America's God of the Hunt is a legendary dude, famous for his world travels and exotic trophies.

His warriors are never without arms or mount, and are peerless in their use. What would take ten thousand men would only require a hundred of his followers. His sacred animal is the bear. His followers take down mythical beings in his name.

>American God of Lightning
>Not Telsa

>>9519581

Tesla is an aspect of Franklin.

America is perhaps unique in the fact that its god of warriors is also its god of "the other," being a god from another pantheon that was "adopted" by the American pantheon. As such, he is usually portrayed with different features from the rest of the members of the pantheon.

>>9519581
+1.
>>9519590
-1.

>>9519581
Tesla was a Serb, yo.

Let Serbia have Tesla. They need SOMEONE badass.

Lincoln as God of Liberty? Washington as All-father? I can dig it.

>>9519604
Pretty much the only good thing to come out of Serbia since...well, ever.

America's God of Strength was once their mightiest hero. But now his temples are dark, and the old worshippers only return out of nostalgia for the tradition of cheering his name. He rules the western coasts, used as a symbol by the powerful to contain their people.

Tesla should have been the one to become insanely wealthy.


Edison was an asshole.

Thomas Jefferson is the god of Yeomen Farmers, Fertility, and invention. He stands somewhat apart from the Pantheon, for despite his ardent love for his children he often disagrees with his peers. His temples, though not fastidiously kept, are always filled with strange inventions, like doors that open automatically.

hmmmm what about the Dark God, the one who went against the Gods of America in the Dawn War?

>>9519627
America's god of warriors? America's god of law and justice? America's god of men and all things masculine? Or America's ruling god?

You make the call.

>>9519813
Faggot.

Here is the god of warriors, and blood.

>>9519846
Also the god of chaos, for he bowed to no law.

>>9519846
I'm okay with this.

>>9519846

I think you mean the Vampire God of Central America.

>>9519846
To his clerics, he is Andrew Jackson, lord of blood and honorable combat.

To the common man, he is known only by the terrifying and oft-whispered name, "Old Hickory"

What of the Cousin gods, the Lame one Franklin and the Bold one Teddy?

America's god of lust and sex was widely known across the land. People would often watch re-enactments of his exploits before going to bed with their lover. His temples were filled with representations of phalluses and there were often clandestine love affairs that would take place in the back rooms. His sacred bird is the woodcock.

Bush II is the blind idiot god then?

>>9519915
Honorable combat my ass, march or well use superior weapon on you from behind.

>>9519960
>tears

>>9519598

Bitches don't know about my god of warriors.

Washington, All-Father, a god of prophetic dreams and visceral combat. After slaying the armies of darkness during the Winter Most Bitter, he made The Land Of The Free.
He is associated with honesty, determination, and war. His sacred animal is the Bald Eagle, his sacred plant the cherry tree, his favored weapon the saber.

I actually went to a Da Vinci show today and saw some of the stuff he had come up with.

Dude was a friggin' genius.

>Washington, All-Father, a god of prophetic dreams and visceral combat. After slaying the Armies of Red during the Winter Most Bitter, he made The Land Of The Free.

>He is associated with honesty, determination, and war. His sacred animal is the Bald Eagle, his sacred plant the cherry tree, his favored weapon the saber.

>A spare horse is kept by armies in hopes that he will appear upon it and lead their side to victory. When this happens, the horse will surely die, although none can hope to hit Washington himself with a bullet.

Technically Tesla was Austrian. Ethnically he was Serbian.

>>9519647
Needs moar forefathers and less modern celebrities

AAHHNOLD is a demigod at BEST.

>>9520734
I agree.

>>9519846
"Be good, or you go to Hickory-Hell."

>>9520965
Constant caning?

I fucking approve of this thread.

J. Edgar Hoover would totally be the Vecna of the American Pantheon. Such a douchebag.

The god of conspiracy is truly a crafty and fierce foe. Though once powerful, he was brought low by his own schemes and devices.

>>9521048
Get out of here, Fremont. The Empire has ended.

>>9519565
>bear
>not fucking BULL MOOSE

FUUUUUU-

>>9519694
you forget the fact all libertarians love him

Trying my own small attempt.

>Barry Goldwater may have failed in his chance to ascend to Godhood, but he has revived the philosophical aspect of the Jeffersonians.

>>9519735
Benedict Arnold?

The American God of literature is also the principle of loyalty and conviction.
With his eloquence he called men to arms, with his scathing condemnations of their manhood, he kept them in the fight. Thus began the American tradition of using ridicule and implied weakness to motivate a strong and proud people.

