Pantheon of the Daphnea

The Pantheon of the Daphnea bore an extensive mythology that was intrinsically tied to their history. Originally, the pantheon was borne out of the Sea Goddess Daphne, who was without worshippers after the Sentirians, the former inhabitants of the Sunlit Isles, had to be destroyed when they claimed themselves greater than the gods and summoned the Minotaurs of Fermeus. The war left virtually all of the Sentirians dead, and the Minotaurs in an eternal sleep. All other deities besides Daphne had been killed in the war, leaving her the sole divine administrator of the region.    Around half a century later, the Chipahau elves arrived in the Sunlit Isles, fleeing from oppressive rule by the Kantaran Empire in Tritan. The Chipahau became the Daphnea after Daphne and the elves' leader, Xecot Chabam, mated. They adopted Sentirian naming customs, too, and changed their names to sound more Sentirian. Though not all the Daphnea accepted these changes, most were sufficiently moved by the power of the Gods and the charisma of Chabam to do so.   Chabam, now called Democles Daphne, received godly powers upon mating with Daphne. He used these new powers to transform the island of Hekuba, left barren by the Sentirian Wars, into a fertile landmass covered with wheatfields and vineyards. This was to become the home of the Gods in the Sunlit Isles, and its fertility meant that the surrounding Daphnea would depend on the island for their well being. Thus, the Gods would have to be respected in order for the Daphnea to survive.   On Hekuba, Democles and Daphne produced several divine children, who would go on to govern specific aspects of life on the islands: Hekubes, the God of agricultural labor and sustenance; Antholoma, the Goddess of a bountiful harvest; Ipraxes, the God of Navigation of the Sea and the Sky; Krynocis, the God of Gender, Social Interaction, and Feasting; Desena, the Goddess of Beauty and Attractiveness; and Vico, the God of a stable mind and a prosperous, fulfilling life. Antholoma, wooed by Ipraxes painting of the sky for her, would bear him grandchildren: Naxa, the Goddess of Trade; Senemes, the God of the City of Senoma; and more.   Sometimes, mortals would be granted divinity. Under the authority of Krynocis, for example, the war-hero Edenus, the philosopher Aeula, and the merchant Parthenopae became the Gods of men, women, and non-binary people, respectively.