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The '''Father''', or the '''Father Above''', is one of the seven aspects of a single deity.  Believers of the [[Faith of the Seven]] consider that God is one with seven aspects, as the sept is a single building, with seven walls. {{Ref|aCoK|33}}  
 
The '''Father''', or the '''Father Above''', is one of the seven aspects of a single deity.  Believers of the [[Faith of the Seven]] consider that God is one with seven aspects, as the sept is a single building, with seven walls. {{Ref|aCoK|33}}  
 
==About==
 
==About==
The Father represents judgment.  He is depicted as a bearded man who carries scales.  He is prayed to for justice.
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:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Father|Images of the Father]]''
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The Father represents judgement.  He is depicted as a bearded man who carries scales.  He is prayed to for justice.
  
 
Weddings are conducted standing between the altars of the Father and the [[Mother (the Seven)|Mother]].
 
Weddings are conducted standing between the altars of the Father and the [[Mother (the Seven)|Mother]].
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Clash of Kings===
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
[[Catelyn Stark]] prays in a nameless village’s sept. The sept is modest and has no statues of the Seven, only rough charcoal drawings to represent them.  To the Father [[Catelyn Stark]] prays for justice, the strength to seek it and the wisdom to know it. {{Ref|aCoK|33}}
 
[[Catelyn Stark]] prays in a nameless village’s sept. The sept is modest and has no statues of the Seven, only rough charcoal drawings to represent them.  To the Father [[Catelyn Stark]] prays for justice, the strength to seek it and the wisdom to know it. {{Ref|aCoK|33}}
===A Feast for Crows===
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
While standing vigil over his father’s body [[Jaime]]’s thoughts turn unbidden to [[Brienne]] of [[Tarth]].  He wonders where she is.  He thinks, ''Father give her strength''.  Almost a prayer … but he wonders was it the god he was invoking, the Father Above whose towering gilded likeness is glimmering in the candlelight across the sept? Or is he praying to the corpse that lies before him?  He wonders, ''Does it matter? They never listened, either one''. The [[Warrior (the Seven)|Warrior]] had been Jaime’s god since he was old enough to hold a sword.
 
While standing vigil over his father’s body [[Jaime]]’s thoughts turn unbidden to [[Brienne]] of [[Tarth]].  He wonders where she is.  He thinks, ''Father give her strength''.  Almost a prayer … but he wonders was it the god he was invoking, the Father Above whose towering gilded likeness is glimmering in the candlelight across the sept? Or is he praying to the corpse that lies before him?  He wonders, ''Does it matter? They never listened, either one''. The [[Warrior (the Seven)|Warrior]] had been Jaime’s god since he was old enough to hold a sword.
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|"Father protect me, oh oh . . ." {{Ref|aSoS|18}}}} - [[Samwell Tarly]]’s prayer just before his fingers find the [[obsidian]] dagger that he uses to slay the [[Others|Other]]
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{{Quote|Our Father Above knows their guilt and will sit in judgment on them all.{{Ref|aSoS|19}}}} the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]]
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{{Quote|The Father's face is stern and strong,<br>he sits and judges right from wrong.<br>He weighs our lives, the short and long,<br>and loves the little children{{Ref|aSoS|46}}}} – ''[[The Song of the Seven]]''
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 17:38, 10 August 2014

The Father - by mustamirri ©

The Father, or the Father Above, is one of the seven aspects of a single deity. Believers of the Faith of the Seven consider that God is one with seven aspects, as the sept is a single building, with seven walls. [1]

About

See also: Images of the Father

The Father represents judgement. He is depicted as a bearded man who carries scales. He is prayed to for justice.

Weddings are conducted standing between the altars of the Father and the Mother.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Catelyn Stark prays in a nameless village’s sept. The sept is modest and has no statues of the Seven, only rough charcoal drawings to represent them. To the Father Catelyn Stark prays for justice, the strength to seek it and the wisdom to know it. [1]

A Feast for Crows

While standing vigil over his father’s body Jaime’s thoughts turn unbidden to Brienne of Tarth. He wonders where she is. He thinks, Father give her strength. Almost a prayer … but he wonders was it the god he was invoking, the Father Above whose towering gilded likeness is glimmering in the candlelight across the sept? Or is he praying to the corpse that lies before him? He wonders, Does it matter? They never listened, either one. The Warrior had been Jaime’s god since he was old enough to hold a sword.

Quotes

Our Father Above knows their guilt and will sit in judgment on them all.[2]

– the High Septon


The Father's face is stern and strong,
he sits and judges right from wrong.
He weighs our lives, the short and long,
and loves the little children[3]

The Song of the Seven

References and Notes