Changeling Mythology · 4:59pm Dec 30th, 2020
So how I see it is that they have their own religion/mythology, and each colony has a specific God/Goddess that they worship above the others. They take their religion very seriously and are extremely traditional/conservative.
Sol - Chief Deity of Sunlight, Power, Law, and Divinity.
Fluvius - God of the Ancient River, Hydration, and Thirst.
Humus - God of Soil, Growth, and the Earth.
Genesis - God of Creation, Offspring, and Generations.
Caritas - Goddess of Beauty, Love, Affection, Cattle, and Motherhood.
Medella - Goddess of Healing, Medicine, Caretakers, and Health.
Laetitia - Goddess of Fertility, Happiness, and Spiders.
Divun - Goddess of Skies, Heavens, and Air.
Brucus - God of the Rice Fields, Agriculture, and Protecter from Parasprites.
Nex- Deity of Death, Rebirth, Peace, and Silence.
Propheta - Goddess of Seers, Magic, and Patron of Magicians.
Nati - Goddess of Children, Childhood, and Innocence.
Concupisco - God of Lust, Desire, and Sensuality.
Hedon - Goddess of Pleasure, Sexuality, Beauty, and Joy.
Sophia - Goddess of Wisdom, Strategy, Philosophy, and War.
Hymenaeus - God of Marriage, Weddings, Unions, and Wedding Hymns.
Amber and Janetta - Twin Goddesses of the Hunt, Chasity, and Sisterhood.
Bellum - Goddess of War, Battle, Violence, and the Military.
Laurus - God of Victory, Liberty, Hope, and Peace after War.
The Heliconides - Nine Gods of Art, Poetry, Music, Beauty, and Butterflies.
Fortuna - Goddess of Luck, Chance, Gambles, and Fate.
Neighon: Laetitia
Fillypines: Medella
Fanggook: Caritas
Vietrot: Brucus
Bhatrot: Fortuna
Fanghai: Genesis
Trotwan: Laurus
Crystal Empire Changelings: The Heliconides
Prancethesthiy: Sophia
Equinesia: Nati
Popular Changeling Myths:
Shout of a Thousand Voices - Their explanation for why they have echoey voices.
The Fall of Locust - The true tale of when Changelings lost control of Ancient Anugypt.
Arachne - The story of why Changelings are so bug-like, and why they fear/hate Starswirl the Bearded.
The Abduction of Lacewing - The Myth that made male-male relationships tolerable.
The Tragedy of Peripatus and Ladybird - The ancient tragedy of two passionate lovers.
The Blinding of Horntail - The classic tragedy Prince Horntail and why he blinded himself.
Amber and Janetta - The twin mythological hero’s that were virginal hunters.
Also the “Four Beauties of Fanghai”:
Swallowtail (based on Yang Guifei)
Nymphalidae (based on Xi Shi)
Birdwing (based on Diaochan)
Glasswing (based on Wang Zhaojun)
Fun facts:
* They all have a deathly fear of parasprites, due to how easily they can destroy their lands.
* For centuries they were afraid to even utter the name “Nex” in fear of dying themselves.
* Young nymphs are taught the myths either at home or at school, depends if they’re male or female.
* It’s rumored that some of Equestria’s most famous historical figures could have been either Changelings or descended from them.
* They ceased control of Ancient Anugypt for thousands of years before Starswirl the Bearded cursed them, after that they went on to take over different lands with different rulers.
* A traditional wedding for them is extremely important, one of Hymenaeus’ symbols is the firefly so they have them placed in a jar until the ceremony is over, then they release them as an offering. If they’re released before the ceremony’s end, the marriage is seen as doomed to fail or end in tragedy for those involved.
Wow. That’s a lotta gods.
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I legit didn’t think it wouldn’t take long to type them out but I was wrong
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Yeah, and that’s not even including the other facts listed in here.
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I mean to be fair, it’s crazy how many Gods are in Greek Mythology (which I’m obsessed with) it’s like every interesting pantheon has over a hundred Gods/Goddesses
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I know, right?