The Tale of Two Moons

It's an innocent little story but one I remember most fondly. Honestly, now that I look at it, there are some things in it that could be interpreted a bit more maturely than I think was intended to. Erieyal to a friend

Summary

The story tells the tale of why there are two moons and why they endlessly orbit around Aon.
After the gods had created their firstborn, Aon, they seeked to somehow protect it from harm. With this, they made two sibling guardians that would ensure the safety of their child - Mun and Lua. However to their dismay, the two have proven to be very childish and instead of keeping their guard, they kept on playing tag with each other around Aon. The angered gods decided to punish such unpleasant ignorance towards duty by playing a vile trick on them. They made it so that they could not ever catch one another, making their game of tag endless. And so it still does, day and night, with them chasing after each other, never knowing rest from their play.

Spread

The tale comes from the Dualistic religious concepts of how the world was created, interpreted in a more story friendly manner, giving it an additional moral conclusion. It was and still is usually told to children as a bedtime story by parents, as well as during meetings organized by the church that were meant for younger audiences. In such cases, it is told there by a clerk.

Variations & Mutation

Sometimes the two moons are referred to as playful siblings and other times as a pair of lovers that broke their duty due to the feelings they had to each other.

Cultural Reception

It's got a pretty good moral about a sense of duty and respect for your work. Quote from a Dualistic clerk

It proves for once that the so-called gods are in reality simply punishers, nothing more than a flawed made-up image of grander forces of nature that made our world. Quote from a representative of a Naturalist background

In Literature

There are many artistic versions of the myth in text form, in various languages and translations.

Aon and its moons

Date of Setting

Beginning of creation