This has always been a huge problem for me. Naming gods is one of the things I'm really not good at. For regular people, I draw inspiration from existing languages. The people of the Thessaliker Reich usually have German names. However, when I'm trying to name a god, I can't do that. You can't call your god "Albrecht" if there are normal people out there with the same name (or a similar one). Likewise, I don't like names that sound extremely exotic and out of place. The good people of the Reich won't call their god Shawadralaqa or any other random name. For polytheïstic religions, this isn't so much a problem. I usually use Greek or Welsh/Gaelic sounding names for those. I even stole the name "Cernunnos" for one of my gods. (On a side note, do you think that's a bad move?)
But for monotheïstic religions, I find myself at a loss. Perhaps someone could help me out a little? I was thinking of maybe leaving him nameless, but calling him by a title. Like we refer to god as "god" in the Christian faith. But I don't just want to call my god "god" because that would perhaps offend Christians and it would perhaps draw to many lines to our history. Because yes, the monotheïstic religion is (in some ways) based on Christianity. There is a church, there are crusades and inquisitions, and there is some sort of "reformation" going on against the power-hungry clergy. So does anyone else know a good title for a god? Also, things like "The Heavenly Master of the Jade Palace" don't work either. First of all, that's something for Eastern religions and second of all, you can't refer to your god with such a lengthy title all the time. That would be really tiresome for my characters and, as a result, for me, the author.
So... help?
Thanks in advance!
But for monotheïstic religions, I find myself at a loss. Perhaps someone could help me out a little? I was thinking of maybe leaving him nameless, but calling him by a title. Like we refer to god as "god" in the Christian faith. But I don't just want to call my god "god" because that would perhaps offend Christians and it would perhaps draw to many lines to our history. Because yes, the monotheïstic religion is (in some ways) based on Christianity. There is a church, there are crusades and inquisitions, and there is some sort of "reformation" going on against the power-hungry clergy. So does anyone else know a good title for a god? Also, things like "The Heavenly Master of the Jade Palace" don't work either. First of all, that's something for Eastern religions and second of all, you can't refer to your god with such a lengthy title all the time. That would be really tiresome for my characters and, as a result, for me, the author.
So... help?
Thanks in advance!