Luvas

Luvas is the Moigthe god of wealth and intrigue. He is known for having knowledge which is most useful at critical times. They who manage and acquire wealth honor him as do those who steal it. Luvas is husband to Uki (Dáunau). His parents are Farra (Parkia) and the god of death (Orclanx). Luvas is compared to Threy and Orkybanth in the other pantheons of the Gwenyan People. The Moigthe depict him as a middle-aged, handsome man with dark hair just starting to grey. Some legends ascribe his knowledge to his wife, Uki, goddess of prophecy. Luvas is the father of the Durrhaunvian Triad. Luvas has arbitrated disputes between the god Tuvach (Thwar) and the god Landruth (Parkulliam). He is sometimes regarded as half-brother to Tuvach and Landruth.

According to legend, Luvas dwells in a great and long, high-timbered house, called Ifferadindala (Iffer 'house' + dindala 'steep roof'), that often exists in the other realm between the world of mortals and the world of gods. For this reason, the house has occasion to appear to mortals in unexpected places and mortals have dined with Luvas unwittingly. In his house, Luvas entertains a great household that includes his wife, Uki, his many daughters and sons, and his magical servants. Luvas has a magical he-goat, called Iugo, that Luvas and members of his household can ride as a means of conveyance. Iugo is as great in size as a pony and a deep, deep grey color. In some legends, Luvas must find an alternative means of transportation as his god, Iugo is copulating with she-goats in the country in which Ifferadindala finds itself. In other legends, the god Rhion (Rhio) and his household are banqueted as guests at Ifferadindala with much wine and music. The bull of the sun is thought sometimes to sleep at night at Ifferadindala and live among the gods during the day. One legend portrays Ifferadindala used as a brothel after Luvas' daughters have left and married, but in other myths, his daughters, the Durrhaunvian Triad, are virgins.

See Also

• Dáunau
• Threy
• Uki