Archive:Vidyayid

Vidyayid
Life, wild plants, growth, and peace.
Member of First Tier Deities
Other names	Vidyäyíd Rēbavoz
Feyandya Veyenita	{viďyíd} рeEbAvOз
Symbol	The word {lämën} "stillness" Wild plants
Consort	Mayarra
Parents	The Great Father
Siblings	Ashe Gutezatab
Ethnic group	Celehayar, Yaharans

Vidyayid (IPA: /ˈvaɪ̯djəjɪ̈d/; Yaharan: {viďyíd} Vidyäyíd /ˈvɑɪ̯dʲɑjɪ̈d/, Trunaomatian: рeEbAvOз Rēbavoz /rɛːˈbɑvoɣ/) is the goddess of life, wild plants, growth, and stillness in the Vadyacon religion. She is one of the Firstborn of the Great Father and thus amongst the most powerful of the Vaydacon deities. She is also the creator of the Celehayar people, and thus their patron.

Etymology

The name Vidyäyíd is partially of murky origin. The first two elements of the name are clearly related to the words vi "existence of life" and the derivative suffix -dyä (Old Yaharan vi and -tíyä respectively). The last element, yíd, however, has been subject to much speculation. According to one theory, it is derived from a similar element as that present in the words síd and díd "cousin". According to another, it is related to the word víbíd "sign, portent", though this explanation is much less plausible.

The Trunaomatian Rēbavoz, first recorded as Common Yennodor Rææbävož ({rÆæbavož}), appears to have originally referred to a similar deity of life in the original folk beliefs of the Yennodorian peoples, coming from the Proto-Yennodor *ljen-pa-oʃa, meaning "The tall respected woman". The first and last elements of this name are also seen in the Trunaomatian word for "king", renoz (from *ljen-oʃa "the tall respected one"). This name then came to refer to Vidyayid as the two deities were synchronized together during the early stages of the Empire of the Yahara.

Temples

Places dedicated to Vidyayid are considered areas of sanctuary. Disturbing them with violence, and especially bloodshed, is considered to invoke the goddess' displeasure.

In Heoroma

Since the prohibition of worship of deities other than the Lady Heoroma in Heoroma, almost all shrines and temples to Vidyayid have been appropriated for the worship of the Lady Heoroma. Statues of Vidyayid have been relabelled, and prayers to Vidyayid rewritten to be for the Lady Heoroma. Many citizens continue, however, to worship Vidyayid as they have in the past, however these practices are frequently supressed by the Heoroman government.