![]() ![]() ![]() Not to be confused with The Man in the Moon, which refers to the Moon itself being personified and anthropomorphized. If the lunar deity is not opposed to the solar one, they may instead be enemies with a God of Darkness and, in these cases, may be portrayed as a God of Light themselves. In some cases, however, these deities may be depicted as enemies or rivals, struggling for control of the sky and for worshippers. However, the nature of their domains means that they can also find themselves separated from one another, as they enter the world during alternating and non-overlapping periods of the day. This will often cast the lunar deity as a goddess and the solar one as a male god. They are often depicted as equals but opposites, typically as siblings or spouses, who maintain opposing halves of the cosmic balance. Lunar deities often have close ties to solar gods. They may also have ties to madness, illusions, and mystery. ![]() They also tend to be associated with cycles, such as the lunar phases and the tides. In personality, lunar deities are often portrayed as mercurial, changeable, and shifting, mirroring the constantly changing face of the moon itself. On the other, they may instead be portrayed as standing against these things, providing safety and illumination during an otherwise dark and terrifying time and warding away the terrible things that lurk during the dark hours. On one hand, they may themselves be associated with darkness, the nighttime hours, and the things that dwell within them. Mirroring the moon's nature as a luminous body in a time of darkness, lunar deities can have complex relationships with the night and dark forces. Thus, fiction and mythology alike often personify it or associate it with a patron deity. The moon is a major feature of the night sky and the second most notable feature in the heavens. Dogma of the Church of Selûne, Forgotten Realms 3rd Edition supplement Faiths and Pantheons ![]()
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