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{{god_infobox|godname=Melantha, Goddess of Seasons|realm=The Ever-Changing Seasons|symbols=A [[Wreath of the Seasons]], a cauldron, and the [[Wheel of the Seasons]]|ordername=The Horai|temples=Hidden within the Aerinewild forest|enemies=Wyrm of Worlds}}
{{god_infobox|godname=Melantha, Goddess of Seasons|realm=The Ever-Changing Seasons|symbols=A [[Wreath of the Seasons]], a cauldron, and the [[Wheel of the Seasons]]|ordername=The Horai|temples=Hidden within the Aerinewild forest|enemies=Wyrm of Worlds}}


'''[[Melantha]], Goddess of the Seasons''' is but one piece of the greater whole that is Nature. She supports the balance of Nature, accepting each Divine realm within it as an integral part of the cycle of life. Each Season in turn is essential to the Cycle: the Spring, symbolised by the spirit [[Aviva]], for cultivating birth and reawakening; the Summer, as depicted by the spirit [[Elodie]], for nurturing life and growth; the Autumn, represented by the spirit [[Chrysanthis]], for culling the ripened harvest; the Winter, personified by the spirit [[Eunomia]] for preserving through death and slumber. Each Season leads to the next, on and on until the Cycle leads to the beginning to start again.


When the [[Wyrm of Worlds]] imprisoned [[Demeter]]'s soul in the [[Netherworld]], She experienced a nightmare that would change Her forever. A ritual was performed to free Her from this prison, and She was reborn as '''[[Melantha]], Goddess of the Seasons'''. She is the embodiment of dark and light within Nature, Her personality changing with the Seasons to reflect the experiences She had in the netherworld. Her first act upon returning from the netherworld was to battle the Wyrm and rid the world of its evil influence.  
== History ==
When the [[Wyrm of Worlds]] imprisoned [[Demeter]]'s soul in the [[Netherworld]], She experienced a nightmare that would change Her forever. A ritual was performed to free Her from this prison, and She was reborn as Melantha. She is the embodiment of dark and light within Nature, Her personality changing with the Seasons to reflect the experiences She had in the netherworld. Her first act upon returning from the netherworld was to battle the Wyrm and rid the world of its evil influence.  


Her realm is but one piece of the greater whole that is Nature, and She supports the balance of Nature, accepting each Divine realm within it as an integral part of the cycle of life. Each Season in turn is essential to the Cycle: the Spring, symbolised by the spirit [[Aviva]], for cultivating birth and reawakening; the Summer, as depicted by the spirit [[Elodie]], for nurturing life and growth; the Autumn, represented by the spirit [[Chrysanthis]], for culling the ripened harvest; the Winter, personified by the spirit [[Eunomia]] for preserving through death and slumber. Each Season leads to the next, on and on until the Cycle leads to the beginning to start again.
== The Horai ==
Little is known about the devoted followers of Melantha.


Melantha's [[Temple of the Seasons]] is hidden within the [[Aerinewild]] [[:category:forests|forest]] and is home to the spirits of the seasons as well as [[Kalleah]], spirit of the Hazel and [[Aelysha]], a sleek black jaguar.
== Divine Symbols ==
The chosen symbols of Melantha are a wreath of the Seasons, a cauldron, and the Wheel of the Seasons.


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Revision as of 15:20, 20 September 2011

Melantha, Goddess of Seasons
Realm The Ever-Changing Seasons
Symbols A Wreath of the Seasons, a cauldron, and the Wheel of the Seasons
Relatives None
Allies None
Enemies Wyrm of Worlds
Order Name The Horai
Temples Hidden within the Aerinewild forest


Melantha, Goddess of the Seasons is but one piece of the greater whole that is Nature. She supports the balance of Nature, accepting each Divine realm within it as an integral part of the cycle of life. Each Season in turn is essential to the Cycle: the Spring, symbolised by the spirit Aviva, for cultivating birth and reawakening; the Summer, as depicted by the spirit Elodie, for nurturing life and growth; the Autumn, represented by the spirit Chrysanthis, for culling the ripened harvest; the Winter, personified by the spirit Eunomia for preserving through death and slumber. Each Season leads to the next, on and on until the Cycle leads to the beginning to start again.

History

When the Wyrm of Worlds imprisoned Demeter's soul in the Netherworld, She experienced a nightmare that would change Her forever. A ritual was performed to free Her from this prison, and She was reborn as Melantha. She is the embodiment of dark and light within Nature, Her personality changing with the Seasons to reflect the experiences She had in the netherworld. Her first act upon returning from the netherworld was to battle the Wyrm and rid the world of its evil influence.

The Horai

Little is known about the devoted followers of Melantha.

Divine Symbols

The chosen symbols of Melantha are a wreath of the Seasons, a cauldron, and the Wheel of the Seasons.