#deity song.

[brucewaynehater101]

AU: Jason has Lazarus Pit effects, but it just plays suitable (or funny) background music to whatever he's experiencing.

#dc comics #dc universe #jason todd #it can also somewhat see the future so Jason knows he's in for some shit when the music suddenly starts being creepy as hell #he always curls into a ball to cry when mitski comes on #jason wants a word with whatever lime juice deity is choosing the music #some people have theme songs (or a song commonly played when they appear/are around that describe them) #he accidentally ate some soap in the shower and “i swallowed shampoo” by soupy garbage juice started up. jason screamed.

[lostinvasileios]

Have you ever felt so loved by your deities/love your deities so much it makes you wanna be spontaneous? Do something so out of character, out of the ordinary for you because your body is so full of their energy and love?

Sometimes I just sit around and contain the fierce urge to start doing the worm or whatever because of how much energy they give to me.

#Food for thought? #*breaks out into song out of nowhere in honor of my deities* #its an interesting feeling #ive hit the dougie for apollon before #he enjoyed it #witchcraft #deities #deity work #deity witch #helpol #hellenic worship #hellenic deities #hellenic polytheism #hellenism #hellenic #theistic satanist #theistic satanism #satanism #deity love #deity worship #paganism #polytheism

[amicus-noctis]

#albert camus #classical literature #existentialism #classics #sylvia plath #franz kafka #classical quotes #classical poetry #ancient greek #greek mythology #greek posts #greek tumblr #greek gods #pan deity #madeline miller #the song of achilles #achilles #writers on tumblr #aspiring writer #writers #writers of tumblr #writers and poets #virginia woolf #quotes #poetry #classic literature #book quote #dark acamedia #dark academia

[wutheringmights]

After I finished reading The Epic of Gilgamesh today, I entered a fugue state where I sat down and read the entirety of Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce.

On the record, I have had a lifelong love and adoration for Pierce's Tortall books. I first read the Song of the Lioness quartet when I was 11, and they rewrote my brain. I love them so much. I reread them and the other Tortall books on a semi-frequent schedule.

It's been a while since I reread any of the Alanna books, if only because my sister took our shared copies when she moved out. I've been meaning to buy my own set for a long while now but haven't been able to justify the purchase. The other week, I just so happened to find the first two volumes at my local indie bookstore. I bought them immediately, as well as ordered the third and fourth book. (And discovered that the store owner knows me by name-- when I went to pick up my order, she saw me and said, Hi Frankie! I got your books over here.) (I may be spending too much money there.)

So I have been in a bit of an emotional rut these past few weeks. Work sucks. Life stinks. The temptation to run off to Tortall and curl up in the fantasy story that captivated me as a kid has never been stronger.

Ergo, I ran off to read the first book as soon as I could.

If you're looking for any critique of this book, series, or Tortall in general, I will never give it. Sure, it's problematic and dated, and in many ways imperfect, but someone else can list out all of its issues. They're all perfect to me.

Anyway, the book. I should say something about this book in particular.

One thing I appreciate about Pierce's writing is how she handles school settings in fantasy. Learning and training is so mundane. All of her heroines have to work hard and put in extra hours of study in order to improve, much less keep up with their peers. It's so normal that it circles around to being weirdly refreshing.

Also, there is still no other fantasy author who handles period talk and birth control the way Pierce does. We make fun of the trope of fantasy birth control nowadays, but I rarely see it presented as it is here: as a part of normal puberty lessons and given long before sex is in the girl's radar. And even today with the glut of YA fantasy stories out there, I still have yet to see menstruation be portrayed as frequently or as bluntly as Pierce writes it.

There was a period of time publishers really tried to push the Tortall books as straight YA, which doesn't work for that reason alone. You gotta market them to middle schoolers. They're the ones just starting puberty talks, and getting scenes like this is so good for their brains.

Moving on: I fucking love these characters. Alanna was an icon of brash, temperamental heroines that have shaped my taste to this day. I love how even in the first book, Jon is kinda shitty. I adore George Cooper. Talk about a taste maker the way this man sets a standard.

I just can't be coherent when it comes to any Tortall books. I have no thoughts. Head empty. I am going to binge the rest of this series as quickly as I can before my library book comes in. Then normal book content will resume.

Before I go, I need to talk about the book covers.

Growing up, my sister and I had these covers:

Which, god. I love them. The black is striking. The art is incredible. Alanna looks so good. They were the perfect pocket-size too. I was going to buy the same edition for my copies, but instead I got the 40th anniversary reprints:

Not bad at all! These books have had some seriously bad covers, and these look great! Very anime, which will appeal to the 11 year olds who need to have their socks rocked by this series.

