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==Westeros== [[File:The Seven by guad.jpg|thumb|450px|The [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]], by Isabel Β©]] Relatively few religions have a significant following in [[Westeros]]. They include: * The [[old gods]] are nameless deities{{Ref|AGOT|70}} of stream, forest, and stone.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} They were worshiped across Westeros by the [[children of the forest]], and eventually by the [[First Men]], some time after signing the [[Pact]].{{Ref|AGOT|66}} Since the arrival of the [[Andals]] who brought with them their [[Faith of the Seven|own religion]], the old gods are no longer dominantly worshiped in the south of Westeros.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} Only in the [[north]] does a majority of houses still worship the old gods. [[Beyond the Wall|North of the Wall]], the [[free folk]] continue to worship the old gods. Although some accounts state that there are clans who worship different gods (dark gods beneath the ground in the [[Frostfangs]], gods of snow and ice on the [[Frozen Shore]], or [[crab]] gods at [[Storrold's Point]]), there is no reliable confirmation off this.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} * The [[Faith of the Seven]] is the dominant religion in the southern part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. The Faith worships the Seven Who Are One, a single deity with seven aspects or faces.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|25}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|ACOK|33}}{{Ref|ACOK|57}}{{Ref|ASOS|71}} For the less educated, this concept is often difficult to grasp, leading to the common belief that there are indeed seven different gods.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} The number seven is considered holy.{{Ref|AFFC|36}} * The [[Drowned God]], also called He Who Dwells Beneath the Waves,{{Ref|ADWD|42}} is a sea deity worshiped by the [[ironborn]] of the [[Iron Islands]]. The religion of the Drowned God is old, predating the [[coming of the Andals]]. All attempts of the [[Andal]] invaders to supplant it with the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]] have failed. The Drowned God's nemesis is the [[Storm God]]. [[File:MagaliVilleneuve cleansinglight.jpg|thumb|400px|Worshippers asking [[R'hllor]] to bring back the dawn, by Magali Villeneuve Β© Fantasy Flight Games]] * [[R'hllor]], also known as the Lord of Light, the Heart of Fire, and the God of Flame and Shadow,{{Ref|ACOK|0}} is a prominent god in [[Essos]] with a small but growing following in the Seven Kingdoms, where he is more commonly known as the red god.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|AFFC|17}} Based on a dualistic, Manichean view of the world, R'hllor, the god of light, heat, and life, is eternally at war against the [[Great Other]], also known as the Lord of Darkness, the Soul of Ice, and the God of Night and Terror, he is the god of darkness, cold, and death.{{Ref|ASOS|25}} * [[Mother Rhoyne]], the chief goddess of the [[Rhoynar]], is still worshiped by the [[orphans of the Greenblood]], descendants of the Rhoynar.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} She has lesser gods under her like the [[Crab King]] and the [[Old Man of the River]], both of whom are said to be among her many children whilst the Old man of the River is also said to be her consort.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}} The side rivers that flow into the river [[Rhoyne]] are called her daughters, but it is unknown at this time if they are also considered gods.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Additionally, the [[Lady of the Waves]] and the [[Lord of the Skies]] were once worshiped on the [[Three Sisters]] before the Andals introduced the Seven.{{Ref|ADWD|9}} There are also the [[sea god]] and the [[goddess of the wind]] from the legend of [[Durran Godsgrief]] and their child [[Elenei]] who as the child of two gods should technically also be a god.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands: House Durrandon}} As a child, [[Renly Baratheon]] once pretended to be the "rain god" during a game. It is possible the rain god was a deity from the stormlands alongside Elenei's parents.{{Ref|ACOK|0}} In some tales the legendary figure [[Garth Greenhand]] is called a god.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} The [[Merling King (god)|Merling King]],{{Ref|AFFC|22}}{{Ref|ASOS|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|19}} a deity worshiped by sailors in [[Essos]] was also worshiped in Westeros at least until the coming of the Andals.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}} The [[First Men]] worshiped different gods before the [[Pact]] with the [[children of the forest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Coming of the First Men}}
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