Editing Angharradh

{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Angharradh
|Symbol = Three intelocking circles, or three interlocking circles in an inverted triangle
|Aliases = The One and the Three, Queen of Arvandor, the Triune Goddess, the Union of the Three
|Alignment = Chaotic Good
|Divine Rank = Greater Goddess
|Pantheon = Faerûn, [[Seldarine]] ([[Elf]])
|Portfolio = '''3E:''' Birth, defense, fertility, planting, spring, wisdom<br>'''4E:''' Wisdom<br>'''5E:''' Growth, protection, wisdom
|Domains = '''3E:''' Chaos, Elf, Good, Hope, Knowledge, Plant, Protection, Renewal<br>'''4E:''' Hope, Protection<br>'''5E:''' Knowledge, Life, Peace, War
|Home Plane = '''[[Great Wheel]]:''' ''[[Arvandor]]'' ([[Arborea]])<br>'''[[World Tree]]/[[World Axis]]:''' Arvandor
|Worshippers = Elven worshippers of [[Aerdrie Faenya]], [[Hanali Celanil]], and [[Sehanine Moonbow]]
|Favoured Weapon = ''Duskshaft'' (Spear)
}}
'''Angharradh''' is the combination of the [[Aerdrie Faenya|three]] [[Hanali Celanil|goddess']] [[Sehanine Moonbow|of the]] [[Seldarine]], with portfolio over growth, protection, and wisdom. 

==History==
In the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting, Angharradh first appeared when the three goddess' combined to heal [[Corellon]] of the arrow wound accidentally given to him by [[Eilistraee]] during [[Lolth|Araushnee's]] uprising. She would then take her place at Corellon's side and has ruled alongside him ever since.

In other settings, Angharradh ''(along with Eilistraee)'' never existed, leaving [[Sehanine]] to heal him when he was wounded under different circumstances ''(usually during his battles with [[Gruumsh]])'' and she became his queen instead. ''Even within'' the FR universe, some Elves don't entirely agree on their gods origins and prefer the core D&D story; so some Elves accept Angharradh as their mother goddess and Queen of Arvandor, while others don't; Elven mythology is complicated like that.

==Worshippers==
Amongst Elves, opinion is mostly divided as to what to make of her: '''Moon Elves''' worship the three individual goddesses as separate aspects of Angharradh and place her on equal footing to [[Corellon Larethian]], sometimes even labeling Corellon as ''her'' consort. On the other hand '''Sun Elves''' consider Angharradh to be either a separate ''(but minor)'' deity in her own right and that her status is exaggerated; or they believe that she is a Moon Elf [[Heresy|misinterpretation]] of [[Sehanine]] and generally do not venerate her the same way. This diversion goes as far as failing to depict Angharradh in the religious illustrations in the temples  of '''Evermeet''', which caused some controversy, but considering the Sun Elves maintain the temples there, the Moon Elves just had to accept it. '''Wood''' and '''Wild Elves''' don't have any special affection for her at all. 

In any case, Angharradh had few exclusive worshippers, as most of them choose worship one the gods that she is comprised of and then make the personal decision of whether to acknowledge Angharradh or not. [[Cleric]]s most often serve as devotees of one of her aspects.

Of course, when the [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition|Spellplague]] rolled around, Angharradh gained a surge in popularity, as the goddess' making her up were [[Sune|aspects]] of [[Selune|other]] [[Akadi|gods]] (which was stupid and got soft retconned), so presumably the separate priesthoods finally just picked a god and stuck with it, rather than attempting to justify praying to overlapping sources.

==Dogma==
Unity and diversity bring strength. Be ever vigilant against She Who Was Banished and work together in defending the lands of the Fair Folk from those who would work evil. Celebrate the One and the Three for their collective purpose and individual expressions of life. Through the melding of widely different skills and interests, creativity, life, and artistry are nurtured and new ideas are discovered.

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