American Gods (TV series)

Written by Neil Gaiman In 2001,  American Gods has been translated into over 30 languages and earned numerous accolades including Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel.

Only days before his scheduled release from prison, Shadow Moon is told his wife has been killed in a car accident, and he is released early to attend the funeral. A series of events delays his trip home, during which time he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday. Wednesday repeatedly offers Shadow a job, which he refuses until Wednesday reveals that the job waiting for him at home no longer exists. Shadow accepts the offer to become Wednesday’s driver/assistant/bodyguard.

Shadow finds himself in a hidden world where magic is real and the Old Gods fear irrelevance in the face of the growing power of the New Gods, who include Technology and Media. In a grand plan to combat this deadly threat, Mr. Wednesday attempts to unite the Old Gods to defend their existence and rebuild the influence they have lost, leaving Shadow struggling to accept this new world and his place in it.

Characters

• “Shadow” Moon – an ex-convict who becomes the reluctant bodyguard and errand boy of Mr. Wednesday (Odin).
• Laura Moon – Shadow’s wife, who dies in a car crash at the beginning of the novel, a few days before Shadow is due to be released from prison.
• Samantha “Sam” Black Crow – a hitchhiking college student whom Shadow meets during his journey.
• Chad Mulligan – a kind-hearted chief of police in the town of Lakeside.

Old Gods

• Mr. Wednesday – an aspect of Odin, the Old Norse god of knowledge and wisdom.
• Low-Key Lyesmith – Loki, the Old Norse god of mischief and trickery.
• Czernobog – the Slavic god of darkness and twin brother to Belobog, the god of light.
• The Zorya Sisters – relatives of Czernobog, sisters who represent the Morning Star (Zorya Utrennyaya), the Evening Star (Zorya Vechernyaya), and the Midnight Star (Zorya Polunochnaya). In Slavic lore, they are servants of Dažbog who guard and watch over the doomsday hound, Simargl. Simargl is said to be chained to the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor (the “Little Bear”) and, according to legend, if the chain ever breaks the hound will devour the world.
• Mr. Nancy – Anansi, a trickster spider god from Ghanaian folklore. He often makes fun of people for their stupidity, a recurring aspect of his personality in his old stories.
• Mr. Ibis – Thoth, the Ancient Egyptian god of knowledge and writing. He runs a funeral parlor with Mr. Jacquel in Cairo, Illinois. He often writes short biographies of people who brought folkloric beings with them to America.
• Mr. Jacquel – Anubis, the Ancient Egyptian god of the dead and mummification. He is an expert at preparing bodies for the wake at funerals.
• Bast – Bastet, the Ancient Egyptian cat goddess. Often appears as a small house cat and heals Shadow’s bruises and aches after he has been beaten.
• Horus – the Ancient Egyptian god of the sky.
• Easter – Ēostre, the Germanic goddess of the dawn.
• Mad Sweeney – Suibhne, a king from an old Irish story. Though not portrayed as such in his story, he calls himself a “Leprechaun” despite his description as being nearly 7-feet-tall. Sweeney is foul-mouthed and a frequent drinker.
• Whiskey Jack – Wisakedjak, a trickster figure of Algonquian mythology. He lives near a Lakota reservation in the badlands with John Chapman, where he is mistaken for Iktomi, a trickster of their culture.
• John Chapman – Johnny Appleseed, described as a “culture hero” rather than a god. He loathes Paul Bunyan (who he incorrectly describes as an advertising ploy) for diverting belief away from him.
• Elvis – Alvíss, a dwarf in Norse mythology.
• Elegba and Great Mawu – The gods worshipped by slaves coming to America.
• Gwydion – Gwydion fab Dôn, a trickster god of Welsh mythology.
• Hinzelmann – Hinzelmann, a kobold who was formerly revered as a tribal god by ancient Germanic tribes. He protects the town of Lakeside in the guise of an old man.
• Bilquis – the ancient Queen of Sheba, who endures by absorbing her sexual partners, turning them into worshippers
• Mama-Ji – Kali, the Hindu goddess of time and destruction.
• The Jinn – an ifrit taxi-driver that swaps lives with an Omani businessman after a sexual encounter.
• The Land – a buffalo-headed man with fire for eyes, the personification of the land as worshipped by Native Americans, who appears to Shadow in his dreams to give him guidance.
• Bearded man – A character similar to Jesus speaks to Shadow in a dream sequence while he is hanging from the world tree. Shadow states that compared to the other old Gods he still has a lot of influence. However, the bearded man worries that his teachings have been applied to everything, and as a result also apply to nothing. Gaiman has removed and replaced this section of the book numerous times.
• The Elephant God – Ganesha, the Hindu god of new beginnings; appears to Shadow during the world tree dream sequences. Shadow eventually realizes Ganesh’s role is to remove obstacles, and that his cryptic message to ‘look in the trunk’ is in fact a clue to the location of Alison McGovern’s body.
• The Forgettable God – An unknown god whom Mr. Wednesday meets in Las Vegas along with Shadow, whose name slipped from Shadow’s mind whenever Mr. Wednesday said it. He has a liking for Soma, a Vedic ritual drink. Gaiman has never confirmed the identity of this god.

