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my-name-is-apollo · 10 hours
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Demeter reunited with Persephone.
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A young Artemis getting her golden bow from Hephaestus.
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Persephone picking flowers. Can't fit all her friends in one picture so I settled for Cyane, Athena and Artemis.
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Defense?? He'll have you know this item set has the highest ilevel in the whole game, thank you very much.
Ok I've already spent too much time on what was supposed to be a joke riffing off of the idea that Paris in Book 3 before the duel is dressed for ~fashion~ not full/proper armoured defense. Which led to thoughts about metal bikinis. And here we are.
(Inspirations: Hair is partially Minoan-style, the crest for a helmet crest. The chest-piece is deliberately minimized but otherwise (if freely) taken from proper Bronze Age scale armour. The fishnet piece is almost as-is from a certain type of Ancient Egyptian leather "lace/fishnet" loincloth that was meant to be worn over a linen one. It normally has a solid panel for structure/modesty in the back; I've moved it up front here.)
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my-name-is-apollo · 10 hours
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Snippet tee hee
Hyacinthus reached out and froze with his hand between them as Apollo's expression drew tight, lips curling back from his teeth.
"Should I not care for the other lands I call mine, too? Tenedos and Killa are mine, and so is holy Ilion - has been for longer than you might think, Hyacinthus. Besides, I should think you have no reason to be unhappy when the patron goddess of your country is still holding her hand over Sparta and the whole of Lakedaimon; even the queen of great Olympos, and she has even promised aid to Menelaos, who isn't tied to your family other than by marriage. With such an ally, do you really need me, then?"
"Do I need---!" Sputtering, Hyacinthus glowered. "You are the one who's come to watch our dances! You are the one who's hunted among our hollows and cliffs! And now you're just going to abando---"
"Good night, Hyacinthus," Apollo snapped, his voice arctic and his lovely, beloved, blue eyes a storm.
"Good night!" Hyacinthus shouted, furiously turning the other way as Apollo strode past him and towards his personal wing of the palace.
He didn't even know where he was going as he stormed up stairs and through corridors, shaking.
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Hyacinthus reached out and froze with his hand between them as Apollo's expression drew tight, lips curling back from his teeth.
"Should I not care for the other lands I call mine, too? Tenedos and Killa are mine, and so is holy Ilion - has been for longer than you might think, Hyacinthus. Besides, I should think you have no reason to be unhappy when the patron goddess of your country is still holding her hand over Sparta and the whole of Lakedaimon; even the queen of great Olympos, and she has even promised aid to Menelaos, who isn't tied to your family other than by marriage. With such an ally, do you really need me, then?"
"Do I need---!" Sputtering, Hyacinthus glowered. "You are the one who's come to watch our dances! You are the one who's hunted among our hollows and cliffs! And now you're just going to abando---"
"Good night, Hyacinthus," Apollo snapped, his voice arctic and his lovely, beloved, blue eyes a storm.
"Good night!" Hyacinthus shouted, furiously turning the other way as Apollo strode past him and towards his personal wing of the palace.
He didn't even know where he was going as he stormed up stairs and through corridors, shaking.
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my-name-is-apollo · 10 hours
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Who do you think is the most underrated lover of Apollo?
Ooh this is a tough one because I can't pick only one. I think Cyrene, Admetus and Branchus are all equally underrated because their story is just so so good but they're barely known by the majority.
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my-name-is-apollo · 10 hours
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In the hymn to Demeter, Artemis and Persephone were raised together and were super closed friends. Do you have any headcanons about them? Maybe throwing in Apollo too!
I often see them as the counterpart of Apollo-Hermes-Dionysus trio!
Athena tried to get them to develop a habit of reading poems, epics etc but Artemis and Persephone always prefer to spend their time sparring together, having running contests, hiking and other activities. Though, Persephone did eventually end up having a liking for more literature.
Persephone would absolutely weave flower crowns for them! Artemis isn't too skilled at that but she helps the most in picking the flowers, and always keeps an eye out for beautiful flowers during her hunt, so that she can take them back to Persephone :)
Given how Athena has invented a few agricultural implements, I believe she would have helped both Demeter and Persephone with farming sometimes.
I think Athena often hangs out with the Muses and Apollo on Mount Parnassus, so I can definitely see Artemis and Persephone going there too. Artemis is someone who is shown to love dancing, so she would definitely enjoy the company. Spring time would be especially lively for them. But more often, it's just the three of them hanging out together, really. The dynamics would change for a while following Persephone's abduction I think, but they'd eventually find their way back to each other.
