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gbhbl · 1 year
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Album Review: Y Gododdin by The Wolves of Avalon (Godreah Records)
Album Review: Y Gododdin by The Wolves of Avalon (Godreah Records)
It is time to step back through the ages once more with The Wolves Of Avalon on their new album, Y Gododdin, due for release on the 25th of November via Godreah Records. Formed in 2009 by Metatron (The Meads Of Asphodel) and song writer James Marinos, the band’s fourth album, Y Gododdin, brings us a vision of the Gododdin, Northern warriors whose battles against the Angle tribes are documented in…
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courecta · 1 year
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Rises
The mead pours out, the forest shudders, A symphony of madness, weighed down. Yet, the word with countless meanings, feels nothing, Upon mountains of sand, a library lost.
Cabins amidst forests, Deserts over deserts, Ozymandias atop Ozymandias.
And as all comes and goes, the grasp drags me down, Crying, I look up, numb fingers reaching for the sky. A timid star, sea foam, they hear my call, And my head, risking drear, haunted by the fall.
Oh, how I had forgotten, the sun, it illuminates, Bouncing from bone to bone, filling my empty sockets. My mouth tastes the retribution of this error, Dried up on terraces, sunsets of the million.
Then came to the rest of me, my flesh, Knots and tongues, filling the equinox of my being, Of my hollowness, a place sequestered to none.
Where do the clouds part for the sun? No, it blemishes, Swathes of water to abject divinity. Dynamic dioramas of swans swim sententiously.
For this is what holds the world together, I say. Standing stakes, piercing from those knots. My place is here, above and below these very scenes. Clicking, it ticks, throughout the earth it beats.
At once I am beneath the denim sky, my ribs filled, With lilacs and daisies, a click,
Then red permeates, the sky ablaze, Ashes of this vermilion too, denouncing my hands. Adorned with Ivy, Dahlia, they too, display, a click,
My hips and thighs, to move no more, Lift one last time to this necrotic ruse. Arched, laden with Asphodel and Azalea, Under tears of salamander skies, a muse. a click,
And, finally, Anemone strewn, Rosemary fashioning my toes, each knuckle bared, Against nothing, heather clouds and alabaster towers, Reach above, they look upon these bouquets, with words none the wiser, they say—
So this was us? Clouds, never anchored, yet unmoving, Was it the world below us that moved? Or the cosmos that fluctuated? Like the mead in a cabin in an endless forest, While it was unpleasant, now it is calm.
Some say change is deliberate and small, requiring thought, But we now know, it is all-encompassing, May never be known to the world, and thought requires it. These clouds were here all along, shifting endlessly, From Sahara to Sahara, from tower to tower.
Were they always meant to come here? Even we don't know, the 'you' and 'I' inside of us, Recognize this, the contradiction between non-being, And the assemblage of all that is. The constellations that brought flesh to these bones, Bore not roars of change, but vain oscillations.
There is no sin in change then, Parades of contradictions may hurl the world, And it stands on all, not the strongest or the wisest, Merely it stands, upon roaring it dies, And on the surface, it —
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ausaplenty · 1 year
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Bouquet for sorrow and regret
A mix of AUs and characters
Asphodel to indicate your regret will follow you to the grave (Gilbert, Kiara - Betrayal AU)
Azalea for fragility in a difficult time (Kiara, Gilbert, Lilian - Soldier Poet King AU)
Snowdrop for consolation and hope of better days ahead (Ren, Jade - ATLA AU)
Rue for regret (Thomas, Violet - Pre-P14H)
Willow for mourning (Ren, Thomas - Red Hood AU)
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Gilbert Mead, Kiara Scuro - Betrayal AU
Asphodel – regret that follows you to the grave
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Kiara smiled tiredly at him from the back corner booth as he entered the Chinese restaurant, one hand on the stroller next to her.
Ren and Skye had texted earlier with their excuses.
<SPSRA mission out of state. Will see you next time>
<Big project due tomorrow. Sorry!>
The unofficial Team Awesome monthy reunions were nearing expiration, with Gilly and Kiara clinging on by their nails. They weren’t doing it for themselves, though, as much as they were trying to keep something alive.
Lilian.
He’d almost backed out today. Made up some excuse about research and apologized. At least with the other two absent, the bitterness wouldn’t be so quick to rise for the blonde.
Kiara blamed Ren and Skye for staying at SPSRA, after what happened to their best friend. For glossing over the false imprisonment and agonizing pain because SPSRA was the “greater good.”
“Tell me who they’re helping?” Kiara demanded, her lips twisted into a snarl as she glared at the other two.
“We’re helping people. The engineers are improving technology so we’re less reliant on the Basement and –“ Skye recoiled as the word spurred a hiss from the shadow walker.
Ren refused to cave under the weight of hostility. “It’s making a difference, Kiara, and Skye and Thomas and I are doing what we can to make sure what happened to Lily isn’t repeated.”
“It shouldn’t have happened in the first place.”
Gilbert was safe from Kiara’s rage, though he didn’t deserve it. The chip was his fault. His work had killed Lilian.  
“Hey Gilly,” Kiara greeted when he slid onto the scarlet vinyl seat across from her. “I ordered egg rolls for us already, I’m famished. And I ordered tea for you.”
“Thanks,” he said. He nodded toward the stroller. “How is she?”
Kiara’s smile should have been radiant, befitting a proud new mother, as she pulled  the blanket away from the carrier’s opening. The tiny baby with a mess of black curls slept in her seat, tiny squeaks escaping occasionally.
“LiLi would have loved her,” the shadow walker murmured. “With how much she loved kids? It would have been hard to pry Inali out of her arms.”
Gilbert’s heart twisted.
“I’m moving,” he blurted out awkwardly, resting his hands on the table. “T-There’s a company in San Diego that wants my help creating assistive devices.”
Kiara’s gloved hands covered his. He met her eyes.
“I get it.”
Kiara Scuro, Gilbert Mead, Lilian Moros - Soldier, Poet, King AU
Azalea – fragility during a difficult time
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“Gilbert!” Kiara shouted between coughs as she stumbled through the masses. Her voice was lost in the barrage of screams and wails as the soldiers set fire to the huts and shacks that had barely sheltered the people of Beryn. “Gilly!”
The soldiers bore no symbols, a shield to protect the lord and his cronies from suspicions when he offered the village protection, but Kiara knew their purpose.
A mercenary barreled toward her atop a piebald stallion, the pike in his grasp aimed at her gut. The blonde snarled as she rolled out of his path, lashing out with a dark tendril. The shadow wrapped around his neck, cutting into his flesh before Kiara gave a vicious yank and severing the soldier’s head.
There will come a soldier, who carries a mighty sword. They will tear your city down
Somebody plowed into her, knocking her to the ground. She twisted in their grasp, wrestling her attacker beneath her with a blade to their throat. Angry brown eyes glared up at her.
A mousy-haired young man glared up at her, straining against Kiara’s thighs straddling his torso. “Bastards,” he spat. “We were fine before you and your friends got here, with your talk of free and fairness. I warned my lord -
Kiara growled, climbing off of him. “Get out,” she ordered. “The blame lies with your lord.”
She strode into the shadows, cursing to herself.
Her role in this ballad was plain. A weapon to be wielded as they severed the chains of slavery and oppression. And unfortunately, her companions knew their purpose too.
Lilian to find the tyrants, to glean as much information for their cause. Sometimes, their hearts could be swayed with words. She was the appeal, a chance for the villain to change their ways before Kiara gave them no alternative.
There will come a poet, whose weapon is their word. She will slay you with her tongue.
And Gilbert.
He was architect, laying the foundation for the people to rule and govern themselves.
There will come a ruler, whose brow is laid with thorn. Smeared with oil, like David’s brow.
“Kiara!” Gilbert’s voice pierced the chaos and the blonde sped up until she laid eyes on him. He was struggling against a chokehold, a thick arm cutting off his air supply.
She surged out of the darkness and lashed out with a razor-thin whip that cut into the mercenary’s arm.
The soldier grunted in surprise at the wound and her appearance, freeing her friend in his shock. “Move!” she barked.
A shadow swept out, knocking the attacker off his feet. The blond man obeyed, scrambling out of the way. The dark tentacle elongated and thickened, thrashing wildly with the mercenary in its grasp until he was a bloody pulp.
Freed, Gilbert ran toward a burning hut. He yelled something at her, the words lost in his coughs and the screams of somebody trapped inside the structure.
“- have to save them!” she caught.
Awareness dawned on her as she recognized the home’s position in the village.
The healer’s hut.
Gilbert slammed into the door, his shoulder shattering the wood. He inhaled deeply, sucking in as much clear air as he could before he went to cover his nose and mouth.
“Like hell you’re going in there,” Kiara snapped, trapping his foot with a shadow so he was tethered to the ground. She ran past him, a wave of darkness gathering over her in a dark shield. Burning thatch fell against it. Her eyes landed on the forms trapped on the other side of fiery pile of debris.
Not debris. Materials. Items piled there and set ablaze.
The soldiers had gone for the healer first.
Rage boiled inside her. She brought the shadow down on herself, rising into the darkness and emerging on the other side. A woman stared up at her, a toddler clutched in her arms as she shielded a third body.
Kiara threw herself on top of the trio, calling the shadows to her. They sank into the black, the blonde pulling them behind her out into the village. She grabbed Gilly and transported them to the woods.
The conscious woman shrieked as they emerged, pulling away from the shadow walker, and pressing the child to her chest. She sobbed as she saw the village in the distance, flames growing as the fields and huts burned, and she collapsed to the grounds, her wails and the toddler’s blending together.
Gilbert crouched beside the healer, his hands hovering fearfully over the warm, wet stain on her abdomen. “No no no no,” he cried. “Kiara –“
She pulled him to his feet and turned him away from the body to envelope him a hug. “We need to go, Gilly, LiLi is waiting.”
~*~
“I don’t know what happened,” Gilbert said, staring into the campfire. “Beryn wasn’t ready for that. We needed more time.”
Their work was tenuous, a precarious tower balancing on a few feeble stones. They worked in stages, careful to time each right so as not set the chain of events in motion too soon.
“Selene – she was my choice to lead,” he explained.
“She was a good choice,” Lilian agreed as she pressed a heel of bread into his hands. The man accepted it, but just turned it over in his hands. She glanced over at Kiara. “She was willing to challenge the lord before we arrived, just for the sickness spreading through the village because of the overwork and rotten food.”
The blonde woman nodded her understanding.
“I don’t know what happened,” Gilbert lamented.
“One of the villagers told the lord. He said as much before I found Gilly, when he blamed us for the soldiers attacking,” Kiara supplied. She prodded a burning log with a stick, shifting the pile so it collapsed in the center. “Mousy hair, ears too big for his head – sound familiar?”
“Jaren,” LiLi offered as she sat between them. “Idolized the guards, but was too scrawny to be one.”
The trio sat in silence, Gilbert leaning against Lilian in support.
She knew Gilbert was blaming himself. He wasn’t considering that the lord could have attacked the healer even if their trio hadn’t shown up, if Selene was prepared to stand up to the nobility. No, he was too caught in the moment, connecting his presence to her death.
