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Hermes as the god of the stock market, high speed financial transactions.
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Dionisio as an AA sponsor who starts to drink again after Wednesday invents a bullshit story
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Jun 23, 2017 17:45
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achillesforever6 posted:Honestly I'm trying to think what other Greco-Roman deities might show up as old gods and the only one I can think right now is probably Athena/Minerva Minerva is a definite possibility as moon worship arguably predates civilization even existing. Also where's Hermes? Don't people pray to their doctors, in a way? precision fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 18:05
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Christ, just watch Percy Jackson or some poo poo. There's more to mythology than the Greeks.
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Jun 23, 2017 18:10
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They could get wacky and have Anubis say that Minerva was just another one of his names: "Stemming from an Italic moon goddess *Meneswā ('She who measures')"
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Jun 23, 2017 18:13
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One of the reasons Bilquis is a good pick is that part of her story is that she is at risk of being completely forgotten, a more well-known god wouldn't work
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Jun 23, 2017 18:22
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Klungar posted:Hermes as the god of the stock market, high speed financial transactions. Nah, if anything Hermes would be the god of the Medical Industry. They use his staff as their logo, after all. And there are a poo poo ton of people being sacrificed every day in hospitals around the country.
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Jun 23, 2017 19:13
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Organ donors sacrifice themselves to Hermes so that the sick are cured. I like it
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Jun 23, 2017 19:16
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Warren Ellis wrote a conceptually rad but maybe not as cool in execution book called Supergod where world war 3 is fought using gods as WMDs and it's maybe not that relevant to anything in American Gods but man the Hindu deities own and I just want them to come in and own everything.
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Jun 23, 2017 19:30
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Hakkesshu posted:Warren Ellis wrote a conceptually rad but maybe not as cool in execution book called Supergod where world war 3 is fought using gods as WMDs and it's maybe not that relevant to anything in American Gods but man the Hindu deities own and I just want them to come in and own everything. John Scalzi wrote a similar book where people enslaved gods and used them to drive space ships. Literally The God Engines.
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Jun 23, 2017 19:43
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His Dark Materials is more or less about scientists learning to harness spiritual connections for power. God is also portrayed as a senile cripple whose bureaucratic powerhouse has moved far beyond his control.
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Jun 23, 2017 19:47
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I wrote a story once along the kind of premise of American Gods, but I get to find out years later that not only has it been done a lot, it's also been done much better than I ever could have written it edit: I also wrote A New Hope without meaning to and it kind of killed me when I realized it vermin fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 20:00
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Snak posted:God is also portrayed as a senile cripple whose bureaucratic powerhouse has moved far beyond his control. That sounds familiar...
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Jun 23, 2017 20:03
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biracial bear for uncut posted:Nah, if anything Hermes would be the god of the Medical Industry. They use his staff as their logo, after all. That's an American misuse though* - medical symbol should be the staff of Asclepius which has a single snake and no wings. Not a problem here since the program is specifically about the American variants of deity but the American Hermes should perhaps be a little confused ("God of Medicine and flower delivery? Really?"). *Wiki link
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Jun 23, 2017 20:09
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A few designers tried to make winged sandals a thing a few years back
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Jun 23, 2017 20:17
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Pretty sure that sandals with wings attached are not functionally the same as winged sandals. More human hubris.
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Jun 23, 2017 20:21
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vermin posted:edit: I also wrote A New Hope without meaning to and it kind of killed me when I realized it To be fair, A New Hope is an incredibly generic film
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Jun 23, 2017 20:22
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EmptyVessel posted:Pretty sure that sandals with wings attached are not functionally the same as winged sandals. More human hubris. To be fair, everyone who bought a pair probably looked pretty dumb, which can maybe count as divine retribution Crow Jane fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 20:26
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Hakkesshu posted:Warren Ellis wrote a conceptually rad but maybe not as cool in execution book called Supergod where world war 3 is fought using gods as WMDs and it's maybe not that relevant to anything in American Gods but man the Hindu deities own and I just want them to come in and own everything. There's also David Brin's 'Thor Meets Captain America' where Nazi death magic creates the Norse Pantheon into reality and is fairly close to American Gods in subject. You can google it on-line if you want to read it.
