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Saphorism
Type	Ethnic religion
Theology	Polytheism

Saphorism is the polytheistic ethnic religion of the Phoenic people.

Gods

Major gods

Casir, god of the desert, chaos, change, anarchy, and violence.
Mishra, god of kingship, rebirth, justice, and war.
Quethe, god of wisdom, knowledge, writing, magic, science, art, technology, engineering, craft, and skill.
Ra, god of the sun and order.
Vaisha, goddess of magic and war.

Black gods

Ashema, black god of lust.
Jigzaba, black god of hunger and starvation.
Kesher, black god of money, wealth, greed, and gold.
Rengal, black god of disease, pestilence, and plague.
Sephet, black god of death and darkness.
Yacha, black god of desire and fate.
Zakkar, black god of sleep, dreams, and nightmares.

Other gods

Abakesh, an abyssal serpent who attacked Casir at birth
Ebzu, a dead god. Son of Ra and husband of Nyssa. Killed by his children.
Kilva, ascended god of battle and domination.
Ku, father of Ra. Embodiment of the great sky waters from which Ra emerged.
Ossur, brother of Casir and Vaisha, brother-husband of Vaisha, and once the divine king of the earth. Murdered by Casir and then reincarnated as his own son Mishra.
Nyssa, primordial goddess of the sea and chaos.
Shahra, the stormfather, god of lightning, thunder, the sky, storms, rain, and fertility. Father of Casir, Vaisha, and Ossur. A son of Ebzu and Nyssa.
Sonya, consort to Shahra, mother of Casir, Vaisha, and Ossur. A daughter of Ebzu and Nyssa.
Tharosh, one of the hells and also the living embodiment of that hell. Mated with Nyssa to produce a horde of demon spawn.

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+| colspan=2 style="text-align: center;" | '''Saphorism'''
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+| style="border-right: 0;" | '''Type''' || style="border-left: 0;" | Ethnic religion
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+| style="border-right: 0;" | '''Theology''' || style="border-left: 0;" | Polytheism
+|}
 '''Saphorism''' is the polytheistic ethnic religion of the Phoenic people.
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+== Terminology ==
+Phoenics themselves rarely refer to their religion as Saphorism. ''Saphorism'' is, rather, a term coined by Alicantian theologians to describe the collective religious and spiritual beliefs of the Phoenic people. It is based on the word ''Saphora'', the name of the state church of Phoena.
+-->
+== Gods ==
+=== Major gods ===
+* [[Casir]], god of the desert, chaos, change, anarchy, and violence.
+* [[Mishra]], god of kingship, rebirth, justice, and war.
+* [[Quethe]], god of wisdom, knowledge, writing, magic, science, art, technology, engineering, craft, and skill.
+* [[Ra]], god of the sun and order.
+* [[Vaisha]], goddess of magic and war.
+=== Black gods ===
+* [[Asmodeus|Ashema]], black god of lust.
+* [[Jigzaba]], black god of hunger and starvation.
+* [[Kesher]], black god of money, wealth, greed, and gold.
+* [[Rengal]], black god of disease, pestilence, and plague.
+* [[Sephet]], black god of death and darkness.
+* [[Yacha]], black god of desire and fate.
+* [[Zakkadus|Zakkar]], black god of sleep, dreams, and nightmares.
-== Major gods ==
+=== Other gods ===
-* Casir
+* [[Abakesh]], an abyssal serpent who attacked Casir at birth
-* Mishra
+* [[Ebzu]], a dead god. Son of Ra and husband of Nyssa. Killed by his children.
-* Ra
+* [[Kilva]], ascended god of battle and domination.
-* Vaisha
+* [[Ku]], father of Ra. Embodiment of the great sky waters from which Ra emerged.
+* [[Ossur]], brother of Casir and Vaisha, brother-husband of Vaisha, and once the divine king of the earth. Murdered by Casir and then reincarnated as his own son Mishra.
+* [[Tiamat|Nyssa]], primordial goddess of the sea and chaos.
+* [[Shahra]], the stormfather, god of lightning, thunder, the sky, storms, rain, and fertility. Father of Casir, Vaisha, and Ossur. A son of Ebzu and Nyssa.
+* [[Sonya]], consort to Shahra, mother of Casir, Vaisha, and Ossur. A daughter of Ebzu and Nyssa.
+* [[Tharosh]], one of the hells and also the living embodiment of that hell. Mated with Nyssa to produce a horde of demon spawn.