johnny
writing machine in bad repair
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Well, there's always that site I posted. It has all the Egyptian gods, and some of the entries are extremely well-detailed so someone could take, say, what the god/dess is of, what one or two of their story depictions are like, and get a character out of that.
For example, a lesser-known goddess, Buto. If I wanted to make her a character, I could say
She's aggressive, she's protective, and she's violent. I could make her story that she was left on Earth despite being the "Mother of the Gods" and an important figure, and she wants to take down those who had been able to spend their time in the afterlife without her for the last thousands of years. She can be one of those trying to rebel against the new gods, very prone to anger and resentment. She has a combination of contempt for humanity for being the creatures who had worshiped her before but had forgotten about her after time, and respect for them and their ability to persevere.
See? It takes a bit of creativity to turn a list of prescribed attributes into a character, but it's possible.
I can take one of the gods that have even less information about them and try the same thing. I'll use Ihy for this one:
Ihy is the god of jubilation, so he is a happy and youthful character. He's also a musician and lover of music. He's always taken the form of a young human, looking to be between fifteen and eighteen years of age since the end of Ancient Egypt. For a being meant to be all-powerful and wise, he's extremely immature, hyperactive, and irresponsible, which likely irritates whatever group he falls in with. Frankly, while he'd like to be worshiped by many people again, he's perfectly alright spending time on earth because this is where all the music and parties are, and that's really what he lives for.
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Posted 07-24-2010, 11:24 AM
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