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The name Slaanesh derives from ''Slaaneth'' — the god's name in the language of Chaos, (''Slaa'' meaning "ecstasy", "pleasure", etc, ''Neth'' meaning "lord of", "master of", or "prince of"; hence, the Prince of Pleasure). The correct adjective of things associated with Slaanesh (such as its worshipers) is "Slaaneshi".{{Cite This}}
Slaanesh typically appears in a form which is female on the right side and male on the left, with two sets of horns rising from its flowing golden hair. It can, however, assume any form—male, female, hermaphrodite or asexual—but prefers male bodies. Its sacred number is six. The symbol of Slaanesh combines the conventional symbols for male and female. It is also known by a multitude of titles, such as ''Prince of Chaos'', ''Prince of Excess'', ''Prince of Pleasure'' and ''Lord of Dark Delights''.{{Cite This}} To the [[Eldar]], who name it Sai'lanthresh (literally - ''She Who Thirsts''){{Fn|19}}, and also by the [[Wikipedia:H. P. Lovecraft|Lovecraftian]] titles of , ''She Who Is Not Named'', ''The Great Enemy'', ''The Great Serpent'', etc. {{Cite This}}
Slaanesh was fully born at the moment of the [[Fall of the Eldar]]. The birth of Slaanesh created the [[Eye of Terror]] and slew most of the Eldar except those far enough away from the Eldar homeworlds to escape. This event also slew all the Eldar gods except for [[Khaine]] (who was shattered into many pieces), the Laughing God — [[Cegorach]], and [[Isha]] — who was, according to one Craftworld, taken captive by the Chaos God [[Nurgle]].{{Fn|4}} That is how events are viewed from the chronology of the material universe. In the warp, things are different, for the immaterium is not bound by linear time, and events do not occur in a strict sequence of cause then effect. As his rival gods reckon it, Slaanesh has always existed and yet has never existed. {{Fn|20}}
