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Post by mal on Feb 4, 2011 10:03:37 GMT -5
For reference - lists of gods
These are NOT reserved for NPCS only - It's for reference
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Post by mal on Feb 4, 2011 10:04:03 GMT -5
For reference
Gods
Egyptian Gods Ra (Amon-Ra) was the hidden power that created the gods. Anubis Embalming Atum One of 4 creation deities; caused the division of the sexes; as Ra-Atum, he represented the evening sun. Bes Music, dance, war, slaughter. Duamutef Protect deceased's stomach. Geb Earth and guide to heaven. Hapi Nile god. Hapy Protect deceased's lungs. Horus Many guises. Falcon-head. Sky god whose left eye was the moon amd whose right eye was the sun (depicted as an eye); king of Egypt. Imsety Protect deceased's liver. Khensu Moon god. Khnemu, Khnum One of 4 creator gods; potter who sculpted man and anumals and breathed life into them; water god. Min Fertility god who bestowed sexual powers on men. Osiris Earth and vegetation. Ptah Patron of craftsmen. Qebehsenuef Protect deceased's intestines. Seth Lord of Lower Egypt & evil enemy of Horus Shu God of space & light between sky & earth; held ladder to heaven. Sobek Crocodile god. Thoth Wisdom & learning.
Egyptian Goddesses
Ammut Devoured those souls judged unworthy of the Afterlife. Anqet Water and lust. Bastet Fire, cats, of the home and pregnant women. Hathor Cow goddess of love, happiness, dance and music; protector of women. Isis Giver of life and food to the dead; may be one of the judges. Ma'at Physical and moral law, order and truth. Mut Self-created world mother. Neith Goddess of war, weaving, guardian of the deceased's stomach. Nephthys Protector of Hapy. Nut Daytime sky and place where clouds formed. Satet Goddess of the inundation of the Nile & fertility. Sekhmet War and destruction. Selket Scorpions and magic. Seshat Writing and measurement. Tawaret Pregnancy and childbirth. Tefnut Personification of moisture in the sky.
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Post by mal on Feb 4, 2011 10:09:20 GMT -5
Odin god of war (also the King of the gods) -- Balder - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla Bragi - God of poetry. Consort: Iðunn Búri - The first god and father of Borr. Dagr - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt. Delling - God of dawn and father of Dagr by Nótt. Eir - Goddess of healing. Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna. Freyja - Goddess of love, sexuality, fertility and battle. Consort: Óðr Freyr - God of fertility. Consort: Gerð Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn Can also be pronounced Frigga Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid. Gmot - God of the moon. Brother of Re`es andWeth. Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough. Hel - Queen of Hel, the Norse underworld. Heimdallr (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm. Hermóðr - Óðinn´s son. Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection. Höðr - God of winter. Hœnir - The silent god. Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi. Jörð - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn. Kvasir - God of inspiration. Lofn - Goddess of love. Loki - Trickster and god of mischief and fire. Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter) Máni - God of Moon. Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle. Nanna - An Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti. Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr. Njörðr - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagr by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively. Re`es-God of heat*Óðinn (Wodan) - Lord of the Æsir. God of both wisdom and war. Consort: Frigg. Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg. Sif - Wife of Thor. Sjöfn - Goddess of love. Skaði - Goddess of winter Njörðr's wife. Snotra - Goddess of prudence. Sol (Sunna) - Goddess of Sun. Thor (Donar) - God of thunder and battle. Consort: Sif. Tiki- God of Stone Tree-Goddess of life*Týr (Ziu, Saxnot) - God of war and justice. Uller - God of skill, hunt, and duel. Son of Sif. Váli - God of revenge. Vé - One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vili. Vídarr- Son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr. Vör - Goddess of wisdom. Weth-Goddess of anger
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Post by mal on Feb 4, 2011 10:15:15 GMT -5
Apsu -The Babylonian god Apsu is Tiamat's husband, the ruler of gods and underworld oceans. Father of Lahmu, Lahamu, Anshar and Kishar. Ea killed him.
