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Siela (Cziela [ʂiˈelɐ]) is the name given to the religion practiced by the Meó.

Five Deities (Acyau)

A core tenet is the worship of five deities considered central to Meó identity. Five is also an incredibly sacred number to the Meó. The Siela religion is deeply embedded within Meó culture to the point that the line between Siela and Meó culture is often incredibly blurred. The five deities are as follows;

Categories	Amako	Akya	Akhe	Amiru	Aahko
Deity of	Mako	The Wheel	Haki	Miru River	Ahko Tree
Form of life	Terrestrial	Aerial	Mystical/Haki	Aquatic	Sapient
Realm	Ground	Sky	Haki	Void	Stars
Element	Wood	Metal	Air/Life (Sie)	Water	Fire

(Note that Áhko's element is not wood as the Ahko Tree is not in fact a true tree, and is much more like a grass, and does not produce wood.)

At birth every child is assigned one of the five deities. People are addressed by varying forms of honorifics based on their deity. Although all deities have an associated tribe, this does not necessarily mean that an individual of a tribe must have their associated deity, quite the opposite in fact, with every tribe having a decent portion of each of the deities. Some Meó may choose to contact an advisor when assigning a deity, although this is coming increasingly less common in the modern Meó society.

In relation to immigrants or assimilated people, it is common practice to be assigned one of the five deities by a spiritual leader.

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-Siela is the name given to the religion practiced by the Meó. It is based off the Five Deities. Five is an incredibly sacred number to the Meó. The Siela religion is deeply embedded within Meó culture to the point that the line between Siela and Meó culture is often incredibly blurred. The five deities are as follows;
+Siela (Cziela [ʂiˈelɐ]) is the name given to the religion practiced by the Meó.
+== Five Deities (Acyau) ==
-Amáko - Deity of the [[Mako]], the Terrestrial Living, the Ground. Element is Wood. Associated tribe is the Malo.
+A core tenet is the worship of five deities considered central to Meó identity. Five is also an incredibly sacred number to the Meó. The Siela religion is deeply embedded within Meó culture to the point that the line between Siela and Meó culture is often incredibly blurred. The five deities are as follows;
-Akiá - Deity of the Wheel, the Flying Living, the Sky. Element is Metal. Associated tribe is the Sati.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+!Categories
+!Amako
+!Akya
+!Akhe
+!Amiru
+!Aahko
+|-
+!Deity of
+|[[Mako]]
+|The Wheel
+|Haki
+|[[Miru River]]
+|[[Ahko Tree]]
+|-
+!Form of life
+|Terrestrial
+|Aerial
+|Mystical/Haki
+|Aquatic
+|Sapient
+|-
+!Realm
+|Ground
+|Sky
+|Haki
+|Void
+|Stars
+|-
+!Element
+|Wood
+|Metal
+|Air/Life (Sie)
+|Water
+|Fire
+|}
-Ahké - Deity of Haki, the Haki/Mystical Living, Haki. Element is Life (Sie). Associated Tribe is the Varisti.
+(Note that Áhko's element is not wood as the Ahko Tree is not in fact a true tree, and is much more like a grass, and does not produce wood.)
-Amiru - Deity of [[Miru River]], The Aquatic Living, the Void. Element is Water. Associated tribe is the Kuana.
-Áhko - Deity of [[Ahko Tree]], the Sapient Living, the Sun and Stars. Element is Fire. (Note that Áhko's element is not wood as the Ahko Tree is not in fact a true tree, and is much more like a grass, and does not produce wood.) Associated tribe is the Salinke.
+At birth every child is assigned one of the five deities. People are addressed by varying forms of honorifics based on their deity. Although all deities have an associated tribe, this does not necessarily mean that an individual of a tribe must have their associated deity, quite the opposite in fact, with every tribe having a decent portion of each of the deities. Some Meó may choose to contact an advisor when assigning a deity, although this is coming increasingly less common in the modern Meó society.
-The five deities are a core tenet of Meó society, and at birth every child is assigned one of the five deities. People are addressed by varying forms of honorifics based on their deity. Although all deities have an associated tribe, this does not necessarily mean that an individual of a tribe must have their associated deity, quite the opposite in fact, with every tribe having a decent portion of each of the deities. Some Meó may choose to contact an adviser when assigning a deity, although this is coming increasingly less common in the modern Meó society.
 In relation to immigrants or assimilated people, it is common practice to be assigned one of the five deities by a spiritual leader.