God/Characters

## Greek Pantheon

Worshipped by Ancient Greeks. They would later be worshipped by the Romans who picked up the stories and gave them new names.

### Zeus

God-King and God of Sky and Thunder. After the defeat of the Titans, his siblings decided that she should rule as he was the only one with experience outside their father's jail. Horrible to some of his children. Afraid of being overthrown as his father and his father before him, which results in him doing the same to any of his children whom he fears might follow, such as Ares. He disguises himself as a mortal when he interacts with mortals. Eagles, Bulls. He hates when someone breaches divisions between gods and mortals, such as with Prometheus. Violation of sacred hospitality. 1,200 BCE not yet top god. Passes difficult decisions onto others and doesn't protect judges, let injustices slide rather than deal with a powerful god. not supposed to interfere in other god's domains, using it as an excuse but willing to violate the rules whenever he wants something, lip service to prevent gods from interfering with each other. Genuine love for his daughters, marrying off Persephone as his two troublesome sons, Apollo and Hermes, had their eyes on her and preferred Hades over them. God of Justice. grand acts of self-indulgence, less methodical than hades but in favour of poetic punishments. Hates liars, oathbreakers, and the unjust even though he was often these things. classic art: younger with dark hair. Gods don't have static forms, ranging from beautiful young men, regal muscilines, other times turn up the charm, or being clouds or animals. While he punishes severely, he has partaken in the same behaviours himself and willing to let it slide if it causes him too much trouble, like another powerful god or if he liked them enough.

Hates ares for constantly fighting, coward, destructive, causing mischief, but he as a temper that disrupts lives, passes any difficult decisions onto others and fails to protect others from divine wrath, willing to violate domains, run away from typhon. Ares is a good lover, always a good father to his children, and when there was a coup against Zeus, it was Athena not Ares who partook, dislike the belief that he loved nothing more than war and causing trouble. Zeus was a rapist, abusive to his children, assaulted his daughter's handmaiden and friend who was later exiled because she can't confront Zeus. Zeus was projecting.

His true form is the living embodiment of lightning and the tempest, destroying any mortal that looks upon him The Aegis is the only thing that could protect against his thunderbolts.

He does a lot of things his father does and violates the ethics he punishes others for violating. He is only ever punished by an unsuccessful rebellion. He gave a pardon to any titan that would abandon his father and freeded the monsters from the underworld. He started the Trojan war as he knew she could cause mayhem among the gods largely because he was worried the many demigods would eventually overthrow him and other Olympians and that Gaia complained about too many people living in the world preventing her from making more monsters, not caring about the deaths. Gracious as a guest and when hosting them, inviting his rivals and nice to waiters. Established and maintained the natural order, but violates it and social order whenever he wants, with only a few Protogenoi being more powerful.

When doing his job and entertaining guests of the mortal variety, he was a regal man with a mature and sturdy figure, sporting a dark beard. He wields a royal scepter that denotes his status. On his head is a crown of olive leaves.

### Hades

#### Personality

Hades acts professional during his job, refusing to bend his own rules in regards to natural death most of the time, only letting resurrects side based on the belief that love would conquer. His rulership began as he brought order to the chaos that plagued the Underworld. While he does base his decisions on logic, he is willing to take risks and to make use of his scary reputation to intimidate others. He keeps to his role as the Ruler of the Underworld, not interfering with mortal like his brothers but willing to inflict death upon those who go against the natural order, Cerberus, or Persephone. No matter what, however, he knows the horrible monsters he keeps locked away in Tartaros, and wishes to keep them there.

Despite how Hades may act during his job, he very much loves his wife Persephone, his guardian pet Cerberus, and can be passionate. He is reasonably, particularly compared to his siblings, and likes to give others ironic punishments that mimic their crimes. He respects life and does the same for those who have died, gifting the honoured dead to Elysian Fields, while the wicked different, and the average soul lives in a state not so different from life. He hates oathbreakers and sends the Furies against anyone that breaks their oaths, hates necromancy and bringing the dead back to life. Compared to his siblings, he is the most industrious, strategic and tactically minded.