“So the question is,” Kiara scowled, “Do we let this behavior go unpunished?”
 Ren, Jade – ATLA AU
Snowdrop - consolation and hope for better days ahead
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“Here,” Jade said, pressing a warm bowl into Ren’s hands. She grinned when the air bender eyed it suspiciously. “It’s not sea prunes, I promise. Just broth.”
Ren took a sip, closing her eyes as she felt the warmth fill her.
“What happened after –“ she winced at the memory of the lightning strike, her entire body tensing instinctively.
“Thomas held Reed and Kiara off so I could escape with you. We heard reports that he was captured,” Jade answered, sitting back on her feet. She scowled, her eyes bright with fury. “The Fire Prince and Princess are returning to the Fire Nation while the ships converge on Ba Sing Se to –“
“Take control,” Ren growled, her grip tight around the bowl. “I forgot it fell.”
She failed.
Anger clenched at her chest, its claws painful around her heart. Her mouth tightened and she brought the soup to her lips to mask it.
Jade noticed with a frown. “It won’t last, Ren, we’ve still got the Day of the Black Sun and Jasper’s actually got a half decent plan that doesn’t require the Earth King’s armies.”
“What’s the plan?” Ren demanded, itching to rid herself of the heavy burden of failure. She set her bowl down and grabbed her glider, the wooden weight a familiar feeling in her hand. With a grunt, she pushed herself to her feet and leaned her body against the staff. “What do I need to do –“
“You need to lay down and rest,” the water bender ordered. “You’re so weak after the healing session, I could knock you over with one finger.”
The avatar glared at her as she eased herself down on to the mattress.
“I know it’s annoying and you’re exhausted and drained,” Jade sighed. “But there’s nothing you can do about it tonight and you’re not going to defeat anybody if you don’t give yourself time to heal.”
She cleaned up as Ren spread out on the bed, her eyes fixed on the ceiling.
 Thomas, Violet – Pre-P14H
Rue – regret
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“Thomas?” somebody asked, shaking his shoulder.
The dream walker snapped out of the trance he was in, staring at the paperwork laid in front of him on tiny metal desk. Violet frowned at him, only taller because of the way the shoddy chair sank to the bottom of the supportive shaft.
“’M sorry,” he slurred, rubbing his eyes. “Dream walkers and their cat naps, you know how it goes.”
The council member squeezed his shoulder worryingly. “I do. I also know that wasn’t helpful in the slightest.”
He sighed.
If it were any of the other council members, he would doubt the sincerity of their questions. A dream walker who couldn’t sleep well enough was useless to them, just a body that didn’t serve its purpose.
“Vance Elliot’s resignation just became official,” Violent explained as she shook her head. “I know you were close with he and his sister, Thomas, and I’m wondering if you needed time.”
Vance hadn’t answered his calls. The times Thomas had sought him out had been met with hostility and rage.
Charlotte Elliot was dreamless. And out of the hospital she’d been sent to after the operation failed.
“There hasn’t been enough time, Violet,” he answered with a bitter chuckle. “Vance blames me. Even if I didn’t perform the surgery. Even if I fought against Lottie getting that kind of treatment. I’m the catalyst.”
If he had known SPSRA would use her as a test subject, would he have told the council about her? Would he have trusted Vance’s ability to contain her powers when the man was restless as a tumbleweed and itching to go on the next mission?
He shook his head.
“Take some time off, Thomas,” Violet urged. “Catch up on your sleep. Stop thinking about what could have been done differently. And when you get back, the paperwork for your promotion will be finalized.”
The dream walker stared at her as if she had two heads. “Promotion?”
“That’s right. The council decided you’ve shown potential,” the older woman informed him with a proud smile. “When you get back, we’ll put you in mentorship training and you’ll soon start working to recruit and train SPSRA’s heroes.”
Why?
A part of him – a voice that sounded like his former partner – wondered if this reward was for his silence. Don’t talk about Charlotte and the organization’s errors. Betray your friends for the ‘greater good’ and get a new title and status among the agency.
Or was this caution. He’d been vocal about the Council’s flaws. He hadn’t been on a retrieval mission since the operation, but could he go on another with the nagging thought that this target could be the next Charlotte Elliot?
He pushed it all down.
“Thank you, ma’am,” he said with a tight smile. “I appreciate the trust.”
 Ren, Thomas – Red Hood AU
Willow – mourning
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“We can’t find her.”
Ren stared at Morpheus’s office door, her fingers tight on the manilla folder and its contents.
She’s argued against this. Had told the Council that he wasn’t ready, hadn’t given up on Kiara – it was cruel to ask him to take on a new sidekick when he was still obsessively searching for his last one.
Two years is enough time to accept the person you’d promised to protect – and failed to do so – was dead.
She sighed and raised her fist to knock. “Thomas? It’s Ren,” she called. “I have – the Council an assignment.”
The dream walker didn’t answer and the shapeshifter hesitantly turned the knob.
And stepped into an empty office.
“Thomas?” Ren frowned at the lit desk lamp and the papers scattered around the desk. She could see the old photos they’d been sent of Kiara, her face bruised and her body bloody in a sterile white room. Her frowned deepened when she noticed the foot peeking around the corner. “Thomas …”
The redhead was stretched out on his back, his face screwed into a scowl as it did when his dreams weren’t yielding the results he wanted.
She pulled a chair to the corner and settled in to wait for him to wake on his own.
“You can’t find her?” Ren asked as she sat next to her mentor.
“He’d find some way to cut her off from me,” Thomas muttered, raking his hands through his hair. The bags under his eyes were heavy and dark, ironic for a man whose power required sleep. “A drug, another dream walker – he wouldn’t want to risk me ruining this for him.”
“So it’s not as if he’s just keeping her in the dark about where she is, he’s found a way to eliminate the risk of you completely.”
The thought sent a chill down her spine. Morpheus was one of the few things about SPSRA Ren had complete faith in. And somebody knew the faults in his powers.
The redhead wiped his eyes with the heal of his hand. “Vance always did think of everything.”
She opened the folder, analyzing the contents so she’d have ammunition against his arguments for why he couldn’t accept a new protegee and to convince herself of them herself.
Ren was part way through when Thomas stirred, a groan escaping his lips. She grabbed the water bottle off the desk and offered it to him as he sat up.
“Ren? What time is it?” He asked with a raspy voice. He took the bottle and drank thirstily, trying to fight how dry his mouth felt.
“Around 6,” the shapeshifter supplied. “Thomas, the Council held a meeting.”
“They have a lot of those,” Thomas said dryly, pulling himself to his feet. Palms spread on his desk, he scowled. “Anything worthwhile?”
His eyes narrowed on the folder when she laid it out open in front of him, focusing on the photo of the young woman in front of a lined wall and holding a plaque with a number.
“Thomas –“
“No.” He shoved the folder away. “I’m not taking another protegee. SPSRA policies specify a mentor can only have one –“
Ren closed her eyes.
“SPSRA has updated Inkling’s file. As far as the Council is concerned, Inkling is no longer MIA,” she told him stoically, trying to keep the fury out of her voice. She’d argued this as much as she protested assigning Thomas a new mentee, enraged by the cold bureaucracy of it.
“And what about Kiara? Or did they not care that she was – is more than a code name?” he hissed.
She met his eyes. “You better than any one know how the Council considers these decisions.”
Teacher was dead in the eyes of SPSRA too, despite Vance Elliot walking through Manhattan without a care in the world. But if they wanted to divorce themselves from any of his actions, the reports had to say the hero was dead.
How many disillusioned heroes were roaming the world, knowing that their accomplishments and victories no longer mattered since they’d left SPSRA.
“I’m not taking another student,” Thomas insisted.
“What if she needs you?” Ren retorted. “Thomas, this is her last chance.”
Lilian Moros was an alias, one of several SPSRA had noted, but her strikes carried through whatever name she used. If Thomas rejected this, she’d be inhibited and incarcerated.
“Then you mentor her,” the dream walker snapped, folding his arms across his chest. “Meta has enough sway in the community. Your reputation will protect her.”
“It will once. After that, her next mistake will be her last,” the brunette answered, pointing to the list of prior crimes. “Morpheus pioneered the mentor program, Thomas, you know every one – including her – deserves room to make errors.”
He bowed his head. “I need to find her, Ren.”
“I’m not asking you to give up on her, Thomas.” the shapeshifter put her hand on his shoulder. “I’m asking you to do the thing that you stay with SPSRA for … I’m asking you to help somebody.”
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mister13eyond · 1 year
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💀 and 🍺 and ⚡ for both Asphodel and Vin
AYYY THANK YOU <3
💀 If they were one of the 7 sins, what sin would they be?
Vin would try to tell you "all of them", but don't believe him. His is fully and completely "sloth", although it's probably as much a case of "perpetual burnout" as it is "laziness". He was a very industrious and hardworking demon back in Hell, and while he still cares about his job, now that he's in the human world and has a chance to do things like play video games, draw and sleep (dear god, sleep) he's constantly longing to lay around and relax and game and eat snacks and do nothing. All his ambition to be the most terrifying, vicious and respected demon in Hell kinda blew directly out the window once he was introduced to the joys of leisure time and he's not really looking back in the least.
Asphodel would tell you angels don't commit any of the deadly sins, but once again: don't believe them. They're definitely smack-dab in the middle of pride as a sin; despite being generally withdrawn and keeping to themself, they do have that nasty judgemental streak a mile long. They're used to judging other people's morals, actions and intentions, and it shows- they will quietly pass judgement on everyone around them. It's not necessarily that they think they're superior to anyone, but they have this kind of humble-pride where they're all "I'm just a humble scholar I just form my opinions from the data I'm given" and have a PRETTY bad blind spot to their own subjectivity. (To their credit- this is part of the reason they left Heaven to begin with; they realized they were not a perfectly objective, inherently moral being with no flaws and no emotions. It just, uh, takes a while to FULLY leave behind the tendency to judge.)
🍺 If your OC drinks, what is their go to alcohol?
Vin hates the taste of most beer and red wine, but he likes white wine and sweet mixes like vodka seltzers or fruity cocktails. Given the option, though, he prefers cannabis to alchohol, and would rather smoke or have an edible than drink. If he does drink, it's mostly for taste.
Asphodel never drinks to get drunk.... but that doesn't stop them from accidentally doing so anyway. They're especially fond of red wines paired with food and with mead, as they've got a soft spot for honey. They have a bad habit of finishing their glass of wine too fast in social situations because they're nervous, and then downing another and another in an attempt to keep their hands busy and/or to loosen up, after which they become a wine-drunk hot mess, which is incredibly funny in contrast to their normally buttoned-up and withdrawn persona.
⚡ What mythological god would you associate with your OC?
THIS ONE IS FUN SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHRISTIAN GOD BUUUUT if we're not counting that, and we're associating them with other mythologies-
I think I associate Vin most with a god of the dead like Hades, in that his main job was always mostly dealing with keeping record of and tracking the dead- his main job was (and still is, though he works remotely across dimensions) simply logging records of the damned, keeping track of numbers and sentences served and records of who comes and goes. He's not necessarily a psychopomp style death god, as he has nothing to do with escorting souls to the afterlife, judging them or anything like that- he just helps keep records.
Asphodel is fun, because in their original iteration/origin story they actually had some direct interactions with a few mythological figures, including Kali, Frejya and Hera- I'm not 100% sure how much of their original story I'm keeping intact, but they spent a lot of time with many of the goddesses of mythology in it, and so I almost always think of them in relation to Asphodel!
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laciere · 2 months
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Panthea Oscar Wilde (quite long, so under a cut)
Nay, let us walk from fire unto fire, From passionate pain to deadlier delight,--- I am too young to live without desire, Too young art thou to waste this summer night Asking those idle questions which of old Man sought of seer and oracle, and no reply was told.
For, sweet, to feel is better than to know, And wisdom is a childless heritage, One pulse of passion---youth's first fiery glow,--- Are worth the hoarded proverbs of the sage: Vex not thy soul with dead philosophy, Have we not lips to kiss with, hearts to love and eyes to see!
Dost thou not hear the murmuring nightingale, Like water bubbling from a silver jar, So soft she sings the envious moon is pale, That high in heaven she is hung so far She cannot hear that love-enrapturerd tune,--- Mark how she wreathes each horn with mist, yon late and labouring moon.
White lilies, in whose cups the gold bees dream, The fallen snow of petals where the breeze Scatters the chestnut blossom, or the gleam Of boyish limbs in water,---are not these Enough for thee, dost thou desire more? Alas! the Gods will give nought else from their eternal store.
For our high Gods have sick and wearied grown Of all our endless sins, our vain endeavour For wasted days of youth to make atone By pain or prayer or priest, and never, never, Hearken they now to either good or ill, But send their rain upon the just and the unjust at will.
They sit at ease, our Gods they sit at ease, Strewing their leaves of rose their scented wine, They sleep, they sleep, beneath the rocking trees Where asphodel and yellow lotus twine, Mourning the old glad days before they knew What evil things the heart of man could dream, and dreaming do.
And far beneath the brazen floor they see Like swarming flies the crowd of little men, The bustle of small lives, then wearily Back to their lotus-haunts they turn again Kissing each others' mouths, and mix more deep The poppy-seeded draught which brings soft purple-ridded sleep.
There all day long the golden-vestured sun, Their torch-bearer, stands with his torch ablaze And, when the gaudy web of noon is spun By its twelve maidens, through the crimson haze Fresh from Endymion's arms comes forth the moon And the immortal Gods in toils of mortal passions swoon.
There walks Queen Juno through some dewy mead, Her grand white feet flecked with the saffron dust Of wind-stirred lilies, while young Ganymede Leaps in the hot and amber-foaming must His curls all tossed, as when the eagle bare The frightened boy from Ida through the blue Ionian air.
There in the green heart of some garden close Queen Venus with the shepherd at her side, Her warm soft body like the briar rose Which would be white yet blushes at its pride, Laughs low for love, till jealous Salmacis Peers through the myrtle-leaves and sighs for pain of lonely bliss.
There never does that dreary north-wind blow Which leaves our English forests bleak and bare Nor ever falls the swift white-feathered snow, Nor ever cloth the red-toothed lightning dare To wake them in the silver-fretted night When we lie weeping for some sweet sad sin, some dead delight.
Alas! they know the far Lethaan spring The violet-hidden waters well they know, Where one whose feet with tired wandering Are faint and broken may take heart and go, And from those dark depths cool and crystalline Drink, and draw balm, and sleep for sleepless souls, and anodyne.
But we oppress our natures, God or Fate Is our enemy. we starve and feed On vain repentance---O we are born too late! What balm for us in bruised poppy seed Who crowd into one finite pulse of time The joy of infinite love and the fierce pain of infinite crime.
O we are wearied of this sense of guilt, Wearied of pleasure's paramour despair, Wearied of every temple we have built, Wearied of every right, unanswered prayer, For man is weak; God sleeps; and heaven is high; One fiery-coloured moment: one great love; and lo! we die.
Ah! but no ferry-man with labouring pole Nears his black shallop to the flowerless strand, No little coin of bronze can bring the soul Over Death's river to the sunless land, Victim and wine and vow are all in vain, The tomb is sealed; the soldiers watch; the dead rise not again.
We are resolved into the supreme air, We are made one with what we touch and see, With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair, With our young lives each spring-impassioned tree Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
With beat of systole and of diastole One grand great life throbs through earth's giant heart, And mighty waves of single Being roll From nerveless germ to man, for we are part Of every rock and bird and beast and hill, One with the things that prey on us, and one with what we kill.
From lower cells of waking life we pass To full perfection; thus the world grows old: We who are godlike now were once a mass Of quivering purple flecked with bars of gold, Unsentient or of joy or misery, And tossed in terrible tangles of some wild and wind-swept sea.
This hot hard flame with which our bodies burn Will make some meadow blaze with daffodil, Ay! and those argent breasts of shine will turn To water-lilies; the brown fields men till Will be more fruitful for our love to-night, Nothing is lost in nature, all things live in Death's despite.
The boy's first kiss, the hyacinth's first bell, The man's last passion, and the last red spear That from the lily leaps, the asphodel Which will not let its blossoms blow for fear Of too much beauty, and the timid shame Of the young bridegroom at his lover's eyes,---these with the same
One sacrament are consecrate, the earth Not we alone hath passions hymeneal, The yellow buttercups that shake for mirth At daybreak know a pleasure not less real Than we do, when in some fresh-blossoming wood We draw the spring into our hearts, and feel that life is good.
So when men bury us beneath the yew Thy crimson-stained mouth a rose will be, And thy soft eyes lush bluebells dimmed with dew, And when the white narcissus wantonly Kisses the wind its playmate some faint joy Will thrill our dust, and we will be again fond maid and boy.
And thus without life's conscious torturing pain In some sweet flower we will feel the sun, And from the linnet's throat will sing again, And as two gorgeous-mailed snakes will run Over our graves, or as two tigers creep Through the hot jungle where the yellow-eyed huge lions sleep
And give them battle! How my heart leaps up To think of that grand living after death In beast and bird and flower, when this cup, Being filled too full of spirit, bursts for breath And with the pale leaves of some autumn day The soul earth's earliest conqueror becomes earth's last great prey.
O think of it! We shall inform ourselves Into all sensuous life, the goat-foot Faun The Centaur, or the merry bright-eyed Elves That leave their dancing rings to spite the dawn Upon the meadows, shall not be more near Than you and I to nature's mysteries, for we shall hear
The thrush's heart beat, and the daisies grow, And the wan snowdrop sighing for the sun On sunless days in winter, we shall know By whom the silver gossamer is spun, Who paints the diapered fritillaries, On what wide wings rrom shivering pine to pine the eagle flies.
Ay! had we never loved at all, who knows If yonder daffodil had lured the bee Into its gilded womb, or any rose Had hung with crimson lamps its little tree! Methinks no leaf would ever bud in spring But for the lovers' lips that kiss, the poets' iips that sing.
Is the light vanished from our golden sun, Or is this dadal-fashioned earth less fair, That we are nature's heritors, and one With every pulse of life that beats the air? Rather new suns across the sky shall pass, New splendour come unto the flower, new glory to the grass.
And we two lovers shall not sit afar, Critics of nature, but the joyous sea Shall be our raiment, and the bearded star Shoot arrows at our pleasure! We shall be Part of the mighty universal whole, And through all aons mix and mingle with the Kosmic Soul!
We shall be notes in that great Symphony Whose cadence circles through the rhythmic spheres, And all the live World's throbbing heart shall be One with our heart; the stealthy creeping years Have lost their terrors now, we shall not die, The Universe itself shall be our Immortality.
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Taken from @wetcatspellcaster cuz it seemed like fun :'> (I love your Pieces fic!)
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Name: Basil Lockwood
Animal: Cats mostly! Otherwise any weird stray-like creature
Colors: Red, gold, green, purple
Month: October
Songs: Brothers (Fullmetal Alchemist) – Taylor Davis, Twisted – MISSIO, Silvertongue – Young the Giant, Arsonist’s Lullabye – Hozier
Number: 7
Plants: Basil HAH Datura, asphodel, heather, fern
Smells: Campfire, pine, old books, ozone
Gemstone: Agate, citrine
Time of Day: Sunset
Season: Fall
Places: Forests on sunny days, city streets at night, cozy studies, the calm before the storm
Food: Bone broth soup, fresh baked bread, apples
Drinks: Warm cider, coffee, rich bourbon, mead
Element: Fire
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Seasonings: BASIL Sage, cinnamon, tumeric
Sky: Warm rich hues from sunset to twilight
Weather: Sunny with a crisp chill in the air
Magical Powers: Wild Magic (Magic with a twist mixed with sheer dumb luck) basically spinning a wheel and hoping for the best LOL
Weapons: Magical staff and a crossbow (the latter just in case)
Social Media: Probably wouldn’t use it much, but I think it would be hilarious if he was an Instagram/Pinterest girlie
Make Up Product: Eyeliner
Candy: Licorice
Method of Long Distance Travel: Walking or carriage
Art Style: Vanitas
Fear: Losing control and/or sense of self, losing loved ones
Mythological Creature: Basilisk
Piece of Stationary: Well loved, worn notebooks filled with notes and scribbles
Three Emojis: 😑🔥💥
Celestial Body: Comets
Tagging: Anyone who wants to share obscure facts about their OC \o/
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Bulldozer: brutti, sporchi, cattivi... dei miti
Premessa
L’introduzione è stata presa pari pari da un sito inglese diverso tempo fa. Quindi, spiacevolmente, non ho la fonte. Mi colpì il linguaggio diretto, senza mezzi termini con cui viene definita la band. In maniera sincera e onesta. Per questo non ho scritto altro.
Non erano belli, non erano bravi, ma erano maledettamente carismatici.
Introduzione
Maleducati, rozzi e semplicemente nocivi! Gli incomparabilmente primitivi Bulldozer sono stati immediatamente etichettati come la risposta ai padri fondatori del black metal Venom. Ma come i Venom spesso insultati, i Bulldozer hanno, in retrospettiva, guadagnato una certa misura di rispetto tardivo per aver aiutato a vedere il nascente movimento black metal attraverso i suoi primi dolori di crescita.
Durante gli anni ’80, erano l’alternativa ancora più brutta a Venom e Motorhead. Si fecero un nome con inni come “Whiskey Time” e “Ilona the Very Best”. Avevano anche una presentazione e un’estetica visiva assolutamente selvaggia ed esagerata, il tutto incarnato nel frontman accuratamente soprannominato AC Wild.
Erano una band di culto prima che le “band di culto” fossero una cosa del genere nella scena metal.
I Bulldozer hanno intrapreso la strada verso l’heavy metal attraverso l’album del 1985 The Day of Wrath. Prodotto da Algy Ward, vantava canzoni e arrangiamenti accattivanti e rudimentali cosparsi di una “produzione” appena adeguata. Questo, come gli album successivi The Final Separation del 1986, IX del 1987 e Neurodeliri del 1988, erano così sbozzati da far sembrare i Venom raffinati al confronto.