Among Minor Deities

Amid the seemingly endless ranks of American war-gods, Sherman is revered by commanders as much for his calculated pragmatism as he is feared for his intense brutality.

Armies on the move often chant prayers or sing songs in honor of Sherman to grant swift passage and bountiful foraging. Unlike the bravado common to American war gods, Sherman's warrior-priests teach that war is undesirable, and inglorious. Thus, says the dogma of Ashfather Sherman, war is prevented, and ended most swiftly, by the application of extreme force and shocking brutality.

Sherman is associated with the Union, and his ceremonies invariably involve large sacrifices by fire.

The divine messenger bore word of the enemy's movements, even in the dark of night, despite personal danger, he rode forth, alerting the righteous to the battle to come.

>>9519598
The American Pantheon is unique in a lot of ways. What they call "adopted" gods are nothing more than the poor huddled masses and wretched refuse of other, purer religions.

Their pantheon was polluted from day one. Their disreputable god of secrets, money and government was was killed by another god, one who was second only to the god of yeoman farmers himself!

Instead of being praised for such an action, the stories say he rebelled against the pantheon, earning a reputation as a traitor, second only to the disgraced Warmaster of the All-Father.

>>9521203
He is associated with the stars, lamps, and silver.

The position of Sea god has been held by many worthies.
The first, however, went like a storm across the sea and took the Dawn War to the very underworld from which the oppressors hailed.

Was there ever any question who the brew god was?
He later chose a man named Jack Daniels to carry his wisdom into the world of hard alcohol.

Is somebody archiving this?
Oh please say someone is archiving this.

>>9521313

Not long enough, yet. Besides, most of this is a rehashing of a /tg/ from an earlier idea. Some of it is new, but not all of it. Just wait until we get more ideas flowing.

epic thread

So major deities- revolutionary era
Minor deities 1800-1900
Prophets, favored, and champions 1901-present.
Sound like good ground rule?

Custer is well-known, often as an example of foolhardiness. A god often revered by cavalry, prayers to Custer are invoked to ward off the fear of battle, and to inspire acts of bravery and daring on the battlefield.

A charismatic, headstrong deity, Custer's excess of personality and romantic bravado is often emulated by his followers. Die-hard worshipers of Custer tempt fate and strain the limits of fortune, pushing the odds higher and higher, seeking a heroic death against impossible odds that might add their names to legend alongside their patron.

Custer's sacred animal is the horse, and he has a particular enmity for the barbarian tribes of the western plains.

>>9521313
as far as i know everything on /tg/ is archived on one of the servers or another.

>>9521431

On the whole, yes, although some exceptional "modern" Presidents might be upgraded, or some unexceptional Presidents might be downgraded. My brief contribution:

James Buchanan, Minor God of Sloth, Misfortune, and Misplaced Optimism

>>9521431
YES

>>9521373
I think I have something like this somewhere.
will post it all when I find it.

Out of all the gods of the American Pantheon the fool god is feared and heavily avoided. All things that he touches, and all things that he endeavors in will fail and as such many give offerings not out of respect but out of hope that he will offer his attention to other things and not bring ruin. Many avoid even speaking his name, fearing that to utter it will catch his attention and cause the doom of the speaker.

>>9521520

>>9521190
The Ashfather may have been a minor diety, but he has cast a long influence on the Warrior-Priests of America.

Their preoccupation with fire is lamentable and well known. But even centuries later their heroes and demi-gods continue to seek the Ashfather's favor in their war prayers.

"Kill Japs, Kill Japs, Kill More Japs! The more of the little yellow bastards you kill, the quicker we go home!"

>>9521520
You know, the poor guy actually did okay as the governor of Texas prior to becoming president.

Twain must be included.

>>9521598
That maybe true but you can't deny that he wasn't a good president.

>>9521598
no he didn't.

>>9521598

Unless you were one of those Texans who enjoyed having clean air to breathe.

A lot of the US's death gods and/or psychopomps are also music gods.

Cab Calloway leads you on down the low road, leading his band in a continual jazz-wake, scaring off the devils that would snatch you off the path on the way beyond the big river. With him are the best jazz singers/players from history as his psychopomps and the saints of song.

Blues saints walk with you at the end of the road, helping you shed your faults, sins, and sadness at death, preparing you for the party inside the gates (Because there IS a party, and we're all invited.)

Johnny Cash is there, too. He waits.

>>9521630
Do Chicago next please.

>>9521613
Oh, okay.

FUCK YOU GUYS!

