Apotheosis (Term)

Apotheosis is a term and rare process by which a mortal ascends into godhood or further.Progress of Truth This can happen in many ways, usually quite difficult or dangerous to those attempting it, though it has happened many times in the history of Tamriel. While Apotheosis is a term that was used for mortals had successfully ascended into godhood, other word is described that being apotheosized is mantling, a process whereby an individual can achieve. The process of mantling appears to involve taking up of a role, which then grants the person the power and, to an extent, the identity, associated with that role. It can be used to reshape the nature of gods,Michael Kirkbride Forum Archives and in the examples that we have of the process all involve the manipulation of a deity in some form.
==Methods==
There are different or similar methods of achieved Apotheosis; which are called the Walking Ways,36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon Six and if wants to extend beyond godhood and they can go to Amaranth.Loveletter From the Fifth Era, The True Purpose of Tamriel The Prolix Tower had described being the First of the Six Walking Ways, or "the ways to reach heaven by violence" who allows one to achieve permanence in reality through godhood.The Prolix Tower and Dracochrysalis Analyzed
The most common ways to achieve Apotheosis was by mantling, a process whereby an individual can achieve apotheosis or CHIM. Most famous apotheosized examples are Tiber Septim and Marcella Varian become the gods Talos and Marcella, respectfully and was successfully achieving apotheosis by one deity or by mantling. Both Talos and Marcella become gods achieved CHIM. Marcella become her own deity in her own right,The Varian DragonDynasties: The Varians of Cyrodiil and gained ability to uses both Men and Mer aspects.Marcella's Aspects and while Talos did achieve CHIM, but it's unknown how he did it, possibility to use the Numidium. Other examples including the Tribunal who gained godhood after uses the Tools of Kagrenac on the Heart of Lorkhan after the Battle of Red Mountain.Kagrenac's Tools (Book)Nerevar at Red Mountain Another example is Reman Cyrodiil, who later became worshiped in some sectors of Tamriel as the god Reman.Varieties of Faith in the Empire The most recent example is Antonius Mede achieved godhood after using the Kagrenac's Tools.Antonius Mede, the Dead EmperorDialogue of Koagorath Mannimarco who also ascended into godhood after the Warp in the West Dragon Break by having a plane(t) named Necromancer's Moon, additionally being worshipped by necromancers as God of Worms.
It stated that the Enantiomorph has been used in attempts to reach the final sub-gradient of all AE, or a good instance of the Enantiomorph being utilized to take the mantle of a divine entity. The most common example of the Enantiomorph is the Greymarch, a given the schizophrenic conflict between Sheogorath and Jyggalag, which Sheogorath transformed into Jyggalag. However the Hero of Kvatch takes Sheogorath's role of defending the Isles and inherits the divine role of Sheogorath himself.Events of Dialogue of JyggalagDialogue of Sheogorath: 
Another method is the Psijic Endeavor, also known as The Endeavor, and possibly, the Tri-Angled Truth.Loveletter From the Fifth Era, The True Purpose of TamrielThe Changed Ones Haidoneus had claimed to used this method, but its unknown rather its true or false.
==Apotheosized deities==
Name 	Image	Born/Origin 	Died/Last seen 	 	Additional Information
Almalexia 	 	1E ??? 	3E 427 	Chimer 	One of three God-Kings of the Tribunal.Vivec and MephalaThe Living Gods
Antonius Mede 	 	4E 78 	4E 128 (initial), 5E 1017 	Imperial 	Emperor of Tamriel from year 4E 99 until he was overthrown in a rebellion in 4E 128.Some sources states Antonius was deposed the year 4E 129, a year later. After escaped from Cyrodiil and set in Skyrim where he ascend to godhood after using the Kagrenac's Tools.
Arkay 	 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Aedra 	Deity of the Ten Divines, and God of cycles of Life and Afterlife.Varieties of Faith in the Empire
Auri-El 	 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Aedra 	Chief deity of the Aldmeri Pantheon, and other associating other elvish pantheons, including Altmeri Pantheon, Bosmeri Pantheon, Snow Elf Pantheon, and Ayleid.
