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The Gods (and I) Must be Crazy
FAIZAH'S DESTINY borrows heavily from Persian mythology, but the gods pretty much match up to the Roman and Greek gods. Essentially, every civilization re-uses the same gods, but give them different names and their own special flavor.
The heroes are often the mighty warrior types: Hercules, Gilgamesh, Samson. Since I’ve written this book for kids, my heroes are teenagers, not at all like the legends (might become legendary themselves). But they’re not in mythology, so you’ll just have to read "Faizah's Destiny" to find out about them.
As usual, the “real” info is from the Encyclopedia Mythica (http://www.pantheon.org).
Ahura Mazdah
As leader of the Heavenly Host, the Amesha Spentas, he battles Ahriman and his followers to rid the world of evil, darkness and deceit. His symbol is the winged disc.
Anahita
The ancient Persian water goddess, fertility goddess, and patroness of women, as well as a goddess of war. Her name means “the immaculate one”. She is portrayed as a virgin, dressed in a golden cloak, and wearing a diamond tiara (sometimes also carrying a water pitcher). The dove and the peacock are her sacred animals.
Anahita was very popular and is one of the forms of the ?Great Goddess’ which appears in many ancient eastern religions (such as the Syrian/Phoenician goddess Anath). She is associated with rivers and lakes, as the waters of birth. Anahita is sometimes regarded as the consort of Mithra.
Ahurani
Ahurani is a water goddess from ancient Persian mythology. She watches over rainfall as well as standing water. She was invoked for health, healing, prosperity, and growth. She is the daughter of the great god of creation and goodness, Ahura Mazda. Her name means “She who belongs to Ahura.”
Dev
In Persian mythology, Dev is a demon of enormous power, a ruthless and immoral god of war.
The Gods’ Roles in Faizah’s Destiny
I use Ahura more or less as described
in the mythology site. Because he was the leader of the Amesha
Spentas (the good guys), I decided to portray him like Zeus or Thor,
just another god amused at the foibles of humankind, but rarely steps
into the action. He is also equated with Mithra, so I have him
married to Anahita. Ahura shows up in only one chapter (“Demons and
Deities”) and he chats with Anahita about the progress of the
heroes. He claims to have set up the whole situation (just like a
man).
I made Anahita my main character’s
supporter. She appears to Faizah hovering over a lake. She tells the
girl that one or more of her companions (three boys, wouldn’t you
know) will be seduced to the dark side by demons. In typical godly
fashion, she can’t give Faizah a straight story; she only hints at
what might happen.
I also include a guest appearance by
Ahurani, another goddess associated with water. One of the boys is in
need of motherly advice, and Ahurani provides it for him. To say
anything else would be a spoiler.
Finally, Dev is the villain of this
book. As a god of war, his purpose is to create chaos and disruption.
He feeds off anger and strife. He’s just downright mean and Evil is
his middle name (if he had one). He’s the god who sends the lesser
demons to tempt the boys to his side in the first skirmish of the
upcoming battle between good and evil, Armageddon.
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Stay Tuned - Setara's Genie Going Free very soon!
Stay Tuned - Setara's Genie Going Free very soon!
The gods are at war and only a
farmer’s daughter can save the world from Armageddon.
The village magician has gone missing.
His students search for him, but are caught up in a war between the
forces of light and dark. The magician's best student, Faizah, is
chosen by Anahita, the goddess of light, to lead the humans into
battle on the side of good. Can a simple farm girl stave off
Armageddon?
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