He stared at Relena as she descended from the stage, agape as she did so, looking furious and bent on his destruction (or least that’s how he took the look in her eyes) and thus he coughed, staring at her as he tried to get the words out of head as his mind processed that he had paid more than he had on him for her. “I-I got caught up in the bidding war and…” he stole a glance at the man he had competed with “Do you really want to spend however long you have to with Rich old creep over there?” He added on quickly as he shrugged off her words. “You’re welcome, Relena.”
How was he going to pay for this? He calculated how much he had left to pay after he took it out of his bank and sighed. He’d have to go and beg Daenerys for some money that would take quite some time to pay back, or go in debt. None of those things sounded nice. “Should have stopped at 500. You’re so not worth the 3,000. Not with that attitude” He huffed, playing that he was annoyed with her.
Aker – A god of the earth and the horizon[3]
Ammit – goddess who devoured condemned souls[4]
Amenhotep son of Hapu – A scribe and architect in the court of Amenhotep III, later deified for his wisdom[5]
Am-heh – A dangerous underworld god[5]
Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom[6]
Amunet – Female counterpart of Amun and a member of the Ogdoad[3]
Anat – A war and fertility goddess, originally from Syria, who entered Egyptian religion in the Middle Kingdom[7]
Anhur – A god of war and hunting[8]
Anti – Falcon god, worshipped in Middle Egypt,[9] who appears in myth as a ferryman for greater gods[10]
Anubis – god of embalming and protector of the dead[11]
Anuket – A goddess of Egypt’s southern frontier regions, particularly the lower cataracts of the Nile[12]
Apedemak – A warlike lion god from Nubia who appears in some Egyptian-built temples in Lower Nubia[13]
Apep – A serpent deity who personified malevolent chaos and was said to fight Ra in the underworld every night[14]
Apis – A live bull worshipped as a god at Memphis and seen as a manifestation of Ptah[15]
Arensnuphis – A Nubian deity who appears in Egyptian temples in Lower Nubia in the Greco-Roman era[16]
Ash – A god of the Libyan Desert and oases west of Egypt[17]
Astarte – A warrior goddess from Syria and Canaan who entered Egyptian religion in the New Kingdom[18]
Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten[19]
Atum – A creator god and solar deity, first god of the Ennead[20]
Baal – Sky and storm god from Syria and Canaan, worshipped in Egypt during the New Kingdom[21]
Ba’alat Gebal – A Caananite goddess, patroness of the city of Byblos, adopted into Egyptian religion[22]
Babi – A baboon god characterized by sexuality and aggression[23]
Banebdjedet – A ram god, patron of the city of Mendes[24]
Ba-Pef – A little-known underworld deity[25]
Bast – Goddess represented as a cat or lioness, patroness of the city of Bubastis, linked with fertility and protection from evil[26]
Bat – Cow goddess from early in Egyptian history, eventually absorbed by Hathor[27]
Bennu – A solar and creator deity, depicted as a bird[28]
Bes – Apotropaic god, represented as a dwarf, particularly important in protecting children and women in childbirth[29]
Buchis – A live bull god worshipped in the region around Thebes and a manifestation of Montu[30]
Dedun – A Nubian god, said to provide the Egyptians with incense and other resources that came from Nubia[31]
Geb – An earth god and member of the Ennead[32]
Ha – A god of the Libyan Desert and oases west of Egypt[33]
Hapi – Personification of the Nile flood[33]
Hathor – One of the most important goddesses, linked with the sky, the sun, sexuality and motherhood, music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife. One of many forms of the Eye of Ra.[34]
Hatmehit – Fish goddess worshipped at Mendes[35]
Hedetet – A minor scorpion goddess[36]
Heh – Personification of infinity and a member of the Ogdoad[35]
Heka – Personification of magic[37]
Heket – Frog goddess said to protect women in childbirth[38]
Heryshaf – Ram god worshipped at Herakleopolis Magna[39]
Hesat – A maternal cow goddess[40]
Horus – A major god, usually shown as a falcon or as a human child, linked with the sky, the sun, kingship, protection, and healing. Often said to be the son of Osiris and Isis.[41]
Hu – Personification of the authority of the spoken word[42]
Iah – A moon god[43]
Iat – A goddess of milk and nursing[44]
Ihy – A child deity born to Horus and Hathor, representing the music and joy produced by the sistrum[45]
Imentet – An afterlife goddess closely linked with Isis and Hathor[46]
Imhotep – Architect and vizier to Djoser, eventually deified as a healer god[47]
Ishtar – The East Semitic version of Astarte, occasionally mentioned in Egyptian texts[48]
Isis – Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, linked with funerary rites, motherhood, protection, and magic. She became a major deity in Greek and Roman religion.[49]
Iusaaset – A female counterpart to Atum[50]
Khepri – A solar creator god, often treated as the morning form of Ra and represented by a scarab beetle[51]
Kherty – A netherworld god, usually depicted as a ram[52]