#### Powers & Abilities

* He can kill mortal beings with ease by just thinking about them.
* Could split chasms in the earth that led to the underworld and control armies of shades.

#### Appearance

Slender and handsome youthful. Resembles his brothers, with hair that falls down his forehead, dark and gloomy majestic appearance.

## Norse Pantheon

### Odin

god of war, death, frenzy, magic, nobility, poetry, healing, alphabet, and pursuit of knowledge. Raven-God. Worshipers were the berserkers. his spear had runes carved on its tip. willing to sacrifice his eye for knowledge. actively incites war through trickery and fights for the joy of it, doesn't care about why the war is being fought. Known as an oath-breaker. Used his ravens to discover secrets of the world. Called Baleygr the flaming eye. raped Rindr to birth vali, but was banished for a time. Was a death god not thought fondly of before the norse liked him. Exceedingly paranoid, drank only mead, built the realms off the blood of the many wars he had waged for supremacy. wore wide-brimed hat to conceal his lost eye, unable to conceal his missing eye through magic due to the sacrifice. steadfastly opposed trolls, chaos, and monsters. willing to betray everything if it means protecting Asgard, no matter what he does. Has a scarf and eyepatch to cover his eye. Morally ambigious as a trickster and a poet, his quest of knowledge has led him to many secrets. helmet with horns/bird crests. half is names is how mighty he is, other half is how terrifying he is. willing to crossdress, used magic. berserker. God of the Hanged, Killer, Battle Wolf, Ruler of Treachery, Terrible One, Lord of the Undead, Oathbreaker, Ruler of Gallows, God of Fore. One hit kill for his spear. He tests mortals whenver he goes on journeys. Does all he can to stop ragnarok from happening. His sacirifice for knowledge allows him to outwit and undermine his enemies with the wisdom, willing to give up his abilities in combat for superior tactical ability, desipte still having incredible skill and strength. disquees himself, speaking cons and half-truths to get highest gain, while he made friends with Loki, odin knew how to pick his battles and king of a tribe of war gods. started the first war, central to warfare to the norse. simple cloak and wide brimed hat, with a spear disguised as a staff.

### Thor

protector of slaves

donar had the sacred weapon of a fiery axe

great apettite

loves battle more than anything, going out of his way to fight strong opponents.

boasting of his deeds.

could carve entire valleys through mountain ranges with his swings of mjolnir.

he didn't need to be asked to defend midgard.

hot-blooded and red-headed.

rarely clever, only doing so a few times, even against Odin.

doesn't play by the rules of the norse world, not sacred hospitality. he will break all of them if it means killing giants and monsters.

thor can wield Mjolnir as anyone weaker than him will be disintegrated, even thor wears a magic belt and glove to increase his strength to wield it.

protector of midgard, friend of man. he is a god of order and protects against giants and trolls.

he prefered to walk across the land rather than using any transport, only using his chariots to transport others.

constantly angry and irrated easily, invoking his anger.

loki liked to annoy and tease thor, while Thor would threaten to beat him up, but they work well together as brains and brawn. Cant stand Loki and only needs his cunning, some Loki detests thor who thinks they are good buddys, others they are genuine friends
wrestling and slamming into the ground, a wrestler when not using his gammer.

### Vidar

god of distance against fenrir, silence, vengeance, footwear. he was born by Odin to avenge him in death to Fenrir. The Silent God. his strength is nearly equal to that of Thor. he provides calm vengeance.

### Loki

he was not involved in Baldur's death, only mocking the Aesir. "It is dangerous to let someone into your group who might cause trouble, even if useful"

he transformed a boy into grain to hide him from jotunn who wanted to murder him. He used ifshing to trick the giant and later kill him. he appeared immediately, before the father finishes the prayer, when he was praying to protect his son. he prays to Odin and Hoenir, but fail. When the giant learns what he is doing, he tells the boy to run and kills th ejotunn when in the opening.

called out the gods for being just as bad as him, if not doing worse and him not hiding what he has done, unlike them. he gets bound.

began as a simple trickster when he encountered Odin.

associated with air, fishing.

bloodbrother to odin.

loki is unique to scandinavian traditions, like Zeus Indra and Thor. Aesir and Vanir, Asuras/Ahuras and Devas/Daevas.

good looking male giant, rare.

when he gives his word, he keeps it, good or ill. He will keep going on even when Odin gives up.

