Aria

Aria was the Goddess of the Eternal Moon, the first and largest of the original Three Moons of Teyvat. She perished following the war of funerary flame, unable to survive after the Heavenly Principles shattered her moon.

Profile

Aria was the first-born of the Three Moon Sisters and the eldest sister of Columbina.

Appearance

Much like her sisters, Aria was a tall and fair maiden. She had long blonde hair, green yellow gradient eyes, and a pale complexion. She was seen dressed in white and turquoise robe. Her shoes are shown to be in the same style as her younger sisters', being laced up to just shy of her kneecaps. She also donned a feather-like accessory in her hair.

Also like her sisters, Aria was shown with golden jewelry and accessories. To symbolize herself as the Eternal Moon, there is a soft yellow crescent moon behind her.

Quests and Events

Archon Quests

• Song of the Welkin Moon
  • Act VIII: True Moon
    • The First Sliver of Moonlight

World Quests

• The Unmanned Vessel
  • The Unmanned Vessel (I)
  • The Unmanned Vessel (II)
  • The Unmanned Vessel (III)

Story

Old World

Aria was created by Dragon King Nibelung as the Goddess of the Eternal Moon—the first and largest of the Three Moons—to govern the world in his stead while he was travelling through the sea of stars.^[8] According to legend, it was her immense kuuvahki that gave rise to the ocean tides.^[8][10]

During Nibelung's absence, shadows "poured over the sky." Xiuhcoatl visited the moons in hopes of picking up Nibelung's trail, but only received silence from each of the sisters. It is unclear if they purposely didn't speak or couldn't.^[7]

Aria, along with her sisters, were the sovereigns of the night sky who dwelled in the Lunar Palace and rode through the heavens in a silver carriage. Sovereignty was held by one sister at a time, switching places three times a month.^{[Note 1]} The three sisters were all in love with the morning stars, and it is said that their love for the morning stars was "equal" to the affection between the sisters.^[11]

When the Heavenly Principles first arrived on Teyvat, they were received peacefully as a guest by Aria and her sisters. She and Canon wished to see whether the new order being imposed by the Heavenly Principles would benefit Teyvat. However, after the Heavenly Principles overthrew the Seven Sovereigns, all of Teyvat and its three Moons were placed under their dominion,^[12] forcing the Moon Goddesses to enter a precarious peace treaty with them - something the dragons saw as a betrayal.^[7] Like her sisters, Aria was appalled by the atrocities committed by the Heavenly Principles against any civilization which tried to challenge its authority or rules.

Funerary Year

When Nibelung eventually returned from the Abyss, he waged a devastating war of funerary flame against the Heavenly Principles for dominion over Teyvat. This caused the sisters to fall into dispute over whether they should take sides in the conflict, or remain neutral to avoid further ruin.

Nibelung interpreted their actions as disloyalty, and subsequently imprisoned all three of them in the Moon's reflection while fashioning their moons into terrifying weapons of war. The Heavenly Principles responded by shattering the Eternal and Iridescent Moons while flinging the Frost Moon beyond the False Sky. The destruction of two moons and the physical banishment of the third caused the Moon Goddesses to lose their rationale for existence in Teyvat, causing the world to reject their presence and gradually sap away their strength until they disappeared entirely.

It is implied that this disaster took place thirty days after Aria and her sisters witnessed the union of Koitar and Anacharsis.^[13] The dragons celebrated the destruction of the moons on account of their perceived betrayal.^[7]

Legacy

Aria managed to survive within the Moon's reflection even after the Eternal Moon was destroyed owing to the domain's warped properties, although she and her sisters remained oblivious to the events that had transpired during the war. She was eventually apprised of the truth when she and her sisters were visited by a future aspect of Columbina Hyposelenia.

Aria ultimately joined her sisters when they decided to abdicate their lunar authorities to Columbina, who proceeded to use her powers as the Trilune Goddess send their now-mortal shells back onto Teyvat. Among the sisters, Aria bravely accepted the fact of her death and even tried to comfort Sonnet during their final moments together.

Like Sonnet, Aria was condemned to death the moment she left her prison due to the fact that her moon was utterly destroyed. The exact details surrounding the manner of her death are unknown. However, following her demise, a portion of her remains condensed into the Eternal Moon's marrow, which was found and kept as a sacred relic of the Frostmoon Scions.^[14][15] The Moon Marrow ended up residing within the body of the Traveler,^[16] but was later stolen by Dottore^[17] who wanted to use its powers to become a false Moon God. In the final confrontation, it was retrieved by Columbina and returned to the Frostmoon Scions under the stewardship of the Moonchanter Lauma.

