#☄️ Beloved Baby Brother (Ieronim)

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“Copy-cats.”

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Ekaterina: *Screams*

Dmitri: *Screams louder to assert dominance*

Ieronim: Should we do something?

Dyanna, observing: No, I want to see who wins this.

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“Estrella’s making a page for people that the muses know! I’ll be on it!”

“She’s been working on it for a while, actually. Elias told us all about it!”

“I hope I’ll be listed.”

“You will! Coach Grisha too. Mr. and Mrs. Sobakin, Elias’s parents, Matryona and Vasillisa, and Brencis and I, and...”

“I think that’s all.”

“What about my parents?”

🤔🤔

I’ll put a link to their wiki pages when I finish writing the descriptions for everyone else

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Which Roman Goddess are You?

I’m doing this for everyone except Aleksei, Dmitri, and Elias

Aspen - Fauna

· · ─────── ·🌾· ─────── · · Goddess of the countryside

Fauna is the female companion of the god Faunus and is an example of the  characteristically Roman tendency to form gender-complementary pairs  within a sphere of functionality. It is unknown what Fauna's relations  to Faunus is: she's either his wife, daughter, or sister depending on  what source you read — and sometimes more than just one.

Fauna's name has been regarded to be derived from faveo and favere ("to favor, nurture"), because she nurtures all that is useful to living creatures. She also has the ability of prophecy and can foresee future events, which come to her in a madness frenzy.

Dyanna - Bellona

· · ─────── ·⚔️· ─────── · · Goddess of war, destruction, conquest, and bloodlust

Bellona is the goddess of war. One of the earliest etymologies of her name translates to "action of valor, war." She was worshipped by a number of cults in Rome, one of which was lead by priests who would cut their own limbs as blood offerings to her. In another militaristic cult, Bellona is often depicted alongside Virtus, the personification of valor. Considered a noble virtue, linking Bellona with valor implies that the Romans — although they recognized that Bellona oversees the destructive and bloodthirsty side of conflict — viewed her as the noble and valiant aspect of warfare as well. In poetry, the goddess represents the destructive and belligerent aspect of war. Shakespeare describes her as "the fire-eyed maid of smoky war." In art, Bellona is commonly portrayed wearing a plumed helmet and dressed in armour. In her hand she carries a spear, shield, or other weapons, and occasionally, she sounds a trumpet for the attack. Victoria (the personification of victory) frequently accompanies her, ensuring her success in battle. 

“What?!”

“... I don’t buy that.”

“Me neither.”

Ekaterina - Pomona · · ─────── ·🍎· ─────── · · Goddess of fruitful abundance, plenty, the harvest, orchards, and enchantment

Pomona is a nymph-goddess who features eponymously in the first original Latin myth: Pomona & Vertumnus. The story is romantic, full of seduction and deception, and follows the wooing of Pomona by Vertumnus, the god of changing seasons. She is very shy and determined to focused on her gardens, but Vertumnus loves her from afar and sets in motion a plan win her. I won't spoil the ending for you, and you can read it yourself here. It's only a five minute read, give or take.

Pomona herself is a bit of a minor goddess but very important since she is so distantly Roman. While most Roman deities where adopted from the Greeks, Pomona is an original Latin creation. She is described as a enchantingly beautiful, sunny young maiden who is extremely dedicated to her work, but appreciates praise and comments from passersby. Her symbols are apples (the French pom, meaning apple, comes from her name), fields of wheat, gardening tools, and fruitful abundance.

Ghost - Flora

· · ─────── ·💐· ─────── · · Goddess of flowers, youth, and spring

Although a relatively minor figure, Flora gained prominence in the springtime and a festival was held in her honor each year to celebrate the renewal of the cycle of life. She was depicted quite frequently in art during the Renaissance and enjoyed more fame in that era than she ever did in ancient Rome and has remained a favorite of artists and scholars ever since.

Penelope - Salacia

· · ─────── ·🌊· ─────── · · Goddess of the sea and salt water

Salacia the wife and consort of Neptune, lord of the seas. Their romance is actually quite sweet: he wished to wed her, yet she was in awe of his position so she hid in the Atlantic. Neptune, greatly distressed by this, enlisted the aid of a dolphin to search for Salacia with the message that Neptune loves her and wishes to share his throne with her. Salacia readily accepted, and Neptune rewarded the dolphin by being immortalized in the heavens in the constellation Delphinus.

