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Looking out over the small town she stays hidden in, her head tilts slightly to the right. She hears the crys of her brothers and sisters. Something isn't sitting well and she must leave her own paradise to make sure they all are okay. Lina thought and the town her brothers chose to make a home, and she was there. Giving a smile knowing her sister would soon join, she found a home that ws open and placed money in the hand of the male who owned it. She now owned a home in this town as well. It had always peaked her interest and now she could spend more time here in New Orleans where she had brothers and soon her sister would join them all. Forces against them were coming. They'd make sure to fight as siblings and crush anyone who would oppose them. She spend the day making the house her own. Filling it with things from her people, and items that held protection from all that opposed them. Gods help those who did.

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As she slithered across the rocks, she was seeking the warmth that would warm her soul. Lina would shift into an eagle if she wanted to search, it brought across a different kind of relaxation, but shifting into her snake form it brought about peace to her mind. It brought her closer to her grandmother.ina slithered up the face of the mountain, far away from anyone that would try to harm her and found a nice little rock high on top the mountain. As she stretched out and started taking in the sun she wanted to fall asleep. This made her mind stop turning. The only thing she'd found anyway. After all being a Goddess of two different pantheons wasn't easy. Her Father, and Grandmother had placed many tasks before her. They weren't simple, and Lina wasn't one to shrug off responsibility. She took these tasks to heart. She would make sure she accomplished everything they put forth, and exceed their expectations. Cocking her neck to the right she lays her long, strong body out and lets her eyes shut. As the scales began to warm they rubbed together making a wrestling noise as she was happy. Turning she slithered off and into a bush as she felt something approach. Coiling in case she needed to strike, even as a snake Linas bite was lethal. The poison she released was something the humans had no antidote for. The only way they could be healed was to drink a tea made by Lina or one of her kin. They knew what she held inside her. As the coyote passed Lina relaxed and started slithering her way down the mountain so she could return to the village she was living in. Taking her human form she walked nude through the village until she walked into her small Hogan and shut the door. Lina was thinking of moving soon, she wanted to learn to live among others, in a bigger city and soon. It was just hard. Her heart belonged here.

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One has to use everything they've been taught. Be careful. You will never know exactly what, or who I am.

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Thank you

Here’s the Vid on my Half-Sis @zyanyaevelina done by @metztliyaotl get a look at it

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Lina’s Back story

Her Father is Huitzilppochtil which means Hummingbird on the left, was one of the most important Aztec Gods in history. He was God of the Sun, Warfare, Military conquest, and Sacrifice. He was responsible for leading the Mexica people to their homeland. Known as the “portentous one”, was the God who indicated where the Mexica should build their great capital city, Tenochtitlan. He was a dream walker, and often appeared in dreams of the priests instructing them where to settle. Often they would dream of an Eagle perching on a cactus and this was known as the divine sign. 

His birth was what legends were made of. Born to Coatepec, or Snake hill his mother was the Goddess Coatilcue, whose names means, “She of the Serpent Skirt,” and was known as the Goddess of Venous, the morning star. She was impreganted with him when she was in the temple sweeping it’s floors and a ball of feathers fell on the floor ,and impregnated her.  When her daughter, Coyolxauhqui the Goddess of the moon, and Coyolxahgul’s four hundred brothers found out her secret they plotted to kill her by decapitating her. It was then that Huitzilopochtli (God of the Sun) came from her womb fully armed and attended by the Fire Serpent (Xuhcoatl), Killed his sister by dismembering her. He threw her body down the hill along with his 400 siblings. 

Every Dawn history replays its self as the sun rises and conquers the moon and stars. He is typically  portrayed as a snake shaped scepter, and a smoking mirror. His body painted with yellow and blue strips, he has a start black mask and a turquoise nose. Hummingbird feathers cover his body along with cloth and jewels.  The month of December is dedicated to him. 

