Mythology: tell us about your favourite gods/goddesses!

[Asmodean]

I would prefer to identify myself with Heimdall. The gift of foresight, battle skills and connoseur of the finer things in life.

And he gets to kill Loki at Ragnarok.

Doesn't Loki get to kill him right back?

[Amicale]

Bilious

The "Oh God of Hangovers," who gets all of the bad effects of drinking even though he has never touched a drop. He has a supreme dislike of people who drink heavily, especially if they don't appear to suffer from a hangover the next day; understandably so, since the reason that they have not, in fact, suffered a hangover, is because he has suffered it instead.

He appears in "Hogfather," where he decides to drop his duties as the Oh God of Hangovers and become holiday relief for other gods. He also begins dating one of the many Tooth Fairies and still exists because of her belief in him.

LOL, I love Terry Pratchett. *grin* +1 for Tank!

I'm really enjoying your answers, everyone!

[Guardian85]

I would prefer to identify myself with Heimdall. The gift of foresight, battle skills and connoseur of the finer things in life.

And he gets to kill Loki at Ragnarok.

Doesn't Loki get to kill him right back?

Details, details... 

[Too Few Lions]

Dionysos, for giving us the joys of wine, and promoting inebriation, pleasure and festivity throughout the world (not enough gods do that kind of thing!)

plus he rode a leopard, and that's quite a cool thing to do.

[Siz]

Athene of course.

Wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.

Hmmm, I think that covers it...!

[The Magic Pudding]

plus he rode a leopard, and that's quite a cool thing to do.

I think high level inebriation would be required to raise my enthusiasm sufficiently to undertake such an activity.
Perhaps if I'd run out of drink and I didn't want to risk the police pulling my car over, I might try riding a leopard to the bottle shop.

[Too Few Lions]

I think high level inebriation would be required to raise my enthusiasm sufficiently to undertake such an activity.
Perhaps if I'd run out of drink and I didn't want to risk the police pulling my car over, I might try riding a leopard to the bottle shop.

maybe that's why he did it. Dionysos was out merry-making with his maenads and satyrs one night, having had one krater too many of his favourite vino, when he saw a leopard, and thought, 'Fuck it, I can ride that baby, looks like fun!'

[Asmodean]

I still think The Asmo, the god of clowns and pottery, is the most kickass of them all. Followed closely by Ba'al from Stargate SG1. 

[Guardian85]

Dionysos, for giving us the joys of wine, and promoting inebriation, pleasure and festivity throughout the world (not enough gods do that kind of thing!)

plus he rode a leopard, and that's quite a cool thing to do.

I rate him a close second.

[Buddy]

There is a lady on DeviantArt who does pictures of Nordic mythology. I love the way she visualizes and describes them.

[Traveler]

There is a lady on DeviantArt who does pictures of Nordic mythology. I love the way she visualizes and describes them.

What? No link???

[MariaEvri]

Dionysos, for giving us the joys of wine, and promoting inebriation, pleasure and festivity throughout the world

for one week every September, we have the wine festival. Started out as a dyonisus celebration at the ancient years but now its just a festival with FREE WINE

[Ecurb Noselrub]

mistake

[Buddy]

There is a lady on DeviantArt who does pictures of Nordic mythology. I love the way she visualizes and describes them.

What? No link???

http//www.humon.deviantart.com

Should work. I had to type it from memory.

[history_geek]

There is a lady on DeviantArt who does pictures of Nordic mythology. I love the way she visualizes and describes them.

What? No link???

http//www.humon.deviantart.com

Should work. I had to type it from memory.

http://humon.deviantart.com/

That one certainly worked 

On related note, does anyone else read "Scandinavian and the World"?

Linkity-link: http://satwcomic.com/the-world

Also, I think I'll go with any old Finnish pagan god; Ukko, Tapio, Mielikki, Ahti, Ilmarinen....