DID YOU NOT SEE THIS IN THE ARCHIVES?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9044287/

THIS IS THE TRUE AMERICAN PANTHEON!

Fuck yeah unead constitutionalists

>>9521438
Custer was a loser. George Smith Patton Jr./III (wtf?) is the god of cavalry. Invented the last sword actually inteded for killin' people from horseback. Adapted horse tactics to tanks, or at least translated Rommel's book. And he was, at least in his own mind, a reincarnated Roman general.

I tried to look up a proper quote, but can't find the one I want -- everything the man said was about war. He loved it.

>>9520030


Oh give me a break, Bruce Lee is a chink, and he never did shit either.

>>9521431
That could work, but the Great Emancipator (aka the Slain God, the Preserver and many others) is clearly god-level. As are a few others.

I wouldn't sweat the details. The Americans aren't very good students of history or theology and their pantheon is bound to be cluttered.

Blackjack Pershing should be in the American war pantheon. A bit more badass than Patton.

>>9521651

Oh man I remember those threads. Very little actually got done after the first 2 threads though

>>9521682
>>9521696
>>9521699
>>9521711
>>9521715
>>9521658
>>9521630
>>9521625
>>9521608
>>9521597
So what does this have to do with the original conversation about the pantheon no one cares about your faggot fantasy US.

>>9521577
Ooh, Bull Halsey's a good one. The man's goal in life was another Jutland. Gotta respect that, even if he did fall for the decoy and the actual battle was a point-blank slugfest between destroyers and WWI-era battleships. And Halsey's boys won anyway, despite being outgunned..

>>9521669

The Emancipator is revered as the god of freedom and reason, and receives the prayers of the tormented and the oppressed. He is often invoked by clerics seeking to sway others towards a righteous cause.

He is also known as the slain god, and embodies the paradox of fighting for peace, even unto one's own death. Priests of the Slain God favoring this aspect tend towards preaching the necessity of peace and order through martial strength and centralized power.

Yet other clerics of the Plain-Spoken One eschew the martial aspect entirely, devoting themselves to rhetoric and reason. They will often hold public debates in temples that forsake the traditional architecture for that of a library. The highest rite of this sect is pilgrimage to the great temple in Washington, where the image of the Slain God contemplates the waters.

The slayer of the Emancipator, the Booth, is a despised figure, representative of madness and death. After he committed the foul deed he was chased down and slain. Ritual re-enactments of the event, wherein a masked priest takes on the aspect of the Booth, end in the assassin being symbolically dismembered by men in funeral garb.

>>9521734
oh, it wasn't mine; I saved it off of /tg/ and thought it might have been appropriate, but it seems it was not...

>>9521753
>Abraham Lincoln
>fighting for peace
>he went after and started a war with a group of people that just wanted to peacefully secede

>>9521753
PEACE THROUGH POWER!

>>9521770

Peace through attrition is still peace.

>>9521753
>The Emancipator is revered as the god of freedom and reason, and receives the prayers of the tormented and the oppressed.

Reason? He only "ffreed" the slaves in the rebellious states, which, being their own country, were not under his jurisdiction.

>>9521786
>>9521784

>>9521770
>>South,
>>still butthurt,
>>never stops dreaming, baby.

Some call him the God of laughter, the God of rebels or the trickster God. Twain stands opposed, not to any singular god in the American pantheon, but to all of them when they fall into excesses.

He is linked to many notable powers, a companion of Tesla, and and to the wargod Grant. His modern incarnations are said to include the Bastard of Baltimore Bierce, and some would say the Madgod Thompson, bitter arch-rival of Nixon.

>>9521794
oh, some of us do.

at least they stopped calling it the 'war of northern aggression' that shit pissed me off.

>>9521800
>Madgod Thompson
>HUNTER S THOMPSON, GOD
>we're all fucked

you need to do one for john moses browning, a warforge god or something

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning

Can I be a Demi-god?

>>9521792

In the South, however, the "Emancipator" is known as the Betrayer and He Who Binds, and is an eldritch god of repression, control, and orthodoxy. Southern aristocrats worship the Booth, whom they deem the Avenger, as a mythical hero who slew the Great Beast, though tragically too late. He is remembered as a symbol of the power of the South, and is said to have escaped punishment, only to seek rest in a hidden tomb. The Southern cults dedicated to the Avenger portend that one day the Great Beast will return at the head of the armies of darkness, with great chugging war machines and vast columns of soldiers clad in midnight blue. The Avenger will arise again, raising the stars and bars into the light, and lead the heroes of the South into the last battle.

