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Although my personal favorite is Artemis....
Although.. Zeus slept around, didn't he have like 15 kids with 7 different women?
Ares, Artemis, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and so forth were the Greek names.
But if I was forced to worship a god, it would be Zeus or Poseidon
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Originally posted by Kennatsu:
If the Olympian(Roman or Greek) Gods came over to Norrath and killed them all, then took over, which one would you worship?
But, Vesta, Flora, Venus, or Ceres probably...
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Originally posted by Pyscho_Pike:
...Now if they were the Norse gods thats a differnt story :P
ODIN! 
Lightning is cool.
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Originally posted by Pyscho_Pike:
I'm sorry but.. I just couldn't Bring Myself to worship the greek/roman gods...They are well just pansies...Now if they were the Norse gods thats a differnt story :P
True, but Norse Gods have a lifespan, as opposed to the Olympians, who were truly immortal =)
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Originally posted by Kennatsu:
True, but Norse Gods have a lifespan, as opposed to the Olympians, who were truly immortal =)
No diety is immortal. True, Norse gods could be killed by normal means, but any god can die just by having all his/her followers stop believing. No worship and no belief means true death for any god or goddess. That's why we label the above gods as 'Mythology' rather than 'Religion'
>_<
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Originally posted by Arrenn Lightblade:
I forget the name, but he's the god of wine.
Bacchus?
~thinks~
A.K.A. Dionyisis...(sp?)
He's also the god of theater.
And last year I spent too much time reading Greek/Roman Tragedy..... 
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Norse: Tyr
Tyr ownz you biatch
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Originally posted by KaeniaIrae:
No diety is immortal. True, Norse gods could be killed by normal means, but any god can die just by having all his/her followers stop believing. No worship and no belief means true death for any god or goddess. That's why we label the above gods as 'Mythology' rather than 'Religion'
>_<
A Drysart can not be harmed by conventional weapons.
I would worship Hades and Persephone. They seemed the ones that head their heads on straight out of the whole bunch.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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However, if I was a Ranger, Diana/Artemis would be perfect... She's the Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt.
And Demitri, that's an understatement, Zeus allegedly slept with like 100+ Women, LMAO... Virtually every Greek Myth is incomplete till Zeus has slept with a women who's not Hera....
I picture him like Bill Clinton, and I picture Hera a lot like Hillary, but less tolerant.
*grins* Spiritual mother: Persephone. Father: Zeus. Seem pretty real to me
he is the one of the few gods who really earned his place he fought for it
I always felt sorry for Hades, destined to reign over the dead. I never thought the dead were afraid of him, or that he was cruel, so it was rather unfair they held him in the regard they did, because he was probably an okay guy. Okay as far as the gods go, at least.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
so what if hes norse who asked you anyway :P
Athena, though...Wisdom. I like her. Honorable, just, wise. Everything good about war, applied for all the right reasons.
Aphrodite...ugh...self-centered little tart. So dependent on the physical aspect of love (being the most beautiful got her into places she otherwise couldn't in my opinion) and she had a devoted husband, but cheated on him with ARES of all people CONSTANTLY until Hephaestus finally had enough and constructed a magic bed that caught them in the act and he paraded them publically around Olympus, turning his embarassment into his triumph. I hate Aphrodite.
Hephaestus...I have a lot of respect for him. Crippled when he got between his arguing parents, he didn't let his crippled legs be a disability. He created two mechanical men to help him about, and excelled in the art of creation. Yeah he was the Greek world's greatest weaponsmith, but in the end I don't think he spent all his time making weapons. I think of him as the kindly inventor who creates things to benefit all, but who in times of need applies his accomplishments to the field of war.
Apollo...eh...don't like the guy, don't hate him. Definitely takes after Zeus in the jealously department...but otherwise doesn't seem so bad.
Artemis...tragic. Lost the only guy she cared for when Apollo got pissed that she wasn't hanging out with him, basically. You have to respect her, though...once she swore off all men she stuck to it, and was focused into being the greatest hunter (male or female) ever. Dedication is cool.
Hera...I dunno. On one hand, it's nice to see one of the major deities actually faithful to their marriage vows (the other goddesses are either sluts like Aphrodite or virgins like Artemis and Athena...Hera and Zeus have two children). And on one hand I can't really blame her attempts on the lives of Zeus's flings and illegitimate children. It's not like she's a jerk...or you get the impression she's okay (she IS the goddess of women, mothers, wives, and other women we all love after all) aside from her loathing of the people Zeus cheats on her with.
Hades got a raw deal. Cold and emotionless...well...gee...if you got the rawest deal ever how would YOU act? No-one likes the guy because they associate him with their death, and it seems like every major hero in Greek mythology is trying to put one over on him. Persephone wouldn't even give him the time of day at first. Did he smell? No. He was the God of Death and the Underworld. Hades got shafted big time.
Poseidon...Uhm...don't mess with the King of the Oceans. Greeks didn't realize it, but Poseidon would in fact rule more of the Earth's surface than anyone else. To quote Aquaman "Don't even THINK of messing with the King of Atlantis"
Dionysus...gotta love a guy who knows how to party.
Let's see...Norse mythology? hrm. good question. I like Balder. He's very paladin-like. Yeah Thor's tougher, but keep in mind that in Norse mythology Thor is red-haired, dull-witted, solves everything by fighting. He gets tricked by Loki or the Bad Guy Du Jour on a regular basis and almost caused the end of the world when he went fishing with a giant when he hooked Jormundgandr (the Midgard World Serpent) and was pulling so hard to real the monster in that he almost pulled the beast's tail from its jaws. Thor was a dumbass.
Tyr's cool. Gotta respect Tyr...dude lost a hand doing the right thing.
Actually I like Loki...He's the typical villain...never gives up, and ends up setting off Ragnarok. Too bad about Heimdall...
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Originally posted by Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael:
Ares was the Original d00d in my opinion. He was whiny, he bitched about EVERYTHING, he caused trouble, and he was obviously over-twinked. There's not a damned thing respectable about Ares. He represented every dishonorable, dirty, savage, bloody thing about war. Hence the fact he hung out with Discord, etc
At least he tended to get what's coming to him. I seem to remember several occasions where he ended up humiliated, one in particular where he was shoved into a vase and trapped there for quite some time, as well as the Hephaestus and Aphordite legend you mentioned, not to mention several others. There's nothing better than an cowardly idiot getting their just desserts.
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Not only because he's Lord of the Dead, but he's also kinda a loner with few social skills (like me). Heck, he had to kidnap his wife.
He also had some of the coolest minions. Cerberus, the harpies, that one thing with the thing...