             New Gods

• Technical Boy – New God of technology and the Internet, personified as an adult-sized fat child.
• Media – New Goddess of television and pop culture. She often communicates by hijacking whatever is showing on television, for example communicating with Shadow via Lucy Ricardo from I Love Lucy and the cast of Cheers.
• The Black Hats – Mister Road, Mister Town, Mister Wood and Mister Stone represent beliefs in conspiracy theories, taking the form of men in black. They work as spooks for the New Gods.
• The Intangibles – New Gods of the modern stock market, they are a personification of the “Invisible hand of the market”.
• Mr. World – leader of the Blackhats and the New God of globalization.
• Other New Gods mentioned include those of automobiles, locomotives, heavier-than-air flight, cosmetic surgery and various drugs.

Mr. Wednesday is a crafty and endlessly charismatic conman full of perverse wisdom, curious magic, and grand plans to unite the Old Gods in a battle for power against the New Gods. He meets Shadow on an airplane after Shadow’s release from prison and hires him on as a bodyguard.

Family

• Donar^† (son)
• Shadow Moon (son)

Shadow Moon is an ex-convict who is caught up in the war between the Old Gods and the New Gods when Mr. Wednesday hires him as a bodyguard. As they journey across America, Shadow finds himself questioning a world where gods exist and magic is real.

Family

• Mr. Wednesday (father)
• Unknown (mother)
• Donar Odinson (half-brother)

Mr. Nancy is Anansi, one of the Old Gods, and a central character in American Gods. He is also the titular character of the novel Anansi Boys.

Mr. Nancy tells stories based on West African animism, including such characters as Bird, Tiger, and Monkey. Tiger first owned all the stories; sad stories about the hunt, blood, and death. After some time, however, Anansi stole all of Tiger’s stories and was the focal point in funny stories about trickery and being clever. In these stories, Mr. Nancy plays tricks on the other animals, as he is a trickster god.

Mr. Ibis is one of the Old Gods, and a supporting character in American Gods.Mr. Ibis runs Ibis and Jacquel Funeral Parlor with his partner, Mr. Jacquel. Mr. Ibis is also the narrator of some of the Coming to America stories told throughout the series.A black jackal and Mr. Ibis stand in the middle of the road, stopping Audrey’s car. The jackal stands up into Anubis, telling Laura that he remembers her. Jacquel and Ibis take Laura to their funeral parlor. Ibis explains they have been in business for 200 years. They repair her with pins and threads and paint her skin. Jacquel asks if it was love that brought her back. She says it wasn’t but it is now. Jacquel lets her know that when she is done, he will complete his task and deliver her into darkness.

