Lady Marima

Lady Marima, also known as The Bathing Lady, is a young mistress that appears in Makolan, Marima Islanders, Orchid Isles, and Kutwhean traditions. She is namely also called Mama Marima by those who believe in her presence. People mistakenly say she is the same person as The Water Goddess, but that is not the case, as she is not a goddess, she is either a water nymph or human with supernatural power. 
== Symbolism ==
Today, majority of Makolans, Marima Islanders, Kutwheans and Orchid Islanders don't believe in Lady Marima's presence, however, multiple Farma tribes do. They believe she is a symbolism of freshwater, hope, purity, freshness and the start of a new life. They believe she has the ability to split saltwater and freshwater and has to ability to turn saltwater to fresh, and vice versa.
== Description ==
She was born the day the two waters were made, many freshwater fish desired the forested and mountainous regions of lakes and rivers, and saltwater fish desired deep trenches and abysses. Lady Marima split the two waters in half, sending freshwater fish to the fresh rivers and saltwater fish to the salty seas. She is also prayed to by the Farma people, for they have poor water systems. They are forced to drink saltwater, but some say if they pray to Lady Marima, the water will magically convert to fresh.
== Mako Mako Beliefs ==
The Makolan religion does NOT believe in the existence of Lady Marima, replacing her FULLY with the Water Goddess. Some Makolan followers however follow her if they have Farma roots, but most of the time; do not believe in her existence. 
== Marima Islander Beliefs ==
Marima Islands is 46.3% Farma or Indigenous, meaning they partially believe in Lady Marima. The other Marima Islander religions, like shamanism and deism, don't believe in her or any Makolan god/ess.
== Origins of The Bathing Lady ==
Some majority that believe in her call her The Bathing Lady, for she is usually seen, at least in statues, as pouring a lamp, bowl, vase or cup with pouring water over her scalp. She was also called The Goddess of Baths, but many banned that name, due to her not being a confirmed goddess. 
Farma, usually bathed in watering holes filled with dirty fluid, and usually prayed to her for bathing in freshwater. The Bathing Lady has everything to do with freshness and changed the water. 
Category:Goddesses