Neith, Egyptian Goddess of War, Hunting, and Weaving

One of the most mysterious goddesses from the Egyptian Pantheon is Neith, the weaver of fate. Neith is a fierce and powerful deity who is almost always seen with a weapon of some kind, normally a bow. Neith is considered one of the great mother goddesses and is one of the oldest known Egyptian deities. She is mother to the Egyptian sun god Ra and has often been depicted as having a very close bond with Sobek, the Crocodile God. At a time, Neith was commonly drawn holding baby crocodiles, and was even titled "Nurse of Crocodiles".

Now, because of her appearance in SMITE, Neith is most commonly known as the goddess of weaving. In SMITE, Neith uses her bow to deliver large amounts of damage quickly, and has many "weave-based" attacks. She is very agile and able to stun enemies or leap away out of combat to avoid damage.
                                                                   Neith in SMITE :

Because she is one of the oldest and most popular Egyptian Gods, Neith has had many roles since the day of her "birth". As well as the "Nurse of Crocodiles", "Goddess of War and Hunting", and "Weaver of Fate", Neith has also been titled "Virgin Mother Goddess" because has never had any recorded husbands.

Hel, Norse Goddess of the Underworld

In Norse mythology, Hel, goddess of the Underworld, presides over and receives a portion of the dead. Hel also decides who is reborn, and represents both death and life. Hel is the daughter of Loki and sister of Fenrir, both of whom she was isolated from at birth by Odin in order to prevent Ragnarok, an apocalyptic battle of the gods.

The phrase "Go to hell", quite literally meant meet Hel after death when it was first used.  This is because as spirits are brought to Hel, she decides who to reincarnate and who to banish to the Underworld.

Hel appears in the online game SMITE with the ability to both heal and unleash destructive power upon her enemies.
                                                                    Hel in SMITE :

Janus, Roman God of Portals and Transitions

In Roman mythology, Janus is a minor god of doors, gateways, passages, beginnings, and endings. Because he is associated with time, Janus is always depicted as having two heads, one looking back on the past and one seeing into the future.

 Janus' most popular mainstream appearances have been in the online game SMITE and the wildly popular book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

In SMITE, Janus is a mage who can open portals to both trap enemies and allow him to get anywhere he wants. He is one of the highest damaging gods in the game.
                                                                Janus in SMITE :

It is believed that Janus presides over the beginning and end of conflicts such as war, birth, and shipping. Unlike almost all Roman gods, Janus has no Greek counterpart, and is exclusively Roman. While his importance is debatable, many credit Janus to be an extremely important Roman god, second only to Jupiter(Zeus).

Agni, Hindu God of Fire

Today's blog will be dedicated to Agni, Rigvedic deity of fire and divine knowledge. Agni is always depicted as having several (usually two) heads, red or charred skin, and sometimes, several hands and legs. In Hindu mythology, Agni is responsible for leading mortals to the gods. Although there are a myriad of different versions of Agni, most every one is respected as the second strongest god next to Indra, god of weather and war and king of the Hindu gods.

Agni's most recognizable form is that in which he appears in the online game SMITE :

SMITE's version of Agni is based solely around Agni's ability to manipulate fire, as he is a mage who's every attack involves igniting or burning of some sort.

Agni is also a very important part of Hindu astrology and is said to rule both Taurus and Virgo, which means that both Taurus' and Virgos would be considered Agni in Hindu astrology.

It is said that Agni was first appeared in the heavens as lightning, but was reborn as a human and as water later.