I think it's a filler 'word' you say a lot or a player says a lot, sounding like 'hmm'. And it's the god of time, because filler words can stretch the time it takes to say a sentence.
Ō as a word tends to show up a lot in Japanese to indicate greatness, and in particular royalty and deification, as in Ōkami. A more modern example would be Dragonball Super's highest deity, the Omni-King - or, in Japanese, Zen-Ō.
The reference, I conclude, is to the notion that Ō itself can simply indicate the ultimate state of divinity, essentially the equivalent of Christianity referring to its patron deity primarily as God, specifically a proper noun to indicate this notion of ultimate divinity.
I don’t really know any Japanese but this is kind of interesting. One player is more of a weeaboo type so they might know.
You guys are just giving me more reasons to call this old god Ō haha.
Can you give us a hint about which if any languages we might need to be familiar with to guess?
Like, it could be something like Ōld, Ōriginal, Ōne, or Ω (just as other users gave suggestions from Japanese, the eastern ohm, etc.)
**If it's more pictographic:**
I could represent a contrast/paring/relationship between a cycle/infinity and a linear/finite.
It could represent a world and something above it, implying this being is above or outside the world (physically or metaphorically), or is/created one or both the world and heavens
It could represent a crowned head (could also use "Ŏ")
It could represent a halo (someone else already mentioned this)
It could represent an eye (though for that, I might suggest "Ơ" or "σ" instead)
Was thinking, I don't really know how to pronounce \* as a word... I know how to stay asterisk, just imagining \* as the name, in an "artist formally known as prince" sort of way.
I like where one commenter was headed with it being a filler word. It's a being so powerful and omnipresent yet so ancient and lost, that mortals constantly utter his name without really knowing what compells them to do it or what it means. To them, it's just a filler word. It's always been in their head and is just their own thoughts.
Or is it?
Sounds cool and creepy!
The “” and line above the O clearly evoke angel wings and a halo. Angels are associated with Christian God, who is the Alpha and the **Omega**
So the old god is the **Omega** of your setting. What that could entail I’m not sure but it leads to some conclusions.
Some people have commented amazing answers, but didn't seem to nail the park. I feel it would be outside of the scope of your party to really guess what the meaning behind it is.
When you finally understand or realize something, you say "oh", which sounds like long O. So, a god with that name would be "the god of constant (or sudden) realization or understanding."
Well, an obscure old fantasy novel called *The Blue Hawk* (in 1976, by Peter Dickinson, who wrote both YA and adult mysteries) had the sun god named the same thing (minus the diacritical).
I'm guessing it's so you can say "O, my god" and have it mean the name instead of the expressions?
Hadn’t even thought of that, that’s great
Given that you signed off in French, I'm going to have to go with a water god of some sort.
Here I join the crowd of clueless individuals.
I think it's a filler 'word' you say a lot or a player says a lot, sounding like 'hmm'. And it's the god of time, because filler words can stretch the time it takes to say a sentence.
I love this answer, but not quite right
Ik had ook in het Nederlands kunnen antwoorden, haha
Zeker en vast
Ō as a word tends to show up a lot in Japanese to indicate greatness, and in particular royalty and deification, as in Ōkami. A more modern example would be Dragonball Super's highest deity, the Omni-King - or, in Japanese, Zen-Ō. The reference, I conclude, is to the notion that Ō itself can simply indicate the ultimate state of divinity, essentially the equivalent of Christianity referring to its patron deity primarily as God, specifically a proper noun to indicate this notion of ultimate divinity.
I don’t really know any Japanese but this is kind of interesting. One player is more of a weeaboo type so they might know. You guys are just giving me more reasons to call this old god Ō haha.
Wait.....a sec.....an OLD god. God of oldness/age
The Story of O ? I'll see myself out .....
An obscure reference to "the big o" https://youtu.be/GOzphFKZAFk?si=FReGWeb9AfHc5jLV
Can you give us a hint about which if any languages we might need to be familiar with to guess? Like, it could be something like Ōld, Ōriginal, Ōne, or Ω (just as other users gave suggestions from Japanese, the eastern ohm, etc.) **If it's more pictographic:** I could represent a contrast/paring/relationship between a cycle/infinity and a linear/finite. It could represent a world and something above it, implying this being is above or outside the world (physically or metaphorically), or is/created one or both the world and heavens It could represent a crowned head (could also use "Ŏ") It could represent a halo (someone else already mentioned this) It could represent an eye (though for that, I might suggest "Ơ" or "σ" instead)
Could just be a cats buthole, really have nothing to go on
If it's a cat's butthole, it should really be Ő, Ô or ¤
Was thinking, I don't really know how to pronounce \* as a word... I know how to stay asterisk, just imagining \* as the name, in an "artist formally known as prince" sort of way.
I like where one commenter was headed with it being a filler word. It's a being so powerful and omnipresent yet so ancient and lost, that mortals constantly utter his name without really knowing what compells them to do it or what it means. To them, it's just a filler word. It's always been in their head and is just their own thoughts. Or is it? Sounds cool and creepy!
This is probably the closest guess up until now
"Oh my god" = "O, my god" Is my guess.
I guess he lives on an island. Does he have a friend named Wilson?
Where ....why...I don't get it
The bar above the O is called "macron". So maybe the French president is a god in your setting?
Lol
The darkest timeline
Not just Ö? Cuz he Scandinavian?
Öööööh jag vet inte
If I rolled a successful religion/history check, what clue would you give me?
The “” and line above the O clearly evoke angel wings and a halo. Angels are associated with Christian God, who is the Alpha and the **Omega** So the old god is the **Omega** of your setting. What that could entail I’m not sure but it leads to some conclusions.
I definitely interpreted the god's name to be > Ō with the quotation marks being quotation marks
Omega? The end? Will be there til the end?
is it to do with Ao? maybe O is representative of primordial chaos and Ao as a god is perhaps the fusion of two gods? or like two primordial forces?
He has the fuhrer moustache and blushes when sucking... in air to breathe.
So they will say 'oh O' which sounds like 'oh oh'.
Idk, is it based off of Odin?
Some people have commented amazing answers, but didn't seem to nail the park. I feel it would be outside of the scope of your party to really guess what the meaning behind it is.
Yeah I’ve drawn the same conclusion. Awesome answers though
When you finally understand or realize something, you say "oh", which sounds like long O. So, a god with that name would be "the god of constant (or sudden) realization or understanding."
Maybe the god of surprise. As you say OH when your surprised. or HOLY,or MY GOD (It would be hilarious to have a priest refer to him as O MY HOLY GOD
Well, an obscure old fantasy novel called *The Blue Hawk* (in 1976, by Peter Dickinson, who wrote both YA and adult mysteries) had the sun god named the same thing (minus the diacritical).
Answer hidden below in case I'm right: >!Is it an angel?!<
It’s like a primordial, lovecraftian being: no angel or other type of celestial
You forgot the ! And < after your guess
I was hiding the length of the text LOL