#Ἥφαιστος

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Hefest, per Ed Labetski. [font]

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(I am glad you all healthy and ok now) If possible, my request is demigod yuu who is related to Hephaestus.

𝐓𝐖𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈 𝐆𝐎𝐃!𝐘𝐔𝐔 ( 𝐇𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐔𝐒 ) 🔥🔨

Hephaestus (UK: /hɪˈfiːstəs/ hif-EE-stəs, US: /hɪˈfɛstəs/ hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Ancient Greek: Ἥφαιστος, romanized: Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

The number one craftsman in nrc, many students believe that their creation is ambued with divine magic to make it more powerful than anything in twst although they are exaggerating about it due to their technology not reaching the same level as them.

They are known for their brilliant mind, excelling in mechanical and magical engineering, often tinkering with devices and enchanting weapons in Ramshackle. The ramshackle has become a fortress for their craftsmanship.

Instead of just being a rundown dorm, Yuu has converted part of Ramshackle into a mini-forge—complete with an anvil, enchanted hammers, and a constantly burning furnace. The ghosts enjoy watching them work and sometimes help fetch materials.

They are socially awkward but kind, they struggle with self-worth, feeling like an outsider due to their divine nature and lack of attractive qualities.

Due to their divine craftsmanship, their hands and arms bear permanent scorch marks that glow faintly when they work. They wear gloves to prevent others from noticing, but they don’t mind the burns themselves.

If something is broken—whether it’s a dorm’s plumbing, an enchanted mirror, or even a magical staff—students instinctively go to Yuu. Even Crowley occasionally bribes them to fix school property.

Despite their physical durability, they hate unnecessary movement. They’ll pick up a 200-pound cauldron like it’s nothing, but will whine about walking to class.

Not a lot of students know this but demi god!yuu is also a talented seamstress they are able to create clothing that is fire proof as well imbued with magical capabilities, one example of this craftsmanship is that their own uniform is fire proof.

They also possessed abnormal strength accidentally breaking a door knob or accident when trying to open it, as well breaking Crowley arms on first interaction and they accidentally forgot to control the amount of pressure they need to put before breaking someone arm.

As well one time a noble student in pomifiore commands them saying they need to make them a wardrobe and actually insults their appearance was thrown out of the window by them good thing they're not harm.

Vil actually ask them if they can build him a magic mirror that can help him pick outfits and answers his question and the next week, demi god yuu visit the pomifiore dorm and reveal vil the magic mirror he commissioned from them it was radiant and beautiful with golden crusted with apples and knifes decorated on the sides perfect for the dorm leader of the beautiful queen and when ask a question it replied, proving it work.

Everybody was at aww and clapping, rook was releasing some tears as well. Vil paid demi god yuu a hefty model as a thank you.

Becomes nrc handy man, if there's anything broken you know who to call. Many students seek them for enhancement for their gadgets like Carter phone was upgraded by them.

I like to imagine they build like puppets to help them manage the forge, as well take care grim when they're too busy doing commission. Many students commented that the ramshackle temperature is hot very hot like an oven.

Crowley actually checks in on them— but only to beg them to fix school property or basically to make magical enhancement towards the school building.

Sebek admired them because when he's at the dorm talking about the briar valley and how his young master is so cool, demi god!yuu have an idea to try to create a traditional briar valley weapon to show towards sebek and when he asks why they did it, demi god yuu just responded towards being curious about making one.

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My Latin and Greek Paradigms for ClassicsTober 2023 / Paradigmata Mea Latina Graecaque ad ClassicsTober 2023 Data

This is a list of links of all my Latin and Greek name paradigms which I made for ClassicsTober 2023.

Cassandra (Cassandra / Κασσάνδρα)

Medusa (Medūsa / Μέδουσα)

Asterion (Asteriōn / Ἀστερίων)

Lycaon (Lycāōn / Λυκάων)

Chiron (Chīrōn / Χείρων)

Medea (Mēdēa / Μήδεια)

Persephone (Persephonē / Περσεφόνη)

Icarus (Īcarus / Ἴκαρος)

Achilles (Achillēs / Ἀχιλλεύς)

Asklepius (Aesculāpius / Ἀσκληπιός)

Pandora (Pandōra / Πανδώρα)

Theseus (Thēseus / Θησεύς)

Arachne (Arachnē / Ἀράχνη)

Helen (Helena / Ἑλένη)

Prometheus (Promētheus / Προμηθεύς)

Circe (Circē / Κίρκη)

Atalanta (Atalanta / Ἀταλάντη)

Phaedra (Phaedra / Φαίδρα)

Sisyphus (Sīsyphus / Σίσυφος)

Odysseus (Ulixēs / Ὀδυσσεύς)

Psyche (Psȳchē / Ψυχή)

Midas (Midās / Μίδας)

Orpheus (Orpheus / Ὀρφεύς)

Hephaestus (Hēphaestus / Ἥφαιστος)

Talos (Talōs / Τάλως)

Thetis (Thetis / Θέτις)

Pygmalion (Pygmaliōn / Πυγμαλίων)

Nyx (Nyx / Νύξ)

Nemesis (Nemesis / Νέμεσις)

Tiresias (Tīresiās / Τειρεσίας)

Hecate (Hecatē / Ἑκάτη)

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Headcanon: Umbrella Academy

-The Umbrella Academy as Greek Gods (Luther, Diego and Allison)

Part 2, Part 3

Luther as Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος):

I feel like this one is kind of obvious. Hephaestus is known for his physical strength just like Luther is. Both are rejected and laughed at for the way they look. Hephaestus is rejected and thrown off Olympus by his own mother because of how ugly he is. She resents him yet she’s the one who made him who he is since she had him all by herself. In a similar way, Reginal, who raised Luther alone basically, casts him off by sending him to the moon after he’s been saved by the experimental serum. You can tell his ape-like appearance played a role in him getting sent away.

