Thousand Winds

The thousand winds, also called the thousand threads, is a term that has appeared in legends and historical texts of Mondstadt, Liyue, Sumeru, and Enkanomiya. It has been used to refer to the following:
#Istaroth, the Ruler of Time, also known as "the thousand winds of time" or simply "the thousand winds."
#Personifications of the winds that protect Mondstadt, including Barbatos.
#The concept of erosion, given the name "Ad Oblivione" by the Aranara Aranaga.
==Overview==
Sources differ on what exactly the thousand winds encompass or represent. In Enkanomiya beliefs, Istaroth is the personification of "undying wind," and the phrases "the thousand winds of time" and "the thousand winds" refer to her and the power of wind.
In Mondstadt, where worship of Istaroth seems to have faded out and been forgotten, "the thousand winds" is currently interpreted as the literal winds and clouds in northern Teyvat, each of which were allegedly given names and personalities through the Cloud Atlas and serve as Mondstadt's protectors. Venti was originally a "single thread of the thousand winds" before he amassed power and eventually rose to godhood and the position of Archon as Barbatos. Venti's power over wind is referred to, both by himself and by various descriptions in the game, as calling on the power of the thousand winds.
The Thousand Winds Temple, on the other hand, preserved some of the worship of the "god of Time"; the carvings on the sundials at the Thousand Winds Temple and the Nameless Island leave messages associated with both the god of Time and the god of Anemo.Thousand Winds Temple, Interactable: Carving Marks This is also confirmed with the Ragged Notebook written by Henry Morton's missing friend, and the weapons in the Sacrificial Series.
==Other Known Usages==
* The nameless wind spirit that aided the Gunnhildr Clan when they were outside of Decarabian's city.
* A wind spirit that took the form of a fox and accidentally created the first wine of Mondstadt.
* The mother of the white-haired, golden eyed adeptus that appears in both Moonlit Bamboo Forest and Springs of Hidden Jade.
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