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== Live-Action TV ==

* [[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]] has many villains that are thousands of years old, so they do have a few of these:

** Edward and ~~Madje~~ and Kerrigan from the episode “A Very Supernatural Christmas”. Supposedly, this couple was a pair of Pagan Gods (they're true identities are unrevealed, but they are likely Teutonic nature deities). While they adapted well to the modern era in most cases, they still didn't understand that humans were no longer willing to engage in [[Human Sacrifice]], even with the promise of a bountiful harvest in return. Thus, around the Winter Solstice, they would sell Christmas wreaths, and anyone who willingly bought one would be marked as a sacrificial victim. Fortunately, as far as the Pagan Gods of the series go, these two weren't all that formidable.

** Edward and Madge and Kerrigan from the episode “A Very Supernatural Christmas”. Supposedly, this couple was a pair of Pagan Gods (they're true identities are unrevealed, but they are likely Teutonic nature deities). While they adapted well to the modern era in most cases, they still didn't understand that humans were no longer willing to engage in [[Human Sacrifice]], even with the promise of a bountiful harvest in return. Thus, around the Winter Solstice, they would sell Christmas wreaths, and anyone who willingly bought one would be marked as a sacrificial victim. Fortunately, as far as the Pagan Gods of the series go, these two weren't all that formidable.

** The Vanir (from "The Scarecrow") was similar to Edward and Madge, a Pagan God (this time of fertility) but with less trouble finding willing worshppers, the owners of a diner in a small town acting as its accomplices and providing them with sacrifices. Too late, however, these minions learned that the loyalty they showed to Vanir was not returned, as when two intended sacrifices (Dean and Emily, a teenage girl he was helping) escaped, it took them in their place. [[Villain Ball| Not the smartest idea]], as Dean and Emily quickly returned and torched the tree that was its [[Soul Jar]].

** Vestia, the Roman goddess of the hearth was this as well. During the days of [[Ancient Rome]], she would bless mortals with plenty so long as she was attended by virgins ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestal_Virgin vestal virgins], of course); it seems she [[Virgin Power| needed these virgins to tend to some sort of sacred fire that gave her power]], but the rise of Christianity ended this practice. Her way of coping was… an odd one. In the modern era, she posed as [[Affably Evil| a sweet charitable church lady]], running a group for people who pledged to chastity for a variety of reasons. Exactly how this was supposed to work is confusing - maybe joining this group meant that the members were worshiping her without knowing it, making them surrogate vestal virgins. But she went a little too far, and should a member of this group break this vow, she would kidnap them and subject them to [[Buried Alive| the typical punishment of a vestal virgin who had done so]], and once they had starved, would devour them.<ref> It should be noted, the pagan gods tended to be subjected to [[Adaptational Villainy]] a lot in this series.</ref>