Religion and Characters in
Thor (vol. 1) #293 (Mar. 1980):
“The Twilight of SOME Gods!”
by Roy Thomas, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Keith Pollard, Chic Stone

41 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Thor (Donald Blake) (lead character)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Avengers; Thor Corps  Ultimates; Cosmic Avengers [Norway]		4,362
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Mighty Avengers [Greece]		1,029
Ares	Greco-Roman deity	Warhawks (leader); Mighty Avengers  Dark Avengers [Greece. god of war; Gods of Olympus]		440
Radioactive Man (Dr. Chen Lu)	Communist Buddhist	Titanic Three; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts; The People's Defense Force [China]		187
Loki	Norse/Teutonic deity	Liberators; Mighty Avengers (founder)		696
The Executioner (Skurge)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Masters of Evil		110
Enchantress (Amora)	Norse/Teutonic deity (Asgardian)	Masters of Evil; Lady Liberators (founder)		264
Gilgamesh	Eternals religion	Eternals; Avengers		51
Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)	Christianity	[ 1st app: Justice League of America #40 (Nov. 1965) ]	, etc.	565
Ikaris	Eternals religion	Eternals; New Breed  Star Masters; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation [USSR]		103
Sersi	Eternals religion; Hedonist	Eternals; Avengers [Greece]		229
Thena (Azura)	Eternals religion	Eternals; Heroes for Hire  The New Breed [Greece]		87
Karkas	Deviant religion; Eternals religion	Eternals [Lemuria]		9
Odin	Norse/Teutonic deity	[Thor's father]		307
Jane Foster		Secret Avengers (support) [nurse/girlfriend of Donald Blake (Thor)]		341
Balder	Norse/Teutonic deity	Gods of Asgard [Warrior god, Asgardian god of Light]		375
Fandral the Dashing (Fandral)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Warriors Three		391
Hogun the Grim (Hogun)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Warriors Three		357
Sif	Norse/Teutonic deity	[Thor's major immortal love interest]		421
Pluto (Hades)	Greco-Roman deity; Cult of Hades	Olympus Group; League of Avengers [god of Death]	/ Portal	148
Asgardians	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)			644
Heimdall	Norse/Teutonic deity	[The Royal Court of Asgard; Sentry of Asgard]		330
Surtur	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[Monarch of Muspelheim, destroyer]		14
Grey Gargoyle (Paul Duval)		Masters of Evil; Hood's Army [France]		72
Red Norvell (Roger Norvell)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	[One of the Norse gods, and one of the Warriors of Valhalla]		25
Ego-Prime	sentient planet fragment	[lab specimen]		3
Hermes	Greco-Roman deity	League of Avengers [Greece. Herald of Zeus; god of commerce, travel and thieves]	, etc.	7
Hoder	Norse/Teutonic deity	Gods of Asgard [God of winter; Balder's brother]		6
Mangog		[seeker of vengeance]		5
Ulik	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian); rock troll	[warrior]		97
Vidar	Norse/Teutonic deity	Gods of Asgard		2
Ogur	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	[guardian of the cave of the prophet Wazir]		3
Hoenir	Norse/Teutonic deity	Aesir [older than Odin; survived Ragnarok of the Aesir]		3
Magni	Norse/Teutonic deity	Aesir [son of Thor; Modi's brother]		2
Modi	Norse/Teutonic deity	Aesir [son of Thor; Magni's brother]		2
Vali	Norse/Teutonic deity	Aesir [son of Odin (traditionally son of Loki)]		2
Ve	Norse/Teutonic deity	Aesir [brother of Odin and Vili]		3
Vili	Norse/Teutonic deity	Aesir [brother of Odin and Ve; son of Bor]		3
Mary	Jewish; Christian	[Israel. mother of Jesus]	Procter & Gamble Productions	155
Joseph of Nazareth	Jewish; Christian	[Israel. foster father of Jesus]		79
The Midgard Serpent (Jormungandr)	Norse/Teutonic paganism	[ 1st app: Marvel Tales (vol. 1) #105 (Feb. 1952) ]		32

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