#aphrodite april 2021
Text
As a Hellenist, I've recently noticed a trend among various PJO fanfictions which in the big scheme of things isn't a huge deal but something I wanted to set right. And it's to do with Poseidon.
(EDIT: By Hellenist, I am referring to my degree in Classical Studies and Ancient History. I am not referring to Hellenic Polytheism.)
@percabeth4life - ATLOP: Trial By Fire, c. May 2020
@izzymrdb - And I Will Swallow My Pride (In the hopes of a final goodbye), c. August 2020
visiblyuncomfortabl - My Soul Opposes Fate, c. December 2021
@mrthology - Long Ago, That Current Caught Us, c. April 2022
@ditesfavorite - Child Surprise, c. 2022
I couldn’t find any earlier examples, but starting with IzzyMRDB’s fic, several fics make reference to Poseidon possessing a gift of prophecy or, in the case of percabeth4life’s fic, suggest that there was some sort of abundant connection between oracles and the sea. And it’s simply not true.
Poseidon has variously been associated with or considered a god of: the sea (Hom. Il. xv. 184), earthquakes (Hom. Il. xv. 190), and horses (Hom. Il. xxiii. 307), along with being referred to by various epithets connecting him to springs (Κρηνούχος), seaweed (Φύκιος) and bulls (Tαύρειος). He has never, in any primary text, been referred to as having any connection to prophecy himself.
He has, however, been attributed as the father of beings with various connections to prophecy. In some traditions the Greek sea-god Proteus, described as tending Poseidon’s seal flock by Homer (Od. iv. 365), is instead described as a son of Poseidon and king of Egypt (Apollod. ii. 5). Further, the Delphic Sybil Herophile (a prophetess) ordinarily considered the daughter of Zeus and Lamia (Pausanias 10.12.2; which also describes Lamia as a daughter of Poseidon) has been conflated with a sea-nymph daughter of Poseidon and Aphrodite bearing the same name by Scholiast (on Pindar’s Pythian Ode 8.24) which was carried over by Riordan who subsequently conflated Herophile with the Erythraean Sibyl in the Trials of Apollo series.
So, yeah. Obviously, fanfic writers don’t have to stick to historical/mythological accuracy in their works, but something I found equally strange and hilarious while reading these fics was how this particular connection between Poseidon and prophecy kept popping up. I have no idea how it’s happened, but if any of the authors (or others in the fandom) do have an interest in accuracy, keep in mind in the future that there is no direct evidence of Poseidon himself having any connection to prophecy. Even taking Proteus (and arguably Herophile) into account, that’s only one or two children of well over 30 attributed offspring who have been described with any connection to prophecy at all, which statistically doesn’t point to their existence being evidence of their prophetic gift having anything to do with their father.
#percy jackson#pjo#hoo#rick riordan#tagamemnon#poseidon#greek mythology#ao3#fanfiction#fandom#fanon#yes i maybe took this too seriously and what about it#miloriginal#pjo fanfic#historical accuracy
150 notes
·
View notes
Text
‹ 30 Days of Aphrodite 𝟹
Day One : What First Interested You About Aphrodite ??
I have always felt connected to love , beauty , and the ocean. I grew up right next to the ocean , it's like a second home to me. In particular , though , I was drawn to her in February of 2021. I didn't start worshipping her until April of that year , though. In my opinion , I feel as if I've been worshipping her my whole life , albeit not consciously. She has just always been such an important of my person.
#dior perfume and pearls#aphrodite#30 days of aphrodite#aphrodite april#witchcraft#hellenic polytheism#pagan#hellenic pagan#moonlitdevotee
11 notes
·
View notes
Text
I posted 1,100 times in 2022
That's 138 more posts than 2021!
574 posts created (52%)
526 posts reblogged (48%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@mcsiggy
@muchymozzarella
@lizardlicks
@various-everythings
@toastyglow
I tagged 456 of my posts in 2022
#my art - 263 posts
#oc - 178 posts
#greek mythology - 128 posts
#dionysus - 43 posts
#ariadne - 31 posts
#homestuck - 29 posts
#ft pascal - 26 posts
#world of warcraft - 21 posts
#hades game - 21 posts
#ares - 20 posts
Longest Tag: 119 characters
#i legit like to assume aphrodite joins them occasionally since dionysus is her consort but not the other way around lol
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
its 2s day my dudes
2,373 notes - Posted February 22, 2022
#4
you make art so perfect you cant stop lookin’ at it
2,431 notes - Posted March 22, 2022
#3
See the full post
2,441 notes - Posted April 7, 2022
#2
darius my love
4,187 notes - Posted May 30, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
swag ass birthday party happening, got a new game too :)
Happy 4/13 ! been in this fandom for almost the entire time and seeing it still going makes my small heart beat <3
8,086 notes - Posted April 13, 2022
Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →
58 notes
·
View notes
Text
I posted 2,072 times in 2022
That's 1,497 more posts than 2021!
