European gods tattoos, three great inspirations

Tattoos of gods

Gods Tattoo (Source).

The gods tattoos they are a very extensive subject, as extensive as the different religions of the world. To get a tattoo of this theme, we can be inspired by Eastern or Western religions, works of art and even disused religions such as Greek or Roman.

In this article, we will look at three inspirations for gods tattoos based on iconography of European roots: the Greek and Roman gods, the Norse and Catholicism.

The gods of antiquity: Greece and Rome

Gods bread tattoos

Tattoo of gods with Pan (Source).

In ancient times, the Greeks first and then the Romans (who had no hobbies when it came to copying things that they liked from the culture of others) devised a very rich polytheistic system, with thousands of stories, plots, subplots, secondary characters, heroes and villains ...

Gods like Neptune or Poseidon, who reigned in the kingdom of the seven seas, surely sound like gods to you; or Zeus, the father of all gods; Hercules, the hero half god half human ... The stories and characters to draw inspiration from are almost endless!

Far and Dead: The Gods of Norse Mythology

Norse gods tattoos

Norse God Tattoos (Source).

God tattoos can also find great inspiration in the gods of Norse mythology. Among the most famous Odin or Thor, with his magic hammer, surely sound familiar to you.

Unlike all other gods, Northerners were mortal, and could only live forever if they ate a few apples offered by one of their goddesses.

Monotheistic christianity

Catholic Gods Tattoos

Catholic inspired gods tattoos (Source).

Christianity is also a very rich source of inspiration for tattoos of gods, although in this case it is a monotheistic religion. Even so, there are many works of art and a very particular imagery (Adam and Eve, Noah, Moses, Jesus Christ ...) in which you can be inspired to get a unique and very cool piece.

As you can see, there are many deities to draw inspiration from and get very cool gods tattoos. Tell us, do you have any tattoos like these? Is there a god that has escaped us?


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