Prophet (Star Trek)
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Benjamin Sisko (right) speaks with his mother (left), a Bajoran Prophet |
In the fictional
Star Trek universe, the
Prophets, also known as
Wormhole Aliens, are non-corporeal beings who inhabit the artificially constructed
Bajoran wormhole which connects a distant point in the
Gamma Quadrant to the
Alpha Quadrant, near the planet of
Bajor and the space station
Deep Space Nine.
The Bajoran people worship the Prophets as gods, and the beings have sent prophecies, as well as mysterious spiritual devices called Orbs or
Tears of the Prophets, to Bajor. The prophets exist outside of time and space, and do not understand
linear time; a probable explanation for the prophetic visions experienced by many who interact with them. Captain
Benjamin Sisko, who took command of Deep Space Nine after the withdrawal of the
Cardassians from Bajor, became the first corporeal being to communicate with the prophets on
stardate 46379, ("
Emissary"). The Bajorans thus consider him a sacred emissary. They appear to Sisko as people with whom he is familiar. They refer to him as The Sisko.
At some point in the distant past, some prophets were forcibly expelled from their wormhole home, and chose to reside on Bajor, where they became known as the mythical
Pah Wraiths. The wraiths long for revenge against the other prophets, and often take over the bodies of corporeal beings to reach that end, even going as far as occupying the body of
Keiko O'Brien, thus almost forcing her husband, Chief
Miles O'Brien, to kill the prophets. ("
The Assignment")
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Startrek.com article about the Bajoran Prophets