958 posts created (46%)
1,114 posts reblogged (54%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@scatter-brain-at-work
@gum-sum
@paneerlajwanti
@arunima
@annabelle--cane
I tagged 675 of my posts in 2022
#ms paneer tag - 37 posts
#awoo - 23 posts
#yellowjackets - 18 posts
#harsha tag - 17 posts
#nithya tag - 9 posts
#me - 7 posts
#🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 - 6 posts
#youtube - 4 posts
#mithila tag - 4 posts
#:) - 4 posts
Longest Tag: 138 characters
#love is a very dangerous thing. charmspeak - a way to influence other with your voice - is a rare ability of children of aphrodite; please
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
generational wealth isnt just about the money, property and stocks. it's also about ur family passing down their experience and network of whatever industry/business they were in, so it's obviously easier for u to make it big in it, quicker. it's about the kind of atmosphere u grow up in, in and outside of home, which can largely alter ur chances of success in life. it's about the expectations and the many paths set for u by ppl who know their way around them, and the support they give u throughout ur journey through it. it's about maintaining class inequality.
101 notes - Posted April 18, 2022
#4
some ppl have gfs. some ppl have bfs. i have low blood pressure. guys hold on i need to sit here for a while guys stopppp
176 notes - Posted March 24, 2022
#3
gay af to go to an office fr. wym ure going to “get off from work”
234 notes - Posted November 14, 2022
#2
literature majors when one thing is like another: ohh mein gottt !!!
271 notes - Posted October 16, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
i can control myself around popcorn. i have the ability to eat a normal amount of popcorn.
356 notes - Posted June 23, 2022
14 notes
·
View notes
Text
I posted 2,507 times in 2022
That's 2,237 more posts than 2021!
1,270 posts created (51%)
1,237 posts reblogged (49%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@mattyhelvars
@lizzibennet
@spyderverse
@abc2411
@whitesunlars
I tagged 1,988 of my posts in 2022
Only 21% of my posts had no tags
#q&a - 658 posts
#stevie - 425 posts
#fic recs - 56 posts
#potc - 54 posts
#alex - 29 posts
#siminie doodles - 24 posts
#lys - 23 posts
#melissa - 22 posts
#godly-mistake - 17 posts
#dizzy miss lizzie - 16 posts
Longest Tag: 139 characters
#mostly my writing is to keep my attention actually bc i can’t deal w long paragraphs i’ve stopped so many good fics bc i can’t do it girl….
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
TTC is literally ELITE like. girls who get it Get it. annabeth falling off a cliff and percy wanting to go after her. percy and thalia’s tension actually threatening to destroy camp. bianca di angelo. love leads heroes astray. aphrodite looked a little like annabeth when she smiled. grover finally feels pans presence. percy going mental thinking annabeth was joining the hunters. the grey streaks. apollo aphrodite and athena all helping them along. zoe and the dragon. zoe and her father. percy giving up the fight to take the sky. a little sad but a little hopeful too. and all of this-- ALL OF THIS-- is set in WINTER in the harsh cold and the unforgiving snow?? the ONLY book set in december??? absolute TOP class
902 notes - Posted January 28, 2022
#4
ur telling me,, Elizabeth Swann manages to have the jack sparrow fall in love with her, becomes captain of a crew, loses everybody she has ever cared about, gets voted in as pirate king, escapes the confines of her life as the governor’s daughter which literally choked her in the first film, rescues and then marries the love of her life, delivers the single greatest speech on piracy and freedom and is then subjected to a LIFE ON LAND????
1,173 notes - Posted January 9, 2022
#3
stop it im begging u to stop oversimplifying characters so they fit a trope u are comfortable with sometimes writing IS better than that
1,259 notes - Posted May 26, 2022
#2
u guys i just remembered that percy looked at annabeth and said she looked like a princess and annabeth looked at him and decided he'd make good BAIT to win capture the flag so she can avoid doing her chores for a week i'm screaming
1,337 notes - Posted April 7, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
Elizabeth Swann was the protagonist of the Pirates films Will was her love interest and Jack was a supporting character and I think it’s time everyone starts admitting it
1,790 notes - Posted April 7, 2022
Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →
9 notes
·
View notes
Text
Bucket list for 2022 completed!
In the beginning of 2022, I've reflected on all the things I couldn't do in 2021 due to the pandemic and other reasons. Instead of making New Year's resolution, I wrote down the following bucket list (in no particular order). I have no idea how I achieved so much in one year, but I've completed my bucket list for 2022! This is deeply personal, so only read furthermore if you are interested in my personal life.
publish my poetry anthology: published on 22.01.22 via BooksonDemand. Buy it here!
write 15k words for my wip during NaNoWriMo: I only wrote 7k, mostly because I moved apartments but I’m still proud of my slow progress (follow me on NaNoWriMo)
read 22 books in 2022: if you’ve followed my reading challenge on GoodReads, you know I barely made it, but I did!
