Mythology: tell us about your favourite gods/goddesses!

[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.

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....

I've learned more history through SATW an Hetalia then every history class I've ever taken XD

[xSilverPhinx]

Favourite god number 1: The Asmo.

Favourite god number 2: Athena (beat me to it, scissorlegs)

Favourite god number 3: Proteus
I just think the guy is awesome. 

[Tom62]

My favourite Goddess is Kali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali) the multi-armed Goddess of Time and Change.

At the dissolution of things, it is Kāla [Time] Who will devour all, and by reason of this He is called Mahākāla [an epithet of Lord Shiva], and since Thou devourest Mahākāla Himself, it is Thou who art the Supreme Primordial Kālika. Because Thou devourest Kāla, Thou art Kāli, the original form of all things, and because Thou art the Origin of and devourest all things Thou art called the Adya [the Primordial One]. Re-assuming after Dissolution Thine own form, dark and formless, Thou alone remainest as One ineffable and inconceivable. Though having a form, yet art Thou formless; though Thyself without beginning, multiform by the power of Maya, Thou art the Beginning of all, Creatrix, Protectress, and Destructress that Thou art

[Asmodean]

Favourite god number 1: The Asmo.

YES!

You see, THIS... This is good. Priceless even. 

The Asmo may even postpone the blood sacrifice in his honour for a minute or two, so he can behold and contemplate his own greatness! 

[Amicale]

My favourite Goddess is Kali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali) the multi-armed Goddess of Time and Change.

At the dissolution of things, it is Kāla [Time] Who will devour all, and by reason of this He is called Mahākāla [an epithet of Lord Shiva], and since Thou devourest Mahākāla Himself, it is Thou who art the Supreme Primordial Kālika. Because Thou devourest Kāla, Thou art Kāli, the original form of all things, and because Thou art the Origin of and devourest all things Thou art called the Adya [the Primordial One]. Re-assuming after Dissolution Thine own form, dark and formless, Thou alone remainest as One ineffable and inconceivable. Though having a form, yet art Thou formless; though Thyself without beginning, multiform by the power of Maya, Thou art the Beginning of all, Creatrix, Protectress, and Destructress that Thou art

Ah, yes, Kali. I actually first heard about her when I read Christopher Moore's fabulous book, 'The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal'.  In the story, without giving anything away, Biff and Joshua rescue some children from a sacrifice to Kali. It's a fun tale indeed.

[pytheas]

Shiva and his ignorance dwarfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja

orgies carnavals and intoxications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus

all the egyptians as seen by this comic and by LSD in a visit there
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Foire_aux_immortels

teonanacatl, peyote and yopo as "spiritual" plants

they just feel good http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi

women geting impregnatedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf

innana, ishtar, aphrodite, venus, the olympians,

celtic trees and white goddess

the river of the tao

the nothing of  Zen

[Sweetdeath]

Yay, a fun thread! THere are so many.
Mainly Greek, Norse, and Shinto gods are my fav. I also love Hindu ; such as Kali and Shiva.

Obsessed with angels like Lucifer and Michael.
I read a lot about many Shinto ghosts. Let's see, Izanagi and his children are my favorites. Susanoo, Tsukiyomi, and Amaterasu.

Greek:
Aires, Artemis, Aphrodite.

<3 so many cool mythological gods.

[Guardian85]

Then there is Bishamonten, the Japanese god of war. An armoured bad-ass and one of the "seven gods of fortune".

[Sweetdeath]

Then there is Bishamonten, the Japanese god of war. An armoured bad-ass and one of the "seven gods of fortune".

Are you sure you are not the spirit of Uesugi Kenshin? XD

[Guardian85]

Reincarnation, perhaps.

Always preferred the stories of the Ten Braves of the Sanada clan, though.

[Sweetdeath]

Reincarnation, perhaps.

Always preferred the stories of the Ten Braves of the Sanada clan, though.

I'm an Oda clan type of guy. Love all the stories about him and Akechi Mitsuhide. Ahh, good times.

[Asmodean]

Know what you're talking about, The Asmo of The Asmoclan does not.  ???

[history_geek]

Know what you're talking about, The Asmo of The Asmoclan does not.  ???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods

They are basically seven gods, each with their own domain, and they are seen as "good" in Japanese folklore and such.

Bishamonten is the God of Warriors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uesugi_Kenshin

A warlord during the Sengoku Jidai, or Warring States Period, who was apparently believed to have been an Avatar of Bishamonten.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanada_Ten_Braves

A group of ninjas from Clan Sanada, who made it into popular culture in novels written in the Edo Period (1603 to 1868)...

Sounds like an interesting bunch though...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga

Perhaps the most famous member of the Oda Clan, a successful warlord, who in the end was killed in a fire set by an old friend....(apparently most of his "friends" were people who tried to kill Nobunaga at least once....something that was turned into something of a pun in the manga "Drifters", where he is one of the main characters...)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akechi_Mitsuhide

The afore mentioned "friend"

Ahhh, ancient Japan just rules

[Asmodean]

Ahhh, ancient Japan just rules

Hm...In the eye of the beholder, I guess...

Thanks for the info though. Now, Asmo of The Asmoclan knows and can plot against 

[Sweetdeath]

Sorry Asmo,  i'm a huge Japanese history nerd. XD
Sometime we should speak on aim if you has it, Guardian.
I'm Mana Murata