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 No.3172

Tell me what sort of god you have ascended to Anon.

 No.3182

Aetherial.

Major Themes:

Love and Defense

Minor Themes:

The Moon, Creativity, Marriage


 No.3192

File: 99b4df4561014d5⋯.jpg (181.3 KB, 824x1200, 103:150, 1495235968360.jpg)

>>3172

Venus Castina

Aetherial Goddess (male)

(Actually the God of Traps)

Son of Venus the Celestial and an unknown mortal. This unknown mortal died during Orgasm and was reincarnated as his own son. Venus Castina Is both his own father and son.

Major Themes:

Fertility and Love

Minor Themes:

Beauty, Flowers, and Creativity

https://steemit.com/@voxxe


 No.3194

>Elendi

Male, Celestial

The god of Wisdom, Order, Defence and the Sun

also rules over Justice and Health


 No.3195

File: 046882f93ea5aa9⋯.png (8.06 KB, 230x240, 23:24, Coloured_Lambda.png)

>>3192

Here's my re-roll

Sparta

Sparta was the mythical Queen and Mother of Sparta… but she was never a Goddess until her apotheosis upon the subjugation of Athena, who represented Athens. With the defeat of Athena at the hands of Sparta, Athena was relegated to the position of Sparta's personal slave. No Goddess could be slave to a mortal, no matter how great, and so Sparta was elevated to a position above Athena who was said to be the only God that could challenge Zeus for the Throne of Heaven. With the aid of Athena and Hera, Sparta overthrew Zeus (but allowed him to remain) to be the Celestial Queen of Heaven in the Hellenistic pantheon.'

After this, the new hierarchy from greatest to least on Mount Olympus was as follows:

Sparta, Hera, Athena, Artemis, Ares, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Hestia, Hephaestus, Hermes, Dionysus, Poseidon, Zeus, Hades.

Sparta is the Celestia Goddess of the Sun, Offense, Wisdom, and Death. She also rules over the Moon, and Beauty.

Other Gods in the Hellenistic pantheon will have to surrender these rulerships or accept subordinate status in them if they wish to remain in the the new Olympus.


 No.3200

File: 15ec3945b58f426⋯.jpg (1.71 MB, 1920x1350, 64:45, 1495238073694.jpg)

>>3195

Overtime, Sparta eclipses the rest of the Gods in worship, to the point that for the Spartan Empire, she is almost a monotheistic deity absorbing the powers of the other gods, relegating them to the status of avatars or messengers (angels), who only have power through Sparta, although still technically Gods. The one exception is Athena, Sparta's defeated former enemy who she takes as her wife/consort, and a symbol of the new unified Hellenism.

The Goddess Sparta is now synonymous with the Spartan Empire. The Spartan Empire personified. One cannot be a Spartan resident let alone citizen without being faithful.

The Empire is Matriarchal but not anti-male. It's just that men's place in society is in the Military. The head of state, the Emperor, even has to be male. The sitting Emperor is chosen by the High Priestess (a position passed from mother to her favorite daughter) and must be both a veteran from a victorious campaign, and the current reigning champion of the (reformed) Olympic games held every 4 years, thus the seat of Emperor changes hands relatively often except in rare times of peace. Real power in Sparta is held by the Mother's of the strongest and smartest Spartan men (again decided by the Olympic games) who sit on the Imperial Council, and the Imperial Mother and Empress, the Emperor's mother and wife respectively.

In order to maintain the Matriarchy, each boy leaves his mother at 10 to be wed to one of his mother's friends, who will use sex to shape him into the ideal Spartan man. Spartan society is both polygamous and polyandrous.


 No.3201

File: 08c7c9dc9e8754b⋯.jpg (431.08 KB, 1024x576, 16:9, 08c7c9dc9e8754ba4a0c9c2ca4….jpg)

>>3195

The faithful of Sparta take the initiative, and are both fearless and wise. The sun guides them, the moon watches over them, and beauty embraces them. Supremacy is their struggle, and in this external struggle, they are perfect.