open an Etsy shop to sell handmade goods: I did, but then Etsay raised all fees and I had to close it shortly after opening it
start studying: in April I started studying media design
take a social media detox for 2 weeks: I voluntarily didn’t use social media at all during my 2 weeks long summer vacation, and then I accidentally destroyed my phone and had to wait 3 weeks to get a new one
craft and create art: not as much as I wanted to, but I've crocheted a lot and participated in some dtiys art challenges
watch more movies: I’ve watched 10 movies in cinema and many more on Netflix, HBO and Disney+
commission an artist to draw my ocs: I've commissioned three talented artists to draw my ocs! On the left you see my main character, the dragon girl Enya Arati, drawn as a gift by @loopyhoopywrites and on the right is my mage oc Saoirse Dearbháil, drawn by Dasha Bune
swim in a lake: I've spent a lovely summer day at a lake with my friend @silversynthesis
make more plant babies: just have a look! I love my collection of cacti und succulents
go on a vacation (with my boyfriend): we went to Cyprus 🇨🇾 to visit my grandparents and enjoy the summer in autumn
swim in the sea/ go to the beach: I swam in the sea every day of my summer holiday
get engaged: I got engaged with my boyfriend/ now fiancée at the beach of Aphrodite’s rock, the goddess of love 🥰 ah I love him so much and can't wait to marry him <3
go to a concert: I had a blast watching two of my favourite bands in concert 🤩
meet my friends more often: I’ve finally met all my friends which I couldn’t meet the years prior due to the pandemic, but I can’t show you photos because I only and rarely post photos of me here
move together with my boyfriend in our first flat: We moved in together in November and I couldn't be happier!
save money/ don’t spend money on unnecessary things (exception: if they make me really happy): thanks to that exception, I didn't save money, but I've mostly spent it on things that make me very happy (art supplies and art by fellow artists)
monthly therapy session: I continued my therapy and I'm in such a good mental health state that I won't need therapy in the new year.
slow fashion/ don’t buy more than 22 new clothes: I bought 18 new clothes, 8 were fair fashion and 5 secondhand
5 notes
·
View notes
Text
comfort faves
nobody tagged me just saw this on the tl n thought it was cute <3
comfort movie:
the proposal (2009) RYAN REYNOLDS IS SOO GIRLFRIEND IN THIS GIGGLING TWIRLING HAIR
encanto (2021) there are 2 children currently living in our house. mirabel's real power is shutting them and me up
moana (2016) the first disney princess i've ever looked at and thought man, she looks like me, she lives on an island like me, she eats the same food as me, she's me
knives out (2019) the only murder mystery film i will willingly rewatch. benoit blanc is a national treasure and i need to see him in EVERYTHING from now on
tick, tick...BOOM! (2021) avengers endgame for people who spent hours after school painting a tree to use in a 2 minute scene
comfort food: warm garlic bread (esp with marinara sauce to dip it in) and frozen yoghurt with strawberries and mochi
comfort clothes: my 8th grade class shirt and cotton shorts
comfort song:
high school in jakarta by niki (perfectly encapsulates my high school experience and makes me feel like i'm sitting on my desk waiting for class to begin)
bibingka by ben&ben (christmas vibes without being too christmassy. they're right true love is buying someone bibingka)
alrighty aphrodite by peach pit (takes me back to april 2020 when nothing was real except for the fear of covid)
i bet on losing dogs by mitski (makes me feel sad and comforted at the same time)
comfort game: hitman: world of assasination trilogy. nothing says UwU soft girl comfort game than dropping a toilet on a general staging a military coup
no pressure tags:
@elsieheather13 @appleflavoredkitkats @i-am-bladewing
4 notes
·
View notes
Text
Holidays 7.7
Holidays
All You Need Is Love Day
Andean Condor Day
ASB Young People’s Day (UK)
Bonza Bottler Day
Bungie Day
Cherry Dy (French Republic)
Comic Book Day
Double Seven Day (China)
Family Day (Lesotho)
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day
Fishermen’s Day (Marshall Islands)
George Town Heritage Day (Malaysia)
Global Forgiveness Day
International Oola Day
International Peace & Love Day
International Ponytail Day
International Soil Conversation Day
Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine)
Kharchi Puja (Tripura, India)
Kinderfest (Children’s Day; Switzerland)
National Day of Rock ’n’ Roll
National Dora Day
National Greshun Day
National Koi Day
National Zombie Day
Running of the Bulls begins (Fiesta de San Fermin; Pamplona, Spain) [thru 7.14]
Saba Saba Day (Tanzania)
Seven Deadly Sins Day
Seven Seven (UK)
Tanabata (Star Festival; Japan)
Tell the Truth Day
Tribute 7/7 (Texas)
Unity Factory Day (Yemen)
World Byproduct Day
World Kiswahili Language Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Eat A Vegetable You've Never Tried Before Day
International Beer Sommelier Day
National Dive Bar Day [Also 2nd Friday in April]
National Krimpet Day
National Macaroni Day
National Strawberry Sundae Day
World Chocolate Day
World Mango Day
1st Friday in July
Alice Springs Show Day [1st Friday]
