The Gods and Goddesses of ANALIESE RISING

Many gods and goddesses from the many mythologies around the world populate the pages of my newest release, Analiese Rising. I had a lot of fun researching and learning about them. Some I’ve heard of before, others I didn’t even know existed. The challenge was taking from their stories and creating a modern version of each— giving them unique personalities based on their legends. Today, I thought I’d introduce you to many of them from my book. I’ll start with Sid, aka Sidapa, and Bulan. Sidapa and Bulan are gods from Philippine mythology. Theirs is a love story between two male gods. Sidapa admired the seven moons’ beauty that he tried to romance them until one, Bulan, answered Sidapa’s attempts to romance the moons. He came down to Earth, and they lived together as lovers on Mt. Madjaas. This story intrigued me so much that I had to add the gods to Analiese Rising. In my story, Sid loves to wear makeup and seems like a player, but when the moon calls, he’s off to spend time with Bulan who only comes to earth on a full moon.

Lugh, a Celtic sun god of many skills. He’s a trickster god
and can change his appearance. One of the tales about him reveals that he sometimes
appears as an old man to fool people into believing he’s weak. I had fun playing with this
ability in the book. Lugh knew Analiese’s parents and swore to protect her. He sort of
becomes a father figure for Analiese.

Oyá is one of the most powerful African Orishas. She’s a goddess of thunder, lightning, and storms. She brings rapid change and aids people in both inner and outer transformation. In Analiese Rising, she is a leader and goes to Analiese’s aid when she needs it.

Pazuzu is a demon god from Babylonian mythology. Though
he’s an evil god, the mythology tells that not all his acts were of an evil nature. It wasn’t until
Christianity that Pazuzu became pure evil. He was also the demon who possessed the little girl
in The Exorcist movie. He’s after Analiese in my story, and she encounters him several times.

Bjorn is one of the many human names that Thor has used over his life. He’s from Norse mythology, and I’m sure you all know about him. He’s a god of thunder and wields a hammer. Bjorn is unpredictable in Analiese Rising. Inanna is the Sumerian goddess of love, desire, war, justice, and other things. She’s a sensual and powerful one. Her Aries are at odds with each other in Analiese Rising. They even have a dual of abilities in the Louvre, which fun to write.

Bastet is an ancient Egyptian goddess. She’s a protector
of the home from evil spirits and disease. In my
book, she’s there to help Analiese out a few times. Both Analiese and Marek’s family have
statues of the goddess in their homes to protect them from gods and goddesses that want to
destroy them.

Horus is the sky god in ancient Egyptian mythology. He’s a god of new life and rebirth. In Analiese Rising, he’s a taxi drive with a falcon tattoo, and, seemingly, is up to no good.

There can’t be a war between gods without Aries from Greek
mythology. After all, he’s the most famous war god. He’s a little cocky and annoying in the
story. He’s determined to get Analiese on his side. He believes she’ll join him willingly and
enjoys tormenting her.

So there we have it, some of the gods and goddesses in my new release, Analiese Rising. I hope you enjoyed getting to know them. Is there a less known god or goddess that you wish more people knew about? Who are they, and what are their powers?