(not common information outside of Babel and religious circles) Dinala ("Love"), according to the myth of the Birth of the Seven Sisters, was the former name of the eldest of the Seven Sisters, before they rebelled against their father, the creator god Bael, killed him, and took his power. After that, she became the Goddess of Pleasure, Inala. Historically, there is evidence that Dinala was in fact worshipped as a love goddess in Babel's earlier history, often seen as a "fertility goddess", and the festivals in which she was worshipped at times grew into overblown, drunken parties. Eventually, the concept of "Dinala" was transformed into "Inala" ("Pleasure"). Of course, this is not anything that would be acknowledged by the Yodhinala ("Daughters of Inala" -- or priestesses of Inala), and would be considered blasphemy.
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