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my-name-is-apollo · 11 hours
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Hello, i just want to talk with another Apollo and Artemis fan... I'm tired about how Apollo is portrayd in modern media... I can't found so much webtoons or books in wich he is portrayed as he deserves
Only can found Punderworld and Mythos Redone. Do you know other i could read in wich he is not a villain or a "asshole"?
Also i can't with the comments section, it's horrible for a person who love those greek gods read that people said "Oh, just like in the myths, Apollo is awful" or "It' always Apollo" 😭😭
Sorry if i bother you and for my english, i speak spanish...
I completely understand your frustrations. Modern media adaptations have been letting me down often with their portrayal of not just Apollo but also a lot of other greek gods. That being said, I'm not very up to date with webtoons and webcomics altogether. Apart from Punderworld and Mythos Redone, I remember reading about Trials of Psyche, which was a retelling of Psyche's tale of course, but it also shows Apollo's relationship with Eros. I remember I'd like it quite a bit back then, but I have no idea if it's still updating.
Also, I really recommend watching the Korean animated series Olympus Guardian if you're looking for something light-hearted and fun.
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Hello! I'm currently trying to research the ways Apollo would be worshipped and prayed to by his followers in everyday-life for a writing project but I'm struggling to find any sources on actual practices and rituals, whether from the ancient Greeks or present-day worshippers.
do you know of any reliable sources for ancient Greek practices or anyone who does work with Apollo that I could ask directly?
Hello! The usual way to worship Greek deities seems to have been making an altar for the god, offering some sacrifices, praying to them and pouring libation. This was also accompanied with music, songs and dances - and I can give you a lot of instances for this. This was common to almost all the gods I believe, and the difference was probably that certain kinds of offerings were given to certain gods.
Since you asked specifically about Apollo, here are some instances I have found:
[Apollo]: and in as much as at the first on the hazy sea I sprang upon the swift ship in the form of a dolphin, pray to me as Apollo Delphinius; also the altar itself shall be called Delphinius and overlooking for ever. Afterwards, sup beside your dark ship and pour an offering to the blessed gods who dwell on Olympus. But when you have put away craving for sweet food, come with me singing the hymn Ie Paean (Hail, Healer!), until you come to the place where you shall keep my rich temple.
- Homeric hymn to Apollo (Trans. Evelyn-White)
Here Apollo himself instructs the Cretan sailors on how to worship him. And they do the as instructed:
Also they made an altar upon the beach of the sea, and when they had lit a fire, made an offering of white meal, and prayed standing around the altar as Apollo had bidden them. Then they took their meal by the swift, black ship, and poured an offering to the blessed gods who dwell on Olympus. And when they had put away craving for drink and food, they started out with the lord Apollo, the son of Zeus, to lead them, holding a lyre in his hands, and playing sweetly as he stepped high and featly. So the Cretans followed him to Pytho, marching in time as they chanted the Ie Paean after the manner of the Cretan paean-singers and of those in whose hearts the heavenly Muse has put sweet-voiced song.
- Homeric hymn to Apollo (Trans. Evelyn-White)
In the Iliad, the Greeks also do something similar when they bring back Chryseis in order to appease Apollo:
They brought forth the hecatomb for Apollo, who strikes from afar, and forth stepped also the daughter of Chryses from the sea-faring ship. Her then did Odysseus of many wiles lead to the altar, and place in the arms of her dear father, saying to him: "Chryses, Agamemnon, king of men, sent me forth to bring to you your daughter, and to offer to Phoebus a holy hecatomb on the Danaans' behalf, that therewith we may propitiate the lord, who has now brought upon the Argives woeful lamentation." So saying he placed her in his arms, and he joyfully took his dear child; but they made haste to set in array for the god the holy hecatomb around the well-built altar, and then they washed their hands and took up the barley grains. Then Chryses lifted up his hands, and prayed aloud for them: "Hear me, god of the silver bow, who stands over Chryse and holy Cilla, and rules mightily over Tenedos. As before you heard me when I prayed—to me you did honour, and mightily smote the host of the Achaeans—even so now fulfill me this my desire: ward off now from the Danaans the loathly pestilence." So he spoke in prayer, and Phoebus Apollo heard him. Then, when they had prayed, and had sprinkled the barley grains, they first drew back the victims' heads, and cut their throats, and flayed them, and cut out the thighs and covered them with a double layer of fat, and laid raw flesh thereon. And the old man burned them on stakes of wood, and made libation over them of gleaming wine; and beside him the young men held in their hands the five-pronged forks. But when the thigh-pieces were wholly burned, and they had tasted the entrails, they cut up the rest and spitted it, and roasted it carefully, and drew all off the spits. Then, when they had ceased from their labour and had made ready the meal, they feasted, nor did their hearts lack anything of the equal feast. But when they had put from them the desire for food and drink, the youths filled the bowls brim full of drink and served out to all, first pouring drops for libation into the cups. So the whole day long they sought to appease the god with song, singing the beautiful paean, the sons of the Achaeans, hymning the god who works from afar; and his heart was glad, as he heard.
