Stars are believed by many to be tears in the veil of Oblivion that lead to Aetherius. There are a great many stars in the sky, some of which form the Constellations.
Altmer myths claim that stars were created by the Magna Ge, Anuic spirits that fled Creation after the departure of its architect, the god Magnus,[1] who made the world.[2][3][4] Magnus himself left the greatest tear in the firmament: the Sun, sometimes named Magnus.[5][6][7] The stars are therefore sometimes referred to as the "children of Magnus".[8] One Aldmeri myth claims the stars were instead created from the blood of Anu. Some believe that stars are "fragments" of Magnus.[4]
Some stars are named after or associated with Daedric Princes or the Daedra in general.[9][10]
Redguards believe that the stars were created by Ruptga as a way to guide spirits to the far shores.[5]
Known StarsEdit
HistoryEdit
The ancient Nedic people of Craglorn followed a religion known as the Cult of the Stars.[12]
The ships built for Yngol and Ylgar are named after two favored stars in the Atmoran sky; the Darumzu, and the Harakk.[13]
In the area of the Iliac Bay the three stars of Locanda glowing in the night stand for unholy alliances.[14]
According to the Dunmeri legend Jephre once weaved a song so beautiful that the very stars moved to its sway. Some of the stars to this very day still wink and blink in memory of the song of night and darkness.[15] This belief is also present in Bosmeri thology and culture, who claim that Y'ffre "sings not of Aetherius, but to it".[3]
Some Reachfolk Witches can read the stars and see the future and hidden truths in their light.[16] Similar practices could be observed among the inhabitants of the Iliac Bay.[17]
According to her faithful, Vaermina "lights the sky of our world" and "is the stars of our world". They believed that "her thousand truths are a thousand lights in the night sky".[18]
GalleryEdit
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Dwemer star chart
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Star-like phenomenon in the Spilled Sand
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Stars and constellations in the Shivering Isles on a clear night
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A "shooting star" spell
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A star (Arena)
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A star (Arena)
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A star (Arena)
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A red star (Arena)
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A set of stars (Arena)
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A bright star (Arena)
See AlsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Exegesis of Merid-Nunda — Phrastus of Elinhir
- ^ Wayshrines of Tamriel — Beredalmo the Signifier
- ^ a b Girnalin's dialogue in ESO
- ^ a b The Infernal City — Greg Keyes
- ^ a b Varieties of Faith in the Empire — Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College
- ^ Before the Ages of Man — Aicantar of Shimerene
- ^ 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 33 — Vivec
- ^ Magnus Stone in Oblivion
- ^ Background Information in Daggerfall
- ^ The Anticipations — Anonymous
- ^ a b Calcinator Treatise
- ^ Erold's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Songs of the Return, Vol 2
- ^ The Vampire Relic in Daggerfall
- ^ Of Jephre — Anonymous
- ^ Arana's dialogue during Blood of the Reach in ESO: Markarth
- ^ Oracle in Daggerfall
- ^ In Dreams We Awaken