My faith inspires great deeds and my faithful worthy of conquering worlds.


 No.3202

File: bbb942cebc8f77e⋯.jpg (215.77 KB, 1600x900, 16:9, 69719047-sparta-wallpapers.jpg)

>>3201

>It's just that men's place in society is in the Military.

The one exception to this is if a boy's wife doesn't want to send him to war… she can, with his consent and that of his mother's, castrate him, after which point he would live as a woman. The ONE exception to this is if he is a natural trap blessed by Aphrodite and able to pass unnoticed as a woman without such a procedure, then he will be permitted to live as a woman.


 No.3210

>>3172

Virum Dominum

>Ascension

Celestial

>Major Themes

Death, so I can create an afterlife for my followers.

Agriculture, so my people will have plentiful food to both eat and trade.

Nature, to counteract any negative effects of agriculture, also for plentiful wild life and clean air.

Defense, it's the best offence.

>Miner themes.

Health and marriage. So my people will reproduce and spread. I am the god of life, love, and death. I watch over my people and take care of them. Someday, I will call a human woman to ascend to the godly plain, and I will wed her. But until then, I must care for my children.


 No.3287

>Ascension

Celestial

Appearance is of an ethereal loli with hair color of galaxies which flows to my knees, while being robed in celestial brocade in various styles changing it on my whim.

>Major themes

Death, my people will have an afterlife which i will create virtual world crafted to my followers desires and enrich their souls.

Magic, control of the elements of life will be granted to my devout.

Wisdom, refinement of knowledge which will be passed through the ages shall be granted to my devout.

The Sun, health and longevity of mind and body will be granted to my devout.

>Minor themes

The Moon, night need not be adverse to my devout.

Justice, for those who truly believe will understand with their whole being what is justice; Yet those who defile justice will lament their deeds; for my devout this will be true.


 No.4081

>>3172

>Celestial

>Major Themes

Weather

Death

The Sun

Fertility

>Minor Themes

Justice

Debauchery


 No.4919

Aetherial

Agriculture + Wisdom

Health, Crafts, The Home

COLONIZE THEM ALL!


 No.4925

We seem to have lots of Celestial and Aetherial gods in the pantheon so far. I'll fill out some lesser roles.

>Terrestrial

<Hunting

<Cunning

<Prophecy

<Creativity

<Crafts

<Justice

Mostly I'll just chill amongst humanity as a pseudo-hermit and won't interfere much. People are unlikely to guess I'm even a god, but they'll see evidence that I'm around if they pray or give offerings appropriately, mostly inspiration and bouts of extra luck. The Celestials get all the attention, the Aetherials get all the love and adoration, and I just kind of hang out and enjoy the ride. Pretty easy-going position, really.

>People looking to get a good kill when hunting will generally pay tribute, but I don't require it.

>>Probably won't do anything if they don't actually need the food or extra luck. Fair is fair, the animals should have a chance to exercise their right to live, too. If the hunter isn't a dick I'll throw them a minor blessing to keep them from getting mauled by a bear, though.

>Those looking to learn or create something will find their minds clearer and their enthusiasm/motivation go way up if they pray or offer before undertaking the task. I like to learn things and make things, may as well spread the love.

>>If it's a long one it may wear off and need a re-blessing; there's only so much I can do to make your chosen art of "checker-piece chiseling" interesting to you for so long with just one go.

>People under my area of influence will be encouraged to be good and do the right thing. It won't be strictly enforced, but good people will be rewarded and career assholes don't get fancy benefits.

>Prophecy is one of the benefits. Though mostly for my own use, good people asking for help with knowing something may just be given a glimpse of the future. Even if it is kind of cryptic, it's more than most mortals will ever see. I'm unlikely to have an Oracle unless there's a need for one or I want to reward a truly devout, upstanding follower. They don't have to accept the offer, of course. No ichor out my back if they don't.

