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aimee-maroux · 1 year

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It's #NationalBirdDay so I want to talk about birds in mythology. There are many stories from ancient Greece about mythological birds and half-bird creatures.

Birds of Ares

The Birds of Ares (Ornithes Areioi in ancient Greek) were a flock of arrow-feathered birds which the god had set to guard his sacred shrine on the Black Sea island of Dia, also called Ares' Island. It had been built by the Amazons, his daughters. The birds were encountered by the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. The heroes raised their shields as a defence against the birds' deadly volleys of arrows and with a clash of shield and spear scared them away.

The Birds of Ares were sometimes identified with the Stymphalian Birds driven off by Herakles (see below).

Griffins

The Griphoi or Griffins is a hybrid creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. They guard a treasure of gold by the border to Hyperborea. Griffins were popular decorations in ancient Greek art, for example the helm of the statue of Athena Piraeus:

Harpies

The Harpyiai or Harpies were depicted as winged women, sometimes with ugly faces, or with the lower bodies of birds. They were the spirits of sudden, dangerous gusts of wind and were sent by the gods to snatch up people and things from the dark earth. A missing person was said to have been snatched by the Harpies.

Hippalektryon

The Hippalektryon, literally "horse-cock" or "horse-rooster" (hippos = horse, alektryôn = cock) is a hybrid creature with the head and sometimes forelegs of a horse and the wings, tail and back-legs of a male chicken. @sigeel drew them most beautifully, tended to by Demeter and Persephone.

Phoenix

This bird is still well-known today through the saying "rising like a Phoenix from the ashes". It was said to resemble an eagle, with feathers partly red and partly golden. The Phoenix flies from Arabia to the Temple of the Sun (Ra) in Heliopolis in Egypt every 500 years to bury its father encased in myrrh. And there only is a father because the Phoenix begets itself. The tale of the Phoenix actually rising from its own ashes is related in a 4th century CE Roman text called "The Phoenix":

...the pyre conceives the new life; Nature takes care that the deathless bird perish not, and calls upon the sun, mindful of his promise, to restore its immortal glory to the world. Straightway the life spirit surges through his scattered limbs; the renovated blood floods his veins. The ashes show signs of life; they begin to move though there is none to move them, and feathers clothe the mass of cinders. He who was but now the sire comes forth from the pyre the son and successor; between life and life lay but that brief space wherein the pyre burned. His first delight is to consecrate his father's spirit by the banks of the Nile and to carry to the land of Aegyptus (Egypt) the burned mass from which he was born.

Sirens

The Seirenes or Sirens were depicted as birds with either the heads or entire upper bodies of women. They are well-known from the Odyssey for their enchanting song.

Lovely Terpsichore, one of the Muses, had borne them [the Sirens] to Akheloos, and at one time they had been handmaids to Demeter's gallant Daughter [Persephone], before she was married, and sung to her in chorus. But now, half human and half bird in form, they spent their time watching for ships from a height that overlooked their excellent harbour; and many a traveller, reduced by them to skin and bones, had forfeited the happiness of reaching home. Apollonios Rhodios, Argonautika 4.892

The shape of the Sirens, a bird with a woman's head, was popular as a vessel for perfumes and cosmetics.

Stymphalian Birds

The Stymphalian Birds were a flock of man-eating birds of prey which lived around Lake Stymphalis in Arkadia on the Peloponnese. Herakles had to deal with them for the sixth of his twelve labours:

Herakles was stumped by the problem of driving the birds out of the woods, but Athena got some bronze noise-makers from Hephaistos and gave them to him, and by shaking these from a mountain adjacent to the lake frightened the birds. Not enduring the racket, they flew up in fear, and in this manner Herakles reached them with his arrows. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.92

The Stymphalian Birds were sometimes identified with the arrow-shooting Birds of Ares that were encountered by the Argonauts (see above).

According to Pausanias' Description of Greece there was also an old sanctuary of Stymphalian Artemis in Stymphalos and near the roof of her temple the Stymphalian birds had been carved.

Which is your favourite birb story from mythology?

