Pantheons

The pantheons are different families (or nations) of divine beings each with their own mythology and a corresponding culture of mortals who worshiped them.

Most pantheons share a symbiotic relationship with the culture they represent, and will weaken or even fade if that civilization declines.

Pantheons are often subdivided into different tribes or factions. The Greco-Roman pantheon for instance has the kingdom of the Sky ruled by Zeus, the ocean ruled by Poseidon, and underworld ruled by Hades. Another example would be the Norse pantheon which is divided between the tribes of Asgard and Vanaheim.

Greek and Roman "the Olympians":
Arguably the most powerful pantheon of gods currently in existence. These gods are tied to the life-force of western civilization so if Olympians were over-thrown western civilization would collapse and if western civilization were destroyed the Greco-Roman gods would fade. This symbiotic relationship is also why this pantheon moves around to wherever the center of Western Civilization happens to be.

The greatest evils ever faced by this Pantheon include the Titans, Typhon, and the Gigantes.

Egyptian:
The Egyptian gods are older than the Olympians and also tied into the life-force of Western Civilization. Unlike the Greek and Roman gods, the Egyptian deities almost never have affairs with mortals.

The Egyptian gods mostly live in a dimension of magic called the Duat and can't exist in the mortal realm without some kind of host or anchor.

The greatest evil this pantheon ever faced is the chaos serpent Apophis.

Norse

Norse gods can suffer physical death unlike the Greco-Roman or Egyptian gods who can only "fade" or have their essence scattered.

This pantheon has been at war with the Jotuns on and off for their entire existence and have faced no shortage of threats, their greatest evils however are Surtr, Loki and his villainous spawn Jorumungard, Hel, and Fenris the wolf all of whom will be let loose at Ragnarok.

Celtic "Tuathe De Dannan":
Similar to the Norse gods, Celtic deities can suffer physical death.

The Celtic pantheon is also known as the "Tuathe De Dannan" which means "People of the Goddess Danu" as their all all descended from maternal Earth Goddess Danu.

The Celtic gods were driven from the mortal world a long time ago by a group of powerful and evil mortals called the Milesians. Ever since they have lived in pocket dimensions called Otherworlds, they still return every now and then to have affairs with mortals.

The greatest evils of this pantheon include Domnu the evil primordial water goddess and her giant spawn the Formorians.

Slavic:
Most of the Slavic gods were once worshiped throughout Russia, Eastern and Central Europe but now most of them have faded from existence. Slavic gods can be killed in battle just like the Norse and Celtic gods.

The greatest evils of this pantheon include Chernobog and Veles, and the Doomsday Hound Simargl.

Sumerian/Mesopotamian:

This is the very oldest pantheon known to exist. In fact this pantheon is practically extinct. Like the Greek gods, this pantheon traveled around from place to place as the center of it's host culture shifted. From Sumeria, to Babylonia, and Akkadia.

Notable gods include. The greatest evil of this pantheon would Tiamat the primordial dragon goddess of chaos and creation.
 * Ishtar
 * Nergal
 * Ereshkigal

Persian:
The god of time Zurvan who arose from chaos. Zurvan was morally neutral and created two sons, Ormuzd (or Ahura Mazda) the supreme god of light and Ahriman ( or Angra Mainyu) the supreme god of darkness.

The god Mithras was originally a member of this pantheon.

Hindu/Indian:
This pantheon has three major male deities called the Trimurti; Bhrama the creator, Visnnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer and recreator.

the Hindu deities are spiritual beings just like the Egyptian gods (although the Hindu gods have held onto a lot more power). Instead of taking over the bodies of mortals like the Egyptian gods do, the Hindu deities will incarnate themselves as humans called avatars.

Hindu cannot create demigods the same way Greek or Norse gods can, the closest thing to Western Demigods that exists in this mythology are the Avatars who are half-divine by virtue of being the reincarnation of a deity. Upon their death an avatar will either return to the divine realm or be reincarnated as a human again.

There is a secret order of warrior monks whose job it is to find the Avatars, train them and prepare them for their destiny.

One of the greatest evils that exists in this pantheon is the demon kind Ravana,

Shinto/Japanese:
Led by the sun goddess Ametersu. Shinto deities are known as Kami, shinto Kami live in practically everything and number in the thousands.

Many of the Shinto Kami would not be accepted as gods in other pantheons and would be considered nymphs, faeries or minor nature spirits.

The Shinto pantheon is one of the few pantheons whose power truly equals that of the Greco-Romans. Shinto is tied to the east in the same way that Olympus is tied to the west and the Shinto deities have adapted over the years to reflect the changes in Japanese culture.

North American
Inuit/Alaskan:

Cherokee:

Aztec and Mayan:

War
Mortal conflicts tend to have corresponding divine conflicts and whenever two cultures clash the pantheons of those cultures clash as well.

During the christianization of Scandinavia for instance there was the on-going battle between the White Christ and Red Thor. The Greek gods battled the Egyptian gods during Alexander the Great's conquest of Egypt and again during Antony's Civil War. During the age of European Imperialism and American "Manifest Destiny" the Olympians would wage war against the indigenous gods and spirits of invaded regions.

Love and Marriage
Gods do not often marry other gods outside of their own pantheon, at least not for romantic reasons.

There is often a fusion of cultures whenever one nation subjugates or is subjugated by another nation and sometimes this is represented by political marriages between members of different pantheons.

During the Ptolmiac period for instance Isis was married to the Greco-Egyptian god Serapis as part of an attempt to reconcile and unite the two pantheons. This union produced the god of silence Harpocrates.

Several Celtic goddesses such as Epona, Sirona, and Rosmerta, also married the Roman gods after the conquest of Gaul and Britain.

Hybrid Magic
Some magicians, monsters, gods, objects and other entities possess the combined magic from two or more pantheons. Hybrid magic is extremely powerful but also very unstable and dangerous.

Greek and Egyptian
Petsuchos:

Serapis: Greco-Egyptian deity

Crown of Ptolemy:

Harpocrates: god of silence and son of Isis and Serapis

Busiris: a Pharoh who was also a son of Poseidon. Busiris was killed by Heracles but has since returned through the doors of Death.

descendent's of Antony and Cleopatra: a lost blood-line of magicians who possess the blood of Olympus and the Pharaohs.

Greek and Norse
Kraken:

Piraeus Lion: the offspring of Loki and the Nemean Lion,

Athenian Lindworm: The offspring of a Norse Lindworm and an Athenian Drakon.

Stygian Bone Steel:

Sword of Mars/Tyr: This blade wielded by Atilla the Hun makes the wielder practically invincible

Roman and Celtic
Gold of Terosa/Cursed Gold of Delphi:

Egyptian and Norse
Vesosis and Tanausis: two kings who made themselves gods using hybrid magic.

Sea Peoples:

Persian and Slavic
Simargl the Doomsday Hound:

Greek, Egyptian, and Norse
ouroboros: