At this point, character guessing games for various companies have become commonplace. However, how about we step backwards in time to guess characters from hearsay and legend? The rules basically follow any other forum game of its type.
- They can come from any source rooted in mythology, folklore, or religion.
- If a mythology source is played in one round, it is allowed to be played in the next round.
- The current descriptor must post a recap of the progress for every new page, and edit that post accordingly with the progress in the page.
- A player may declare a stump after 24 hours has passed from the last question and its answer. If this happens, the current descriptor reveals their character, and the next round goes to the stumped player.
- If a question needs to be replaced because it has already been answered, please do not erase the question. Just add the new question below it. In fact, the act of completely erasing a question is frowned upon.
- If you're adding a clue, please keep it related on a mythological basis, as detailed below.
What counts as "mythological"?
- The character in question must be one who is rooted in legend. Be it a Greek pantheon creature, a Yōkai, any sort of Norse, Aztec, or Egyptian deity, so on and so forth.
- Human characters are fair game, so long as they're firmly rooted in legend and don't have a recorded real-life history to them. (Meaning Jack the Ripper does not qualify)
- The character doesn't necessarily have to be a named character. It can be a species that's played as the round's character, so long as said species is mythological.
- Rule of thumb regarding Greek and Roman mythology. Roman mythological characters can qualify, if, and only if, they're distinct enough to be considered their own entities, such as fauns in comparison to satyrs. Otherwise, stick to the Greek pantheon as much as possible. (Meaning that Aphrodite qualifies, but not Venus, and other examples of the like)
- In regards to Classical Mythology and Chinese Mythology, even though The Iliad, The Odyssey, and the Four Great Novels
(Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chamber) are literary novels with designated authors, character from them still qualify due to the fact that they're considered extensions of Greek and Chinese Mythology, as opposed to byproducts of them.
- Folklore characters qualify, due to the fact that they're passed around via word of mouth rather than being historically known. The types of folklore characters can vary in their physiology, but this means that characters such as the Nuckelavee, Robin Hood, the Chupacabra, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Hopkinsville Goblin, Banshees, and others like them are valid.
- Thanks to their fantastical origins, fairytale characters can be played, including those from well-known authors such as Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll, and Carlo Collod, or fairytale anthologies such as the Arabian Nights. This also applies to characters from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballets, due to the fact that a majority of his ballets are adaptations of fairytales with their own additives and touch-ups.
- Due to the fact that religious sources can be conflicting when put up against each other, religious characters are considered fair game for this list, meaning anything from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, and Buddhism can be played.
- Even though it's more recent than most examples here, H. P. Lovecraft's creations are valid entries for this game, so anything from the Cthulhu Mythos can be played.
- However, despite them being mythological in nature, Creepypasta characters are not eligible for this game, as their portrayals are too modernized to be anything considered legendary, and many of them are derivative of preexisting properties in the first place. Unfortunately, this means even more original Creepypasta characters, such as Slender Man and Zalgo are not able to be played.
If there's any questions or further suggestions, let me know!
A complete list of past rounds can be found here
Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Nov 11th 2023 at 3:18:56 PM
Ding ding ding!
Round 1158
- I complete the new largest set to date.
- The set is from Smite.
- The set is larger then the Monsters of the Mind trading card series.
- The set features characters from multiple mythologies.
- A deity.
- From Classical Mythology.
- Not Martichoras.
Edited by uncertanSearcher on Jul 27th 2024 at 9:26:12 PM
Or rather since we usually go with the Greek names around here:
Round 1158: Enyo, Classical Mythology
At last all have gathered in the Battleground of the Gods.
Every single of the in total 131 characters playable in Smite or currently announced for Smite 2 have now been played!
