Yahweh

A major deity within the amorphous collection of Divinities operating within complex and ever-changing pantheons of Gaea's Near East, he is known by a variety of names in the region, most prominently variations of Jay, Yah, Adad, Hadad, Hammon, Adonai, or Adonis, the last of which he is recognized in the Church of the Twelve and One by (albeit through a rather unusual set of myths). He is also known to Wayfarers and those influenced by their religions as Jehova and Allah, and to a degree as Jesus or Yeshua, though these terms and names are not native to Gaea and with the latter two being reference to what he understands as an Aspect of himself native to Earth. A deity of War, Weather, Wisdom, Divination, and further associated with Fire, Sheep and Shepherding, Agriculture, Resurrection, and Rebirth, he is the current functional leader of Elohim Pantheon operating within the region, with its official leader Elyon having removed himself from all functions of leadership in pursuit of a higher state of being akin to Zurvan Akarana.
Yahweh is a relatively aloof deity towards mortals (despite hold a great affection towards them) whose Authorities have been largely restricted geographically by the internal politics and disputes between other pantheons in the region, despite his relative power and savvy. A wielder of both diplomacy and war, he has managed to gain his current status through a combination of personal achievements, willingness to cooperate with other pantheons and accept new monikers in their regions, and openness to arranged marriages and relations with deities both within the Elohim and without. He counts among his wives Atargatis (known as Derceto among the Church of Twelve and One), Anat (his sister), Asherah (also known as Athtart and his mother), Shala (originally of the Anunnaki Pantheon) Shalem (a formerly male demigod and twin brother to Shahar, as well as one of Yahweh's half-brothers, who changed gender as part of this marital arrangement), Hepat (an ascended aspect of his daughter Pidray), and has served as a consort to the Twelvist deities Aphrodite and Persephone at various points under his Adonis moniker. Despite this behavior, he is not overly fond of these arrangements and tends to see them as a sort of "necessary evil" for the betterment of the mortals, whom he loves after his own fashion. He considers such harems to be a burden to all involved and their societies and so encourages his followers to avoid them unless they are of high status or otherwise of particular ability to make use for the good of all the social connections and influence they represent. Like Athena, an erstwhile ally of his, he views mortals as a wonder and a treasure and hopes that they will someday rise above their flaws to become more perfect beings. He believes in a symbiosis between the Divines and mortals and works towards that end, pursuing any means necessary, though he tends to view this as a goal that can only be achieved through indirect influence in the form of teachings, commandments, and covenants. However, he is also known to be somewhat hen-pecked, as his wives frequently demand his attention and are wont to cause problems for him. He is known for extremes, being at times both extraordinarily benevolent and at other times devastatingly furious to those who knowingly violate their oaths or abuse the less fortunate, the latter likely being at least partially the result of the stresses of his environment and the theopolitical climate of the region. He is also rumored to be something of a voyeur and with a strong sexual appetite of his own that is said to be at least partially reflected in his marriages and dalliances.
Yahweh has a number of enemies, most of them not openly so and virtually all contained within the greater Near East sphere, primarily being individuals he feels have abused mortals unfairly or who have disgraced or wronged him in some way. Among the most prominent of these is Lotan (also known as Leviathan), a serpentine Behemoth created by Cronus during the Titanomachy that sometimes terrorizes the coasts of his territories and successfully defeated him once in antiquity, Mot, the Elohim god of Death, and in some cases his own wife Anat, who has a tendency to take offense more readily than he does and to goad him into acts he wouldn't normally perform. His other siblings sometimes work against him as well in hopes of undermining his position... though few among them are willing to actually take it, as that would require marrying their mother, the infamously lustful Asherah, whose particular Authorities define her as the queen of the Elohim and her husband as their king. Yahweh alone was willing to accept that distasteful position for the greater good when his father occluded himself.
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Category:Gaea
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