Drákos Mythology Overview

Unlike the god of the Holy Empire of Humanité, Dieu the Drákos don't believe that their gods have always existed. The gods did not create the universe, the universe created the gods.

The universe

The universe gave birth to the world itself and its key features.

• Zihæt -- the earth
• Oceanus -- the seas
• the lord and lady of light -- the Twin Suns
• Zihæt's three sons -- Moon: Ven, Moon: Ag̀ and Moon: Loog̀iik

These in turn gave birth to the ancient beasts. Clear lineage isn't given between the primal beings and these ancient ones as they are more formally called. It is unclear whether they were birthed, created, or molded into their beastly shapes.

The first lords on Zihæt

The Ancient Beasts were the first rulers of the surface lands of Zihæt. These included the dragons, the elemental lords, and several powerful beasts of nature. After the arrival of the younger races, these beings acquired names from the younger races that became common throughout the tribes that served them.

The ancient beasts and younger spirits are divine, but individuals. They ate, drank, and amused themsleves. They were very powerful and very dangerous when angry. However, with proper care, a person could be quite fairly at ease with them. The terrifying irrational has no place in classical mythology. (Adapted, Mythology, Edith Hamilton)

The Ancient Ones

Ancient Beast	Mythical Home	Drákos Human Name	D&D 5e Archetype
Patéras	Lost (Assumed to be northeast of Avignon)	Zeus	Mythical Cloud Giant
Kataigída	Pedéddhúp	Amphitrite	Mythical Storm Giant Quintessent
Sofia	Somewhere in the Jotunheimen Range	Hera	Mythical Frost Giant
Fotiá	Somewhere in the Marais Wetlands	Hephestus	Mythical Fire Giant
Aktinovolía	Somewhere in Dragonshome Islands	Apollo	Mythical Ancient Brass Dragon
Thilykós	Somewhere in Dragonshome Islands	Artemis	Mythical Ancient Silver Dragon
Epithymía	Nótio nisí	Aphrodite	Mythical Ancient Copper Dragon
Chryseis	Eleusis in low mountains of Froúrio	Demeter	Mythical Ancient Gold Dragon
Astrapí	Eastern side of Jotunheimen Range	Poseidon	Mythical Ancient Bronze Dragon
Dóry	Lost, Somewhere in the deserts beyond the Marais Wetlands	Athena	Mythical Ancient Blue Dragon
Aplistía	Somewhere in the Myrkviðr Forest	Tantalus	Mythical Ancient Green Dragon
Vyssiní	Southern Volcanic Island in Dragonshome Islands	Ares	Mythical Ancient Red Dragon
Skotádi	Asteria, in the mountains of Megálo nisí	Hecate	Mythical Ancient Black Dragon
Poniriá	Somewhere in the Jotunheimen Range	Hermes	Mythical Ancient White Dragon

The younger spirits

The ancient beasts created and nurtured a large number of younger spirits. Drákos believe that when a person dies, their immutable and immortal soul becomes a younger spirit. These spirits may linger in the world to help (or hinder) the races, or they may be passed into the underworld. Over time, when the soul is at peace, and no longer feels any obligations to the world, it may disapate and become one with the primal beings (e.g. Zihæt, Oceanus, etc.)
Heroes who die and become younger spirits maintain their living identity. Other spirits representing aspects of the natural world have often acquired names from younger races, that may sound like dieties. Fallen spirits, those in the underworld, may come back as returned or be perverted into undead.