Mr. Jacquel is one of the Old Gods and a supporting character in American Gods

Mr. Jacquel is American Gods ‘ version of the god Anubis. Anubis was one of the main and more popular gods of the Egyptian mythology, as well as a divinity associated with death and the afterlife.

His birth is quite unclear: some versions claim he was the son of Osiris, lord of the underworld, and thus associate him with the figure of Horus. Other think he was the son of Bast, the cat-goddess. The most popular and well known version of the myth describes Anubis as the illegitimate son of Osiris and his sister-in-law Nephtys, the wife of Seth. Nephtys, trying to protect her son from her husband’s wrath, hid Anubis in a swamp where he was later found by Isis who, being childless at the time, decided to raise him as her own to become her faithful guardian and companion.

Later, when Osiris was murdered and mutilated by his brother Seth, Anubis put back together the pieces of his corpse to allow him to be resurrected by Isis and Nephtys, creating in the process the first mummy. This myth explains why Anubis is the god of the embalmers, nicknamed “he of the bandages”. The process of mummification practiced by the Egyptians on their dead, believed to be the key to eternal life, was merely a repetition and an imitation of Anubis’ work on Osiris’ corpse. In fact, the ones to practice this mummification were the priests of Anubis, wearing a costume representing their god to do their work.

Anubis was said to be the protector of the dead. As the “lord of the necropolis”, he protected the tombs and the “city of the dead”. He also welcomed the recently deceased at the door of the Amenti, the underworld, and protected them from all dangers and harms until they reached the palace of Osiris, lord of the afterlife.

Once before Osiris, the defuncts are judged and put on trial for the sins of their life. Their heart is taken and weighed on a scale against a Maât (the embodiment of truth, good and virtue, usually represented as a feather). If their heart weighs more than the Maât, they’ll be condemned to destruction, their essence devoured by a dreadful monster. If not, then they’ll have access to a peaceful afterlife. Opinions disagree on Anubis role in the trial: some say he is the one responsible for weighing the heart of the dead and the mediator between the judged deceased and the judge-gods while others think he had no role in the trial and merely acted as the guardian and guide of the soul from the door of the Amenti to Osiris’ courthouse.

If a dead also desired to go back to the world of the living, they needed to inform Anubis of their project and ask him for his authorization, because only a decree of Anubis could allow such a thing to happen.

“Anubis” isn’t the actual deity’s name. Despite being know as such today, “Anubis” is the name the Greek gave to this psychopomp, who was known in Egypt as “Inpou” (a word meaning “young dog” or “young being”). The god is usually represented as a black canine, or a man with a black canine head. While in popular culture this animal is considered a jackal, in truth it seems it was rather a representation of a type of wild, feral dog close to wolves and jackals (or, according to more modern researches, of an Egyptian wolf). The black coloration of Anubis was a reference to the tar used in the mummification process  Wolves and wild dogs were often found in the desertic surroundings of the necropolis, feeding of the carrions, thus the Egyptians turned them into divinities protecting the dead. There were many of those canine death gods, such as Oupouaout in Assiout or Khentamentiou in Abydos, but they all stayed minor and local gods, overshadowed and then assimilated by the very popular Anubis, who was worshipped in all the main religious centers of Egypt, from Thebes to Memphis.

Numerous clues seem to indicate that Anubis used to be the god of the Egyptian afterlife and the ruler of the dead before the rise in popularity of Osiris during the Middle Kingdom, such as representations of him with the sekhem scepter, or the flagellum, a symbol of authority. Due to being the one tasked with opening the gates of the Underworld, he was also often seen with a key (in his hand in humanoid form, around his neck in canine shape).  When it became an habit to associate each god with a wife and a child to create a divine trinity, Anubis was considered to be the husband of the goddess Anput, a female counterpart of Anubis, and the serpent-goddess Kebechet, embodiment of the embalming liquid.

