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| + | '''Sep''' (also known as the '''Snake''')<ref name="VoF">''[[Varieties of Faith in the Empire]]''</ref> is the [[Yokuda]]n version of the [[Lorkhan|Missing God]]. In Yokudan myths, he is often portrayed as [[Ruptga]]'s helper.<ref name="Mono">''[[The Monomyth]]''</ref> He was supposedly created from the dead skins of [[Satakal]] when Ruptga sought to create a helper to aid spirits in the Walkabout. However, since Sep was created from the shedded skins of Satakal, he also suffered from the hunger of the Hungry Stomach. He would often try to eat the spirits he was supposed to help, though Ruptga always got the spirits back out.<ref name="Mono"/> |
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| ā | '''Sep''', the [[Yokudan]] version of [[Lorkhan]], is born when [[Tall Papa]] creates someone to help him regulate the spirit trade. Sep, though, is driven crazy by the hunger of [[Satakal]], and he convinces some of the gods to help him make an easier alternative to the Walkabout. This, of course, is the world as we know it, and the spirits who followed Sep become trapped here, to live out their lives as mortals. Sep is punished by Tall Papa for his transgressions, but his hunger lives on as a void in the stars, a 'non-space' that tries to upset mortal entry into [[the Far Shores]]. |
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| + | Sep eventually tired of helping Ruptga, and tricked many spirits into balling up the rest of the old skins to create a new world, promising that it would help them reach [[The Far Shores]].<ref name="Mono"/> This was a trick though, and the spirits would have to live out the rest of their lives as mortals.<ref name="VoF"/> |
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| + | Ruptga punished Sep for this trickery by squashing him with a big stick. As a result of this, Sep's hunger fell out of his mouth, and is now all that is left of him. The other spirits could all attempt to reach the Far Shores, but Sep was stuck slinking around in his new world or floating in the sky, trying to eat the stars.<ref name="Mono"/> He now lives on as a "non-space" that tries to prevent mortals from reaching the Far Shores.<ref name="VoF"/> |
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| + | In some stories, Sep's hunger is related to Avarice in men. These stories tell that the sinking of Yokuda was not caused by the [[Hiradirge]], but rather by Sep's hunger growing strong in men and leading them away from proper reverence of the divines. This caused Satakal to rise from the starry deeps and sink the continent of Yokuda. The hunger of Sep was left behind in sunken Yokuda, but it may make its return someday, as it can never be sated, and it is part of every mortal.<ref name="Hunger">''[[The Hunger of Sep]]''</ref> |
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| + | Sep's Hunger is sometimes associated with [[Assassin Beetle]]s.<ref name="Hunger"/> |
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| + | In Hammerfell, Sep's name has been given to certain locations and animals, including [[Sep's Spine]] and the [[Sep Adder]]. |
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| + | *Sep - [[Redguard Pantheon]] |
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| + | *[[Sheor]] - [[Bretony Pantheon]] |
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| + | *[[Shor]] - [[Nordic Pantheon]] |
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| + | *[[Shezarr]] - [[Imperial Pantheon]] |
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| + | *[[Lorkhan]] - [[Altmeri Pantheon]], [[Bosmeri Pantheon]] and [[Dunmeri Pantheon]] |
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| + | *[[Lorkhaj]] - [[Khajiiti Pantheon]] |
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Revision as of 16:53, 3 August 2020
Sep (also known as the Snake)[1] is the Yokudan version of the Missing God. In Yokudan myths, he is often portrayed as Ruptga's helper.[2] He was supposedly created from the dead skins of Satakal when Ruptga sought to create a helper to aid spirits in the Walkabout. However, since Sep was created from the shedded skins of Satakal, he also suffered from the hunger of the Hungry Stomach. He would often try to eat the spirits he was supposed to help, though Ruptga always got the spirits back out.[2]
Sep eventually tired of helping Ruptga, and tricked many spirits into balling up the rest of the old skins to create a new world, promising that it would help them reach The Far Shores.[2] This was a trick though, and the spirits would have to live out the rest of their lives as mortals.[1]
Ruptga punished Sep for this trickery by squashing him with a big stick. As a result of this, Sep's hunger fell out of his mouth, and is now all that is left of him. The other spirits could all attempt to reach the Far Shores, but Sep was stuck slinking around in his new world or floating in the sky, trying to eat the stars.[2] He now lives on as a "non-space" that tries to prevent mortals from reaching the Far Shores.[1]
In some stories, Sep's hunger is related to Avarice in men. These stories tell that the sinking of Yokuda was not caused by the Hiradirge, but rather by Sep's hunger growing strong in men and leading them away from proper reverence of the divines. This caused Satakal to rise from the starry deeps and sink the continent of Yokuda. The hunger of Sep was left behind in sunken Yokuda, but it may make its return someday, as it can never be sated, and it is part of every mortal.[3]
Sep's Hunger is sometimes associated with Assassin Beetles.[3]
In Hammerfell, Sep's name has been given to certain locations and animals, including Sep's Spine and the Sep Adder.
Representations
- Sep - Redguard Pantheon
- Sheor - Bretony Pantheon
- Shor - Nordic Pantheon
- Shezarr - Imperial Pantheon
- Lorkhan - Altmeri Pantheon, Bosmeri Pantheon and Dunmeri Pantheon
- Lorkhaj - Khajiiti Pantheon
References
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 Varieties of Faith in the Empire
- ā 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Monomyth
- ā 3.0 3.1 The Hunger of Sep