But, man. I really miss those black covers. One day I will splurge and buy a second set of them just so that I can stare at the art.

#having a not normal time on tumblr dot come right now #alanna my beloved #if you were a deity i would worship you #me rambling #me reading #bookish #books and reading #books #bookblr #Alanna: the first adventure #the song of the lioness #tortall #tamora pierce

[gncrezan]

happy three years to @chrysanthemumgames !!!! as always i'm a little biased towards drawing hermes, but i love the entire cast and at least wanted to draw all of them :') and ofc, thank you jess for a game i always love and keep coming back to!!!

#do not be fooled with no speechbubbles in reply to the cast #hermes is yelling hello's and sorry's as he speeds away i promise #asphodelgame #fields of asphodel #foa #my art #hermes #persephone #pyri #alekto #charon #hekate #hades #makaria #have a bunch of doodles and thoughts for foa that i never got around to properly drawing so . perhaps soon!!!!! #also re the new hozier album. first time-hades (i shouldnt have to explain myself it was like it was written FOR him) #who we are- charon and esp with his backstory my knuckles go white with how desperate i am to know more about them #de selby pt1 and 2 for hermes just cause i like the imagery of the songs about descent for the deity that splits his time #unknown is for alekto . lord i love her and again i would like sweet sweet backstory #first light pyri . i enjoy the light-river of fire idea and also its one of the more hopeful songs off the album #and i am struggling with hekate but i do enjoy all things end :) #but particularly 'if there way anyone to ever get through this life with their heart still intact they didn't do it right' #and ofc 'we didn't it right but love we did our best' and that constant forward motion for a deity that has lived so long #seph/pc gets to someone from a warm climate. the adjustment of being in a new place and the love that can come from that new place #and in the end its as easy . natural as another leg around you in the bed frame. ANYONE ELSE A BIT SICK RN? #other songs on the album (FRANCESCA. ICARIAN. DAMAGE GETSDONE!!!!) can be applied to the entire cast #damage gets done has such SUCH a fun beat that makes me think of hermes but that is like. 90% bias #anyways sorry for the hozier-foa tedtalk in the notes. quite deranged about both lately #and as always sorry to the pagans on this site. best wishes <3

[i-na-ri]

Apollo and Hyacinthus :D

Can someone explain to me why I’m so afraid of posting on tumblr.

#apollo deity #apollo and hyacinthus #greek myth art #greek myth fanfic #greek mythology #mythologyart #hyacinthus #the song of achilles #achilles and patroclus #pride month #art #fanart #origional art

[yebreed]

The Hall of the Holy Mother: One of the Oldest Places of Worship

The Hall of the Holy Mother (聖母殿) in Jinci Temple (晉祠), Shanxi. Built during the reign of Emperor Renzong (仁宗) of the Northern Song dynasty (1023-1032).

The hall is part of the ever evolving temple complex founded about one and a half thousand years ago. Over the centuries of countless transformations, it has accumulated buildings of various periods and styles.

The temple is dedicated to Shuimu (水母), The Old Mother of Waters, witch-goddess of Chinese lore, appearing in the form of a dragon, a snake or a charming lady with a sword and a yoke.

Photo: ©鱼雁江南, 雪夜魚舟

#ancient china #chinese culture #chinese mythology #taoism #chinese architecture #song dynasty #wooden architecture #wooden buildings #chinese customs #taoist #chinese folk religion #chinese temple #religious art #temple architecture #taoist deities #goddess #goddess worship #mother goddess #great mother #chinese folklore #dragon art #dragon

[mr-se-ro-to-nin]

I refuse to believe hozier is a regular human.

This “man” writes as if Apollo is whispering in his ear.

#hozier #unknown / nth #work song #fae #apollo deity #shit post

[harvest-of-the-present]

you finally take a day of rest and suddenly see Dionysus everywhere

#dionysus #paganism #dionysus deity #my experience #in titles of books in songs in random decorations on the streets in social media and in offered meals #thank you #i can only thank you #paganblr #deity worship #hellenic polytheism #helpol #hellenic polythiest #hellenism #hellenic pagan

[yustinamishka]

"Xiao Xingchen, have you ever wondered why mortals call it 'falling in love'?"

#mdzs #song lan #xiao xingchen #songxiao #demon song lan #deity xiao xingchen

[fr-likes-chocolate]

THERE IS PHILZA ANGST AND I FOUND A SONG, LET THERE BE A ONESHOT lol not a oneshot I’m making more

(inspired by this song) (mainly the end)

Everyone was worried for Phil, he had dark bags under his eyes and scars that were too fresh to be from purgatory. Of course, the islanders had their rumors about why Phil was a wreck, he had a run-in with the federation, or the stress of single-handedly caring for two eggs was getting to him.

