Varieties of Faith : The Bretons Content . The Eight : Akatosh ( Dragon God of Time ) : Akatosh is the chief deity of the Eight Divines ( the major religious cult of Cyrodiil and its provinces ) and one of two deities found in every Tamriel ic religion ( the other is Lorkhan ) . He is generally considered to be the first of the gods to form in the Beginning Place . After his establishment , other spirits found the process of being easier , and the various pantheons of the world emerged . He embodies the qualities of endurance , invincibility , and everlasting legitimacy . Kynareth ( Goddess of Air ) : Kynareth is a member of the Eight Divines , the strongest of the Sky spirits , patron of sailors and travelers . In some legends , she is the first to agree to Lorkhan ' s plan to invent the mortal plane , and she provides the space for its creation in the void . She is also associated with rain , a phenomenon said not to occur before the removal of Lorkhan ' s divine spark . Julianos ( God of Wisdom and Logic ) : Often associated with Jhunal , the Nord father of language and mathematics , Julianos is the god of literature , law , history , and contradiction , and the favorite deity of most Breton mages . Dibella ( Goddess of Beauty ) : Popular god of the Eight Divines , Dibella has nearly a dozen different cults , some devoted to women , some to artists and aesthetics , and others to erotic instruction . Arkay ( God of the Cycle of Life and Death ) : Member of the Eight Divines pantheon and popular elsewhere , as well . Arkay is often more important in those cultures where his father , Akatosh , is either less related to time or where his time aspects are difficult to comprehend by the common folk . He is the god of burials and funeral rites , and is sometimes associated with the seasons . His priests are staunch opponents of necromancy and all forms of the undead . It is said that Arkay did not exist before the world was created by the gods under Lorkhan ' s supervision / urging / trickery . Therefore , he is sometimes called the Mortals ' God . Zenithar ( God of Work and Commerce , Trader God ) : Member of the Eight Divines , Zenithar is understandably associated with the Bosmeri Z ' en . In High Rock , however , he is a far more cultivated god of merchants , artisans , and the middle nobility . His worshipers say , despite his mysterious origins , Zenithar is the god " that will always win . " Mara ( Goddess of Love ) : Nearly universal goddess . Her origins started in mythic times as a fertility goddess ; in High Rock , she is the Mother - Goddess . She is sometimes associated with Nir of the " Anuad , " the female principle of the cosmos that gave birth to creation . For the Bretons , she is married to Akatosh . Stendarr ( God of Mercy ) : God of the Eight Divines , Stendarr has evolved from his Nord origins into a deity of compassion , or sometimes , righteous rule . Stendarr is the patron of magistrates , rulers , and knights errant . Additional Deities with Significant Breton Cults : Magnus ( Magus ) : The god of sorcery , Magnus withdrew from the creation of the world at the last second , though it cost him dearly . What remains of him 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 a golden eye , an astrolabe , a telescope , or more commonly , a staff . Legends say he can inhabit the bodies of powerful magicians and lend them his power . Y ' ffre ( God of the Forest ) : While Akatosh Time Dragon might be the king of the 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 the laws of nature were established , mortals had a semblance of safety in the new world , because they could finally understand it . Sheor ( Bad Man ) : In High Rock , the Bad Man is the source of all strife . He seems to have started as the god of crop failure , but most modern theologians agree that he is a demonized version of the Nordic Shor or Aldmeri Lorkhan , born during the dark years after the fall of Saarthal . Phynaster : Hero - god who taught the Altmer how to naturally live another hundred years by using a shorter walking stride . Patron deity and " teacher " of the Direnni . Often worshiped by those Breton mages who emphasize their Elven blood .