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*'''[[Hoec]] the Wanderer''', God of Exploration and Travellers and one with the [[Webway]] itself.{{Fn|6}} Together with [[Kurnous]] and [[Cegorach]] who represent the body and soul, Hoec is said to represent the mind of the [[Aeldari]].
*'''[[Isha]] the Mother''', the god of the harvest, nature, fertility, and{{Fn|6}} healing,{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}} mother to [[Eldanesh]] the first of the [[Aeldari]] with her lover [[Kurnous]], mother of [[Lileath]], consort to [[Asuryan]], and niece and sister to [[Vaul]]. Together with her daughter [[Lileath]] and [[Morai-Heg]] she represents the feminine principles of the [[Aeldari]].{{Fn|6}} Isha is often depicted crying and her symbol is a teared eye, symbolic of her sorrow in being separated from her mortal children by the dictate of [[Asuryan]] for which [[Vaul]] crafted her tears such that she and [[Kurnous]] could break the dictate and continue to teach their mortal children how to [[Bonesinger|Bonesing]].{{Fn|2a}} These mythic [[Tears of Isha]] are the same [[Soul Stones]] which protect the souls of dead [[Eldar]] from being devoured by [[Slaanesh|She Who Thirsts]]{{Fn|2a}} her gift to the [[Aeldari]] is love itself.{{Fn|6}}
: Most Eldar beleive believe [[Isha]] perished in the [[Fall of the Eldar]] but not all [[Farseer]]s are convinced she perished along with the other gods.{{Fn|24}} There is single [[Craftworld]] which tells the tale of '''The Caged Maiden''': that Isha was stolen from the jaws of Slaanesh by [[Nurgle]] who keeps her prisoner within the Cauldron Chamber of his [[Garden of Nurgle]], where he tests new poxes upon her as Isha can heal herself of any disease.{{Fn|1}} While the Plaguefather is busy at his cauldron, Isha whispers to mortals hoping to tell them the cures of all the poxes she has tasted.{{Fn|1}}
*'''[[Kurnous]], God of the Hunt''', father of [[Eldanesh]] the first of the [[Aeldari]] with his lover [[Isha]] and mother to [[Lileath]]. He is often shown in conjunction with hounds, hawks, and other trappings of the hunt including his Falcon, [[Faolchú (Aeldari Mythology)|Faolchú]]. His gift to the Aeldari was desire, and together with [[Cegorach]] and [[Hoec]] who represent the soul and mind, Cegorach is said to represent the body of the [[Aeldari]]. The Dim Green Moon of the original Aeldari [[Homeworld]] was known as '''Kurnous the Hunter's Moon'''.{{Fn|3}}
*'''[[Lileath]] the Maiden''', also known as '''Lilieath''' and '''Lilcarth''', God of Dreams and Fortune after whom the [[Maiden World|Lilaethan]] are named.{{Fn|24}} She is the daughter of [[Isha]]{{Fn|5c}} and [[Asuryan]]{{Fn|6}} and also the youngest of the pantheon.{{Fn|5a}} Together with [[Isha]] and [[Morai-Heg]] she represents the feminine principles of the [[Aeldari]].{{Fn|6}} The White Moon of the original Aeldari [[Homeworld]] was known as '''Lilieath the Maiden Moon'''.{{Fn|3}}
