Deity Trivia Part 3! More fun than a barrel of monkeys...and less furry too!

[loopy]

Part three! Ok, to start things off...

Etruscan God of revenge.

:D:D:D:D

[Lilu]

Vieve?

[loopy]

You say Vieve, I say Veive... potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto, let's call the whole thing off!

Er, except that last part. :D Correctamundo! (ducks copyright infringement suits from Henry Winkler) Have some chocolate goodness of your choice. :D

[Lilu]

Why thank you dear, I have a Tim Tam sitting right here :D
And I think you had the spelling right, I made a typo.

OK. Here is one:


I am the Welsh God of the Underworld...

[Merrie]

Are you Arawn?
(I'm back in the game!)

[Lilu]

Glad to have you back Merrie!

Your turn :)

[Merrie]

I am the Gaulish Celtic goddess Of fire, warmth and abundance.

[loopy]

Rosmerta? :D

[Lilu]

I agree with loopy... I think it's Rosmerta too. :)

[Mairwen]

I third that!

[Merrie]

Yup, yup! Cookies all around. Chocolate ones.
Whose next?

[loopy]

Aboriginal "Mother"

[Lilu]

*grin* You might have to be a little more specific... we are talking Australian Aboriginal?

I'll take a stab at Kunapipi ... or do I have to go another tribe?

Lilu

[loopy]

oops, yes, sorry. Australian. Also, I think I accidentally cut my clue off. 8O Never type and watch Passions at the same time. 8O

Australian Aboriginal "Mother" Snake Goddess who resides in Dreamtime

Better? :D

[Lilu]

Hmmmmmmmm, then I guess it probably isn't Kunapipi then?

All I know about her is that a rainbow snake heralded her arrival, but not that she was one....

**keeps searching**

[loopy]

Nope, not Kunapipi.. sorry, completely forgot to answer last time. *hits herself on the head* Ow.

[Merrie]

:confused:
It's not Kunapipi?
Hmmm. Think, think, think...

[Lilu]

Eingana?

[loopy]

Ding ding Ding! Yup, Eingana, Lilu. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Lilu]

Yay!!! :)

OK, here is one...

I am a god who lives under the sea and drags down the dead, from Eskimo mythology.

[Merrie]

Do you happen to be Aipaloovik? Maybe?

[Lilu]

I am not Aipaloovik, sorry!

I have a daughter named Sedna, and because of me she is now Queen of the Deep, mistress of death and life.

[loopy]

Arg. :mad: Haven't been able to find it. All I found was that there was also an Inuit Sedna, whose father was a widower, and that one of them had two vaginas that ate people.

[Lilu]

Hmmmmm, you know I'm starting to think that there are several similar deities. And I'm not sure if Sedna and Inuit Sedna are the same, but the guy was a widower I think, according to what I read.......... want me to try another one? This might be hard.

OK, here's what I read about him...

When his daughter Sedna ran off and married a seabird man, she ended up being really unhappy. Her father put her in his kayak and intended to take her back to the human world. On their way back the seabird people sought redemption, and caused a big storm. The father, realising he couldn't fight them, pushed Sedna back into the sea. He ended up chopping off her fingers and her arms when she clung to the boat so she would go back into the sea. She drowned and became the Queen of the Deep, giver of life and death.

The father, himself lived there too; some versions of the myth say that, hoping the seabirds would think Sedna dead, he allowed her back into the kayak and returned home. But she hated him thereafter and cursed her dogs to eat his hands and feet; the earth opened and swallowed them. In any case, He served Sedna by grabbing dead human souls with his maimed hand and bringing them home.


Let me know if you want to move on, this is a lot harder than I thought it might be! Sorry!

[loopy]

:confused: So who's the God?

[Lilu]

Anguta...

Want to take a shot at it? Loopy? Merrie?

[loopy]

You mean a shot at asking, right? You didn't post a new one that I missed, didja? :)

Korean sun deity whose travel marks the rising and setting of the sun.

[Merrie]

Haemuso?

[loopy]

yup yup. :D

[Mairwen]

Here's a simple one.