Phil only let the people he was closest to know why he was a mess, that meant Fit, Etoiles, and Missa. he did not want to worry others, they had bigger problems to worry about.

As the days dragged on, Phil’s hallucinations steadily increased in size, getting to the point where Phil would fall asleep on Quesadilla Island, and wake up in Endlantis. When this happened he shakily opened his communicator and call for Fit or Etoiles.

His hallucinations weren't all bad, sometimes he was in a large forest, feeling Rose’s influence all around him, or walking among quartz pillars in the nether, or by a beach, content to watch to ocean.

However, that didn't stop Phil from isolating himself from the others, making everyone worried.

After a full month of madness, Phil finally decided that he wouldn't hide anymore. He made his way to an abandoned field, waiting until the hallucinations started. It did not take long for the world to change, the ground condensing into endstone and the sky turning dark and cold.

“Ender king!” Phil screamed, “I've come to stop this torment!” He glanced around, waiting, no, praying for some sign of a response. The very air seemed to mock him, how naive he was to try and confront the Ender king!

Foolish crow... You dare challenge me on my own turf? You didn’t even bring anyone to help you, how do you expect to get away, let alone stop me?

Void tendrils seeped from the ground, pulling at Phil’s clothing, he pulled away from the tendrils and ran, this was a horrible idea! He pulled up the chat as he ran, clumsily typing for someone to help him.

Ph1lza: I need help

FitMC: where are you?

Etoiles: what happened??

Ph1lza: I cant type coords, find me on the map. Please come quick, its gotten out of hand.

Fit immediately jumped up, he knew what ‘it’ was, he quickly located Phil on the mini-map, he was over 500 blocks away from the closest warp, Fit cursed under his breath before warping. As soon as he got there, he checked what direction he was going before running. Minutes ticked by as Fit ran, he could see flashes of what looked like Etoiles, Bad, or Foolish. It hardly mattered as they all had the same goal, getting to Phil.