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Jun 23, 2017 20:36
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Klungar posted:Hermes as the god of the stock market, high speed financial transactions.  Hakkesshu posted:Warren Ellis wrote a conceptually rad but maybe not as cool in execution book called Supergod where world war 3 is fought using gods as WMDs and it's maybe not that relevant to anything in American Gods but man the Hindu deities own and I just want them to come in and own everything. Toplowtech fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 20:40
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I read a Christopher Pike book in like fifth grade that was about Greek goddesses possessing a couple modern day girls, or something? One of them tried to kill the other by putting ground up glass in hamburger meat, because nineties tween girl lit was 
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Jun 23, 2017 20:41
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achillesforever6 posted:Honestly I'm trying to think what other Greco-Roman deities might show up as old gods and the only one I can think right now is probably Athena/Minerva I'd like the several versions of Jupiter to show up. Appolo as plague bearer would also be cool. I'd also like to see Coyote and his detachable penis show up. Josef bugman fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 21:02
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Crow Jane posted:To be fair, everyone who bought a pair probably looked pretty dumb, which can maybe count as divine retribution Or maybe it counts as sacrificing your fashion reputation
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Jun 23, 2017 21:49
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Badass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5pnWpG1yc
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Jun 23, 2017 22:22
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DoctorGonzo posted:Essie was the same actress than Laura? Yeah, Mad Sweeney sees Essie in Laura.
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Jun 23, 2017 22:35
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Party Boat posted:Yeah, Mad Sweeney sees Essie in Laura. Please, tumblr has enough to do already.
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Jun 23, 2017 23:03
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Klungar posted:Hermes as the god of the stock market, high speed financial transactions.
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Jun 23, 2017 23:39
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precision posted:Please, tumblr has enough to do already. Essie, in Laura, in Bilquis - exclusive to my Patreon!
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Jun 23, 2017 23:52
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Party Boat posted:Yeah, Mad Sweeney sees Essie in Laura. Well, it does seem to be Essie's coin that's keeping Laura "alive"
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Jun 24, 2017 01:12
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Poor Mad Sweeney, all he wants is to have some milk and the occasional junk of bread left out for him as an offering and instead he gets whatever this is. Running around as a foreign God's hench-elf.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:24
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achillesforever6 posted:I could see him as a god of the casinos, given he is the god of thieves, luck, and money. That could work too, I was just trying to think of something that combined money, thievery, and quickness.
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Jun 24, 2017 04:00
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Here's an interview with Bilquis's actress about finding the role in her own experiences as an immigrant: http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a9578713/yetide-badaki-american-gods-bilquis-interview/
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Jun 24, 2017 07:39
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McSpanky posted:Here's an interview with Bilquis's actress about finding the role in her own experiences as an immigrant: http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a9578713/yetide-badaki-american-gods-bilquis-interview/ There sure is a lot more thought put into all this than anything relating to that character on the show.
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Jun 24, 2017 09:02
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i hope i find a vagina monster inmigrant
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Jun 24, 2017 10:42
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Just want to remind people that just because the season is now over it doesn't mean book spoilers are okay, especially since there are some big ones lurking out there. Please use the book spoiler thread for any book related discussion.
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Jun 24, 2017 16:39
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Yeah, I think I'm ducking out till next season. See you all next year!
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Jun 24, 2017 16:50
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Fun fact: Essie was also the Mary to Jesus Prime
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Jun 24, 2017 19:09
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If Kristin returns next season, there better be some singing. God drat waste of a world class soprano. Also, the show is heaps better than the book. Just head and shoulders above it. I'm a fan of books, it's rare I get have to say the film/show is better than the source. Funso Banjo fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Jun 24, 2017 |
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Jun 24, 2017 20:15
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A limited amount of singing would be acceptable, I don't want this turning into Glee: American Gods edition.
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Johnny Truant posted:A limited amount of singing would be acceptable, I don't want this turning into Glee: American Gods edition. Glee: American Gods would suck. American Gods, the Broadway show episode would rock.
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