The Gods

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## Magical Characteristics

### Active Powers

* Teleportation
* Vast Magical Powers

### Inactive Powers

* Immortality
* Immunity
* Invincibility

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Themselves

**Gods** and **Goddesses** are supreme magical beings that possess vast magical powers. They are the most powerful forces in the universe and might be responsible for the creation of the universe itself.

There are various kinds of Gods and Goddesses with different origins. While Shakti and Shiva are presumably truly divine, it was revealed that the Greek Gods were given their powers by the Elders from a divine essence to fight the Titans. However, the true nature of the Gods and Goddesses remains a mystery.

## History

### Creation of the Universe

Shakti, the Goddess of Creation, and Shiva, the God of Destruction, existed before the universe, which they created by consummating their love. This supports the theory that the Grand Design is the gods' intended nature of the universe, which was hinted at by one of the Angels of Destiny while negotiating with the Charmed Ones.

### The Greek Gods

In the days of Ancient Greece, the Titans ruthlessly ruled the Earth. In fear of these powerful beings, the mortals worshipped them as Gods to appease them. To end the Titans' tyranny, the Elders infused a group of mortals with a tremendous amount of power, in hopes they would be strong enough to stop the Titans. However, once these mortals had entombed the Titans in ice, their power consumed them and they lost their humanity. They declared themselves as gods and forced the world to worship them. These mortals then became the Greek Gods of mythology, such as Zeus, Aphrodite, and Athena. After the Elders succeeded in taking back the divine essence, they swore they would never allow this to happen again. They put the essence in a sacred vase and locked it in a vault in the Upper Regions. According to Chris Halliwell and Phoenix Turner, the power granted by this essence far surpassed even that of the Charmed Ones'.

#### Pandora's Box

At some point, the Gods gave a box to a man named Prometheus. The box contained all the sorrows of the world that should never be released. A mortal girl named Pandora opened it, releasing the sorrows onto the world. She eventually reclaimed the sorrows and became the first guardian of Pandora's Box.

#### The Golden Belt of Gaea

The goddess Gaea gave a magical belt as a gift to the mortal Hippolyta. The belt possessed transcendent powers and she tried to use it to unite the sexes. However, her plans backfired and retreated to an island of women, killing all men who dared to enter. Eventually, the demi-god Hercules butchered her and the belt found its way to another female.

### Ancient Egypt

The mage Anubis was worshipped as a God of Death and Rebirth in ancient Egypt. He led a revolt against the Avatars when they attempted to create Utopia and created a vanquishing potion for them, forcing the Avatars to retreat and delay their plans.

### Return of the Greek Goddesses

In 2003, an Unidentified Demon freed the Titans from their emtombment to claim power of the Underworld. However, the Titans vanquished him and sought to exact their revenge on the Elders. After the Titans nearly slaughtered all remaining Elders, Leo Wyatt entered the vault containing the essence of the Gods and granted its powers to the Charmed Ones, transforming them into Goddesses in order to increase their strength in the upcoming battle.

Piper Halliwell became the Goddess of Earth and her sisters and god sister Phoebe, Paige, and Penelope became the Goddess of Love, Goddess of War, and Goddess of Hunting respectively. However, the Titans still proved too powerful to stop until Piper lost herself in anger and pain after discovering Leo had become an Elder. She then single-handedly vanquished the Titans by opening a large chasm in the earth, swallowing them as whole. Piper then went on a rampage until Leo managed to calm her down and she willingly released the essence.

### Shakti and Shiva

While attending a Hindu wedding in 2004, Piper and Leo became possessed by the essences of the Hindu Gods Shakti and Shiva. These Gods were said to have created the universe by consummating their love and it was warned they would destroy it if they consummated their love once more. However, the Gods are later expelled from their bodies with a spell.