D&D 5E 5E Survivor - Deities (Part 7: Greek Deities) - Athena Advances!

CleverNickName

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Hello everyone, it's time for another Survivor thread! As you already know, I'll be taking over the Survivor 5E Threads for a little while...so if you have any suggestions for upcoming topics, feel free to DM me.

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This thread is inspired by prior threads that we've done.
The battle continues!
Which battle, you ask?
The...
Battle of the Gods, Part VII!

Appendix B of the 5th Edition Player's Handbook has several tables dedicated to the Deities of the D&D game. There's a table for Greyhawk gods, and another table for Dragonlance, and for the Forgotten Realms, and so on. But which one is The Survivor?! Hold on to your sacraments, because we're gonna find out!

This is the sixth round, and the fifth pantheon presented is "Fantasy-Historical Pantheons: Greek Deities," on Page 298. The winner from this round will represent all Greek deities in the final round, when we put all of the winners together in the same arena to determine which one is The Ultimate Survivor!

Round 1: Forgotten Realms
Winner: Selune

Round II: Greyhawk
Winner: Boccob

Round III: Dragonlance
Winner: Takhisis

Round IV: Eberron
Winner: Olladra

Round V: Nonhuman Deities
Winner: Yondalla

Round VI: Celtic Deities
Winner: Lugh Lámfada

The Rules and Stuff
  • This time, only Greek Deities are presented.
  • I'll repeat: this week, only the Greek Deities are presented.
  • Each deity starts with 20 points.
  • Every day, you vote for one deity that you like, which gains 1 point. And then you vote for a different deity that you dislike, which loses 2 points. It is intentional that a negative vote is worth more than a positive vote - first, because it takes something extra to whittle these guys down to size. Second, because.
  • Mark your upvotes in green, and downvotes in red. Or just show them in bold text and use "+1" and "-2" to mark them, if colored text is too difficult on your browsing device.
  • It's easier if you just copy and paste the previous poster’s vote and change the numbers.
  • You may vote only once per day in each category. This is an honor system, and we are all honorable gamers; please do not abuse it. If this means you vote once at night one day, and once the next morning - that's fine, but don't vote again until the following day. Rule of thumb: if your most recent vote post says "yesterday" in the date tag, you can vote again.
  • This is purely a popularity contest and you do not have to explain an upvote or downvote, but feel free to - explanations are where the fun is! When downvotes reach 0 the option/variant is removed from the list (FATALITY!).
  • Finally, if an entry has one vote left, then you have to make the choice to use all of your downvotes to eliminate it; there is no vote splitting. In addition, you can't upvote and downvote the same entry (no "see" votes). And you have to use BOTH YOUR UPVOTE AND DOWNVOTE if you vote.

The Most Important Bits
Three important points that you must read before voting--
  1. This is a pure popularity contest, and is meant to be fun. You can cast your votes for whatever reason you want; spite, irrational love or hatred, spelling, irrational love or hatred of spelling, augury, whether they serve dolmas hot or cold, strategic voting, and so on are all perfectly acceptable. You can comment for the reasons for your vote, or not - up to you! But this is for enjoyment only.
  2. This week (and the next few weeks to come) features a list of the deities in the 5th Edition Player's Handbook. Other deities from the 5E Player's Handbook will be done at another time. Deities that aren't listed in the 5E Player's Handbook might not be done at all; let's wait and see how everyone feels.
  3. As always, the list is the list. If you have a complaint about the list, please direct it to /dev/null.
So. Onward to the contest!

FANTASY-HISTORICAL PANTHEONS: GREEK DEITIES
from pg. 298 of the 5E Player's Handbook
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Zeus, god of the sky, ruler of the gods (N)
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty (CG)
Apollo, god of light, music, and healing (CG)
Ares, god of war and strife (CE)
Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth (NG)
Athena, goddess of wisdom and civilization (LG)
Demeter, goddess of agriculture (NG)
Dionysus, god of mirth and wine (CN)
Hades, god of the underworld (LE)
Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon (CE)
Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft (NG)
Hera, goddess of marriage and intrigue (CN)
Hercules, god of strength and adventure (CG)
Hermes, god of travel and commerce (CG)
Hestia, goddess of home and family (NG)
Nike, goddess of victory (LN)
Pan, god of nature (CN)
Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes (CN)
Tyche, goddess of good fortune (N)
 

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CleverNickName

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Zeus 20
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 20
Artemis 20
Athena 20
Demeter 20
Dionysus 20
Hades 20
Hecate 20-2=18
Hephaestus 20
Hera 20
Hercules 20
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 20
Pan 20
Poseidon 20+1=21
Tyche 20
 

Maxperson

Morkus from Orkus
Zeus 20
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 20
Artemis 20
Athena 21
Demeter 20
Dionysus 20
Hades 20
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 20
Hera 20
Hercules 20
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 20
Pan 18
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20
 

The Glen

Legend
Zeus 20
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 20
Artemis 20
Athena 21
Demeter 20
Dionysus 20
Hades 20
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 21 Always go for the guy thats hardest to spell
Hera 20
Hercules 20
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 18 more of a BK man myself
Pan 18
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20
 

RoughCoronet0

Dragon Lover
Zeus 20-2=18
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 20
Artemis 20
Athena 21
Demeter 20
Dionysus 20
Hades 20+1=21
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 21
Hera 20
Hercules 20
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 18
Pan 18
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20
 


see

Pedantic Grognard
Zeus 18
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 18 -- I mean, like, seriously, this guy just wrecks things.
Artemis 20
Athena 22
Demeter 20
Dionysus 20
Hades 21
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 22 -- But this guy makes neat things.
Hera 20
Hercules 18
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 18
Pan 18
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20
 

toucanbuzz

No rule is inviolate
Zeus 18
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 18
Artemis 20
Athena 22
Demeter 20
Dionysus 20 + 1 = 21
Hades 21
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 22
Hera 20
Hercules 18 - 2 = 16
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 18
Pan 18
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20

Where to start... Hercules, because I also agree he's not a god, and he's using his Roman spelling, and he's responsible for a lot of bad movies. As for the god of wine and good times, sounds good.
 

OB1

Jedi Master
Zeus 18
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 18-2=16
Artemis 20
Athena 22
Demeter 20
Dionysus 21
Hades 21
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 22
Hera 20
Hercules 16
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 18
Pan 18+1=19
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20

This one is going to be tough!
 

el-remmen

Moderator Emeritus
Zeus 18
Aphrodite 20
Apollo 20
Ares 16
Artemis 20
Athena 22
Demeter 20
Dionysus 21 + 1 = 22
Hades 21
Hecate 18
Hephaestus 22
Hera 20
Hercules 16 - 2 = 14
Hermes 20
Hestia 20
Nike 18
Pan 19
Poseidon 21
Tyche 20
 

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