Though the art of speech is usually associated with the goddess Dibella, the art of the Thu'um, or Storm Voice, is associated with Kynareth, who gave Men the ability to speak. Breath and the voice are the vital essences of a Nord the art of breathing, speech and articulation is with them.
They call Skyrim the Throat of the World because it was where the sky first brought the North Winds upon land and formed them. Nords consider themselves to be the Children of the Sky. The Nords are the race of men native to Skyrim.
