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name=Merikka|
title=Lady of the Calendar|
home plane=Unknown|
power=Demigoddess|
alignment=Lawful Good|
portfolio=Farming, Agriculture, Home|
domains=Good, Law, Plant, Protection|
alias=none|
super=[[Cyndor]]|
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''Merikka''' is the [[Oeridians|Oeridian]] demigoddess of Agriculture, Farming, and the Home. Her holy symbol is a basket of grain and a long scroll. 

==Description==
Merikka is described as a quiet, gray-haired woman of faded beauty, carrying a basket of grain and holding a scroll. She is obsessed with dates and cycles.

==Relationships==
Merikka is a cousin of [[Velnius]], [[Atroa]], [[Sotillion]], [[Wenta]], and [[Telchur]]. She reports to [[Cyndor]], who helps her coordinate the proper times to plant and harvest with the gods of the seasons.

Merikka was imprisoned for some years beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]] by the archmage [[Zagyg]], but is now free. She resents chaotic gods and any who would disrupt her work.

==Dogma==
Merikka teaches her faithful about orderly schedules, caring relationships, prudent savings, and honest labor. She teaches that children must respect their parents, husbands must respect their wives,  wives must respect their husbands, and parents must love and teach their children, just as Merikka teaches her flock.

==Worshippers==
Merikka is revered mainly by farmers and mothers of Oeridian descent.

===Clergy===
Merikka's clerics preside over weddings and coming-of-age ceremonies, care for pregnant women, and act as police when there are none other available, pursuing their quarry even into cities. They ensure the crops are planted and harvested on time, and they act as neutral advisors in household arguments.

==Bibliography==
*Conforti, Steven, ed. ''Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign,'' version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip]

*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.

==External link==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merikka Merikka at Wikipedia].



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