Depending on the story, there can be mythological or folklore reference pulls into some parts of the novel. Though this is also depending on the genre too, fantasy and science-fiction come strongly to mind, even horror and/or mystery.
I was wondering if anyone has done the same, ever. Even a little is fine with me. I say this because I have a nod to something from Greek Mythology in my next part (or chapter) coming up and man is it interesting to play with.
Aeris and her allies enter a palace where Remilia is residing in that she uses an illusion mist to keep intruders from reaching her. So, since Remilia is super skilled at it, she is going to place many obstacles in front of Aeris so that she won’t get to her through her mist powers. So, the title is a somewhat dead giveaway, though that can change in the editing stages.
The title is a nod to the Minotaur in the maze thing from Greek Mythology. My stories are a slight nod to many things from myth and folklore. The edits will make it more known when I polish it up. Like the whole Faust and Mephisto thing is a nod to Doctor Faustus or something like that. Then there’s Hyde and Jekyll too and many more.
But what about you? Tell me your thoughts and feelings?
Amneris works in the Duat (Ancient Egyptian Underworld), Anubis is one of her childhood best friends, she has an ongoing “warrior rivalry” with Aries and Thor, Hel and Zeus basically hate her, she’s been banned from Nibiru because she helped the Anunna re-imprison Kurious in Kur, she and Marduk have an uh mutual respect and dislike for each other, Kali doesn’t like her very much, she really doesn’t like God but gets along okay with the Goddess, she keeps away from the Aztec Pantheon because they lowkey want to figure out how to kill her. The list goes on for a while.
Location wise, I have an even longer list. So we’ve got the Duat (duh) and Djew, the Nine Norse Realms and Yggdrasil, Greco-Roman realms, the 13 Aztec Heavens get mentioned, Nibiru, Yomi, Ne-no-kuni, Horai, Diyu, Mictlan, Takamagahara, the Eight Pillars, and a lot more I can’t remember because that particular folder is at home
There are a few humans but they’re pretty rare Mainly because this all happens in places they can’t access or there are barriers preventing them from seeing all this go down and because they’re generally oblivious
Honestly the main problem is that there’s so much to keep track of Most of these things are just mentioned in passing as “past adventures” but there are some I’m planning on writing that have taken a LOT of research. Then there’s the incident that is books 4-6 ;-;
If you’re planning on using so many realms as well, I recommend many whiteboards
I totally get that because in terms of world-building and lore, Alagossia NEEDS a lot of whiteboards, post-it notes, and a bunch of things.
I come up with things on a daily basis, AND NOT WRITE THAT SHIT DOWN LATER FOR WHEN I DO NEED IT AGAIN, AND CHARACTERS ARE THE EXACT SAME, LOCATIONS TOO!!!
Freyja is named after the Norse goddess.
Ashley is given the nickname Rusalka (a friendly reference to her albinism) by a tailor in Hungary.
My second novel’s title, One Army, Many Tribes, is Ashley’s reference to the quote about Israel: One Nation, Many Tribes.
Krista is sometimes called ‘Little Red’ in reference to her tailored hooded red leather jacket…She’s Little Red Riding Hood with an Israeli IDGAF attitude…
The title of my unfinished / abandoned story, The Golems Return, is a reference to the Jewish tale about stone golems. However, these are modern good golems; Karen’s mercenaries clad in full composite armor, protecting a Red Cross camp during the Kosovo conflict…Their armor was based on the Panzer suit from Jin-Roh…
^Good luck getting through that.
Some cultural references…
Krista’s giant Steiff teddy bear (enlarged to match Krista’s size) is based on Aloysius from Brideshead Revisited (UK).
Krista’s Amati violin is borrowed from the Gunslinger Girl anime…
And the concept of Dov being part-clone, with a ‘upgraded’ left arm, is taken from the anime Armitage III, where Ross is part-robot with a replacement left arm. Although, Dov does not know his left arm is a new attachment (the surgery was performed in secret).
It’s multiple stories, thankfully And you can read the first two on Amazon now but I will be updating the covers and some of the interior of the ones currently there
We have:
Inter-Universal Protectors
Underworld Adventures
The Unlikely Adventures of Amneris Topanga
These are the ones where all those things either happen or are mentioned in passing
Mainly because this all happens in places they can’t access or there are barriers preventing them from seeing all this go down and because they’re generally oblivious 