...that actually became a more interesting concept than I thought.

>>9521753
Foreign pantheons are often difficult for outsiders to untangle, but the American one is more confusing than most.

Take their first incarnation of The Trickster. Clerics will say that the gods are revered for wisdom and intelligence above all, but this god is all but forgotten despite his accomplishments.

On the other hand, his few devoted clerics simply smile and say "The Dark Horse" would have wanted it that way.

Amongst calvalrymen there persists a secret cult, although in the official histories he is a devil, a rebel and a monster, many pray to him to guide their lightning attacks. He has left one cryptic commandment to those who would follow him, but it is still invoked "Be the firstest with the mostest.".

Though a patron of dark cults that set themselves against the American pantheon, Forrest managed to carve out a place with saddle and saber in the pantheon of his enemies.

>>9521770
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
>South Carolina demanded that the U.S. army abandon Fort Sumter, which was refused. When the ultimatum deadline passed, an artillery barrage ensued, lasting until the fort was surrendered.

>>9521719
Patton and Pershing are equals, in my opinion. Pershing won WWI, Patton won WWII. I'll admit that Black Jack technically outranks Patton, but I think they'd be friendly enough to not salute each other. I think we can all agree they both laughed at Custer (but learned a very important lesson from him -- if it's going to be a one-sided battle, make sure it's in your favor.).

Tesla turns me on... He was so weird. Fear of round shit. Always had his coil hanging out with him.

BONER

We need to work Columbus in as the mysterious "Creator of the creators" god.

Just sayin'.

>>9519960

nobody got the reference to Azathoth, I am sad

>>9521827

Browning, the Ford, and the Whitney form the tripartite Forge God of the Americas.

Browning represents both the pure love of craftsmanship and innate talent and the inevitable bending of said talent to the creation of tools of war. His symbol is the .45 automatic, which has lately fallen by the wayside in practical use, much to the lament of his followers, who decry the use of advanced materials and complicated designs as blasphemy against the symbol, one-man-over-a-fire sort of craftsmanship that he represents.

The Ford represents industry as a whole, and the drive to both innovate and profit from the fruits of labor.

The Whitney, called the Lame or the Forgotten God, is the Martyr of Profit in the Northern Cult and the Destroyer of Fields in the Southern Apostasy. In the North he is revered as a symbol of ingenuity and kindness, and held as an example of the betterment of man trudged under the desire for prophet, as his chief symbol, a cotton picking machine, met with stiff competition from slaves, frustrating his priests. In the South, he represents the oppression of industrialization and the replacement of tradition and gentility with clanking, clattering machines that know no nobility or grace.

>>9521827
he'd fill the role of Vulcan.

with Eugene Stoner as a later high priest.

>>9519581
>implying that Tesla is in any way revered in the US, and not known primarily as a crazy foreigner who may or may not have helped Stalin build lightning tanks in an alternate WW2, and therefore a damned, dirty commie by quantum association

>>9521865

"But precious few have mourned the passing of, Mister James K. Polk our 11th president. Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump"

-Traditional Hymn

>>9521923

>Condemning people by quantum association

Genius.

>>9521877
Reply to self: Guess who was Pershing's aide in Mexico? So yeah, Black Jack is a Titan, Patton is a god.

>>9521800
Twain was definitely a demigod. The bizarre origins of many demigods (owing to the shamelessly bizarre sexuality of many gods) is part of what gives rise to their twisted personalities, and he was an excellent example of this. In his own madness he sought to capture the madness of others, mocking, hiding, and revealing.

Called the Silent God, few speak of the Coolidge, and yet fewer enter his temple, yet there are many who, for good or ill, follow his example of withdrawal from the world and acceptance of fate. Reputed to have warred with the God of Peace, though to what end is unknown.

>>9521836
The Booth is just the latest in a long-line of traitor figures appearing in the American mythos.
The Warmaster, the Duelist, and the dread, omnipresent figure known only as the Lone Gunman.

Some say it is a reflection of the original sin when the All-Father lead the Founding Gods against the Titan Empire during the Dawn War.

>>9521913
It was got, but >>9521520 had a superior entry.

>>9522002

Yet others speak in hushed tones that the Assassin God is the last agent of truth, the avenger of the Founding Gods long slumbering; they are apostate and hunted.

>>9521921
>Browning = Vulcan

YES. Stoner and Col Thompson are saints, but Browning is the god of weapons.

