Was there a god of blood?

Old Kingdom texts mention a special feast celebrated for Shesmu: young men would press grapes with their feet and then dance and sing for Shesmu. On the other hand, Shesmu was very vindictive and bloodthirsty. He was also lord of blood, great slaughterer of the gods, and he who dismembers bodies.
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Is there an Egyptian god of blood?

Shezmu is the ancient Egyptian demonic god of execution, slaughter, blood, oil, wine and perfume. Like many of the gods of Ancient Egypt, Shezmu was of a complex nature.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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What is god blood called?

In Greek mythology, ichor (/ˈaɪkər/) is the ethereal fluid that is the blood of the gods and/or immortals.
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What color is god's blood?

The “Ichor” of the ancient Greeks is blue. (Or, some say, maybe gold). Blue; the colour of the blood running through the veins of Greek Gods and of European royalty!
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Is Ichor real?

Ichor was the golden fluid that flowed in the veins of gods and immortals, in Greek mythology. It was also believed that it was toxic to mortals, killing them instantly.
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Is there a Greek god of poop?

Sterculius was the god of the privy, from stercus, excrement.
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Is there a Norse god of blood?

Kvasir | Norse mythology | Britannica.
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What was ambrosia?

ambrosia • \am-BROH-zhee-uh\ • noun. 1 a : the food of the Greek and Roman gods b : the ointment or perfume of the gods 2 : something extremely pleasing to taste or smell 3 : a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut.
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Do gods bleed gold?

Ichor originates in Greek mythology, depicted as the blood from the Greek gods. Golden in color and fluid in form, is considered a sacred liquid but harmful to mortals. Gods, demigods and other divine beings were depicted as bleeding Ichor when harmed by specific materials.
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What colour was Ichor?

In Greek mythology, golden-colored ichor is the ethereal fluid flowing through the veins of the immortal gods. (But these days, you don't need to be a Greek god to produce ichor. It's also the name of the thin, acrid, watery stuff that discharges from a wound, ulcer, or sore.)
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Is there a god of death?

Thanatos, in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the personification of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx, the goddess of night, and the brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep.
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What is the Greek name for blood?

All ancient nations hinged their beliefs about hema (blood) on their religious dogmas as related to mythology or the origins of religion. The Hellenes (Greeks) especially have always known hema as the well-known red fluid of the human body.
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What was Ichor?

Definition of ichor

1 : a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge. 2 : an ethereal fluid taking the place of blood in the veins of the ancient Greek gods.
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Do Egyptian gods bleed gold?

The gods of Egypt are imprecisely shown as immortal creatures, they bleed gold when hurt and if killed, they can be revived; they are shown as being almost four-feet taller than mortal humans and have the ability to turn into beast-like creatures.
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Is a human's blood blue?

This isn't because it isn't really red, but rather because its redness is a macroscopic feature. Human blood is red because hemoglobin, which is carried in the blood and functions to transport oxygen, is iron-rich and red in color. Octopuses and horseshoe crabs have blue blood.
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Is there a Greek god of ice?

Khione (also spelt as Chione) is the Goddess of Snow and Ice in Greek Mythology.
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Who was Talos?

The myth describes Talos as a giant bronze man built by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention and blacksmithing. Talos was commissioned by Zeus, the king of Greek gods, to protect the island of Crete from invaders. He marched around the island three times every day and hurled boulders at approaching enemy ships.
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What happens when a god bleeds?

“If you could make God bleed, people will cease to believe in Him… there will be blood in the water, and the sharks will come.” Ivan Vanko (actor Mickey Rourke), Iron Man 2.
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What did Norse gods bleed?

In the Creation Myth, Odin and his brothers use a giant's blood to make the oceans. In a myth where Thor goes to fight a giant after Loki gets captured while disguised as a falcon, Thor and Loki literally have to cross a river of menstrual blood that's pouring from a giantess's body as an obstacle to Thor.
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Did Greek gods eat meat?

The gods were never perceived as craving or eating the meat and the central concept of meat offerings was the bestowing of honour, time.
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Is ambrosia a real thing?

Some scholars have identified ambrosia as honey while others feel that a type of hallucinogenic mushroom was meant in the myths. Regardless of all this confusion, the word is now used metaphorically to mean anything so fragrant, so delicious that it seems divine — including a popular orange-and-coconut confection.
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What is Zeus favorite color?

Purple is Zeus's favorite color.
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