Each pantheon is its own world with its own language. The Scandinavians speak in the verse of the Edda, the oracle of Olympus — in riddle, the Slavic gods — in tale, the Egyptian — in hymn, the Celtic — in triad, the Sumerian — in the word of clay tablets, and the Kalevala — in runic song.
Odin, Thor, Freyja, Loki — gods who know they will die at Ragnarök and still go into battle.
Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Hermes — the oracle answers with a riddle, and Hermes leads you there and back.
Perun, Veles, Mokosh, Mara — thunder over the oak, the thread of fate and the dark water of Nav.
Thoth, Isis, Anubis, Maat — and the weighing of the heart against a feather.
The Dagda, the Morrígan, Brigid, Lugh — triads and bardic speech.
Inanna, Enki, Marduk — and Gilgamesh, who sought immortality.
Janus, Vesta, Mars, Fortuna — gods of doors, hearth and duty, to whom Rome swore for centuries.
Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc — the feathered serpent, the smoking mirror, and the rain over the lake.
Inti, Viracocha, Pachamama — the sun, the creator and the mother-earth in the Andes mountains.
Itzamna, Kukulkan, Chaac, Ixchel — the count of days, rain, and the Twins who outplayed the lords of Xibalba.
Dievas, Perkūnas, Laima, Saulė — thunder, fate and the sun in the dainas-songs.
Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen, Louhi, Ukko — runes, the forging of the Sampo, and the North where one sings to create.
Krishna, Shiva, Ganesha, Saraswati — from the hymns of the Rigveda to the conversation on the field of Kurukshetra.
Amaterasu, Susanoo, Izanagi and Izanami — the sun in a cave, the storm, and the birth of islands.
Obatala, Shango, Oshun, Yemoja — thunder, rivers and the forge beneath the trees of the sacred grove.
Nüwa, the Jade Emperor, Xi Wangmu, Guan Yu — a celestial chancellery, peaches of immortality and loyalty to the end.
Tabiti, Papai, Api, Targitai — hearth, sky, earth, and the golden gifts that fell from the sky.
Aramazd, Anahit, Vahagn, Astghik — the sky, the mother-patroness, fire from a reed stalk and the rose of Vardavar.
Armazi, Dali, Kviria, Amirani — the idols of Mtskheta, the hunting goddess of the cliffs, and the hero chained to the mountain.