Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-178.84.10.91-20150827185509/@comment-173.81.113.240-20170128000922

The First "Aedra" would be Akatosh/Auri-El, the Dragon God of Time. He is the first to gain a personality and consciousness after being formed by Anu and Padomay. With him taking on the aspect of time, the others of his kind the et'Ada began taking on their own personalities, in effect, creating themselves. The term Aedra didn't come about until much later with it translated as "Our Ancestors" its a belief by the Elves that they came from et'Ada that who became mortals.