The Evermore Grimoire: Greek Mythology
Astraea (Ἀστραία, meaning 'star-maiden') was the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision in greek mythology. She was also associated with Dike (goddess of justice) but not to be confused with Asteria (goddess of the stars). Astraea, the celestial virgin, was the last of the immortals to live with humans during the Golden Age, one of the old Greek religion's five deteriorating Ages of Man. According to Ovid, she abandoned the earth during the Iron Age. Fleeing from the new wickedness of humanity, she ascended to heaven to become the constellation Virgo. The nearby constellation Libra reflected her symbolic association with Dike, who in Latin culture as Justitia is said to preside over the constellation. In the Tarot, the 8th card, Justice, with a figure of Justitia, can be considered related to the figure of Astraea on historical iconographic grounds. According to legend, Astraea will one day come back to Earth, bringing with her the return of the utopian Golden Age of which she was the ambassador.
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~Libra “With a feather pen in her hand, she narrates the Laws of the Land. The supreme balancing actress holding the scales of ultimate decisiveness,
A style of ancient measurement so righteous, classic, & sacred. In the end, it’s only this Goddess who can judge you”
Cherry
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Athena
Παλλὰς μουνογενής, μεγάλου Διὸς ἔκγονε σεμνή,
δῖα μάκαιρα θεά, πολεμοκλόνος, ὀμβριμόθυμε,
[Ἄῤῥητ’, εὐρήτη, μεγαλώνυμος, ἀντροδίαιτε·
ἥ τε διαΐσσεις ὑψαυχένας ἀκρωρείας,
ἠδ’ ὄρεα σκιόεντα, νάπῃσί τε σὴν φρένα τέρπεις.]
ὁπλοχαρής, οἰστροῦσα βροτῶν ψυχὰς μανίῃσιν·
γυμνάζουσα κόρη. φρικώδεα θυμὸν ἔχουσα.
Γοργοφόνος, φυγόλεκτρε, τεχνῶν μῆτερ πολύολβε.
ὁρμάστειρα, φίλοιστρε κακοῖς, ἀγαθοῖς δὲ φρόνησις.
ἄρσην μὲν καὶ θῆλυς ἔφυς, πολεμήτοκε μῆτι.
αἰολόμορφε, δράκαινα, φιλένθεος, ἀγλαότιμε·
Φλεγραίων ὀλέτειρα γιγάντων, ἱππελάτειρα.
Τριτογένεια, λύτειρα κακῶν, νικηφόρε δαῖμον,
γλαυκῶφ’, εὑρεσίτεχνε, πολυλλίστη βασίλεια
ἤματα καὶ νύκτας αἰεὶ νεάταισιν ἐν ὥραις,
κλῦθί μευ εὐχομένου, δὸς δ’ εἰρήνην πολύολβον,
καὶ κόρην ἠδ’ ὑγίειαν ἐπ’ εὐόλβοισιν ἐν ὥραις.
Only-begotten Pallás, born of the revered lineage of mighty Zeus,
Heavenly happy Goddess, warlike, indomitable,
[Ineffable, yet easy to know, glorious, cave-dwelling,
You dart across the hills and towering ridges,
And the shadowy mountains, and you delight your heart with the valleys.]
Delighting in arms, you who drive the souls of men to madness;
Athletic Maiden. Having a spirit of dreadful nature,
Slayer of the Gorgóhn, virginal, abundant mother of the arts.
Advocate, frenzy-loving to the wicked, but prudence in the good.
You are male and female, oh shrewd one who generates war,
Form-changing, dragoness, divine inspiration, revered,
Destroyer of the Phlægraiôn Giants, equestrian.
Tritoyǽneia, deliverer from sorrows, victorious divinity,
Gleaming, inventor of crafts, queen besought by many prayers
Day and night even into the final hours:
Hear my prayer, give me peace and wealth,
And satisfaction and health with prosperous seasons.
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Me: I am normal about the internal political structure of nations on fire emblem Awakening.
Also me: Okay, so from the village dialogue in chapter 8, we know that despite Grima being the main deity of worship, average plegians don't seem to like the Grimleal. Implying that the Grimleal are either weirdo fundies that no one really likes but they have an out sized influence on the government or Plegia is polytheistic and they worship gods related to their occupation and Grima is the god you worship if you're a dark mage or you want their blessing in war (god of destruction and all). Awakening characters do say Gods (plural) when they sware, meaning that multiple gods are consistent with Archneaian theology. Chrom’s father is stated to have labeled the Plegian people heathens likely because the Grimleal gained influence in whatever hierarchy rules Plegia. We know it's likely semi democratic because Gangrel supposedly worked his way up from being a street urchin to the position of king. Because it's stated to be a theocracy, it's likely similar to how catholics elected the pope via the collage of cardinals.
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