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[clothes_make_the_man]

Posted: April 11th, 5:49 PM
From: Lakshmi

I have a question for the other gods here.

Well, two questions, really.

First - do you prefer to introduce yourself by your given name or your god name?

And second - was anyone else called here to fill in for a god of the opposite gender? I'm having trouble deciding whether I should be calling myself the god or goddess of beauty and wealth.

Comments

[mybadhabit]

I prefer my god name, as you're aware, since we've already discussed this.

I think you should refer to yourself with whatever gender you feel most comfortable with. There are a fair number of males - typically boys around your age - who have been assigned the roles of goddess; Roxas as the goddess Artemis, and Deku as the goddess Aidos are the examples that come immediately to mind. Interestingly, I have not noticed any females who have been assigned the roles of gods.

I also suspect there are more masculinely gendered individuals here than there are femininely gendered, which may explain the discrepancy. Why there's such a male-bent to the number of people being pulled is something to consider.

[clothes_make_the_man]

It seems like it's mostly a personal choice, based on what I've heard so far. It's interesting, though, that this sort of thing has only happened to males. I wonder what the reason for it is. Surely there must be roughly equal numbers of male and female gods out there.

[mybadhabit]

I asked a similar question when I arrived as well. It felt strange that no one else was using them, and I didn't understand why.

As usual, the answer is that I'm the weird one, but no one minds if I want to be Hermes instead of Sonic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm not sure gods and goddesses are being pulled in equal amounts. The pantheons certainly aren't being filled in equal numbers. I suspect that it is based slightly on the popularity of the gods among mortals, and so many of the more well known gods are being replaced first.

[oathkeeper]

i'm prrretttyy sure it's whatever you're comfy with, Forrest! I like to go by sora and not a lot of people call me baldr, but some people like their god names better. it's all fine!

[clothes_make_the_man]

I'll most likely use Forrest most of the time, then. It seems especially silly to use god names among family.

[oathkeeper]

haha! that's right! (─‿‿─) <3

[darkesthour]

Are we supposed to tell people whatever god we are??

[She... hasn't told anyone.]

[clothes_make_the_man]

I'm not sure. I wasn't told anything one way or the other.

[darkesthour]

Then I don't think you should unless you want to! It's up to you to decide who you want to be, right? It's a bit hard to stomach being told you're also something completely else.

[oviraptor]

i like my name

Jin is a good name

easier to spell than Mixcoatl

and I'm a dude, I'm filling in for a dude, works for me

[clothes_make_the_man]

Yes, that's a rather straightforward choice in your situation.

[oviraptor]

i'm a straightforward kind of guy, it works

[shadowrevenger]

i always introduce myself with my real name. sometimes i'll add the other name too, but i'd rather go by the name i'm used to.

my predecessor was a goddess (＾◇＾）ノ but i wouldn't introduce myself that way. i'm not her, i'm me. so i think you should go with whichever one feels more like you.

[clothes_make_the_man]

I've been Forrest for far longer than I've been Lakshmi, so that feels much more natural. I can see the merit in using the goddess' name for certain things, though.

[fullcowl]

I prefer my given name.

My predecessor was a goddess, but I'm male. So I mostly just say I'm Aidos of morality and right and wrong choices.

[clothes_make_the_man]

Avoiding using either word is an option I hadn't considered. Maybe that would be the best way to go about things.

[fullcowl]

If you needed to, you could probably just use the word 'deity'.

[connivingbird]

I am Ankh
Fortuna is the name of the role given to me here
so I will use my name unless there is something that is needed under my role of being Fortuna, like answering a prayer or whatever

Fortuna is a goddess, but because the role she has is one of chance and luck, it seems that her replacement is one made by a male. I don't care in one way or another about how to address whether I should be a god or goddess.

[clothes_make_the_man]

People often mistake me for a girl to begin with, so it wouldn't be that out of the ordinary for me to call myself a goddess. I suppose either way is confusing in certain regards.

[galactically]

in this place, i'm known as the goddess of music, Euterpe
in Galaxy and across space, i'm known as the Galactic Fairy

but i will always be Sheryl Nome, no matter where i go ☆

[clothes_make_the_man]

It's nice to meet you, Sheryl. I was told by Hermes to talk to you for some help getting settled here.

[turpitude]

My Christian name, I suppose! But it's quite a thrill to introduce myself as Aphrodite.

[clothes_make_the_man]

You're right, it is a little exciting to have a goddess' name.

[dominatriarch]

I've always used the name my followers have chosen to call me. Before I came to this land, it was Vaisravana. Before that, Kuvera. As the people of this nation have chosen to call me Bishamon, it is how I introduce myself.

I understand this might not be the case for those who arrive here but I thought you might want to hear from a native.

[clothes_make_the_man]

A native? So you were a goddess to begin with? This all must be rather odd for you, then...