Comic Sans Day [1st Friday]
Drive Your Corvette to Work Day [Friday closest to 6.30]
Ra o te Ui Ariki (Cook Islands) [1st Friday]
Roswell UFO Days begin [1st Friday, thru Sunday]
Ways With Words Festival of Words and Ideas begins (UK) [1st Friday]
Independence Days
Adonia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Solomon Islands (from UK, 1978)
Feast Days
Æthelburh of Faremoutiers (Christian; Saint)
Aphrodisia (Bathing festival of Aphrodite & Peitho, goddess of persuasion; Ancient Greece)
Benedict XI, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Cannelloni Day (Pastafarian)
Caprotina (Ancient Roman Female Slave Festival)
Consualia (Ancient Roman Harvest Festival)
Count the Holes in Your Colander Day (Pastafarian)
Dog-Lion Beast (Muppetism)
Edelburga of Kent (Christian; Saint)
Felix of Nantes (Christian; Saint)
Feriae Ancillarum (Old Roman Maid's Day Out)
Fledh Ghoibhnenn (Feast of Goibhniu, Celtic Brewer of the “Beer of Immortality”)
St. Francis of Assisi (Positivist; Saint)
Hedda, Bishop of the West Saxons (Christian; Saint)
Illidius (Christian; Saint)
Job of Maniava (Christian; Saint)
Marc Chagall (Artology)
No’man (Muppetism)
Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Fig, honoring Juno Caprotina, a.k.a. Festival of the Handmaidens; Ancient Rome)
Nones of July (Ancient Rome)
Job of Manyava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)
Pantaenus, Father of the Church (Christian; Saint)
Parlia (Festival for the Pales for Larger Animals; God of the Herds; Ancient Rome) [also 4.21]
Rumilia (Ancient Rome)
Tanabata (Lovers of the Milky Way; Pagan)
Willibald (Catholic Church)
X-Day (Approximate; Church of the SubGenius)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 31 of 60)
Premieres
The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi (Novel; 1881)
All You Need Is Love Day, by The Beatles (Song; 1967)
But I’m a Cheerleader (Film; 2000)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Thompson (Novel; 1972)
First Knight (Film; 1995)
Give Peace a Chance, by John Lennon (Song; 1969)
The Grand Illusion, by Styx (Album; 1977)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (UK Film; 2011) [#8]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (UK Film; 2009) [#6]
Here Comes the Sun recorded, by The Beatles (Song; 1969)
Images and Words, by Dream Theater (Album; 1992)
Lethal Weapon 2 (Film; 1989)
Live and Let Die, by Paul McCartney & Wings (Song; 1973)
Mickey Steps Out (Disney Cartoon; 1931)
Monsters at Work (Animated YV Series; 2021)
More Songs About Buildings and Food, by Talking Heads (Album; 1978)
My Prayer, by The Platters (Song; 1956)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Film; 2006)
Ryan’s Hope (Soap Opera; 1975)
Scary Movie (Film; 2000)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (Film; 2017)
Stunt, by Barenaked Ladies (Album; 1998)
Stupor Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)
Summer Magic (Film; 1963)
Three Tenors, by Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti (Live Album; 1990)
Weekend at Bernie’s (Film; 1989)
You Oughta Know, by Alanis Morissette (Song; 1995)
Today’s Name Days
Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Austria)
Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalka, Nedyalko (Bulgaria)
Goran, Klaudije, Odon, Vilibald, Vilko (Croatia)
Bohuslava (Czech Republic)
Villebaldus (Denmark)
Koidu, Koidula (Estonia)
Klaus, Launo (Finland)
Raoul (France)
Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Germany)
Dominica, Cyriaca, Iria, Kiriaki, Kuriakis, Kyriake, Kyriaki, Ria (Greece)
Apollónia (Hungary)
Apollonio, Claudio, Edda (Italy)
Alda, Aline, Elita, Maruta (Latvia)
Estera, Sangailas, Vilgailė (Lithuania)
Håvard, Hulda (Norway)
Antoni, Benedykt, Cyryl, Estera, Kira, Metody, Piotr, Pompejusz, Sędzisława, Wilibald (Poland)
Chiriachi (Romania)
Oliver (Slovakia)
Fermín (Spain)
Klas (Sweden)
Ralph, Randall, Randolph, Randi, Randy, Raoul, Raul, Rogelio, Roger (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 188 of 2024; 177 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 5 of week 27 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 26 of 28]
Chinese: Month 5 (Wu-Wu), Day 20 (Bing-Yin)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 18 Tammuz 5783
Islamic: 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444
J Cal: 8 Lux; Oneday [1 of 30]
Julian: 24 June 2023
Moon: 76%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 20 Charlemagne (7th Month) [St. Francis of Assisi]
Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 9 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 17 of 94)
Zodiac: Cancer (Day 17 of 31)
0 notes
Text
Holidays 7.7
Holidays
All You Need Is Love Day
Andean Condor Day
ASB Young People’s Day (UK)
Bonza Bottler Day
Bungie Day
Cherry Dy (French Republic)
Comic Book Day
Double Seven Day (China)
Family Day (Lesotho)
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day
Fishermen’s Day (Marshall Islands)
George Town Heritage Day (Malaysia)
Global Forgiveness Day
International Oola Day
International Peace & Love Day
International Ponytail Day
International Soil Conversation Day
Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine)
Kharchi Puja (Tripura, India)
Kinderfest (Children’s Day; Switzerland)
National Day of Rock ’n’ Roll
National Dora Day