Damkina -Damkina is the Babylonian earth mother goddess, the wife of Ea and mother of Marduk.
Ea - The Babylonian god Ea is the son of Anu and husband of Damkina, father of Marduk, god of wisdom, arts and crafts. Ea is the ruler of all gods after Apsu. In the Great Triad, Ea is the third with Anu and Enlil. In the Sumerian pantheon, Ea is the son of Nintu.
Enlil - Enlil is the Babylonian god of the air between earth and sky. In Sumerian mythology he was the son of An and Nintu, the god of air and agriculture, and eventually co-ruler of the gods along with Anu. One of four Sumerian creating gods.
Ishtar (Inanna) - Inanna is a great goddess, the goddess of love and war. She descended to the Underworld to try to regain her lover.
Kingu (Qingu) - Kingu is a dragon commander of Tiamat's forces against Marduk - Kingu is the counterpart of the sky god Anu on the side of darkness. He may have been Tiamat's second husband. Ea fashioned humans from his blood when Kingu was ordered to be sacrificed.
Kishar - The Babylonian goddess Kishar is the daughter of Tiamat and Apsu, sister and wife of Anshar.
Marduk - God of Sky, Storm and War
Mummu (Mommu)- The Babylonian god Mummu is the son of Tiamat and Anu or their chamberlain/intermediary. He is the god of mist and a craftsman god.
In one of the Babylonian creation stories, the original beings were Apsu, Mommu, and Tiamat. From them came the demons and the gods. The gods were Lakhmu, Lakhame, Ashar, Kishar, Anu, Ea, and others. Tiamat became a power of evil and Ea and followers, a power of good. This is the version on Ashurbaipal's library's Creation from about 650 B.C. There are other versions from Berosus (280 B.C.) and Damiscius (6th century A.D.)
Nintu (Ki) - A great Sumerian goddess, wife of Anu and mother of all gods, she created humans from clay. One of four Sumerian creating gods.
Shamash - Son of Sin, god of the sun who protects the poor and travelers.
Sin - Moon god and the father of Shamash; counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.
Tiamat - Tiamat is the Babylonian Great Goddess, counterpart of Sumerian Nintu. Primeval chaos. Destroyed by her children to create the world.
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Post by mal on Feb 4, 2011 10:41:44 GMT -5
Zeus / Jupiter - God of the heavens, weather, fate, & kings; --
Aphrodite/Venus - Goddess of love and beauty; Goddess of pleasure; Apollo - God of Music, Healing and Light Ares/Mars - God of War Artemis/Diana - Goddess of the Moon & the Hunt Athena/Minerva - Goddess of Wisdom; Strategic war Chiron/Sagittarius - Centaur; God of Music and teaching Cronus/Saturn - God of time; Ruler of the Titans Cyclops/Cyclopes - First of three children of Ouranus and Gaea; Demeter/Ceres - Goddess of agriculture Dionysus/Bacchus - God of wine Eros/Cupid - God of love The Graces The Graie/Graeae - Enyo, Dino, and Pephredo (have one eye between them) Hades/Pluto - Ruler of the dead; Wife Persephone; Hephaestus/Vulcan - God of fire, volcanic activity, smiths, & craftsmen; Hera/Juno - Queen of the gods, Goddess of marriage & women; Hermes/Mercury - Messenger of the Gods, Commerce Hestia/Vesta - Goddess of hearth & home Medusa - cursed by the gods The Muses (Camenae; Clio; Melpomene; Terpsichere; Calliope; Erato; Polyhymnia; Euterpe) Pan/Faunus - God of shepherds & flocks Persephone/Proserpina - Queen of Hades; Goddess of springtime Poseidon/Neptune - God of the sea and earthquakes Rhea - Goddess of fertility
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