A NOT so Welcomed Guest

Chapter 9

Ephus - A demigod possessing the power to repower the gods

Quinn Markov - human wife of Ephus

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Norse Deities

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Odin - War god, main god of the Norse gods

Freya - a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr.

Frigg - Wife of Odin, promoter of marriage and fertility

Loki - a mischievous god who can shape-shift and can take up animalistic forms.

Thor - a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of mankind, hallowing, and fertility.

Valkyries

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Göndul - War Valkyrie

Göll - Wand-wielder

Kára - the wild, stormy one

Mist - Cloud or Mist

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Egyptian Deities

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Bast - Goddess of cats, protection, joy, dance, music, family, and love

Serket - Goddess of scorpions, medicine, magic, and healing venomous stings and bites

Thoth - God of knowledge

Greek Deities

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Zeus - King of the Greek gods

Hades - god of the underworld, brother of Zeus

Hera - Queen of the Greek gods, sister and wife of Zeus

Aphrodite - Daughter of Zeus and Dione, Goddess of love, beauty and sexuality

Artemis - Daughter of Zeus and Leto, goddess of the hunt, the moon, and chastity

Athena - Daughter of Zeus and Metis, goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.

Titans

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Cronus - The King of the Titans, and the god of destructive time--time which devours all.

Iapetus - The Titan god of mortality and the allotment of the mortal lifespan.

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Ephus again reached out, trying to feel if Zeus was in deed gone or hidden within his home. Again Ephus shook his head, again thinking great, there was no telling where in the world or realm they were. As usual, Ephus sighed. Nothing was going his way.

He was about to leave when he felt a familiar godly power approaching. A moment later, Hera appeared before him.

"Godling, I thought that it was you. Is there anything I can help you with?" Hera said, hurt sounding in her voice. No human or god had ever refused her, though when Zeus had appeared she had been more than surprised by his actions.

Never had Zeus ever done the things he had to her. If this was what her daughters and other children of Zeus had felt, she could understand now. It was a wonder that they hadn't pledged themselves to him.