Dal loro scioglimento band seminali come Darkthrone e Meads of Asphodel hanno reso omaggio ai contributi fondamentali, importanti del gruppo, al black metal. Oltre a lavorare con il batterista degli Slayer Dave Lombardo su un progetto di musica classica nel 1999, Alberto Contini avrebbe anche portato a produrre album di musica dance dalla scomparsa di Bulldozer.
Contesto storico sociale:
Mentre, nel 1980, i Bulldozer muovono i primi inconsapevoli passi verso la storia, attorno a loro non mancano avvenimenti altrettanto epocali. Al cinema escono E.T. l’extraterrestre di Steven Spielberg, Blade Runner con Harrison Ford, Rocky III e Rambo con Sylvester Stallone. Viene coniata in Italia la nuova moneta da 500 lire, la prima al mondo di composizione bimetallica. Durante il Consumer Electronics Show viene presentato l’home computer Commodore 64. Nasce Radio Deejay. A Roma, durante una sparatoria tra polizia e terroristi neofascisti dei NAR, viene ucciso lo studente diciassettenne Alessandro Caravillani di passaggio mentre si recava a scuola.
L’esercito argentino occupa le isole Falkland. Viene ucciso dalla mafia Pio La Torre, segretario regionale del PCI. Durante le prove per il Gran Premio del Belgio di Formula 1 a Zolder muore tragicamente Gilles Villeneuve. La sua Ferrari si impenna dopo l’urto con la March di Jochen Mass che procedeva lentamente, volando in aria e proiettando violentemente il pilota canadese fuori dall’abitacolo. Gilles si schianta contro un paletto di sostegno delle reti di recinzione a bordo pista, riportando la frattura dell’osso del collo. Morirà poche ore dopo in ospedale.
Viene ritrovato sotto un ponte sul Tamigi il cadavere di Roberto Calvi, ex presidente del Banco Ambrosiano. Campionato mondiale di calcio 1982: l’Italia diventa campione del mondo per la terza volta in Spagna battendo la Germania Ovest per 3-1. Negli Stati Uniti d’America a Washington, a seguito di una riunione tra i rappresentanti del Governo, dei Centers for Disease Control and Prevention di Atlanta e gli esponenti del movimento omosessuale, venne deciso di adottare la definizione di “sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita”. Il suo acronimo AIDS, in luogo di GRID, Gay-Related Immune Deficiency, posta l’assenza di correlazioni tra l’omosessualità e la malattia.
Viene prodotto il primo Compact disc. In pochi anni i dischi in vinile e le cassette verranno sostituiti dai CD. Nella Strage di Via Carini, rimangono uccisi il Generale Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, la moglie Emanuela Setti Carraro e l’agente della scorta Domenico Russo. Il Parlamento italiano approva la legge Rognoni-La Torre che introduce il reato di associazione a delinquere di stampo mafioso. Viene arrestato il venerabile Licio Gelli, Gran Maestro della loggia massonica P2. Massacro di Sabra e Shatila Attentato alla sinagoga di Roma da parte di un commando di cinque terroristi palestinesi: muore un bambino di due anni e 35 feriti gravi.
Muore il segretario generale del Partito Comunista dell’Unione Sovietica Leonid Brežnev, a capo del paese dal 1964. Gli succede Jurij Andropov. Il boss mafioso Tommaso Buscetta, arrestato in Brasile, avvia la collaborazione con la magistratura italiana. Viene innestato per la prima volta il cuore artificiale; il dentista Barney B. Clark, al quale è stato impiantato, morirà 112 giorni dopo. Gli ABBA si sciolgono dopo dieci anni di carriera.
Storia
Nascono nel 1980 inizialmente come gruppo di cover Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motörhead e Black Sabbath. Sono fondati dal bassista Dario Carria, dal chitarrista Andy Panigada e dal batterista Erminio Galli. Poco tempo dopo la band registra una demo di due canzoni (con l’aiuto di un cantante sconosciuto) che non verrà mai pubblicata. A causa del servizio di leva militare obbligatoria, si sciolgono nel 1982.
Nel 1983, finito il servizio militare, alcune esperienze musicali portano Panigada ad incontrare il cantante Alberto Contini, in arte AC Wild. Presto i due si accorgono di avere gli stessi gusti musicali e decidono di fondare un gruppo. Nel febbraio del 1984 Andy viene contattato da Erminio e da Dario che gli propongono di riformare i Bulldozer. Il chitarrista presenta ai due Alberto. In questo modo il gruppo si riforma. I quattro registrano un 45 giri con due pezzi, Fallen Angel dove sono molto forti le influenze Venom, Motörhead e Slayer.
Notati dalla casa discografica olandese Roadrunner, nel novembre dello stesso anno firmano il contratto. Diventano così il primo gruppo heavy metal italiano a firmare per un’etichetta straniera. A causa di alcuni problemi con i genitori, Galli e Carria lasciarono la band poco prima della firma. Il bassista Don Andras si è unito in seguito, ma ha scambiato gli strumenti andando alla batteria. AC Wild ha preso il basso. La vera formazione dei Bulldozer è nata così.
Nonostante tutto, l’importante firma del contratto non si tradusse in una crescita di popolarità globale. Ci fu una cattiva promozione dell’album da parte dell’etichetta (che lo pubblicò persino con una foto scartata dal book della band come copertina). A questo si aggiunse che il frontman Alberto Contini era impossibilitato a lasciare il territorio italiano a causa del suo rifiuto di prestare servizio militare. Questo portava all’impossibilità per la band di esibirsi nel circuito live internazionale.
Gli anni d’oro
Poco dopo essere entrati a far parte della Roadrunner registrano il loro primo album The Day of Wrath. Esce nel 1985 con la prestigiosa produzione dell’inglese Algy Ward, già con i Damned e con i Tank. Seguirà The Final Separation l’anno dopo riuscendo ad ottenere un buon successo. La band arrivò perfino a suonare in alcune date con i Venom. Ma il loro rapporto con la casa discografica olandese non fu idilliaco. A confermarlo il fatto che i testi non furono inseriti nel disco, e di non dare la possibilità al gruppo di scegliere la copertina. Il gruppo decise quindi di recidere il contratto.
Questo periodo fu uno dei più critici per la band milanese, che fu definitivamente abbandonata da Don Andras a causa di problemi di salute. Questo fatto sancì il ritorno alla batteria di Rob “Klister”. Passati alla Discomagic, fanno uscire il nuovo LP, IX, dove sono anche presenti una canzone dedicata al Milan (The Derby) e una a Ilona Staller (Ilona the Very Best). Nel 1988 Dario Carria, l’ex bassista si suicida, lasciando nello sgomento i numerosi fan italiani della band. Nello stesso anno i Bulldozer pubblicarono l’album Neurodeliri in sua memoria, considerato uno dei più rappresentativi della band, e che fu giudicato positivamente dalla critica italiana.
Nel 1990 registrano l’unico album live in Polonia a Katowice il 17 novembre 1989 davanti a migliaia di persone, Alive…in Poland che uscì nello stesso anno.
La band è stata inattiva tra il 1990 e il 1992.
Nel 1992 Andy Panigada e AC Wild resuscitano il moniker Bulldozer per pubblicare una serie di collaborazioni con DJ Sick e Dr. Dope. Mescolana thrash metal, musica rap, dance, musica techno e campioni musicali. Lo stile si chiamava HyperTechno e riscosse un grande successo in Giappone. Secondo i membri della band sono state registrate più di 200 canzoni, ma solo sette EP sono stati pubblicati postumi tra il 1992 e il 1995. Il resto del materiale registrato è stato pubblicato con nomi e progetti diversi.
Gli ultimi anni
L’ultimo concerto del gruppo si tenne a Milano al Prego davanti a 200 persone, il 1º dicembre 1990. Successivamente il batterista parte per gli Stati Uniti per cercare fortuna musicale. Il gruppo decide di sciogliersi poco dopo. Tornato Klister, il gruppo non si riforma ufficialmente ma decide di fare un esperimento molto controverso. Registra l’EP Dance Got Sick che è fortemente criticato sia dai fan che dalla critica. Il terzo brano dell’EP ottiene un grande successo in Giappone.
I Bulldozer dopo i Bulldozer
Tuttora l’ex batterista Rob “Klister” Cabrini canta negli Sniffer Dog, gruppo che ha cercato la fortuna gettandosi sul genere nu metal. L’ex chitarrista Andy Panigada ha suonato la chitarra in alcuni brani dell’album Free Man di Steve Sylvester e ha collaborato in album dei Death SS, componendo alcune canzoni. E’ inoltre ospite in un assolo sull’album Bonarda Bastarda dei Longobardeath. AC Wild è editore. Tra i vari generi trattati, inclusa la classica, pubblica in Giappone dischi dance. Ma non è produttore, ad esclusione dell’album di classica sperimentale VIVALDI, the Meeting con il batterista degli Slayer, Dave Lombardo. L’ex batterista Don Andras ha definitivamente abbandonato la scena musicale.
Il ritorno
Fin dalla fine del 2007, nell’ambiente metal italiano si vociferava di una possibile riunione del gruppo. L’occasione venne offerta dalla trasferta giapponese di Panigada che, recatosi a Tokyo per assistere alla finale di Coppa Intercontinentale che vedeva impegnato il Milan, ebbe occasione di incontrare Contini e discutere del progetto. Contini pochi mesi addietro aveva suonato dal vivo alcuni brani dei Bulldozerer insieme ai Labyrinth durante una tournée in Giappone, avendo modo di apprezzare l’entusiasta reazione del pubblico.
Rientrato in Italia Contini venne visto in compagnia di Panigada ad alcuni eventi metal in nord Italia. Insieme confermarono ai fan la loro intenzione di “resuscitare” I Bulldozer. A fine anno è stato annunciato il titolo del nuovo album, “Unexpected Fate”, uscito nel corso 2009. Rob Cabrini viene invitato nella reunion ma a causa di problemi di salute declina l’offerta.
Alla batteria prenderà posto il giovane Manu, già con i thrasher Death Mechanism. Collaborazioni internazionali caratterizzano il disco. Billy Sheehan ha preso parte alla registrazione del disco, apparendo in alcune tracce. Altri degli ospiti presenti sono Jennifer Batten, Kiko Loureiro, Olaf Thorsen e Anders Rain dei Labyrinth. Successivamente, il gruppo inizia a pianificare un tour.
A questo scopo viene assemblata una nuova line-up, dove ai tre membri già presenti si affiancano Giulio “Ghiulz” Borroni dei Profanatum/Faust alla chitarra e il figlio di Contini alle tastiere. Contini tuttavia, a causa di difficoltà legate all’età, non intende più suonare il basso dal vivo. A questo scopo viene chiamato il bassista Simone Fossato, sostituito poi nel 2011 da Alessandro Pozza, anch’egli dei Death Mechanism.
Oggi la band è ancora impegnata in attività live. Ha preso parte a diversi festival sia nazionali sia internazionali.
