Mother (title)/Legends

Mother was a title given to female elders or womanly leaders in various matriarchal cultures such as the Witches of Dathomir or the Tarasin species.
==Dathomiri Mother==
The "Mother" (sometimes clan mother, "Matron" or "Matriarch"Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron) honorific was also applied to leaders of Dathomiri witches clans, including certain Nightsister covens.Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side Such leaders included Gethzerion, the founder of the Nightsisters, Mother Talzin, a Nightsister Shaman during the Clone Wars, and Mother Rell, oldest member of the Singing Mountain Clan.
The earliest Clan Mother of Dathomir was the banished Jedi Knight Allya, who literally sired the first witches and taught her daughters the ways of the Force through the lens of magicks. A Dathomiri Clan Mother was the heir of Allya's authority over the clan members, known as Sisters.
For a mere Sister, a convenient way for the echelons of power was to kill the current Mother (similar to the Sith's typical method of succession). If the assassination attempt was successful, the murderer was considered worthy of taking her victim's place. Around 31 BBY, the young Ros Lai stabbed Queen Zalem with a lightsaber, to which other witches reacted by saying: "The Mother is dead. Long live the Mother."Star Wars: Infinity's End
==Tarasin Mother==
On Cularin, a "Mother" was the eldest woman of a Tarasin irstat. This woman was considered a leader and wise-woman, usually having served for several years as an Irstat-Kes.The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Behind the scenes==
In the context of the Witches of Dathomir, this title first appeared in April 1994 in Dave Wolverton's The Courtship of Princess Leia.
==Appearances==
* Star Wars: Infinity's End 
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*The Wrath of Darth Maul
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*The Courtship of Princess Leia 
==Sources==
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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*Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
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==Notes and references==
Category:Dathomirian titles
Category:Tarasin titles