Game of Thrones

[samhain]

(06-30-2016, 11:43 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Some wild thoughts:

Deity Aspect - Linked 'Good Guy' Character
The Father    - Tyrion: He has pretty much consistently demonstrated good judgement.
The Mother   - Daenerys: While she cannot birth children anymore (yet?), she has always demonstrated a motherly, nurturing to her followers.
The Warrior   - Jon: It is all he is good at. He really isn't so bright.
The Maiden   - Sansa: Even though she has been around many horrible things, there is still an innocence about her.
The Smith     - Sam: I originally would have said Gendry, but he hasn't been seen since season three.
The Crone     - Davos: He is a wise person.  
The Stranger - Arya: This is the strongest link.

Deity Aspect - Linked 'Bad Guy' Character
The Father    - Littlefinger: He's vile, but he has good judgment.
The Mother   - Cersei: Motherhood gone wrong.
The Warrior   - Jaime:
The Maiden   - The Sand Snakes
The Smith     - ?
The Crone     - Olenna Tyrell
The Stranger - ?

I postulate that the Seven (technically one entity with seven aspects) walks Westeros in human form(s) and is influencing events and characters in different guises. Such as:

The Stranger = "A-man-has-no-name" dude
The Crone = Mellisandra
The Father = Varys?

Not expecting people to 'buy into' this. Just throwing it out for thoughts.

I'd say the Stark family embodies almost all of these qualities alone.
Ned is the Father, Catelyn is the Mother, Sansa is the Maiden, Robb is the Warrior, Arya is the Stranger, Bran is the Crone, and Rickon is the Smith because he is the last standing lol.   Jon could be said to represent several.

The Warrior is obvious, the Crone is also a fit with his dire wolf warg abilities.  He's Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, so that's fatherly if you go by the Mormont standard.  He built alliances with enemies, so he has "crafted" something, so there's the Smith.  He was a virgin when he got it on with Ygritte, so you could compare that with the maiden?  

As far as the Stranger for the rest of the characters, I think the Hound is a no-brainer.  His horse is even named "Stranger" in the books.  He's a pure killer, and he's relatively dispassionate about the people he murders.  He just does it because he has to, it's strategically wise, or because it's his job.