Lileath
Lileath, also known as the Maiden, is the Eldar Goddess of dreams and fortune.[2] Known as the moon goddess,[6] Lileath is the daughter of Isha the Mother, the Goddess of the Harvest[3c] and Kurnous the Hunter.[5] Together with her mother and Morai-Heg the Crone, she forms a trinity of goddesses.[3a] She imparted to the aeldari Joy and the Impestuousness of Youth.[5]
Overview
The Eldar homeworld used to hold three moons, one of which was white and called Lileath the Maiden Moon.[4][6]
Mythology
In the Dance of Asuryan, it is said that one night she had a dream of Kaela Mensha Khaine, that the War God would be torn to pieces at the hands of the Eldar who were mortal descendants of Kurnous and Isha. She would eventually tell Khaine of her vision of the future that saw the War God pursue and slay the Eldar until Asuryan intervened where he banished them to the Mortal Lands.[1] Despite this, Kaela Mensha Khaine is known to had feared the Lileathan prophecy and that it would be fulfilled.[3c]
Maiden Worlds
During the age of the ancient Eldar empire, many uninhabitable worlds were transformed into paradise planets. Those that survived the Fall of the Eldar became known as Lileathan worlds or Maiden Worlds as they are named after the Goddess Lileath,[3b] said to symbolise her purity and beauty.[5]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Compilation, pg. 36
- 2: Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition), pg. 8
- 3: Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)
- 4: Codex Imperialis (Background Book), pg. 62
- 5: Codex: Aeldari (10th Edition), pg. 13
- 6: Codex: Eldar (4th Edition), pg. 7