His main sanctuary (and probably where his worship started) was in the city of Assiout, later renamed by the Greeks Cynopolis, “the city of dogs”. During the Ptolemaic period, during which Egypt became an Hellenistic kingdom, Anubis was associated with the Greek psychopomp god Hermes, becoming the god Hermanubis. He was also associated with other Greek concepts such as the Sirius star, the Hades and Cerberus.

The Jinn is an ifrit from the Middle East. Ifrits are a tribe of jinns. They are mostly the powerful ones. King Solomon is said to have control over ifrits.The Jinn once visited the City of Ubar (The Lost City of Towers). Each night, three or four thousand travelers would stop at the city, drinking wine and celebrating, but the city perished a few thousand years ago.

Bast is one of the Old Gods, and a supporting character in American Gods. She lives as a cat in Ibis and Jacquel Funeral Parlor.

Bast first appears as a small brown cat who is openly affectionate with Shadow, with Shadow leaving the door open to his room so she can come and go as she pleases.

In her human form, her skin is deep dark brown and satin-smooth, her nails are needle-sharp, and her tongue is sandpaper-rough. Her eyes are the color of golden-amber and her pupils are vertical slits.

Bast, or Bastet, was a goddess of Ancient Egypt associated with cats.

One of the archetypes of the Egyptian mythology was the one of the “dual daughter of Ra”. A myth claims that Ra, or Re, the Sun god and supreme ruler of the universe, had a daughter that was also the embodiment of his “eye” (the manifestation of his light and solar power), and that this daughter had two sides: one ferocious, fearsome and destructive side representing the dangerous side of the Sun’s power (fires, heat, fever, burns) ; and one peaceful, caring and kind side representing the benevolence of the Sun (source of light and life). The first was the goddess fighting the forces of darkness and chaos, the second the goddess maintaining and easing the rule of the Sun. Several goddesses were thought to represent this archetype, the chief four among them being Tefnout, Hathor, Sekhmet and Bastet.

Bastet was often paired up with Sekhmet, the lioness goddess of wrath and war (the destructive side of Ra’s eye). Their association was so strong that it was believed Bast was merely Sekhmet when appeased, the same way that Sekhmet was merely an angered Bast, the goddesses being the two faces of a same entity. Represented in her most primitive form as a woman with a lioness head holding a scepter and an ankh cross, Bast’s most common and popular depiction was the one of a jeweled cat, or of a woman with the head of a cat. Bast represented the benevolent side of the Eye of Ra: she was a goddess of peace, tranquility and rest, very popular among Egyptians (especially women), and said to protect the homes and houses. Her main center of worship was the town of Per-Bastet (“House of Bastet”) in the Delta, the town that the Greek later named Bubastis.

Bast was also often compared and associated with her “sister” Hathor, a cow-goddess of joy and beauty, daughter of Ra and another embodiment of the benevolent side of the Sun’s Eye. Just like Hathor, Bast was a goddess associated with music and dances: she was frequently represented holding a sistrum or another musical instrument, and was celebrated in Bubastis by musics, dances, sexual celebrations and alcohol consumption (drunkness was thought to prevent Bast from becoming the ferocious Sekhmet). Another common point between Hathor and Bast is their role as goddesses of love, but while Hathor is the goddess of romantic and sexual love, Bastet is rather the goddess of maternal and familial love. She was often represented as a mother-cat breast-feeding her kittens, and it was believed she presided over the births and protected the newborns. It was a common protective ritual to cut a baby on the arm and drop in the wound a bit of cat’s blood. She was a nurturing and protective goddess said to stop epidemics and protect men against evil spirits.

The worship of cats was great in Ancient Egypt. At first domesticated in order to hunt rats, protect the crops and prevent diseases, these felines quickly became divine symbols, treated with utmost care. When the cat of a house died, the entire household grieved ; when it was the cat of a temple, it was the entire town population that grieved. The cats also had the honor of being mummified. In fact, Bast’s worship ended up overshadowing the one of Sekhmet, to the point that most of the lioness statues in temples were replaced by cat statues.