National Greshun Day
National Koi Day
National Zombie Day
Running of the Bulls begins (Fiesta de San Fermin; Pamplona, Spain) [thru 7.14]
Saba Saba Day (Tanzania)
Seven Deadly Sins Day
Seven Seven (UK)
Tanabata (Star Festival; Japan)
Tell the Truth Day
Tribute 7/7 (Texas)
Unity Factory Day (Yemen)
World Byproduct Day
World Kiswahili Language Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Eat A Vegetable You've Never Tried Before Day
International Beer Sommelier Day
National Dive Bar Day [Also 2nd Friday in April]
National Krimpet Day
National Macaroni Day
National Strawberry Sundae Day
World Chocolate Day
World Mango Day
1st Friday in July
Alice Springs Show Day [1st Friday]
Comic Sans Day [1st Friday]
Drive Your Corvette to Work Day [Friday closest to 6.30]
Ra o te Ui Ariki (Cook Islands) [1st Friday]
Roswell UFO Days begin [1st Friday, thru Sunday]
Ways With Words Festival of Words and Ideas begins (UK) [1st Friday]
Independence Days
Adonia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Solomon Islands (from UK, 1978)
Feast Days
Æthelburh of Faremoutiers (Christian; Saint)
Aphrodisia (Bathing festival of Aphrodite & Peitho, goddess of persuasion; Ancient Greece)
Benedict XI, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Cannelloni Day (Pastafarian)
Caprotina (Ancient Roman Female Slave Festival)
Consualia (Ancient Roman Harvest Festival)
Count the Holes in Your Colander Day (Pastafarian)
Dog-Lion Beast (Muppetism)
Edelburga of Kent (Christian; Saint)
Felix of Nantes (Christian; Saint)
Feriae Ancillarum (Old Roman Maid's Day Out)
Fledh Ghoibhnenn (Feast of Goibhniu, Celtic Brewer of the “Beer of Immortality”)
St. Francis of Assisi (Positivist; Saint)
Hedda, Bishop of the West Saxons (Christian; Saint)
Illidius (Christian; Saint)
Job of Maniava (Christian; Saint)
Marc Chagall (Artology)
No’man (Muppetism)
Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Fig, honoring Juno Caprotina, a.k.a. Festival of the Handmaidens; Ancient Rome)
Nones of July (Ancient Rome)
Job of Manyava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)
Pantaenus, Father of the Church (Christian; Saint)
Parlia (Festival for the Pales for Larger Animals; God of the Herds; Ancient Rome) [also 4.21]
Rumilia (Ancient Rome)
Tanabata (Lovers of the Milky Way; Pagan)
Willibald (Catholic Church)
X-Day (Approximate; Church of the SubGenius)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 31 of 60)
Premieres
The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi (Novel; 1881)
All You Need Is Love Day, by The Beatles (Song; 1967)
But I’m a Cheerleader (Film; 2000)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Thompson (Novel; 1972)
First Knight (Film; 1995)
Give Peace a Chance, by John Lennon (Song; 1969)
The Grand Illusion, by Styx (Album; 1977)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (UK Film; 2011) [#8]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (UK Film; 2009) [#6]
Here Comes the Sun recorded, by The Beatles (Song; 1969)
Images and Words, by Dream Theater (Album; 1992)
Lethal Weapon 2 (Film; 1989)
Live and Let Die, by Paul McCartney & Wings (Song; 1973)
Mickey Steps Out (Disney Cartoon; 1931)
Monsters at Work (Animated YV Series; 2021)
More Songs About Buildings and Food, by Talking Heads (Album; 1978)
My Prayer, by The Platters (Song; 1956)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Film; 2006)
Ryan’s Hope (Soap Opera; 1975)
Scary Movie (Film; 2000)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (Film; 2017)
Stunt, by Barenaked Ladies (Album; 1998)
Stupor Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)
Summer Magic (Film; 1963)
Three Tenors, by Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti (Live Album; 1990)
Weekend at Bernie’s (Film; 1989)
You Oughta Know, by Alanis Morissette (Song; 1995)
Today’s Name Days
Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Austria)
Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalka, Nedyalko (Bulgaria)
Goran, Klaudije, Odon, Vilibald, Vilko (Croatia)
Bohuslava (Czech Republic)
Villebaldus (Denmark)
Koidu, Koidula (Estonia)
Klaus, Launo (Finland)
Raoul (France)
Edda, Firmin, Willibald (Germany)
Dominica, Cyriaca, Iria, Kiriaki, Kuriakis, Kyriake, Kyriaki, Ria (Greece)
Apollónia (Hungary)
Apollonio, Claudio, Edda (Italy)
Alda, Aline, Elita, Maruta (Latvia)
Estera, Sangailas, Vilgailė (Lithuania)
Håvard, Hulda (Norway)
Antoni, Benedykt, Cyryl, Estera, Kira, Metody, Piotr, Pompejusz, Sędzisława, Wilibald (Poland)
Chiriachi (Romania)
Oliver (Slovakia)
Fermín (Spain)
Klas (Sweden)
Ralph, Randall, Randolph, Randi, Randy, Raoul, Raul, Rogelio, Roger (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 188 of 2024; 177 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 5 of week 27 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 26 of 28]
Chinese: Month 5 (Wu-Wu), Day 20 (Bing-Yin)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 18 Tammuz 5783
Islamic: 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444
J Cal: 8 Lux; Oneday [1 of 30]
Julian: 24 June 2023
Moon: 76%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 20 Charlemagne (7th Month) [St. Francis of Assisi]
Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 9 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 17 of 94)
Zodiac: Cancer (Day 17 of 31)
