Gender Masculine
Usage Popular Culture
Meaning & History
In the popular video game series 'The Elder Scrolls', Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the pantheon of gods in the game). He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged. He embodies the qualities of endurance, invincibility, and everlasting legitimacy while promoting the virtues of duty, service, and obedience. His avatar is a dragon, and he is often called the Dragon God of Time, with Alduin sometimes being mistaken as an aspect of him. Akatosh is thought to be the father of all dragons, and the dragons' leader Alduin was titled "First-Born of Akatosh".