The Skyrim Informer
By Cooper Park
Gods and Godessess
The people of Skyrim believe in nine gods. Known as Aedra
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Akatosh- The dragon god of time and chief god
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Dibella-goddess of beauty and desire
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Talos- god of war and governance
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Mara- mother goddess and goddess of love
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Julianos- god of wisdom and logic
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Stendarr- god of mercy and justice
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Kynareth- goddess of nature, wind, and the sky
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Zenithar- god of work and commerce
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Arkay- god of funerals and burial rites
The deities above are the most commonly worshipped. However there are those in Skyrim who worship demonic beings known as the Daedric princes. There are sixteen Daedric princes in total.
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Azura- The prince who maintains the balance of light and day
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Boethia- The prince of deceit, secrecy, conspiracy, treason, and unlawful overthrow of authority
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Clavicus Vile- A shape shifter, who grants wishes and power through pacts
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Hermaeus Mora-The formless prince of knowledge, wants to possess all that can be known
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Hircine- The prince of the Great Hunt
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Malacath- The patron of the spurned
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Mehrunes Dagon- The prince of destruction and energy
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Mephala- The prince of unknown plots and a master manipulator
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Meridia- The prince of all living things, enemy to the undead
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Molag Bal- The prince of domination and spiritual enslavement
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Namira- The prince of “ancient darkness” and all things considered repulsive
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Nocturnal- The prince of night and darkness, patron of all things secret
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Peryite- The taskmaster, desires order in his domain
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Sanguine- The prince of debauchery
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Sheogorath- The prince of madness
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Vaermina- The prince of dreams and nightmares
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All the Daedra are considered evil.