Religions of Teppala
The religious beliefs of the people of Teppala are fairly similar from place to place, despite civilizations at endpoints of the planet being separated by more than 50000 years. Most people on Teppala belong to one of the Gold religions, which were created from a fusion of the native Repilian beliefs with those of immigrants from the islands of Laba. These two religious complexes were themselves very similar despite having diverged nearly 30000 years ago.
Common pantheon
In this list, most names are exonyms. Note that even within a langu, it is common for one deity to have many names.
Mappamensam
Mappamensam is the goddess of pregnancy and childbirth, and is worshipped in all Ridiamic religions. Some religions, such as thaoa, have become monotheistic with Mappa as the supreme being.
| Translingual | Tapilula | Gold | Khulls | Proto-Moonshine | Bābākiam | Poswa | Pabappa | Thaoa | Proto-Subumpamese | Notes | ||
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| Mappamensam | ||||||||||||
| Kwatena | ||||||||||||
| Yuni | ||||||||||||
| Vinos | ||||||||||||
| Miyu | ||||||||||||
| Maninumpa |
Kʷatena
Kʷatena is the goddess of abortion and death in childhood. She cooperates with Mappamensam rather than fighting against her.
Yuni-Yipâwa
Yuni is a goddess with the ability to control people's behavior and change her own form.
Yuni also punishes evildoers (?).
Vinos
A male god associated with pain and disease. In most religions, Vinos is subordinate to Kwatena and thus is not worshipped even in situations when would-be worshippers believe his power is needed.
Moto
Moto is a goddess associated with peace and intimate relations. Some religions consider her a subordinate of Mappamensam, while others treat her as a supreme deity in her own right.
Nompo
Nompo is another goddess associated with peace and intimate relations, but is not subordinate to Kwatena or any other goddess.