Round 1: Izanami
Round 14: Maui
Round 16: Camazotz
Round 17: Ishtar
Round 18: Medusa
Round 23: Hera
Round 25: Mercury (as Hermes)
Round 26: Hou Yi
Round 27: Chang‘e
Round 28: Jormungandr
Round 40: Cerberus
Round 51: Cu Chulainn
Round 61: Anubis
Round 74: Baron Samedi
Round 80: Hun Batz
Round 81: Discordia (as Eris)
Round 82: Surtr
Round 90: Eset (as Isis)
Round 94: Nox (as Nyx)
Round 96: Thoth
Round 97: Ah Puch
Round 103: Mantichorias (as Manticore)
Round 108: Thanatos
Round 110: Loki
Round 113: Ymir
Round 123: Bacchus (as Dionysus)
Round 129: Ah Muzen Cab
Round 163: Aphrodite
Round 170: Awilix
Round 177: Ullr
Round 178: Cabrakan
Round 179: Nut
Round 185: Thor
Round 189: Achilles
Round 190: Kunbhakarna
Round 197: Poseidon
Round 198: Cernunnos
Round 209: Sun Wukong
Round 216: Ra
Round 221: Athena
Round 232: Amaterasu
Round 233: Baba Yaga
Round 244: Gilgamesh
Round 254: Ratatoskr
Round 258: Apollo
Round 265: Tiamat
Round 267: Kali
Round 275: Lancelot
Round 306: Freya
Round 307: Janus
Round 317: Mulan
Round 334: Set
Round 336: Ares
Round 354: Chernobog
Round 361: Scylla (with Charybdis)
Round 361: Charybdis (with Scylla)
Round 372: Odin
Round 382: Bake Kujira
Round 394: Pele
Round 401: Sobek
Round 407: Yemoja
Round 416: Cthulhu
Round 420: Shiva
Round 423: Hades
Round 429: Khepri
Round 437: Nemesis
Round 463: Ganesha
Round 487: Hecate (Smite 2 exclusive)
Round 493: Skadi
Round 524: Zeus
Round 540: Ravana
Round 548: Tsukuyomi
Round 554: Artemis
Round 561: Tyr
Round 563: Vulcan (as Hephaestus)
Round 574: Ne Zha
Round 586: Heimdallr
Round 655: Horus
Round 659: King Arthur
Round 679: Hercules (as Heracles)
Round 706: Fenrir
Round 719: Susano
Round 761: Bastet
Round 785: Maman Brigitte
Round 813: Morrigan
Round 819: Xbalanque
Round 840: Zhong Kui
Round 870: Vamana
Round 899: Morgan le Fay
Round 901: Chronos
Round 929: Osiris
Round 932: Raijin (with Fujin)
Round 942: Jing Wei
Round 955: Serqet
Round 970: Xing Tian
Round 980: Cliodhna
Round 989: Yu Huang (as Jade Emperor)
Round 997: Ixchel
Round 1017: Arachne
Round 1019: Bakasura
Round 1025: Ao Guang
Round 1029: Persephone
Round 1032: Geb
Round 1034: Danzaburou
Round 1038: Nike
Round 1041: Sol
Round 1043: Chaac
Round 1051: Da Ji
Round 1053: Chiron
Round 1064: Olorun
Round 1071: Guan Yu
Round 1073: Cupid (as Eros)
Round 1076: Rama
Round 1081: Sylvanus
Round 1086: Merlin
Round 1093: Atlas
Round 1095: Erlang Shen
Round 1097: Neith
Round 1105: Kuzenbo
Round 1118: Artio
Round 1123: Kukulkan
Round 1128: Fafnir
Round 1130: He Bo
Round 1135: Terra (as Gaia)
Round 1137: Agni
Round 1144: Anhur
Round 1147: Nu Wa
Round 1150: Hel
Round 1153: Charon
Round 1156: Hachiman
Round 1158: Bellona (as Enyo)
Ironically I got the idea to do this literally seconds after I made a post about how the Monsters of the Mind cards will probably never be topped in terms of members in a set.
Edited by uncertanSearcher on Jul 27th 2024 at 9:38:15 PM
Round 1,159
- Despite being the Big Bad of my source material, I haven’t been played yet.
- Persian/Iranian.
Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jul 27th 2024 at 4:14:27 AM
Peace is the only battle worth waging.Round 1,159: Ahriman (Zoroastrianism)
The ultimate evil, Ahriman stands in contrast to his good brother Ahura Mazda.
Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jul 27th 2024 at 4:18:19 AM
Peace is the only battle worth waging.

Smite?
Peace is the only battle worth waging.