The Gods Told Me to Do It
The Assembly of Gods – Jacopo Zucchi
I’m embarrassed to admit that it took me this long to peck out this gem of a site on the Interweb. Lord <insert deity of choice> knows that this resource would have come in handy during my tenure as a university student enrolled in a religion program.
I was always coming across the most interesting cast of characters in the various mythologies I was studying. During my introduction to Hinduism – one of the world’s largest religions – I was simultaneously delighted and bewildered by the ripe pantheon of deities woven into rich mythologies. Of course Hinduism is just one of many religions over the course of human history to host a cornucopia of characters and beguiling lore.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was an encyclopedia of deities? You know, something that you could quickly refer to when some obscure deity happened to make an appearance in some ancient parable? Some God (or more likely Goddess) must have heard my call because lo and behold Godchecker appeared! A chorus of Sirens sang as my browser loaded a glorious page that proclaimed: “Our Mythology Encyclopedia features over 3,700 weird and wonderful Supreme Beings, Demons, Spirits and Fabulous Beasts from all over the world. Explore ancient legends and folklore, and discover Gods of everything from Fertility to Fluff with Godchecker…”
It’s a fun and informative site that provides cleverly written mythologies of practically any deity you can (or can’t) think of. So, if you’re like me and enjoy stories and myths from some of the world’s oldest religions, soar on over to Godchecker to start communing with the Gods.
M. xo
Website Source: www.godchecker.com
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