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The '''Menaphite Pantheon''' is the name given to an octet of [[gods|deities]] who ruled the [[Kharidian Desert|Kharidian Lands]]. It consists of [[Tumeken]], god of light, his wife [[Elidinis]], goddess of fertility, their children [[Icthlarin]], god of the Underworld, and [[Amascut]], goddess of rebirth, as well as four demi-gods: [[Apmeken]], goddess of friendship and pleasure, [[Crondis]], goddess of resourcefulness, [[Het]], god of strength and mental health, and [[Scabaras]], god of wisdom and isolation.

The Menaphite Pantheon acted as spiritual guides rather than leaders, Tumeken himself having appointed a mortal pharaoh to act as leader of their people.

==History==
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==The gods==
===Tumeken===
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[[Tumeken]] is the leader of the Pantheon and the god of the sun, also named Lord of Light. He is the husband of Elidinis and father of Icthlarin and Amascut. He is said to have departed on a journey in a dream of his, wherein he created the four avatars of the Pantheon. Tumeken supposedly perished in the [[Kharidian–Zarosian War]], exploding in a big ball of fire to stop the [[Zaros]]ian invaders.

Currently, there is no in-game image of the god.

===Elidinis===
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[[Elidinis]] is Tumeken's wife, the goddess of fertility, the mother of Icthlarin and Amascut, and the namesake of the [[River Elid]]. She is mainly worshipped in [[Nardah]], a desert town named after her proselyte [[Nardarine]]. 

Little is known about the goddess, as she withdrew to mourn the loss of her husband following the [[Kharidian–Zarosian War]]. During the [[Third Age]], she forged an alliance with [[Saradomin]], which apparently led to an increased level of safety and stability of the desert until the final millennium of the [[God Wars]]. It is said the god Scabaras was banished from the desert after having attempted to "undermine Elidinis," although the exact meaning of this remains unknown. Elidinis was affected by the [[Edicts of Guthix]]. She is also one of the few Menaphite gods that have a full statue of them constructed.

===Icthlarin===
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[[Icthlarin]] is the jackal-headed demi-god of the dead, son of Tumeken and Elidinis, brother to Amascut and responsible for guiding souls of the deceased through the Underworld. He used to do this in cooperation with his sister, but they have become enemies since the warping of Amascut's mind. He is notable for having brought the [[Mahjarrat]] to Gielinor to win the [[Kharidian–Zarosian War]]. This was successful, but they eventually left him for the ranks of Zaros, a great loss for the Pantheon and a turning point in the Second Age.

Ichtlarin's dealings since then have mainly been confined to the Underworld, with him rarely interacting with Gielinor.

===Amascut===
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[[Amascut]], daughter of Tumeken and Elidinis and sister to Icthlarin, used to be the feline-headed demi-goddess of rebirth, whose duty was to grant the souls her brother would have escorted to the Grim Underworld a new life. However, she suffered a mental corruption in the Second Age after witnessing the power of the Mahjarrat and abandoned her duties completely, having become The Devourer. As goddess of destruction, Amascut began stealing souls from people to prevent her brother from escorting them. Following Amascut's warping, her clergy turned against her, and cursed her to minimize her influence on the world.

Amascut made it her goal to ascend to true divinity and has orchestrated many schemes to enhance her power. Her most elaborate scheme involved capturing of her father's four avatars, imprisoning them, intending to claim their divine powers for herself using the wardens hidden in the [[Jaltevas Pyramid]].

===Avatars of Tumeken===
====Apmeken====
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[[Apmeken]] is the baboon-headed goddess of companionship. She is the patron goddess of the desert monkeys and able to change her head to various types of monkeys at will. She was the second avatar created by Tumeken - when he saw her sociable and sharing nature. He granted her power to rule the desert with him, for she was the "most sociable of creatures". In the Fourth Age, Apmeken was captured by Amascut, who used a large troop of undead baboons led by [[Ba-Ba]] to overpower her and imprison her.
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====Crondis====
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[[Crondis]] is the crocodile-headed goddess of modesty and resourcefulness. She was the third god created by Tumeken, when he was impressed by her resourcefulness upon eating a single small prey, whereas he'd seen the inhabitants of Ullek feast beyond limits. Like the other avatars she was captured by Amascut and imprisoned in the Jaltevas Pyramid, being watched over by the monstrous crocodile [[Zebak]]. 
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====Het====
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[[Het]] is the human god of physical and mental health. He was created by Tumeken on the first day of his dream near Al Kharid, when he saw his strength and health displayed at a mountain pass.
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====Scabaras====
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[[Scabaras]] is the scarab-headed god of wisdom and isolation. Different tales tell of his creation, but the most reliable source states that Tumeken waited for hours in the southern desert, where the only life-form he ever saw was a lone, digging beetle isolating itself from the god. This beetle became Scabaras to be an example of what becomes of one when they lose themselves in solitude. Some time in the Fourth Age, Scabaras was banished by the Menaphites. It is said that he attempted to undermine Elidinis and that he had declared himself the sole god of the desert, although these are very vague references and may have been an attempt to destroy his reputation. He henceforth became viewed as an evil god. Amascut used him and the Sect of Scabaras to carry out numerous of her schemes.

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