You can find more examples in Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodes:
1.402: Next, piling up shingle near the sea, they raised there an altar on the shore to Apollo, under the name of Actius and Embasius, and quickly spread above it logs of dried olive-wood. Meantime the herdsmen of Aeson's son had driven before them from the herd two steers. These the younger comrades dragged near the altars, and the others brought lustral water and barley meal, and Jason prayed, calling on Apollo the god of his fathers:
1.452: [after saying his prayer] He spake, and with his prayer cast the barley meal. And they two girded themselves to slay the steers, proud Ancaeus and Heracles. The latter with his club smote one steer mid-head on the brow, and falling in a heap on the spot, it sank to the ground; and Ancaeus struck the broad neck of the other with his axe of bronze, and shore through the mighty sinews; and it fell prone on both its horns. Their comrades quickly severed the victims' throats, and flayed the hides: they sundered the joints and carved the flesh, then cut out the sacred thigh bones, and covering them all together closely with fat burnt them upon cloven wood. And Aeson's son poured out pure libations, and Idmon rejoiced beholding the flame as it gleamed on every side from the sacrifice, and the smoke of it mounting up with good omen in dark spiral columns.
1.961: Here they built an altar to Ecbasian Apollo and set it up on the beach, and gave heed to sacrifices. And the king of his own bounty gave them sweet wine and sheep in their need; for he had heard a report that whenever a godlike band of heroes should come, straightway he should meet it with gentle words and should have no thought of war.
2.694: and at length Orpheus spake as follows, addressing the chiefs: "Come, let us call this island the sacred isle of Apollo of the Dawn since he has appeared to all, passing by at dawn; and we will offer such sacrifices as we can, building an altar on the shore; and if hereafter he shall grant us a safe return to the Haemonian land, then will we lay on his altar the thighs of horned goats. And now I bid you propitiate him with the steam of sacrifice and libations. Be gracious, O king, be gracious in thy appearing." Thus he spake, and they straightway built up an altar with shingle; and over the island they wandered, seeking if haply they could get a glimpse of a fawn or a wild goat, that often seek their pasture in the deep wood. And for them Leto's son provided a quarry; and with pious rites they wrapped in fat the thigh bones of them all and burnt them on the sacred altar, celebrating Apollo, Lord of Dawn. And round the burning sacrifice they set up a broad dancing-ring, singing, "All hail fair god of healing, Phoebus, all hail", and with them Oiagrus' goodly son began a clear lay on his Bistonian lyre; how once beneath the rocky ridge of Parnassus he slew with his bow the monster Delphyne, he, still young and beardless, still rejoicing in his long tresses.
2.911: Quickly they drew in sail and threw out hawsers, and on the strand paid honour to the tomb of Sthenelus, and poured out drink offerings to him and sacrificed sheep as victims. And besides the drink offerings they built an altar to Apollo, saviour of ships, and burnt thigh bones; and Orpheus dedicated his lyre; whence the place has the name of Lyra.
4.1694: and they made for Apollo a glorious abode in a shady wood, and a shady altar, calling on Phoebus the "Gleamer" (Aigletes), because of the gleam far-seen; and that bare island they called Anaphe, for that Phoebus had revealed it to men sore bewildered. And they sacrificed all that men could provide for sacrifice on a desolate strand; wherefore when Medea's Phaeacian handmaids saw them pouring water for libations on the burning brands, they could no longer restrain laughter within their bosoms, for that ever they had seen oxen in plenty slain in the halls of Alcinous.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica (trans. Robert Cooper Seaton)
Notice how often the Argonauts had nothing fancy to offer, but they managed with whatever they could get, and I suppose this held good for day to day worship.
And then you have the Hyperboreans, who are said to be constantly singing as a form of everyday worship:
Moreover, the following legend is told concerning it: Leto was born on this island, and for that reason Apollon is honoured among them above all other gods; and the inhabitants are looked upon as priests of Apollon, after a manner, since daily they praise this god continuously in song and honour him exceedingly. And there is also on the island both a magnificent sacred precinct of Apollon and a notable temple which is adorned with many votive offerings and is spherical in shape. Furthermore, a city is there which is sacred to this god, and the majority of its inhabitants are players on the cithara; and these continually play on this instrument in the temple and sing hymns of praise to the god, glorifying his deeds.