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GREEK DIETY CHEAT SHEET PART 2
(8 Greek gods and their correspondences)
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A SMALL UPDATE ON PART 1&2
part one HERE
HECATE— Goddess of Magic & Witchcraft, Ghosts & Necromancy, Crossroads, & the Moon
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🎨Colors:
Black🖤
Silver 🪙
🌏Element:
All of them (She is the goddess of magick, after all)
🌳Plants & Trees:
The asphodel, the aconite, the belladonna, the mandrake, the hemlock, the poppy, the dittany, the lavender, the dandelion, the hellebore, garlic, the mugwort, the yew tree, the cypress tree, the pomegranate tree, the oak tree, the black poplar tree, the willow tree, the hazel tree, the cedar tree, the almond tree
💎Stones & Gems:
Moonstone,
Sapphire or star sapphire,
Any stone that is dark & luminous (i.e. Black tourmaline, Hematite, Jet, Obsidian, Onyx, etc.)
💨Incense:
Myrrh,
Pomegranate,
Mugwort,
Cypress,
Poppy,
Cinnamon,
Frankincense,
Mint,
Saffron
🗝Symbols:
Triple moon, Dark moon, The crone,Cauldron, Torches, Keys, Daggers, Rope, Crossroads, Entry ways & gates, Dogs (especially black ones), She-wolf, Frogs, Snakes, Weasels, Black ewes, Crows, Owls, Horses
🕊Proper Offerings:
Dandelions, Poppies, Lavender, Garlic, Almonds, Raisins or currants, Figs, Black olives, Wine, Water, Honey, Cookies or cakes made to look like one of Her symbols, Eggs (especially boiled), Leaving a plate of food at a crossroads or burying a small cake/libation at a crossroads, Blood offerings (just a finger-prick) or mock-blood offerings, Appreciating the weird & uncanny
ZEUS — King of the Gods & God of the Sky, Weather, Law & Order, & Justice
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🎨Colors:
Sky blue
White
Gold
Purple
🌬Element:
Air
🗓Day of the Week:
Thursday
🌳Plants & Trees:
The wild celery
the artichoke
the oak tree
the olive tree
the white poplar tree
the linden tree
💎Stones & Gems:
Opal
Diamond
Quartz
Sapphire
Lapis lazuli
Blue topaz
Blue zircon
Blue agate
Citrine
Amethyst
💨Incense:
Frankincense
Oakmoss
Vervain
Sage
⚡️Symbols:
Lightning bolts
Clouds
Scepter
Throne
Crown/wreath of olive leaves,
Aegis
Eagles
Cuckoos
Swans
Bulls (especially white bulls)
Goats
Lions
Wolves
🕊Proper Offerings:
Eagle feathers (obtained humanely, i.e. discarded),Oak branches/leaves,Gold (gold coins, gold bowl or cup, etc.),Wreath of olive leaves,White wine,Honey,Figs,Vervain, Damiana, Hyssop, Ginseng, Saffron, Cookies or cakes made to look like one of His symbols, Beef or mutton, Cotton candy, Whipped cream, Writing or reading poetry in His honor, Honoring commitments
PAN — God of Nature, Music, & Fertility
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🎨Colors:
Brown
Green
Red
🌱Element:
Earth
🌳Plants & Trees:
The reed
the mountain pine tree
the violet
the musk
the thistle
the hemp/Indian hemp
the orchis
Apple
the civet
💎Stones & Gems:
Jasper
Amber
Tiger's eye
Unakite
Smoky quartz
Mahogany obsidian
Crystal, Bloodstone
Turquoise, Azurite
💨Incense:
Frankincense
Musk
Civet
Violet
Hemp
Pine
Birch
🐐Symbols:
Syrinx (set of panpipes)
Goats
Goat Horns
Rams
Shepherd's crook
Phallus
🍯Proper Offerings:
Panpipes, Wine/mead, Beer, Milk (especially goat's milk), Water, Honey, Grain, Fruits, Honey-cakes (for his nymphs), Cookies or cakes made to look like one of His symbols, Mutton, Hemp or cannabis, Pine needles, Making lots of noise (music, chanting, etc., so as not to startle Him), Eating/drinking/being merry, Having sex or participating in sexual acts, Not disturbing Him around noon (when He likes to nap)
IRIS — Goddess of the Rainbow & Messenger of the Gods
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🎨Colors:
All of them
🌬Element:
Air
🌱Plants & Trees:
The iris
💎Stones & Gems:
Rainbow quartz
Moonstone, Rainbow moonstone, Opal, Pearl, Rainbow obsidian
💨Incense:
Iris
Violet
Lavender
Myrrh
Frankincense
🌈Symbols:
Rainbows
Golden wings
Caduceus
Pitcher of water
Clouds
Fleur-de-lis
Sun/sunlight
🕊Proper Offerings:
Water, Wine, Honey, Wheat, Figs, Cakes or cookies made to look like one of Her symbols, Irises, Feathers, Prisms, Postage stamps, Cotton candy, Whipped cream
HESTIA — Goddess of the Hearth & Home
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🎨Colors:
White
Gold/Yellow
Orange
Red
Lavender
🔥Element:
Fire
🌳Plants & Trees:
The lavender
the chaste tree
the datura
the California poppy
the goldenrod
the hollyhock
the yarrow
the purple coneflower
all white flowers
💎Stones & Gems:
Garnet
Vanadinite
Quartz
Amethyst
💨Incense:
Lavender
Chamomile
Myrrh
Frankincense
Iris
Angelica
Peony
🏡Symbols:
The hearth
Fire/flames
Home
Head veil
Kettle or cauldron
Architecture
Pigs
Cows
Donkeys
Cranes
🕊Proper Offerings:
First/last foods & libations from a meal, Candles/flame, Wine, Honey, Pork, Cakes or Cookies made to look like one of Her symbols, Bread (especially homemade), Cooking herbs (such as basil, thyme, rosemary) & spices, Lavender or chamomile tea, Keeping a candle/hearth fire or lamp constantly burning, Welcoming others into your home, Keeping the peace (especially in the home), Donations of time & money to Habitat for Humanity, Lavender, White roses
ERIS — Goddess of Strife, Discord, & Chaos
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🎨Colors:
Blood-red, Black
🔥Element:
Fire
🌳Plants & Trees:
The apple tree
💎Stones & Gems:
Ruby
Red agate
Bloodstone
🐍Symbols:
Golden apple
Poniard (which She keeps hidden)
Snakes
A torch
🕊Proper Offerings:
Apples, Golden apples (oranges), Social protest, Recognizing the positivity of dark times/negativity
HERA — Queen of the Gods & Goddess of Women, Marriage, Childbirth, & Motherhood
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🎨Colors:
Purple
Dark green
Royal blue
Silver
White
Gold
🌱Element:
Earth
🌳Plants & Trees:
The lotus
the lily
the white rose (white flowers in general)
the poppy
the iris
the honeysuckle
the pomegranate tree
the apple tree
the willow tree
the cypress tree
the chaste tree
💎Stones & Gems:
Lapis lazuli
Diamond
Moonstone
Quartz
Pearl
Sapphire or star sapphire
Amethyst
Azurite
Turquoise
Tourmaline
Chrysocolla
💨Incense:
Myrrh
Rose
Jasmine
Iris
Honeysuckle
Patchouli
Frankincense
🦚Symbols:
Diadem
Scepter
Throne
Peacock feathers
Peacocks
Cows
Cranes
Cuckoos
Panthers
Lions
Pomegranates
Apples
Pears
Oranges
🕊Proper Offerings:
Peacock feathers, Lotuses, Lilies, White roses, White flowers of any kind, Poppies, Irises, Pomegranates or pomegranate seeds, Apples, Pears, Oranges, Staying faithful in a relationship & keeping the romance alive, Supporting women's rights, Donations to a women's shelter, Donating old maternity clothes or baby things to those less fortunate
ATHENA— Goddess of War, Wisdom, & Arts & Crafts
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🎨Colors:
Royal blue
White
Gray
Yellow
Red
🌬Element:
Air
🗓Day of the Week:
Tuesday (war)
Wednesday (wisdom)
🌳Plants & Trees:
The olive tree
the oak tree
the cypress tree
the citrus trees
geranium
tiger lily
mayweed (chamomile)
💎Stones & Gems:
Lapis lazuli
Turquoise
Ruby
Onyx
Star Sapphire
💨Incense:
Frankincense
Sage
Patchouli
Cinnamon
Cedarwood
Orange blossom
Musk
Dragon's blood
🕷Symbols:
Aegis (shield with Medusa's likeness)
Spear
Helmet & armor
Spindle
Owls
Spiders
Eagles
Doves (symbol of victory)
Rams
Snakes
Olives
🕊Proper Offerings:
Olives/olive oil, Owl-shaped cookies or cakes, Wine, Handmade crafts especially textiles & pottery, Donations to educational institutes
Please feel free to use this whenever you’d like! I hope it helps some people out! if you haven’t already please check out my GREEK DEITY CHEAT SHEET (PART1) post!(just click ^^)🥺🥰
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asksomeskeles · 3 years
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“And rest at last where souls unbodied Dwell,
In ever-flowing meads of Asphodel.” - Homer
This is Asphodel, younger brother of my other character, Tartarus! He also has probably my favourite design out of all my characters. 
Though Asexual, he still enjoys sexual pleasures, and is far from aromantic. He simply doesn’t feel sexual attraction, is all. It is possible he’s demisexual, rather than ace however, as he has shown things that may be interpreted as sexual attraction. He can be a bit coldhearted at times, and often takes a laid-back, uncaring approach to... Well, just about everything. 
He stands at 5′9 normally, however when he’s pissed off - suicidal berserker kinda pissed off - he grows to 6′4, his horns curl a second time, and his already clawed hands become razor sharp.
(As always, art is thanks to @33skeletons who can also be found at @artisticabomination23 )
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teababe27 · 5 years
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Tagged by @alexlifesonofficial.
Rules: We’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music Library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then choose 10 people.
This is from my Itunes.
Mastodon - “Aqua Dementia”
Angel Witch - “Into the Dark”
The Sword - “The White Sea”
Benedictum - “2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx”
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - “Asteroid Belts”
Megadeth - “We the People”
The Meads of Asphodel - “The Gods Who Mock Us”
Sarcofago - “Deathrash”
Slayer - “South of Heaven”
Accept - “Flash to Bang Time”
I tag @loubird7, @alzabar, @tumblingintolove, @rocknrollkriss, @lonelydayinpurgatory, and anyone else who wants to do this!
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scriptflorist · 6 years
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I'm looking for flowers that represent gods or goddesses. Of any culture.
Hey there Nonny!
That is a great question! But also one that is very non-specific. There are a great many deities and a great many cultures. So without knowing what you're looking for specifically, we've decided to scan The Big Five – Greek, Roman, Indian, Egyptian and Norse mythology. I've found a great many things and this is going to be an incredibly long ask, so grab a drink and some food we'll be here for a while.
Put under a cut so this doesn't block anyone's dash.
