The Gods are ancient supernatural entities which were venerated by humans millions of years ago, they are an almost extinct race because their cults have been destroyed, and their followers have been murdered. Some of the Endless have been confused and associated with them many times.
Description[]
The Gods are an immortal race which were revered since the beginning of life in the universe, each god has its own customs and traditions depending on the religion they are from. Due to their dependence on their followers, many of them have vanished, which is the equivalent of dying for them.
Each god has a completely different appearance, some have human features being almost unmistakable with them, others possess animal features such as animal heads, wings and claws, others have a somewhat terrifying appearance such as fangs, multiple arms and eyes.
The Gods are capable of mating with other species and having offspring. The most famous of these affairs are the demigods, hybrids between gods and humans, but others can have relationships with the Endless and have offspring with them. However, the children that are born from these unions are completely immortal.
It is implied that not all gods are born gods, since some are humans who achieved divinity either because it was granted to them by another god or they were so revered that when they died they became gods. As stated by Ishtar, Gods are entities that are first born in the dreams of humans, and as such many Gods begin their existance in The Dreaming. As humans start to believe in them and give them faith, empowering them and making them grow in strength, they eventually become powerful and tangible enough to leave the Dreaming and enter the physical world. And when Gods are forgotten and are no longer believed in by humanity, they gradually fade away and return to the Dreaming, where they make their final journey into oblivion.
Pantheons[]
The Gods are divided by means of pantheons, which are groups of gods worshiped by a specific religion, each god or goddess has a different power depending on the element with which it is associated.
Greek Pantheon[]
- The Three: Also known as the Moirai, the Furies, or the Hekate. Goddesses of the fate.
- The Muses: Goddesses of the arts.
- Hades: King of the Underworld and god of the dead.[3]
- Persephone: Queen of the Underworld and goddess of spring.[3]
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- The Three: Goddesses of the fate.
- The Muses: Goddesses of the arts.
- Calliope: Muse of epic poetry.
- Hades: King of the Underworld and god of the dead.
- Persephone: Queen of the Underworld and goddess of spring.
Egyptian Pantheon[]
Norse Pantheon[]
- Loki: God of the lies and antics.[5]
- Odin: God of wisdom and war.[5]
- Thor: God of thunder and storms.[5]
- Hel: Goddess of death.
- Sigyn: Goddess of Fidelity
TV series[]
Mesopotamian Pantheon[]
TV series[]
- Ishtar: Goddess of sexual love and fertility.
Japanese Pantheon[]
- Amaterasu: Goddess of the sun
- Susano-O-No-Mikoto: God of storms, thunder, and seas.[4]
- Izanami: Goddess of the underworld.
- Kagutsuchi: God of fire.
- Tsuki-Yomi: God of the moon.
- Yama-no-Kami: Goddess of the Hunt.
TV series[]
- Susano-O-No-Mikoto: God of storms, thunder, and seas.
Voodoo Pantheon[]
- Erzulie: Goddess of love, beauty, jewelry, dancing, luxury, and flowers.[7]
- Baron La Croix: God of Death.
Inuit Pantheon[]
Abrahamic Pantheon[]
- The Presence: God of The Creation.
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Martian Pantheon[]
- H'ronmeer: God of death, fire, and life.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Gods are incredible powerful entities, many of them are even as powerful as the archangels, the Endless and the presence, their power depends on the attributes they are associated with and how old they are, they also obtain power through prayers and tributes, from offerings to sacrifices, whether human or animal.
Powers[]
- Immortality: All Gods are immortals, they cannot be killed in any way, they do not age or get sick, they have existed for eons.
- Magic: All gods possesses incredible magicals and divine powers. A deity's powers depend on the type of deity it is, and how old or how many followers they still retain.
- Blessings: The gods can grant blessing to her followers or those who are bound, Calliope reluctantly blessed Erasmus Fray and Richard madoc with great inspiration to write successful works.
- Elemental Powers: Many gods are linked to elements of nature and therefore are capable of freely manipulating them at will.
- Atmokinesis: Control the Weather and the seasons.
- Thalassokinesis: Control the Sea and the water
- Pyrokinesis: Control the fire.
- Electrokinesis: Control the electricity and Lightning.
- Unique Powers: Some gods possess unique powers of their own that only they can use.
- Necromancy: The gods of death can control the souls and the deaths. Hades and Persephone can controling the spirits of from this underwold. Izanami also possesses that power.
- Reality Warping:The power to change the laws of reality and to create new laws or realities entirely. Tricksters have this power.
- Creation of Life: This is undoubtedly the most remarkable power of the gods, especially the main deities, the ability to create and give life from nothing.
References[]
- ↑ The Sandman: Dream Country #1, "Calliope".
- ↑ The Sandman Universe: Books of Magic #19, "Field of Dreams, Part One".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Sandman: Fables and Reflections, "The Song of Orpheus".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Sandman: Season of Mists #6, "Chapter 5".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Sandman: Season of Mists #4, "Chapter 3".
- ↑ The Sandman: Brief Lives #5, "Chapter 5".
- ↑ The Sandman Universe: House of Whispers #1, "Broken Telephone".
- ↑ Dead Boy Detectives, Season 1 Episode 6: The Case of the Creeping Forest
- ↑ Dead Boy Detectives, Season 1 Episode 4: The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers