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

The Everlasting Dragons could be considered Titans and the gray world the dragons ruled over was similar to the one the Titans ruled over before the Gods.

Gwyn = Zeus (fucking duh)

The Witch of Izalyth = Hera (Goddess of childbirth, the witches lord soul that was all about life)

Nito = Hades (fucking duh)

Seath = Coeus (Titan of Intellect to relate to Seaths hunger for knowledge and he is scaleless, but he's still a dragon not a God)

Manus = Erebus (the primordial diety of shadow and darkness)

Like Zeus and his brethren overthrowing Cronus and the other Titans, Gwyn and the other gods overthrough the dragons and took control of the world. The Greek gods/goddesses lived on top of Mt.Olympus, the highest mountain in the world, in a golden city and looked down on the world, Gwyn lives in the golden city of Anor Londo on top of the highest mountain in the world (Lordran) and looks down on the world. Both Hades and Nito live in the Underworld and are in charge of the dead as well as gaining power from the dead.

There's a story where Hades tricks a goddess into eating seeds while she's in the Underworld forcing her to live there as Hades' bride for eternity. This story may be the base for the connection between Nito and Leeroy. Maybe while Leroy was searching for the Rite of Kindling Nito, sensing Leeroy's power and loyalty to The Way of White, decided to test Leeroy if the Tomb of the Giants. What ever the test may have been Leeroy failed and as a result was sentenced by Nito to protect and serve him forever, which is why he helps you defeat Pinwheel, but opposes you when you get near Nito's Tomb.

Gwyndalin and his covenant, The Blades of the Darkmoon seem to have been based of the Furies, sisters that punished mortals for things like betrayal against the Gods. If you chose to destroy the illusion of Gwynevere Gwyndalin will speak to you and unleashes his fury upon you. Gwyndalin's fury is having the Blades of the Darkmoon hunt you down from every inch of Lordran, however unlike Gwyndalin the Furies would hunt down and capture targets themselves.

This is a bit of a stretch but I think the final boss fight is to the end of Greek mythology. Gwyn, The Lord of Cinders might be a representation of the Greek Gods now, forgotten. Yes people like Siegmeyer and Solaire seem to worship Gwyn, but that's just a small minority of the world. Like today the people of Dark Souls may have forgotten or no longer believe in or worship the Lords that once defeated the Everlasting Dragons. As a result Gwyns overall power may have been lost long before the Choosen Undead arrives at the Kiln of the First Flame. 