Still, they both remain very loyal to their so-called family. Hephaestus will go on to make and fabricate multiple things for the gods such as Pandora, Artemis and Apollo’s arrows, Zeus’ aegis and Pelops’s sceptre. In the same way, Luther truly believes in Reginald and it takes him a long time to come around and realize he’s been played.

As much as it feels almost natural to compare Hephaestus and Aphrodite to Luther and Allison, I don’t think it is right to do so. You’ll see why I don’t think Allison is Aphrodite, but I think the most evident difference is that Allison was never forced to be with Luther like Aphrodite was with Hephaestus. Zeus forced her to marry Hephaestus because he believed her beauty would cause jealousy inbetween the gods. But for Luther and Allison, she’s the one asking for the relationship and forcing it into him, not a third individual.

Finally, I’d say that it’s common belief to think the Hephaestus is all muscle and no brain, just like the first impression we get of Luther. He isn’t number one for no reason. But Hephaestus is crafty, he can create godly weapons, things that require extreme precision, but also, in a way, a good understanding of who that weapon is for. When he made Achilles’ armour, it fitted him perfectly, it was made for him and no one else. So Hephaestus possesses a level of skill and understanding of other people. In a similar way, Luther has a certain emotional intelligence that the rest of the Umbrella Academy seems to forget about. He truly believed that being number one meant that he was a leader. He did his best to hold the team together and even if he failed, you can see that he truly did care about his family. So he’s not all muscle either.

Diego as Themis (Θέμις):

Our first Titan! So, Themis is the Titan goddess of divine law and order which I think fits perfectly well with Diego, especially in the first two seasons. Now, let’s just say a few words about Themis first. She is the goddess of divine law, meaning the rules of conduct that have been established by custom. They are the primal laws of morality and justice. These aren’t the common laws, the ones made by humans. They include stuff like piety, hospitality, sacrifices to the gods, etc.

I think that those two parts are important to consider when comparing Diego to her. On one hand, Diego has a strong sense of justice. You can see that he wants to do what’s right a punish the ‘bad guys’. This is literally how he is when we first meet him! And it’s something that stays with him throughout the seasons, stopping JFK from getting killed being the main example. However, he has a complete disregard for actual laws. He gets kicked out of the police academy and becomes a vigilante, clearly, he doesn’t care about the law. So this anti-thesis inside himself, having a strong sense of moral justice while breaking the law, fits really well with Themis.

This is all nice, but Diego also has a soft side. He cares a lot about his siblings, Klaus and Allison in particular, calls Grace ‘mom’, and cares about Lila and Stanley a lot too. How does that fit in with Themis? Well, those primal laws of morality and justice are what keeps the humans alive and the gods happy. It rules, in a way, their relationships. Similarly, Diego, by being kind and open to everyone else’s feelings, is keeping the peace within the family. He gives a way for his siblings to express themselves without the whole family collapsing on itself. Calling Grace ‘mom’ remind them all of what she did for them and allows Grace to get the respect she deserves. Which, to me, sounds a lot like moral justice. And what to say about Stanley. He cared about him, truly. Even after learning he wasn’t his son, because that’s what he believes he should do, guided by his morals.

Finally, this might be a bit of a stretch, but Themis is also known for her divination powers. She’s linked to the Oracle of Delphi as well as the woods of Dodona. Diego’s power, as you know it, is that he can manipulate the trajectory of different objects. In a way, he is at the same time predicting where the object will end up and influencing its fate.

Allison as Demeter (Δημήτηρ):

I feel like this is a less obvious one (like I said, I feel like people associate her with Aphrodite more) but to me, this makes so much more sense. The way I see it, especially considering season 3, Allison cares deeply about her daughter, so much that it becomes the only thing that keeps her alive. This is exactly like Demeter in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which tells us about Kore’s abduction (literally rape as in raptus in Latin, meaning seized). So let me walk you through that hymn.

It starts with the abduction of Kore, witnessed by Helios and heard by Hecate. Now, Allison’s story doesn’t exactly start with that, but as soon as season one, we get how important Claire is to her; she’s her Kore. She’s her whole world. The hymn goes on and we learn about Demeter’s grief. She looks for her daughter for nine days before learning the truth about her abduction. She then exiles herself from Olympus and wanders on Earth, not eating, not talking. She will meet the daughters of King Celeos, who will take her to their mother, the queen. offering her to take care of their infant brother. Her fast will be broken by one of the maids, Iambe, who manages to get Demeter to laugh and drink. Similarly, Allison winds up forced to wander in the 1960s. She will get a job at the Odessa’s salon not unlike Demeter accepting the offer from Celeos’ daughters. But it isn’t until she meets Ray that, in my opinion, she finds some peace of mind. It’s not perfect, and it’s not like being with Claire, but it’s something that makes life worth living for a while, just like Demeter in the hymn.