He was bound not because he insulted the gods or baldur's death, but because the Aesir remembered what he said and it ruined the mood in Aegir's hall.

loving relationship with with Sigyn. Vikings did not think less of women for cheating on or leaving husbands, rape was abhorrent.

held discust with the Vanir's incest, siding with Aesir when exiling Odin for rape of Rindr.

gloated to Tyr's face that Fenrir bit off his hand.

he can shapeshift. trolls thor with it when crossdressing.

protector of children, god of fatherhood.

he could overpower the cursed ring of Andvari.

doesn't have long term plans, just doing things he think will be fun.

represents what everyone dislikes but you have to face. Friggs attempt to circumvent death of Baldur forced him to act. Jotnar represent nature, gods represent culture/humans.

kidnaps Idun and takes her as per a deal. he then takes her back, because it didn't say he could take her back.

him eating Angrbotha birthed the trolls.

men claimed that their father had driven off their mother after discovering that she was actually a shapeshifted loki.

pleasing and handsome, beautiful and comely, lithe frame. effeminate looking man. uses magic over courage or forthrightness.

only fears thor and his father, Farbauti. Both have lightning powers.

### Fenrir

he is freed when his sons devour the sun and moon, his brother crawls onto land and assault ASgard. When they march, it opens way for Surtr to attack. Might be same as Garmr and Skoll.

he wanted to be famous and it was what caused him to allow the Aesir to try to bind him, as facing danger was needed to gain fame.

he was bound for as long as the sun and moon remained in the sky.

he was loved by the gods and they couldn't take the prophecy seriously. They started to fear him as they grew to large, besides Tyr who played and fed him. When Tyr betrayed him, he severed his bond.

### Hel

Goddess of Death and Graves, Ruler of Hel who is home to the old, diseased, or accidental deaths. an outcast among the gods and not looked upon well by gods and mortals. keeps her word when she gives it. her realm is a peaceful place, welcoming them to give them a place to rest, punishing those who comit grave sin and send them to Nidhoggr. Valhalla, Folkvagnr, Ran who drown, and Hel are the four afterlives. Dull and dreary but not a bad place. she sends oathbreakers and murderers to Nihoggr. dislikes interacting with gods and avoids trouble, satisfied with ruling the souls. stoic, dour , cold. odin got rid of her for being born and potentially becoming a threat.

### Surtr

Lord of Fire Giants and King of Muspelheim, black, flaming sword of Laveteinn. made out of fire. he seeks to destroy creation for no apparent reason. kills freyr. represents flame and magma that will ultimately destroy everything.

### Valkyrie

all female warriors who travelled to the battlefields to carry the valiant to either Odin and Freyja's halls. Gathering the souls of slaim warriors, soemtimes arranging for them to get killed. bold, fearless warriors and skilled tacticians. acts as grim reapers.

### Nidhoggr

existed since creation. eating oathbreakers, murderers, and thieves. fights the world tree eagle Hraesvel during ragnarok. encomposes the world tree's root system, can unmake creation. strongest player in ragnarok. dragon of the gloom, malice-striker. prevents the roots from overgrowing, and actively trying to tear it down. utterly gigantic

### Garmr

During Ragnarok, Garmr leads the legions of Hel, getting a kill against Tyr. Connected to Fenrir. Guard dog of Hel. Believed to be originally Fenrir.

## Egyptian

### Ra

he brought warmth of the day, facing the dangers of Apep.

rarely involved himself in the squabbles of other gods. Aloof

head of a hawk, or a cat to contrast Apep a snake.

