Big Book of Ancient Gabanian Fables

Book IV: Construction of the Temple

As soon as the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena made the Shinto People, she ordered them to build a Temple in her honor. The people so did and built a Temple in her honor. The people knowing that this temple was in dedication to the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena knew that they had to build it in her honor and image. Everything had to be perfect, ornate, and massive. For it would be in these walls that the Mother Goddess would speak to the people. If she did not speak to the people in the Temple, how would she be able to teach and dictate her will to the people?

Before they delved into the construction of the Temple, The Shinto had to learn the standards of Athenian Knowledge given to us by the divinity of the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena. So she spoke to them the following:

Units of Weight

1 Granizzo

1 Druze = 10 Granizzo

1 Fioze = 50 Druze

1 Chillo = 100 Fioze

1 Tzutse = 1,000 Chillo

1 Tonnalǣ = 10,000 Tzutse

Units of Volume

1 Scobpa

1 Scobpa di Mezza = 10 Scobpa

1 Copa = 100 Scobpa di Mezza

1 Barril = 1,000 Copa

1 Galleon = 10,000 Barril

1 Secrato = 100,000 Galleon

Unit of Measurement

1 Seacratos

1 Roblem = 10 Secratos

1 Yotep = 100 Roblem

1 Losaf = 500 Yotep

1 Odem= 1,000 Losaf

1 Seacrates(Unit of Measurment) = 200 Odem

1 Tosh = 10,000 Seacrates

1 Athenian Millo = 500,000 Tosh

With the ways to measure items, the Shinto people knew now how to construct the temple and carefully but surely they began to build walls. The most important room of the Temple was built first. This room is called the Holy of Holies. The Room is the exact spot where the breast milk of the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena quenched the thirst of the ground spreading life all across the world. The room is rectangular in shape. Measuring a total of 345,678 Tosh Square. It is the smallest of rooms of the Temple but in this sacred spot shall this book remain when not in use. The Room shall be covered by a Black cloth with gold five pointed stars scattered around the cloth. The Room must be built without windows and the door so thick that no natural light shall shine through. How ever by mere will, there shall be ventilation which enters by the Divine breath of the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena. The only light in the room shall be the light of the burning of candles. These candles shall be made in accordance with the laws of Koshem.

No mere mortal or priest may enter to bring the Big Book of Ancient Gabanian Fables out. Only the Holy Priestesses of the Temple of Athena and the High Priest have access to the Room. The High Priest unless mandatory may enter but he is not needed. On Holy High Days, the High Priest may enter to bring blessings to this book and offerings to the Mother Goddess, but he may not enter the Temple during the 100 day period marking the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena's Holy Month.

Before entering the Holy of Holies, one shall disrobe and bathe in the pure holy water that surrounds the room of the Holy of Holies. They shall them dry, and cover their bodies from head to toe with white cloth. This cloth is to be known as Ahamdrishas. This is the type of Dress that Priestesses must wear for day to day customs, they must be made following Koshem Law. They must be always White and cover anything indecent. They must be made of Cotton, Silk, or Wool of Plants.

Once robed, they shall walk around a path measuring exactly 1,000 Seacrates Wide counter clockwise for a total of 7 times around the room. They shall sprinkle Red Rose petals through each walk through. These both bless and pure the air. The High Priestess will be noted for carrying the Tesus, this vessel will be made of the purest platinum and within it shall be burning the purest incense, most notably that of Frankincense. On the Final walk through, a Priestess known as the Bugler, shall blow the horn and slowly, the doors shall be opened.

The Doors of the Holy of Holies measure 15,789 Tosh High. They are made of Wood and where carved with the blessings of the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena. Carved are the images of the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena. Holy Oil is to be applied when opening the doors so they may not crack and to further purify the room of any and all evil spirits of the world.

Once this Holy of Holies is completed, thou shall cover the Holy of Holies in a massive room measuring 1 Athenian Milo in each direction. This shall contain the holy water surrounding the room of holy of holies. This too shall be covered of any windows the only entrance will be the entrance from the West entering the Holy shrine which faces the East.

The Rest of the Temple may be continued to be added on, many statuettes and shrines may be added. But the Holy of Holies is to remain the holiest of sites within the Temple. This is where the priest shall hold the Holy Book within their Temple, this is where the Gods voice their concerns and their will upon the people and shall be kept at all times purified by the burning of incense. It must be kept dark and allowed only the light of the burning of oil or candles. It shall be forbidden to make light in the Temple from anything besides the burning of oil or candles or the light coming from the fire of sacred wood and incense being burned inside the temple for heat and scent.