Haidoneus 	 	circa Merethic Era (Middle) 	Unknown 	Aedra (formerly, before forcefully become a Daedra) 	Born a mortal who served in the Psijic Order and as a knight of Auri-El, he became a God in the Altmeri Pantheon as the God of the Afterlife, and well guarding the Tombs of the Black Pit, the Elven equivalent of the Underworld.Tamrielic CodexGuide to the Underworld He was reincarnated as a mortal again by becoming Rasman, a Atmoran prince.Guide to the Underworld After his mortal death, he was forcefully becoming a Daedric Prince after necromancers entered his tomb in the early First Era.The Rise and Fall of Rasman
Hero of Kvatch 	 	before 3E 433 	Unknown 	Imperial (by default, defined by player) 	A hero of the Oblivion Crisis, Auroran Crisis, and the Greymarch in the Third Era. Becoming the Madgod Sheogorath after defeating Jyggalag.Events of Events of Events of
Mannimarco 	 	between 1E 1200 and 1E 2208 (disputed) 	2E 582Events of (initial), 3E 433 	Altmer 	A powerful necromancer notable for founding the Order of the Black Worm. He becoming a lich who ascend to godhood as the "Necromancer's Moon" in his undeath. Mannimarco died at the hands of the Hero of Kvatch.
Marcella Varian	 	4E 173 	5E 68 	Half Imperial, Half DunmerUnderstanding the Half-Breeds 	The Dragonborn-Goddess and member of the Ten Divines, and the first female Dragonborn Empress of the Fourth Empire in her own right. Marcella ascends into godhood after her death in 5E 68.Varieties of Faith, the Empire v2The Peacemaker of Tamriel
Reman Cyrodiil 	 	1E ???? 	1E 2762 	Unknown, presumably Nede or Imperial 	The legendary founder of the Reman Empire, and was known as Reman the Wordly God, worshiped by Imperials as a cultural god-hero of the Second Empire. Reman is also known as the conqueror god, similar to Tiber Septim.Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Cyrodiil
Sotha Sil 	 	1E ???? 	3E 427 	Dunmer2920, vol 08 - Last SeedChimer (formerly) 	One of three God-Kings of the Tribunal. The Clockwork God and a pillar of the Tribunal Temple, and the patron of artificers and wizards.
Syrabane 	 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Aedra 	The god-ancestor of magic. He aided Bendu Olo in the Fall of the Sload. And Syrabane is also known for his magical ring he saved many from the Thrassian Plague.
Tiber Septim 	 	2E 828 	3E 38 	MenWhile the exact race of Tiber Septim is unknown, sources like "The Fall of the Usurper" claimed that he is mostly a Breton. Other sources claimed the Tiber is from Atmora, and is either a Atmoran or a Nord.	Also known as Talos, Hjalti Early-Beard, General Talos Stormcrown and Ysmir, he served to Cuhlecain, the petty king of Falkreath as general. After they took the Imperial City and Cuhlecain was assassinated, Tiber become Emperor and went to right of conquest of Tamriel which known as the Tiber Wars. He died at 108 years old, he become Talos, the God of Governance.Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: SkyrimThe Arcturian Heresy
Trinimac 	 	Unknown, presumably before or during the Dawn Era	Unknown, presumably becoming Malacath 	Aedra 	Known as the Warrior, the Paragon, the Golden Champion, and the "shape-taker". A prominent god of the early Aldmer and warrior spirit of the original elven tribes that led armies against mankind, and was known as the strongest of all the et'Ada who wandered Nirn. He was defeated and eaten by Boethiah who become the Daedric Prince Malacath.Dialogue of Forge-Mother AlgaCrafting Motif 22: Trinimac StyleThe True Nature of Orcs
Vivec 	 	early First Era 	Unknown, possibly 3E 427 or 3E 433In it was rumored that the Nerevarine killed Vivec, which was one of the alternate Main Quest options in . It is also rumored that Vivec was "taken" by the Daedra during the Oblivion Crisis. Elder Othreloth in states that "They (Sotha Sil, Vivec and Almalexia) have been destroyed", meaning the New Temple believes that Vivec is dead. The out-of-game text The Trial at Hothigum Hill states that Vivec vanished after the trial, and his whereabouts afterwards are unknown.	Half Chimer, Half Dunmer 	One of three God-Kings of the Tribunal. The Warrior-Poet and the Guardian God-King of Vvardenfell. He is a hermaphroditic who takes both male and female genders. He is also the anticipation of the Daedric Prince Mephala.Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: MorrowindThe Reclamations
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