Morana: Goddess of Renewal

MORANA — Goddess of Winter, Death, and Renewal ---

When winter first touched the world, humans feared Morana, the goddess of cold and death.

Wherever she walked, rivers froze and fields turned silent. One village cursed her name as their

crops died. Morana stopped at the edge of the fields and listened to their cries.

Slowly, she planted her frozen staff into the ground. The snow melted.

Water flowed into the soil. Tiny green shoots rose from the earth. Morana spoke softly,

“Endings are not punishments. They are doors.” She stepped away, leaving winter behind

— and when spring arrived, the villagers understood: without rest,