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===Matrimonial Practices=== | ===Matrimonial Practices=== | ||
The Luminoth apparently practiced monogamy, as demonstrated by the Keybearers [[J-Stl]] and [[B-Stl]], who were mates.<ref>{{cite|I can go no further. Here in this reactor, I go to join my mate, J-Stl, in final rest. Though I die with honor, a shame falls on my house until the key I seek reaches its destination. May my brothers find my burden, that the way to the Sky Temple will be opened at last.|[[B-Stl|B-Stl's]] Testament|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The fact that they share the same surname suggests that adopting patrilineal or matrilineal surnames upon union is traditional in Luminoth culture, and these surnames are passed on to any offspring.<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of V-Mos, the third Sentinel of Aether. She died giving birth to her son U-Mos, who, in time, became the fifth Sentinel of Aether.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | The Luminoth apparently practiced monogamy, as demonstrated by the Keybearers [[J-Stl]] and [[B-Stl]], who were mates.<ref>{{cite|I can go no further. Here in this reactor, I go to join my mate, J-Stl, in final rest. Though I die with honor, a shame falls on my house until the key I seek reaches its destination. May my brothers find my burden, that the way to the Sky Temple will be opened at last.|[[B-Stl|B-Stl's]] Testament|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The fact that they share the same surname suggests that adopting patrilineal or matrilineal surnames upon union is traditional in Luminoth culture, and these surnames are passed on to any offspring.<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of V-Mos, the third Sentinel of Aether. She died giving birth to her son U-Mos, who, in time, became the fifth Sentinel of Aether.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | ||
===Honorary Immortalization=== | |||
{{Main|Luminoth Statue}} | |||
The practice of immortalizing the Luminoth, especially their honored dead, and their way of life through statuaries is common in their architecture. Entire chambers, such as the [[Hall of Honored Dead]], are dedicated to honoring fallen Luminoth Warriors or Sentinels. These statues are sometimes functional as well as decorative, and come in varying shapes and sizes. | |||
==Trophy Info== | ==Trophy Info== | ||
