Further to the list of Gods published by Emirikol7, I forward a list of
"old" gods as posted by Iquander (Erik Mona) on AOL
From: Iquander@aol.com
Date: 95-04-01
Re: "Lost" Gods of Greyhawk
Re: "Lost" Gods of Greyhawk II
It just so happens that deities of Oerth have been a subject of interest for
me. As has been stated earlier, both guides to Greyhawk (the original boxed
set as well as FTA include nearly comprehensive lists of Greyhawk's gods and
goddesses). Here are some more that I've found along the way.
Tezcatlipoca: Olman god of the sun, disorder, war and wealth, Tezcat' is CE.
His stats are found in the old Deities and Demigods book. A sworn enemy of
Kukulcan, Tezcatlipoca often assumes the form of a jaguar to mix with the
Olmans. He is a Greater power.
Kukulcan: Olman creator god, Kukulcan presides over the air, arts and
metallurgy. Also known as Quetzalcouatal (sp.), he can be found in the
Deities and Demigods tome. He is LN and a Greater power.
Apocatequil: The neutral Olman god of the moon and Lightning, Apocatequil
held great sway in the Olman Empire. He is a Lesser power.
Dalt: "The forgotten lesser god of portals and enclosures," Dalt is LN and
favors Mordenkainen, to whom he had led to the Silver Key of Portals.
Graz'zt: The Demon Prince of Lamias and evil scheming, Graz'zt has great
interest in the current events of the Flanaess. Father to Iuz through the
archmagess Iggwilv, Graz'zt is heavily involved in the plots of his cambion
son. As a Demon Prince, Graz'zt holds the powers of a lesser god.
Hurkakan: Olman lesser god of floods, ancient Olman rituals honored this
deity for providing regular flooding in the lands of the Empire. He is LG.
Landron: God of Order, Winds and the Seasons, Landron has fallen out of
favor with the people of the Flanaess and now enjoys worship in only large
centers of religion, such as Innspa. He is a lesser power and LN. (For more
information regarding Landron, see "Quag Keep," by André Norton)
Lolth: Demon Queen of Spiders, Lady of the Drow. (I'm pretty sure you all
know about her.)
Om: A little known lesser power devoted to patterns and totality of action,
the followers of Om preach a form of predestination in that all mortals
enact the plans of the gods. Therefore, free will is not honored by this
deity or his ascetic followers. In my campaign, Om is N. (For more, though
not much more, see "Quag Keep")
Yeenoghu: CE lord of Gnolls, Yeenoghu enjoys worship on Oerth. Statistics
can be found in "Monster Mythology."
Zotzilaha: The celebrated CE bat god of the Olman underworld (Mictlan), Zotz
is at ends with most of the Olman pantheon.
Zuggtmoy: Consort of Iuz, Lady of Fungi. More information on this demon
princess may be found in "The Temple of Elemental Evil."
Chitza-Atlan: The Olman demigod guardian of the underworld, Chitza-Atlan
appears as a mummified centaur and signifies death with his coming. He is
NE, and frequently works with Zotzilaha. (On a side note, in my campaign,
Chitza-Atlan was one of the nine demigods captured and imprisoned by Zagig
Yragerne)
Merikka: Oeridian demigoddess of Agriculture, Merikka holds a relatively
small flock within some farming communities on the Flanaess. She is CG.
(Again, in my campaign, Merikka fell to the traps of Zagig. She's better
now, though)
Stern Alia: Demigoddess of Law and Truth (the Correct and Unalterable Way),
Alia is heavily worshipped in Medegia, where she is seen as the
mother-figure for Hextor and Heironeous. She is LN (And, coincidentally, was
one of Zagig's prisoners in my campaign).
Tlazoteotl: The Olman Mother Goddess of Earth (meaning soil). She is LG.
(And also, for me, a prisoner)
Xilonen: The Olman Hairy Mother Goddess of Corn, Xilonen is NG. (Again a
prisoner of Zagig).
That pretty much does it. Some of these powers are pretty obscure, but they
all come from established TSR works (save for Landron and Om, who come from
Quag Keep). Though I don't have my bibliography with me, most of them can be
found in The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan. Others are in T1-4, GDQ, N1, the
novels, and a few other places.
Erik
Iquander again,
I suppose, in the interest of completion, I should make mention of the demon
Maelfesh from the Rose Estes novels, but it really seems much too painful.
Erik
PS: Including the beings from my last post and the nonhuman deities
worshipped on Oerth (see the last few pages of the FTA Atlas book), the
Flanaess and the northern tip of the Olman Empire have captured the interest
of _106_ deities. Seeing as how the Flanaess is only one part of one of four
continents and scores of islands, I'd say there's something important about
Oerth that normal humans like us just can't understand.
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Pierre Couture
aka Belvor X
dtz@easynet.fr
(
geocities.com/timessquare)