So, Demeter starts taking care of Demophon, the queen’s son, and puts him in fire because, apparently, that’s how you become immortal. The queen sees her doing that and stops her which revives Demeter’s anger. She shows her true self to the queen, her godly self, and goes back to crying Kore. Allison does something similar when she takes part in the sit-in at the dinner. At first, it is a failure, but she decides to use her power, show what she can really do to the world, but mostly to Ray, someone who trusted her. He calls her out, just like the queen did, and rightfully so. After that, she is ready to say goodbye to him and go back to her own timeline, the one where she can be with Claire. Just like Demeter in the hymn goes back to her grieving now more angered than ever, Allison, not able to reunite with Claire as they get back to 2019, gives in to her pain and anger.

Demeter, still mad will then go on to cause a famine. Humans won’t be able to eat, but mostly, won’t be able to sacrifice to the gods. Zeus, seeing he won’t get any sacrifices, sends Hermes to get Kore back. Since she did eat some pomegranate, she will be forced to spend one-third of the year with Hades. The two goddesses reunite, the famine ends and Demeter tells her secrets to a few selected people. The same pattern can be seen with Allison. Back in 2019 but without Claire, suffering from PTSD, she becomes more and more angry. She starts misusing her power, hurting, torturing the Sparrows and betraying her own family. Since Reginald is the only person that can get her what she wants, she follows him blindly. Ultimately, she will, just like Demeter, get to reunite with Claire (or maybe not, I guess we’ll have to wait and see…)

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Chapter 2: Greece

Level 5: St. Francis Folly Level 6: Coliseum Level 7: Midas' Palace Level 8: Tomb Of Tihocan

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Navigating the catacombs beneath St Francis' Folly, Lara finds the tomb of Tihocan, another member of the Triumvirate, that led the survivors of Atlantis after a betrayal caused the city's destruction. Pierre steals the Scion piece, but he is killed by guardian centaurs outside the tomb.

History & Archaeology

ATLAS: In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ˈætləs/; Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlas) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the greatest Greek heroes: Heracles (Hercules in Roman mythology) and Perseus. According to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod, Atlas stood at the ends of the earth in extreme west.

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One of the doors in the folly is named after this titan.

DAMOCLES: Damocles is a character who appears in an (likely apocryphal) anecdote commonly referred to as “the Sword of Damocles”, an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. Damocles was an obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a 4th-century BC ruler of Syracuse, Sicily.

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One of the doors in the folly is named after this king.

HEPHEASTUS: Hephaestus (/hɪˈfiːstəs, hɪˈfɛstəs/; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes. Hephaestus’s Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera’s parthenogenous child.

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One of the doors in the folly is named after this god.

POSEIDON: Poseidon (/pəˈsaɪdən, pɒ-, poʊ-/; Ancient Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.

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One of the folly doors is named after this god.

MIDAS: Midas (/ˈmaɪdəs/; Greek: Μίδας) is the name of one of at least three members of the royal house of Phrygia. The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This came to be called the golden touch, or the Midas touch.

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Lara visits a location named after this king, which also includes a statue of him. The hand can turn her gold.

CENTAURS: A centaur (/ˈsɛntɔːr, ˈsɛntɑːr/ SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Greek: κένταυρος, romanized: kéntauros; Latin: centaurus), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. Centaurs are subsequently featured in Roman mythology, and were familiar figures in the medieval bestiary. They remain a staple of modern fantastic literature.

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These creatures guard the entrance of Tihocan's tomb and serve as a boss.

GRIFFIN: In Greek and Roman texts, griffins and Arimaspians were associated with gold deposits of Central Asia. Indeed, as Pliny the Elder wrote, “griffins were said to lay eggs in burrows on the ground and these nests contained gold nuggets.”

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This is one of the relics Lara finds.

ATHENA'S OWL: In Greek mythology, a little owl (Athene noctua) traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology. Because of such association, the bird—often referred to as the “owl of Athena” or the “owl of Minerva"—has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world.

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A figurine of this owl is a relic Lara finds.

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Σαντορίνη: Ὁ Ἥφαιστος μᾶς ἐπαναφέρει στήν πραγματικότητα

Δημήτρης Καπράνος Χορεύει ἡ γῆ στήν Σαντορίνη. Ὁ Ἥφαιστος ξυπνᾶ καί δείχνει ὅτι ἡ ἀνθρώπινη παρουσία δέν εἶναι πάντα ἱκανή νά ἀντιμετωπίσει τά στοιχεῖα τῆς φύεως. Κι ἐμεῖς, πού μικροί ἔχουμε διαβάσει τό «Ταξίδι στό κέντρο τῆς Γῆς», θυμόμαστε ὅτι ἕνα κῦμα ἅρπαξε τήν σχεδία μέ τούς ἐξερευνητές, τήν στροβίλισε σάν τρελλή καί τήν ἔβγαλε […] Σαντορίνη: Ὁ Ἥφαιστος μᾶς ἐπαναφέρει στήν πραγματικότητα –…

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TWELVE OLYMPIANS MEME || [9/12] Hephaestus (Greek: Ἥφαιστος):

God of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, stone masonry, forges, fire and volcanoes.

