Temple Of Athamah (Faith)

Maeh'bahd niv Athamah (Uɨʟӄɨҕ Yɍʒ Ɨƀиɨuɨи, English: Temple Of Athamah) is a sect of the Lost Gods faith of Najer. Brought to Najer by Olin'Kris Ten'Enrela, the sect focuses mainly on Menkauhor, god of sand and time, as he is seen as the "Father Of All" or "The First", but claims that all the gods are equal. The sect is syncretic with other sects of the Lost Gods, but not other religions.
== Origins ==
The faith goes back to Olin'Kris' birth place, Athamah City, which he claims is of Najer origin. Olin'Kris also claimed that the Lost Gods faith was practiced in the city for many generations, for thousands of years, and brought the faith with him alongside many books and texts to Najer in 118 AB.
=== History ===
The history of the faith is said to go back almost 10000 years ago, during a time when all Najer people lived in Najer and the faith was spread all across the land. It was taught be many mystics and other faithful, one of which was a man called Olin'Mar. He was said to be known across Najer for his wisdom and piety, having many disciples. One of his disciples was known as Jen'faj, who wrote down his master's teachings in something referred to in the Temple of Athamah faith as "the Book." 
After the fall of Qwarakan, around 8,000 years ago, the people who followed Olin'Mar, mainly the Ten'Enrela family, left Najer and emigrated to lands to the far south. There, they founded a city that they named "Athamah." The faith was transmitted from one generation to another for thousands of years until the fall of the Ten'Enrela and the city of Athamah in 112 AB. There was only one survivor, a mystic named Olin'Kris Ten'Enrela, who embarked on a journey to rediscover his ancient homeland.
== Beliefs ==
=== Creation story===
==== Part 1: The World ====
"Before the world, Menkahour was, The first, the last, and father of all, Menkahour then took his golden sand, and stabbed it with a sword, and there it was, Water flowing around, Jafa it was called, she was alive, with Jafa and his golden sands, he struck again but this time in a pot, he made stone, dirt and earth, he was a strong presence, Taramsaj was his name, then with Jafa and Taramsaj, he planted a seed, which grew a forest, flora there was, the beautiful Dunyah was there, and from Dunyah's great breath, the sky appeared, it was a free sight, his name was Koshaf"
==== Part 2: The Living ====
"a holy bell there was, a first toll was rang, and there she was, the heat of life, the left bell was born, her name was Ajuvadah, an elegant goddess she was, but with life and no death came disaster, Life got bored, tired, and destroy they did, with that a purple glow, appeared it spread, it's name was Sheshtri, the deceitful goddess of choas, then a second toll was made, and there he was, the coldness of death, the right bell was born, his name was Azir, a graceful god he was, and with death present chaos leveled low, but its still there lurking, waiting to emerge"
==== Part 3: Disasters ====
"A perfect balance was once more broken, a child there was, his clumsy self caused great things to happen, his name was Lahmaj, the god of Natural disasters, his name was holy, but his actions not, he once fell, and caused the earth to quake, he once sneezed, and caused the rain to stream so we pray he does not cause fall or sneeze, for we do not wish for famine, drought, or for him to fall to his knees"
==== Part 4: Sons and Daughters: ====
"The gods have offspring, they create to ease, their mind, their self, to feel a breeze, Dunyah's child, oh little shevarro his Jalev trees, are a lovely sight for all those who see, he is the god of love, fertility, and music notes, Mi s"
==== Part 5: The Moon ====
"The holy bell was once more rang, a third toll it made, and there he was, hope, the light of every night, the moon there was, his name was Mayasioh, a bell not he was, from then dreams appeared at the darkest of nights, every day was a show for every dreamer, for ever sleeper, he loves, he gives, he show us truth, the god of visions we always choose"
===Gods and Deities===
====Menkahour====
The god of sand and time, the father of all, the first, the last, the one who we call, Menkahour.