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my-name-is-apollo · 1 month

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Phemonoe, the Pythian priestess on why the Delphic oracle has grown silent:

"...or perhaps Apollo, determined to exclude the guilty from his shrine finds none in this age worthy of opening his closed lips."

- Lucan, Pharsalia (Trans. A. S. Kline)

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Internal screaming

#Apollo #Phemonoe #Pythia #guys this has changed something in me #Gods not interacting with the humans anymore in this age because of the corrupt nature of humanity #is something that's common in my religion too #(well the myths of my religion to be specific)#not that I'm too religious #but it's cool to see similar concepts in Greek mythology and Hindu mythology #especially since they're often quite different from each other conceptually #Apollo info #mine #Lucan

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bookishblogging · 1 year

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ALL ABOUT: Hermes 📬

"To Hermes, Fumigation from Frankincense. Hermes, draw near, and to my prayer incline, messenger of Zeus, and Maia's son divine; prefect of contests, ruler of mankind, with heart almighty, and a prudent mind. Celestial messenger of various skill, whose powerful arts could watchful Argos kill. With winged feet 'tis thine through air to course, O friend of man, and prophet of discourse; great life-supporter, to rejoice is thine in arts gymnastic, and in fraud divine. With power endued all language to explain, of care the loosener, and the source of gain. Whose hand contains of blameless peace the rod, Korykion (Corycion), blessed, profitable God. Of various speech, whose aid in works we find, and in necessities to mortal kind. Dire weapon of the tongue, which men revere, be present, Hermes, and thy suppliant hear; assist my works, conclude my life with peace, give graceful speech, and memory's increase." Orphic Hymn 28 to Hermes

Ἑρμης - HERMES

Hermes is the Olympian god of herds and flocks, travelers and hospitality, roads and trade, thievery and cunning, heralds and diplomacy, language and writing, athletic contests and gymnasiums, astronomy and astrology. He also was considered to be his divine father's personal messenger, and was the guide for recently departed souls through the underworld.

His parents were the Olympian Zeus and nymph Maia- more notably known as a daughter of the titan Atlas. The Odyssey places him being born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, but other sources argue this fact. It was said he was born on the fourth of the month, making the number four sacred to the god.

Mere hours after his birth, he escaped his cradle and stole Apollo's cattle. Soon after this, Hermes invented the lyre and Apollo was so captivated by the instrument that he allowed Hermes to get off without any punishment for the infant's trickery.

Hermes has multiple titles and epithets, many of which can be found here.

Symbols of Hermes

Herald's Wand

Winged Boots

Travelers Hat

Ram

Hare (Rabbit)

Crocus Flower

Strawberry-tree

Some of the god's notable divine offspring include:

Angelia: Goddess of messages

Eleusis: Goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries

Palaistra: Goddess of wrestling

Pan: Goat-footed god of the wild

Priapos: God of garden fertility

Want to read more? Check out my sources!

Hermes Theoi Page

Hermes Wiki

Hermes Offspring

Hermes Family

Pan Wiki

Hermes Epithets

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gotstabbedbyapen · 3 months

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Hyacinthus Character Sheet

@starfanatic @hyac1nthus @hycinthrt Just wanna show you guys a little something 🤗

#hyacinthus #greek gods #greek deity #greek mythology #spartan prince #doodles #character ideas #character designs #character sheet #character info #yes i cannot draw faces to save my life #you will have to accept blank face Hyacinthus

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eclipsedillustratedstory · 28 days

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🌙NEW INFO 2024☀️

This project of Eclipsed is still on going. But I'll release the first half on the 1st of April.

The pages of the story will be publish each week.

You can find it in English, Spanish and Catalan.

If you want to show your support and see the concept art.

Take a look and I hope you like it.

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sarafangirlart · 21 days

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Im getting a little tired of Trojan war retellings I’m ngl

#it’s not that it’s a bad era to explore #or that there aren’t tons of good books on it #or that I wouldn’t read a book about it if I heard it was good #but I’m a Titanomachy enjoyer and I’m not getting anything from that era #I know there is very little info about it but that’s what makes it so fun to me #the creative freedom #greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek pantheon #hera #greek goddess #hera goddess #hera deity #hera greek mythology #zeus #hera x zeus #Kronos #Titanomachy #cronos

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splazartj · 3 months

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🌙NEW INFO 2024☀️

Is still in development, right now there are 12/25 page, for the moment I can’t share with you the whole story until I finish all the artwork.