When it became a tradition to associate each god with a wife and a child to create a divine triad, Bast was identified as the wife of Ptah, the creator god of craftsmen, and the mother of Maahes, a god of war and weather.

Some said that she was also the mother of Nefertem, god of resurrection and immortality (even though Nefertem is usually seen as son of Sekhmet) . When the Greeks identified the Egyptian gods with the Greek ones, they associated Bast with Artemis, their goddess of hunting and wild nature. It is believed that the Greeks did so due to mixing Bast with the lioness goddesses Tefnout and Sekhmet.

Horus is one of the Old Gods and spends most of his time as a hawk.

Horus came over to America with Mr. Ibis, Bast, Set, and Mr. Jacquel. Both Horus and Set left the Funeral Parlor in Cairo behind with Set last being heard from in San Francisco in 1906 before the earthquake. Horus spends most of his time as a hawk eating roadkill.Horus is an ancient Egyptian god usually depicted with the head of a falcon and the body of a man.

Mad Sweeney is a down on his luck leprechaun who has a hard time understanding how he lost his charm and way. Always up for a good fight, Sweeney is never deprived while in the employment of Mr. Wednesday.

Mad Sweeney was originally King Lugh of the Tuatha Dé Danann who fought against the Fomorians, who were led by his grandfather, Balor. He threw a spear through Balor’s eye and beheaded him. He was the High King of Ireland from 1870–1830 BC.

He evolved into the Irish king Suibhne who was cursed by St. Ronan to madness and wandering. On the eve of the Battle of Moira in AD 637, he is transformed into a bird and flees in derangement.

Easter is one of the Old Gods who Mr. Wednesday and Shadow visit to recruit.Eostre or Ostara, also known Easter is the Germanic Goddess of the dawn, springtime, fertility of the earth, prosperity, growth, the harvest, renewal and rebirth.

Whiskey Jack, also known as Iktomi, is one of the culture heroes of Native American mythology.

Jesus has always been generous in sharing the Easter holiday with the ancient goddess. But the overly empathetic Son of God would be crushed to know that Ostara harbors some deeply buried resentment over the issue.

Mr. World is the leader of the New Gods and is a personification of globalization.

• Globalization Embodiment: As the personification and God of Globalization Mr. World possesses every aspect of that, and which also gives him unparalleled powers over globalization. So far showing the following;
  • Knowledge Repository/Book Of Life: Mr. World states in “Lemon Scented You” that, “I knows people, Everything about all of them.” Mr. World has a repository of all the world’s knowledge within his mind and he can recall information about a specific subject or individual by looking at them. Mr. World explains that everything that happens is recorded, stored, and recalled in the “Book Of Life.”
    • When Mr. World first meets Shadow Moon, he is able to discern several pieces of personal information about him within moments: his blood type, his nightmares, his favorite cheese, the fact that he hates the sounds of two forks touching, the face he makes when he masturbates, and the number of sexual partners his mother had in her life.
    • Mr. World tells Mr. Wednesday that he missed him while he was traveling but once they meet in person he now sees that Mr. Wednesday is “huge,” implying that he was able to perceive all that Mr. Wednesday is in terms of power, wisdom, and age as an Old God.
• Illusions: Mr. World is able to create illusions. In “Lemon Scented You,” he displays images on walls to show Mr. Wednesday and Shadow the possibilities the New Gods can provide for them.
• Projection: Mr. World is able to projection himself through other beings and take them over on the same level as possession like he did with one of the Children.
• Shapeshifting: Mr. World appears to possess a level of shape alteration within himself, changing his form to appear like pixels on a television screen would.
• Telekinesis: In “Lemon Scented You,” Mr. World is able to unlock Shadow’s handcuffs by passing his hand over them.

