So You Say You Wanna Norse God Incarnate...
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Arilou,
Posted on: 2011-02-12 18:59 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
I should note that cultic statues of Frey usually depict him with a hug erection.
And we're not talking about the architectural kind.
"Men strunt �r strunt och snus �r snus
om ock i gyllne dosor.
Och rosor i ett sprucket krus
�r st�ndigt alltid rosor."
Okay, Steelclaw, get to work. You've got a lot more to go on:
Egypt: Anubis, Atum-Re, Bastet, Geb, Horus, Isis, Kebauet, Osiris, Ptah, Set, Sobek, and Thoth.
Aztec: Huitzilopochtli, Miclántecuhtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc, Tlazoltéotl, and Xipe Totec.
Vodu: Agwe, Baron Samedi, Damballa, Erzulie, Kalfu, Legba, Ogoun, and Shango.
Ireland: Aengus, Brigid, The Dagda, Danu, Dian Cecht, Lugh, Manannán mac Lir, The Morrígan, Nuada and Ogma.
China: Chang'e, Fuxi, Guan Yu, Guanyin, Houyi, Huang Di, Nezha, Nüwa, Shennong, Sun Wukong, Xiwangmu and Yanluo.
India: Agni, Brahma, Ganesha, Indra, Kali, Lakshmi, Parvati, Sarasvati, Shiva, Surya, Vishnu and Yama.
Persia: Anahita, Ard, Haoma, Mah, Mithra, Sraosha, Tishtrya, Vahram, Vayu and Zam.
Now, add some... non-standard pantheons to the mix. I think Britannia (UK), Marianne (France), and Rodina-Mat (Russia) are all good candidates for godhood. 
Then Uncle Sam and John Bull can go hang out. Or get into a bar brawl, either way.
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
Now, add some... non-standard pantheons to the mix. I think Britannia (UK), Marianne (France), and Rodina-Mat (Russia) are all good candidates for godhood.
Then Uncle Sam and John Bull can go hang out. Or get into a bar brawl, either way. |
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Thor is more of a heroic brute. He was something of a berserker after all.
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That, and scrappers don't get a hammer.
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Originally Posted by Hydrofoil_Zero
Thor is more of a heroic brute. He was something of a berserker after all.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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Originally Posted by Steelclaw
Balder: Fairest of the gods. Despite being a little light in the loafers, Balder was actually a keen warrior and possessed of near invulnerability. Unfortunately he was killed in action by a blind archer. So
. Invulnerability good
Luck
not so much.
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Blind archer? That's generous for a guy who made a game out of getting things thrown at him.
I would have thought anyone with this God as a patron would have Yuletide and Christmas as their major weakness.
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And you're misinterpreting it too
 Love, beauty and sensuality doesn't = ****** clothes |
But the low-cut top in your avatar is not "****** clothes" despite the modern context.
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Originally Posted by Siolfir
Priest or priestess in that climate, sure - but Freya herself? Not well known for modesty... (see: how she got her necklace)
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At least it wasn't a pearl necklace.
Norse tends to be my pantheon of choice when it comes to looking at names. Thanks for inspiring altitis by giving me a few more!
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I started reading this list and the tune to the Beach Boys' song "Kokomo" got stuck in my head:|
Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
Egypt: Anubis, Atum-Re, Bastet, Geb, Horus, Isis, Kebauet, Osiris, Ptah, Set, Sobek, and Thoth.
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The Beach Boys:
Aruba, Jamaica
Oooh, I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama
Come on, pretty mama
Your list:
Anubis, Atum-Re
Bastet, Geb and Horus
Isis, Kebauet
Osiris, Set and Sobek
I knew the Egyptian pantheon had the sand, but who knew they surfed??
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
Why not the Celtic pantheon to tie in with some of the Croatoa content?
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You forgot Magni and Modi, Thor's sons by Sif. I get em mixed up but one was the God of Strength (he was the only other being able to pick up Mjolnir) and the other was the Patron God of Berserkers.
But my vote for the next pantheon you go through is ..... CTHULHU!
Yeah it's pretty much all villain incarnates and yeah they would all be verifiably insane....and yeah I know we don't have octopus heads coming in the Animal Pack, but I can dream can't I?
PS: And the best part is that its all public domain like all other religions! (There is a few jokes in there but I fear the flamewar I may start).
Edited: to add a PS.
My 50s:
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Captain Hit-Guy DM/Reg Scrap - Freedom
Prime-Minister ILL/TA Troller - Freedom
Ultimate Minister Inv/SS Tanker - Freedom
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Indeed. She is as much a Goddess of abundance (wealth) as beauty. And since She gets to choose from half the dead who died in battle, there is a clear connection to at least some aspects of war. Keep in mind that She was one of the most widely worshiped Goddess by the Nordic people, who were rather conservative. She was by no means the Goddess of sluts.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
You're misrepresenting Freya
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I also don't think Odin would be opposed to incarnates. Since a great deal of His time is preparing for Ragnarök (one can imagine The Coming Storm), I'm sure He would welcome all the help He can get.
But yeah, I would love to have the Norse Gods represented.
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I choose Odin Although MasterElemental was always a clone of Odin, this is him in full Odin form
The rest of the time he looks like a Gandalf wannabe.
The mysterious old, decripid man that walks unnoticed in Midgard, who puts tasks to mortals and Gods alike. A man with many names who nobody recognizes as Odin.
And he has been doing this for a long time.
You got it it backwords. I love Tolkien and specially Gandalf (wizards), but I'd rather say that Gandalf looks alot like Odin (minus the eye thing). Thus Gandalf is a Odin Wannabe.
(Although Gandalf do take more care and have more love for the people in Midgard.)
Hmm you missed Jormundgard, Fenris, Hunin and Munin, Gere and Freke (the two wolves of Odin), Skade (quick english translation "damage/hurt".. by hurt you get wise... I know... poor translation from a norwegian proverb), she was the wife of the father to Freya and Frey, the god of waters (fish etc); Njord.
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