It is said that in one of his famous dream walks he met the Mother of Zyanya, and he started an affair with her. After the Norse Goddess discovered she was pregnant with her daughter, she knew there was no way to hide it from the Dark Dwarfs in the land she lived. Niorun hid her pregnancy from them all. Not wanting to give up her child, but wanting her to live, and be whole she gave her to her grandmother who brought her up in the most nurturing way she knew how. After the lose of her own daughter, she took her grand daughter with out any question. Lina was taught the way of the immortal spirits before all, learning the form of Dream Walking before she could even walk herself. 

Her Grandmother taught her that the bear, wolf, eagle, buffalos, and snake lent their powers to many tribes. The help offered fulfilled many functions such as healing, making prophecies, or offering protection against dangers. The bear, in particular, appears in almost every tribal heritage  as a healer and a provider of medicine. She was taught that there are times when an animal might appear in a dream demanding corrective action concerning human behaviors. She was taught which dreams she should help curve to teach them the path that would be best for them. 

Niorun has made an appearance from a distance in her dreams, letting her know that she is watching, and that if circumstances were different they might be able to be a family. Lina always knows who the hooded figure who stand in the distance is. Lina has a sister and three brothers, with whom she shares good relationships with. She would die for any of them, as they are family. Lina has two protective, healing animals she can call upon.  One being the snake and the other the Eagle. Lina doesn’t live in one place, she lives in many and walks many planes. Making her Father and GrandMother proud. 

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Borrowed from my BROTHER @calianmontague thanks!

The Goddess Of Dreams Niorun Dreams are an important part of our lifes, the realms of fantasy, the places where our most wildest dreams come true. In dreams we are free, such as the shaman is when freeing his/her soul in a altered state of consciousness, sometimes all of us do the same, but we aren’t aware of that and most of the time we can’t perceive or distinguish what is a dream and a journey of the soul, it all seems the same, nonetheless dreams helped us understanding the world around us, they give us the imagination to create art, they even give us clues to understand the most complex scientific matters, when we reflecton something and fall asleep with those questions in mind. As dreams are an important thing is our daily lives, there is a Norse goddess for dreams, her name is Niorun. From the old Norse lore, not much is known about this goddess. Niorun or Njorun, lives in Svartalfheim, and she is an important goddess of dreams and of the night to the Duergar ( the dwarves ) and to the Dark Elves, from whom most of the knowledge about this goddess, comes. Svartalfheim is a dangerous realm, if one must cross it, there aren’t much places to hid, or get shelter, a safe place.. Traveling fast, straight to the destination is the best thing to do, however, where Niorun dwells, is the only place one might find peace and stay without being chased, haunted or stalked by anyone. They might find protection there, although, as soon as anyone leaves the place, that protection is over and they must carry their journey on their own again. Her face is seldom seen, she walks in her halls as a shadowed figure, she speaks with people of course, but most of what she says, no one can remember, it is like living a dream inside those halls, and it can be dangerous to fall asleep. She can be called to have prophetic dreams, to find answers while you sleep, but those dreams might not be clear, but at least you might learn something new, something that might prove useful in your life, the dreams can inspire you in all the you do.

@madocgodofdreams this is the info on our Mother for us an the two Sisters we’ll have. Thanks to @atroposmoiraifate and @nekodaanaxkolasi 

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Huitzilopochtli (pronounced Weetz-ee-loh-POSHT-lee and meaning "Hummingbird on the Left") was one of the most important of the Aztec gods, the god of the sun, warfare, military conquest and sacrifice, who according to tradition, led the Mexica people from Aztlan, their mythical homeland, into Central Mexico. According to some scholars, Huitzilopochtli could have been a historical figure, probably a priest, who was transformed into a god after his death.

Huitzilopochtli is known as "the portentous one", the god who indicated to the Aztecs/Mexica where they should build their great capital city, Tenochtitlan. He appeared in dreams to the priests and told them to settle on an island, in the middle of Lake Texcoco, where they would see an eagle perching on a cactus. This was the divine sign.

Birth of Huitzilopochtli

According to a Mexica legend, Huitzilopochtli was born on Coatepec or Snake Hill. His mother was the goddess Coatlicue, whose name means “She of the Serpent Skirt,” and she was the goddess of Venus, the morning star. Coatlicue was attending the temple on Coatepec and sweeping its floors when a ball of feathers fell on the floor and impregnated her.

