Clare and Teresa

Defintion

Clare and Teresa are the twins goddesses of love which are honored and celebrated in Claymore. The goddesses both in appearance and concept are one of the ongoing themes in the Claymore series.

Teresa is the goddess on the lefthand side, while Clare is the name of the goddess on the right.

History

Clare first hears about the twin goddesses from Teresa. Clare is named by Teresa in honor of the goddess by which herself is named. Clare does seem to suggest that her actual name is "Clare" all along.

Clare explores a town (unnamed in manga, named Hanel in anime) which has a statue of the two goddesses on public display. She discovers that Raki was also previously in the city asking questions about the statue.

While imprisoned by slave traders in a northern town (manga version), Raki carves an outline of the twin goddesses on his cellroom wall, writing the name "Clare" underneath the goddess on the right. Clare discovers this sketch later while searching the ruins.

Trivia
 * Rafaela upon merging with her sister Luciela, and subsequently awakening, take an awakened form that mirrors that of the two goddesses.
 * In the anime, the goddesses appear in the opening credits.
 * There is official manga artwork of the goddesses in the shape of Teresa and Clare.