Key:
misc: might be a symbol, might be a sacred plant IT'S SOMETHING to say the least
sacred plant: sacred plant
plant: might or might not be sacred but is certainly associated with them
offering: things offered to the deity in question
symbol: generally something they're depicted with or sth that was listed as their symbol, often both
incense: incense used for offerings/temples, listed as long as it’s derived from a plant
Notes:
if wine counts so does beer so does mead so does ale
cornucopia/horn of plenty listed bc flowers are a common filling, also it holds floristic value
I’ve had to translate some of the offerings to Indian deities, take ‘em with a grain of doubt
Greek Deities:
achelous – plant: cedar
aether – offering: saffron (according to a hymn)
althaea – offering: fruits
aphrodite – sacred plants: (wood) anemone, apples/apple tree, myrrh (tree), quince, (gallic and red) roses, lime tree, (prickly) cedar, (prickly) lettuce, big-leaf linden (unsure), myrtle, pomegranate tree, narcisssus/ offerings: apples, pomegranates, roses, myrrh, myrtle, wine / symbol: apple, myrtle wreath, flowers
apollo – sacred plants: (italian) cypress, larkspur, laurel, date palm, violet (unsure) / plant: (bay) laurel, palm tree, apple tree, poplar tree, mistletoe / incense: myrrh, frankincense / symbol: laurel wreath
arachne – plant: monkshood
ares – sacred plant: manna ash
artemis – sacred plants: (persian) walnut, almond, fir, (italian) cypress, willow, wormwood, daisy, laurel, chaste tree, (prickly) cedar, (italian) cypress, amaranth / offering: saffron
asklepios – sacred plants: various herbs
athena – sacred plants: mulberry, oak, olive tree / said to have created the very first olive tree
cerce – renowned for her vast knowledge of drugs and herbs
cotys – offering: wine
demeter –  sacred plants: grains, wheat, barley, (penny royal and spear) mint, opium poppy, chaste tree, fig tree / plant: chaste tree, myrrh, sunflower / symbol:  wheat ears, horn of plenty, lotus / goddess of corn, grain, harvest and the fertility of earth / her sacred eleusinian drink was made of barley, honey and mint
dionysos – sacred plants: bindweed, elm tree, fennel, fig tree, (grecian) fir, grapevine, ivy, (aleppo and corsican) pine, plany plant (w/e tf that is), calamus, cinnamon / symbol: pine cone, fig, grapevine, wine, pine cone tipped staff, ivy crown / god of wine agriculture and fertility of nature
eileithyia – sacred plant: (grecian) fir
eirene – sacred plants: corn, olive tree / symbol: horn of plenty, olive branch,  often depicted carrying/wearing ears of corn
eos – sacred plant: saffron (was also associated with the colour of the same name)
eris – symbol: golden apple of discord
gaia – goddess of the earth
hades – sacred plant: asphodel, elm tree, spear mint, white poplar / plant: ebony, cypress / offering: pomegranates / symbol: narcissus
hebe – plant: lettuce, ivy sprigs
hecate – sacred plants: asphodel, various herbs, belladonna, hemlock, mandrake, poppies, many hallucinogenic plants, yew tree / plant: oak, cypress, aconite, dandelion, garlic, lavender, willow
helios – sacred plant: frankincense tree, heliotrope, black poplar
hera – misc: iris / sacred plants: apple tree, chaste tree, pomegranate tree, lotus, willow / plant: opium poppy / symbol: lotus staff, pomegranate
hermes –  sacred plants: crocus, greek strawberry tree
hestia – misc: unknown flowering plant / sacred plant: chaste tree
hymen – symbol: flowers in general
hypnos – plant: poppy
iris – sacred plant: iris
nemesis – plant: apple tree
nike – sacred plant: date palm
pan – sacred plants: (corsican) pine, calamus
persephone – sacred plants: grain, lily of the valley, spring flowers, pomegranate, asphodel, spear mint, black poplar, wheat, white willow / offerings: seeds, flowers in general, pomegranate, grain / symbol: pomegranate
phanes – incense: myrrh, god of creation
pluto – plant: cypress / offerings: figs, dates / symbol: horn of plenty
pontus – plant: seaweed / symbol: seaweed
poseidon – sacred plants: (aleppo) pine, parsely, wild celery, rock-rose (unsure)
rhea – sacred plants: fruit bearing trees, pine, oak
selene – misc: selentrope / plant: chamomile, valerian, hyssop, rosemary, mugwort, myrtle, birch, willow / offerings: white roses, poppies / incense: aloe, jasmine, lotus, sage
zephyrus – plant: hyacinth
zeus – sacred plants: manna ash, parsley, wild celery,  holm oak, olive tree, white poplar
Roman Deities:
abundantia – guardian of the horn of plenty / symbol: horn or plenty, corn, wheat
aesculapius –  symbol: several herbs, pineapple
aeternitas – symbol: horn of plenty
angitia – goddess of healing herbs
anna perenna – plant: fruit trees, rose, foxglove, violet, daffodil, birch, elder / offering: wine / symbol: wreaths / incense: honeysuckle, sandalwood, jasmine, lavender, vanilla, pine
apollo – symbol: laurel, hyacinth
bacchus – plant: fennel, pine, ivy / offerings: wine, honey, figs / symbol: grapes, wine, grapevines, pine cone tipped staff
bellum – offerings: grain, fruit, flowers, wine (among others)
bona dea – offering: wine / symbol: horn of plenty
bonus eventus – plant: poppies / symbol: grain stalks
cardea – plant: hawthorn
carmenta – plant: walnut, willow, juniper / offering: flowers, fruits, vegetables / symbol: bean leaves / incense: bay, laurel
ceres – sacred plants: chaste tree, corn, pumpkin / plant: poppies / symbol: wheat, grains, horn of plenty, poppy / offerings: flowers, wheat, first fruits of harvest /  goddess of agriculture, grain crops among other things / “Poppies were her emblem as the grow in cornfields.  All other flowers were banned as she had lost her daughter to the underworld when she was out picking flowers.” / enna is her most ancient sanctuary and its said flowers bloomed on it throughout the year on its “miraculous plain”
cloacina – plant: myrtle / offering: incense / symbol: incense burner
concordia – symbol: horn of plenty
consus – offerings: garlands, flowers, corn seed / symbol: corn seed
cupid – symbol: rose
cybelle – personified mother earth
diana – sacred plants:  oak groves, apple, balm, beech, jasmine, mugwort, oak trees, vervain, wormwood / symbol: cypress tree, woodland/woods /  goddess of the woods/nature, her followers would wash and decorate their hair with flowers for the festival of torches
egeria – plant: oak tree
fecunditas – symbol: horn of plenty
felicitas – symbol: horn of plenty
feronia – some believed her to be a harvest goddess appeasing her with the first fruits of the harvest, also considered a goddess of wilderness, of untamed nature, and nature's vital forces
fides – offerings: (unnamed) flowers, wine, incense / symbol: olive/laurel branch
flora – misc:  blossoming plants, wheat, crops / plant: flowers / offerings: grain, fruits goddess of flowers and the season spring (so?? spring flowers??)
fons/fontus – offering: garlands / fountains and well-heads where adorned with garlands for his festival
fortuna – plant: oak tree / symbol: horn of plenty / protector of grain supplies under the name annonaria (brings luck of the harvest)
janos – offerings: dates, figs
juno – sacred plant: wild fig tree / symbol: pomegranate
jupiter – plant: oak tree / offering: walnuts / symbol: oak tree
juturna – offering: oil
lares – symbol: horn of plenty
laverna – plant: wild poppy
liber – plant: ivy / offering: oil, the first, sacred pressing of the grape-harvest, known as sacrima / protector of vines and grapes
libitina – plant: mugwort, patchouli, hourehound, sage, henbane
lucina – misc: lotus trees
meditrina – offering: wine
mercury – plant: dogs mercury, anise, dill, fennel
minerva – sacred plants: olive, mulberry, alder tree / symbol: olive tree
mithras – symbol: pine cone
ops – symbol: corn spikes/corn / earth goddess
pales – offerings: branches, wreaths / may be male or female
pax – plant: olive tree / symbol: horn of plenty
pilumnus – symbol: grain
pomona – sacred plant: apple (tree) / offerings: fruits / symbol: horn of plenty / goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards / was said to be a wood nymph, generally depicted with a platter of fruit or a horn of plenty in art
priapus – symbol: flowers, fruit, vegetables
proserpina – offering: pomegranate / symbol: poppy, white rose, pomegranate
rumina – plant: fig tree
salacia – symbol: crown of seaweed
salus – offering: grain
saturn – symbol: wheat / god of seeds, harvest and agriculture among other things
silvanus – plant: cypress / offering: grapes, grain, wine
tellus/terra (mater) – offerings: flowers, fruit / symbol: flowers, fruit, horn of plenty / “mother earth”, goddess of the earth
terminus – offerings: crops, wine, garlands / marker would be decorated with garlands
tranquilitas – symbol: grain
trivia – offerings: grain, fruit, flowers, wine
venus – sacred plants: aloe, wood anemone, apple, benzoin, maidenhair fern, heather, sweet marjoram, (especially) myrtle, parsley, quince, sandalwood, pomegranate, rose / offering: wine / symbol: rose
victoria – symbol: laurel wreath, palm branch
virbius – god of forests
volturnus – offering: wine
vortumnus/vertumnus – god of seasons, gardens, fruit trees, change, plant growth
Indian Deities:
aranyani – goddess of forests
ardhanarishvara – in the four-armed form the left hands holds a flower, an early depiction shows the left side of the head covered in flowers
ayyappan – flowers are commonly scattered near the shrine
bhairava – offerings: red flowers / one of his forms is depicted with a garland of red flowers / eight types of flowers and leaves are used in arcana to bhairava
bhikshatana – garland of sylvan flowers which is the only thing he wears to entice the sages' wives to humble and enlighten the sages
bhumi – plant: blue lotus / offering: pomegranate, vegetables / symbol: blue lotus, pomegranate / personification of mother earth
brahma – offerings: white lotus (6)
chamunda – plant: fig tree / offering: wine
dattatreya – offerings: jasmine (7), bael tree leaves, indian fig tree leaves, indian fig tree branches
durga – plant: lotus flower / offerings: lotus, jasmine flower and bael tree leaves (1 or 9), most red flowers (e.g. hibiscus) / some shaktas worship durga's symbolism and presence as mother nature
ganesh – offerings: red sandalwood paste, red flowers in general, dhurva grass blades (1,3,5,7) , the red hibiscus is his favourite, lotus, champa (magnolia most likely), rose, jasmine, yellow and orange marigold flowers, bael tree leaves, herbs / usually 21 different varieties of flowers and leaves are used while performing ganesha puja
ganga – having washed the lotus feet of the Lord, which are covered with reddish saffron, the water of the ganges acquired a very beautiful pink colour
gayatri – plant: red lotus
hanuman – offerings: chameli (a type of jasmine flower), garland made up of basil or crown flower leaves
jagannath – (ratha yatra festival) chariots/rathas have wheels painted with flower petals and inverted loti behind the throne
kali – worshipped as the preserver of nature, standing on shiva her presence represents the preservation of mother nature, red hibiscus flowers to match the blood she's depicted with
kathyayini – incense: sandalwood
krishna/avatar or vishnu – offerings: blue lotus (3), coral flowers, carnation of india, basil leaves, local flowers