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greek mythology meme - olympians 6/6

Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος), god of fire, metalworking, and crafts

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Mais básicos do Grego Antigo: preces à moda antiga

This is the third post by @sisterofiris we are translating, and in fact, this is the one which really made us want to translate this content into Portuguese. Once again, thank you for the awesome content!

Então você é um politeísta helênico e decidiu dar um toque histórico às suas preces: você quer falá-las, inteiramente ou em parte, em Grego Antigo. Embora isso não seja obrigatório - os deuses certamente te compreendem não importa que língua você fale - Grego Antigo utilizado em preces e rituais pode funcionar como uma língua litúrgica, fazendo com que você se sinta mais próximo daqueles que primeiro praticaram essa religião. Mas por onde começar? Que palavras usar? Esse post está aqui para ajudar.

As palavras e expressões utilizadas aqui são todas derivadas de textos antigos, abrangendo desde o século VIII AC até o século IV DC (se tiver curiosidade sobre a origem de alguma expressão, fique à vontade para perguntar @sisterofiris). Escolha aquelas que mais soam corretas para você, teste-as e se divirta!

Dica: antes de começar, recomendo que você se familiarize com o alfabeto e pronúncia comum, e, para mais versatilidade, confira os básicos da gramática grega e como o sistema de casos funciona.

No entanto, se isso tudo for demais para você, pule para o final onde estarão alguns modelos prontos para você usar!

Saudações e invocações  

A saudação grega antiga mais comum, que talvez você tenha encontrado já, é χαῖρε.  Ao se dirigir a muitas pessoas ou deuses, usa-se o plural,  χαίρετε. Literalmente significa alegra-te, e tem um uso similar a salve/salvete (em Latim ou até em Português) ou mesmo oi.

Na Ilíada, 23.179, Aquiles sauda a alma do finado Pátroclo com a frase  χαῖρέ μοι, ὦ Πάτροκλε, καὶ εἰν Ἀίδαο δόμοισι: Eu te saúdo (literalmente: alegra-te po mim) Pátroclo, mesmo no lar de Hades.

No entanto, em preces e hinos, χαῖρε/χαίρετε não é tão utilizado como uma saudação, mas sim como uma despedida. Uma fórmula comum é κλυθί μοι: isso significa escuta-me. Ao se dirigir a várias deidades, utiliza-se o plural κλῦτε μοι.

A  próxima coisa que você precisará é o nome da(s) deidade(s), no caso vocativo. Isso é a parte mais importante: muitas preces pulam saudações como χαῖρε ou κλυθί μοι e começam direto com o nome da deidade. Como na frase anterior, o nome pode estar precedido de ὦ, que equivale ao Ó,… utilizado no vocativo em português.

Aqui estão os nomes das principais divindades helênicas, com suas formas no nominativo e no vocativo.

Ζεύς (Zeus): Ζεῦ

Ἥρα/Ἥρη (Hera): igual ao nominativo

Ποσειδών (Poseidon): Πόσειδον

Δημήτηρ (Demeter): Δήμητερ

Ἀΐδης (Hades): Ἀΐδη

Ἑστία/Ἑστίη (Hestia): igual ao nominativo

Ἀθηνᾶ/Ἀθήνη (Athena): igual ao nominativo

Ἑρμῆς (Hermes): Ἑρμῆ

Ἄρτεμις (Artemis): Ἄρτεμι

Ἀπόλλων (Apollon): Ἄπολλον

Ἥφαιστος (Hephaistos): Ἥφαιστε

Διόνυσος (Dionysos): Διόνυσε

Ἄρης (Ares): Ἄρες

Περσεφόνη (Persephone): igual ao nominativo

Bônus: tanto no nominativo quanto no vocativo, Deus é θεός, Deusa é θεά, Deuses é θεοί e Deusas é θεαί.

Para invocar duas ou mais deidades, utilize και, τε και ou τε… τε. Ambos significam e, ex: Ἄρτεμι καὶ Ἄπολλον, Ζεῦ τε καὶ Ἥρη, Δημήτηρ τε Περσεφόνη τε.

Outra opção é καλέω, “eu chamo”, ou κικλῄσκω, “invoco”. Se você optar por um desses, você terá que colocar o nome e os epítetos da deidade no acusativo, e não no vocativo, como nos exemplos acima. (se você tiver dificuldade com o nome de alguma deidade, avise! **

Epítetos

Após invocar a deidade, você terá de qualificá-la utilizando um ou mais epítetos. Esses terão de estar no mesmo caso que o nome da deidade (vocativo ou acusativo, a depender da fórmula que você usar). O projeto Theoi inclui listas de epítetos para cada deidade, que pode ser útil na sua busca. Certifique-se de escolher aspectos e áreas relevantes ao seu pedido, como nos exemplos a seguir:

ἀλλ᾽ ἄγ᾽ Ἐλευσῖνος θυοέσσης δῆμον ἔχουσα / καὶ Πάρον ἀμφιρύτην Ἀντρῶνά τε πετρήεντα, / πότνια, ἀγλαόδωρ᾽, ὡρηφόρε, Δηοῖ ἄνασσα:

mas agora, tu que cuidas das pessoas da aromática Eleusis, e Paros, circundada pelos mares e a rochosa Antron, senhora, doadora de belas dádivas, trazedora das estações, senhora Deo (Hino Homérico a Demeter, 490-492)

O Hino Homérico a Demeter se volta para os aspectos sazonais e de fertilidade da deusa, bem como narrar o início de seu culto em Elêusis. Os epítetos escolhidos pelo autor, como vistos no exemplo, refletem isso.

