Fanet and the four shadows in Genshin Impact: who they are and what is known

Fanet and four shadows in Genshin impact – historical figures who occupy an important role in the game’s lore. A powerful creature, also known as the Primordial One, arrived from another world in Teyvat, where he created his images, and then the human race. The past events surrounding Fanet are shrouded in mystery in some places, but what is known represents valuable knowledge about the game's plot and its future developments.

In this article, we will analyze who the Primordial is, who the four shadows of Fanet are, and also indicate what is known about them in the game at the moment.

Who is Faneth in Genshin Impact

It is generally accepted that Faneth is the person of the Primordial, the progenitor god who came to Teyvat from another world and is the First Throne. Very little is known about him, and the main information is written in the book "Byakuyakoku Collection".

Appearance Fanet

Fanet did not appear in the game, so what he looked like can only be judged from the book from Encanomia. According to Astaroth (allegedly), the god was born from an egg and had an androgynous appearance. He had wings behind his back and a crown on his head.

Lor Faneta

The Primordial One is considered the creator of not only life in Teyvat, but also such things as Eye of God. Along with his shadows, he laid the foundation for how everything happens in the game world. Next, we will analyze the important periods in the reign of Fanet.

Coming of the First Throne

Many thousands of years ago, when Teyvat was ruled Descended. Fanet created four shining shadows of himself, three of which were moons and the fourth the sun.

He then declared war and entered into battle with the dragon lords, the goal of which was to gain power over Teyvat. Having won victory 40 years later, he began to create heaven and earth and humanity. The Primordial also created Egeria, who later became the first Hydro Archon, so that she replaces the heart of the Primordial Sea, instead of the Hydro Dragon.

The Coming of the Second Throne

After some time, the peace in Teyvat was broken again, and the Second Throne, also called the Second Descendant, arrived. A war began between him and the Primordial, during which the heavens collapsed and the earth split into pieces.

In this period Encanomy, which used to be part of civilization, falls into the ocean and is separated from the surface world. Most likely, during the battle of the two thrones, cracks formed in the barrier created by Fanet around Teyvat, through which forbidden knowledge began to enter the world.

Celestia

To suppress the forbidden knowledge that was penetrating the mortal world, Celestia decided to drop the Sky Spikes everywhere - giant columns that can be found throughout Teyvat. They had to stop the spread of corruption. However, the war caused great damage not only to the world, but also to the Primordial and its shadows.

Therefore, Fanet creates Hearts of God, capable of enhancing elemental abilities, from the body of the unknown Third Descendant. As well as divine thrones, into which he places the forces of the dragon lords defeated earlier. Along with them appears the concept of the Eyes of God, each of which contains a piece of the power of the corresponding Archon. Celestia declares the War of the Archons, the seven winners of which will be able to sit on the Divine Thrones. This is how the Seven Archons appear, who begin to rule the regions that belong to them. Of the original seven, only two were not replaced - Buer may be considered the third after the removal of Rukkhadevata from the memory of the world).

It is unknown what happened to Fanet and his shadows next, but the Primordial One himself left Teyvat and at the time of the events of the game never returned.

Fanet in mythology

The image of Fanet in mythology and the game is largely the same. In the Orphic teachings of Ancient Greece, he was considered the primordial creator god who created life in the universe. He was born from a silver egg, the upper part of the shell of which became the sky, and the lower part became the bottom of the world's waters. It was Fanet who set the universe in motion and created the sun, moon, planets and humanity. He is depicted with a crown on his head, wide golden wings on his back and an androgynous appearance.

Four Shadows of Fanet

The four shadows were created by Phanet when he arrived in Teyvat. They helped the Primordial, and their power exceeded the power of the Archons. Three of the sisters were moons and one was the sun. Nothing is known about their personalities, but it is assumed that one of the shadows is Astaroth, the goddess of time, and the other is the Shadow of Life. The third may be the Scarlet Moon, which was worshiped for some time in Caenri'ah.

Astaroth is called the goddess of time and wind, and information about her can be found in Mondstadt and Encanomia. During the War of the First and Second Thrones, Encanomia went underground, the Primordial One and his three shadows stopped answering the pleas of its inhabitants, but Astaroth was the one who did not leave them. As a sign of deep respect, the people of the region did not call her by name and kept records of the age of time in their country.

The second known Shadow of Life is mentioned in the Byakuyakoku Collection. During the period when Fanet defeated the dragons and began to create the world, one of his shadows helped him create living beings, plants and people themselves. It was thanks to her that Egeria appeared, which became the heart of the Primordial Sea, and later the first Hydro Archon.

The Scarlet Moon is mentioned in books Harlequin.

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