Melitele

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Melitele temple in an illustration from Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni PnP RPG by Jarosław Musiał

Melitele is a mother goddess worshipped in the Northern Kingdoms. The center of her cult is the temple in Ellander headed by Nenneke.

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Nenneke (Anna Dymna) in The Hexer TV series

In the TV-series, Geralt visits Nenneke a number of times, meeting Iola and Ciri, too. However, the series deviates severely from the books, for the temple of Melitele is ransacked and the priestesses slain on the orders of Falwick and Renfri.

The TV series writer also confused the goddess with the temple, as in one scene Falwick says that "Cirilla of Cintra is hiding in Melitele".

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Cult of Melitele

"Among the numerous faiths of the Nordlings, the most widespread is the cult of Melitele, the goddess in three forms: young girl, woman and crone. Melitele is the Mother Goddess, extending her care over her children. Her following is not solely composed of women - men pray to her as well. Clerics of Melitele preach love and peace. They run many hospitals, shelters and orphanages."

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Cults and Religions of the Nordlings

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St. Lebioda's Hospital in the Temple Quarter of Vizima is a temple of Melitele turned into a hospital where the victims of Catriona await healing or, mostly, death.
Three statues featuring the three forms of the goddess can be found in Vizima: one at St. Lebioda's Hospital, one in the Swamp and another in the Trade Quarter.
A Pilgrimage, a quest in Act II, is given by Gramps who wishes to pray at Melitele's shrine.
If the player chooses to remain neutral, Geralt is charged with the task of escorting two nurses to the hospital through Old Vizima's tumultuous streets.