Maso

}} Maso is a Persona in the series.
 * aka =
 * japan = マソ
 * romaji = Maso
 * first appearance= Megami Ibunroku Persona
 * origin= Chinese Mythology
 * arcana = Priestess
 * personauser = Maki Sonomura
 * awakens into = Verdandi
 * RPname = Maria
 * Part = All

History
Mazu (媽祖) is a Chinese goddess that protects fisherman and sailors from dangers of the sea. As a mortal, Mazu learned how to swim at the age of 15 and quickly became one of the best swimmers in her village, eventually becoming a guide to sailors and fishermen by wearing red garments on the shore to attract their attention back to the village. On the night of a storm, Mazu's brother and father were out at sea fishing. Their boat broke and they started to drown. Realizing that they were in danger, Mazu fell into a trance and tried to guide them back home. As she was doing so, her mother found her and awakened her from her trance. Though she was successful in helping her father home, her brother drowned.

After her death, the families of many fishermen and sailors began to pray to Mazu in honour of her acts of courage in trying to save those at sea. Worship of her spread quickly. Much of her popularity in comparison to other sea deities resulted from her role as a compassionate motherly protectors in contrast to authoritarian father figures like the Dragon Kings. However Mazu is unique as she is portrayed as both authoritative deity and a compassionate being.

Appearances

 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Priestess Arcana

Megami Ibunroku Persona
The initial persona of Maki Sonomura. She is called Maria in Revelations: Persona.

Megami Ibunroku Persona Manga
Maso first appears in the 9th chapter of the manga, summoned by Maki to defeat a demon. Maso was used multiple times due to her healing spells. Unlike her game counterpart, this Maso knows Bufula instead of Bufu.