Gimbarsian mythology

Before the reign of Akhenaten and the conversion to Atenism, Gimbarish worshipped many gods. These gods are still worshipped in parts of the countryside, tolerated as a reward for helping the Gimbarsians fight for their independence from Thralondian rule.

## Gods

### High gods

* Rea, Re, Ra - falcon-headed god of the sun.
	+ Later depicted as a form of Aten.
* Aten, Jatin - the god of the sun. Later venerated as Rea, Jatum, and Haruw's true form.

### Pasedjat (Ennead)

Nine main gods that were honoured in the ancient religion of Gimbarish and its Redjeteshen ancestors.

* Jatum, Amūn - the creator
	+ Later depicted as a form of Aten.
* Shuw - the god of water
* Tafnut - the god of air and moisture
* Gjeb - god of the earth
* Nawet - the goddess of the night sky
* Wasir - green god of death, farming, and life
* Aset - the mother goddess
* Sutekh - the mad god of chaos
* Nabet-hewat
* Haruw - falcon-headed god of leadership, the sun, and war
	+ Later depicted as a form of Aten.
	+ The Red Pyramids in central Gimbarish were built as monuments to him. They were named because red was the sacred colour of this god, and due to the large spinels that were carved along the sides.
	+ He was also syncretised with the Kekhaulid god Pulutokhas, god of hunters. In some Kekhaulid legends in Rabydos, the pyramids were considered as his sanctuary or his nest, as Pulutokhas was seen as a great falcon.

### Other gods

* Pitakh - god of craftsmen and architects
	+ Later canonised as one of Aten's archangels.
* Sakhmit - the lion goddess of war, healing, and leaders. Wife of Pitakh
	+ Later canonised as one of Aten's archangels.
* Me'et - goddess of justice
	+ Later canonised as one of Aten's archangels.
* Bes - dwarf god who protects children
	+ Later canonised as one of Aten's archangels.
* Bastet - cat goddess
	+ She is the reason why cats are respected in Gimbarsian culture.
	+ Later canonised as one of Aten's archangels.
* Madjed - "the Smiter",
	+ One popular deity from ancient Gimbarish was Madjed, the "Smiter". At first, he was thought to be a figure covered in a white cloak, until Marnosyn artists depicted him as a burning skeleton wearing a white cloak and who fires beams from his eye sockets.
	+ In Gimbarsian art, he was also depicted as a fiery mountain. Modern Gimbarsians depict him as a sentient, flaming star with two arms.
	+ Some Atenists regard him as one of Aten's angels.

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## Creatures and beings

* shespur - a being of light, a celestial or angel of Ra, Horus, or Aten
* rakhejat - a bird with two arms that praises the Pharaoh or Emperor, representing the people

## Evil creatures

* Sutekh - monster god of the desert
* Apeb - dragon demon
* Ammut - a creature that devoured the hearts of evil people during judgement. She resembled a chimera mixture of a lion, a hippopotamus, and a crocodile.
* Izfat - Chaos

## Locations

* Dēwat - the underworld, where souls are judged. Those that exceeded or weighed less than the Feather of Truth were devoured or burned by Ammut into wandering corpses, or left to wander as restless wraiths.
* Jāruw - Paradise, the reeded islands of the righteous ruled by the god Wasir.
	+ After Atenism, it also became the name of the dimension around and outside the City of Light, including the lush gardens, lakes, and forests comprising Paradise.
* Hāitned - City of Light, the paradise of the righteous ruled by Aten.

## See also

* Gimbarsian glossary
* Gauvajut mythology