Besides of doing the translation from Spanish and English.

Thank you so much and have a nice day.

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lifeof-pink · 3 months

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every time dokja is surprised about yoo joonghyuk knowing about greek mythology i laugh because like. idk i kinda just assumed everyone had a greek mythology phase at some point in their lives. i was wrong of course but i do now have the mental image of a middle schooler yjh poring over percy jackson books

#omniscient reader's viewpoint #orv spoilers #i dont know if greek mythology is taught in south korea #so i can only speak from experience as an american #but like there’s a mental image in my head of a young yjh reading greek myths and stuff #but also like #dokja being like ‘no way how does he know that’ but like in my head im like ‘no way how does he not know that’#no offense to anyone who didnt have a greek mythology phase #also im aware he definitely learned this info from past regressions #but still. still still i am going to hold that mental image in my heart #for my mental health

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6-2-aestheticsofhate · 3 months

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#disabling rbs but i need to post this because this image has been haunting me all day yesterday and today #hakita plays with greek mythology and christianity and dantes inferno and im like oh okay thats neat #[REDACTED] gets bible info wrong and i-

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da-birb-writes-sometimes · 9 months

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Summer Won't Last Forever; 100 Follower Event (Closed)

Technically past the OG 100, but oh well; better a little late than never! And thank you for the support, and I'm happy that people are enjoying the silly little stories I write. Now; onto the event!

Fandom

Just TWST at the moment. You can request the main cast, side characters, and staff!

Duration

I will be holding this event for 10 requests for followers. Once this is filled, I will be closing the event. This is so I don't overwork myself. The only exception will be for mutuals. Mutuals get special treatment, yes.

Once they are filled I will close the ask box until I'm done writing them, which. The ask box will then return after the event.

For mutuals, hit me up in messages if I close the ask box before you can get in ^v^

Rules

1 request per person; the only exception I may make is for mutuals (depending on engagement).

1 character per request; but do include two backups in case I already received an ask for X character with X prompt (also in case there are a lot of requests for one character). You may also include a backup prompt in case it has already been used.

Please include if you would like it to be platonic or romantic in nature.

No NSFW.

If you are on Anon, do feel free to leave an emoji (see here for taken emojis)

As a reminder, I typically only write gender-neutral reader (they/them/their's/you). I make exceptions for trans reader though (just include gender identity and pronouns please).

Ortho and Grim are strictly platonic.

Anything romantic will be aged up; imagine the cast to be in an actual college.

~ Now onto the Event ~

Hot days fall into cool nights. Carnivals arrive in town. Long days spent at the beach or community pool. Fond memories made with friends. But, summer won't last forever.

Prompts

Stargazing

Let's beat the heat

Beach day

Farmer's market

Road trip

Carnival fun

Campfire antics

By the babbling brook

Long-distance relationship

Caught in the rain

Also, feel free to leave up to 3 emojis in brackets if you want to add anything extra. The majority of these should be fluff, but feel free to indicate if you would like something other than fluff in your ask!

Example; May I request *character* with *prompt* and (🌻🌻🌻). Could it please be platonic and fluffy?

These will be in the form of drabbles; which may range between 300 and 900 words depending on if the muse of writing inspiration strikes me or if I get carried away. Knowing me, I may get carried away for some ^v^;

Once this event is done I'll be heading back to writing for the Soul Match AU; which will be none other than the resident wet cat, Idia Shroud *ominous chortling*

Tags (aka my mutuals that I have on my main ^v^)

@eynnwwyjth, @krenenbaker, @azulashengrottospiano, @silvers-numberonefan, @twistwonderlanddevotee, @ithseem, @inkybloom-luv, @leonistic

As a reminder, do not put my work — or others for that matter — into AI as it steals. Link to Masterlist

All works will be under the tags #dove does events & #100 follower event.