Salacia was the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea and the wide open waters. She is depicted as a beautiful nymph, crowned with seaweed, and enthroned beside Neptune, dressed in queenly robes with nets in her hair. Her name is derived from Latin sal, meaning "salt", and is sometimes literally translated to mean sensational.

Livna - Bellona

· · ─────── ·⚔️· ─────── · · Goddess of war, destruction, conquest, and bloodlust

Bellona is the goddess of war. One of the earliest etymologies of her name translates to "action of valor, war." She was worshipped by a number of cults in Rome, one of which was lead by priests who would cut their own limbs as blood offerings to her. In another militaristic cult, Bellona is often depicted alongside Virtus, the personification of valor. Considered a noble virtue, linking Bellona with valor implies that the Romans — although they recognized that Bellona oversees the destructive and bloodthirsty side of conflict — viewed her as the noble and valiant aspect of warfare as well. In poetry, the goddess represents the destructive and belligerent aspect of war. Shakespeare describes her as "the fire-eyed maid of smoky war." In art, Bellona is commonly portrayed wearing a plumed helmet and dressed in armour. In her hand she carries a spear, shield, or other weapons, and occasionally, she sounds a trumpet for the attack. Victoria (the personification of victory) frequently accompanies her, ensuring her success in battle.

Shani  - Salacia

· · ─────── ·🌊· ─────── · · Goddess of the sea and salt water

Salacia the wife and consort of Neptune, lord of the seas. Their romance is actually quite sweet: he wished to wed her, yet she was in awe of his position so she hid in the Atlantic. Neptune, greatly distressed by this, enlisted the aid of a dolphin to search for Salacia with the message that Neptune loves her and wishes to share his throne with her. Salacia readily accepted, and Neptune rewarded the dolphin by being immortalized in the heavens in the constellation Delphinus.

Salacia was the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea and the wide open waters. She is depicted as a beautiful nymph, crowned with seaweed, and enthroned beside Neptune, dressed in queenly robes with nets in her hair. Her name is derived from Latin sal, meaning "salt", and is sometimes literally translated to mean sensational.

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Ekaterina pressed a kiss to the crown of Dmitri’s head, and drew in a shaking breath. “Hallowed God above, here I am before your throne with a heavy heart and an anxious mind.Come, Hallowed God, and fill me with your Holy Presence. Let me rest and be at peace. Let me feel your protection. Let me feel as if I’m under the shadow of your wings. Safe, hidden, and secure in you. Only you can give and take it all.”

[Note to self: Say smth about Ieronim and/or the Veselovskys not being religious at all]

, but he found himself joining her in prayer regardless. “I pray, Hallowed God, please take my fear away and give me your peace that surpasses all understanding. You know that my life is in your hands. My trust and my hope is on you alone, Hallowed God. Thank you, Hallowed God above.”

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The Sobakin kids' love language(s) are touch and acts of service. They’re both very cuddly, especially with each other and their parents. Dmitri is especially, especially cuddly.

Aside from that, they show love by doing things for those they love - The most common way they do it is in the kitchen or the garden. Either washing the dishes, cooking meals, cleaning up, weeding the garden, picking the ripe fruits and vegetables, etc.

For example, in Before the Full Moons Rise, Gennadiya told the kids not to go back to the world of the monsters. She was so insistent that she freakin’ shook Dmitri like a ragdoll and all but screamed at the kids to promise they’d stay, and just about cried with relief when they did.

... So you can imagine how she must have lost her mind when she found them gone the next morning. Ekaterina knew she’d freak out and panic, so she decided to make breakfast so that Gennadiya wouldn’t have to.

Another example is, in Before the Winter Ends, after the monsters kidnapped Ieronim and Dyanna had sank into a pit of depression (As any little girl would after her baby brother was kidnapped by creatures that would surely kill him and she has no way to save him!), the Sobakin kids made cookies and brought it to the Veselovskys, and even offered to stay and help them make dinner and clean up after. (Radimir and Ludmilla turned down the offer, reasoning that Sergei and Gennadiya would expect them back before dark, but still. The point stands)