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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 6419019" data-attributes="member: 2303">I like Athena remaining virginal. DnD has a decidedly medieval feel, and in medieval times virginity was considered magical and priests ordered to be celibate. She might create spirits or even gods by the same method she was born, perhaps in some kind of non-physical "astral union" with other gods. Gender would be meaningless in these circumstances, and Athena and Apollon as the two main gods might become asexual idealizations.Looking at what happened historically, gods in the Hellenistic period (after Alexander, before Cesar) became less personal and more embodiments of specific ideas, such as change, departure, speed, beauty. These might be seen as the spiritual offspring of Athena. Overall, a third generation of the Greek pantheon would probably be less physical, more philosophical/metaphysical/philosopical, in tune with Plato's ideas of the world of ideal forms.Speaking of Plato, the god he alludes to is definitely not Zeus, but a de-feminized Athena comes pretty close.Demeter and Poseidon would take over the roles of the titans as the outcast ex-lords, but they would not be imprisoned and very powerful even if they act on the sidelines. Don't forget that one of Poseidon's roles is to be the father of monsters.</blockquote>