#100 follower event #dove does events #twst #twisted wonderland #twst x reader #twst x gn reader #twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland x gn reader #mutuals can and will always get special treatment #tw flickering #<- for the gif #depending on how this event goes can and will effect future events #if engagement is good; great then i'll continue doing them; if not; i'll still do them just not as many #also 10 is a good number since i have noticed that engagement has been super low with a lot of blogs; we don't bite people ^v^#i did 10 for the match-ups and i was able to balance them quite well plus good writing #don't be like dove and write 31308 words [just the soulmatch au] in 34 days; 69.6 pages #<- ayeeeeee nice #gotta read over some inspo material first for idia though; back to the greek mythology hyperfixation i go #writing; powered by hyperfixation~#also i put the rules before the actual event info as that makes the most sense to my brain #edit; 42000 words since June 13 or 14 someone take my laptop away

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aimee-maroux · 2 years

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I made a thing: Hera Cheat Sheet 🦚

This is just the first page of 11 pages, 6 of which are sources.

The document includes Hera’s epithets, Hera’s theophoric names, her major cult centres, her known festivals, a selection of rituals and offerings from the written and archaeological record.

It took me 34 work hours to research and put together and I am quite proud of the end result 🙂

If you want to read the whole thing and download the PDF, toss me $1 on Patreon to unlock.

Shout-out to @screeching-0wl who made a Hera cheat sheet for polytheists that is much more beautiful than mine and to @eireni who created the font I’m using for the headline above the row of pomegranates! It’s called Stoix and you can learn more about it here.

#Hera #Greek Mythology #Greek gods #Hera info #Greek mythology info #hellenic polytheism #resources #writers resources #artist resources #Patreon #Aimée Maroux #nonfiction #tagamemnon

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my-cursed-brain · 2 months

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Twst OC Bio: Xenio Wormwood

Yeah idk if anyone here cares but I suddenly got an idea for an oc on the bus ride home the other day and I've quickly grown attached to this character so I want to talk about him! This post is super long but whatever.

Basics:

Name: Xenio Wormwood

Birthday: October 1st (Libra)

Age: 18

Dorm: Pomefiore (formerly Ignihyde)

Unique Magic: I don't have a name for it yet, but it casts lightning bolts

Dominant Hand: Left

Homeland: Island of Woe

School:

Grade: 3rd year

Club: Science

Best Subject: Potionology

Preferences:

Hobbies: Collecting

Pet Peeves: Being told what to do in flight class

Favorite Food: Meat

Least Favorite Food: Raw vegetables

Talent: Hosting guests

Nicknames: Magpie, Fée Verte (from Rook)

Misc:

Species: Harpy

Based On: The vultures from the Evil Queen's death scene

Likes: Stealing small objects, trying new foods, fashion

Dislikes: Not fitting in, disrespectful guests

Pronouns: Any (but is mostly called 'he' because NRC is an all boy school)

Orientation: Aroace

Hair: Brown, waist length

Eyes: Green

Rambling:

So he ended up having far more Greek inspiration than I originally planned. Whoops. My thought process was if I was gonna make this character a harpy, then I wanted some connections to Greek mythology. His name comes from the word xenia, an ancient Greek concept of hospitality. It's also a reference to Zeus as he was sometimes called Zeus Xenios due to his role as a protector of strangers. I also went with the Zeus reference because I wanted to give him lightning magic. The nickname from Rook comes from a drink called absinthe, which has wormwood as an ingredient. It was called "the green fairy" in various literature. He's frequently called Magpie because of his stealing collecting random objects, mostly shiny ones.

#If any of the info about Greek words isn't correct then get mad at Wikipedia instead of me #not sorry for the long post #let me have some fun with my own characters #I've avoided making a twst oc for a while but this idea hit me like a ton of bricks and wouldn't leave me alone #gonna post this while I'm too tired to freak myself out over actually talking about my ocs #I was kinda worried about him not fitting Pomefiore because he's mostly based in Greek mythology #but it's not like Epel or Sebek particularly match what they were based on so whatever #twst oc #twst #twisted wonderland #dahlia's ocs #dahlia's rambling

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echo-stimmingrose · 10 months

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Soooooo, my mom has been getting calls from our insurance company over and over again, wanting to talk to me about programs they have for me....?