>>9521914
an expert from one of the three holy books of the Forge God's

for it is truth

In the Dark Times, during the Great Tribulation after the first Pantheon War, there arose in the Old World a dark messiah, chosen of the broken remains of the divergent pantheons of the Old Empire. Silver of tongue and deceptive of aspect, the apostle of the Old Ones rallied or conquered the Old World in a great Second Tribulation that threatened to spread across the world with the aid of the Terrible Betrayers of the Eastern Isles.

In these dark times, there arose a chosen one, offering both a new covenant and a new resolve. Many and mighty were his works, and like Moses of old he did not live to see the promised land.

Some view the actions of his successors as punishment for the abomination of the Great Sin, by which the Chosen One gathered power through pacts with eldritch forces beyond human understanding. It is said the pact was brokered by men from the Old World, and once the Absolute Power was release, the world would quake from it ever after.

>>9521923
Tesla was just one of the many disciples of Franklin. A high cleric if you will, but one outmaneuvered by his arch-rival The Wizard Of Menlo Park.

>>9522087

During the time of the Second Tribulation, two agents, called the Pact of Roses, stole the secret fire from the Trinity Temple and carried it into the east, where it made manifest the power of the Great Red Tyrant, the beast that many feared would end the world. Ever after the world entered a dark time, and the gods were said to forsake mankind for a time, retiring or dying away as faith in them waned and the Americans found a new, nebulous God, a nameless fear embodied in forced oaths and an Eye in a Pyramid, emblazed on the tokens of that land.

>>9522087
Don't forget his right-hand man. Dude's memoirs have a chapter titled "Overrunning Europe." The good (or at least inoffensive) Texan president. (LBJ was a jackass, G. W. Bush is a Masshole who bought a ranch.)

>>9522115

The Age of the Curtain of Iron was an age of legends and heroes. It was in this time that the Great Strong Man rode to the moon in the belly of a fiery eagle and the secret bird broke the wall of sound. The Chosen One of the Emancipator led the people to his temple for succor and there was terror and strife as the Great Red Beast stretched its claws out across the world.

I wish I could contribute, this stuff is gold.

>>9522126

The Ike is revered as the Second Father, the compassionate warmaster who brings prosperity by the sword, offering succor to his enemies and hope to his people. In the end of his reign he is subsumed by a dark god, a being of paranoia and hate, who tears down what he has built and rallies the specters of war for war's sake. As he is dying, the Second Father offers a warning of the corruption to come.

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/york.html
an avatar of the god Crockett whose bullets never failed to hit the mark.

and what about Bowie or Buffalo Bill?
>>9522115
what??
I don't understand...

>>9522142
The War of Ice was a difficult period, true. But the people rallied and produced great heroes from their midst.

Was not Ike The Builder, the former war-master of The New Dealer himself, elevated to godhood? Did he not smile from his heavenly golf course as great and mighty works sprung up across the land under his guidance?

>>9522170

After the Second Father falls the malevolent one takes up his torch only for it to be stolen by the Benevolent Trickster, the Bloody-Headed God who opens the new frontier and brings great hope, only to be slain at his zenith by the traitor who strikes from the shadows with stolen lightning. Like Baldur, he is a dead god, but lives on in hope to play a part in the End of Days.

His assassin is struck down by the he of the crimson aspect, the Ruby of the West who reveals not his cause. Clerics of the Bloody-Headed God often indulge in long, drawn out theological debates over the nature of his death and its import amongst the rest of the pantheon, but little agreement is reached.

God of Love.

>>9522197

>>I don't understand...

Truman using the atomic bomb, the bomb being copied by the Russians with help from spies in the Manhattan Project, notably the Rosenbergs.

>>9522209

Also called the Maker of Roads and the Opener of Ways, he who brought the spoils of peace.

>>9522031
Am I the only one who finds that "don't muck with Browning's design" to be spitting on that man's grave? He himself was an innovator, prone to radical ideas that were often miserable failures. Taking such a needlessly conservative approach to firearms is more of an insult than deciding to make a double action m1911.

>>9522170
Second Father? Perhaps to those swayed to the American cult in the Old World following the Second Pantheon War. It is not a common name on these shores, revered though he is.

I sense though that you are about to speak of the one who betrayed the Great War-Master, the acolyte who dabbled in dark ways and earned the title not of The Trickster, but The Crook.

*shudder*

Perhaps all that we need say of that time is that it gave birth to The Crook's greatest foe, the Madgod Thompson and his acolytes in the now lost tradition of journalism.

>>9522230
ah so that was what it was.

>>9522197
also forgot mah pic, and my name

>>9522237
"We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex... The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist... Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."

