Nightfall said:
They are just aspects that people equate to stages in life and occasionally occupations. Me I prefer the nameless gods of the North. They are more fun.
They are cool. I thought while reading the series that in a D&D version of the books, the devotees of the old gods would be druids, with clerics being for the 7 gods of the Faith.
Let's see now...
Mother: Healing, Home, Water
Father: Law, Sun, Air
Smith: Forge, Fire, Earth
Crone: Oracle, Inspiration, Truth
Warrior: War, Strength, Protection
Stranger: Travel, Trickery, Chaos
Maiden: Good, Luck, Beauty
Some domains from The Book of the Righteous. Something like that...