Well they wouldn't tell my mom what they were talking about and she didn't let them talk to me cause I'm a minor and what not.

Well they kept calling and the same thing. But today! Today, we get a letter in the mail addressed to me, again talking about these "programs" they have for me.

It's because they think I'm PREGNANT!!! XD

So we've been laughing at that all day and my uncle and I have come up with some theories as to why I'm apparently a gay virgin Mary. (A virgin Echo if you will)

1) Zeus. It seems like I have insulted him one too many times and that last rainfall we had was actually his golden shower that he uses to impregnate people. So I'm probably gonna start getting chased by cows or turn into one.

2) Loki's fucking with me. This might be hilarious to him, he does seem like the type to fuck with a insurance company. This is most definitely the preferable option, I can deal with a little trickster god. As long as I don't turn into a horse I think I'm safe.

Or

3) Apollo is involved somehow. It makes sense, of course Apollo would fall in love with a lesbian, especially a mortal. Not sure but if I turn into a plant this case is closed.

#im not pregnant btw. idk wtf our insurance company is on or where they got that info.#zeus #loki #apollo #if you have any other theories let me know #hera #greek mythology #norse mythology #its funny #lesbian #hyacinthus #daphne #if its apollo he definitely wiped my memories in attempt to save me from some horrible fate.#if its zeus then im screwed. i really didn't feel like pissing off the queen of the gods

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starsambrosia · 6 months

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Hey pspsps want some Greek mythology sources?

Main page gods and other list

Texts /full books

Gallery

#helpol #pagan #hellenism #witch #greek mythology #helpful info for you guys #ambrosia

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archaic-jester · 1 year

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I used to wonder if Ares was one of the most disliked gods because he was the one who cared too much about things that others would see as insignificant.

Like, sure, Artemis is the Protector of Girls, but when Callisto got raped she cut her off, and it was Ares, not Artemis, that sought vengeance for Alcippe when she was raped too.

Yeah, sure, Ares is the God of War. Of bloodlust, and all that. He's often characterised as brutal, cruel, and cowardly. Which is weird, as he's the Greek god of courage, but whatever.

But he literally danced with flowers in his hair at his daughter's wedding (pretty sure he didn't even approve of the wedding), was friends with Hermes, and is one of very few Olympians that didn't rape women, nor punish them for it. He's the father of a bunch of badass warrior women, and when you take all this into consideration, it's kinda weird that people only focus on the bad parts.

Like, Athena has issues, for example with jealousy (golden apple, arachne) but that's not all that's focused on. Apollo often went after women that didn't want him, but that's not all that's focused on. So why?

I assumed it was intentional, that Ares caring about things that to the other deities wouldn't hold much water (mostly the plight of women) was to further show how ostracised he was from the other Olympians.

Then I discovered that a lot of Greek myths were influenced or altered by Athens (like Aphrodite being demoted by them from a goddess of love and war to just love, because how could a god, let alone a female one, possibly have a domain in both?!?) who were obviously Big Athena Simps. Since Athena and Ares were rivals, Ares was made to look more unsavoury and unlikeable to someone reading the myths.

I'm pretty sure Ares was actually a popular and well-liked deity in other places. Meh.

#my source is that i made it the fuck up #except it's actually just stuff I've heard over the years #ares #athens #greek mythology #i feel like i haven’t really said what i wanted to say but it's fineee #CAN SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A HUG #ares greek god #i double checked half the info in this but please take it with a pinch of salt #or a spoonful of sugar

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artfoli · 2 years

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Cephalus and Procris, c. 1680s, by Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706)

The tale of two lovers, tragically fated due to the interference of gods.

"Diana, goddess of hunting, gave the huntsman Cephalus a magic dog and spear. Later, Aurora, goddess of dawn, fell in love with the mortal Cephalus and tried to seduce him. He thought only of his wife Procris, however, and rejected her.

Procris feared that Cephalus had been unfaithful and hid in the woods to spy on him while he was hunting. Mistaking the noise she made for that of a wild animal, Cephalus threw his spear and killed her." - National Gallery

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