Cytherea, the engine of Ignition
I am Cytherea
"I am Cytherea, called the Mother of Creation, by some, Engine of Ignition, by others. I have most in common with my brother Autochton, and my sister Gaia, but I got along pretty well with those children of the Primordials, the ones you call Incarnae, especially Ignis who shares an impulse of fire with me, Luna, whose mind is as devious as my own, and the late-comer Venus, who feels like I do about a place of stability and nurturing allowing one to do one's best work."
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"You've reached new levels of hubris with that thought! Whatever the rules in creation for siblings creating beings together, these do not apply to Primordials. I assembled the sun that warms Creation. Gaia and I created the dirtball you're on, and the spark of life that powers you, remain humble and know your place."
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In the beginning was the wyld
Before any and all of the Primordials were, was the Wyld, and the Hannya and Shaped and Unshaped were later additions, according to what we can find, responses to the introduction of the Primordial themselves. Cytherea herself is considered to be represented by the grace of Hearts, so strongly she is associated with beginnings among those of the Raksha aware of her.
Raksha are not reliable on the number of graces that exist, from four to seven...
Heart, Staves/Rods, Diamonds/Coin, Spades/Pentacles are commonly claimed. Less common, but still regularly encountered are Swords, Cups and Ring. You'll notice they're not given consistent names, but consistency cannot be expected of any of the denizens of the Wyld, not if they are true.
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