Alviss is one of the Old Gods whom Mr. Wednesday recruits for his war against the New Gods. He is the son of Vindalf.

The White Buffalo, also known as the Buffalo Man or Buffalo Woman, is a mysterious entity manifesting as a buffalo or a humanoid with the head of a buffalo.They are a personification of the American land.In the series, he is a white Buffalo with fire coming out of his eyes. He appears to dwell in Shadow’s dream world and gives advice to Shadow, telling him to “believe.”

• Land Embodiment: The Buffalo is the personification of the lands and possesses every aspect of that, and which also gives him powers over the lands he covets. He has yet to show any abilities related to this.
• Prophetic Dreams: The Buffalo visits Shadow in his dreams and communicates with him as seen in “The Bone Orchard” and “Come to Jesus”
• Telepathy: The Buffalo is able to commune with Shadow in his dreams without moving his mouth.
• Fire Generation: The Buffalo is able to physically generate fire from his body as he does with eyes.

Mr. Town has been tasked by Mr. World to find out what Shadow knows about Mr. Wednesday’s plan. His brutal efficiency and technique just may get him the answers to his curious questions.

Technical Boy is one of the New Gods and, as a personification of the Internet, he is a purveyor of all things related to technology. Desperate to prove himself, and hungry for respect and power, he struggles to keep his impulsivity and petulance in check, making him dangerously unpredictable.

• Internet & Technology Embodiment: As the personifications and God of the internet and technology Technical Boy possesses every aspect of them, and which also gives him unparalleled powers over them. So far showing the following;
  • Deity Creation (possibility): Technical Boy appears to be able to create Deities similar to him that are in his sphere of control relating to the internet. He has stated that Media wouldn’t exist without him, and he showed a level of influence over her while she was in net when he found her, as he was able to flick her while in her orb form while telling her what to do. His level of influence over her is not unlimited as Media has grown beyond him and was even able to telekinetically punch Technical Boy so hard that it knocked some of his teeth out and also telling him what to do as she is the mouthpiece to the New Gods.
  • Internet Manipulation: Technical Boy has shown the ability to manipulate the internet and even transport himself into the net when he was searching for Media.
  • Technopathy: Technical Boy is able to influence technology with his mind.
    • Telephone Manipulation: As Telephone Boy before his powers and sphere of control grew and evolved he possessed the ability to manipulate every aspect of the telephone and it’s inner workings.
  • Upgrade: Technical Boy is able to go through a technological upgrade of himself much like a metamorphosis. As regular everyday technology has to be upgraded so to does he, enabling him to go from Telephone Boy, to Technology Boy and then becoming Quantum Boy boosting his powers and his level of control, as well as his own mental maturity. He did not appear to be able to this on his own as the CEO had to be involved.
• Reality Manipulation: Technical Boy reveals to Shadow in “The Bone Orchard” that he can “reprogram reality” and he can delete Shadow from existence. It is unclear if this is merely him boasting about his powers or if he actually can alter reality, or if he can simply delete shadow from the net itself as if he had never been born.
• Divine Touch: After Technical Boy goes through his upgrade as Quantum Boy the CEO tells him that he can’t let him leave until he blesses him. Quantum Boy then proceeds to touch the CEO’s hip, freezing him in a flash of light and loud vibrating energy. He then asks if it is everything the CEO imagined since Technical Boy’s only limit is the CEO’s imagination and fear fuels imagination. It is currently unknown if this a blessing by Quantum Boy or just letting the CEO feel his power, or something else.

