If you were a god...

Arcade wrote: I once overheard two Heathens talking about wearing the valknut...

Wearing the valknut is a mark of bravery. Getting it tattooed is a mark of insanity. Guess which I've got planned?

Arcade wrote: I suspect you like the darker aspects of Odin as well, however.

Oh, definitely. The man rides an eight-legged horse. The symbolism isn't exactly subtle. :laugh:

My first answer would be Loki, although there is some debate about whether or not he should even be considered a god. He's got the obvious reputation as a trickster, but I admire the way he's always willing to spout off at Thor even though it usually ends with a hammer upside his head. Some smart asses never learn... :evil:

steamboat28 wrote: Wearing the valknut is a mark of bravery. Getting it tattooed is a mark of insanity. Guess which I've got planned?

I'd always assumed insanity was your ultimate destination. :laugh:

Senan wrote: My first answer would be Loki, although there is some debate about whether or not he should even be considered a god. He's got the obvious reputation as a trickster, but I admire the way he's always willing to spout off at Thor even though it usually ends with a hammer upside his head. Some smart asses never learn... :evil:

I'm a Loki fan as well. Which has, in some cases, put me at odds with people who practice Norse/Germanic paganism.

But I'm also a child of Thor, so I can appreciate both sides of the ever-present conflict that you mentioned.

I am already a God.

Edan asked which god I would choose, and I had to think about my answer for a while, but I think I'd wish to be a bard/poet type god (Taliesin? Bragi? Apollo?). I love language and music, value creativity and insight, and appreciate those who are subtle sources of inspiration.

Lol I'm reminded of ghostbusters..... If you are asked if you are a god.... You say yes!

Sorry, I'm in a silly mood....

Obviously...

Love that depiction of Hades!

I can't say I've every really though much about it. First thought was Isis...maybe Bastet or Inari.

Týr.

For me he's almost like a Norse Jedi figure. I was interested in the myths surrounding him long before I came here.

I'd probably be Thor.

Interesting question ...

... some interesting answers too.

From one of my perspectives, I don't know what I would do if I were a god. From another, I wouldn't want to be a god -- although that would be about as ridiculous as a dog not wanting to be a dog. From yet another, as a god, I wouldn't 'want' anything, for ideally a god would be beyond desire (Zeus therefore would not be the poster-boy for this. Hmmm .... Ganymede might be though ... )

It would be then that if gods simply are what gods are, as subject to the whims of Time-less Destiny (should this be 'something' at all) as everyone else, then I would be the sort of god that I would be as per that Destiny. And that, for better or worse, as per whomever retells the lore, in whatever generation, according to the values they hold ... In short, I would be what I would be, do what I would do and perhaps be blissfully unaware of what the media (the priesthood and the story-tellers) would be saying about me.


Were I a god ... Which one of whichever pantheon ? ... Am I not already ? As are, of course, all of you ...

Aren't we all of them, incidentally, on and by occasions, according to what is manifesting in us in momentary circumstances (Nature) ? Couldn't clever poets tell the stories of our valiant exploits (like that of heroically getting up and getting ourselves to work on a Monday morning) ? If we could merge our fantasies about the importance of ourselves into the accounts of our personal-Life narrative, as we ourselves see it from the inside-out, wouldn't that make for a fascinating mythology ?

As to the 'why' part of the question, I am taken at a huge loss for an explanation. It is ontological, numenal perhaps ... "because ..." becomes the most comprehensive response.

But if I were just to be a bit mischievous about the matter, I would say that I would like to be Zeus -- for at least he got to shag Ganymede. :laugh:

I think it might be interesting to know which god other people might see us as. Perhaps highlight aspects we may not readily see for ourselves.

Does the Doctor count? :laugh: Corellon Larethian?

I'm fond of Thoth, Odin, and Tyr... Maybe Pan.

A Labrador, perhaps one of those seeing eye guide dogs :woohoo:

On a more serious note, perhaps Athena, have always been a huge fan of her, loved her owl too.

Or maybe White Buffalo Calf Woman, bringing knowledge, love and peace is always a great thing.

I'd still say yes though if asked.....just sayin.... :woohoo: :silly: :whistle:

Brenna,

Interestingly, that was a question I started asking a couple weeks ago. A few years ago a friend came to me and my spiritual brother telling us he knew what deity we were born from (which one was our ancestor). I finally got around to asking him which one he believed that was- and in turn I asked a few others I know. I got a few intriguing answers.

RP: I'm getting something either greek with an olive branch crown of sorts, or Atlantean.
Eidolon: Atargatis who is an Assyrian Goddess, Nintinugga who was a Babylonian, and Anann who is a celtic one.
Charles: Aquarius (I know, I know, Zodiac, but as it would turn out I later learned that Aquarius was based on a historical mythological person http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Hyas.html )

Brenna wrote: I think it might be interesting to know which god other people might see us as. Perhaps highlight aspects we may not readily see for ourselves.

I think this deserves a separate thread, Brenna. Would you be so kind? I am terribly curious.

Thoth.

Lord of magic, of writing, of healing, of science in all its forms - of Knowledge with a capital K.

Though even to think such a thing feels horribly vainglorious.

And the responsibility for all that would be ENORMOUS!