Pantheon Problems

[brother_blaze]

I'm putting together an extended photographic project with the of theme "Young Gods".   The idea is to take modern people in modern dress and modern locations, and present them in a way that reflects the concepts and myths of mythical figures ("gods").  So, for example, a well-built, bearded man in the rain would represent Thor.  Or a young woman

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[thecaretaker]

A list of Maya gods.
A list of Hindu gods.

I know they both had alot of gods/deities. No idea about other religions.

[brother_blaze]

But are there any particular gods that you find particularly interesting?

There are a bazillion myths and gods out there, I'm trying to find the interesting ones without having to wade through 9,000 wikipedia pages. :)

[spazholio]

I'd say if you could depict a businessman as shady, or even slimy, while still being charismatic, you've got your Loki

[brother_blaze]

I've got a bunch of the Greek/Roman stuff sort of figured out. I'm trying to break out of that European mode, though. I'm looking for interesting, distinct gods from other pantheons.

[erica057]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti ?

[brother_blaze]

Brahmins are still a practicing religion. Would it be offensive to portray Shiva as a hot babe in blue jeans?

[erica057]

Totally. Do it :D