Aom
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| Aom | |
|---|---|
| The Gentle Matron | |
| Pantheon | Font of Storms |
| Portfolio | Time Wind Aging Impermanence |
| Worshippers | Psychopomps, the very young or elderly |
| Demesne | Air Time Change |
| Edicts | Keep strict measure of time Maintain calendars Internalize transcience |
| Anathema | Loiter Stall Become slave to routine |
| Gender | Female |
| Sacred Animal | Whippoorwill |
Aom was the elder goddess of the passage of time.
Description
Aom was depicted in three principal aspects: In her aspect as the Nymph Aom represented youth and the past. As the Dame she represented maturity and the present. As the Crone she represented endings, the future and old age. Often, she was depicted as a triple-bodied or appearing as a trio of women at once. Her color was white and her symbol was the broomstick or weathercock.