ὦ πότνια, πότνια, θύμασιν βροτησίοις / χαρεῖσα: ó senhora, senhora, que se deleita em sacrifícios humanos (Eurípides Ifigênia em Aulis 1524-1525)

Essa frase é proferida logo antes de Ifigênia ser sacrificada a Ártemis, então faz sentido descrever a deusa como apreciadora desse tipo de ritual.

Ζεῦ ἄνα, Δωδωναῖε, Πελασγικέ, τηλόθι ναίων, / Δωδώνης μεδέων δυσχειμέρου: senhor Zeus, Dodônio, Pelásgio, que habitas o longe, soberano de Dodona de severo clima. (Ilíada 16.233-234)

Aqui, Aquiles está chamando um aspecto particularmente arcaico e venerável de Zeus, com esperança de que Pátroclo seja mantido em segurança. Dodona, o oráculo mais antigo de Zeus, e os Pelásgios, populações pré-helênicas, acentuam esse caráter antigo.

Culto passado

Se você for fazer um pedido, você pode mencionar ofertas e devoções passadas que você tenha realizado à deidade. Isso geralmente toma a forma de: “Se eu já…”, como na Ilíada 503-504:  εἰ ποτε δή σε μετ’ ἀθανάτοισιν ὄνησα / ἢ ἔπει ἢ ἔργῳ:  "Se eu já, alguma vez, entre os imortais o agradei com palavras ou ações…"

Simplificando: : εἰ ποτε σε (sg)/ὑμᾶς (pl) ὄνησα ἢ ἔπει ἢ ἔργῳ, “ se eu já o/vos (sg/pl) agradei com palavras ou ações”.

Depois disso, você pode ir direto para sua prece, ou você pode especificar: : μοι κρῆνον (sg)/κρῆνατε (pl) ἐέλδωρ, “realize/realizai (sg/pl) meu desejo”, ou λιτὰς ἐμῶν δέξο/δέξασθε, “aceitai minhas preces”.

Súplicas e agradecimentos

Então, finalmente, chegamos na prece em si. Isso pode se dar de duas formas: súplica (por favor conceda-me X) ou agradecimento (obrigada por haver concedido X).

Em uma súplica, você pode usar ou um verbo no imperativo (conceda-me X) ou o optativo (que tu possas conceder-me X). Embora possa parecer estranho se dirigir aos deuses no imperativo, que afinal são ordens, nenhuma das opções é mais polida ou apropriada que a outra em grego - você pode escolher a que preferir. Seguem alguns verbos que podem ser úteis:

φέρε/φέρετε (imperativo sg/pl), φέροις/φέροιτε (optativo sg/pl): trazer (+ acusativo)

πέμπε/πέμπετε, πέμποις/πέμποιτε: levar(+ ac.)

δίδου/δίδοτε, διδοῖς/διδοῖτε: dar (+ ac.)

ἰάτρευε/ἰατρεύετε, ἰατρεύοις/ἰατρεύοιτε: curar (+ ac.)

ἐπιμελέου/ἐπιμελέσθε ὑπέρ, ἐπιμελέοιο/ἐπιμελέοισθε ὑπέρ: cuidar de X (+ genitivo)

Algumas coisas sobre as quais você pode orar:

ἐγω (nom.), με/ἐμε (acc.), μου/ἐμου (gen.): eu, a mim

para “meu X”, use “X μου”

μήτηρ (nom.), μητέρα (acc.), μητρός (gen.): mãe

πατήρ, πατέρα, πατρός: pai

ἀδελφός, ἀδελφόν, ἀδελφοῦ: irmão

ἀδελφή, ήν, ῆς: irmã

φίλος, ον, ου (masc.) φίλη, ην, ης (fem.): amigo/a

οἶκος, ον, ου: casa

ἀλκή, ήν, ῆς ou βία, αν, ας: força

θάρρος, ος, ους: força emocional, coragem

ἀγαθή τύχη, ἀγαθήν τύχην, ἀγαθῆς τύχης: boa sorte

ὑγίεια, αν, ας: saúde

εἰρήνη, ην, ης: paz

σωτηρία, αν, ας: segurança, proteção

Em um fragmento de um poema de Simônides (PMG 543),  Dânae faz uma prece para que seus problemas tenham um fim, dizendo:  εὑδέτω δ’ ἄμετρον κακόν: que essa infinda tristeza possa dormir. Εὑδέτω κακόν ou variações como εὑδέτω φόβον (”que o medo/pânico durma”), εὑδέτω νόσον (”que a doença durma”) ou εὑδέτω ἔριν (”que o conflito durma”) pode ser uma boa imagem para incluir.

Ao se tratar de agradecimento, uma frase comum é  ἐμοῦ ἔκλυες/ἐκλύετε εὐξαμένου, “tu me escutaste quando rezei”. Você pode dar continuidade dizendo (καὶ) νῦν χάριν φέρω σοι/ὑμῖν, “(e) agora trago agradecimento.”. Εὐχαριστῶ σοι/ὑμῖν, “sou grato a ti”, é uma alternativa ainda muito usada na Grécia atual, embora na Antiguidade ela tenha sido mais usada num contexto cristão.

