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When you're stuck for what powers to go with, look at the backstory of the god/goddess and see what drives them emotionally. Because even more interesting than powers in a comic book or graphic novel is the characterization. So, for Persephone, for example, you could look at her backstory as one...

"I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsie, but I changed my mind."

Here's the Grimm's tale that AcadianSidhe and Boltleader1 remember, "The Six Servants." The six servants

I think we're experiencing some blinders here. Sure, we grew up in a culture where historically three is significant. But there are plenty of cultures, such as those native to the Americas, where other numbers, such as four, had more significance.

That's a hilarious way to describe Christianity.:D

Half of the fun of these forums are the fights. Come on, knock him down, knock him down!

I really enjoyed American Gods... what an intriguing concept, to follow the gods of the immigrant cultures to this country... although I think Gaiman missed (intentionally) the role of Christianity in American culture. I enjoyed Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys even more.

Mucus Boy I have been reading and comparing tales from the Native peoples of the Puget Sound and Vancouver Island areas. The Nootka, the Klallam, the Bella Coola, Tlingit all tell the story of a boy made from mucus. A calamity befalls the people of a tribe or village, and the weeping of someone...

The bible refers to "tannin," a Hebrew word for serpent, or sea-monster. A great beast that lives in the sea... that could be anything. The Greeks translated the word as "dragon" but that doesn't mean it was a fire-breathing reptile.

Perhaps the fire is a metaphorical description to describe, er, I don't know, a creature with warm projectile vomit. :eek: