Gods & Pantheons

Fantasy Historical Pantheons

The Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical Earth religions. Mix and match these deities outside of a historical context to serve your game’s needs.

Egyptian Pantheon

These gods are a dynasty of an ancient divine family, heirs to the rulership of the cosmos. They maintain the universal forces of truth, justice, law, and order. As kings and queens lead their vassals, these gods guide their worshippers through mortality and beyond.

Greek Pantheon

These gods rule from a sky-high mountain realm called Olympus, but they are far from removed from mortal affairs. Deities of this pantheon possess terrifying power over natural forces but are ruled by all-too-human passions that cause them to perpetually bicker, fall in love, and war with one another—often at the expense of mortal bystanders caught in their wake.

Norse Pantheon

These gods hold court over harsh lands that can claim the lives of mortals not strong or clever enough to survive. This struggle is mirrored in the pantheon’s cosmic struggle: perpetual warfare against forces working to end everything. Their powers and bombastic personalities reflect the strong leadership and decisive action required to survive, while embracing life’s pleasures.

Egyptian Deities

Deity	Suggested Domains	Symbol
Anubis, god of judgment and guide to the dead	Death	Black jackal
Bast, goddess of cats and vengeance	War	Cat
Hathor, goddess of love, music, and motherhood	Life, Light	Horned cow
Isis, goddess of fertility and magic	Knowledge, Life	Ankh and star
Nephthys, goddess of death and grief	Death	Horns around a lunar disk
Osiris, god of nature and the underworld	Life, Nature	Crook and flail
Ptah, god of crafts and secrets	Crafting, Knowledge	Bull
Ra, god of the sun, ruler of the gods	Life, Light	Solar disk encircled by serpent
Set, god of darkness and disaster	Tempest, Trickery	Coiled cobra
Sobek, god of water	Nature, Tempest	Crocodile head
Thoth, god of knowledge and wisdom	Knowledge	Ibis

Greek Deities

Deity	Suggested Domains	Symbol
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty	Light	Seashell
Apollo, god of light, music, and healing	Knowledge, Life, Light	Lyre
Ares, god of war and strife	War	Spear
Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth	Life, Nature	Bow and arrow on lunar disk
Athena, goddess of wisdom and civilization	Knowledge, War	Owl
Demeter, goddess of agriculture	Life, Nature	Cornucopia (horn-of-plenty)
Dionysus, god of mirth and wine	Life	Thyrsus (staff tipped with a pinecone)
Hades, god of the underworld	Death	Black ram
Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon	Knowledge, Trickery	Setting moon
Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft	Crafting	Hammer and anvil
Hera, goddess of family and intrigue	Life, Trickery	Peacock feather
Hermes, god of travel and commerce	Trickery	Caduceus (winged staff and serpents)
Pan, god of nature	Nature	Syrinx (pan pipes)
Poseidon, god of the sea	Tempest	Trident
Zeus, god of the sky, ruler of the gods	Tempest	Lightning bolt

Norse Deities

Deity	Suggested Domains	Symbol
Baldur, god of beauty and poetry	Life, Light	Gem-encrusted silver chalice
Forseti, god of justice and law	Light	Head of a bearded man
Freya, goddess of fertility and love	Life, Light	Falcon
Heimdall, god of watchfulness and loyalty	Light, War	Curling musical horn
Hel, goddess of the underworld	Death	Woman’s face, rotting on one side
Loki, god of thieves and trickery	Trickery	Flame
Njord, god of sea and wind	Nature, Tempest	Gold coin
Sif, goddess of war	War	Raised sword
Odin, god of knowledge and war	Knowledge, War	Watching blue eye
Thor, god of thunder, strength, and war	Tempest, War	Hammer
Uller, god of hunting and winter	Nature	Longbow