Deities

**Deities** (神々, *Kamigami*) are species of beings that appears in the *Tales of 12 Legends* series. They are divine species of supernatural legendary beings that hold ultimate power over their domain.

While there does not appear to be a clear hierarchy among these beings, there are still notable differences in power and significance between them. A male deity is called a "**Gods**", while a female deity is called a "**Goddesses**".

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—About Deities.

## Description

### Anatomy and Design

Many deities resemble normal human beings in their physical appearances, with the most prominent examples of this being Palutena and Viridi, while others only retain a humanoid shape, such as Hades and Pyrrhon. The only exception to this rule is Pandora, whose form appears to be a ball of fire—however, this is because she lost her physical form, which resembles a human like Palutena and Viridi do. However, even these humanoid forms are not their true forms, as deities only take on appearances that humans can comprehend.

### Powers and Abilities

They possess many supernatural powers far exceeding those of mortal beings. These include the ability to control the elements, immortality, telepathy, flight bestowal, teleportation, creature transformation, and image projection.

#### Powers

* **Godly Physiology**:
	+ **Immortality**: The Gods seem to be ageless and cannot be killed by conventional means. Gods do not age the way a normal human does.
	+ **Immense Strength**: Gods are known to be immensely powerful, to the point of the swing of Ikusa-Tsunagi's sword can cause a crater within the landscape of the terrain.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Most gods seem capable of superhuman feats of durability.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Gods are capable of moving faster the the finest human athlete.
		- **Superhuman Stamina**:
		- **Superhuman Reflexes**:
	+ **Accelerated Healing**: Deities are capable of regenerating fatal wounds.
	+ **Flight**:
		- **Levitation**:
	+ **Hexing**: Some Gods are known to be able to inflict curses upon whomever they choose, with the Black Magic of Ankhseram being known to curse the ones who deliberately contort the balance between life and death.
	+ **Individual Powers**: Additionally, all the gods presumably possess unique individual powers, such as Zeus, who possessed the power of electrokinesis.
	+ **Immense Magic Power**: True to their status, Gods carry supreme Magic Power, to the point that a screech from Chronos, the God of Time, can leave a humongous crater in the terrain; an example of the immense pressure let off from just releasing his aura.
		- **Metamorphosis**: Gods can alter their physical form into any shape that they can choose.
			* **Power to Transform Others**:
			* **Size Alteration**:
		- **Reality Alteration**:
		- **Projection**:
			* **Energy Projection**: Deities can control and project different colored energies.
		- **Telekinesis**: Gods can telekinetically manipulate their weapons.
		- **Invisibility**: Gods is able to turn themselves invisible for an unknown period of time.
		- **Teleportation**: Gods can teleport himself and others at will.

### Background

Deities are responsible for many of the events throughout the series due to their conflicting interests and goals. This causes them to go to war with one another with little consideration over the damage they may cause, often resulting in casualties to those who get caught in the crossfire.

While many deities bear ill feelings towards humanity or disregard them altogether, some deities appear benevolent toward them and are willing to protect them in exchange for respect.

## Known Deities

### Supporting

* Brigid: The Goddess of Poetry
* Dian Cecht: The God of Healing, Dian Cecht is the adoptive grandson of Odin.
* Goibniu: the God of Blacksmith
* Hebe: The Goddess of Youth
* Hera: The Goddess of Marriage, Hera prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Miach: The God of Health
* Njord: The God of Transportation, Njord is the father of Hermes.
* Penia: The Goddess of Poverty

### Heroes

* Ereshkigal: The Goddess of the Underworld, Ereshkigal is the daughter of Hades and half-sister of Ishtar.
* Hestia: The Goddess of of the Hearth.
* Ishtar: The Goddess of Heaven, Ishtar is the daughter of Palutena and half-sister of Ereshkigal.
* Thor: The self-proclaimed next God of Thunder, Thor is the eldest son of Zeus.

### Allies

* Aphrodite: The Goddess of Love, Aphrodite originally founded the Valley of Eternal Spring region, and that the Angel Bow was fashioned after.
* Ares: The God of War, Ares originally founded the War's Den region.
* Artemis: The Goddess of Hunt, Artemis prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Astraea: The Goddess of Justice,
* Athena: The Goddess of Wisdom, Athena originally founded the Grove of Kleos region.
* Bheara: The Goddess of Malicious,
* Demeter: The Goddess of Harvest, Demeter prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Dyntos: The First God of the Forge, Dyntos is the 1st eldest son of Odin, father of Hephaistos, and capable of creating powerful weapons and replicas of enemies.
* Ganesha: The God of the Masses, Ganesha prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Hephaistos: The Second God of the Forge, Hephaistos is the son of Dyntos.
* Hermes: The God of Speed, Hermes is the son of Njord, acts acts as a messenger and delivery boy for the other Gods.
* Odin: The All-Father of Gods, Odin is king of all Gods,
* Palutena: The Goddess of Light, Palutena is the eldest daughter of Odin, rules over Skyworld and is responsible for the well-being of humanity.
* Pyrrhon: The self-proclaimed God of the Sun, Pyrrhon has a strong sense of justice and possesses vast knowledge of the Aurum.
* Set: the God of Desert.
* Takemikazuchi: The God of Storms, Takemikazuchi is the cousin of Zeus.
* Zeus: The God of Thunder, Zeus is the youngest son of Odin, father of Thor and Phosphora, and originally founded the Thunder Cloud Temple.

### Anti-Heroes

* Apollo: The God of Art, Apollo prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Aeshma: The God of Wrath, Aeshma is the son of Ares, yet he prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Dionysus: The God of Wine, Dionysus is the father of Soma.
* Freya: The Goddess of Beauty, Freya is the daughter of Aphrodite, yet she prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Ikelos: The God of Nightmares, Ikelos prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Kali: The Goddess of Power,
* Loki: The God of Mischief, Loki is the son of Prometheus, and an old rival of Thor.
* Phobos: the Goddess of Fear, Phobos is the mother of Ikelos.
* Phosphora: The self-proclaimed Goddess of Thunder, Phosphora is the daughter of Zeus and little sister of Thor,
* Poseidon: The God of the Sea, Poseidon prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Prometheus: The Titan God of Tricksters, Promethues was imprisoned by Viridi for stealing fire and gifting it to humanity.
* Soma: The God of Drink, Soma is the son of Dionysus.
* Uranos: The God of the Sky, Uranos prefers to remain a neutral party in the affairs of others.
* Viridi: The Goddess of Nature, Viridi commands the Forces of Nature and views mankind to be her enemy.

### Villains

* Hades: The God of Evil, Hades expands his Master's army by converting souls into monsters.
* Medusa: The Goddess of Darkness, Medusa resents humanity and seeks revenge on gods like Palutena and Zeus.
* Pandora: The Goddess of Calamity, Pandora is a commander of the Underworld Army.
* Resheph: The God of Plague, Resheph is a commander of the Underworld Army.
* Thanatos: The God of Death, Thanatos is a commander of the Underworld Army.

## Notes & Trivia

* Although Hades has demonstrated exceptional power, it is stated that the All-Father himself is actually the strongest of all the gods, and by Palutena describing him as being "powerful beyond imagination".