Bilquis is one of the Old Gods. As an ancient goddess of love who craves the worship she inspired in eras long gone, she is eager to find that same relevance in today’s world.Bilquis is the legendary Queen of Sheba who ruled the city of Ma’rib in Yemen thousands of years ago where she was worshiped by her people in nocturnal rituals of orgiastic nature.Bilquis carries a regal essence everywhere she goes and possesses divine beauty. She has dark brown skin, full lips, with round dark colored eyes. Bilquis’s beauty enchants all. Men, women, and kings – it made no difference. They all fall under the thrall of the legendary queen. In her prime Bilquis styled her hair into what resembled a chalice or even a crown, with finery expected of a goddess and queen. In modern times Bilquis remains as beautiful as ever. She styles her hair in loose curls, and when she’s not seducing mortals in loose shawls or robes Bilquis is seen wearing elegant dresses with heels. When deprived of worship Bilquis is physically malnourished with her skin distinctively looking dry; hence, when given a sufficient amount of sacrifices she becomes radiant.

• Immortality: As a god, Bilquis is functionally immortal and cannot be killed by conventional means. She remains beautiful and youthful so long as she receive worship. In “Come to Jesus,” when Bilquis does not get worship, she begins to show signs of aging, including sexual-transmitted diseases.
• Absorption: As the goddess of love, Bilquis absorbs/feeds on the love of her worshipers by consuming them within her vagina. In the past, she was able to transform humans into a body of black liquids to absorb them.
  • Blessing of Bliss: Bilquis can bestow her gift of eternal bliss and pleasure upon her worshipers. After Bilquis absorbs her worshipers, they are sent to a nebula-like dimension of afterlife where they enjoy a state of perpetual orgasm within her.
  • Absorption Empowerment: As Bilquis physically absorbs/feeds on her followers and their love for her she is able to replenish and rejuvenate her health, beauty and her powers.
• Love Manipulation: As the goddess of love, Bilquis can control and influence the emotions of humans. She can cause mortals to fall in love with her in order to feeds on them.
• Divine Beauty: Bilquis is endowed with otherworldly yet natural beauty, gorgeous facial features, a curvaceous body, and a very sensual personality. She can sexually attract the hearts of both men and women.

Media, is one of the New Gods and is a personification of mass media, pop culture, fame and entertainment.New Media is a new incarnation of Media, adapted for the 21st century. New Media is the goddess of social media, global content, Internet and information, a “cyberspace chameleon” and “master of manipulation”

• Media Embodiment: As the personification and Goddess of mass media, global content, social media, and entertainment, Media possesses every aspect of them, and which also gives her unparalleled powers over them. So far showing the following;
  • Media Manipulation: As the Goddess of mass media, global content, social media, and entertainment, Media is able to manipulate the flow of media information through the internet effectively using the collective communication outlets and their tools that are used to store and deliver information or data, the communication channels through which news, entertainment, education, data and even promotional messages are seen and heard.
  • Upgrade: Media is able to go through an upgrade of herself much like a metamorphosis. As regular everyday internet and technology has to be upgraded so to does she, enabling her to go from Media, to New Media boosting her powers and her level of control, as well as his own physical appearance and personality.
• Transfiguration: Media has the ability to transfigure into characters from various media platforms.
  • In “The Secret of Spoons,” Media takes on the appearance of Lucy Ricardo from I Love Lucy
  • In “Lemon Scented You,” Media first appears as David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust from “Life on Mars?”)
  • Later in “Lemon Scented You,” Media appears as Marilyn Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
  • In “Come to Jesus,” Media arrives at Easter’s house in the form of Hannah Brown (Judy Garland) from Easter Parade
• Telekinesis: In “Lemon Scented You, Media blows a kiss to Technical Boy and it hits him hard enough in the mouth to knock out his front teeth.
  • Levitation: Media exhibits this power when she floats into the interrogation room where Shadow and Mr. Wednesday are being kept in “Lemon Scented You.”

Czernobog is one of the Old Gods, and comes from Slavic mythology.

Czernobog first arrived in New York but moved to Chicago and found work in the meat business as a cow knocker before the advent of the captive bolt pistol. He lives in a brownstone in Chicago that he shares with the Zorya sisters.

Mama-ji is Kali, one of the Old Gods, and a character in American Gods.

