Without failure, Thanatimetra the Merciful Mother is attributed to the birth of each, being the divine mother of each seasonal deity, even Rhontu who had existed separate from the Etherian Pantheon for millennia. It may appear strange that these divinities, presiding over the seasons, should be but three in number, but this is quite in accordance with the. Their names were Eunomia, Dice, and Irene. The familial relationships of the Horae, just like the convoluted and often contradictory mortal myths regarding the relations of the major gods, are disputed. Horae (Seasons) Closely allied to the Graces were the Hor, or Seasons, who were also represented as three beautiful maidens, daughters of Zeus and Themis. Just as the major gods of the pantheon are often viewed in familial relations, so too are the lesser deities of Etheria. He is associated with feasts, protection of the home, tending to and keeping of home fires, squirrels, and bears. In Greek mythology the Horae or Horai ( or ) or Hours (, Hrai,, Seasons) were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. Aodhagán the Kindler, the Satyr god of autumn and patron of bounty, the hearth, and stockpiling for winter.He is associated with fair weather, sunlight, rain, and oases. Saheru the Increaser, the Merfolk god of summer and patron of good harvests, peace, and prosperity.She is associated with rainstorms, orchards, flowers, eggs, hedgehogs, and larks. They guided the path of the sun-god Helios. Éara the Blooming, the the Orc goddess of spring and patron of fertility, vegetation, and agriculture. THE TWELVE HORAI (Horae) were goddesses of the hours of the day (and perhaps also the twelve months of the year).She is associated with mountains, blizzards, glacial floes, the snowshoe hare, and the Tatzelwurm. Khadi the Frigid One, the Giant goddess of winter and patron of bowhunting, skiing, and endurance.Among their ranks are the following deities: In the times of the great Silence in which the heavens went silent and the major gods and their blessings receded from the mortal realm, the Horae-like many of the other lesser Etherian deities-were born to fill the gaps left behind by the Merciful Mother's sudden disappearance. Though they are quite often occupied with their divine duties, they can also be seen guarding the nexuses of Etheria, each deity protecting the intersection of leylines which corresponds to their seasonal obligation. They form the entourage of Thanatimetra the Merciful Mother and aid her in shepherding their respective seasons through the cycle of the year, bringing to the world and the mortals who reside upon it natural ripeness, fertility, change, death, and rebirth. The Horae are the four personifications of nature in its different seasonal aspects and lesser deities of the natural order and justice.
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