Apep was born from Ra's umbilical cord. He sought to prevent Apep from destroying the world.

when mortals conspired against him, he sent Sekhmet to destroy them.

form of a scarab when in the morning, eagle man at noon, and human Atum at dusk,

after Isis' coup, he gave Horus the title as king so he could concentrate on Apep.

### Apep

chaos, darkness, storms, earthquakes, everything harmful. Resides in the underworld to feed on wayward souls. attacks the world every night as they travelled in his realm, with his hypnotic gaze. even other chaos gods hate him, he was explicitly prayed against.

when he devours a soul, they cease to exist.

he hates the gods creating and ordering the universe, trying to return the world back to its primordial chaos notoriously ill-tempered and nasty god of chaos and storms.

born from Ra's umbilical cord.

he sometimes succeeds in eating Ra, creating eclipses. unquestionably pure evil.

priests made icons to step on or spit on them.

used his hypnotic eyes to lure gods in before eating them, only Set and Ra could resist it.

no matter how many times Ra kills Apep, he always comes back.

Serpent from the West, Evil Lizard, Lord of Chaos, World Encircler, Bringer of Darkness, Devourer of the Sun, Enemy of Ra, The Enemy, Eater of Souls, Serpent of Rebirth.

never depicted as humanoid, only a snake and sometimes with legs.

sought to destroy all light and life in existence.

never supposed to say his name.

since he lives in the land of the dead, he cannot be slain.

## Meso

### Tiamat

goddess of salt water.

second strongest among the gods

depicted as dragonsor sea monsters

created monsters to battle the gods.

## Zoro

### Ahriman

equal in power to Ahura Mazda and his twin. He can create good things, but he decided not to. He isn't very clever and goes for the blunt approach, rather than anything smart. He is stupid evil. represents chaos and lies. dimm.

## Celtic

### Lugh

Lugh Lámhfhada (LOO lauv-oddah)
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a982f591f323a67127f53a1dd5268ce0.jpgThe Ace of the gods, associated with the sun (according to Victorian archaeologists, anyways), fertility, and liberating Ireland from the monster Balor. Not much is known past that, but he did have a fling with his hot midwife when she helped his wife give birth safely—the midwife in turn had Cuchulainn, Ireland's greatest hero, and the rest is (alleged) history.
The Ace: Of course. He got into the Tuatha de Danaan solely because while they had masters of all fields, none were a master in all fields like him.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: In some stories, though not all, that shining exterior hides something much, much darker.
Combo Platter Powers: Comes with the territory of being an ace.
Handsome Lech: Described as handsome but none above forcing himself.
God of Light: Historically was understood to be a sun god due to his name's etymology (controversially related to other Indo-European words for "light" or "white"), but the modern understanding is that insular Celts had sun goddesses. He is however now thought to be associated with lightning flashes, so he might be an unique combination of this and God of Thunder.
Green-Eyed Monster: Causes his downfall, when one of his wives cheats on him with the Dagda's son, Cermait, causing him to kill Cermait. Cermait's sons in turn kill Lugh, drowning him in Loch Lugborta.
Jack-of-All-Trades: This is the reason he's allowed into the Tuatha Dé Danann, despite being half-Formorian — he makes the point that, while the gods may already have one person with each important skill, they don't yet have a person who can do everything.
Light Is Good: God of the light in general, and fertility. Getting any "evil" vibes from that? Even if he is not the Sun god as previously thought, a role that might actually belong to his foe, Balor of the Evil Eye, he still represents the light of the thunder flashes.
Pretty Boy: A common trend in Celtic mythology.
Really Gets Around: And nobody minds.
Red Baron: Has two epithets, Lú Lámhfhada (Lugh of the Long Arm) and Lú Samhildánach (Loo sawil-daunach), Lugh the Skilled-in-everything.
Shock and Awe: A popular interpretation is that he is actually some sort of thunder god, with his name more or less meaning "lightning flash".
Smart People Play Chess: Lugh didn't just play chess—he invented it (or its Celtic precursor, fidchell, rather.)
The Chessmaster: Absolutely ruthless in pursuit of his aims, as shown in Oidheadh Chloinne Tuireann.
Warrior Poet: Literally a warrior and a poet. The Irish love the trope's version as well.