Menkahour is a god that is heavily important to Athamah's faith, he brings youth and gives time to those who deserve, he is the god who lets one live long, in Najer, he was rediscovered after the discovery of his temple in Najerajad (Year 0 In the Najer calander) , which kick started the Najer cultural renaissance, his token are the two bells of beginnings and endings
====Ajuvadah====
The goddess of heat, beginnings and life, the one who creates life, the start of us all.
Ajuvadah is a considered the left bell goddess by Athamah's temple, she is the one who gives us fire, heat and life it self, she is praised as one of the most important goddesses, in Najer, she was rediscovered at around 39AB, and is now the main goddess of Nahrayn, the current capital of Najer, and is not considered to be the left bell goddess by them, her token are soul lanterns and the left bell.
====Azir====
The god of coldness, endings and death, the one who ends life, the end of us all. 
Azir is considered the right bell god by Athamah's temple, he is the one who gives us ice, coldness and death it self, though one may think he would not be celebrated or praised, he is an important diety in Athamah's temple which is not associated to "Evil" Or "bad", in Najer, Azir is called Asri, and would have been discovered with Menkahour at the burried bells, his token are lanterns and the right bell.
====Jafa====
The goddess of Water, the one who brings us rain.
Jafa is taught to be elegant and beautiful, she brings joy to people and is one of the important dieties of Athamah's temple, her holy waters are said to cure any disease, in Najer Jafa is referred to as "Gafa" and was rediscovered around 31AB, in the city of Sigtuna, her token are sea lanterns. 
====Taramsaj====
The god of stone, work and strength, he who gets red of laziness.
Taramsaj is the god of work and strength, he is also the god of earth and stone, he is the one who brings strength to one's body, and the one which orders people to work, in Najer Taramsaj is called "Taramsej" and was rediscovered 
====Dunyah====
The goddess of flora, beauty and growth, she who blesses land.
Dunyah is the goddess of flora, she is the one who brings forth fruits and trees, and is associated with beauty and elegance, she is heavily linked to the ciy of Kigea'jad since her shrine is there, in Najer she is referred to as "Duyani" and was rediscovered at 64AB in Kigea'jad her token and symbol are the desert dandelions, or more generally sunflowers.
====Koshaf====
The god of the skys and wind, he who is free, who knows ahead.
Koshaf is the god of air, wind, knoweldge and foresight, he brings forth insight and knowledge to those who need it, and is a symbol of freedom and wisdom, in Najer Koshaf was rediscovered around 60AB (the rediscovery of Koshaf was gradual between 52-64AB, throught translation of many books and scripts) and his symbol are quills (feathers) 
====Mayasioh====
The god of the moon and night sky, visions and dreams, he who gives visions to those who are lost.
Mayasioh is an ancient god of the moon, he gives visions and hope to all those who are in need of it, he is the light in the dark night and the hope in the blinding day, his token and symbol are bowls. 
====Shestri====
The purple goddess, goddess of choas and evil, she is the one who corrupts people, and the one which disturb the peace of this world.
Shestri as her name, is a goddess of chaos and malice, she creates chaos in the world and send her minions to do her work.
====Lahmaj====
the god of natural disaster, the clumsy one.
Lahmaj is a known as the god of natural disasters, and is assosiated with being clumsy ,silly and random. 
===Sin and commands===
Sin in Athamah's temple view is defined as disobeying a god or a goddess's command. Commands are certain actions that the gods tell us to do, or certain actions the gods tell us not to do. Doing a sin would result -depending the god- to either forgiveness or curses and punishments
A sin is not absolute and can vary from person to person. An action could be prohibited for one and not for another. Is it not written laws which one follows.
===Views on death===
Death is not seen as an end or even a negative thing in this faith, but rather a cycle, of endings and beginnings.
Spirits are sentient entities, each body has a spirit, however spirits may not have bodies that they are attached to.
After death, a spirit may roam, or live in another body after it leaves another. Spirits are not seen as inherently bad or good.
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