Who is your favorite GOD??

[The Sushi Bandit]

These are REAL Gods!

Not those 3rd generation made-up ones from the last 2000 years.

[khashka]

1. Huitzilipochtli

The lamed warrior god of the Aztecs.

Khash.

[The Sushi Bandit]

17. Winner of the most unpronounceable name!

[khashka]

23. Pronounced Weet-zee-lee- pocked -lee

Easy.
It means the left handed hummingbird.Or the southern warrior.

It's the obsidian blades and cutting people's hearts out that are difficult.

Khash.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

2. Athena--Greek goddess of wisdom and protector of cities.

Zeus was an ass.

[khashka]

4. I have a bust of Athene on my desk

I got it in Athens.

When I'm writing..... it just feels good to have it there.

Khash

[WritingIsMyReligion]

7. That is way too cool.

Dear Pallas Athene is fascinating.

A wonderful muse!

;)

[khashka]

19. She is fascinating

A goddess of knowledge, a goddess of war, a goddess of poets and singers and writers.

I find her very complex. Like the process of writing.

Unless you write, truly write, you'll never endurstand why we talk about the muse. Sounds like airy fairy crap to most people - but it's real. And Athene is a good patron.

Khash.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. I go at it with my all.

Want to be a writer--in very deep into my own novel, which is nearing completion.

Pretty damn good for a 14 y/o, I think. ;)

[khashka]

28. You are 14 years old??????????????????

Wow!

I never thought of you as a kid!

You are obviously very eloquent and care about your craft. But getting published at 14 is tough. So lie.

There is a precedent for it - many young writers have pretended to be older, many female writers have pretended to be male. Whatever most people think, writing is tough work. Getting published is tougher.


If you are willing, would you send me a sample of your work? I know when I write, it's very personal and I don't want anyone to see it. It takes a great deal of courage to show it to an editor, even...... the thought that someone might actually read it is terrifying.

But if you ar up for it.... PM me some of your writing.

Khash.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

49. Ach...you don't wanna read it.

Sorry, but I'ma keeping it to myself for now. At least 'til it's finished.

Yeah, I'm a youngun. And I can't even begin to imagine how damned hard it is for ANYONE to be published, never mind me.

;)

[khashka]

55. Your best bet

is small magazines.

I sold a few poems first, but what got me noticed was a chapter from a novel, it paid nothing, but people started asking "what else have you got?"

Truth is most of your ealy stuff is gonna be done for free, in mags that pay nothin;. But it gets you noticed. Best poem I wrote nada in cash,Best short story I wrote - one and a half cents per word. Quite good for an untested writer but it doesn't pay for groceries,




Khash.

[sarge43]

50. Athene

The defending warrior, patron of crafts and protector of the civic virtues.

[Metta]

3. The baby pandas.

They always open the aspects of the heart. All hail the baby pandas.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. saraswati. goddess of learning/arts/wisdom

she has been my favorite since childhood.

ironic thing in india is that typically poor people who dont send their daughters to school name the girls saraswati.

[khashka]

13. Hmm.

That's very interesting. I've known girls with that name.

The Hindu gods that most appeal to me are Ganesh and Kali.

I find Hinduism fascinating - but it's a very complex religion. And unlesss you grew up in it, very hard to truly understand.

Khash.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. actaully its IMPOSSIBLE to understand unless you study it

most people who claim to be hindu dont understand the basic tenets of hinduism at all...

[khashka]

21. Yeah, you can't just read a book

and think you've got it.

I've read the Hindu holy books. I want to read them in the original, not translation. But my sanskrit totally sucks.


But I have had some fascinating conversations with Hindus... I'd like to have more such conversations.

I'm also fascinated by Islam. I've read the Koran (in English). The current troubles make it hard to speak to people about their religion. Sad but true, I know several muslims who feel uncomfortable speaking about their religion. Same with Hindus - most are Indian or Pakistani and their darker skin makes them suspect. That's sad.

Khash.

[AntiCoup2K4]

37. That's not really surprising.....

...since it's definitely true of most who claim to be Christians in this country. Probably true of most religions, and the older the religion, the better chance someone's really screwed it up.

[JVS]

6. The triune God

See Athanasian creed for details

[RevCheesehead]

30. Yup.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. O8)

A/K/A "el shaddai, adonai, and the unspoken YHWH"

And I'll stick with the Nicene Creed, myself. :)

[RandomKoolzip]

8. U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan.

[flamingyouth]

9. Ahura Mazda.

His name kicks ass.

http://www.zoroaster.com/

[GrpCaptMandrake]

45. Celica Toyota

Sorry. Couldn't resist

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Bastet, of course.

The Goddess of fire, fertility and cats.

[The Sushi Bandit]

11. Egyptian Bas?? or another?

Cat goddess

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Egyptian. A/k/a Bast or Bubastis.

Bastet rocks.

[khashka]

15. Bast does, indeed, rock

Bubastis, although it came to be synonymical with her name, is actually her holy city.

Cat Godesses Rule!

Khash.

(Although I'm very fond of Anubis, too)

[Arugula Latte]

54. Me too!

A cat goddess -- Perfect for me. I worship cats anyway; they are the highest purpose of life on Earth, as far as I'm concerned.

My mom and I always joke about "If Bastet wills it" and "Let's pray to Bastet" that such and such will happen ...

[Strong Atheist]

14. Ruh oh!

:popcorn:

:hide:

[Mojambo]

16. I've always been partial to Qat

QAT (Polynesia) Creator god. Qat was born when his mother, a stone, suddenly exploded. Qat made the first three pairs of men and women by carving them from wood and playing drums to make them dance. Qat stopped night from going on forever by cutting it with a hard red stone, which is the dawn. Qat sailed away in a canoe filled with all manner of wonderful things, leaving behind the legend that he would one day return.

