The Tale of The Goddess of the Grain
Lo, I speak of the Goddess Dhena
And Her Origin, the Goddess Sala
I speak of them and the tale of the Goddess of Grain.
Many moons ago, when men had been merry
Sala sat upon the mountains and spoke with the God of Fire
He, whom we call called Mere.
They spoke of their power
Mere, in his pride, decided to challenge Sala.
He said that he could provide wealth and fortune
And Sala accepted this, and so went Mere over the skies
He became as the sun, but his power was great
His harsh heat burned the four corners
And ripped water from its rivers
And crushed down the grains of the earth
Lo, the mortals prayed in their hunger and sorrow
They beat down on the earth
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Mere too saw the sorrow of his actions
And began prostrations, a god to a god.
Then, Sala broke from her meditation.
She looked upon those who prayed and understood.
From her hair, she plucked a strand and threw it onto the earth
From it came the Goddess Dhena, born of Sala.
She bore the flowers of the four corners on her hair
In one hand, she bore a jug which carried the Life Waters
And in the other a loaf of seed bread.
She poured water from her jug, and water returned
She fed the earth of her bread, and grains sprouted
She became the Goddess of Grain and Food
And so nurtured her devoted
Mere, astounded by the beauty of Dhena,
Begged for her hand and so she accepted.
This is when Mere and Dhena became one
Mere’s power was soothed by the Compassion of Dhena
And Dhena’s compassion was measured by the Justice of Mere
For where this is power, there must be control and wisdom
And where there is Mercy, there must be fairness.
Here, Mere is one of the Four Great Rulers (alongside Three Others tied to the Three Other Elements, and is one of the Elder Gods who came about during the Creation, Dhena is considered a Young God because she came after the Creation, and was emanated by Sala)