>A sharp mind and silver tongue are assets, regardless of how you use them. Though being good is the ideal, I also know that things are not black-and-white; a starving child with no love in the world may need to steal to get a meal, and a greedy noble who thinks they're above the laws of creation may need to be taken down a few pegs. Maybe you want to avoid an argument with an insane relative and so just tell them that, yes, the robe looks fine on them. Cunning coupled with Justice makes for some interesting Chaotic Good plays.

>>Those who remain good, not taking important keepsakes or more than what they need, may find the eye of Justice sorta… glances away from their smaller activities. There's bigger fish to fry. (You needed to eat, after all, and that cheating merchant DID have enough hundreds of ill-gotten coins that one or two coins wouldn't really be noticed.) Those who use their gifts for good may see a bit of luck sneak their way at those small, but oh-so important, moments when luck is the decider between success and death.


 No.4934

>>3172

I have this "god of joy" build in mind. Let's see if I can do it

>AEtherial

Most of the relevant domains are in the minor themes, but I feel like my influence would be too small as a terrestrial. That said it's kinda annoying that aetherials can only have 5 domains in general when the others get 6

>The sun

Giver of life and energy, and reliever of worries

>Love

Fertility feels like it should be either a minor domain or split between love and agriculture. Anyway, love of all kinds fit quite well: Love your friends, love your family, love your life

>debauchery

Having fun is not a sin. Who is the victim when you drink, assuming you don't beat or vomit on anybody? If you have sex for pleasure, what is the harm of it? These are actions that cause joy and not much else, and therefor are acts of good.

>entertainment

Joy in its purest form. Sing, dance, get together and have fun. Goes well with debauchery: eat, drink, and be merry.

>Creativity

A couple others were tempting, but I think I'm just going to go with this and then post another build for the ideas I got.

The name of this god is Gaudium (latin for joy. Because). His title is the god of joy and deals with pretty much everything that has ever made people happy. Love is a bit looser of a concept for his followers, and monogamy is a choice, rather than what you're expected. Having multiple partners means sharing your love with multiple people, which is cool, but the devotion of a monogamous relationship isn't frowned upon either. He actually has a monogamous relationship himself with the goddess of nature, which I'll post a build for after this

Gaudium isn't really into the whole sacrifice deal, but he does have a specific way to pray: you have to be smiling when you do it. This can make it difficult to pray when most need to, but at the same time, people most need to smile when it is hardest for them to… that said, it can be kinda creepy when his followers smile at very inappropriate times because they're praying.

He uses his avatar relatively often to do things like kick off parties, but doesn't generally stay for very long.


 No.4935

>>4934

The goddess of nature. Let's call her… Nazurri. It doesn't mean anything, I just thought it sounded cool. Anyway…

>Celestial

I feel the need for more majors than minors this time around

>Nature

The basis for this, or at least part of it. She loves all her creations, even the creepy crawlies

>Fertility

So love and fertility aren't both in the same deity, but at least they're both there, and together even!

>agriculture

Would be kinda weird to have nature without it. It still feels like they should be one in the same. Maybe if it was just nature a lot less things would be edible? I don't know.

>Weather

something of a throw-away. I needed a fourth major domain and it fits with the theme

>Health and beauty

Seasons and flowers would probably be more fitting, but they also seem much less useful. Instead, bask in the beauty of nature, and partake of it for health and longevity

Hmm… still no marriage domain in spite of them being married… eh, fuck it. Neither of them are particularly obsessed with monogamy. We're talking about Mr. Sex-for-reasons-other-than-procreation and Mrs. entire-season-devoted-to-mating here. The fact that they're true to eachother says less about them and more about the other options


 No.4937

Rex Asger, God of Glory

Celestial

>Order

>The Sun

>Offense

>Defense

>The Home

>Justice


 No.4960

Celestial God

Major Themes:

The Sun

Wisdom

Order

Death

Minor Themes:

Creativity

Justice

I'm making Christian Rome (but not shit)

Long life and health, Technology and philosophy, Stability, and No need to fear death. Creativity and Justice just enhance the effects.

Forget Numbers, forget warriors,

"Whatever happens, we have got

The Maxim gun, and they have not."

