> [!infobox] > >> [!caption] >> ![[Cylia.png]] >> Holy Symbol of Cylia > ###### > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Type** | [[Prime Deities]] | > | **Title** | - Dawnmatron<br>- Matron of Dawn<br>- Wielder of Sunlight<br>- Daughter of the Goddess | > | **Domain** | Sun, Day, Healing | > | **Symbol** | The sun, rays of light | > | **Gender, Pronouns** | Feminine, She/her | > > ##### > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Associations** | Life, light, renewal | > | **Holy Day** | Sun Ceremony (4th of Ouquien) | > | **Weapon** | Longsword | > | **Animal** | Lion, butterfly | > | **Gemstone** | Yellow sunstone | > | **Flower** | Sunflower | > | **Major Arcana** | The Sun | > | **Colors** | Yellow, gold, orange | **Cylia** <span style="color:rgb(145, 145, 145)">(/ see-lee-uh/)</span>, also known as the **Dawnmatron**, **Matron of Dawn**, **Wielder of Light**, is the goddess of the sun, day, and healing. She is said to be the daughter of the Mother Goddess, [[Saia]], as well as the twin sister of the Duskknight, [[Auero]].   <br> ## **Description** #### **Appearance ...** Cylia is typically depicted as the very embodiment of the sun with sun-kissed skin with fierce, flowing hair pulled into a low ponytail with the color of the warm rays of the sun. Her legends often show her in union or rivalry with her twin brother. She is often depicted with a bright smile and eyes as blinding as the sun itself. Upon her wrists are cuffs of gold, and her clothes are a simple, yellow crop top and long skirt that falls upon her knees.   <br> #### **Personality ...** Those who pray to Cylia worship the very sun itself and what it may represent—Protection from darkness, aid to crop growth, summer itself, or the healing properties the sun is said to provide those in need.   <br> <br> ## History #### **The Emergence ...** ...   <br> <br> ## Places of worship and holy sites ...   <br> <br> ## Known worshippers - [[Riven Nyxhallow]]: An avid worshipper of Cylia—going such lengths as to rise with the sun and rest with its setting. She even claims her own spirit and energy to be channeled through the Dawnmatron herself. <br> <br> ## Holy day Cylia's holy day is the Sun Ceremony, on the 4th of Ouquien ...   <br> <br> ## Artifacts ...   <br> <br> ## Trivia - It is said that the origin of sun elves spawned from a love between she and the Mother Goddess, [[Saia]].