Interesting Facts About Some of my Friends (Post 10)

Hello once again! After hearing out some of my other god and goddess friends, I have gathered up some interesting facts about them!

My Greek Comrades:

Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, and is symbolized by the moon.  She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto.  After her brother Apollo tricked her into killing a beloved friend, Orion, she placated him by creating a constellation of stars in the sky.

Ah, and Apollo (as previously mentioned) is her brother.  These two siblings are very protective of their mother, Leto.  In fact, at the age of four days old, Apollo slayed the mighty Python just to save her!  Like me, he is a lover of music, and he plays the lyre, which is made of turtle and is used to soothe one's rage.

The god of thievery and mischief is Hermes.  He's quite the trickster!  Why, one time, he switched all of Apollo's cows' feet!  Of course, Apollo was not too happy, so Hermes crafted the lyre that Apollo so dearly enjoys.

Dionysus is the god of religious ecstasy, wine, and theater.  His wine is fabulous! It's hands down the best in all of the realms.  Thanks to his mother, Semele, he is able to travel to earth and back.  How sweet is that?  Oh, and I found this to be quite disturbing, but he was born out of his father's thigh! 

Demeter is the goddess of agriculture and controls the harvesting and fertility of plants.  It's a shame what happened to her daughter.  You see, her daughter and her were happy as can be until Cupid came along and shot Hades with an arrow.  He fell in love with Persephone and now, Demeter only sees her four months out of the year!

My Egyptian Friends:

The all powerful Ra was the creator of everything, including mankind.  Over time, the humans became unappreciative of him, and began to mock him at his old age.  He was furious and created a ferocious lioness known as Sekhmet, but he soon felt bad for man and saved the human race before she murdered them all.

Isis is the goddess of magic, fertility, and life.  She stole Ra's secret name and gained all of the power over Egypt.  Her first husband was her brother, Osiris, but after his death, she became impregnated with Horus, who she later married. 

Osiris is the lord and judge of the Underworld, and the god of fertility and vegetation, which I guess is why his skin is green.  He looks like an alien!  (In the best possible way!)  After being chopped up into a bunch of pieces, Isis resurrected him, but after he died for the second time, he was forced to stay in the Underworld and never return to the world above.

Horus is the god of the sky, and the son of Osiris and Isis.  After his father's death, he married his own mom and had four kids...  And he cheated in a race one time, crafting a wooden ship and passing it off as stone!

Set is the god of storms, violence, and the desert.  He was so hungry for power, that he decided to kill his brother, Osiris, and dispersed his body parts across the entire world!  Talk about a dysfunctional family here...

My Chinese Friend:

Guan Yin is the goddess of mercy, and she is a kindhearted soul who helps everyone.  She carries willow branches which is a symbol of being able to bend but not break when helping others.  Guan Yin wasn't always a goddess, however.  She once was a human boy, and after generously giving up his eye to save his father, he was offered the opportunity to become the goddess of mercy.

A Cool Native American Bird:

One of the tricksters in Native America is Raven; he's quite the trouble-maker.  He is the creator of light and the stars, because he disguised himself as a very noisome and spoiled little baby.  He was also the first bird to fly out of Noah's Ark!

And Lastly, my Good Ol' Norse Buddies:

Why not start with Odin, the Allfather of the Norse gods.  He's the wisest of all and loves knowledge.  I'm not even kidding when I say that he's a bit crazy for it.  Not only did he hang upside down and starve himself for NINE DAYS STRAIGHT, but he even gave up one of his eyes just to gain more of it!

Thor is Odin's son, and he's the god of the sky, predominantly thunder.  His hammer, Mjölnir, was made of "uru" which is the rarest metal in Asgard, and it was forged by two dwarves: Sindri and Brokkr.  Once, the king of Frost Giants stole it, and refused to give it back unless he married me!  I refused to marry such an awful creature, and of course I would never do such a thing to Od!

His brother is Loki.  Well, technically he's the son of Frost Giants, but I just feel bad for the guy, you know?  With them being enemies of our race and all...  Oh, and not to mention the fact that his sons were transformed into a wolf and a snake.  And worst of all, the snake-son was killed by his own brother and his innards were used to tie up Loki for eternity! Ew!

Frigg is Odin's wife and the goddess of marriage and love.  She absolutely adored her son, Balder, and when she had reoccurring dreams of his death, she became incredibly worried. To make sure he would never die, she asked everything not to cause harm to her son.  Well, almost everything.  The one thing she didn't ask was mistletoe, and after telling an "innocent old woman" this, he was killed thanks to Loki.

Balder is god of light and peace, and because he's kind to everyone, he is loved by all- or so we thought.  Apparently, Loki couldn't stand him, and so when he found out the one thing that could kill Balder, he seized the opportunity and Balder was killed by his blind brother.