The Gods, the Bad and Theology

  Nemesis Nemesis is a Greek goddess who looks over all humans for a fault in their character. She is the judge, jury, and executioner of those she watches. Nemesis is the goddess of retribution and she gets rid of those with hubris (excessive  pride and self-confidence). Hubris is found among men and gods and she judges those who have it. Hubris was considered as arrogance and defiance against the Greek gods. Her name roughly translates to  give what is due. She dishes out divine retribution to those who are deserving of it and does not spare any who are at fault of this sin. Nemesis as depicted Nemesis is often depicted with a scale. Scales are seen as the universal symbol of justice and   judgment.

  CHAAC Chaac is a deity that was worshipped by the Mayans. He is a congregation of multiple other Mayan deities. Mayans had rainmakers in their villages that would do rituals to summon rain; these rituals were directed towards Chaac. The people saw Chaac as a mighty being that controlled whether they would have a good harvest or not in any given season. In the Mayans ' eyes, if they didn't please Chaac they wouldn't eat.  This made Chaac highly respected and feared among the Mayans and the rainmakers respected within their communities. The Aztecs also believed and prayed to Chaac under the name Tlaloc. Chaac summoning rain

  Nu Wa Nu Wa is a Chinese goddess who is one of the most powerful beings. She has created all of human life from minerals and clay and watches over us from heaven. She is also credited with making heaven. Heaven and Earth were damaged in a battle and started to separate. Nu Wa stepped in and slew the being destroying Earth and preventing the disconnection of Heaven and Earth. She created five stones to help her do this, one for each element: fire, earth, water, wind, and metal. She used these stones to defend Earth after the catastrophe. She later went on to rule China with her brother. Nu Wa

 Susano Susano was born into power and made to rule over others. He was given this tremendous power but misused it. His family had been rulers and his sister was the benevolent Amaterasu, who ruled the sky and sun. Susano ruled over the sea and storms. He's a violent deity who took many lives for the fun of it. His actions eventually led to his fall from grace. On his way to the underworld, he stopped at Earth and met humans whose families were murdered. Susano decided to change his ways and protect these humans and avenge their families. Susano never fully changed and continues to struggle between the raging storm and calm sea within himself. Susano fighting an 8 headed monster

  Buddha Everyone has heard of the term enlightenment, it is often taught in school during history, philosophy, and theology classes. We know of one person who has truly reached personal enlightenment: The Buddha. While he isn't considered a deity, rather an idealistic figure, he has many who believe him to be transcended above other humans. Buddha wasn't always enlightened. Prior to his change, he was a man by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha spent many years trying to reach enlightenment, but prior to that he was a wealthy child. He was born into royalty in Nepal. Siddhartha started his journey since he was moved by the suffering of  people around the world. He attained enlightenment under the  Bodhi tree. Buddha getting enlightened

Chernobog Chernobog is the evil god against which the ancient Slavs feared and prayed. He is known to cause horrifying events or disasters wherever he is. He is a truly malevolent being and looks to only bring sorrow and pain among the people. He is often compared to the Christian devil; this depiction is far wrong as the devil may have other goals, but not Chernobog, he only commits these atrocities because he wants to. He is said to come only at night fully clothed in black with long, white hair. Chernobog as depicted Chernobog is obviously horrendous as he is said to be the incarnation of evil and used to scare Slavic peasants into attending prayers. He only cares for his own happiness which comes from the despair of others.