### Balor

Balor (sometimes spelled Balar or Bolar), also known as "Balor of the Evil Eye", is the champion of the Fomoire, a race of supernatural beings from Irish mythology. He takes part in the Battle of Mag Tuired, and is primarily known from the tale in which he is killed by his grandson Lugh of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is feared for the power of his large eye that wreaks destruction when opened.
Alternate Mythology Equivalent: If you view Balor through the lens of interpretatio graeca, it’s easy to see him as a Celtic counterpart to Kronos. Both are paranoid, tyrannical elder gods ruling over a race of beings embodying the primordial elements of nature, doomed to get deposed by their young sky god progeny and attempt to murder their descendants to prevent their downfalls.
Archnemesis Dad: In the folkloric tradition, he locked his daughter away after a prophecy that her child would destroy him. When his daughter became pregnant, Balor killed several of the resulting babies with only one of them, Lugh, surviving to return to bring him down. Averted in the medieval text, where Ethniu's marriage to Cian is an arranged marriage that Balor is privy to.
Big Bad: Possibly. In the folklore, he's generally made one to Lugh, as opposed to Indech, the Big Bad of the medieval text.
Cyclops: Subverted, the number and placement of his eyes varies depending on the version.
Deadly Gaze: His trademark power and the source of his namesake, his eye (or one of them) when opened would kill everything he looked at.
Evil Overlord: Was a tyrannical warlord during his life. Folklore variations sometimes have him taking advantage of young women by invoking his rights as a lord, stealing cattle, and enacting high taxes on the population. Possibly averted in the medieval text, where he doesn't become involved until Bres asks for his help.
Large and in Charge: He's described as a giant who towers over his enemies.
Light Is Not Good: The modern consensus is that he's some bizarre symbolism for the harsh summer sun in contrast to the storms brought about by Lugh. His possible Wlesh counterpart, Gronw, even has the epithet "the radiant", implying that light is a feature of this character who is pretty consistently villainous.
Power Limiter: Wore an eyepatch to prevent his powers from obliterating his own armies. He removed it during combat and when Lugh hit his eye with a slingshot (killing him in the process), it fell through his skull onto the ground and started burning his Fomorian allies, causing their defeat.
Unholy Matrimony: Seems to be, at the very least, on good terms with his wife, Cethlenn of the Crooked Teeth. In the medieval text, they have 12 sons, as well as Ethniu, and in The Tragic Death of the Sons of Tuireann, she's the one who warns him of Lugh's identity.
Screw Destiny: In the folkloric version of the legend, he heard about the prophecy of his descendants slaying him, he decided to kill them all. However, in true ironic fashion one of them survived and eventually got Balor killed.

### Nuada

Nuada Airgetlám (NEW-ah-duh AHRY-gedge-lauv)
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nuada\_conquests\_detail\_1.jpgThe first king of the Tuatha de Danann. He was highly respected and close friends with the Dagda and Lugh.
Badass Transplant: Possibly the Ur-Example.
The Lancer
Meaningful Name: Airgetlám (airgeadlámh in modern Irish) literally means 'silver hand', which is fitting since Nuada literally has a silver hand.
Nice Guy: Pretty much as nice as they come in Irish mythology. Even after regaining his throne from an unpopular king (Bres) after he lost the arm and got a new one, he gracefully steps aside to allow Lugh to take over later on after meeting the guy and deciding he was pretty swell and good enough to lead his people in battle.
Only Sane Man: Once you take a look at everyone else's track record. He'd often make fairly reasonable requests, such as halving the territory with the Fir Bolg and, after only just having his own arm chopped off, insisting Sreng fight him with one of his arms tied behind his back. On both of those counts his negotiations were turned down.
The Green Eyed Monster: In some later myths, including an Early Modern Recension of Cath Maige Tuired, he isn't so happy to stand aside for Lugh...