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In a bitheistic system, by contrast, where the two deities are not in conflict or opposition, one could be male and the other female ( cf.

duotheism ).

One well-known example of a bitheistic or duotheistic theology based on gender polarity is found in the neopagan religion of Wicca, which is centered on the worship of a divine couple-the Moon Goddess and the Horned God-who are regarded as lovers.

However, there is also a ditheistic theme within traditional Wicca, as the Horned God has dual aspects of bright and dark-relating to day / night, summer / winter-expressed as the Oak King and the Holly King, who in Wiccan myth and ritual are said to engage in battle twice a year for the hand of the Goddess, resulting in the changing seasons.

( Within Wicca, bright and dark do not correspond to notions of " good " and " evil " but are aspects of the natural world, much like yin and yang in Taoism.