lakshmi – plant: lotus / offerings: pink lotus, yellow marigolds) and desi gula/rose (no hybrids), bael tree fruit, likes loti best, red jasmine, red flowers in general / often depicted on a seated on a lotus flower, holding lotus buds in her upper pair of limbs
lingam – offerings: flower petals, fruit, fresh leaves
mahakali – offerings: yellow oleander (9)
mariamman – plant: limes, red flowers
narayana – described holding a lotus flower
padmanabha – offerings: flowers (daily)
parvati – plant: lotus flower / offerings: arabian jasmine, white lotus, parrot tree, crown flower, prickly chaff flower, champa and chameli (a type of jasmine flower), fond of all flowers offered to shiva / one of her festival encourages flowers as gifts, gauri-shankar is a particular rudraksha (bead) formed naturally from the seed of a tree found in india (represents parvati and shiva esp when seeds fuse together naturally)
rama/avatar of vishnu – offerings: chameli (a type of jasmine flower) (4)
saraswati – plant: white lotus / offerings: any white flower or white lotus (9) or parrot tree flowers, yellow flowers / seated on a lotus
shiva – offerings: flowers, fruits, fresh leaves, blue lotus (if there is no blue pink or white loti can be offered), oleander, bael tree leaves (9 or 10), dhatura flowers, indian rose chestnut, night jasmine, crown flower, flowers, any white flower, loves wild flowers
tripura sundari – symbol: flower arrows / her hair may be decorated with flowers among other things
umi – plant: lotus flower
vaidheeswara – offerings: grain, flowers
vaikuntha kamalaja – the vishnu half holds the common attributes of vishnu among them a lotus, the female half might hold a kalasha (coconut-mango leaves atop a pot) and sometimes a lotus among other things
vishnu – offerings: pink lotus, jasmine, burflower tree, screw pine, chameli (a type of jasmine flower), champa (magnolia most likely), ashok, velvet pink banana and marigolds(?), basil leaves (1,3,5,7,9), fond of loti, mogra / his fourth arm holds a lotus flower
Egyptian Deities:
amunet – plant: papyrus / symbol: papyrus (staff)
bast – sacred plant: catnip / symbol: papyrus wand
dedun – offering: incense / god of incense
geb – god of the earth, depicted with green skin and plants growing from his body
hapi – plant: papyrus, lotus
hathor – sacred plants: myrtle, sycamore tree / plant: rose, papyrus
hauhet – plant: palm
heka – plant: twisted flax
heket – plant: lotus / symbol: lotus
huh – plant: palm
imhotep – symbol: papyrus scoll
ipy – offering: incense
isis – plant: sycamore tree / symbol: sycamore / incense: myrrh, cedar, narcissus
iusaaset – plant: acacia tree
khepri – plant: blue lotus
meret – symbol: blue lotus, papyrus
min – plant: lotus / symbol: lotus
nefertem – plant: lotus, water lily
neper – offering: grain / symbol: grain, barley, emmer wheat
nut – plant: sycamore tree
qetesh – goddess of nature among other things
rem – his tears produce vegetation
sekhmet – offerings: wine, beer
seshat – sacred plant: papyrus in form of writing paper / plant: palm
shezmu – offerings: wine, grapes / god of the oil press for some time
tenenet – offering: beer
wadjet – plant: papyrus
Norse Deities:
aegir – offering: beer
bragi – offering: mead
freyja – sacred plants: cowslip, daisies,  primrose / plant: elder, birch, rose / offerings: strawberries
frigg – sacred plant: mistletoe / plant: lady's bedstraw, alder, birch, elder, feverfew / incense: myrtle, rose, sandalwood / frigg's grass is a plant was traditionally used as a sedative during birth
gerðr – offerings: mead, apples
heimdallr – offering: mead
hel – sacred plants: holly, yew (toxic), elder and more
höðr – plant: mistletoe
iðunn – sacred plant: apples / offerings: apples / symbol: apples
kvasir – offering: mead
mímir – offering: mead
thor – plant: oak tree / offering: mead, ale
ullr – plant: yew tree / symbol: yew tree (toxic)
valkyries – offering: mead
Misc Deities:
Celtic
arianrhod – sacred plant: ivy
cerridwen – sacred plant: corn
epona – sacred plants: garlands of roses / offerings: incense, wine
morrigan – sacred plants: mugwort, yew (toxic), willow
Misc Religion:
west african deities are commonly offered food rather than flowers bc they like practical offerings and flowers aren't practical but food among other things is
yoruba religion includes the fruit of the palm oil tree more than often, either in parts or as a whole, its 'white' and 'red' oils are associated to specific deities, its 'nut' is used for traditional divination, mostly it's offered as a source of food
- Mod Jana
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This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.
Sources:
http://www.thespiritualindian.com/flowers-offered-to-hindu-gods-and-goddess/
https://www.boldsky.com/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2012/hindu-gods-flowers-030009.html
http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/
http://www.goddess-guide.com/
http://www.flowersofindia.net/
http://www.theoi.com/
http://www.talesbeyondbelief.com/
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violettesiren · 6 years
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By the blue waters—the restless ocean waters,
Restless as they with their many-flashing surges,
Lonely I wander, weeping for my lost one!
I pine for thee through all the joyless day—
Through the long night I pine: the golden sun
Looks dim since thou hast left me, and the Spring
Seems but to weep. Where art thou, my beloved?
Night after night, in fond hope vigilant,
By the old temple on the breezy cliff,
These hands have heap’d the watch-fire, till it stream’d
Red o’er the shining columns—darkly red—
Along the crested billows!—but in vain;
Thy white sail comes not from the distant isles….
Where art thou?—where?—had I but lingering prest
On thy cold lips the last long kiss; but smooth’d
The parted ringlets of thy shining hair
With love’s fond touch, my heart’s cry had been still’d
Into a voiceless grief; I would have strew’d
With all the pale flowers of the vernal woods—
White violets, and the mournful hyacinth,
And frail anemone, thy marble brow,
In slumber beautiful!—I would have heap’d
Sweet boughs and precious odours on thy pyre,
And with mine own shorn tresses hung thine urn,
And many a garland of the pallid rose….
        Come, in the dreamy shadow of the night,
And speak to me!—E’en though thy voice be changed,
My heart would know it still. Oh, speak to me,
And say if yet, in some dim, far-off world,
Which knows not how the festal sunshine burns—
 O yet, in some pale mead of Asphodel,
We two shall meet again! Oh, I would quit
The day, rejoicingly—the rosy light—
All the rich flowers and fountains musical,
And sweet familiar melodies of earth,
To dwell with thee below!…
Thou hear’st me not!
The heavens are pitiless of human tears:
The deep sea-darkness is about thy head;
The white sail never will bring back the loved!
By the blue waters—the restless ocean waters,
Restless as they with their many-flashing surges,
Lonely I wander, weeping for my lost one!
from Antique Greek Lament by Felicia Hemans
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cardest · 3 years
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London - since 43 AD it has to be one of the more fascinating cities on Earth. Such a rich history. From Shakespeare Theatre to the music from there today. I just had to put a London playlist together. From Soho to Brixton, from Highgate to Clapham  what a collection of songs! It’s over 350 songs and it could easily expand to 400. **I have a separate England & Wales playlist coming, so, stay tuned for that**.
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To play the songs, hit the link right here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC1_ntP663JhZl-hvn9EwFp9L
ENGLAND & WALES playlist is coming soon! What songs have I left out? Let me know! Add your own songs! Cheers. Pip pip, tally ho!
LONDON 001 Generation X -  Day By Day 002 The Clash - London Calling 003 Austin Powers  - theme song (Soul Bossa? Nova ) 004 The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion 005 Killing Joke - Empire Song 006 Black Sabbath - Wicked World 007 The Who - Welcome 008 The Damned - Neat, neat, neat 009 GIRLSCHOOL - LONDON 010 007 theme song 011 Motorhead - Motorhead 012 Wire - Ex Lion Tamer 013 David Bowie - Maid of Bond Street 014 The Misfits - London Dungeon 015 Rolling Stones - 016 The Adverts - Bored Teenagers 017 Siouxsie & The Banshees -  Spellbound 018 Penny Dreadful - Soundtrack - Main Theme 019 Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger 020 The Cure - Subway Song 021 Adam And The Ants -  Puss 'n' Boots 022 Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue 023 COIL - Fire of the mind 024 Public Image Ltd - One Drop. 025 LUSH - Breeze 026 Bliss Signal - Surge 027 The Pogues - Misty Morning, Albert Bridge 028 PhD - Won't Let You Down 029 Birthday Party - Hats On Wrong 030 Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue 031 Help Yourself - Reaffirmation 032 Grave Miasma - Gnosis of the summon 033 Roy Ayers - We Live In London Baby 034 Led Zeppelin - The Rover 035 Gang of Four - What we all want 036 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girl                 037 Sleaford Mods - 6 Horsemen (The Brixtons) 038 Paul Young - Love of the Common People 039 The Saint (original) - Theme 040 The Human League - Dont You Want Me 041 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen 042 The Beatles - A Day In The Life 043 Def Leppard -  Love bites 044 The Stranglers - Another Camden Afternoon 045 The Kinks  - See My Friends 046 Elton John - Bennie and the Jets 047 Suede - Moving 048 Queen - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 049 Cliff Richard & the Shadows - She's Gone 050 The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up 051 Loop - Fade Out 052 Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart - A13 053 The Magnetic Fields - All the Umbrellas in London 054 Wendy Carlos - Title Music From A Clockwork Orange (From Purcell's Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary) 055 The Police - Every Little Thing she does it Magic 056 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off 057 Spandau Ballet - Spandau Ballet Chant No.1 058 The Pretenders - Middle of the Road 059 The Who - Dogs 060 The Jam - London Girl 061 Cradle of Filth - Hurt and Virtue 062 Joy Division - Isolation 063 Nick Drake - At the Chime of a City Clock 064 Sham 69 - Cockney Kids Are Innocent 065 Deep Purple - Mandrake Root 066 Throbbing Gristle - Hit by a rock 067 David Bowie - Rubber Band 068 Roxy Music  - Do The Strand 069 Slaves - Cheer Up London 070 T. Rex - London Boys 071 Kirsty MacColl - Autumngirlsoup 072 New Model Army - Archway Towers 073 Scorpions - Lovedrive 074 Isaac Hayes - Doesnt Rain In London 075 Peter Tosh - Buk-In-Hamm Palace 076 The Slits - Typical Girls 077 Pharaoh Sanders - Midnight In Berkeley Square (Instrumental) 078 Blue Cheer - Girl From London 079 Sex Pistols - Satellite 080 Judas Priest - (The Hellion ) Electric Eye 081 UFO -  Lights Out 082 Joy Division - Digital 083 Muse - Uprising 084 George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 085 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love 086 Fine Young Cannibals - Blue 087 New Order - Blue Monday 088 Würzel - Midnight In London 089 Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley 090 The Wildhearts - Down On London 091 Supertramp - Nothing To