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'''Mother''' was a title given to the eldest [[Sexes|woman]] of a [[Tarasin]] Irstat. This woman was considered a leader and wise-woman, usually having served for several [[year]]s as an [[Irstat-Kes]].
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'''Mother''' was a title given to [[Sexes|female]] elders or womanly leaders in various matriarchal cultures such as the [[Witches of Dathomir]] or the [[Tarasin]] [[species]].
   
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==Dathomiri Mother==
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The Mother honorific was also applied to leaders of certain [[Nightsister]] covens. One such instance was Mother [[Talzin]], a Nightsister during the [[Clone Wars]].
  
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{{Quote|Mother Augwynne told me that you petitioned to join the Singing Mountain clan. We would like to welcome you back fully as a sister some day.|[[Teneniel Djo]] to [[Barukka]]|The Courtship of Princess Leia}}
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The "Mother" (sometimes [[clan mother]], "Matron"<ref name="SWG">{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}</ref> or "Matriarch"<ref name="SWBES">''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]''</ref>) honorific was also applied to leaders of [[Dathomirian|Dathomiri]] [[witch]]es clans, including certain [[Nightsisters|Nightsister]] covens.<ref name="copl">''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]''</ref><ref name="TBoS">''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side (real-life book)]]''</ref><ref name="TCWNS">{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)|Nightsisters}}</ref> Such leaders included [[Gethzerion]], the founder of the Nightsisters, [[Talzin|Mother Talzin]], a Nightsister Shaman during the [[Clone Wars]],<ref name="TCWNS" /> and [[Rell|Mother Rell]], oldest member of the [[Singing Mountain Clan]].<ref name="copl" />
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The earliest Clan Mother of Dathomir was the banished [[Jedi Knight]] [[Allya]], who literally sired the first witches and taught her daughters the ways of [[the Force]] through the lens of [[Dathomir Magic|magicks]]. A Dathomiri Clan Mother was the heir of Allya's authority over the clan members, known as [[Sister (title)|Sister]]s.<ref name="copl" />
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For a mere Sister, a convenient way for the echelons of power was to [[Death|kill]] the current Mother(similar to the [[Sith]]'s typical method of succession). If the assassination attempt was successful, the murderer was considered worthy of taking her victim's place. Around [[31 BBY]], the young [[Ros Lai]] stabbed [[Queen]] [[Zalem]] with a [[lightsaber]], to which other witches reacted by saying: "The Mother is dead. Long live the Mother."<ref name="SWIE">''[[Star Wars: Republic: Infinity's End]]''</ref>
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==Tarasin Mother==
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{{Quote|You become the Mother of the Hiironi because it is what the irstat wants. What you want is not important. What is best for you is not in your hands to decide. You are part of something much greater. We are Tarasin.|Dariana's mother to Dariana as a child|url=http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030102scenario}}
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On [[Cularin]], a "Mother" was the eldest [[Sexes|woman]] of a [[Tarasin]] [[irstat]]. This woman was considered a leader and wise-woman, usually having served for several [[year]]s as an [[Irstat-Kes]].<ref name="TCSWE">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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In the context of the Witches of Dathomir, this title first appeared in [[April]] [[1994]] in [[Dave Wolverton]]'s ''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]''.
   
 
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*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Infinity's End]]'' {{C|as "matriarch"}}
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*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030102scenario|text=''A Mother's Memoirs''|int=A Mother's Memoirs}}
 
*{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)|Nightsisters}}
  
*{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)|Nightsisters}}
 
*{{TCW|Monster}}
  
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*{{TCW|Witches of the Mist}}
  
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*''[[Star Wars: The Wrath of Darth Maul]]''
 
*{{TCW|Massacre}}
  
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*{{TCW|Bounty (episode)|Bounty}} {{Flash}}
 
*{{TCW|Brothers}}
  
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*{{TCW|Revenge (episode)|Revenge}}
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*{{TCW|The Lawless}} {{Mo}}
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*''[[Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir]]''
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*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'' {{1st}}
   
 
==Sources==
  
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*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
  
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
 
*{{InsiderCite|125|50 Great Reasons to Rewatch Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Three|50 Great Reasons to Rewatch ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' Season Three}}
  
*{{InsiderCite|125|50 Great Reasons to Rewatch Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Three|50 Great Reasons to Rewatch ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' Season Three}}
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*''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side (real-life book)|Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
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This article is about the honorific title. You may be looking for Mara Jade Skywalker's call sign or the female parent.
MotherTalzin-SWE

Mother Talzin, of the Nightsisters

"Mother Rell is nearly three hundred years old, but her spirit is so strong that it will not let her body die."
―Augwynne Djo[src]

Mother was a title given to female elders or womanly leaders in various matriarchal cultures such as the Witches of Dathomir or the Tarasin species.

Dathomiri Mother

"Mother Augwynne told me that you petitioned to join the Singing Mountain clan. We would like to welcome you back fully as a sister some day."
―Teneniel Djo to Barukka[src]

The "Mother" (sometimes clan mother, "Matron"[1] or "Matriarch"[2]) honorific was also applied to leaders of Dathomiri witches clans, including certain Nightsister covens.[3][4][5] Such leaders included Gethzerion, the founder of the Nightsisters, Mother Talzin, a Nightsister Shaman during the Clone Wars,[5] and Mother Rell, oldest member of the Singing Mountain Clan.[3]

The earliest Clan Mother of Dathomir was the banished Jedi Knight Allya, who literally sired the first witches and taught her daughters the ways of the Force through the lens of magicks. A Dathomiri Clan Mother was the heir of Allya's authority over the clan members, known as Sisters.[3]

For a mere Sister, a convenient way for the echelons of power was to kill the current Mother(similar to the Sith's typical method of succession). If the assassination attempt was successful, the murderer was considered worthy of taking her victim's place. Around 31 BBY, the young Ros Lai stabbed Queen Zalem with a lightsaber, to which other witches reacted by saying: "The Mother is dead. Long live the Mother."[6]

Tarasin Mother

"You become the Mother of the Hiironi because it is what the irstat wants. What you want is not important. What is best for you is not in your hands to decide. You are part of something much greater. We are Tarasin."
―Dariana's mother to Dariana as a child[src]

On Cularin, a "Mother" was the eldest woman of a Tarasin irstat. This woman was considered a leader and wise-woman, usually having served for several years as an Irstat-Kes.[7]

Behind the scenes

In the context of the Witches of Dathomir, this title first appeared in April 1994 in Dave Wolverton's The Courtship of Princess Leia.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Template:SWG
  2. ↑ Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Courtship of Princess Leia
  4. ↑ Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side (real-life book)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters"
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Republic: Infinity's End
  7. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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