Gods

The **gods** of Tamriel are as varied as the many cultures' traditions of worship. Individual gods (used as a general term to indicate any entity worshipped by one of Tamriel's cultures) are listed alphabetically on each of the sub-articles listed above. This article provides some general information about relationships between the different gods.

## Types of Gods

Generally, there are several distinct groups into which the various gods fall:

* Many versions of Anu and Padomay, the two primal forces. These two entities are recognized under various names in most faiths.
* The et'Ada are the "original spirits", a race of divine beings resulting from the interplay of Anu and Padomay, including:
	+ The Aedra combine both Anuic and Padomaic basis; these are the gods who helped to create Mundus.
	+ The Daedric Princes have a Padomaic basis; these are the gods who refused to help create Mundus and created their own Planes in Oblivion filled with lesser Daedra.
	+ Magna Ge have an Anuic basis; these are the gods who refused to help create Mundus and fled into Aetherius after Magnus, creating the stars while Magnus created the sun.
* Other divine spirits, or Ada, such as Morihaus and Pelinal Whitestrake, are descended from the et'Ada.
* On occasion, a mortal, such as Talos, Marcella, and the Tribunal, will achieve apotheosis, becoming a god, or will be worshipped as a god, such as Reman.

## Cultural Worship

In Tamriel, cultural pantheons of certain provinces have different gods that they worship, though some gods are worshipped in several areas.

* In Cyrodiil, worship of either the Ten Divines or the Daedric Princes is common, especially among the native Imperials.
* In Morrowind, the Daedric Princes and the Tribunal are commonly worshipped, specifically among the native Dunmer.
* In Skyrim, worship of the old Nordic pantheon still persists in some Holds, while others have adopted the modern Imperial pantheon.

### Pantheons

This table contains the names of beings worshipped by some of Tamriel's major races. Notably, Orcs are not listed. This is because they don't have a specific province, but instead a kingdom in High Rock—Orsinium; they predominantly worship Malacath and/or Trinimac.

### Notes

* For more information, see the article on Daedric Princes and/or Ten Divines.
* For various reasons, the following deities are not on the table above:
	+ Ius, who is mostly an easter egg.
	+ Malak, which is another name for Malacath; Orsimer gods are not listed in the table.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Monomyth*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *The Annotated Anuad*

## See Also

* Varieties of Faith in the Empire (The original source for most of the information under Pantheons)
	+ Varieties of Faith in Tamriel (Second Era version of the same book)
	+ Varieties of Faith, the Empire v2 (Fifth Era version of the same book)
* The Monomyth (Intercomparison of different pantheons)
* The Annotated Anuad (A simplified/children version of the creation myth)
* The Light and the Dark (Another children story about the creation of et'Ada)
* Sithis (book) (An alternative view on the Aedra)
* Children of the Root
* Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi

More on the Khajiiti pantheon:

* The Adversarial Spirits
* The Dark Spirits
* The Sky Spirits
* The Wandering Spirits
* The Worldly Spirits