Welsh Goddess of death and renewal.

[Lilu]

Cerridwen?

[Mairwen]

Nope.

(fwiw, in my trad, Kerridwen is the All Mother, the Ninefold One ~ not just Crone)

(edited to add: I have difficulty, therefore, seeing her as only Crone)

[Lilu]

Ahhhhh,... ok... :)

Then maybe it's Rhiannon?

[Mairwen]

Nope. She can be. But this isn't the one I'm thinking of.

To make it a bit more simple.

This Goddess got a big case of self-importance and sank her island.

[loopy]

:confused: I am stumped. Stumped I am.

[Mairwen]

She had three sisters who guarded the sacred well on her island. The well was called The Eye of the Deep.

[Mairwen]

Still stuck? Her flower is the daisy, and sometimes she is depicted as or with a snow-white owl. Some see her with blonde hair, while others see her with black hair. Most agree that her eyes are her most striking feature ~ they're rectangular in shape (betraying her Atlantean roots), and vibrant blue in color.

[Mairwen]

Her name means "The Silver Wheel". :D

[Lilu]

hi, hi... I'm back - hope everyone had a great weekend!

Is it Arianrhod?

[Mairwen]

Yes Ma'am! :D

[Lilu]

*grin* Well that was certainly a challenge Mairwen! hehe Interesting :) I don't think I've ever heard of her referred to as a goddess of renewal and death. Then again, I don't really know much about the Welsh pantheon, oh well - I know a lot more now! :) I think the thing that got me was the island sinking, I've never heard of that! hehe

OK... new question...

Who Am I?

This seasonal divinity lived in the last sheaf of grain harvested in a year, and the woman who bound it would bear a child that year. *name* passed into Russian folk legend, a witchlike woman who rowed through the air in a mortar, using a pestle for her oar, sweeping the traces of her flight from the air with a broom.

[Mairwen]

The story is that Atlantis (Arianrhod's families homeland) was sunk by someone "messing around" with the Casket of Spells. This person was able to escape from the island, with the Casket, and was found by Hu the Mighty. Hu slayed the person and hid the Casket. Don told her daughter (Arianhrod) where the Casket was hidden, lest it fall into the wrong hands again. Arianrhod took it to her island, Caer Arianrhod (or the Aurora Borealis, some say). On her island was a sacred well called The Eye of the Deep, wherein were contained all the world's secrets; the well was guarded by Arianrhod's sisters. Arianrhod being herself learned how to use the Spells in the Casket of Spells and accidently unleashed their powers. Combined with the knowledge and power of the sacred well, this caused her island to sink.

[Merrie]

Baba Yaga???
I'd never heard of her being a goddess, but I know her as the witch...

[Lilu]

Yes, it was Baba Yaga.

I found that passage on a website, which said it was quoted from one of Patricia Monaghan's books. So either Monaghan has it wrong, or the source is wrong, but someone considers her a divinity in some force *grin* Of course, Christianity has a long history of taking the goddess and turning her into an evil witch to be scorned *grin*

Your turn :)

Lilu

[Merrie]

A triple goddess known in northern europe whose russian counterpart happens to be (guess who...) Baba Yaga. The brothers Grimm mention her in her crone form as the Queen of Winter (Frau *****)
I have a little story about her...

"Destined to marry Holler, King of Winter and Frost, he tested her with a riddle to be sure of *****'s worthiness. She had to come to his palace neither naked nor clothed, neither riding nor walking, neither alone nor with companions, in neither light nor darkness. ***** answered by arriving wrapped in a fishing net, sitting on a donkey with one toe dragging on the ground, surrounded by twenty-four wolves at twilight."
--from Encyclopedia Mythica

Good Luck!
_________________________

I love Baba Yaga. :D Did you ever read Enchantment by Orson Scott Card?(You Should!!!) It's based on Russian Fairy tales ...It got me hooked on Baba and her stories.

[Armitage]

Mother Holle?

[Merrie]

Dame Holle, Frau Holle, Mother Holle.
Holle was indeed my goddess....Many cookies to Armitage!!! Is chocolate okay?

