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Deities are basically timeless. They have always existed yet somehow they are born in different time periods and places. The pantheon is a strange place, you can have a run in with yourself there if you’re not careful. The pantheon is the meeting place for all gods. The middle ground between temples and holy grounds.

Two particular deities have existed since the dawn of time and are considered as old as the universe itself. They are basically the keepers of time and space. Of order and chaos. Celestia and Luna are not to be trifled with. They will watch other gods be born and die yet they will always remain until the death of the very universe they call home.

There are ancient deities. There are elder deities. There are Demi deities. There are newly formed deities. Twin deities (siblings, couples, friends forever). Cursed deities/spirits (often called Lords).

The Celestial Sisters- Sol “Celestia” Crepuscule and Eventide “Luna” Elysia- Ancient - born as deities - always depicted as sisters, often as twins connected at the tail

The Lord of Madness- “Sombra” Somber Night- born an umbra crystal pony hybrid- thousands of years old - most common depiction is a mass of shadows and crystal dust

The Lord of Chaos- Tumultuous “Discord”- born a Pegasus- thousands of years old- most commonly depicted as a serpent with mishmash of different races and species branching off

The Lord of Order- Amity Accord - born a unicorn- thousands of years old- most commonly depicted as a white/gray serpent covered in stars and swirls.

The Lord of Hunger- Queen Chrysalis -born a changeling and dragon hybrid- thousands of years old - most common depiction is of a locust breed of changeling or as a dragon

The Deities of Love and War/The Newly Weds - Cadence Mi Amore and “Shining Armor” Stellar Stargaze- born a changeling (cadence) and a unicorn (Shining)- Newly Ascended - most common depictions are of a changeling and unicorn/alicorn due to their recent ascent

The Goddess of Magic and knowledge/ The librarian- Twilight Andromeda Sparkle - born a unicorn - newly ascended / has yet to ascend- most common depictions are Alicorn due to her unique circumstances

The Goddess of Earth and plant life/ The Eternal Farmer - “Apple Jack” Annie Jacklyn - born an earth pony cow/bull mix- newly ascended/has yet to ascend-

The Goddess of Inspiration and Invention/The Immortal Artist - “Rarity” Belle May - born a Crystal Unicorn- newly ascended/has yet to ascend

The Goddess of Karma and Mercy/ The Merciful Goddess - Rosy “Fluttershy” Maple - born a nocturnal moth Pegasus - newly ascended/has yet to ascend-

The Goddess of Joy and Mirth/The Wandering Festival- Pinkamena Diane Pie “Pinkie Pie” - born a Earth pony? - newly ascended/has yet to ascend

Every species has a deity form of itself. Why does it seem that only ponies have ascended then? This is because a being will see a deity as their own species/race, too gryphons a deity will look like a gryphon, a sea pony to a sea pony etc. Deities don’t meddle with the politics of mortals, this is not their job. Their only job is to keep the world in balance with their domain.

A young and freshly ascended god might find themselves at the helm of a mortal society, those who used to be their brethren taking advantage of them and their now powerful presence. You are not a mortal being of this race now young one, it is time to find your way and make a temple to find refuge in. A deities temple is a place between reality where they can exit through any version of temple or holy place dedicated to them, their domain. A temple is a doorway to their domain, and the first one must be built by the deity themselves. It will blip out of mortal existence once it’s finished to their satisfaction, and become a part of the pantheon of gods

The eldest of the gods of this world are the celestial sisters. Celestia and Luna of day and night, sun and moon, sunrise and sunset, light and darkness, life and death, lucidity and dreams, harmony and disharmony. These two have been here since the dawn of time. Together since the beginning. Which one is day and night? This should seem obvious right? You’d be surprised how fluid their divinity is. How much they both need each other. Without one the other would quickly snuff out. They are two sides of the same coin. They are a package deal that you cannot separate. They share a temple, just like they share the sky and stars. They love each other so much despite the petty fights they have sometimes. Their petty fights are considered major world altering events to mortals however. What is a petty squabble between godly siblings is an apocalyptic catastrophe to the world below.

Life and Death. Creation and destruction. Light and dark. Fire and Water. Day and night. Sun and moon. Sunrise and sunset. The suns casts shadows. The moon and stars shine light. The suns fires burns but also grants life. The darkness can smother but is also filled with untold amounts of life. Water drowns but also hydrates.

Who is fully life and who is fully death? Not even they know. Perhaps it’s a case of one cannot exist without the other. Life and death are intertwined, for Celestia to fully exist you need Luna. For Luna to fully exist you need celestia. They are so interconnected that it would split the universe apart if only one of them were to disappear.

I wouldn’t be surprised if twilight was getting followers from the moment she got her cutie mark. Strong magic at a young age, hatched a dragon egg, had to have Celestia herself calm her magic down, her cutie mark is the symbol for magic (the shape of the element of magic itself), she is Celestia’s personal student. Ponies are very superstitious and religious. Many probably saw twilight as a threat to Celestia’s rule. But others probably saw her as a rising star, and it kept getting stronger and stronger with each achievement she made after that fateful day. She’s not only magically powerful, she’s book smart and basically a prodigy. She takes to magic like a fish to water. And then the summer sun celebration, she predicted Lunas return, she not only found the physical elements of harmony but their bearers and becomes the bearer of magic. She saves Equestria time and time again with her friends at her side. Her friends are basically considered an important part of her, especially when the sonic rainboom caused all of them to collectively get their marks at the same time. And then she becomes an Alicorn, basically as predicted since she got her mark. Spike is probably considered really important religiously because he was hatched by twilight’s magic and raised by her and her friends. The dragon of magic and harmony. The dragon of Equestria.

Cadence probably started getting more active followers after the wedding and the crystal empire. A display of just how powerful she actually is.

Shining armor getting his own small following because of association to not only cadence his wife, but twilight. He has to have something special going on right?

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