Editing Religion (section)

==Essos==
[[File:Many-Faced-God.png|350px|right|thumb|The [[Many-Faced God]], as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': ''Histories & Lore''. [[God]]s depicted include the [[Weeping Lady of Lys]], the [[old gods]], the [[Drowned God]], the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]], the [[Black Goat of Qohor]], the [[Lion of Night]], and [[R'hllor]].]]
In [[Essos]] [[across the narrow sea]], there are numerous different religions. In [[Braavos]], one can find temples and shrines to almost every god one can imagine.{{ref|ADWD|64}} Named religions in Essos include:

* [[Aquan the Red Bull]], whose priests sacrifice calves.
* [[Bakkalon]] of the Sword, the Pale Child favored of soldiers
* the [[Black Goat of Qohor|Black Goat]], a deity worshiped in [[Qohor]].
* the [[Great Shepherd]], the deity of the [[Lhazareen]].
* the [[Hooded Wayfarer]], a patron of the poor.
* the [[horse god]], the deity worshiped by the [[Dothraki]].
* the [[Lady of Spears]], the deity of the [[Unsullied]].
* the [[Lion of Night]], a god preferred by rich men.
* the [[Many-Faced God]] of [[Braavos]], whose followers believe him to be the true face of all gods.
* the [[Merling King (god)|Merling King]], a deity worshiped by sailors.{{ref|AFFC|22}}{{ref|ASOS|5}}{{ref|ADWD|19}}
* the [[Moon-Pale Maiden]], another deity worshiped by sailors.
* the [[Pattern]], a labyrinth leading to wisdom.
* [[R'hllor]] and the [[Great Other]], a dualistic religion spreading throughout the known world.
* [[Semosh and Selloso]], brother gods with twin temples.
* the [[Silent God]], who is worshiped at the [[Stones of the Silent God]].
* the [[Stone Cow of Faros]], a deity worshiped on [[Faros]].
* [[Trios]], a three-headed deity.{{ref|ADWD|33}}
* the [[Weeping Lady of Lys]], a favorite of old women.
* [[Father of Waters]], His temple on the [[Isle of the Gods]] is rebuilt anew whenever the Father takes a new bride{{ref|AFFC|6}} each year on his feast days.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Braavos}}
* [[Pantera]], a six-breasted cat goddess of Lys.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
* [[Yndros of the Twilight]], who is male by day and female by night.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
* [[Saagael]], the giver of pain, known as faceless Saagael.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
* [[Maiden-Made-of-Light]], a goddess in [[Yi Ti]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
* The [[Church of Starry Wisdom]], also known as the Cult of Starry Wisdom,{{ref|ADWD|45}} is a sinister religion that persists in many port cities throughout the [[known world]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
* The [[Moon Mother]] a deity mentioned to [[Arya Stark]] by the [[Kindly man]].{{ref|AFFC|34}}
* [[Mother Rhoyne]] She and here associated lesser gods are still worshiped in Essos by [[orphans of the Greenblood]] who have returned to the river [[Rhoyne]],{{ref|ADWD|14}} and there also seem to be descendants of the [[Rhoynar]] still living around the river, who still tell the stories associated with the religion.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}}

Unnamed religions include:
* A small household idol which looked like a pregnant woman with swollen breasts and a [[bat]]'s head that was worshiped by [[Rego Draz]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
* The [[Gardens of Gelenei]] is a temple on the [[Isle of the Gods]] in Braavos, Gelenei may possibly be the name of the god or goddess worshiped there but this not confirmed.{{Ref|ADWD|64}}
* The love goddess of [[Lys]],{{ref|ASOS|59}} whose naked figure is on Lysene coinage;{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} it is at present unknown if she is the same as the [[Weeping Lady of Lys]].
* The [[Moonsingers]] are the priestesses of the [[Jogos Nhai]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}}, but they are also an important presence in [[Braavos]].{{ref|AFFC|6}}{{ref|AGOT|61}} The [[Temple of the Moonsingers]] is the largest temple in Braavos.{{ref|TLOIAF|Braavos}}{{Ref|AFFC|6}} The Jogos Nhai worship more then one god but it is not known how many or what there names are.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}}
* The [[Fountain of the Drunken God]] may or may not be dedicated to a god.{{ref|ADWD|33}}
* The many gods honored in the [[Holy Refuge]] also called The Warren, it is a temple in Braavos, within it the forgotten gods are honored.{{ref|AFFC|6}}
* The [[Dothraki]] believe that the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]] are a god and goddess and that they are husband and wife.{{Ref|AGOT|23}}
* The [[Temple of Memory]] is a temple in [[Qarth]] where petitioners seeking audience with the Pureborn must perform a traditional sacrifice. It is unknown which god or gods are worshiped there.{{Ref|ACOK|40}}
* The god of the [[bearded priests]] of [[Norvos]] whose name is unknown, because the sect is so secretive the name of their god is revealed only to initiates.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Norvos}}
* The hundred gods of the [[Tall Men|Sarnori]], who since the [[Century of Blood]] are only worshiped in the city of [[Saath]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}
* In the ancient (now lost) city of [[Lyber]] on the grasslands of Central Essos they worshipped a spider goddess, as well as a serpent god; the acolytes of the two gods waged a bloody and endless war between one another.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}

Gods that are no longer worshiped include:
* [[Boash]]{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Lorath}}
* The Gods in the Braavosi temple known as the [[Holy Refuge]] which is also called the Warren.{{ref|affc|6}}