Talk:The Olympians/@comment-3270170-20190613224535/@comment-31772644-20190613232513

This is my theory, please let me know if you have ammendments.

Greek Gods: Mostly pre-history with some coming in around the time of the Mycenaeans (Dionysus, Apollo ect.). Artifacts of power passed down through successive generations until the Trojan War, where they began to spread out and were renamed as the Roman gods.

Egyptian gods: One generation of named dieties, likely more powerful and more learned than the Greeks. Successive generations became the Pharoahs of Egypt and some, but not all, artifacts were passed down.

Norse gods: All lived and died in the early days of Nordic history, which could be as late as 4th-1st centuries AD. Unknown number of generations, but their stories are actually pretty well organised so we can take a more educated guess.

Of the three big'uns, only the Greeks had the ostentation to keep godding on until they were killed off and diluted. The Egyptians had a very successful one-and-done deal, making sure things were set up for the next generation. Norse, well...you know. Lot of death.