Altmeri Pantheon The Altmeri Pantheon is the set of gods worshiped by the Altmer . It is the closest pantheon to the original Aldmeri set of gods . Revered and Worshiped Gods . Auri - El ( King of the Aldmer ) . The Elven Akatosh is Auri - El . Auri - El is the soul of Anui - El , who , in turn , is the soul of Anu the Everything . He is the chief of most Aldmeri pantheons . Most Altmer i and Bosmer i claim direct descent from Auri - El . In his only known moment of weakness , he agreed to take his part in the creation of the mortal plane , that act which forever sundered the Elves from the spirit worlds of eternity . To make up for it , Auri - El led the original Aldmer against the armies of Lorkhan in mythic times , vanquishing the tyrant and establishing the first kingdoms of the Altmer , Atmora and Old Ehlnofey . He then ascended to heaven in full observance of his followers so that they might learn the steps needed to escape the mortal plane . Trinimac : Strong god of the early Aldmer . In some places , he was a more popular deity than Auri - El . He was a warrior spirit of the original Elven tribes that led armies against the Men . Boethiah is said to have assumed his shape ( in some stories , he even eats Trinimac ) so that he could convince a throng of Aldmer to listen to him , which led to their eventual Orsimer conversion . He vanishes from the mythic stage after this , to return as Malacath the Daedric Prince ( Altmeri propaganda portrays this as the dangers of Dunmer i influence ) . Magnus ( Magnus , The god of sorcery ) . Magnus withdrew from the creation of the world at the last second , though it cost him dearly . What is left of him on the world is felt and controlled by mortals as magic . One story says that , while the idea was thought up by Lorkhan , it was Magnus who created the schematics and diagrams needed to construct the mortal plane . He is sometimes represented by an astrolabe , a telescope , or , more commonly , a staff . Cyrodilic legends say he can inhabit the bodies of powerful magicians and lend them his power . Associated with Zurin Arctus , the Underking . Syrabane ( Warlock ' s God ) . An Aldmeri god - ancestor of magic , Syrabane aided Bendu Olo in the Fall of the Sload . Through judicious use of his magical ring , Syrabane saved many from the scourge of the Thrassian Plague . He is also called the Apprentices ' God , for he is a favorite of the younger members of the Mages Guild . Y ' ffre ( God of the Forest ) . Most important deity of the Bosmer i pantheon . While Auri - El Time Dragon might be the king of the gods , the Bosmer revere Y ' ffre as the spirit of ' the now ' . According to the Wood Elves , after the creation of the mortal plane everything was in chaos . The first mortals were turning into plants and animals and back again . Then Y ' ffre transformed himself into the first of the Ehlnofey , or ' Earth Bones ' . After these laws of nature were established , mortals had a semblance of safety in the new world , because they could finally understand it . Y ' ffre is sometimes called the Storyteller , for the lessons he taught the first Bosmer . Some Bosmer still possess the knowledge of the chaos times , which they can use to great effect ( the Wild Hunt ) . Mara ( Goddess of Love ) . A nearly universal goddess . Her origins started in mythic times as a fertility goddess . In Skyrim , Mara is a handmaiden of Kyne . In the Empire , she is Mother - Goddess . She is sometimes associated with Nir of the ' Anuad ' , the female principle of the cosmos that gave birth to creation . Depending on the religion , she is either married to Akatosh or Lorkhan , or the concubine of both . Xarxes . Xarxes is the god of ancestry and secret knowledge . He began as a scribe to Auri - El , and has kept track of all Aldmer i accomplishments , large and small , since the beginning of time . He created his wife , Oghma , from his favorite moments in history .