Gods of Warding
Lesser divinities appointed to act as messengers and intermediaries with powerful and vengeful chthonic gods, the gods of warding appear often as liminal beings, half-human and half-beast. Seldom honored with temples or dedicated priests, gods of warding enjoy a multiplicity of small shrines and altars located in or near the houses of the gods where mortals may call upon the gods of warding for deliverance, favor, or intercession. Often temples to more powerful gods will have stone or wood reliefs of gods of warding. Mortals offer small gifts of fruit, sweets, coins, or even small gems, tossed upon the alters or into the offering cups of the gods of warding. Chthonic gods encompass both infernal gods and gods associated with the lower regions of the earth.
Temple artwork may depict gods of warding with antics and grotesques.
Midretasso is well-known for the propitiation of the gods of warding.
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