>>9522267
If anything, that makes it even more appropriate as religious teaching.

>>9522267
Also, the second half of that pick was mostly "glocks are bad, hurr durr"

>>9522267

You have a point, but his ardent worshippers also insist that none of his designs be changed, to the point of buying a high power and bitching that it's not in .45 rather than buying a DA .45.

Frankly, the gun is outclassed by modern designs and the grip safety is just a stupid idea.

On the other hand, his machine gun designs are basically unmodified, but they were the last ones he did. The predecessors had some really bizarre design choices. He didn't just shit out perfectly designed guns on cue. Most of what he designed was abandoned in favor of improvements, even in his own shop.

>>9522298
>outclassed

Hardly. There's very little difference in performance between his older designs and modern pistol designs, both do well as combat arms. The main thing that could be said to be lacking in his designs is a double action mechanism. Even the single stack magazine of the m1911 could be argued as an advantage, since needing more than 8 rounds is an uncommon occurrence and it makes the weapon thinner. I'm just distinctly displeased with people that scream that changing anything on his weapons is a blasphemy.

Also, some people like the grip safety. I myself think it's unnecessary, but it's hardly a serious problem.

Would Poe, Lovecraft, and King be god, demi-god, and prophet of terror?

The Demigods of Exploration and Travel have recently experienced a surge in popularity, as a great three year celebration of their exploits brought their worship to levels unheard of in living history, although legend tells of an unending river of pilgrims who abandoned their homes to follow in the footsteps of the deities' expedition to the end of the earth.

America's god of commerce is the embodiment of True Neutral, explaining the flow of wealth as a system of balance. His symbol is a faint outline of a hand holding a single gold coin.

>>9522273
>>the Madgod Thompson and his acolytes in the now lost tradition of journalism.

Ahhh, now there was an age. The scions of Twain himself, journalists strode the land unafraid of even the gods, protected by the divine Constitution created by the Founding Fathers.

Cronkite, Murrow, Woodward, Bernstein, Hersh, Mencken, Bierce, Thomas... even the Madgod Thompson. Using their words alone they could topple empires, sway millions and even challenge heaven itself.

Sadly few of them are left. They grew lazy in their hubris and now their temples crumble and decay around them.

The god of dark pathways is often seen as America's answer to Britain's own Byron, his symbol is the raven perched upon a skull.

>>9522422
So long as Howard and Lieber are he god and demigod of fantasy, since thre has not been a prophet of the whimsical yet dark.

I dreamt I saw Joe Hill last night
Alive as you or I
He kicked me up from under covers
Singing, "Don't MOURN child, ORGANISE."

Joe Hill is a god of the underworld, said to have been burnt by tribulations for the honour of a woman who sold her flesh by a court of corrupt fools. His ashes were distributed upon the wind of the international solidarity of workers (though in Australiasia, his ashes were imprisoned by police never to be released).

The god of wishes is a pied piper of imagination, captivating the interest of young-lings and elders alike. Such is his power that several lesser gods have literally spawned from his head like Athena from Zeus. These ageless agents permeate through all aspects of American life. His sacred crest, worn by followers as a sign of worship, is one large black circle with two smaller black circles attached tangentially to its top.

The American demi-god of wealth is worshiped not only for his business acumen but ability to make others believe personal gain is a benefit for all. His worshipers are those who favor power over acceptance but can often achieve both. Human sacrifices in his honor are not unheard of but most simply visit a series of alters, hundreds of feet high, to pray for good fortune. His crest is an oval with a pillar of fire extending from the top.

Polite bump.

>>9521662
>>Bruce Lee is a chink, and he never did shit either.


you're right, except for ...TEACH CHUCK NORRIS KARATE !!!

A visitor from a foreign pantheon, this visiting deity quickly made a home for himself in the hearts and imaginations of Americans. Once he was a mighty war god (patron of Courage, Willpower, Glory, and Perseverance) to the savages in the vast northern forest-lands, north of America. After the great Godswar, he came to reside in America and shed his warrior countenance for one more peaceful. He became a patron of Dreamers, Engineers, Actors, and Singers. Those who wish to alter their voice, fix the unfixable, build the unbuildable, dram of better tomorrows, and aspire to greatness often pray to him. Alas, he became addicted to several ambrosial brews, and the goddesses and mortals he courted often turned against him due to a curse placed upon him by jealous and vengeful rivals. His entry into the American pantheon was quite difficult, and many still begrudge him a place in the annals of American gods, due to his foreign origin.

