# Gods & goddesses **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 14, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239 "2000-09-14T22:10:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/1 "2000-09-14T22:10:34Z")
So, who would you be? Ura & I were chatting about mythology & said: > [@](#): > > \Besides, Ura Maru, God of storms, darkness, and destruction!! I like it. > \ fierra, goddess of chaos & confusion > \ totem animals - wolf, raven and bat > \ Now you’ve REALLY got me interested. 🙂 We’re not going for names, just characteristics, types - invent your own god(dess). So who would you be? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/2 "2000-09-14T22:21:52Z")
Silver Fire: Goddess of all things hot, fiery, and of the silver colored variety? Ummm…I’m not very imaginative. Help me out here, someone! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/3 "2000-09-14T22:34:14Z")
Giraffe: god of all things tall, gangly and leggy. Totem animals: giraffes, great danes, and Heather Graham. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/4 "2000-09-14T22:53:22Z")
Ok, Giraffe gets all supermodels too - better sign up quickly before all the good things are taken. I get computers - after all, where would chaos be without computers? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/5 "2000-09-14T23:11:10Z")
Athena: (waaaaay back when) Goddess of Wisdom Athena: (the new improved modern version) Goddess of Fighting Ignorance ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/6 "2000-09-14T23:50:43Z")
hey, Athena was a warlike chick even then (not sure the Greeks would have dared call her a chick though!). Fight away… ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/7 "2000-09-15T00:00:31Z")
Hmmm…what about me? Goddess of smiley faces? Goddess of sugar? Goddess of all things hyper-ish? I can’t think of any good ones. Someone come up with one for me. ---
**Author:** ![Akatsukami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Akatsukami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akatsukami)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/8 "2000-09-15T00:11:16Z")
_Akatsukami_: Japanese word meaning “incarnate deity”, formerly used as a title by the _tenno_. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/9 "2000-09-15T01:15:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hypergirl \* > \*\*Hmmm…what about me? Goddess of smiley faces? Goddess of sugar? Goddess of all things hyper-ish? > > I can’t think of any good ones. Someone come up with one for me. \*\* How about hypergirl, Goddess of Ritalin™? 😃 I get all the supermodels? Cool! Although the title “god of supermodels” makes me sound like Ru Paul… ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/10 "2000-09-15T01:20:24Z")
Barnaby, the Pagan god of misplaced decimal points. ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/11 "2000-09-15T01:28:40Z")
silent\_rob: God of magic, filmmaking, poor film students, and guys named Rob. 😃 Totem animals: White Rabbits, Penguins, Polar Bears, Animal Crackers. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/12 "2000-09-15T01:33:15Z")
**Thor** - 'cause he had the coolest comic book. ---
**Author:** ![quasar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quasar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/13 "2000-09-15T01:59:37Z")
If I could be a God I would be any of these folks: Dopus: God of the SDMB!!! Somnium: God of the unperceived reality and governing deity inside the confines of The Matrix. Fartus: God of gaseous emanations. Quantum: God of subatomic particles. Orgasmus: God of…well I think you don’t need an explanation for that. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/14 "2000-09-15T02:13:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Giraffe \* > **How about hypergirl, Goddess of Ritalin™? 😃** I was going to suggest hypergirl: Goddess of Caffeine, Slayer of the Demon Ritalin. Me, I’m stuck with the God of Satanic Condiments…totem animals: bankrupt TV psychics. D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/15 "2000-09-15T04:24:17Z")
sandyr: Goddess of useless, uninformative, mediocre posts 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mirth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Mirth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/16 "2000-09-15T05:41:28Z")
Mirth- goddess of laughter (of course); also goddess of buxom brunettes. ---
**Author:** ![Bluemonchichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/17 "2000-09-15T05:43:39Z")
Monchichi: goddesss of all things cute and cuddly!! Totem animals: monkey type creatures that suck their thumbs 😉 and kittens. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/18 "2000-09-15T06:09:21Z")
Kat: Cat Goddess, of course. It’s official and everything. Totem Animals: Felines of all types ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/19 "2000-09-15T07:40:57Z")
Javatania: Goddess of all sweet things good to eat, especially chocolate. Totem Animals: chocolate labradors Blessed Tree: Cacao tree ---
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239/20 "2000-09-15T08:37:43Z")
Doobieous: God of invented languages, and obsessing over plants. Totems: babel fishes 🙂 Sacred tree: Parajubaea coccoides [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-goddesses/33239.md?page=2)