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encountered = By the [[ma:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)]] ([[ma:TOS|TOS]]: ''[[ma:Obsession_(episode)|Obsession]]'')| | encountered = By the [[ma:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)]] ([[ma:TOS|TOS]]: ''[[ma:Obsession_(episode)|Obsession]]'')| | ||
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The Cygnians are a strict matriarchal society from the Omega-1 Cygni system, distinguished by their strange cat-like eyes and mouse-like tails. | The Cygnians are a strict matriarchal society from the Omega-1 Cygni system, distinguished by their strange cat-like eyes and mouse-like tails. | ||
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==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||
Strict in regards to their societal structure, female Cygnians raised with strict societal ideals struggle to see their male counterparts as equal. | Strict in regards to their societal structure, female Cygnians raised with strict societal ideals struggle to see their male counterparts as equal. One of the great markers of a Cygnetian, is to cloak her information as something else to keep it within the circle of shared experiences<ref name="beats" />, and often they would negotiate even the smallest thing as a game between friends.<ref name="livingstars" /> | ||
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
Many Cygnetian females believed that their names revealed an inner mystery about themselves, and would become upset if called by it. It was often used by the few Cygnetians who left the home system to identify people without being overt about it.<ref name="beats">[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-veritas/f5ZU8VJV4N8/rG8ZT_5rAAAJ ''Hidden within the Beats''], Lt. Ceciri Ariadust, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD 239706.17</ref> | |||
The "Threefold Path" held that the stars were living<ref name="livingstars">[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-veritas/iGi6Rf-KGZk/GKUgm9IhBgAJ ''Come, friends, who plough the sea''], PNPC Resachi & Lt. Ceciri Ariadust, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD 239706.13</ref> Various greetings were used to signify what one did or believed if they were fellow believers<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-veritas/-kYWXo8WGdU/N_fSGrvzAgAJ ''Upon our prey we steal''], Lt. Ceciri Ariadust, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD 239704.05</ref> | |||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
Similar to the Anglo-Saxons of ancient Earth, legendary Cygnetian weaponry was often named, and contained it's own story different from it's wearer. One such weapon was the sword 'Peacewinner', a long sword made of steel-cobalt alloy.<ref name="Legacies">[https://groups.google.com/ | Similar to the Anglo-Saxons of ancient Earth, legendary Cygnetian weaponry was often named, and contained it's own story different from it's wearer. One such weapon was the sword 'Peacewinner', a long sword made of steel-cobalt alloy.<ref name="Legacies">[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-veritas/APvhcwofISs/J6LD1tcCBwAJ ''Lt. Ceciri Ariadust - Legacies''], Lt. Ceciri Ariadust, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD 239704.09</ref>. | ||
Cygnetian legends included the 'The Guardian of Lark's Folly', a woman who died while seeking her vengence. It led to the phrase 'sunk [yourself] into lava]' as a way to express the dangers of taking a vengeance or something too far.<ref name="livingstars" /> | |||