In ancient times gods with physical impairments were worshipped for many hundreds of years.
Q 1) Name two days of the week named after gods with physical impairments.
Tuesday - Tiw or Týr
An early depiction of Tyr is found on the IK 190 bracteate found near Trollhättan, Sweden. The figure is shown with long hair, holding a sceptre in his left hand, and with a wolf biting his right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BDr
Wednesday - Woden (Wodanaz or Odin) Odin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday#Religious_observances
Only one eye, but could hear the grass grow
http://tilly-stratford.livejournal.com/375953.html
Q 2) What month of the year is named after a god with a physical impairment?
Julius Caesar - July He had epilepsy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
Q 3) Which god with a physical impairment was worshipped in England for more than 300 years?
Emperor Claudius had Cerebral palsy, under his leadership Britain was conquered.
After his murder he was made into a Roman god, his widow and murderer became the first high priestess of his Roman temple, there were at least two Roman temples in the UK dedicated to him one in Colchester and one somewhere around London.
Q 4a) What is the major profession of gods with impairments?
Metal workers or smiths
4b) Name four of them.
Will Southwell-Wright wrote:
Examples being Hephaestus/Vulcan from Greco-Roman myths, Wayland from the Germanic tradition, Ptah from Egypt and Kothar-Wa-Katis from Ugarit now in modern Syria.
While the Syrian god Kothar-Wa-Katis is connected with the Egyptsin deity Ptah I have seen any references to impairment.
So the winner is Will Southwell-Wright and the runner-up is Larry Arnold
So pat yourselves on your backs.
Thank you for responding.
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