Despedidas

Após ter dito suas preces, é hora de se despedir da deidade. O meio mais comum para isso é χαῖρε/χαίρετε, mencionado acima. Se você quiser, você pode nomear a deidade novamente, juntamente de alguns epítetos. Dizer que irá se lembrar deles em futuras preces é um belo toque; os Hinos Homéricos usam αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ καὶ σεῖο καὶ ἄλλης μνήσομ᾽ ἀοιδῆς -   “mas me lembrarei de ti e de outra canção”. Uma versão mais simples adaptada pode ser: σοῦ/ὑμῶν μνήσομαι καὶ ἄλλης εὐχῆς  -  “lembrarei-me de ti, e outra prece”. Outra possibilidade é σοῦ/ὑμῶν μνήσομαι ἔπει καὶ ἔργῳ - “lembrarei de ti com (minhas) palavras e ações”.

Resumo

χαῖρε/χαίρετε: salve

κλυθί μοι/κλῦτε μοι: escute-me/escutai-me

καλέω or κικλῄσκω: chamo, invoco

εἰ ποτε σε/ὑμᾶς ὄνησα ἢ ἔπει ἢ ἔργῳ: se já o/vos agradei com palavras ou ações  

μοι κρῆνον/κρῆνατε ἐέλδωρ: conceda-me meu pedido

λιτὰς ἐμῶν δέξο/δέξασθε: receba minhas preces

εὑδέτω X: que X possa dormir

ἐμοῦ ἔκλυες/ἐκλύετε εὐξαμένου: tu escutaste quando a ti dirigi minhas preces

νῦν χάριν φέρω σοι/ὑμῖν: agora lhe trago meu agradecimento

εὐχαριστῶ σοι/ὑμῖν: sou grato/a a ti

σοῦ/ὑμῶν μνήσομαι καὶ ἄλλης εὐχῆς: Lembrarei-me de ti, e outra prece

σοῦ/ὑμῶν μνήσομαι ἔπει καὶ ἔργῳ: Lembrarei-me de ti com palavras e ações

Exemplos de preces

Com tudo isso, agora você pode criar suas próprias preces curtas em Grego Antigo! Abaixo, escrevi alguns modelos com os quais vocês podem trabalhar. Se houver questões ou alguma dificuldade em se entender com alguma expressão, fico feliz em ajudar!

Uma prece de agradecimento a Zeus:

Ὦ Ζεῦ, ὕπατε, πάτερ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε, ἐμοῦ ἔκλυες εὐξαμένου καὶ νῦν χάριν φέρω σοι. Χαῖρε, Ζεῦ ἄνα, καὶ σοῦ μνήσομαι ἔπει καὶ ἔργῳ.

Ó Zeus, altíssimo, pai dos homens e dos deuses, o senhor ouviu-me em minhas preces, e agora lhe trago meu agradecimento. Salve, soberano Zeus, lembrarei-me do senhor com minhas palavras e ações.

Uma prece para Ártemis para aliviar ansiedade:

Κλυθί μοι, Ἄρτεμι σώτειρα, ἡμερασία, λυσιμέριμνε, καὶ εἰ ποτε σ’ ὄνησα ἢ ἔπει ἢ ἔργῳ, μοι κρῆνον ἐέλδωρ˙ δεῖμα μου πέμποις εἰς ὀρέων κεφάλας, καὶ φέροις εἰρήνην. Χαῖρε, φίλη θεά. Escutai-me, Ártemis salvadora, de gentil natureza, aplacadora das mazelas, se eu a agradei no passado com minhas palavras ou ações, conceda-me o meu pedido: que a senhora possa mandar meu medo para os cumes das montanhas, e trazer a paz. Salve, cara deusa.

Uma prece para Apolo e Asclépio para um amigo doente:

Καλέω Ἀπόλλωνα ἰατρόν καὶ Ἀσκληπιόν ἤπιον, φιλολάους˙ ἰατρεύετε φίλον ἐμου καὶ δίδοτε αὐτῷ ὑγίειαν, τε καὶ εὑδέτω νόσον.

Eu chamo Apolo, o curador, e gentil Asclépio, que amam as pessoas: curai meu amigo e dai-o boa saúde; que a doença possa dormir.

**Observação: nós sugerimos também conferir o Wiktionary (infelizmente a versão em português não é tão completa). Se você colar o nome da deidade em grego na ferramenta de busca/search, você irá encontrar uma tabela de declinações, geralmente no subtítulo Inflections. Confira um exemplo

[hexandbalances]

Hellenic Pronunciation for the Gods

It is likely, like me, you grew up without an education in Classical (or Modern for that matter) Greek. You might have read "Hecate" and read it as "Heh-KATE" or, at best, "Heh-kuh-TEE" (a habit which I fear I might take to the grave). So hopefully you will also find this selection of pronunciation from HellenicGods.org interesting. I recommend reading their full article. In particular was the use of the diphthongs - where the tip of the tongue meets and presses flat against the roof of the mouth right behind the teeth before releasing. It makes a sound that is something between a D and a Th. This is common in Indian languages, like Punjabi, where I became familiar with it.

Ækáti - (Hecate or Hekate; Gr. Ἑκάτη, ΕΚΑΤΗ) Pronounced: æ-KAH-tee. or eh-KAH-tee.