[Armitage]

Woohoo!!
Now I gotta think of one...Crap.
*runs off to her library*

[Armitage]

Okay...I am the Hindu triad of Godesses, the counterparts of creation, sustaining, and destruction...

[Merrie]

Devi(parvati), Sri(lakshimi) and Sarasvati?
those are probably wrong. I know they must be the consorts of Vishnu, Brahama and Shiva...But, this is hard!!!! My friend is hindu, she was born in india...I'll have to see if she knows.

[Lilu]

I will have to go with Merrie, all I can find is info on the god triad of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahama - so I guess the best guess is with their consorts... hehehe I will keep looking. :)

Lilu

[Merrie]

Give us a hint, Armitage??? Hmmm?
Pretty please? Maybe?

[Armitage]

*blush*
Actually this has become trivia for me too, I lost the notes from my World Religions class I was using as reference. Methinks Mom misplaced them or something. But I think Merrie was right.

[Merrie]

Hindu great goddess.....
"the goddess of the past and the future, the seven dimensions of the cosmos, the
celestial light which permeates all things, and the consciousness of all living
things.
First Goddess of India; She represnts
Motherspace. A feminine embodiment
of infinity, the cosmos and creativity.
Mother of all gods. "

[Merrie]

Somebody? Anybody?
She gave birth to the signs of the zodiac.
Come on, peoples! Ive got cookies, here!

[Merrie]

I'll give you another entry on her to clarify...

""The Unfettered". Hindu mother goddess. She was self-formed and the mother of the sun and moon gods, Mitra and Varuna. She is the unlimited
space of sky beyond the far east, the brilliant light from which the gods sprang. She clears obstacles, protects, and solves problems."

[Lilu]

Ooops!!! I was in the process of replying to this the other day when the server went down, I guess I forgot to come back!

I was going to guess Aditi

But with all these new clues I'll have to double check :)

Lilu

[Neptune0123]

Hope I'm not inviting myself in. I'd have to agree with Lilu. I think that it's Aditi. I think I read somewhere that she was the mother of all the deities.

[Lilu]

No invite necessary! Just jump right on in Neptune! Welcome to the game. Now we just have to wait for Merrie to confirm...


Ohhhhhhh Meeerrrriiiieeeee.... ;)

[Neptune0123]

Thanks Lilu. I like this game but the wait is untolerable. Yawn... Come on Merrie!!

[Lilu]

hehe It usually moves MUCH faster, I think it's just been a little slow with the holidays and all. We'll get back into the swing of things soon :)

[Neptune0123]

All's cool here. I like the sound of this type of trivia. Hope you had a good holiday, and I hope things here get on the move! There's only two good things about working when you're a teenager; the money, and the getting home after work and doing whatever you want. Oh well. C-ya.

[MistOfTheSea86]

The first Greek God and Goddess.

[Lilu]

ah.... a topic while waiting for Merrie. *grin*

I'm going to guess right off the top of my head that it was Cronus and Rhea. But I'm probably wrong. hehe

Lilu

[MistOfTheSea86]

Go LILU! You get an orange.

[Lilu]

:D A Terry's Chocolate Orange??? Mmmmmmm *drool*


Well, I guess we can move on until Merrie rejoins us and let's us know the answer to her clue?


Question:
I am the fish-like amphibious man who taught science and the arts to the early Babylonians.

[Neptune0123]

You didn't want to make this simple did you? Could you be thinking of the greek Oannes?

[Lilu]

Well if it's too simple you don't learn anything ;)

But you are CORRECT! It is indeed Oannes. You win a prize of your own choice... me I like chocolate... :D

Your turn!

[Neptune0123]

Very true. I like learning about interesting topics. I can't think of a better one.

I am a river god of Macedonia, son of Oceanus and Tethys. Father of Pelegon by Peloboea.

Who am I?

