- Dibella says: Open your heart to the noble secrets of art and love. Treasure the gifts of friendship. Seek joy and inspiration in the mysteries of love. — Ten Commands: Nine Divines
Dibella, known as the "Queen of Heaven",[1] "Goddess of Beauty",[2] and "Lady of Love",[3] is the popular Aedric "love goddess" of the Eight Divines (and the Nine Divines).[4][5][6] In Cyrodiil, she has had many different cults, some devoted to women, some to artists and aesthetics, and others to erotic instruction.[2] Dibella created the Brush of Truepaint in answer to a disabled artist's prayers.[7] She also purportedly created the Helm of the Crusader for Pelinal Whitestrake to help him defeat Umaril the Unfeathered.[7] She is usually depicted as a voluptuous and attractive human female, often either holding large flowers or actually having flowers in place of hands.
Houses of worship dedicated to her are sometimes called Houses of Dibella,[8] though they are also known as chapels or temples.[7][9] She tends to attract individuals who live and/or espouse an epicurean lifestyle. Followers of Dibella can purportedly commune with the goddess using a person designated by her, known as the Sybil of Dibella, as a medium.[10] Worshipping her is thought of as a more personal, intimate association than worshipping some other Divines.[11] It is said she asks us to "[o]pen your heart to the noble secrets of art and love. Treasure the gifts of friendship. Seek joy and inspiration in the mysteries of love".[12]
Despite her status as a Divine and general popularity, views on the worship of Dibella are somewhat mixed. Worship of her is frequently associated with lewd acts and indecency.[6][13][14] Houses of Dibella have been described as "cult[s] of beauty and physical relations".[15] Likewise, the goddess herself has been described as "too lusty", or, more euphemistically, "warm-blooded".[16][17] In some locales, her worshippers must practice the "Dibellan Arts" in secret for fear of being run out of town.[18]
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Dibella in person in Daggerfall
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An emblem representing Dibella
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The Helm of the Crusader
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A symbol for the House of Dibella, as seen in Daggerfall
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The Great Chapel of Dibella, as seen in Oblivion
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The Temple of Dibella, as seen in Skyrim
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A shrine of Dibella, as seen in Skyrim
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A Dibella Statue, as seen in Skyrim
References
- ^ King Edward, Part III
- ^ a b Variedades da Fé no Império — Irmão Mikhael Karkuxor
- ^ Guide to Anvil — Alessia Ottus
- ^ For My Gods and Emperor — Imperial Cult
- ^ Talos, o Erro — Leonora Venatus, Imperial Liaison to the Aldmeri Dominion
- ^ a b The Wolf Queen, Book Three — Waughin Jarth
- ^ a b c Events of Oblivion.
- ^ Events of Daggerfall.
- ^ [[Lore:The City of Stone|]]
- ^ Events of Skyrim.
- ^ Reflections on Cult Worship — Cuseius Plecia
- ^ The Ten Commands of the Nine Divines
- ^ Ghraewaj — Tidasus
- ^ The Refugees — Geros Albreigh
- ^ A Scholar's Guide to Nymphs — Vondham Barres
- ^ Livro Sete de 2920, O Último Ano da Primeira Era - Zênite Solar — Carlovac Townway
- ^ Song of Hrormir
- ^ Haelga's dialogue and acts in Skyrim.