Inspired by the title of a Religion thread, I make this question: Who is the mightiest god (from a polytheistic pantheon)? Who would win in an all-out war?
I would guess one of the gods of death, what with all the gods dieing, from other gods they would be the ones to win as their army slowly grows with the number of all the fallen. you might be able to beat 100 gods 1v1 chaos style when in a ffa, but 100 VS 1 all under uniform command might not fare so well.
Take away the comics and pop cuiture changes and stick to the lore, most deities of the norse, greek, and roman mythologies are more like super powered humans. They're powerful, yes, but from a strictly human standpoint. Beyond creating the universe and pulliing the sun and some such, the most you'll get is throwing lightning bolts, sending plagues, etc.
Not Hindi gods. The Mahabharata sometimes reads like dragonball Z. kamehameha!.
Inspired by the title of a Religion thread, I make this question: Who is the mightiest god (from a polytheistic pantheon)? Who would win in an all-out war?
Thor? Huitzilopochtli? Shiva? Zeus?
Huitzilopochtli.
Bad-ass Nahuatl, bad-ass Aztec religion, bad-ass human sacrifices. How could this be less mighty? How could this not be the mightiest of all gods?
Specifically regarding Thor, I read the Poetic and Prose Eddur and all that to find out - guess what - Thor is bloody slain. Wussy.
To be fair, the Midgard Serpent is a bad-ass itself.
Specifically regarding Thor, I read the Poetic and Prose Eddur and all that to find out - guess what - Thor is bloody slain. Wussy.
To be fair, the Midgard Serpent is a bad-ass itself.
Death by Snakebite.
I'm probably biased but for "mightiest" I'm going with Thor. Love them Cross-Dressin' Redheads.
Let me represent Hawaii here and suggest Kūkailimoku, the Hawaiian god of war. His name literally means "eater of islands," he overthrew the old order of gods and he was the only Hawaiian god that demanded human sacrifice. It's such a contrast to what people typically think of Hawaii, too. Kinda adds to the awesomeness.
Loki, he is a shapeshifter, magician and devious bastard besides. He is also the father and in one case mother of Sleipnir(Odin's 8-Legged Horse), Hela(Queen of Nifelheim/Goddess of Death), Fenrir(The Chaos Wolf) and Jormungandr(The Midgaard Serpent). Who else but the mightiest God could convice Thor to put on a wedding dress and impersonate Freya.
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OP states "polytheistic" religions only, and I think Islam falls into the monotheism category.
I find this absolutely ignorant, even offensive.
Certainly, Allah is usually used in monotheistic contexts, but the Arabic term is used to refer to God (a.k.a. the Supreme Fascist, the Creator, the Alpha and Omega, etc.) by Arabic-speaking adherents of Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, which itself is from the cradle of civilisation that is the Middle East.
I think my knowing a font of knowledge and my knowing numerous Arabic Christians qualifies as good enough source.
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Death by Snakebite.
What?
Thor is still a wussy if death by a snakebite is something at all.
Zeus is a pretty nasty piece of work as well. Greek mythology is, well, interesting and endlessly fascinating with its politics.
Certainly, Allah is usually used in monotheistic contexts, but the Arabic term is used to refer to God (a.k.a. the Supreme Fascist, the Creator, the Alpha and Omega, etc.) by Arabic-speaking adherents of Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, which itself is from the cradle of civilisation that is the Middle East.
I think my knowing a font of knowledge and my knowing numerous Arabic Christians qualifies as good enough source.
What?
Thor is still a wussy if death by a snakebite is something at all.
Zeus is a pretty nasty piece of work as well. Greek mythology is, well, interesting and endlessly fascinating with its politics.
I think you may have missed my point. The contest is about gods (little g). The poster I responded to wanted to make it about God (Big G). He specifically used the term "Allah" in a manner that would denote monotheism. That was the only point I was trying to make.
I'm fairly certain it's common knowledge that Islam (religion) =/= Arab (culture/language), but thank you for the reinforcement of this key fact.
I think you may have missed my point. The contest is about gods (little g). The poster I responded to wanted to make it about God (Big G). He specifically used the term "Allah" in a manner that would denote monotheism. That was the only point I was trying to make.
I make due accessions and see the point that you make ("Certainly, Allah is usually used in monotheistic contexts"), thanks.
Just saying - that Allah is a term used in more than Islam - really.
I'm fairly certain it's common knowledge that Islam (religion) =/= Arab (culture/language), but thank you for the reinforcement of this key fact.
I spoke nothing of this.
Had this poll included the Abrahamic god (a.k.a. 'God', though that isn't His/Her/Its name), I don't think He/She/It has anything on the gods of polytheistic traditions.
Thor? Huitzilopochtli? Shiva? Zeus?
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Not Hindi gods. The Mahabharata sometimes reads like dragonball Z. kamehameha!.
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Huitzilopochtli.
Bad-ass Nahuatl, bad-ass Aztec religion, bad-ass human sacrifices. How could this be less mighty? How could this not be the mightiest of all gods?
Specifically regarding Thor, I read the Poetic and Prose Eddur and all that to find out - guess what - Thor is bloody slain. Wussy.
To be fair, the Midgard Serpent is a bad-ass itself.
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Death by Snakebite.
I'm probably biased but for "mightiest" I'm going with Thor. Love them Cross-Dressin' Redheads.
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Thought about Yaweh since he (allegedly) killed everyone on earth + more but the rules say polytheism.
Also, the power of respawn isn't very "mighty".
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OP states "polytheistic" religions only, and I think Islam falls into the monotheism category.
Certainly, Allah is usually used in monotheistic contexts, but the Arabic term is used to refer to God (a.k.a. the Supreme Fascist, the Creator, the Alpha and Omega, etc.) by Arabic-speaking adherents of Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, which itself is from the cradle of civilisation that is the Middle East.
I think my knowing a font of knowledge and my knowing numerous Arabic Christians qualifies as good enough source.
What?
Thor is still a wussy if death by a snakebite is something at all.
Zeus is a pretty nasty piece of work as well. Greek mythology is, well, interesting and endlessly fascinating with its politics.
— jean-baptiste alphonse karr, les guêpes (1849)
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I think you may have missed my point. The contest is about gods (little g). The poster I responded to wanted to make it about God (Big G). He specifically used the term "Allah" in a manner that would denote monotheism. That was the only point I was trying to make.
I'm fairly certain it's common knowledge that Islam (religion) =/= Arab (culture/language), but thank you for the reinforcement of this key fact.
Just saying - that Allah is a term used in more than Islam - really.
I spoke nothing of this.
Had this poll included the Abrahamic god (a.k.a. 'God', though that isn't His/Her/Its name), I don't think He/She/It has anything on the gods of polytheistic traditions.
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I'd probably vote for Shiva. Pretty high on the Tier list as far as gods go. Or maybe the egyptian Sun God.
I'm going to cast my vote for Set, because he's more cunning and evil than Loki (the guy cut Osiris into pieces!).
on a more serious note can thor use the hammer (which technically is a separate god)
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Yeah, but, dude, look how big that snake it. Jormungasdfasdfasdf encircles the globe.
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I'm certainly not questioning the might of Jormungandr but between he and Thor, the serpent fell first.
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