The Pantheon

## The Goddesses

The Goddesses of Equestria are treated like a Pantheon, each goddess having their own domain in which they rule and oversee the concepts they associated with. Each culture has their own interpretation of the goddesses as well, often believing that the goddesses take many forms.

## Celestia

the Goddess of Battle, Sacrifice, the Sun, Harvest, and Life.

## Luna

the Goddess of Dreams, Reflection, the Stars, the Moon, and Storms.

## Cadence

the Goddess of Emotions, Family, Home, the Hearth, and Wealth. She is the patron goddess of lovers, families, and the poor. Cadence is often regarded as "just" a love goddess, but all emotion falls under her domain. She is considered to be a warm, caring goddess, one who watches over families in more than just the physical way- She is the goddess of wealth, after all. Its said that wherever she walks, she leaves clusters of diamonds behind. So she is often the patron goddess of those less fortunate, who would pray to her for aid, to bring them wealth so that they may raise themselves out of poverty. This can get her a lot of flack when nothing happens.

## Twilight

the Goddess of Connections, Magic, Memories, Prosperity and Knowledge. She is the patron goddess of mages, scholars and students. Creatures will often look to her when they forget something, when they need to remember something, and when they seek to make friends. Twilight is a goddess who is less popular than the others, but those who decide to follow her and praise her do so fervently. She is often depicted as a six-pointed star, with six other smaller stars surrounding her.

# Discord

Discord does have a following in Equestria. Discord has an odd sort of following, mainly because it is split into two cults- One more public and acceptable, and one more... underground, and dark.

### The Dark

One half, the dark kind that is wreathed in shadows and ill-intentions, is the darker sect. These are ponies that heard the stories of Discord before his friendship with Twilight, and found that they both loved and feared that version more. They see the old Discord, the one from Celestia's time, as his true self, the being he SHOULD be. The all-powerful, primordial creature that he is. The following in this dark sect seek to earn his favor for when he inevitably returns. They sit in their underground places of worship, performing sacrifices, plotting to sow chaos in the world above for the pure thrill of messing with the world and preparing it for Discord's return.

### The Light

On the other of the coin, is the light part of Discord. These followers are ones that were originally part of the dark sect, but they found that they preferred the form of Discord that arose after Twilight's friendship- A kooky, kind of crazy but ultimately good-hearted Discord, who, while he had some crazy ideas and came up with less than good ways to get his point across, had good intentions. These parts of the dark sect split off, instead deciding to embody Discord's freedom with the aid of friendship. The Light sect believes that like Discord, creatures should live their lives to the fullest, unapologetic for their true selves. Sure, their true selves may be assholes, weirdos that society doesn't like, or perhaps they are just strange, but they take criticism of their truth with a smile.