When the Eternal Moon was shattered, some of its remnants rained down upon Teyvat like stardust. The rest were hidden away beyond the False Sky by the Heavenly Principles in an attempt to cover up the fate of the Three Moons, until Mavuika split the skies with Ronova's power in Archon Quest Chapter V: Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn.^[18] In contemporary times, the Fatui managed to pull down fragments of the Eternal Moon down into Nod-Krai and built the massive Kuuvahki Experimental Design Bureau around one of them to create an unspecified weapon for the Tsaritsa.

Character Mentions

Character Stories

Character	Stories
Columbina	Character Story 4 Tri-Lunar Convergence

Character Voice-Overs

Character	Voice-Overs
Columbina	About the "Tri-Lunar Convergence"  Media:VO_Columbina About the Tri-Lunar Convergence.ogg Media:VO ZH_Columbina About the Tri-Lunar Convergence.ogg Media:VO JA_Columbina About the Tri-Lunar Convergence.ogg Media:VO KO_Columbina About the Tri-Lunar Convergence.ogg The three goddesses bestowed their powers upon me, which converged into a force that is both dazzling and gentle. Through it, I can feel their attachment to this place, and I can sense the hopes and wishes they offered to this world in their final moments. I will inherit their moonlight and use it to illuminate the world beneath the moon — the place we all call "home".
Skirk	About The Will of the Moon  Media:VO_Skirk About The Will of the Moon.ogg Media:VO ZH_Skirk About The Will of the Moon.ogg Media:VO JA_Skirk About The Will of the Moon.ogg Media:VO KO_Skirk About The Will of the Moon.ogg I once saw the three moons of Teyvat when I was passing through the false sky. Two are utterly destroyed, their lifeless remains drifting aimlessly through space. The one that remains intact shows no signs of life either, but its will has not faded completely. Maybe there's a chance that one day, a glimmer of truth will emerge in the false sky — a truth belonging to this world alone.
Zibai	About the Three Moon Sisters  Media:VO_Zibai About the Three Moon Sisters.ogg Media:VO ZH_Zibai About the Three Moon Sisters.ogg Media:VO JA_Zibai About the Three Moon Sisters.ogg Media:VO KO_Zibai About the Three Moon Sisters.ogg The Three Moon Sisters? Well... I understand that they had a very close relationship. When one of them did not feel like being on duty, she would beg another to take her place, then make it up to her later with gifts of makeup and jewelry. However, so liberal were they with this ad-hoc shift-swapping business that it sometimes led to chaos. For instance, there once was a year when all three moons aligned, but this only happened because they all got the timing mixed up. And so, there came a day on which only one moon should have been on duty, but all three appeared in the sky at once. They hurried to line up in a row, two moons trying their best to hide behind the one who was supposed to be on duty... but alas, they still gave the poor people down below a most terrible fright. They burned incense for several days straight... After that incident, the sisters asked me to try to convey to the people of the world that the sight of three moons together in the sky was not an omen of impending disaster, nor a sign that regime change was nigh. Naturally, I put the question back to them, inquiring what such a phenomenon should represent to humanity. They hemmed and hawed for a while before finally saying: "It means... It means a festival is coming, and... everyone should eat Fullmoon Cakes, and... stuff..."

Gallery

Song of the Welkin Moon Teaser- Moonlit Ballad of the Night - Genshin Impact

Valentine's Day 2026 - Columbina
Official Genshin Impact X (Twitter)

Version "Luna VIII" "Sunny Summer Fontinalia" Trailer - Genshin Impact

Song of the Welkin Moon Personifications

Three Moon Goddesses

Trivia

• In the Song of the Welkin Moon Teaser: Moonlit Ballad of the Night, Alice inspects a piece of paper with the words "Aralos," "Solnari," and "Cannon" written on it. Due to the connection of Solnari with the Crimson Moon via Rerir, it is possible that Aralos is an alternate name for Aria.

Etymology

• An aria is a musical composition for a single singer, with or without musical accompaniment. It is most often used in operas.
• Trivia is Latin for "crossroads" (literally "three ways") and an epithet for the goddesses Diana and Hecate.
• "Iynx" refers to an Oread nymph in Greek mythology who cast a love spell on the god Zeus, and was turned into a wryneck bird as punishment. The English word "jinx" is derived from this word. It also refers to an ancient Greek magic wheel or whirligig toy emblazoned with wrynecks, which was used to cast spells. This is perhaps the real-world basis of Moon Wheels in Genshin Impact.

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