0 notes
Text
It’s that time again, turtledoves!! 😍❤️
30 Days of Aphrodite!
This is a brand new challenge for you all! Some questions are carried over from the previous one but the majority of it is completely new! 😁👍🏻
If you decide to participate I only ask two things of you ✌🏻
Tag your posts “30 days of Aphrodite” so we can all enjoy each other’s posts! 👥
Provide a link to this post so others can participate if they so choose! 🥰
Remember there is NO PRESSURE to do all 30 days! You do what you can when you can. This is meant to be fun not another source of stress in your life! All types of participation are welcomed and appreciated! 🙏🏻
And with that said, enjoy your 30 Days of Aphrodite, my starlings! 💖
✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
1) What first drew you to Aphrodite?
2) Describe your current relationship with Aphrodite.
3) What were your feelings about Aphrodite before you began worshiping her? Has anything changed?
4) Which of her myths is your favorite?
5) Which of her epithets are you drawn to?
6) How do you communicate with Aphrodite?
7) Do you have a song that represents your relationship with Aphrodite? If not, name a song that embodies her energy the most to you?
8) What area in your life has Aphrodite helped you the most with?
9) Favorite interaction you’ve had with Aphrodite.
10) What are some ways you honor Aphrodite?
11) What lessons has Aphrodite taught you?
12) What is something new you’d like to bring into your relationship with Aphrodite?
13) Do you have any personal associations with Aphrodite?
14) What fictional character do you associate most with Aphrodite?
15) What piece of writing exudes Aphrodite’s energy?
16) What do you love most about Aphrodite?
17) Where do you find or feel Aphrodite?
18) Share your favorite piece of artwork that depicts Aphrodite or that you personally relate to her.
19) What are your favorite offerings to give to Aphrodite and why?
20) What movie do you associate with Aphrodite?
21) What are your favorite Aphrodite resources?
22) What festival/holidays do you observe for her and how do you celebrate?
23) Talk about one of Aphrodite’s lovers.
24) Talk about one of Aphrodite’s children
25) Come up with a new/modern epithet for her.
26) What’s one misconception about Aphrodite you wish you could change?
27) What’s one question you would really like to ask her?
28) Share a pic of your altar/shrine and talk about it
29) What are some lesser known aspects of Aphrodite you’re drawn to?
30) What’s one thing you’d like everyone to know about Aphrodite?
426 notes
·
View notes
Conversation
Aphrodite, texting: Babe, I'm pregnant and you're the father!
Hephaestus, texting back: Seriously?!
Aphrodite: It's a prank HAHAHAHAHA
Aphrodite: Happy April Fool's day babe!
Hephaestus: You mean you're not pregnant?
Aphrodite: I mean you're not the father
#ouch#yeahhh HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY EVERYONE <3#made this post in advanced: 14/07/2021#aphrodite#hephaestus#aphrodite x hephaestus#greek gods#greek mythology#incorrect greek gods#incorrect greek mythology#incorrect mythology#mythology#s: r/badfaketexts (reddit)#queuetzalcoatl
251 notes
·
View notes
Photo
Parker Solar Probe offers stunning view of Venus NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning views of Venus during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020. Though Parker Solar Probe's focus is the Sun, Venus plays a critical role in the mission: The spacecraft whips by Venus a total of seven times over the course of its seven-year mission, using the planet's gravity to bend the spacecraft's orbit. These Venus gravity assists allow Parker Solar Probe to fly closer and closer to the Sun on its mission to study the dynamics of the solar wind close to its source. But -- along with the orbital dynamics -- these passes can also yield some unique and even unexpected views of the inner solar system. During the mission's third Venus gravity assist on July 11, 2020, the onboard Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, or WISPR, captured a striking image of the planet's nightside from 7,693 miles away. WISPR is designed to take images of the solar corona and inner heliosphere in visible light, as well as images of the solar wind and its structures as they approach and fly by the spacecraft. At Venus, the camera detected a bright rim around the edge of the planet that may be nightglow -- light emitted by oxygen atoms high in the atmosphere that recombine into molecules in the nightside. The prominent dark feature in the center of the image is Aphrodite Terra, the largest highland region on the Venusian surface. The feature appears dark because of its lower temperature, about 85 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) cooler than its surroundings. That aspect of the image took the team by surprise, said Angelos Vourlidas, the WISPR project scientist from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, who coordinated a WISPR imaging campaign with Japan's Venus-orbiting Akatsuki mission. "WISPR is tailored and tested for visible light observations. We expected to see clouds, but the camera peered right through to the surface." "WISPR effectively captured the thermal emission of the Venusian surface," said Brian Wood, an astrophysicist and WISPR team member from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. "It's very similar to images acquired by the Akatsuki spacecraft at near-infrared wavelengths." This surprising observation sent the WISPR team back to the lab to