Khnum – A ram god, the patron deity of Elephantine, who was said to control the Nile flood and give life to gods and humans[53]
Khonsu – A moon god, son of Amun and Mut[54]
Maahes – A lion god, son of Bastet[55]
Maat – goddess who personified truth, justice, and order[56]
Mafdet – A predatory goddess said to destroy dangerous creatures[57]
Mandulis – A Lower Nubian solar deity who appeared in some Egyptian temples[58]
Mehit – A lioness goddess, consort of Anhur[59]
Menhit – A lioness goddess[59]
Mehen – A serpent god who protects the barque of Ra as it travels through the underworld[60]
Mehet-Weret – A celestial cow goddess[60]
Meretseger – A cobra goddess who oversaw the Theban Necropolis[61]
Meskhenet – A goddess who presided over childbirth[62]
Min – A god of virility, as well as the cities of Akhmim and Qift and the Eastern Desert beyond them[63]
Mnevis – A live bull god worshipped at Heliopolis as a manifestation of Ra[64]
Montu – A god of war and the sun, worshipped at Thebes[65]
Mut – Consort of Amun, worshipped at Thebes[66]
Nebethetepet – A female counterpart to Atum[67]
Nefertum – god of the lotus blossom from which the sun god rose at the beginning of time. Son of Ptah and Sekhmet.[67]
Nehebu-Kau – A protective serpent god[68]
Nehmetawy – A minor goddess, the consort of Nehebu-Kau or Thoth[69]
Neith – A creator and hunter goddess, patron of the city of Sais in Lower Egypt[70]
Nekhbet – A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt[71]
Neper – A god of grain[72]
Nephthys – A member of the Ennead, the consort of Set, who mourned Osiris alongside Isis[73]
Nu – Personification of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and a member of the Ogdoad[74]
Nut – A sky goddess, a member of the Ennead[75]
Osiris – god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls[76]
Pakhet – A lioness goddess mainly worshipped in the area around Beni Hasan[77]
Ptah – A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the patron god of Memphis[78]
Qetesh – A goddess of sexuality and sacred ecstasy from Syria and Canaan, adopted into Egyptian religion in the New Kingdom[79]
Ra – the foremost Egyptian sun god, involved in creation and the afterlife. Mythological ruler of the gods, father of every Egyptian king, and the patron god of Heliopolis.[80]
Raet-Tawy – A female counterpart to Ra[81]
Renenutet – An agricultural goddess[82]
Reshep – A Syrian war god adopted into Egyptian religion in the New Kingdom[83]
Renpet – goddess who personified the year[81]
Satet – A goddess of Egypt’s southern frontier regions[84]
Seker – god of the Memphite Necropolis and of the afterlife in general[85]
Sekhmet – A lioness goddess, both destructive and violent and capable of warding off disease. The consort of Ptah and one of many forms of the Eye of Ra.[86]
Serapis – A Greco-Egyptian god from the Ptolemaic Period who fused traits of Osiris and Apis with those of several Greek gods. Husband of Isis who, like her, was adopted into Greek and Roman religion outside Egypt.[87]
Serket – A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection[88]
Seshat – goddess of writing and record-keeping, depicted as a scribe[89]
Set – An ambivalent god, characterized by violence, chaos, and strength, connected with the desert. Mythological murderer of Osiris and enemy of Horus, but also a supporter of the king.[90]
Shai – Personification of fate[91]
Shed – A god believed to save people from danger and misfortune[92]
Shesmetet – A lioness goddess[92]
Shezmu – A god of wine and oil presses who also slaughters condemned souls[93]
Shu – embodiment of wind or air, a member of the Ennead[94]
Sia – Personification of perception[95]
Sobek – Crocodile god, worshipped in the Faiyum and at Kom Ombo[96]
Sopdu – A god of the sky and of Egypt’s eastern border regions[97]
Sopdet – Deification of the star Sirius[98]
Ta-Bitjet – A minor scorpion goddess[99]
Tatenen – Personification of the first mound of earth to emerge from chaos in ancient Egyptian creation myths[99]
Taweret – Hippopotamus goddess, protector of women in childbirth[100]
Tefnut – Goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead[101]
Thoth – A moon god, and a god of writing and scribes, and patron deity of Hermopolis[102]
Tutu – An apotropaic god from the Greco-Roman era[103]
Unut – A goddess represented as a snake or a hare, worshipped in the region of Hermopolis[104]
Wadjet – A cobra goddess, the tutelary deity of Lower Egypt[105]
Wadj-wer – Personification of the Mediterranean sea or lakes of the Nile Delta[106]
Weneg – A son of Ra who maintains cosmic order[106]
Wepwawet – A jackal god, the patron deity of Asyut, connected with warfare and the afterlife[107]
Werethekau – A goddess who protected the king[108]
Wosret – A minor goddess of Thebes[109]
Yam – A Syrian god of the sea who appears in some Egyptian texts[110]
“People ask, “Have you ever seen the gods you worship? How can you be sure they exist?” Answer: Just look around you. I’ve never seen my soul either. And yet I revere it. That’s how I know the gods exist and why I revere them — from having felt their power, over and over.”