Show 092 Motörhead - Metropolis 093 Current 93 - Lucifer Over London 094 The Pogues - Dark Streets of London 095 The Cult - All Souls Avenue 096 The Jam - In The City 097 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks 098 Iggy Pop -  Play It Safe 099 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Jack the Ripper 100 The Cure  - Lets Go To Bed 101 Suede - Animal Nitrate 102 Wire - field day for the sundays 103 Black Books  TV Show - Opening Theme 104 Paul McCartney & Wings - London Town 105 Madness - Primrose Hill 106 The Troggs  - No. 10 Downing Street 107 Iron Maiden -  Gangland 108 PJ Harvey - The Last Living Rose 109 The Rollers - Soho 110 Electric Wizard - Lucifer's Slaves 111 The Buzzcocks -  Just Lust 112 Doctor Who Theme Tune 1980 113 Cathedral - Fountain Of Innocence 114 Pretenders - Swinging London 115 Hanoi Rocks - Tooting Bec Wreck 116 Es - 'Chemical 117 Bee Gees  - Trafalgar 118 The Peddlers    - Under London Lights 119 Cliff Richard - The Young Ones 120 Big Audio Dynamite - Sightsee M.C   121 ABC - Tower of London 122 Accept - London Leatherboys 123 Pitchshifter - Please Sir 124 Portishead -  We Carry On 125 John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night 126 The Lurkers - Ain't Got a Clue 127 Iron Maiden - Die with your boots on 128 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kiss Them For Me 129 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity 130 The Jam - London Traffic 131 The Cranberries - Waiting In Walthamstow 132 The Kinks - Victoria 133 Heads Hands & Feet - Pete Might Spook The Horses 134 Whitesnake -  Long Way From Home 135 Queensryche - London 136 Concrete Blonde - Walking in London 137 Deep Purple - Fireball 138 The Ruts - dope for guns 139 Wham! - Bad Boys 140 Generation X - One Hundred Punks 141 Joe Jackson - Down To London 142 Anti-Nowhere League - Streets of London 143 The Wildhearts - Shandy Bang 144 David Bowie - The London Boys 145 The Human League - Human 146 Cockney Rejects - East end 147 Dire Straits - Eastbound Train 148 Ian Drury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 149 Sepultura -  Filthy rot 150 The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight 151 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy 152 Purson -  Electric Landlady 153 Black Sabbath -  Tomorrow's Dream 154 The Clash - Guns of Brixton 155 Blood Ceremony - Lord Of Misrule 156 Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life - Penis Song 157 Gentlemans Pistols -  Hustler's Row 158 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 159 Jethro Tull - Cross Eyed Mary 160 The Yobs - The Ballad of the Warrington 161 Cradle of Filth - Principle Of Evil Made Flesh 162 Bruce Hornsby - The Black Rats Of London 163 Inspiral Carpets - How It Should Be 164 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy Lady 165 PETULA CLARK - WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 166 Lush - Olympia 167 Hunters & Collectors - Blind Eye 168 Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now 169 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World 170 UK Subs - C.I.D. 171 Queen - Dont Stop Me Now 172 Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth 173 the clash - capital radio one 174 UB40 - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) 175 The Meads Of Asphodel - Guts For Sale 176 Horrible Histories: Savage Songs - Boudicca 177 Swallow the Sun - Labyrinth Of London (Horror Pt. IV) 178 Mad Professor  - Ben Gone Wrong 179 Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better 180 Genesis - The Battle Of Epping Forest 181 The Damned -  problem child 182 Squeeze  - Cool For Cats 183 Manfred Mann - Belgravia 184 The Bee Gees - Walking Back to Waterloo 185 Pink Floyd - Waiting For The Worms 186 Madness - Victoria Gardens 187 Paradise Lost - Soul Courageons 188 YES  - Roundabout 189 PJ Harvey - This Is Love 190 The Horrors - Jack The Ripper 191 King Crimson - Red 192 The Smiths - How Soon Is Now 193 Level 42 - Heathrow 194 Intaferon - Get Out Of London 195 Burt Bacharach - Bond street 196 David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 197 The Clash - Londons Burning 198 Killing Joke - Follow The Leaders 199 Saxon - The Court of the Crimson King 200 Buzzcocks - Harmony in My Head 201 Fairport Convention - Fiddlesticks (Peel Session) 202 Napalm Death - Errors In The Signals 203 Empire  - Hot Seat 204 Anathema - Shroud of Frost 205 Pitchshifter - Condescension 206 The Beatles - Hey Jude 207 Affinity - Highgate 208 KLF - 3 A.M. Eternal (Pure Trance) 209 Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London 210 David Axelrod - London 211 The Wombles - Wellington Goes To Waterloo 212 EastEnders Theme 213 Cathedral - Hypnos 164 214 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual 215 Alan Moore with Tim Perkins - The Highbury Working A Beat Seance 216 Transvision Vamp - Sex Kick 217 Elton John - Tell Me When The Whistle Blows 218 Firebird - Bow bells 219 The Jam - A' Bomb In Wardour Street 220 Caravan  - Waterloo Lily 221 Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends - Flashing Lights 222 David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things 223 Hot Chocolate - West End of Park Lane 224 Thames television ident 1984 225 Newtown Neurotics - Living With Unemployment 226 Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up 227 Suede - Metal Mickey 228 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 229 Killing Joke - The Gathering 230 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want 231 Kate Bush - Babooshka 232 Iron Maiden - The Prophecy 233 The Cure - Disintegration 234 The Damned - I Just Can't Be Happy Today 235 WIRE - Silk Skin Paws 236 Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets 237 Souixee & the Banshees - Cascade 238 Jethro Tull - Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square 239 AC/DC -  Rising Power 240 Alternative TV - Life After Life 241 Napalm Death - Deceiver (Peel Sessions) 242 Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London 243 Bucks Fizz - London Town 244 The Sweet - Blockbuster! 245 999 - Bent Cross 246 The Groundhogs - Split, Pt. 1 247 Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild in the Country 248 Blood Ceremony -  Half Moon Street 249 Ming Tea feat. Austin Powers - BBC One 250 Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song 251 Big Audio Dynamite - EMC2 252 Crass - Banned from the Roxy 253 Sleaford Mods - Chaos Down In SoHo 254 Big Ben Chimes of Westminster, London 255 PJ Harvey - A Place Called Home 256 The Ruts - Staring at the rude boys 257 The Times - Whatever Happened To Thames Beat 258 Quincy Jones - London Derriere 259 Lush - Hypocrite 260 PIL - Reggie Song 261 The Style Council - You're The Best Thing 262 UK Subs - Dirty Girls 263 COIL - Slur 264 Frank Zappa - Dead girls of London 265 Iron Maiden - Prowler 266 The Slits - Difficult Fun 267 Killing Joke -  Kings and Queens 268 Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl 269 Motorhead - Bomber 270 XTC - Towers Of London 271 Blitzkrieg  - Hell to pay 272 Gryphon - Opening Move 273 The Challengers - The Streets of London 274 Peggy March - In Der Carnaby Street 275 The Damned - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 276 The Pogues - London You're a Lady 277 The Lords Of The New Church - Portobello 278 Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff 279 Joe Jackson - The Evil Eye 280 The Deviants - Garbage 281 Benny Hill Show  - Wild Women 282 Suzi Quatro - Crash 283 Madness - day on the town 284 SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER -  I Don't Care 285 Whitesnake - Wine Women An Song 286 Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine 287 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody 288 Bauhaus - In the flat field 289 Dead Can Dance - In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated 290 Paul McCartney -  Old Siam, Sir 291 Lush - De-Luxe 292 AC/DC - let's get it up 293 Sophia Loren & Peter Sellers - Bangers and mash 294 Black Sabbath - Childfren of the grave 295 Psychic TV - The orchids 296 Miracle - The Strife Of Love In A Dream 297 Carter USM - Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over 298 Screaming Lord Sutch - Jack the Ripper 299 WIRE - the 15th 300 Mott the Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie 301 Soft Machine - The Camden Tandem 302 Are You Being Served Theme 303 CATHEDRAL - Serpent Eve 304 Booker T. & The MG's - Carnaby Street 305 Culture Club - It's A Miracle 306 Motorhead - Nothing Up My Sleeve 307 Killing Joke - Money is not our God 308 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 309 WIRE - Please take 310 Bananarama - Hey young London 311 The Jam - Carnaby Street 312 Catapilla - Charing Cross   313 The Shadows - Chelsea Boot 314 Ride - Chelsea Girl 315 The Damned  - Grimly Fiendish 316 Marillion - Chelsea Monday 317 Slowdive - Celia's Dream 318 The Clash - Gates of the west 319 Thin Lizzy - Half Caste 320 David Bowie -  I dig everything 321  VUUR - Days Go By - London 322 Elvis Costello - [I Don't Want To Go To] Chelsea 323 Uriah Heep - Walking in your shadow 324 Genesis - Invisible Touch 325 Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones 326 Curve - Fait Accompli   327 Silverfish ‎- Crazy 328 Iron Maiden - Killers 329 Killing Joke -  Ghost Of Ladbroke Grove 330 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 331 Paradise lost - remembrance 332 The Fall - Leave the Capitol 333 The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset 334 WIRE - Keep exhaling 335 The Peddlers - raining in London 336 Motorhead - damage case 337 10cc - Shock On The Tube (Don't Want Love) 338 Swervedriver - Rave Down 339 Spike Milligan - Tower Bridge 340 Phil Lynott - Solo In Soho 341 Adam and the Ants - Plastic Surgery 342 The Who - Pinball wizard 343 Pulp - Mile end 344 Generation X - Running with the Boss Sound 345 OMD - If You Leave 346 PiL - Public Image 347 Monty Python's Flying Circus TV show - theme song 348 Hall & Oates - London, Luck & Love 349 The Horrors - Three decades 350 Cathedral - Midnight Mountain 351 Killing Joke - glitch 352 Judas Priest - The Ripper 353 Air Raid Siren London Blitz 354 Dragonforce - Fury and the storm 355 Elastica - Connection 356 the Psychedelic Furs - Dumb waiters 357 Samantha Fox - Touch me 358 Wang Chung - Dance hall days 359 Kim Wilde - Water on glass 360 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Overground 361 Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow night 362 Fleetwood Mac - My Heart Beat Like a Hammer 363 Rainbow - Self Portrait 364 Billy Ocean - Love really hurts without you 365 Art of Noise - Beat box (division one) 366 Eurythmics - Never Gonna Cry Again 367 Samson - Grime Crime 368 Go West - we close our eyes 369 Ultravox - Saturday Night In The City Of The Dead 370 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man 371 Visage - Visage 372 Sandy Denny - Let's Jump The Broomstick 373 Brian Eno - Burning Airlines Give You So Much More 374 Fields Of The Nephilim - Blue water 375 Leftfield - Open Up 376 Blancmange - I've Seen The Word 377 Thomas Dolby - Flying north 378 Sisters of Mercy - Temple of love 379 Royal Orchestra - Royal Entrance Queen Elizabeth II 380 Pink Floyd - Goodbye blue sky 666 David Bowie -  London Bye Ta - Ta 
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