measure the instrument's sensitivity to infrared light. If WISPR can indeed pick up near-infrared wavelengths of light, the unforeseen capability would provide new opportunities to study dust around the Sun and in the inner solar system. If it can't pick up extra infrared wavelengths, then these images -- showing signatures of features on Venus' surface -- may have revealed a previously unknown "window" through the Venusian atmosphere. "Either way," Vourlidas said, "some exciting science opportunities await us." For more insight into the July 2020 images, the WISPR team planned a set of similar observations of the Venusian nightside during Parker Solar Probe's latest Venus flyby on Feb. 20, 2021. Mission team scientists expect to receive and process that data for analysis by the end of April. "We are really looking forward to these new images," said Javier Peralta, a planetary scientist from the Akatsuki team, who first suggested a Parker Solar Probe campaign with Akatsuki, which has been in orbiting Venus since 2015. "If WISPR can sense the thermal emission from the surface of Venus and nightglow -- most likely from oxygen -- at the limb of the planet, it can make valuable contributions to studies of the Venusian surface." IMAGE....When flying past Venus in July 2020, Parker Solar Probe's WISPR instrument, short for Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, detected a bright rim around the edge of the planet that may be nightglow -- light emitted by oxygen atoms high in the atmosphere that recombine into molecules in the nightside. The prominent dark feature in the center of the image is Aphrodite Terra, the largest highland region on the Venusian surface. Bright streaks in WISPR, such as the ones seen here, are typically caused by a combination of charged particles -- called cosmic rays -- sunlight reflected by grains of space dust, and particles of material expelled from the spacecraft's structures after impact with those dust grains. The number of streaks varies along the orbit or when the spacecraft is traveling at different speeds, and scientists are still in discussion about the specific origins of the streaks here. The dark spot appearing on the lower portion of Venus is an artifact from the WISPR instrument. CREDIT NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Laboratory/Guillermo Stenborg and Brendan Gallagher
28 notes
·
View notes
Text
BRF Reading - 28th of April, 2021
This is speculation only
Cards drawn 27th of April, 2021
Question: Is Her Majesty planning a regency?
Interpretation: At the moment she is only thinking about it
Card One: The Lovers. This is a major arcana card, so what it signifies will be played out on the world stage.
The card shows the youth Paris, who was given the task of awarding the golden apple inscribed 'to the fairest' to one of three goddesses. The goddesses all promised him a reward - Hera offers him the globe of worldly authority and power, Athena offers the sword of the cutting power of the mind, and Aphrodite offers the cup of love. (note that this is how the gifts of the goddesses are described in this deck, in the myth they are a bit different). Here we see Paris in the moment of decision. He chose Aphrodite and the cup of love, as the Lovers card is about love and relationships.
The Lovers is the card of the sun-sign Gemini, and Gemini was the sun sign of Prince Philip. The Lovers card is also the card of soulmates and/or of romantic love, and Prince Philip and the Queen were in love for all of their married life (and before, i.e. during the engagement and before they became engaged). So one meaning of this card is Prince Philip and what he meant to the Queen.
The Lovers card can also indicate a business relationship, one where both parties work together in harmony and the relationship is beneficial to them both. In this sense it would represent the Queen working with someone else in a regency.
Card Two: The Four of Swords. The card shows Orestes meditating in a place of retreat. This is a card of rest, of quiet, of meditation. It can also be a card of death. In this spread it has a couple of meanings. The first is that Prince Philip, as represented by the previous card, is now dead. This is the four of Swords as a card of death. The second meaning is that HM the Queen, in the weeks following Prince Philip's death, is having a time of rest and reflection. She may come to realise that she is tired, the person she always leant on (her rock) is gone, and it may be time for her to hand over some or all of her duties so she, too, can have a period of rest.
Card Three: The Ace of Pentacles. This is a card of a new beginning in the area of material achievement - money, rank, power, status. It says that the resources for this new beginning are now available. The time is right to pursue this idea if you so wish. At this stage, the new beginning is only a thought. It will take planning and hard work to make it a reality.
Here we see the Queen thinking about a new beginning in terms of rank, status etc, which most likely means a regency. She has the resources to create a regency, and this is a good time to create one if she so wishes. However, at the moment this is only a thought. Nothing concrete has been done to turn it into a reality.
Underlying Energies: The Emperor. This is the card of the ultimate ruler, the one with all the power. It is a card of stability, of wisdom and experience, the ultimate father figure who guides his children. The card shows the God Zeus, the chief god of the Olympians.
