DShomshak Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach, might be useful to FH GMs in designing gods for settings. Or at least the table of contents might be, as a source of divine types you might not have thought of: I Cosmogonical Deities 1 Primordial Beings 2 Male/Female Principle, Angdrogynous 3 Deities of the Universe, Space 4/5 Supreme Being, Great Spirit, High God/Creator Deities II Celestial Deities 6 Sky and Heaven Gods 7 Solar Gods: Dawn, Day, Light, Twilight, Eclipses 8 Lunar Gods: Eclipses 9 Gods of Night, Darkness 10 Stellar Gods: Constellations, Planets, Stars III Atmospheric Deities 11 Weather Gods: Thunder, Lightning, Rain, Wind, Rainbow, Drought IV Terrestrial Deities 12 Animal/Bird Gods 13 Earth Gods: Land, Soil, Earthquakes 14 Fire Gods: Elemental, Domestic 15 Fresh Water Gods: Rivers, Lakes, Irrigation, Curative Waters 16 Metals: Mines, Minerals, Treasures 17 Nature Gods: Forest, Hills, Mountains, Stones, Trees 18 Sea Gods: Surf and Coastline, Seafarers and Navigation V Life/Death Cycle Deities 19 Life: Birth, Procreation, Soul (in life). Longevity 20 Mankind: Men, Women, Children, Youth, Age 21 Fertility: Animal, Vegetable, Phallic 22 Disease Gods: Accident 23 Death Gods: The Dead, Soul (in death). Funereal, Embalming, Cemeteries 24 Afterworld/Underworld: Judgment, Soul (in death) 25 Resurrection/Rejuvination Deities VI Economic Activities 26 Agriculture/Vegetation Gods 27 Deities of Domesticated Animals 28 Fishing: Fish Gods, Water Animals 29 Household Gods: Doors, Hearth, Home, etc. 30 Hunting: Gods of Wild Animals 31 Roads and Locations: Crossroads, Boundaries, Gates, Travelers 32 Trades and Crafts: Merchants, Markets, Artisans 33 Gods of Wealth: Abundance, Plenty, Prosperity 34 Gods of Non-Wealth: Famine, Hunger, Poverty VII Socio-cultural Concepts 35 Abstract Deities 36 Arts: Music, Dancing, Poetry, Theater 37 Gods of the Cardinal Points 38 Culture: Teachers/Givers of, Lesser Creator Gods 39 Gods of Evil, Destructiveness 40 Gods of Destiny, Fate 41 Fortune: Luck, Good or Bad 42 Intellectual: Wisdom, Learning, Teaching, Scribes, Records, History 43 Justice: Law, Judgment, Equity, Government, Order, Morals, Oaths, Curses, Thieves 44 Love: Lust, Sexuality, Phallic, Lovers 45 Gods of Marriage 46 Medicine and Health: Body, Healing, Herbs, Senses 47 Pleasures: Happiness, Revelry, Festivals, Games 48 Gods of Time and Seasons: Calendar 49 Gods of War: Victory 50 Gods of Wine: Intoxicants, Narcotics, Drunkenness VIII Religion 51 Religious Activities: Rituals, Initiation, Ceremonials 52 Divination, Prophecy 53 Magic, Sorcery Okay, so you won't get detailed information about gods that you can crib. Even at more than 800 pages, there are so many gods the book can't give much more than a name and a source for more information, from the bibliography in the back. Here's an example, from a random page -- fire deities, as it happens. Sakhadai The god of fire of the Buriats. Also SakhidaiNoin, whose wife is Sakhala-Khatun. Siberia. (MacCulloch, 1964: 454; Klementz, 1925, 3: 4, II) Sakhala, Sakhala-Khatun The goddess and ruler of the fire with her husband Sakhadai (Sakhidai-Noin). The Buriats, Siberia. (MacCulloch, 1964: 454; Klementz, 1925,3:4) Sakhri nad, Chulahi nad The spirit of the hearth. The Oraon, India. (Roy, 1928: 72) Savul The fire-stick was deified as an individual god. Babylonia, Near East. (Sayce, 1898: 181) Setcheti An Egyptian fire god. (Budge, 1969, 1: 347) Sethlans Etruscan god of fire, god .of smiths—the artificer of the gods. Same as Vulcan, Hephaestus. Italy. (Rawlinson, 1885: 123;vonVacano, 1960: 19, 110;Pallottino, 1975: 142; Roscher, 1965, 4: 785) Shahli milo The god of fire, identified with the sun which is not addressed except as fire. The Choctaw Indians, Mississippi. (Spence, 1925, 3: 567-568) Shulawitsi The youthful god of fire and also of maize and hunting. He is a messenger for the sun. The Zuni, New Mexico. (Parsons, 1939: 175, 205; Tyier, 1964: 25; Stevenson, 1901/02: 33; Waters, 1950: 283-284) Best if you can find it in a library, but really, the table of contents is probably enough unless you're really into obscure anthropology. Dean Shomshak PhilFleischmann, Old Man, L. Marcus and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 I'll have to come back to this for the next worldbuilding superdraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Man Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 If you tell Hermit I'm telling him it was you who did the thing with the spaghetti! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hermit Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Sam, God of Identifying Weirdos, has spoken L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Man Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Bump, for obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 You actually came back! You fiend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Takes one to know one, spaghetti fiend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 ... Touché. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted May 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Bumped again for this year's World Creation Superdraft. Dean Shomshak Is there a God of Pedantry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 There's always Nuggan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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