Now THIS is the kind of professor I would go to class for.
Tree Man discussing his Tree God
And that one student trying to grasp any bit of the Lore, not having any clue what the hell is going on
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Asherah, the original mother goddess of the early Semitic mythos. She was the wife of the supreme god El. Asherah birthed the Canaanite pantheon, from Baal and Astarte to Yam and Mot, all of them were born from her union with El. Asherah’s origins are unknown, however it’s believed that she was the feminine aspect of El. In one of the few surviving myths, Asherah is shown as Yam’s biggest supporter for the throne of the chief god. Her epithet of ‘Asherah of the sea’ illustrates just how important their relationship was. Despite her support, Yam ultimately loses to Baal for the throne. Asherah in modern abrahamic faiths was reduced to a false idol, with her ‘poles’ being targeted and destroyed.
Asherah is the earliest depiction of the Mother Goddess trope, with her role in Canaan being so influential it affected the religious landscape. The Mother Goddesses became a ubiquitous feature among polytheistic religions, to the point where the absence of one is something to note. Though her name was demonized in modern times, her essence still lives on in her descendants faiths. As Eve from the garden of Eden is proposed to be derived of Asherah. As El was the predecessor of the Abrahamic God, Asherah’s relationship to the omnipotent deity has become a focal point for her. Her legacy may even live on in the feminine aspect of modern god: Shekinah, and the gnostic Aeon: Sophia.
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Fun fact, Millennial Tree is the only Legendary without a weapon.
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Osmanthus’ new look. 💅
Based directly upon a French cloak on display at the Met Museum.
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i painted this dude yesterday :]
his name is Anteos and he’s the god of existence, life, earth, and trees. Primordia is his consort. he’s a perfectly normal, totally benign deity, and he definitely doesn’t use his divine powers to uphold any oppressive human regimes. wait what?
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Little Horned God by Polina Kupriyanova
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I had a dream about a tree god (???) and now i have a very great need to write a story about them.
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"Minsc," Astarion growled, his voice dripping with disdain, "Do you seriously mean to tell me that you came down to the Underdark with not a single health potion on you?"
Minsc smiled. "Why would Minsc need to bring a health potion when he is so strong, my friend?"
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Osmanthus and a butterfly trinket. 2022.
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