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Meditations, 12.28, Translated by Gregory Hays, The Modern Library (X)
Marcus Aurelius, Marble, Second century CE. Collection of the Antalya Archaeological Museum. Photo: G.dallorto, 2006 via Wikimedia Commons (X). License: Any purpose with attribution
Ask Them if you can give Them fun nicknames–They might like that! (Osiris likes it when I call him “X-tra Chill Dad” and Inari “Fox Mapa", a combination of “mama” and “papa”)
Sit at your altar and tell Them about things you like–gush about your favourite TV show. Yes, They will find it interesting! (Especially works for motherly goddesses like Hathor and Isis, and laid-back gods like Thoth)
Non-perishable things that you use often make fantastic offerings, if it’s relevant to Their domains. For example, if you worship a god/dess of healing, your Grey’s Anatomy DVDs will be a good offering
Binge-watch something relevant to Their domains and invite Them to watch it with you. (Be sure to leave a space on your couch or bed for Them) For example, Set will probably enjoy that action movie you like so much.
Draw Their symbols on things and let Them know you did it for Them. I personally like to draw ankhs for Isis with my cleaner when I’m at work.
Give a charm to Them as an offering, or otherwise dedicate it, then put this charm on something you always carry around, such as your keys or your wallet.
When you go shopping for fun, ask Them if they like anything you’re looking at–especially works well if you’re shopping for altar components or components for an offering.
Talk to Them about their relationships with other deities, even ones from other pantheons/religions. You like talking about your friends, don’t you?
Build a playlist of music devoted to a specific deity. They will love it!
If you get depressed or anxious, sit at your altar (or near it) and ask for Their presence.
Build a portable altar to a deity of your choice and carry around it with you.
If you’re a closet witch, talk about the mythology behind your deities to those around you if they find it interesting. Just say you like the myths and think they’re cool.
I work almost exclusively with the Kemetic pantheon(Inari is the exception), but you can apply them to any other pantheon!
“The existence of the gods is a helpful thing; so let us believe in them. Let us offer wine and incense on ancient altars. The gods do not live in a state of quiet repose, like sleep. Divine power is all around us: live a moral life! Return property held in trust, live up to agreements, be honest; keep your hands free from bloodshed.”
— Ovid, “Bacchus and Ariadne”, Ancient Rome: An Anthology of Sources, edited by R. Scott Smith. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 2014, p 245. (via honorthegods)
With a groan Relena went through a stag of boxes and fabrics upon the small table in her bed chamber, clearly looking for something she wasn’t able to find. With a sigh the princess set down on her bed. “Plenty of jewels and fabrics but not a single book…or scripture… nothing that is even close to being interesting…”, she mumbled, her gaze lingering upon the table. “I must sound terribly ungrateful right now…”
Viserys had barely been able to get through the door, the guards to her chambers had to open the door, picking up the few items that had fallen out of his hands as he struggled to keep all of the books and other various items he had. Viserys ended up dumping the books on the bed as he managed to keep hold of the Valyrian steel sword that had been made just for Relena, perfect in weight and size.
“Happy name day, Relena!” He eventually exclaimed once he regained his breath. “Only the best for my doe. It’s a sword for you, and your house. But more so for you.” The handle looked like an antler, a cross guard formed by two antler points and the swords sheath was black with gold points.
Goldnwulf 
