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| + | | Title= Great Shepherd |
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| + | | Image=GreatShepherd.jpg |
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| + | | Type= [[wikipedia:Monotheism|Monotheistic]] |
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| + | | Clergy= [[Godswife|Godswives]] |
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| + | | Location = [[Lhazar]] |
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| + | {{Quote|It was wrong of them to burn my temple. It angered the Great Shepherd.|Mirri Maz Duur|Fire and Blood}} |
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| ⚫ | The '''Great Shepherd''' is the deity worshiped by the [[Lhazareen]], mirroring the importance of shepherding in Lhazareen culture. Its worship is largely restricted to [[Lhazar]] itself. The worship of the Great Shepherd includes the presence of "godwives" or priestesses, such as the ''[[maegi]]'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]]. |
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In the religion of the Great Shepherd, all men are considered part of a single flock, thus healers devoted to this god will cure the injuries of any man, even conquering enemies. |
In the religion of the Great Shepherd, all men are considered part of a single flock, thus healers devoted to this god will cure the injuries of any man, even conquering enemies. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| − | *[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Great_Shepherd Great Shepherd at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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[[Category:Religion]] |
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Revision as of 13:22, 28 March 2014
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- "It was wrong of them to burn my temple. It angered the Great Shepherd."
- ―Mirri Maz Duur
Drogo at the altar of a temple in Lhazar devoted to the Great Shepherd, after a Dothraki raid.
The Great Shepherd is the deity worshiped by the Lhazareen, mirroring the importance of shepherding in Lhazareen culture. Its worship is largely restricted to Lhazar itself. The worship of the Great Shepherd includes the presence of "godwives" or priestesses, such as the maegi Mirri Maz Duur.
In the religion of the Great Shepherd, all men are considered part of a single flock, thus healers devoted to this god will cure the injuries of any man, even conquering enemies.
See also
| Westeros | |
| Major religions in Essos |
Lord of Light · Black Goat · Bearded Priests of Norvos · Great Stallion · Great Shepherd · Ghiscari religion · Moonsingers · Lion of Night & Maiden-Made-of-Light |
| Other cults in Essos |
Many-Faced God · Old Gods of Valyria · Weeping Lady · Bakkalon · Hooded Wayfarer · Moon-Pale Maiden · Merling King |
| Sothoryos | |