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# Gods & Pantheons

## Fantasy Historical Pantheons

The Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical Earth religions. Mix and match these deities outside of a historical context to serve your game's needs.

### Egyptian Pantheon

These gods are a dynasty of an ancient divine family, heirs to the rulership of the cosmos. They maintain the universal forces of truth, justice, law, and order. As kings and queens lead their vassals, these gods guide their worshippers through mortality and beyond.

#### Table: Egyptian Deities

DEITY | SUGGESTED DOMAINS | SYMBOL
--- | --- | ---
Anubis, god of judgment and guide to the dead | Death | Black jackal
Bast, goddess of cats and vengeance | War | Cat
Hathor, goddess of love, music, and motherhood | Life, Light | Horned cow
Isis, goddess of fertility and magic | Knowledge, Life | Ankh and star
Nephthys, goddess of death and grief | Death | Horns around a lunar disk
Osiris, god of nature and the underworld | Life, Nature | Crook and flail
Ptah, god of crafts and secrets | Crafting, Knowledge | Bull
Ra, god of the sun, ruler of the gods | Life, Light | Solar disk encircled by serpent
Set, god of darkness and disaster | Tempest, Trickery | Coiled cobra
Sobek, god of water | Nature, Tempest | Crocodile head
Thoth, god of knowledge and wisdom | Knowledge | Ibis

### Greek Pantheon

These gods rule from a sky-high mountain realm called Olympus, but they are far from removed from mortal affairs. Deities of this pantheon possess terrifying power over natural forces but are ruled by all-too-human passions that cause them to perpetually bicker, fall in love, and war with one another—often at the expense of mortal bystanders caught in their wake.

#### Table: Greek Deities

| DEITY | SUGGESTED DOMAINS | SYMBOL | | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------- | | Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty | Light | Seashell | | Apollo, god of light, music, and healing | Knowledge, Life, Light | Lyre | | Ares, god of war and strife | War | Spear | | Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth | Life, Nature | Bow and | arrow on lunar disk | | Athena, goddess of wisdom and civilization | Knowledge, War | Owl | | Demeter, goddess of agriculture | Life, Nature | Cornucopia ( | horn-of-plenty) | | Dionysus, god of mirth and wine | Life | Thyrsus (staff tipped with a | pinecone) | | Hades, god of the underworld | Death | Black ram | | Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon | Knowledge, Trickery | Setting | moon | | Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft | Crafting | Hammer and anvil | | Hera, goddess of family and intrigue | Life, Trickery | Peacock feather | | Hermes, god of travel and commerce | Trickery | Caduceus (winged staff | and serpents) | | Pan, god of nature | Nature | Syrinx (pan pipes) | | Poseidon, god of the sea | Tempest | Trident | | Zeus, god of the sky, ruler of the gods | Tempest | Lightning bolt |

### Norse Pantheon

These gods hold court over harsh lands that can claim the lives of mortals not strong or clever enough to survive. This struggle is mirrored in the pantheon's cosmic struggle: perpetual warfare against forces working to end everything. Their powers and bombastic personalities reflect the strong leadership and decisive action required to survive, while embracing life's pleasures.

#### Table: Norse Deities

DEITY | SUGGESTED DOMAINS | SYMBOL
--- | --- | ---
Baldur, god of beauty and poetry | Life, Light | Gem-encrusted silver chalice
Forseti, god of justice and law | Light | Head of a bearded man
Freya, goddess of fertility and love | Life, Light | Falcon
Heimdall, god of watchfulness and loyalty | Light, War | Curling musical horn
Hel, goddess of the underworld | Death | Woman's face, rotting on one side
Loki, god of thieves and trickery | Trickery | Flame
Njord, god of sea and wind | Nature, Tempest | Gold coin
Sif, goddess of war | War | Raised sword
Odin, god of knowledge and war | Knowledge, War | Watching blue eye
Thor, god of thunder, strength, and war | Tempest, War | Hammer
Uller, god of hunting and winter | Nature | Longbow