>>9528071
And the only thing anyone cares about Chuck is silly Internet meme

The American pantheon is unusual- polytheistic and mutable, much like the vodoun of the Carribean religions.

"Deities" are often considered a succession of divine powers, imbued in mortal flesh. When these American Gods die, they are worshiped as aspects of previous powers, creating a confusing mishmash of greater and lesser powers to any non-American worshiper...and even occasionally the Americans themselves.

Thus, a shrine may have a statue of the Father of Lightning, Franklin and alcoves containing icons of younger aspects such as Edison Lightbringer or Tesla, Wielder of Thunder. Like the Romans before them, adoption of foreign gods into the pantheon is not unheard of, if they made sufficient impact on the Americans.

this is the most awesome thread I have ever seen on /tg/

Roosevelt embodied both war, AND PEACE. He won the Nobel Peace Prize.

However, he also loved adventure, and didn't seem to mind a good scrap. He was an intellectual, but stoic in his character. Dude took a bullet, and gave a speech a few minutes after.

>>9529698

TR is an Earth God. Look at his great works: Building canals, preserving nature. He embodies mastery over the natural world combined with respect for it. His lesser aspect as a god of strength embodies power restrained by reason and temperance, enriched by endurance and stoicism.

>>9530071

He is also a minor protector of coffee and coffee farmers.

(He drank 6 cups a day)

>>9521190
I loved this one. Perfect.

>>9529698
>>9530071

As one can see from posts like this, American deities are added to by great deeds, whereupon the priests are often inspired to place the new aspect into their shrines.

If they are given proper veneration, their divinity in the pantheon is assured.

America's God of Madness is a peculiar deity. His sacred texts were comprised by not only Him but other minor deities as well, all pointing to the eventual ruination of the world. His sacred texts are said to induce madness in nonbelievers. His symbol is unknown; his temples, unmarked.

The American demigod of transport and self-reliance is a peculiar fellow. His followers are philanthropic, well-read, and hard working individuals. He values a education, hard work, and pulling one's self up by their bootstraps.

The Mad Prophet Hearst holds a place of mixed nobility and revulsion in the Great American Pantheon, for both his esteemed deeds and his duplicitous actions. Known for his overt and rather successful worship of the Typewritten Brother of the American God of Lightning, he held a place of power and predominance for his dissemination of information to the masses, yet he at times allowed the touch of muses to embellish and exaggerate the missives that were his to distribute. His involvement with the Path of Purging in 1936-1937 provoked the expulsion of multitudes of migrant workers due to falsified claims about the very same hemp that once made the ropes that comprised the sailor's riggings, the ropes used in the lynchings of the Dark Folk. While many expected him to achieve demigod elevation, those who honor the pantheon have never felt the presence of Prophet. The closest any have found, in regards to his lack of apotheosis, has been the overwhelming sorrow that seems to hover about the temple that was once his home. Supposedly, there is an artifact from his childhood that would grant its possessor the wealth and prestige that the Prophet enjoyed in life.

Eventually somebody is going to do one about obama, and i shall be amused when it arrives

>>9531148
too recent. This isn't a political commentary thing, it's a historically significant figures thing. Obama is just too recent to tell whether future generations will consider him significant.

This thread makes me realise how recent America's history is. It's crazy.

Where is our goddess of greed?

What about this guy ?

>>9531447
Wow jack churchill killed the thread

>>9531581
Just another notch on his sword.

>>9531447
He's english.

>>9531581
God of Death.

>>9528372
He was great at conventions.

"Yes, you there."

"Hi, my question was actually about William Shatner. He's an actor, a writer,... what do you think makes him like he is?"

"I don't know. Maybe there's a school in Canada you go to where they teach you how to be bastard. That's my best guess at explaining it. Next question."

>>9531687
>Maybe there's a school in Canada you go to where they teach you how to be bastard

My votes are definitely for

FDR and Jackson. Especially Jackson, war, blood, slaughter.

>>9531447

A servant of the old pagan deities from across the sea, devoted to their monarch-worshipping church.

No American would bow to such heresy.

>>9531732

Jackson, for all that he had bloody war a-plenty on his hands would likely be one of the more honorable aspects of the servants of many arrows (as the national symbol shows it's warrior deities). His propensity to dueling was legendary, but he was willing to forgo personal revenge for the greater good of the nation.

And also restraint, for Jackson's strong will is legendary for being the only way the monster Debt has been conquered, even briefly.

>>9531720
You may have noticed Doohan _hated_ Shatner. I'm not sure how mutual the feeling was.

