Is the Lord of Light good or evil?

In the books. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Lord of Light religion has a strong dualistic belief, focused on the struggle between the Lord of Light, the one true god, and the evil deity known as the "Great Other". The Lord of Light is the god of fire, which provides light, heat, and life.
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Is the Lord of Light the god of death?

The lord of light is the god of death and the only way to not steal from the god of death is to burn the body. The night king is resurrecting the dead and stealing from the god of death. The lord of light has kept beric and Jon alive as a means to stop the night king from stealing from him.
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What did the Lord of Light want?

First and foremost...the death of renly barratheon. The lord of light wanted this to happen. He gave stannis visions. He gave melisandre visions.
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Who is the Lord of Lights enemy?

His enemy is the Great Other, the god of ice and death. The fight between the two gods is supposed to end when Azor Ahai is reborn and wields the sword Lightbringer.
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Is the Red God the Lord of Light?

R'hllor, also known as the Lord of Light, the Heart of Fire, the God of Flame and Shadow, is a prominent god in Essos, but has only a few followers in Westeros, where he is more commonly known as the red god. His symbol is a fiery heart.
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Who does the Lord of Light represent?

The Lord of Light is the god of fire, which provides light, heat, and life. His symbol is a heart surrounded by fire. The Great Other, his eternal enemy, represents darkness, cold, ice, and death.
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Is the Night King the Lord of Light?

The Three-Eyed Raven is the Night King's opposite. The Night King's opposite is the Lord of Light. Therefore, Bran = the Lord of Light (or at least what people think is the Lord of Light due to the signs he brings).”
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Who is the one true god in Game of Thrones?

R'hllor, a fire god, is known as the "one true god" in many parts of Essos, particularly the Free Cities. Melisandre worships the Lord of Light, and in doing so, she also believes that all other gods are demons and must be destroyed.
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Is the god of light the true god in got?

The lord of light is an actual magical entity who has been playing in the Game of Thrones, as the final war to come is of god against men as he fullfills his own prophecy to be reborn. He has been able to control people and decide their fates in some way therefore he can play the game of thrones.
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Is the Lord of Light The only real god?

Despite the pantheon of deities worshipped in and outside Westeros, the Lord of Light is the only one who actually seems, well, real. The Seven, the Drowned God, and everything in-between are all traditional belief systems, running on faith rather than direct evidence.
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Why did Lord of Light bring Jon back?

Jon was brought back to life by the Lord of Light so that Arya would come to Winterfell. She was heading to Kings Landing until she found out that Jon had won the Battle of the Bastards and retaken Winterfell. Thanks!
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Is Arya Stark the god of death?

But Arya Stark, disciple of the God of Death, was chosen to kill the Night King, the physical embodiment of death. And seeing as the God of Death only asks one thing of his followers - to assassinate chosen targets - why was the Night King on his list?
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Who is the real god?

God is described in the Quran as: "He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him." Muslims repudiate the Christian doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus, comparing it to polytheism.
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Is the Lord of Light the many faced god?

It stems from a piece of dialogue spoken by Jaqen H'ghar in both mediums, in which he refers to the god he worships (presumably the God of Death, as he is a Faceless Man) as the "Red God" — that is, R'hllor, the Lord of Light.
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What is the Lord of Light based on?

According to the Washington Post, George R.R. Martin based Lord of Light on the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism, a thousands-of-years-old monotheistic religion that pre-dates Islam. In this faith, fire was used for spiritual awareness and wisdom, and was a big part of ceremony and prayer.
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What did Melisandre give birth?

After the failed parley between Stannis and Renly, Melisandre is revealed to be pregnant. She gives birth to a shadow in a cave close to Renly's encampment while Davos watches in horror. The creature infiltrates Renly's camp and kills him in front of Catelyn and Brienne.
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Who are the 7 gods got?

As long as you're not too far north, the Seven—Father, Smith, Warrior, Mother, Maiden, Crone, and Stranger—are the main deities on the continent. Sadly, they don't seem to answer anyone's prayers.
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Who were the 7 gods?

The Seven Lucky Gods are worshipped as part of a Japanese belief system derived from a blending of indigenous and Buddhist beliefs, and refers to the seven gods Ebisu, Hotei, Benzaiten, Bishamonten, Daikokuten, Jurōjin, and Fukurokuju.
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Was Melisandre the Lord of Light?

She is a priestess of the god R'hllor (also called the Red God or the Lord of Light) from the continent Essos and a close advisor to King Stannis Baratheon in his campaign to take the Iron Throne.
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What religion is Game of Thrones?

In terms of number of followers, geographic spread, and influence on politics, the Faith of the Seven is the overwhelmingly dominant religion in Westeros. It is based on the worship of "The Seven" or the "Seven-faced God", a single deity with seven "aspects" or "faces".
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Who is the Lord of water?

Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters.
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Is the 3 eyed Raven evil?

So she could use it to kill the NK in order to save himself." What would this mean for the rest of GoT? If Bran/the Three-Eyed Raven really is evil, that means the Night King's death didn't actually solve anything. The Three Eyed Raven is still wreaking havoc.
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Is Bran evil all along?

What is true is that Bran is the true villain and indeed the worst person in the Game of Thrones universe. This may seem like an odd take for a man who has never harmed anything and hasn't felt anything since becoming the Three-Eyed Raven, but he is in fact the worst of all, and the reasons are everywhere.
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Did Bran see the future?

As a greenseer and the Three-Eyed Raven, it's understood that Bran has the supernatural abilities of warging into people and animals, seeing the past, seeing any moment in the present around the world, and seeing glimpses of the future through visions.
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Why is Jesus referred to as the light?

In John 8:12 Jesus applies the title to himself while debating with the Jews and states: I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
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