They wouldn't think anything of it, but when they ran, plants and trees moved to make a clear path, almost as if nature itself wanted to help Phil.

~~~~

Phil’s legs burned as he pushed himself to his limit, he couldn't keep this up for long. He was so tired...

As Phil jumped to avoid another void spike as he dashed into an open field, he looked around for the best place to run to when suddenly he heard someone call out his name. There on the left was Fit! He dashed towards him, seeing others break the treeline. “FIT!” Phil screamed, feeling the void tendrils trying to trip or pull him.

“Phil! Grab my hand!” Fit shouted, holding his hand out. Phil lunged for Fits hand, he was so close! Just grab on and-

A void tendril grabbed Phil’s foot, the teleportation magic working immediately, Phio disappeared into a shimmer of ender particles, leaving only his hat behind.

Fit gasped, searching the area for where Phil could have gone. “Phil?!” Etoiles looked around frantically. “What on earth?! He just disappeared...” Bad muttered. Fit sighed, “I think I know what happened... Tell me, have you heard of the Ender king?”

(part 2 here)

#Spotify #qsmp #qsmp philza #philza #hardcore philza #ender king #Hardcore Rose #< implied #qsmp fitmc #phil’s lore has a choakhold on me cant you tell? #Btw for the song it's like the hardcore deities talking to phil :)

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

having Cassandra and Apollo thoughts...

thoughts about how she still calls Apollo "the god I love", even after the curse. how he gifted not just her, but her twin with the gift of prophecy. he loved both of them. they loved him.

I know people claim Athena avenged Cassandra's rape at the hands of Ajax but tbh that wasn't Athena avenging Cassandra - that was Athena punishing Ajax for violating the sanctity of her temple.

if Cassandra hadn't been inside Athena's temple, Ajax would have gotten away with it. and in a way, he did anyway.

and then when you think about Cassandra's death...the one to avenge her is the god she loves. Apollo. he cursed her, yes. but he still loved her too.

because think about it. apollo did not give a flying fuck about Agamemnon. if it was just Agamemnon who died, Apollo would have thrown a party.

but Cassandra was also killed. someone Apollo loves, and a favored priestess.

...remember what happened to Agamemnon when he insulted a priest of Apollo? a plague fell on the Achaeans.

and when Cassandra is killed...Apollo finds a way to make her murders pay the price. He gets Orestes to kill his own mother to avenge Cassandra.

frankly, I love them. I want more of them. This messy, complicated relationship with so much more meaning than "apollo got mad because she wouldn't sleep with him". Even with the cursory view I have, I can see there is so much more there.

Gods, I need to get my hands on those primary sources so I can obsessively read about them in full.

If anybody has recommendations on which primary sources have Cassandra and Apollo please tell me

I am begging you.

RAWRRAWRARWR I LOVE THEM👀

I also have thoughts about Apollo and Orestes but that's for another time

#apollo #cassandra #the trojan war #tagamemnon #greek mythology #greek myths #greek myth #greek gods #troy #trojan war #apollo deity #now watch me get hate for this lmao #cassandra and apollo are so much more complicated than what popular interpetation believes #this thought bunny wa provoked because i am listening to one of the cut EPIC songs #it's between athena and odysseus but then i started thinking about it in the context of apollo and orestes #then it spiraled into apollo's motivations for wanting clytemestra and aegisthus dead #and cassandra is the root of his motivation #because apollo defends his worshippers #his priests like chryses #and priestesses like cassandra #not to mention others like manto #ooweeooeeweewwoo #lots of pennies for thought

[sleepnowmychild]

The song red right hand makes me think of Thanatos, but because the song is in third person it comes off to me as Hypnos telling people about his twin, this dark force that’s inescapable and inevitable and will make you feel secure before you die. Especially this part:

“He's a god, he's a man

He's a ghost, he's a guru

They're whispering his name

Through this disappearing land

But hidden in his coat

Is a red right hand”

#there you go Thanatos devotees #a song for your playlists #hypnos deity #hellenic deities #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hypnos devotee #hypnos god #hellenic worship #hellenism #greek mythology #cthonic gods #thanatos deity #thanatos god #hypnos worship #Hypnos and Thanatos

[leafith]

Heyyy people and Sky fans who like the Gods, I finally got some small food 📜

I managed to give designs to Megabird and the Darkness... After one year of playing Sky. :)

I gave them their different mystical forms! From "animal" to "humanoid"!

Zooms here:

I don't know why, but I see Darkness as a snake. Maybe it's just my mind that makes this idea, because I always saw the snakes as Darkness's keepers.

And under the designs, you can find a height difference between them and AURORA, a normal Skykid and creatures.

I hope you enjoy these designs! 💞

#sky cotl #sky children of the light #sky: children of the light #sky: cotl #that sky game #that sky art #megabird #darkness #aurora #season of aurora #skykid #dark crab (:'>) #and a tree yay #anyways I put Krills details on Darkness because... because... it seems obvious to me come on. #and megabird is just a big bird so I guess I got the design right..??? #tell me #I also love to call these deities just The Gods or The Architects (based on an unreleased aurora song I randomly found) #they aren't much friends but they are quite similar

[y-rhywbeth2]

"The so-called Bhaalspawn grew up haunted by dreams of death and found themselves imbued with strange powers. Age had little effect upon them once they had grown to maturity..."

I was already sort of aware of the extremely vague aging of Bhaalspawn in 5e, but it's nice to have it confirmed again. While I acknowledge that certain Bhaalspawn have aged in this edition, I'm still going to link it to 3.5e's "they're immortal." Hey, no Bhaalspawn has ever died of old age, so there's nothing to contradict that.

I will also be taking "Bhaalspawn had their nightmares all their life growing up, not just when they hit 20" and running with it.

(I'm not entirely clear how they age in this edition. They age, but don't grow infirm, and Sarevok expects to be around for generations to come despite already being 100+ and apparently supposed to be looking like he's 60. Immortality without youth? Elminster-style? How does it impact Bhaalspawn whose mortal ancestors have lifespans longer than humans? While the tabletop oneshot with the VA's wasn't canon, I know Imoen cameo'd and she hasn't aged a day in that.)

#...I have the Fall Out Boy song stuck in my head now #I think - assuming I haven't fucked up the maths it's x2 slower - Vel could live for 1400+ maybe 2000years if he *isn't* outright immortal? #If I throw on dragon sorcery - which originally made you half-dragon - it's like 10000+ years! #If I fuck up the maths even more I get 10500-14000 years without the dragon #...gonna outlive Elminster #Who *is* immortal #Solath is a full deity this doesn't concern her #babbling #/durge

[smolandweirdwriter]

the hades to eros to ares pipeline is REAL

#ares deity #hades persephone #eros and psyche #ares is the best #greek gods #girl goddess queen #patrochilles #zeus greek mythology #greek myths #greek goddesses #aphrodite #hephaestus #greek myth retellings #percy jackson #aphrodite x ares #circe #epic the musical #the song of achilles