Favoring a god!

With games like this, the ideas just start flowing - and you guys have got infinite potential with this one. With the story line having a heavy focus on the shrines and the gods, I'd like to see some of that being put into character progression. Either by a choice or by your skill-by-use system already in place - we could favor a god of our choosing or by the actions we naturally gravitate toward during play. For example: I could either choose Poseidon and gain swim speed or other bonuses (schematics, architectural style, / or I could swim more and level a skill "Favor of Poseidon" that could lead to customizations or other bonuses and benefits. Maxing out this favor could give you Lost city of Atlantis type architecture or armor. Choosing Hermes and/or leveling Favor of Hermes could lead to faster run speed? Favoring Ares could increase melee damage or HP, while favoring Apollo could increase archery damage/range. Aphrodite could increase health regeneration rates of healing potions.