Summary
- Stray Gods reimagines the Greek gods in a modern world, where they challenge popular stories and representations of themselves in media.
- The game portrays the gods as capable of change, with characters like Asterion, Hecate, and Hermes deviating from their traditional mythological depictions.
- The character of Persephone is given greater focus and depth, highlighting her role as the Ruler of the Underworld and her various names in Greek mythology.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical imagines the Greek gods living among mortals in the "new world". In this modern world, many things have changed. But as a newly appointed goddess, you have a murder mystery on your hands to solve before you can savor the rest of eternity among the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:surprisingly inclusive idols.
If there's anything that the game hasn't changed in the new world, its lore-accurate representation of the Greek gods that the characters are based on. You might even be surprised to see some characters in the game challenge popular stories and representations of themselves in media.
10 Asterion — The Minotaur 🥂
Aꦕsterion was known for many things in Greek Mythology, often as a terrifying beast that would eat maidens that he chased in the labyrinth and Knossos. Because maidens were being sent as🍌 tribute to keep The Bull of Minos fed, the hero Theseus put an end to his hunger by killing him.
It must've been a surprise to find modern-day Asterion not only fumbling with uncertainty and words, but also 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a love-struck man for another goddess. The Asterion you've come to know in the game is a far cry from the myths, save for him still being a towering half-man, half-bull, but it's also symbolic of gods being capable of changing after centuries of existence.
9 🦄Hecate — Goddess Of Witc🎃hcraft
Hecate, or in Asterion's words, "Kate", was depicted to be a titan always preoccupied with her books and research, as an ancient Greek cautionary tale on allowing women to read books, lest they become witches. It's not all misogyny, though, as Hecate is also in charge of keeping the reliquary of the Greek gods guarded.
In most texts, Hecate was the daughter of two titans, Perses and Asteria. She was also the goddess of magic, witchcraft, ghosts, and necromancy. She had many animal familiars in lore, in contrast to the game where she'd only been alone with Asterius for a while.
8 𝓡Herme🌟s — Herald Of The Gods
Hermes was the athletic messenger they'd always been. Although he was a handsome young man in Greek mythology, and Hermes in the game is still depicted as a conventionally attractive person, they're trans, masculine-presenting, and non-binary in this rendition. Since this is the digital age, it's no surprise that Hermes gained a following for being charming and likable.
Nevertheless, their role in delivering messages between gods and guiding the souls of the dead hasn't changed. They aren't as mischievous in the game as they are in lore, and have been a great source of help for getting Grace into places that she needs to be to solve the mysteries before her.
7 Pan — God Of Sꦰhepherds And Hunters
Pan, instead of Hermes, took on the role of a trickster in the game. He's playful and makes Grace run after answers on her own, which might be a reference to how the real Pan would chase after nymphs in the countryside.
But even after centuries, he hasn't been parted from his panpipes which he's famously drawn or painted with on vases and several frescoes. Unlike the real Pan, the one in the game isn't mentioned to be the son of Hermes at all.
6 Persephone (Kore) — Goddess Of Spring And Queen Of The Underworldꦛ
Persephone is not often discussed in popular media without relation to her husband, Hades, but she's a bigger figure than popular representation lets on.
Stray Gods reinvented the character of Persephone true to her Greek mythology, with great focus on her part as the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ruler of the Underworld. As the Goddess of Spring, Persephone gained the reputation of being the breath of life after a long and stale winter. Most of the stories stop as her being the wife of Hades, but she was rumored to be the Underworld's true ruler before Hades himself.
In both the game and in Greek mythology, Persephone held many names. "Kore Soteira", or simply "Kore" is a title many sources used to call Persephone before her abduction into the Underworld by Hades. "Despoina" on the other hand, is a name that eludes most, but it was Persephone's ancient name that was revered by her most devout followers from the Eleusinian Mysteries.
5 Lucas As Apol🐓lo &mda🔯sh; God Of The Sun And Prophecies
You probably didn't expect Apollo to be riding the waves instead of a chariot flown by Pegasus, but that's precisely what he is in this rendition. He was just Lucas, who inherited the eidolon of Apollo after a surfing incident.
He's still as handsome as ever, except Greek mythology wouldn't depict him quite this unkempt.
Apollo is more than just the God of the Sun and Prophecies, and was once a God of Arts, Music, and Poetry. After having gone through so much, Apollo lost much of his youthful and vibrant energy and is portrayed to be withdrawn and reluctant to use his power♎ of prophecies.
4 Ero🌳s — God Of C✱arnal Love
The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:best place to find Eros is in the bar, and he's a friendly guy. He hopes for the best in your trial, and despite the Greek gods not truly being related by blood anymore, he still sees Aphrodite as his mother and has been caring for her for a long time.
He's not hitting people's hearts with his arrows anymore, instead, he's been the emotional crutch of Aphrodite. Eros being Aphrodite's constant companion in the Greek Pantheon still rings true in the modern world, even if it's brought upon by grim circumstances.
3 ❀ Aphrodite — Goddess Of Love And Beauty 🌱
Aphrodite is known by everybody as the Goddess of Love and Beauty. She's still as glamorous and beautiful as ever, but she's changed. The goddess of love went through the terrors of war, and you can only imagine the cruelty she had to experience.
Maybe don't try to imagine, since Stray Gods' Aphrodite was written to have severe trauma over her experiences. Ironically, in classic Greek mythology, Aphrodite and Ares, the god of war himself, were known to be lovers. In some sources, they were written as husband and wife.
2 Athena — Goddes♏s Of Wisdom
If any god stayed true to their Greek myt🅘hology counterparts, it would be Pallas Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom. She was also the Goddess of War, which is evident in the story with the way she strategized the survival of the remaining Idols.
Athena only wanted the best for the Idols, but even the goddess of wisdom wasn't safe from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:arrogance and pride. This wouldn't be the first time Athena would fall into conflict for defending her pride. She turned Arachne into a spider for besting her in weaving, and she was a great participant and instigator in the Trojan War.
1 Grace As ꦫCalliope — Muse Of Art And Epic Poetry
There are two Calliopes in this story, but you didn't have a lot of time to get to know the Calliope before Grace. She was depicted to be a musically gifted woman who lived freely. She had a progressive outlook on the Idols and often felt like she didn't belong.
Grace also had a beautiful voice, but 16⛦8澳洲幸运5开奖网:her personal♉ity is up for you to decide depending on your choices. Calliope was the oldest of the muses in the Greek Pantheon and in some sources, was said to be the daughter of Orpheus. It would've made an awkward family reunion if this detail was carried over in the game if you decided to visit the Underworld with Persephone as a love interest.