Sun and the Moon
Summary
The Goddess of the Moon, Mwezi was not only beautiful, she was also very nice. Which captured the attention of Nyota, the God of the Stars and Jua. Only Nyota saw her beauty and nothing else. Something she knew all too well. Still she was not able to refuse him outright. Jua warned her about Nyota, only she did not listen.
One night Nyota tricked her, by requesting her to join him in the night sky. When there she discovered that she was not able to escape the sky.
Worried about her Jua sourced for her, only to find her in the night sky surrounded by Nyota's stars. Jua quickly went up there only to find out that he was not able to reach her. Jua was forced to run after her till the end of times. Only to take a glimpse of her one day of each year.
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Cast
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Nyota, God of the Stars, Master of Tricks, and Lord of Obsession
Jua, God of the Sun, Master of Honesty, and Lord of Love
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Mwezi, Goddess of the Moon, Mistress of Beauty, and Lady of Kindness
Historical Basis
This legend is as old as time itself, first passed down morally and then written down. It is only not clear if this truthy happened or if this is a nice tale to tell children before going to bed. Or when the Festival of the Sun and Moon is being celebrated.
Spread
Every soul inside Cidor knows the story. It even reached the other kingdoms, only they are not as much attached to the story.
Cultural Reception
There are of course many takes on this story and different lessons that can be learned from it. A lot of people see this as a story of love, but there are warnings about obsessions and the lengths someone will go to, to get what he/she wants.
The warning about not setting proper boundaries and containing them.
And the warning what can happen if you do not think things through.
These are all lessons that children need to learn at a young age.
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Date of First Recording
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Date of Setting
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