u/Sensitive-Baby6117

Recommendations for reliable sources to study

I started writing a dark fantasy story about multiple pantheons coexisting in the same world, and I wanted recommendations for reliable sources to study. My idea is that the story will include the following mythologies: Greek, Egyptian, Norse, Celtic, and Japanese. In this case, the main antagonists of the story will be the Olympians. My idea is to start in the United States, showing how the Olympians are presented to the public: Aphrodite as an Instagram influencer, Ares as the owner of gym franchises, Hermes as the CEO of a delivery company, and so on, while deities like Hephaestus, Hecate, and Hestia remained faithful to their myths and traditions. After the story introduces the Olympians, the protagonist will take a trip to Greece to get some, let's say, allies to fight alongside her against the Olympians. For this, I wanted recommendations for reliable sources to read and choose who will be the protagonist's allies, who will be like an anti-heroine.

Note: In addition to Zeus being the main antagonist, I plan for Odin to have a role in this story alongside Thor. Furthermore, the protagonist will be a somewhat adolescent immortal who has already had contact with several important figures from various pantheons, which will allow for the inclusion of lesser-known pantheons like the Aztecs.

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u/Sensitive-Baby6117 — 14 hours ago