Now a waitress at the Motel America, Mama-Ji is a Hindu goddess of war. With her necklace of skulls, acerbic wit, and free spirit, she’s a match for any mighty god or man.Mama-ji is described as an old woman with dark skin and salt-and-pepper hair. She has a blue jewel on her forehead and a necklace of tiny silver skulls and a charm bracelet of heads and hands. She wears a red sari and smelled of spices and flowers.

Mama-ji is the Kali the Hindu Goddess of time, power, creation, destruction, death and liberation, and even though she hasn’t shown any abilities within her sphere of control yet it is more likely then not that she will revel more abilities in the series. She also refers to herself with Mr. Wednesday as War Gods.

• Projection: Mama-ji has shown the ability to project her true form over her current form, showing her extra arms, weaponry, a golden fiery aura and eyes, and even the image of a severed head in her hand

The third season of American Gods, based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, is scheduled to premiere on Starz and will consist of ten episodes. Charles H. Eglee adapted the third season, serving as the showrunner after the departure of second-season showrunner Jesse Alexander and original series creators Bryan Fuller and Michael Green after the first season. The season was officially greenlit in March 2019 and production began in October 2019.

Old Gods of ancient mythological roots and the New Gods of modern technology. Ex-con Shadow Moon has spent two seasons following his mysterious boss Mr. Wednesday (aka the Norse All-Father Odin) around the country, only to discover at the end of last season that the Old God is actually his father.

The season stars Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Omid Abtahi, Demore Barnes and Ian McShane, who all return from the previous season, while Ashley Reyes joins the main cast.

The third season follows Shadow Moon as he moves to Lakeside, Wisconsin under a new name to hide from the New Gods.

Shadow as he attempts to break away and assert himself as his own man, setting down roots in the idyllic snowy town of Lakeside, WI, where he’ll uncover a dark secret while exploring questions of his own divinity.

Guided on this spiritual journey by the gods of his black ancestors, the Orishas

In Season three, showrunner Charles “Chic” Eglee, takes viewers into the snowy, eerie, little town of Lakeside, Wisconsin with new guest stars Dominique Jackson (Pose) as Ms. World an incarnation of the infamous Mr. World and Eric Johnson (The Girlfriend Experience, Fifity Shades of  Darker and Freed ,Vikings) as Chad Mulligan – Lakeside’s Chief of Police, in addition to the previously announced Marilyn Manson (Salem, Sons of Anarchy) as Johan Wengren, Blythe Danner(Huff, Will & Grace) as Demeter and Herizen Guardiola (The Get Down) as Oshun. Ashley Reyes (Night Has Settled) was also announced as a series regular.Iwan Rheon has been officially announced for the cast of American Gods for Season 3, in which he’ll play “a charming, good-natured” leprechaun character named Liam Doyle.

Returning cast members include Ricky Whittle (The 100, Austenland) as Shadow Moon, Ian McShane (Deadwood, Ray Donovan) as Mr. Wednesday, Emily Browning (Sucker Punch, The Affair) as Laura Moon, Yetide Badaki (Aquarius, This Is Us) as Bilquis, Bruce Langley (Deadly Waters) as Technical Boy, Crispin Glover (Back to the Future) as Mr. World, Omid Abtahi (Damien, Legends) as Salim, Peter Stormare (Fargo, Prison Break) as Czernobog, Demore Barnes (12 Monkeys, Waco) as Mr. Ibis and Devery Jacobs (Cardinal, The Order) as Sam Black Crow.

Dominique Jacksonas Ms. World: As leader of the New Gods, Mr. World must adapt with the times, taking on a new form when it suits his purposes this season – Ms. World. World is looking to control destiny with a mysterious new piece of technology that, if brought online, will have the power to dominate humanity’s attention.

Eric Johnson as Chad Mulligan: As Chief of Police in the sleepy town of Lakeside, Wisconsin, Chad Mulligan spends his days mediating  disputes between townsfolk he’s known his whole life.