Okay, so the "Will return one day" thing is kind of played, but I still like him.

[Popol Vuh]

20. The Mayan God

"Ixbalanque" of the Popol Vuh. :)

[UrbScotty]

24. Ronald Reagan (nt)

[Greyhound]

27. ...

?

[ghostsofgiants]

31. ...

[Greyhound]

34. ...

[UrbScotty]

48. You mean, Reagan isn't God? (nt)

[William Bloode]

25. I always liked,

Gilgamesh. What can i say i love the story. I am also partial to trickster gods such as Loki, Wa-Ya (coyote), and Tsi-s-du (rabbit)(the latter 2 native American).

[The Sushi Bandit]

68. Gilgamesh was a real person!

the oldest story ever known

[Greyhound]

26. Dionysus would get my vote

although the tamer Roman version Bacchus was pretty cool too.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/di/Dionysus.html

[LiberalEsto]

29. Isis

and Paiva, the Estonian sun goddess

[AntiCoup2K4]

32. Jesus Christ

The real one in the Gospels. Not the imaginary being in Chimpy's otherwise empty skull.

[jobycom]

33. Vince Young! Hey, if your poll can list a soccer player, why not football?

And yes, I know soccer is called football yada yada yada, but "American football" wouldn't fit in my title.

[StellaBlue]

60. second that

This is what I was going to put in, too. bwhahahaha

[jobycom]

61. Us Texas vegetarians must think alike.

Still love that sig pic!

[swag]

35. Iggy

[The Sushi Bandit]

69. Sorry, I forgot him

whip me!!

[everythingsxen]

36. A very long list....

While I like all Gods, Goddesses, Demigods and anything else my pathetic mortal form has forgotten...

I have a certain partiallity towards Anubis. I have always liked the idea of, after death, going before Anubis, having him pull my heart out and weighing it.

[Kali]

38. Ahem

:evilgrin:

[Fox Mulder]

39. Here's a pic:

[everythingsxen]

40. Another Anubis fan I see

:hi:

[Fox Mulder]

41. Aye.

:hi:

[Bill McBlueState]

42. geesh, I can't believe nobody's said it:

[maveric]

43. Clapton!

And Hendrix.

[graywarrior]

44. :)

[GrpCaptMandrake]

46. Quetzlcoatl/Kukulcan

Mayan/Mexica god of light, bringer of knowledge and civilization

[antigone382]

47. Inanna, the Sumerian Queen of Heaven

The daughter of the Sun god An and the Moon goddess Nana, goddess of love, fertility, and war...she is young, beautiful, strong, and independent. In modern times she's often referred to by her Akkadian name of Ishtar. The most famous myth concerning her is "the Descent of Inanna," which tells the story of her descent into the underworld, death, resurrection, and choosing a replacement for herself in the world of the dead.

[MountainLaurel]

77. Ditto

I'm also fond of Brigid, Bast, Hestia, and Hathor.

[LeftyMom]

51. Seitan, lord of braised wheat gluten.

:evilgrin:

[Moochy]

52. Artemis

[XemaSab]

71. I second that!

Artemis kicked ass!!!!

[trof]

53. TFSM: The Flying Spaghetti Monster

And I am...
Brother Bucatini

[Roland99]

56. Porcelain

Although, I only prayed to him once.

[jus_the_facts]

57. All praise be to Pink Floyd...

:headbang:

[Neshanic]

58. His high studliness "Viggo"....watta gawd!

[Rowdyboy]

59. Dionysus, god of wine, song and casual homosexuality....

[u4ic]

62. Me!

[EstimatedProphet]

63. John Barleycorn-god of beer and bread

[Dukkha]

64. God OF Thunder!

You've got something about you
You've got something I need
Daughter of Aphrodite
Hear my words and take heed

I was born on Olympus
To my father a son
I was raised by the demons
Trained to reign as the one

God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under
Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul

I'm the lord of the wastelands
A modern day man of steel
I gather darkness to please me
And I command you to kneel
Before the

God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under
Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul

I am the lord of the wastelands
A modern day man of steel
I gather darkness to please me
And I command thee to kneel
Before the

God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under
Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul

[imperial jedi]

65. the great Cthulhu !!!

n/t

[cssmall]

66. I am Aries' High Priest, thank you very much.

[DanCa]

67. Seattle Girl

New members are always welcome and our communion rail has jello shots.

[The Sushi Bandit]

70. Question: Is Demi Moore a Demi God?

[deutsey]

72. Brahman...not a god, really, but the Ultimate Source

Om.

[flvegan]

73. God-zilla.

He was one bad mofo.

[The Sushi Bandit]

79. LOL I forgot him too!!

[nickinSTL]

74. Forseti

Patron god of the Frisians and giver of their laws. Silence had to be kept while drinking from the spring on his holy island, which he had brought forth from the rock with his axe, and beasts on the island could not be harmed. In the Old Norse sources, he appears as the son of Balder, and Nanna, and whose hall Glitnir, "Glistening," is pillared with gold and thatched with silver; he is also a settler of lawsuits and quarrels.

[ThatsMyBarack]

75. Saint Lydwina of Schiedam....

....patron saint of figure skating! ;)

(Probably not the same as a god/goddess, but close enough.)

[MrSlayer]

76. Ares - Greek god of war.

I also like Loki from the Norse mythos.

[ZombieNixon]

78. His Noodliness the Flying Spaghetti Monster, of course!

Need you even ask? He's anything you want Him to be, and that includes a "She."