i really would love to see someone write a fantasy novel with gods named in normal ways the great gods Fred, Henry and Thomas and the goddess Pam
Lol, well some very common names are derived from deities... Mars - Martial, Martin Donner (variation of Thor's name) The names of the days of the week (in English) are derived from germanic deities Tyr/Tiw - Tuesday (Tiw's day) Odin/Wotan - Wednsday (Wotan's day) Thor - Thursday (Thor's day) Frigga - Friday (Frigga's day) Some cities/places are/were based on deities Athena (patron goddess of) Athens Britannia (patron goddess of a celtic tribe) Britain And several months are deity inspired Mars - March Janus - January Augustus (if you buy into the Roman propaganda that the emperor became a god) - August Juno - June Given enough time and being fully immersed in a culture, even these archaic characters seem very familiar and mundane.