In this reading, the Emperor card represents the power of the crown. At the moment, this is held by HM the Queen. If she decides on a regency, it will be held by another. This power, and the possible division of this power, is the underlying energy of this reading.
The Emperor can also represent Prince Charles, as the next male person to hold the authority of the crown. HM the Queen is deciding whether to pass this power on to him now, in the form of a regency of some sort, or if it would be better to hold it all herself.
The Emperor is a major arcana card, so whatever the result of HM the Queen's decision about who holds the power of the crown, we will see it displayed the public.
Major Arcana: We have two major arcana cards in this spread, the Lovers and the Emperor. The two major energies in the spread are the Queen's love for Prince Philip, the effect upon her of his passing, and whether she wants to enter into a partnership with respect to the power of the crown or not.
Conclusion: HM the Queen is thinking about a regency and whether she wishes to retire for a period of rest or she wishes to continue with all of her work. She has not yet decided if she wants to continue carrying the burden of the crown without the constant support of her spouse, or whether it would be better to pass some of the power onto her son, Prince Charles. She is in the stage of thinking it over and has made no firm decision either way as yet.
15 notes
·
View notes
Text
2021 Personal Festival Calendar
Note:
Based on Southern Hemisphere
Some dates have been moved for personal reasons *
Some to align with Australian holidays **
Split months mean it is likely dependant on the weather
All include Hestia
Italics for personal festivals
Plus my monthly libations/offerings, which usually simply involves lighting incense, maybe a candle, and saying thanks:
1st - Noumenia
2nd - Agathos Daimon, Tykhe
4th - Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, Herakles
14th - Zeus
16th - Hera
30th/31st - Deipnon
January
1st - Demokratia (Zeus, Themis) **
February
10th (27 Gamelion) - Theogamia (Hera, Zeus)
20th - Adonia (Adonis, Aphrodite)
March
21st - World Poetry Day (Sappho)
27th - Daedala (Hera, Zeus) *
March/April
Plerosia (Demeter, Zeus, Horai, Hermes)
April/May
Proerosia (Demeter, Kore, Horai, Zeus)
May
1st (19 Mounykhion) - Olympeia (Zeus)
9th - Homestead Heritage (Ancestors)
June
July/August
?planting festival (Demeter, Zeus, Horai)
August
10th (2 Metageitnion) - Herakleia (Herakles)
September
1st - Genesia/Diasia (Zeus, Ancestors) *
October
November
3rd - Heraia (Hera, Iris) *
December
10th - Oikos New Year
21st (Midsummer) - Aphrodisia (Aphrodite, Peitho)
Previous calendar
30 notes
·
View notes
Text
I posted 2,099 times in 2021
5 posts created (0%)
2094 posts reblogged (100%)
For every post I created, I reblogged 418.8 posts.
I added 10 tags in 2021
#hazbin hotel - 1 posts
#leo - 1 posts
#black cats - 1 posts
#black cats of tumblr - 1 posts
#i was just standing there - 1 posts
#i mean - 1 posts
#right? - 1 posts
#personal - 1 posts
#i prefer getting stoned - 1 posts
#incredibly lazy - 1 posts
Longest Tag: 26 characters
#nerdy couples do it better
My Top Posts in 2021
#5
Well. If I can still receive cat calls from simply standing out on my apartment balcony and he goddess Aphrodite had fat rolls too, I really shouldn’t be too concerned about my appearance.
0 notes • Posted 2021-06-15 17:57:20 GMT
#4
Confirmed ☑️
Voted most likely to live in nostalgia and have it hinder my happiness. 🤙🏻
0 notes • Posted 2021-05-17 01:05:56 GMT
#3
1 notes • Posted 2021-10-18 05:16:48 GMT
#2
doing my annual re-watching of Your Lie In April, but this time as a black cat owner!! 😍🐈⬛ Thackeray Beans isn’t sure why I like the volume so loud with this particular show!! 😆
3 notes • Posted 2021-04-03 05:37:36 GMT
#1
Me: -struggles to cast a YouTube video to my living room tv-
My boyfriend: “honey, are you selecting the right device?”
Me: “ Y E S, look, this one is ‘living room tv’, that one over there is named Strawberry Pimp.”
3 notes • Posted 2021-03-26 03:35:51 GMT
Get your Tumblr 2021 Year in Review →
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
Aphrodite April 2021 Day 17
(The list of prompts is still right here if any of them catch your fancy!)
17) Where do you find or feel Aphrodite?
At the beach- even when I was an atheist I always felt like the beach was as close as I could get to the divine. More so now.
In the bath- I love bubble baths! I feel so at peace and allowed to spoil myself a bit.
Late at night- I'm a chronic insomniac and I used to have freakouts late at night over feeling alone. That doesn't happen anymore because now I just feel loved.
13 notes
·
View notes
Last Seen Blogs
stillshepersists
Two Paths Diverged In a Wood...
engelious
Engel
thedawnjester
*firework explosions*
flamingsemi
I Have No Theme
cupcake-de-abacaxi
Ciel do Céu | Carry On