[Lilu]

hehehehe Not much of a challenge there? Just 300 thousand offspring of Oceanus and Tethys? *grin*

My guesses are as follows:

1. Achelous
2. Alpheus
3. Asopus

If none of the above, I will look again *grin*

[Mairwen]

For some reason (help mari!), this made me think of Meshak, Shadrak and Abindigo from the Old Testament! LMAO! 8O

[Merrie]

Originally posted by Lilu



Well, I guess we can move on until Merrie rejoins us and let's us know the answer to her clue?



Yipe! I'm so sorry! I got myself banned from the computer (Didn't do enough laundry or something...Mom bans me from the computer as often as possible because she hates that I come HERE. She's getting over it.)

And yes, Neptune and Lilu, the answer was Aditi-which happens to be the name of one of my best friends. She's hindu, and she didn't even know her namesake!
Sorry I took so long! Reconcilatory cookies and oranges all around!

[Neptune0123]

Sorry Lilu but it's not any of those. I'll look around and see if I can find more information on him. Would you rather me just tell you, I mean it is your turn?

[Lilu]

No no, don't worry about my turn *grin* I'm not worried.


OK.

Next guess - LADON

????

Lilu

[Neptune0123]

Sorry Lilu it's not Ladon. Hmmm... It's not that easy for this one. If anyone has the book Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology by David Kravitz He's in there. I'll look for more information.

[Lilu]

I've seen that book before, but I don't own it... oh well.


IS IT AXIUS ??????

hehehe
I'll get it yet!

Lilu

[Neptune0123]

Finally! I think that wasn't the best one to chose. Well anyway. It was Axius. Congrats again Lilu. I don't know what I would do without that book. I love Greek, Roman and Egyptian mytholgy. I do believe it's your turn!

[Lilu]

Woo hoo!!!

OK, here's one:

My name means “great shining heaven”, I am the Goddess of the sun and chief deity of the Japanese pantheon, still sacred in Shinto beliefs.

Lilu

[Merrie]

Amaterasu???

[Lilu]

That was a pretty easy one. :)

Your turn Merrie!

[Merrie]

The Great Wolf Bitch. Sacred Roman She Wolf, nurse of the foundling twins Romulus and Remus. ****'s temple
harlots were lupae, sometimes called Queens or High Priestesses.

[Lilu]

Lupa?

[Myst]

I was just gonna say that :p

[Myst]

??

:)

[silvrsnstr]

I'm gonna guess all the Roman 4 letter Goddess Names i know
Juno, Luna, Livy.
If i'm right is it my turn, or am i inturding upon somone elses game?
Sorry if i am.
Blessings,
Crimson StarRaven

[Lilu]

No problem Crimson :) Join right in.

We're all just waiting for Merrie to return with the answer *grin*

[Merrie]

Lupa it is!
Yay Lilu!!!
(sorry for the delay- I was away for the weekend and there were no computers there, horror of horrors.) :)

[silvrsnstr]

And how do the turns work?

Blessings,
Crimson StarRaven

[loopy]

Crimson-- I don't think we ever really established set rules here. Then again, I've been away from this thread for a litle while. :D ::rubs hands together, eager to get back in the game::

[silvrsnstr]

Yhen I will go, if noone minds. _________ is the lover of Zeus, an immortal, and holds the chalice. Cryptic, see if you can figure it out.

Blessings
Crimson StarRaven

[silvrsnstr]

Fine, he is male, and birds of prey have a habit of soming down on him.
That's all!
;)

[loopy]

I have no idea. :confused:

[Merrie]

Zeus's male lover and cupbearer...
that's Ganymede, right??

[silvrsnstr]

Yep. I guess it is custum to givbe cookies, so as soon as i get your adress, i'll mail them to you.

[Merrie]

The Lithuanian goddess of death. As a woman (or a witch) dressed in white she strangles or chokes a sick person.

[silvrsnstr]

This just popped into my head, Lillith? Its the name that came to me, but its probably wrong.

[Merrie]

Nope, not lilith(good guess, though). This one must be harder than I thought...try Encyclopedia mythica.

[Lilu]

Might it be Giltine ???

:) Lilu

[Merrie]

Yaaaaayyy!
Cookies for Lilu!

[Mairwen]

Am closing this so we can move to round four! :D

Will miss the less furry monkeys, though!!8O