According to the origin myth, when Coatlicue's daughter Coyolxauhqui (goddess of the moon) and Coyolxauhqui's four hundred brothers (Centzon Huitznahua, the gods of the stars) discovered she was pregnant, they plotted to kill their mother. As the 400 stars reached Coatlicue, decapitating her, Huitzilopochtli (god of the sun) suddenly emerged fully armed from his mother’s womb and, attended by a fire serpent (xiuhcoatl), killed Coyolxauhqui by dismembering her. Then, he threw her body down the hill and proceeded to kill his 400 siblings.

Thus, the history of the Mexica is replayed every dawn, when the sun rises victoriously over the horizon after conquering the moon and stars.

Huitzilopochtli’s Temple While Huitzilopochtli's first appearance in Mexica legend was as a minor hunting god, he became elevated to a major deity after the Mexica settled in Tenochtitlán and formed the Triple Alliance. The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (or Templo Mayor) is the most important shrine dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, and its shape symbolized a replica of Coatepec. At the foot of the temple, on the Huitzilopochtli side, lay a massive sculpture portraying the dismembered body of Coyolxauhqui, found during excavations for electric utility works in 1978. The Great Temple was actually a twin shrine dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and the rain god Tlaloc, and it was among the first structures to be built after the founding of the capital. Dedicated to both gods, the temple symbolized the economic basis of the empire: both war/tribute and agriculture. It was also the center of the crossing of the four main causeways that connected the Tenochtitlán to the mainland.

Images of Huitzilopochtli. Huitzilopochtli is typically portrayed with a dark face, fully armed, and holding a snake-shaped scepter and a "smoking mirror", a disc from which emerges one or more wisps of smoke. His face and body are painted in yellow and blue stripes, with a black, star-bordered eye mask and a turquoise nose rod. Hummingbird feathers covered the body of his statue at the great temple, along with cloth and jewels. In painted images, Huitzilopochtli wears the head of a hummingbird attached to the back of his head or as a helmet; and he carries a shield of turquoise mosaic or clusters of white eagle feathers.

As a representative symbol of Huitzilopochtli (and others of the Aztec pantheon), feathers were an important symbol in Mexica culture. Wearing them was the prerogative of the nobility who adorned themselves with brilliant plumes, and went into battle wearing feathered cloaks. Feathered cloaks and feathers were wagered in games of chance and skill and were traded among allied nobles. Aztec rulers kept aviaries and tribute stores for feather-workers, specifically employed to produce ornate objects.

Huitzilopochtli's Festivities

December was the month dedicated to Huitzilopochtli celebrations. During these festivities, called Panquetzalitzli, the Aztec people decorated their homes held ceremonies with dances, processions, and sacrifices. A huge statue of the god was made out of amaranth and a priest impersonated the god for the duration of the ceremonies.

Three other ceremonies during the year were dedicated at least in part to Huitzilopochtli. Between July 23 and August 11, for example, was Tlaxochimaco, the Offering of Flowers, a festival dedicated to war and sacrifice, celestial creativity and divine paternalism, when singing, dancing and human sacrifices honored the dead and Huitzilopochtli.

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Full Name: Zyanya Evelina

Pronunciation: Zy-an-ya E-ve-lina

Nickname: Lina

Mother: Niorun or Njorun The Norse Goddess of Dreams.

Father: Huitzilopochtli or mordernly known as Nahuatl. He is the deity of war, sun, human sacrifice and the patron of the city if Tenochtitlan. He is also the natuonal God of Mexicas, also known as Aztecs.

Designation: Goddess of Sun, War, Sacrifice. Known to walk in dreams.

Grandmother: Coatlicue "Snake women"

Siblings: 1 half sister, 2 half brothers from the ame Mother all with different Fathers. 1 half brother from her Father.

Abilities: Come again? Like I would share that.

Transportation: Any means possible. Spirit Animal Snake inherited by her Grandmother. Eagle, inherited by her father.

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