#yemo

Also found as Yemo. Their name means "Twin" or "Double"

Yemós is the ruler of the afterlife or Underworld (Dhubnóm). They are the deity of the dead and may be prayed to by those about to die, or on behalf of those who have just died. Yemós is also characterized as bigender.

Yemós is not the deity of death, however. They are the one who rules over the dead, but they do not make them die, or decide when they will.

Yemós is the twin of Mónus or Mánnus and both are the protagonists of the Proto Indo-European creation myth:

Proto Indo-European creation myth

From the primeval chaos (G̑hā́nos) eventually emerged the universal principle of order, the Ártus. From these two emerged a cosmic egg, the Olyōwyóm. After it hatched three beings came into existance: Ammādhēinús, the primeval cow; and the twins Yemós and Mónus. Ammadheinús then nourished the two twins.

Eventually, Mónus sacrificed Ammadheinús and his own twin Yemós. Mónus then dismembers the body of Yemós and uses the parts to create the world: Their skull becomes the sky; their body the earth; their hair the trees and grass; their blood the rivers and seas; their brain the clouds; their bones the mountains and stones, etc. From Ammadheinús' body came all animal life.

From their sacrifice, Yemós became the first to die and also the first immortal, becoming the first deity after their sacrificial death, ruler of the underworld and of the dead, of which they are the first. Mónus became the first priest, the first king and the first mortal. From Mónus all humans descend.

After their sacrifice, Yemós begot the twelve primordial deities, the G̑hṃg̑ṇ̄tṓs, from which in turn descend the Deiwṓs and from which descend the Amséwes and all the lesser deities. So Yemós is the ancestor of all deities.

Offerings

taken from here

Skull (possibly with crown or gold wire(s))

black lantern

burial shroud

tomb image with spirals (maybe made into a candle holder)

inverted cauldron

red and black woven rope hanging from ceiling

crow or raven feathers wrapped in gold wire

depictions or imagery of skulls or tombs

Dirt with flame-colored stone

a large golden bead, or a number of small golden beads

Devotional acts

Learn about and honor your ancestors/those who have passed

Keep family heirlooms

Visit the graves of family members and leave flowers

Visit cemeteries and if allowed leave flowers

Learn about death and how to address it in a healthy way

Work on learning how to let go of the past

Visit ruins or ghost towns (safely!)

Associations

Skulls

Graveyards

Darkness

Black and red

Crows and ravens (because of their black feathers)

The feast of Samhain

October

Descendants in later pantheons

Yama (Vedic)

Yima (Iranian)

Ymir (Nordic)

Remus (Roman)

Hades, in their role as ruler of the underworld (Greek)

Dis, in their role as ruler of the underworld (Roman)

Dying In LA is literally the second Northern Downpour

me:

literally no one:

Время пройдет, и ты забудешь всё, что было

С тобой у нас, с тобой у нас.

Нет, я не жду тебя, но знай, что я любила

Последний раз, последний раз…