Varieties of Faith : The High Elves Content . The Eight ( though few Altmer outside the Empire accept the limitation of Divines to eight ) : 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 Altmeri 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 lef 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 . Magnus ( Magus ) : 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 . Trinimac : Strong god of the early Aldmer , in some places more popular than Auri - El . He was a warrior spirit of original Elven tribes , that lef 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 Chimer i conversion , Trinimac vanishes from the mythic stage after this , to return as the dread Malacath ( Altmeri propaganda portrays this as the dangers of Dunmer i influence ) . Y ' ffre ( God of the Forest ) : While Auri - El Time Dragon might be the king of gods , Y ' ffre is revered as the spirit of " the now " . According to the 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 . Xarxes : Xarxes is the god of ancestry and secret knowledge . He began as a scribe to Auri - El , and kept track of all Aldmeri accomplishments , large and small , since the beginning of time . He created his wife , Oghma , from his favorite moments in history . Mara ( Goddess of Love ) : Nearly universal goddess . Origins started in mythic times as a fertility goddess . She is sometimes associated with Nir of the " Anuad " , the female principle of the cosmos that gave birth to creation . For the Altmer , she is the wife of Auri - El . Stendarr ( God of Mercy ) : God of compassion and righteous rule . In early Altmeri legends , Stendarr is the apologist of Men . Syrabane ( Walrock ' 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 . - Adittional Dieties with Significant Altmer Cults - Phynaster : Hero - god of the Summerset Isles , who taught the Altmer how to naturally live another hundred years by using another walking stride . Lorkhan ( The Missing God ) : This Creator - Trickster - Tester deity is in every Tamriel ic mythic tradition . His most popular name is the Aldmeri " Lorkhan " , or Doom Drum . He convinced of contrived the Original Spirits to bring about the creation of the mortal plane , upsetting the status quo - much like his father Padomay had introduced instability into the universe in the Beginning Place . After the world is materialized , Lorkhan is separated from his divine center , sometimes involuntarily , and wanders the creation of the et ' Ada . He and his metaphysical placement in the " scheme of things " is interpreted a variety of ways . To the High Elves , he is the most unholy of all higher powers , as he forever broke their connection to the spirit plane . In the legends , he is almost always an enemy of the Aldmer and , therefore , a hero of early Mankind .