-Hilaire Belloc

With this combo we're going for some combination of tech and culture. Essentially the stability of feudalism with the cultural power of the greek city states.

On further thought I might have actually just made ancient china.


 No.5607

File: 9eebe852fe11ad4⋯.jpg (150.86 KB, 640x981, 640:981, e4f40806a8afb57fd6619a2a7e….jpg)

>>3172

Celestial

Major Themes:

Fertility, Love, Agriculture, and Defense

Minor Themes:

Marriage, and The Home

They might not the strongest, not the smartest, but they are the most populous.

Fertility + Love

produces high birthrate, highly sociable, High moral while defending their loved ones

Love + Defense

Super aggressive protectors, indivisible, jingoistic nationalism.

>>3195

COME AT ME BRO


 No.5616

Celestial

>Major

Death

Magic

Order

Wisdom

>Minor

Prophecy

Crafts

A god of knowledge of all sorts. My order of wizard priests will also be necromancers so they can call upon the knowledge of the dead. A major tenet of the religion will be to accumulate as much knowledge and skill that you can so that you can bring it with you into the afterlife where it can be called upon by the living via necromantic magics.

My society will be will ordered in an autocratic system. The Autarch and other high ranking positions will be appointed by my oracle who will meditate on my riddles to determine what men will best be able to lead my society.


 No.5653

Terrestrial ascension.

Themes: Entertainment, Cunning, Creativity, Crafts, Trading, and Beauty.

I will drive my people to move forward and create, exchanging ideas with all they meet. Their beauty will inspire great works of art. Their entertainers will be my ambassadors to the world. Their cunning, creativity, and craftsmanship will bring forth great advancements at an accelerated pace. To achieve my blessing, they must demonstrate a sharp, critical mind by questioning what the holy men tell them. I will convince my followers that I am a myth of their own creation, designed to be the perfect picture of what they aspire to.


 No.5686

Aetherial

Major:

Wisdom and magic

Minor:

Crafts, trading, and creativity

I represent the skilled mind, of knowledge both mundane and occult. I would guide my people to levels of great influence and power not by bloodshed and war, but by free trade and technological and magical superiority. So any other land has the option of coming in peace and profit or trying to use force and being annihilated in self-defense.

Civilizations that worship me will reach heights of knowledge, culture, magic, and economic prosperity that would put the rest that haven't converted to shame.

The learned craftsmen, who creates fine items of great magical power. The scholar, with deep hunger to understand the world around him. The merchant, that applies knowledge and wisdom of people and the world to satisfy desires and needs. The mage, who used his will and hard won knowledge to bend the very fabric of the world as it is commonly known. These are my most precious followers.

(Names are hard so I didn't come up for one).


 No.5688

Hidden Muse of Technology and Prophecy

Female Terrestrial

Prophecy, Cunning, Creativity, Crafts, Beauty, Justice

Prophecy to see the future. Cunning, beauty, and creativity to suggest what I see to people in clever ways. If their main crop will be hit with a disease I will create or inspire art and stories featuring other crops to promote their popularity and reduce dependence on the one that will fail. If something important will be destroyed by some clever treachery I will inspire poetry or legends where that tactic is used so people will be aware of it. Beauty is a selfish choice, but will help influence people and avoid violence.

Crafts may help in a lot of ways. It synergises well with creativity for both inventions and art such as sculptures. A divine understanding of how to build things could allow me to better solve problems or inspire others to do so. If I see that a certain type of technology will help in future problems I could inspire people to take up that technology. Without crafts and creativity I might not realize that a certain advancement could solve the problem and is reasonably within our reach.

Justice because it is something I aim to understand and promote.

Female, beautiful, and a young appearance that could pass for a child or adult as needed. People will take me less seriously without outright hatred and I could play the part of a likable ditz if needed. Ideally others will believe that my inspiration comes from themselves or other gods. If I do well I will have the life of a lovable nobody among a strong and just people.


