Twelve Goddesses of the Months

The **Twelve Goddesses of the Months** are twelve Vigefionian and Heronoi deities. They form a sort of zodiac between birth months, with each goddess conferring different blessings.

They are also worshipped by the magical kodequara.

## List of goddesses

### Purokuro (Firegate; July; red)

At her month, the twelve goddesses are strengthened again. She executes evil ghosts, and she is the older sister of Torinna.

She is the goddess of fire, beauty, art, and purification. Those who are born under her are given more courage and resolve.

The kodequara worship her as the goddess of fire, Ákaudöra. She is believed to be the protectress of souls against the demons and ghosts who seek to eat or enslave them.

### Amagarawai (Great Current; August; cyan)

The goddess of water, weather, cool winds, and the direction of east. She escorts some of the righteous to the Four Paradises after their deaths.

Those who are born under her are more agile and serene. They also start to love to take baths and swim.

The kodequara worship her as the goddess of rain and wind, and the patron of sailors. Kuritawanoi also venerate her as the guide of sailors.

### Wathasanda (Round Swan; September; white)

The goddess of dance, glass, circles, and aquatic birds.

Those who are born under her are gifted with better artistic skills. They can also become obsessed with circles, birds, and dancing.

### Nöwazei - (Silver Spider; October; orange)

Nöwazei, the goddess of the month of October, is also the goddess of pumpkins, martial arts, and citrus fruits. She and Hadeto are lovers, while Ráwaruta is like a younger brother to her. It was Nöwazei who trained Ráwaruta how to fight. Her colours are orange and yellow.

Those who are born under her are better at fighting and are more prone to sensing things in the background.

### Tonzakoro - November

Tonzakoro is the goddess of drums, logs, carpentry, and the forge. Her colours are orange and purple.

Those who are born under her are more skilled in crafting objects. They might become obsessed with engineering.

The kodequara and hoquosari worship her as the goddess of the forge. They call her Thozaroi, Thozakor', or Brisati (the ironworker).

### Suribasa - December

Suribasa is the goddess of the colour orange, silk, dyes, and weaving.

Those who are born under her love colours and have a keen eye for detail. They are also said to fight against the demons of winter.

Suribasa is venerated by the kodequara as a hearth goddess. They also pray to her to gain abilities to fight winter demons and vampires.

### Meig'amure - January

Meig'amure is the goddess of the colours white and blue, snow, and appreciation. She is depicted either as a calm queen sitting on a throne of ice, or a warrior riding a polar bear, wielding a spear of meteor-iron.

She protects her worshippers from the ice vampires.

The kodequara venerate her as the goddess of glass, crystals, frost, and the direction of north. They call her Axawirad.

### Dauwaikothe - February

Dauwaikothe is the goddess of books and writing. She is depicted as a scribe in humble brown robes, accompanied by two horned owls who know the past and future.

Those who are born under her can write and speak more eloquently.

The hoquosari worship her as the goddess of lost knowledge, history, and birds: ruins and rebuilt ancient buildings are also used as temples and conduits to her, regardless of their current function. They call her Irawitha, and she is accompanied by white hawks and parrots.

### Twesaimedho - March

Twesaimedho is the daughter of a blacksmith, and weapons are consecrated to her to ensure they get enough power to destroy demons. Her colour is black.

Those who are born under her are more keen with details.

The kodequara consider her as Thozaroi's younger twin. She is worshipped as the goddess of the hunt, armed with a pale sword and a bow.

### Duribasijo - April

Duribasijo is the goddess of trees, flowers, fruit, and spring. Her colours are green and pink.

Those who are born under her love beauty and affection.

### Ruwemega - May

Ruwemega is the goddess of harvests and crops. Her colours are gold and white.

Those who are born under her tend to be diligent.

### Torinna - June

Torinna, the goddess of the month of June, is also the goddess of ghosts. Ghosts pray to her for her mercy. She is also the youngest, and is commonly depicted as a young adult or a teenager. Her older sister is Purokuro, the executioner of evil ghosts.

Those born under her are said to be more excitable, playful, or even courageous and daring.

The kodequara worship her instead as Ulavin, the goddess of beauty. The hoquosaroi and kuritawanoi venerate her as Athorawin, the goddess of war.

## Twelve Goddesses of the Years

The Heronoi also add twelve more deities to represent a cycle of years. A different song is used to celebrate each successive birthday within 12 years.

### Rautadwon (red)

Rautadwon is the goddess of dance, drumbeats, and the number four.

### Hiramegon (yellow)

Hiramegon is the goddess of gold and sculpting.

### Naibesabon (blue)

Naibesabon is the goddess of sashes and clothing.

### Besuwontidwon (red-white)

Besuwontidwon is the goddess of medicine.

### Rawaneusekon (yellow-red)

Rawaneusekon is the goddess of athletics.

### Ábansaujon (green-white)

Ábansaujon is the goddess of the rivers, seas, and rain

### Medakusawei (green-yellow)

Medakusawei, who befriends monsters instead of killing them, represents acceptance of hardship and change.

### Jarakiwozawei, Jaxiwotzai (blue-white)

Jaxiwotzai is often shown hovering over a river of fire, representing difficult changes every child will face before becoming into a teenager.

She is represented by a river of fire, which symbolises difficult changes that every child faces before becoming a teenager.

## See also

* Twelve Thinkers
* Sixteen Dancers
* Heronoi mythology