So after Jesus Christ was ratted out to the authorities once again (history always repeats itself), I had a look at a list of greek mythological figures, which is rather extensive and includes some familiar and very common names.
I am guilty myself of using one of these (Luna), official Anet partners do so too (Nike) and just skimming over all the names and my follower/friends list, I found several more (Phoebe, Thanatos, Chronos, Aion, Chaos, Selene, Dione, Aura, Helios, Leto, Orion Talos, Typhon).
And even ANet uses some of them in naming their npcs or bosses (Deimos, Nemesis).
Couldnt find any of your own characters on this list but want to join the club anyways?
Try this list of Christian Saints.
I tried to do this mostly based on personality/stories
Quinn- Artemis, goddess of the hunt
Mercedes- Euterpe, the Muse of music
Rachel- Hera, goddess of the sky
Finn- Aristaeus, god of cheesemaking (and bees and olives)
Kurt- Hermes, the messenger god
Artie- Glaucus, sea god and oracle
Sam- Apollo, god of the arts
Mike- Pistis, spirit of honesty and good faith
Puck- Dionysus, god of drinking, madness, chaos and ecstasy
Blaine- Cyamites, god of the bean (I can't really explain this one, but it just feels right)
Santana- Bia, the spirit of raw energy and force
Brittany- Terpsichore, the Muse of dance
Tina- Circe, witch-goddess of herbs
From Homer to Ovid, it's universally thought that, whether or not they believed in these myths, poets were "retelling" them as they were understood at the time. Homer didn't come up with the story of the Odyssey, he simply sang it and had others write his telling down. Sophocles didn't come up with the story of Antigone, but he based his play off the already well-known story.
How do we know none of these authors weren't telling entirely new stories as a form of creative writing or entertainment?
Guts vs
The Minotaur
The Hydra
Medusa
Perseus
Hercules
Cerberus
The Titans
Guts knows all of their strengths, abilities, and weaknesses.
There is a Hound sent by a God that is chasing after a Fox sent by another God. A Hound that always caught its prey, and a Fox that is never caught. This contradiction had the Hound chasing the Fox eternally, up until Zeus got tired and turned both of them into stone and then turned into constellations (Canis Major and Minor).
Grimm, created by the God of Darkness, and Silver Eyes, a gift from the the God of Light. Both diametrically opposite, allowing them to exist together in a paradox.
But y'know... maybe not the Fox and the Hound? Honestly, I'm mostly asking this because there already is a Fox and the Hound allusion, which is Fox Alistair... So mostly just wanted to make sure. I know it's possible for more than one character to have the same allusion, but this one kind of seemed to fit as well.
Since I have no knowledge about Greek Mythology, I have no idea how "out there" this one is.
I remember in class my teacher was talking about some mythological Greek demigod or hero that was cursed to walk the earth until someone who hadn't heard his story heard it from him. I cant remember the name and would like to include him/her in a writing project.
Are accuracies important?
Surely Christians, Muslims and Jews must know that they're following an individual or a culture that believed in one God. The Greeks and many ancient cultures believed very much the same as well (not just in one god) but they're usually mocked, laughed at and discarded for being "primitive"
I don't see the difference between both practices and beliefs. Is there one?