Ærmís (Hermes; Gr. Ἑρμῆς, ΕΡΜΗΣ) Pronounced: ayr-MEES, the 'H' is silent; the 'R' is rolled slightly such that it almost sounds like the name has three syllables.

Æstía (Hestia; Gr. Ἑστία, ΕΣΤΙΑ) Pronounced: æs-TEE-ah.

Aphrodíti (Aphrodite; Gr. Ἀφροδίτη, ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΗ) Pronunciation: ah-froh-DEE-tee, roll the 'r' slightly; the d (dǽlta) is pronounced like the soft th in this, not like the hard th in theory

Apóllohn - (Apollo; Gr. Ἀπόλλων, ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ) Pronounced ah-POH-lohn.

Áris - (Ares; Gr. Άρης, ΑΡΗΣ) Pronunciation: AH-rees 

Ártæmis (Artemis; Gr. Ἄρτεμις, ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ) Pronunciation: AHR-tay-mees 

Athiná (Athena; Gr. Ἀθηνᾶ, ΑΘΗΝΑ) Pronunciation: ah-thee-NAH, the accent on the final syllable, or not accenting any syllable.

Daimohn (Gr. δαίμων, ΔΑΙΜΩΝ) Pronounced: DAY-mohn, the D sounding like the th in thee (not like the th in thesis).

Dimítir (Demeter or Demetra; Gr. Δημήτηρ, ΔΗΜΗΤΗΡ) When enunciating the name Dimítir, the D (delta) is pronounced like the soft th in this, not like the hard th in theory: dee-MEE-teer, with the accent on the second syllable.

Diónysos - (Dionysus; Gr. Διόνυσος, ΔΙΟΝΥΣ��Σ) The D in Diónysos is pronounced like the th in thee (not like the th in thesis). Pronounced: dee-OH-nee-sohs.

Ílios - (Helios; Gr. Ἥλιος, ΗΛΙΟΣ) Pronounced: EE-lee-ohs.

Íphaistos (Hephaestus; Gr. Ἥφαιστος, ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ) Pronounced: EE-fays-tohs, with the accent on the first syllable; there is no 'H.'

Íra (Hera; Gr. Ήρα, ΗΡΑ) Pronounced: EE-rah.  The 'H' (Íta [Eta; Gr. ἦτα]) at the beginning of the name of the Goddess is a vowel.

Nyx (Gr. Νύξ, ΝΥΞ) Pronounced: neeks.

Orphéfs (Orpheus; Gr. Ὀρφεύς, ΟΡΦΕΥΣ) Pronounced: ohr-FEFS

Pærsæphóni - (Persephone; Gr. Περσεφόνη, ΠΕΡΣΕΦΟΝΗ) Pronounced: payr-say-FOH-nee.

Poseidóhn  - (Poseidon; Gr. Ποσειδῶν, ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ) Pronounced: poh-see-DOHN, accent on the last syllable; the d (delta) at the beginning of the last syllable is pronounced like a soft th as in this, not like the th in theory. 

Rǽa - (Rhea; Gr. Ῥέα, ΡΕΑ) Pronounced: RAY-ah, rolling the R just slightly.

Titánæs (Titans; Gr. Τιτᾶνες, ΤΙΤΑΝΕΣ) Pronounced: tee-TAH-nays or tee-TAH-nehs.

Yaia - (Gaia; Gr. Γαῖα, ΓΑΙΑ. Pronounced: YÆ-ah.

Zefs (Zeus; Gr.  Ζεύς, ΖΕΥΣ) Pronounced: zĕfs; the diphthong εύ is pronounced like the ef in left.

[interretialia]

Hēphaestus / Ἥφαιστος

Hephaestus

(Fons Imaginis.)

[lonely-xplr]

Ἥφαιστος 🔥 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘴: 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘴 & 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦

“𝘈𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴.“

[moodboards]

[pandhorica]

deuses e deusas | Ἥφαιστος → Hefesto é o deus do fogo, dos metais e da metalurgia. Sua figura também estava associada ao trabalho, pois foi um grande forjador e joalheiro.

[god-of-earthquakes-blog]

Ἥφαιστος/Hephaestus epithets

Ærgastír - workman

Ímæros - gentle, kind 

Khalkéfs - a smith who works in copper 

Omvrimóthymos - doughty, indomitable 

Polýolvos - rich in blessings

Pyrohtís - one who works with fire, a smith   

[hotephobie]

You don't have always have to be on top

A/N: so how about I thought that this flopped really, really bad and really it's been in my drafts for days now. At least I partially edited it this time tho. There's gonna be at least two more chapters after this one. 

Word Count: A lot.

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Being Demeter's messenger isn't as bad as Hermes thought it would be. Demeter doesn't ask for much unless it's something important and it's nice to have something to give to her auntie as well. It was always nice to spend all day running from city-state to city-state then go to the underworld to relax and read the letters and poems Persephone had written for Hades to Hades.

It was cute, to see her auntie in love, but it's been going on for years. Hundreds of years. It was cute and all, but it was clear they wanted more. Persephone was tired of keeping her relationship a secret and Hades wasn't satisfied with only calling Persephone a girlfriend. It wasn't enough for either of them and Hermes was going to fix.

