Some of the information that I researched to better know who is on the Moon Council, Sentinels of the Moon and Earth. Each deity has a subgroup of Guardians on Earth who listen to them and protect both the mortal and spirit world for threats.
Moon Rabbit
○ Various legends
○ Known for causing mischief in almost all stories he's in.
○ Based off the idea of the Japanese version of a rabbit pounding mochi (the craters on the moon).
○ Friend of Man in Moon.
Chang'e
○ Chinese legend
○ Has the most control over the Moon Rabbit because he is her companion.
○ Has strong power within the counsel because of her strong belief in China and Japan under a different name.
Selene/ Luna
○ Greek/ Roman legend
○ Another important member of the council due to belief system in Greek and Roman mythology.
○ Artemis/ Diana is like a younger sibling or close relation with some voice on the counsel.
○ Selene (and her counterparts) are depicted in ancient art wearing a moon symbol (usually crescent.) While she is most often shown as riding horses, some portrayals have her driving an oxen team. When this happens, her crescent moon is formed from the bull's horns.
Tecciztecatl
○ Aztec legend
○ Has a white shell on back/ top of head.
○ Arrogant character but slight cowardliness.
○ Doesn't like rabbits due to one being thrown at him to reduce his luminosity.
Mawu/ Lisa
○ African legend (Bantu)
○ Twins, female Mawu and male Lisa, a hermaphroditic being that is a creator goddess that brought humans to life with clay.
○ Symbols are clay and the moon.
○ Very powerful, has a high position, if not head of the counsel.
Soma
○ Hindu legend
○ Associated with the moon and sacrifices
○ Makes the elixir of immortality and considered primeval
○ Also rides a chariot of horses
○ High position on the counsel
Anningan
○ Inuit legend
○ Chases his sister around the world and constantly looks starved unless it's the new moon.
○ Inuit culture.
Man in Moon
○ North American/ European legend
○ Mainly as portrayed in both story and Rise of the Guardians.
○ Synopsis of Man in Moon:
■ He was protector of the Moon and Earth and when the darkness that created Fearlings and the former General Kozmotis Pitchiner, he defeated the army and cast the Fearling infested general to Earth weaker and under the new name of Pitch Black, Nightmare King and Boogeyman.