- Diodorus Siculus, Library of History (trans. Oldfather)
They were also said to have regularly asses for Apollo:
Yet was it with these that Perseus the warrior chief once feasted, entering their homes, and chanced upon their sacrifices unto the god, those famous offerings of hecatombs of asses; for in their banquets and rich praise Apollon greatly delights, and laughs to see the rampant lewdness of those brutish beasts.
- Pindar, Pythian Ode 10 (trans. Conway)
There is also this interesting story:
Apollon and Artemis had a very great affection for him [the Babylonian man Klinis (Clinis)] and he frequently attended with these gods the temple of Apollon in the land of the Hyperboreoi where he saw the consecration of the sacrifices of asses to the god. Returning to Babylon, he too wanted to worship the god as among the Hyperboreans and arranged by the altar a hecatomb of asses. Apollon appeared and threatened him with death if he did not cease from this sacrifice and did not offer up to him the usual goats, sheep and cattle. For this sacrifice of asses was a source of pleasure for the god only if carried out by the Hyperboreans.
- Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 20 (trans. Celoria)
So goats, sheep and cows were the usual sacrifices made to him. Wine and water could be used as libation. There was also a practice of offering cake to Apollo:
Enthrypton : Made of pastry; a flat-scone, that is. Alternatively, cake crumbs. Some associate it with initiation-rites. And Apollon is called Enthryptos amongst the Athenians.
- Suidas s.v. Apollon (trans. Suda On Line)
And Pythagoras was said to have forbade all animal sacrifices when praying to Apollo Genetor (giver of life), so non-animal sacrifices were also there (Jason also offered barley meal in Apollonius' Argonautica).
Anyway, this is what I could find. I hope that answered your question, at least as far as the textual evidences go. As for modern day worshippers, I've known @teawiththegods for a long time. She also has a podcast/YouTube channel to help beginners, so you can def check that out!
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my-name-is-apollo · 12 hours
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Every time Apollo flips his hair in Olympus Guardians i melt😍🥵🥵💧🤣
Who wouldn't?
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my-name-is-apollo · 12 hours
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My favorite scene in this entire thing tho, has to be the golden apple incident, just because of how Zeus passes over the judgement to someone else (before it got passed over to Paris)
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my-name-is-apollo · 12 hours
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Tfw you accidentally expose your dad's secret affair
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(Zeus and Apollo from Olympus Guardian)
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my-name-is-apollo · 2 days
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Today I'm thinking about Apollo carrying the remains of Zagreus for burial mirrored with Hermes carrying infant Dionysus to safety.
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Kinda curious why did Theseus abandon Ariadne
Various reasons are given:
He was in love with someone else, a woman named Aigle: „she was abandoned by Theseus because he loved another woman: --Dreadful indeed was his passion for Aigle child of Panopeus.” This verse Peisistratus expunged from the poems of Hesiod, according to Hereas the Megarian, …” (Plutarch, Life of Theseus 20);
It was an accident and he came back after her: „He [Paeon the Amathusian] says that Theseus, driven out of his course by a storm to Cyprus, and having with him Ariadne, who was big with child and in sore sickness and distress from the tossing of the sea, set her on shore alone, but that he himself, while trying to succour the ship, was borne out to sea again. The women of the island, accordingly, took Ariadne into their care, and tried to comfort her in the discouragement caused by her loneliness, brought her forged letters purporting to have been written to her by Theseus, ministered to her aid during the pangs of travail, and gave her burial when she died before her child was born. Paeon says further that Theseus came back, and was greatly afflicted, and left a sum of money with the people of the island, enjoining them to sacrifice to Ariadne, and caused two little statuettes to be set up in her honor, one of silver, and one of bronze.” ((Plutarch, Life of Theseus 20);
He didn't abandon her, Dionysos simply took her from him: „[Theseus] carried off Ariadne from Crete and sailed out unobserved during the night, after which he put in at the island which at that time was called Dia, but is now called Naxos. At this same time, the myths relate, Dionysos showed himself on the island, and because of the beauty of Ariadne he took the maiden away from Theseus …” (Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4.61.5); „And by night [Theseus] arrived with Ariadne and the children at Naxos. There Dionysus fell in love with Ariadne and carried her off; … In his grief on account of Ariadne, Theseus forgot to spread white sails on his ship when he stood for port; and Aegeus, seeing from the acropolis the ship with a black sail, supposed that Theseus had perished; so he cast himself down and died.” (Apollodorus, Epitome);
He abandoned her because Dionysos threatened him into doing so: „Theseus, seeing in a dream Dionysos threatening him if he would not forsake Ariadne in favour of the god, left her behind him there [on Naxos] in his fear and sailed away.” (Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5.51.4); „That Theseus treated Ariadne unjustly--though some say not with unjust intent, but under the compulsion of Dionysos--when he abandoned her while asleep on the island of Dia” (Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 1.15);
He abandoned her because he feared disapproval if he were to bring her to Athens: „Theseus, detained by a storm on the island of Dia, thought it would be a reproach to him if he brought Ariadne to Athens, and so he left her asleep on the island of Dia.” (Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 43);
Alternatively, he didn't abandon her at all, but she was killed by Artemis apparently as a favor for Dionysos, in which case she was probably already the consort of the god when she got involved with Theseus: „Ariadne, that daughter of subtle Minos whom Theseus bore off from Crete towards the hill of sacred Athens; yet he had no joy of her, since, before that could be, she was slain by Artemis in the isle of Dia because of the witness of Dionysos.” (Homer, Odyssey 11.320).