 No.5694

>Middle option does not give you 6 themes, only five

Well, fuck that! I'm forcing a change upon the middle! Now I can pick three major themes and three minor themes. My themes are:

<Major

>Fertility

>Love

>Defense

<Minor

>Marriage

>Home

>Beauty

I am Best God, god of wholesome, god of family and love, and god of WAIFUS. Under me, all shall be one big family. Under me, you are all my children. I will care for you, if you believe in me. And I'll totally hook you up with a hot chick, bro, no worries. Just be faithful to both her AND me, and everything will be just perfect. Make love, not war.


 No.6355

>>3172

Celestial.

Major Themes: Fertility, Love, Death, and Defense.

Minor Themes: Health and The Home.

I am a Goddess whose favored civilization is heavily equipped to be on the receiving end of a siege and come out on top.

whilst I don't have Nature, Agriculture, Weather or Hunting I do have the most of the components needed for a post war baby-boom.

even if I face a God of Wisdom and Offensive my followers have superior cohesion from Defense and Love not to mention with Love I have allies. whilst I don't have Trading I am pretty sure I can make Mutual Defense Pacts for trading/crafts.

eventually I will absorb other Sponsored nations become the head of my Pantheon and I will bring my followers to the stars.

as for a names: my starting town (and later empire) is called Selma.

Petra Nydia is the name on the defender's lips.


 No.6356

>>5694

>>6355

teamup? I mean most of our choices are reduntant but we do need SOME manner of redunacy if either Sparta or the barbarians try to attack us? I am 6355 BTW.


 No.8748

>Aetherial:

>Magic, Agriculture

>Entertainment, Health, Flowers.

Hippie god. Magical crops and flowers that are beautiful and make you far healthier and happier.

Worship me by planting something, and then feel the "magic" happen as that fruit you just ate makes you feel better than ever before. Also entertainment because maybe my magic will get advanced enough for me to make computers or whatever


 No.8751

File: 252ee0732abb949⋯.jpg (2.5 MB, 1400x5900, 14:59, 1.jpg)

File: 2f4ac5eb85993b7⋯.jpg (973.72 KB, 1400x4000, 7:20, 2.jpg)

File: de47d51045e4be4⋯.png (70.8 KB, 315x316, 315:316, 25.png)

My followers are gonna fuck ALL the mythical beasts.


 No.8816

File: 9bcae24b23966b0⋯.png (56.59 KB, 228x255, 76:85, 219343c240d1e3da4fa1a23da3….png)

>>3172

<Celestial

The First Mother, Matriarch of Heaven

>DEATH

The primary reason people need religion.

>FERTILITY

Women that believe will have children, those that don't will not, and thus the believers will inherit the earth. In this civilization, the Mother-Child relationship is paramount, and children do not leave their Mother's household until her death.

>THE SUN

A clear and present symbol of power and time. What personalities will form, and what will they accomplish with their long lives under the sun.

>WISDOM

While I would like to chose NATURE, I fear my people getting too complacent in the paradise I would create for them. Thus, I grant them the thirst for knowledge that they too, in time, would ascend to the celestial plane as my children.

>THE MOON

By being the ruler of the lights of day and night I am nearly always 'physically present.'

>BEAUTY

Without beauty, would life have meaning?

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 No.8817

>>8816

<Aetherial

Eldest Daughter of the First Mother

>Love

>Defense

>The Home

>Health

>Creativity


 No.8818

>>8817

<Aetherial

Eldest Son of the First Mother

>Agriculture

>Order

>Prophecy

>Crafts

>Justice


 No.8819

>>8818

<Aetherial

Second Son of the First Mother

>Nature

>Offense

>Hunting

>Cunning

>Trading


 No.8820

>>8819

<Aetherial

Second Daughter of the First Mother

>Weather

>Magic

>Entertainment

>Debauchery

>Flowers


 No.8821

File: 19f0c6ddc4ba393⋯.jpg (947.19 KB, 800x1133, 800:1133, 4cd93667244d69b04f177714b4….jpg)

>>8816

>>8817

>>8818

>>8819

>>8820

This is my Pantheon.




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