Quote Originally Posted by Ramesses View Post

Thirdly, here are my three cents on this (and no, I shall not apologize for its length because you guys deserve nothing less than a thorough contribution). To begin, I'm going to use the assumption that we are not yet considering the Twelve as a possible group of 12 wise men and women from the Age of the Allagans who found a way to evolve themselves into godhood (which is DEFINITELY another possiblity but that's for another day).
According to the known lore, we know the following...

"A pantheon of deities revered by the majority of Eorzea's populace, they are said to have ruled the continent and its surrounding islands until the arrival of wandering tribes. Impressed by the resilience of the primitive settlers, each of the Twelve mercifully saw fit to ensure their welfare."

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Categoryeities

If the 12 existed and ruled Eorzea since before any of the five races ever immigrated there, it would imply they could not have been mortals who ascended to godhood as they existed in Eorzea before mortals went there. It would also rule out the idea that they mated with mortals for the same reason. At least, that is the way I am looking at this right now.

I REALLY like Ramesses' theory as it really does make perfect sense to me. If we don't get any official response from SE I might just assume that until proven otherwise. If we rule out mating with mortals and recognize that Althyk could not have mated with his daughters or granddaughters to produce his daughters, that would only leave Halone and Nymeia as viable possibilities for mother of Azeyma and Menphina.

As I said, I think Ramesses' story makes the most sense of any theory out there but I would really love to hear from SE and get some kind of official response on the matter.