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== Description == | == Description == | ||
{{this}} | {{this}}es most common depiction was as a three-legged, three-headed bird of prey. In this guise each of her talons carried a different artifact symbolizing labor: A hatchet, a crook and a rake. In her other guises she was the shadow of a swan on the surface of the moon or a woman with the head of an ibis. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
{{this}} originally served as a minor patron goddess of certain nesting animals. After wedding [[Gibb]] she was promoted to a major deity of civilization. | {{this}} originally served as a minor patron goddess of certain nesting animals. After wedding [[Gibb]] she was promoted to a major deity of civilization. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 6 May 2026
| Thlepis | |
|---|---|
| The Simurgh | |
| Pantheon | Fountainheads |
| Portfolio | Artistry Labor Beauty |
| Edicts | Work diligently Create art Improve your craft |
| Anathema | Despoil creations Appropriate others hard work Idle |
| Gender | Female |
| Sacred Animal | Hart |
Thlepis (/flɛpɪs/, "FLEH-piss") was a major goddess of art, craftsmanship and the notion that good work is measured in the sweat of the artisans brow.
Description
editThlepises most common depiction was as a three-legged, three-headed bird of prey. In this guise each of her talons carried a different artifact symbolizing labor: A hatchet, a crook and a rake. In her other guises she was the shadow of a swan on the surface of the moon or a woman with the head of an ibis.
History
editThlepis originally served as a minor patron goddess of certain nesting animals. After wedding Gibb she was promoted to a major deity of civilization.