to the world of Terrace from elsewhere."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 12 — Pherais
"Not a goddess of justice in the sense of law codes or legal proceedings, Pherais is rather viewed as the goddess who brings changes of fortune."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 11 — Anassa
"A longstanding, though poorly-understood ritual custom dating to the earliest periods of established worship of the gods of the Ennead holds that Anassa is to be placated with libations of cheese."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 9 — Erha
"Erha is seen less as the patron of the acquisition of wealth and more as the sharing of wealth. She brings blessing to mortals with wealth and material success, Erha also demands liberality and generosity of mortals and it is an ancient axiom that the goddess despises no one more than a miser or a cheat, especially one whose conducts unfair business and hordes wealth in her name."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 8 — Iona
"Similarly, while Aeto often appears in the guise of a humble wanderer, Iona is never depicted as anything other than a regal monarch. It is said that while Aeto goes off the wander the mortal world, Iona rules over the gods in his stead as his trusted regent."
30 Days of Mythology: Day 6 — Malketa
"Today, Malketa is best-known as the patron goddess of the Duchy of Tanith, the remnant of the former Melkartite domains in Realmgard located at the extreme south of the Sea’s Edge Peninsula. The image of Malketa holding the Sun and Moon is used as the emblem of the Duchy of Tanith."
