Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25958616-20150326030204/@comment-108.180.212.226-20170131121351

112.200.7.122 wrote: imo, the witch of izalith is more like poseidon. the being that possessed the 4th lord soul (forgot the name) is probably prometheus.

My understanding is in agreement with this. I just figured out that the 4 knights are the 4 children of pallas who distinguished themselves in the battle vs the titans. not sure which is which yet, but I assume that hawkeye is "strength"

Another thing to note is that the 8 snakes seen at the end of the game (frampt and kaathe included amongst them) are present in egyptian mythology, as the original holders of the fire. they are known as the Ogdoad. One pair is infinity (frampt) and the other pair is darkness (kaathe). there is a male and female snake for each of the 4 aspects.

gwyn also bears similarity to indra, who fights off dragons in the indian mythos. he may just be the same god as zeus.