Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-8248675-20130629212310/@comment-89.245.217.64-20130820153451

@Man of steak

Belief seriously forms the gods in TES. Akatosh IS the Time God but he IS NOT the Time God who was created at the Dawn era. This Time God hasn't got a real name, but you are partially right in that Akatosh existed at this time. That's because gods basicly exist always. Let's take Vivec as example: He became around the first era a god, but the god Vivec technically existed since always and even in all the previous Kalpas.

Akatosh was created when Alessa merged Alduin and Auriel together, in order to make both the nords and the elves OK with her new religion. At the moment where people began to worship a Time God called Akatosh, Akatosh was created. But he always existed. I know, that's hard to understand, but it IS like that.

The All-Maker is only worshiped by the Skaal, which means that he has practically zero power, except on Solstheim.

If you'd know about all the CHIM, Amaranth, Godhead stuff, you'd understand it better.