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my-name-is-apollo · 2 days
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“The Mousai are always dancing, and the goddesses love to busy themselves with songs and strings. But when they see Apollon beginning to lead the dance, they put their heart into their singing even more than before and send down from Helikon an all-harmonious sound.”
- Simonides, Fragment 578 (from Himerius, Orations)
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OKAY so I read "The Caesars" by emperor Julian and y'all, if you love Lucian's satires this is absolutely for you.
Here are some of my favorite parts from it:
A quick summary: Romulus (who has now attained the status of a god, like Heracles) once hosted a Saturnalia and invited the Greek gods and the Roman emperors to the banquet. A contest between the Roman emperors ensued, with Alexander the Great called in as an extra contestant upon Heracles' request.
Silenus is the star of the show, doing most of the jesting. But I really like the way his bond with Dionysus is highlighted
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And it's no joke, he really does roast these emperors till they're sizzling lol starting with Julius Caesar himself:
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Next comes Augustus Octavius, whose entry is so pretentious and pompous that it becomes repulsive
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Apollo gets a bit defensive over his "nursling" (a nod to the belief that Octavius was actually Apollo's son) and goes *insert Barbie meme "it's really not that bad! it just needs a little... shaping. To the salon!!"* ft Zenon the Philosopher who casts some spells of philosophy to make Octavius less obnoxious
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And it works because Octavius is mostly humble and well mannered for the rest of the day lol
Heracles grabs this opportunity to fanboy over Alexander the great.
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Like, "my beloved Alexander"?? It's cute when the gods gush over their mortal descendants.
Now, a shoutout to the emperors who didn't even get a chance to sit in the assembly because they were the worst of the lot apparently. We have:
Caligula, so terrible that the gods didn't wanna even look at him and he straight away was sent to Tartarus
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Nero, who tried to be an Apollo wannabe and promptly got taken to the underworld
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Commodus, whom Silenus didn't even bother to roast (and he tripped and fell anyway, what a loser)
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There are more but these were the funniest
Anyway, the gods decide on how to choose the best amongst the Emperors. Apollo and Hermes have differing opinions on this, but Zeus decides to entertain the suggestions of both of his sons :3 (finally, one instance where he treats Apollo and Hermes equally)
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All the emperors talk about their achievements first, then Hermes cross examines them to see if their motives were worthy enough and oh boy, it does not go well for Alexander who is brought to the verge of tears by Dionysus lmaooo
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Anyway, in the end the gods vote and Emperor Marcus Aurelius wins the contest. But after that, Zeus asks each emperor to choose a god to spend the rest of their evening with
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Ares and Aphrodite kind of just adopt Caesar LOL and yes, Cronus is present, sitting beside Zeus, with Rhea and Hera also sitting with them. He is the one who nominates Marcus Aurelius.
but here's the most crack part of this whole thing:
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Like who invited Jesus bro skdjsndn 😭
Anyway, the story ends with Hermes giving some generic advice to the author, Emperor Julian and ending the story. Also, Julian lets us know that this whole story was told to him by none other than Hermes himself, and gives a disclaimer that he doesn't know if it's is true or just a lie fabricated by Hermes, or a mixture of both LMAO
Here's the link PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE THING
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