I don't believe there is a statue of maphyr in dwarf village though there is a small temple. Most of the towns are human and as such the church has a statue of Einhasad. there might be a few of Gran Kain but since he's generally considered a dark god he's not too popular with the general public.
Per the lore of the game, Humans do not know they were created by Gran Kain. They firmly believe (at least, the masses of the population) that Einhasad is their creator.... which could not be further from the truth.
Yeah there are those that really stand out as Shilen or Eva in more culturally specific locations (Dark Elven Village, Heine). Einhasad definitely has the majority of statues, one in every human Temple I believe. I do think the one in the Giran square is also Einhasad. And it's especially interesting to note how the statue's design changes from Aden to Elmore, reflecting their different attitudes towards the religion.
From memory, the Elmore statue has a sword drawn, representing the warlike nature of religion in Elmore compared to the more peaceful nature in Aden, or at least a more clear separation between the temple and the military, which is not the case in Elmore (which has a temple that houses the warrior's guild).
The dwarves' lack of a statue most likely reflects their lack of religious nature... their only church institution is practically a swindling business of top notch. Not too many seem to be truly devout to Maphr, however they're out there in quests and lore nevertheless.
The light elves' lack of a statue make me think that creating statues at all is a very human thing to do. Would make since that humans are more of the type to idolize through statues, and elves are ... different.
But the dark elves seem to have the love of making gigantic statues, so go figure. It would make sense to say it's linked to excessive pride.
The orcs have their own statues, but usually of a different style and paying tribute to either the original orc, or Pa'agrio.
The dwarves' lack of a statue most likely reflects their lack of religious nature... their only church institution is practically a swindling business of top notch. Not too many seem to be truly devout to Maphr, however they're out there in quests and lore nevertheless.
I also found it extremely interesting that the major dwarven guild that appeared with the Festivals and Catacombs were named after the biblical demon of monetary greed - Mammon
She is, and several of the priests in her temple are actual demon worshipers. But yeah that's her. As someone mentioned her statues in elmore are all armed, showing her more aggressive nature while those in Aden have a more benevolent look.
The light elves' lack of a statue make me think that creating statues at all is a very human thing to do. Would make since that humans are more of the type to idolize through statues, and elves are ... different.
They have a statue of a different kind. The Mother Tree has a face in it.
The dwarves' lack of a statue most likely reflects their lack of religious nature... their only church institution is practically a swindling business of top notch. Not too many seem to be truly devout to Maphr, however they're out there in quests and lore nevertheless.
I also found it extremely interesting that the major dwarven guild that appeared with the Festivals and Catacombs were named after the biblical demon of monetary greed - Mammon
There are many such comparisons to Judeo-Christian themes throughout L2... the Devs are not entirely uncreative.
That's pretty common in a lot of asian fantasy. Kind of like how we use norse or greek mythologies they use judeo-christian because it's foreign and different.