Just my opinion, but FDR and Teddy should be paired gods, both sharing traits, but emphasizing different aspects, which combined end up pretty damn awesome.

This thread is just...too fucking awesome.

Contributing what I can.

Known as the Great Negotiator, he was the second to the Great All-Father. Throughout the War of Separation from the Titan Empire, his voice could be heard battling for the rights of mere mortals. His cohorts were the God of Lightning and Freedom's Scribe.

Known as the Great Compromiser, the Speaker of the great three headed Triumvirate, the God Henry Clay has become a renown influence in attaining peace through reason and accordance. In times of dispute he binds his fellow brothers of the Panthenon together in agreement over such hallowed issues as the Crisis of the Nullifications and retaining civility upon the issues of slavery.

>>9532156

This is getting way out of hand. There is far too much discord in the political atmosphere.

It is time levy Mr. Clay's asking fee and invoke the oratory skills of The Great Compromiser himself.

For what it's worth, I'm saving the ideas in here for purposes of some tweaked XCrawl action.

>>9531148

I say we don't touch anything past Gerald Ford. Ford himself wasn't interesting enough to be promoted to godhood and everyone after is too controversial. The north/south interpretations of different older figures makes for fun fluff for a god but there's no need for a DURRRR republicans shitfest.

>>9534069
>>I say we don't touch anything past Gerald Ford.

Agreed. Not that the earlier additions to the Pantheon are any less contentious. There are still sects who rail against the Emancipator and the New Dealer. Truman The Merciless was equally controversial in his day.

Known also as the Hell-Giver for shattering the temples of the Far East with The Power Absolute, he was relentless against all who opposed him.

Including a rebellious general, installed as satrap in the Far East after the Second Pantheon War who dared to dream above his station. Foolish was he to challenge The Merciless, for like all others he was broken and destroyed by the Hell-Giver.

I don't like FDR as major good god, he just pales in comparison to many others.
Also, who made Jefferson god of inventions, did they miss the OP?

Yeah, why don''t we cut it off at The Emancipator? It makes sense for the latest god to be the only controversial god. To have many gods that are controversial would ruin the pantheon, as heretic sects would cripple the religion.

>>9521914
>> Implying the cotton gin didn't save the cotton buisness

Joshua Norton, known often as The Emperor, defies classification. He may be the shadow-ruler of the entire American pantheon, he may be a humble demigod, or he may stand among the ranks of those who failed to ascend entirely.
No matter what position he occupies, his domains of Chaos, Determination, and Humor overlap frequently with Twain's, making it unsurprising that they are such close allies.

>>9534640

Franklin is the God of Lighting. And, given the sheer number of devices that Jefferson kept at Monticello, I'd say the God of Invention is an apt title.

Our god of War.

>>9536134
Lightning in this case has a metaphorical meaning. The god of lightning and electricity, sure. But Franklin, like a Nobilis his domains include ALL meanings of the word lightning.

Speed, power, inspiration or illumination (and therefore knowledge), luck or opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it (lightning never strikes twice in the same place, a bolt from the blue), coup de foudre (love at first sight, literally lightning strike in French) and of course the relation to Zeus, the father of illegitimate children. Plus others.

Hey, he's Benjamin Franklin. No way would he be relegated to a simple weather god.

(And yes, Nobilis works that ways. A domain like "Bedtime Stories" can be terrifyingly powerful.)

OP here.

This idea came to me last night, I posted it, closed Firefox, and went to bed. I woke up, had some coffee, walked the dog, did some laundry, played some DF and then left for work. Got back, turned on DF, decided I needed to check the wiki, and saw the thread on the main /tg/ page Firefox had saved after I posted it. On a whim, I clicked the 'reply' link, expecting to see a yotsuba-based 404 message.

Thank you, all of you. Even the trolls.

It cannot be denied that American gods of craftsmanship and forging are, as a rule, gods of tyranny and oppression.

The most prominent are the progenitors of the "dark Satanic mills," who thrive on the contributions of their servants even as they keep them downtrodden and impoverished. Their temples are places of noxious smoke, dangerous whirling blades, and screams.

MOAR

>>9540270
The Americans seem to have parallel mythologies (mythoses, mythii?).

There are the gods of wealth, closely aligned with the domains of craftsmanship and invention. The ruling gods, admired for their awesome power, but elevated for their wisdom and restraint. The many gods of war, all honored though increasingly disdained for any departure from the doctrines of the All-Father and Ashfather. Even Custer, The Reckless has a place despite being universally regarded as a schmuck.

Not to mention a dark undercurrent, reflected in the many betrayer figures.

BUMP