AVENGERS MYTHOLOGY MASH-UP

Nick Fury

ARCHETYPE: MENTOR & HERALD

Horus, Odin,

Quote

'These people may be isolated, unbalanced, but I believe they could be exactly what we need.' - Nick Fury

The Threat

Leviathan

Jormundgandr

Yamato no Orochi

Defeated by the storm god Susanoo

Hulk

ARCHETYPE: THE SHAPESHIFTER

Enkidu

Wild man from GilgameshStrong and violent.Like the Hulk Enkidu needs other people to calm him down.

Enkidu

HerculesDriven mad by Hera, Hercules killed his wife and children when he wasn’t in his right mind. His 12 labors were a penance.

Iron Man

ARCHETYPE: THE VISIONARYTHE INVENTOR

LughCeltic god of sun and light. Multi-skilled as a smith, craftsman, poet, musician, swordsman, champion, historian.

DaedalusGreek inventor. Creative, smart, prideful.

HephaestusGreek god of craftsmen. Made all the weapons for the Olympians.

Captain America

Archetype: The Hero

PerseusGreek hero. Courageous, humble, responsible. Killed Medusa, rescued Andromeda.

RamaIndian hero of Ramayana. Considered idea man. Banished from his life for fourteen years. Becomes archetypical hero as he journeys into unknown. Morally upright.

Thor

Archetype: god, Dragon slayer

Jupiter/ZeusRoman/Greek gods of thunder and lightning. Zeus opposes Typhon who has serpent-like qualities.

MardukBabylonian God who rides a storm-drawn chariot and defeats Tiamet and her offspring, dragons and snakes.

IndraHindu God of storms. Wields a lightning bolt. Fights a giant snake. Like Thor, Indra has more human characteristics than most gods in his pantheon.

Hawkeye

ARCHETYPE: SOLDIER

Hou YiChinese Archer so skilled he could shoot down the extra suns from the sky. Skilled mortal, warrior without superpowers.

ApolloGod of archery. Also known as a protector from evil.

Black Widow

ARCHETYPE: FEMALE WARRIOR

Mulan

Legendary Chinese female warrior. Smart. Battle savvy.

ArtemisGreek goddess of the hunt. Independent, fierce, athletic, introverted. Plagued with regret because she was responsible for the death of Orion, the only one she ever loved.

LagerthaDanish Viking shield maiden with a reputation for being a fierce warrior. Sometimes credited with the ability to fly – like a Valkyrie

Loki

ARCHETYPE: THE TRICKSTER

HeyokaNative American trickster challenges taboos, rules, regulations, social norms, and boundaries.

EshuWest African trickster god known for the ability to time travel, shapeshift. Had power over fortune and misfortune. Personification of death.

ApepEgyptian god, depicted as a snake, known as The Destroyer and Eater of Souls. Brought chaos.

Lucifer/Satan –

Hebrew fallen angel. Rebellious, resentful, desires power.

The Accuser: “Your ledger is dripping, it's GUSHING red, and you think saving a man no more virtuous than yourself will change anything? This is the basest sentimentality. This is a child at prayer... PATHETIC! “

FreedomI am Loki, of Asgard. And I am burdened with glorious purpose. Kneel! Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It's the unspoken truth of humanity, that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power, for identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel. - Not to men like you There are no men like me - - There are always men like you

Is it significant that these words were spoken in Germany? What do you think about this idea that we were made to be ruled? Is there a way to be ruled yet be free?

MYTHOLOGYMASH-UP PROJECT