Hermes dramatically drops a stack of her old letters on Hades' desk. "You can't keep doing this to yourself!" Hermes frowned and crossed her arms glaring down at Hades.

"Sending the letters? I can find someone else to-"

Hermes groaned loudly, "No this! You two have been dancing around obvious for too long!" Hermes shuffled through the letters until she pulled one out. "Listen to this, "oh how I crave to be in your arms again, not as lovers, but as more" What else could Persephone mean by more than lovers, auntie!?"

Hades sighed, "Look, I don't want to rush anything. If she drops more hints about them I'll do something." One letter wouldn't mean much of anything. They've been together for too long for one sentence to set the pace of their whole relationship. "Unless you have any more proof, you're reading too much into that."

Hermes took a deep breath, she didn't want to get too frustrated. Hades wasn't one for her own emotions and freaking out wouldn't solve any problems. "Aidoneus," Hermes was serious, it was rare she referred to her aunt by her real names, "This entire letter is about you two fucking each other on the balcony."

Hades blushed and cleared her throat, "Regardless of the topic of the letter, that's one letter of many we sent. She could've just been feeling particularly needy when she wrote that letter."

"This entire stack of letters is my proof. Would like me to read and explain?" Hermes' face seemed almost crazed. It was like she'd been putting together the pieces for years and finally had a chance to tell someone about it after waiting.

"Please don't," Hades rubbed her temples sighing

"I'm going to do so anyway."

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Less than a week later, Persephone arrived in the underworld. Despite Hermes screaming at her about taking her chance, Hades didn't think it would be a smart idea to suddenly bring up the topic of marriage. However, Persephone did.

"You know," Persephone said in a sing-song voice, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say your niece is interested being my niece as well." Hades paused and knitted her eyebrows together in confusion. Persephone giggled, "Think about it, sweetheart."

Hades thought for maybe a second longer. "Oh." She blushed and cleared her throat. "She's just being her usual childish self, she'd throw a fit if I remarried anyone."

Persephone raised a brow and turned to stand in front of Hades. "I don't think so, honey. If she truly hated the idea she wouldn't have given me the chance to do this." She got down on one knee and presented a dagger to Hades. It was a simple one it had gold encrusted in the handle and on the sides of it. It looked just the hairpin Hades had given Persephone "Will you marry me?" Persephone grinned nervously.

Hades slowly reached out and grabbed the dagger. It was very well crafted and seemed surprisingly light. She noticed the little "Ἥφαιστος" engraved in the handle. That meant Hephaestus must have made. "So you got both my niece and nephew in on this just so you could propose to me?" Hades chuckled. "Alright then, I accept your proposal."

Persephone quickly stood up and tightly hugged her wife. "You're never gonna regret, Hermes and I have so much planned for our wedding!"

"You can't plan a wedding without your mother now can you?" In stormed Demeter with Hecate and Hermes rushing in after her. "So this is what you two have been doing for the past 100 years?" Demeter held up a journal with "Κόρη" written on the front of it.

"My Lord I'm sorry, she just slipped out of my grasp and your niece couldn't break through her vines, we really tried to stop her!" Hecate hurriedly explained while trying her best to catch her breath.

"It's fine, just leave the three of us alone please?" Hades was clearly nervous, but she tried her best to hide and despite both Hecate and Hermes noticing it they left. Hades took a deep breath. "Demeter, I understand you may not agree to this but I promise you-"

Demeter raised her hand signaling Hades she wasn't interested "I want Persephone to explain."

Persephone looked at her wife nervously then back to her mother. She had so much to say, about Hades, Hermes, the underworld, and her mother. She just wasn't sure how to say it, so she took a chance at fate. "Mother I know you're probably mad at me for wanting to marry Hades and I understand that the fact I didn't tell you anything doesn't make it any better, but I promise you she's different! she isn't anything like her brothers, she actually cares for me and thinks about how I feel!" Persephone sniffled. "I love you mother, but ever since the whole winter thing started you've been so busy and you never had time for me and I just assumed you didn't care and that at some point I wouldn't be your little girl anymore! It hurts to know that you won't take care of me like you used to, but I also really want to grow and be my own goddess! Do you know how much it hurts to have everyone on Olympus to just see you as "Demeter's daughter", I bring them spring and flowers and that's all I get! Down here it's different, all the souls treat me with respect and everyone cares for me here."

Demeter sighed and took a deep breath. She wasn't sure if she was going to say the right things, but she had to do something. "I know I haven't been the best mom, but I don't know what to do. I know I was too controlling so I wanted to let you grow up and breath a bit. I don't know if it's too much space or not enough. I've been trying Persephone and I've known about you and Hades for a long, long time, but I didn't want you to think I would ruin anything so I didn't say anything to you about because of how I acted toward Hades when you first left!" It was a lot of pent up emotions and regret.

Hades cleared her throat and shifted nervously. "I may not be a therapist, but I believe it's best you two spend your six months binding a bit more. Set up some boundaries between each other and just you know, be a mother and daughter to each other again. I'm willing to send Persephone home early if you'd like me to."

Demeter shook her head. "Just let me spend some time down here and I'll be out of your hair. You lovebirds plan your wedding." She kissed Persephone's forehead and embraced her in a tight hug. "Maybe I was wrong about you, Hades." She smiled softly and made her way towards the exit of the palace.

Maybe getting married would be a lot easier than what Hades thought it'd be.