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: ''This article covers the class of [[astronomy|astronomical]] bodies. For [[Golarion|Golarion's]] moon, see [[Moon (Golarion)]].''  

A '''moon''' is an [[astronomy|astronomical]] body that orbits a [[planet]].<ref>{{W|Natural satellite}}, Wikipedia.</ref>

[[File:Solar system.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Many moons can be seen orbiting [[Bretheda]] in this diagram of [[Golarion|Golarion's]] solar system.]]

== In Golarion's solar system ==

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=== Castrovel ===

[[Castrovel]] has one [[Moon (Castrovel)|moon]].<ref>{{Cite book/Distant Worlds|11}}</ref>

=== Golarion ===

[[Golarion]] has one grey, crater-scarred [[Moon (Golarion)|moon]],<ref>{{Cite book/Gazetteer|18}}</ref> which the [[Azlanti (human ethnicity)|Azlanti]] called "Somal".<ref>{{Cite book/The Moonscar|2}}</ref> Golarion's moon is tidally locked and always shows the same face to its planet, causing much speculation about what is on its dark side.<ref>{{Cite book/Children of the Void|49}}</ref> A crescent moon on Golarion is sometimes called a '''skeleton moon'''.<ref name="PFS019-6">{{Cite book/Skeleton Moon|6}}</ref>

=== Eox ===

Many objects orbit [[Eox]], including:<ref>{{Cite book/Distant Worlds|31}}</ref>

* [[Sentinel|The Sentinel]]: An orbiting city created to defend the planet in the time before the cataclysm, it is now used by [[bone sage]]s.
* [[Thousand Moons|The Thousand Moons]]: Created by the ejected mass from the [[Facinora Basin]], they form a ring of moonlets.

=== Liavara ===

[[Liavara]] has many moons, including the five listed below and many smaller ones, collectively known as the [[Shepherd Moons]]:<ref>{{Cite book/Children of the Void|51}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book/Distant Worlds|36''ff.''}}</ref>

* [[Arkanen]]
* [[Hallas]]
* [[Melos]]
* [[Nchak]]
* [[Osoro]]

=== Bretheda ===

[[Bretheda]] gains its title, the Cradle, from its vast number of moons. Many of Bretheda's moons are inert rock, many are tiny and insignificant, but some are remarkable, such as:<ref>{{Cite book/Children of the Void|51}}</ref>

* [[Dykon]], the crystalline moon
* [[Kalo-Mahoi]], the aquatic, ice encrusted moon
* [[Marata]]<ref>{{Cite book/Distant Worlds|42}}</ref>
* [[Thyst]], the poisonous moon
* [[Varos]], the volcanic moon

== Other moons ==

* [[Beurdreda]] is a moon made out of ice orbiting a planet distant from Golarion.<ref>{{Cite book/The Witch Queen's Revenge|67}}</ref>
* The moon above [[Jezelda|Jezelda's]] [[Abyssal realm]] is called the [[Moonbog]].{{Source}}
* The [[god]] [[Groetus]] takes the form of a moon that hangs above [[Pharasma]]'s realm of the [[Boneyard]].<ref>{{Cite book/Concordance of Rivals|49}}</ref>

== In religion ==

[[File:Cultists of Groetus.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Cultists worship Groetus, portrayed as a moon high above the ceremony.]]

There are many religious associations with moons, or with Golarion's moon in particular.

=== Moon subdomain deities ===

These deities grant powers of the [[subdomain|Moon subdomain]] to their followers:

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=== Personification ===

* [[Desna]] is worshipped as "Mother Moon" by the matriarchal [[Nomen centaur]] tribe.<ref>{{Cite book/The Varnhold Vanishing|33}}</ref>
* [[Groetus]] is a god portrayed as a sentient and cruel moonlet that looks down upon the [[Boneyard]].{{Source}}
* [[Haggakal]].{{Source}}

=== Title ===

* [[Jezelda]] is called Mistress of the Hungry Moon and Demon Lord of The Moon.{{Source}}
* [[Tsukiyo]] is called the Prince of the Moon.{{Source}}
* [[Tsukuyomi]], the [[azata]] [[Empyreal lord]], is known as Prince of the Moon.{{Source}}

=== Portfolio ===

The following deities hold, or held, the moon as one of their portfolios:

* [[Acavna]]{{Source}} (see [[Azlanti (human ethnicity)#Gods|Azlanti]])
* [[Jezelda]]{{Source}}
* [[Ketephys]]{{Source}}
* [[Tsukiyo]]{{Source}}

=== Holy symbols ===

* [[Desna]]: Butterfly with star, sun, and '''moon''' symbols on its wings.{{Source}}
* [[Fandarra]]: '''Crescent moon''' and night sky in shape of mountain.{{Source}}
* [[Groetus]]: '''Full moon''' with faint image of a skull seen in the craters.{{Source}}
* [[Jezelda]]: '''Full moon''' rising above a desolate moor.{{Source}}
* [[Ketephys]]: Hawk on a silver '''crescent'''.{{Source}}
* [[Tsukiyo]]: a jade '''crescent moon'''.{{Source}}

=== Ceremonies===

* [[Zon-Kuthon]]: See [[Eternal Kiss]].{{Source}}

=== Other religious references ===

* [[Jezelda]] has her home on the [[Abyss]] called the [[Moonbog]] (Misty Moonlit Moor of Frightened Human Victims)<ref name="DiMp59">{{Cite book/Descent into Midnight|59}}</ref>

== Other references ==

* See [[Lycanthrope]].
* One of the Shoanti tribes is called Lyrune-Quah (The Moon Clan). See [[Shoanti]].

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{W|Moon}} ([[Earth|Earth's]] real-world moon) on Wikipedia
* {{W|Natural satellite}} (real-world moons) on Wikipedia

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