#APOLLO WHOS ONE OF THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS

[clarissaweasley-10]

Unpopular Opinion: Leo should have just stayed single at the end of the series.

Now, I am one of the biggest fangirls of our bad boi, but i am not saying this just so that I can have him- well not entirely. We all know how much Leo struggles with insecurity and an inferiority complex even tho he's SOO AMAZING, and let's be real, the others wouldn't have lasted a week without Leo. But sadly, no one has given him enough credit, and no one includes him as well. One of the things Leo is most insecure about is his looks- since he's the only among the seven who's single, Leo thinks that it's because he's ugly- not to mention the number of rejections he's had. So he has always thought that being single is a bad thing, because it means that no one cares for him enough- he isn't enough. This is a very toxic mentality, wanting this type of validation to know that you're perfect. The interesting thing to note here is that, if Leo were a girl, then everyone would have pointed it out/would have made a huge deal of it, but now?? (*cough double standards *cough.) Anyways, my point is, instead of continuing to rely on that sort of validation, Leo should have realised that he's soo much more than what some girls, or people in general think. He is smart, he is cute the way he is, and if people cannot accept that- well their loss. Just think about it, this could have been an amazing character development, from being a boy who was broken over love to one who knew his worth. BUTTHENRICKMADEMYBOYENDUPWITHSOMEOLDBITCH. Like seriously? Calypso? Calypso?? if Rick wanted Leo to end up someone, why not make him/her a person who valued him, and inspired him to love him for who he is. Heck l would have loved it soo much if Leo came out as bi canonically (VALGRACE NATION!!!) but no Calypso. Calypso. She is adding fuel to his insecurity. I mean honestly, idc what Rick wants us to think- Caleo is toxic af and messed up, i dont think they'll last. We can clearly see in toa how Calypso constantly degrades Leo in front of others and doesn't appreciate anything he does. AND SERIOUSLY?? THIS IS GIVING ME THE ICK. So my only sort of consolation is coming on Tumblr and reading Valgrace fanfics. Thank you valgrace writers, you are saving me sanity. Peace.

[pumpkinbxtch]

hi! I love your Apollo fics sm can I please request a fic we’re the reader is Percy’s older sister and she finds out there’s like a prophecy of her marrying Apollo and then like they eventually meet and fall and love and then what there marriage is like

𓇼 the sun & the sea 𓇼 〰✷〰

— apollo / lester x daughter of poseidon!reader

— part i | part ii | part iii | part iv |

☆ radiostar is playin': hot rod by dayglow...!

summary: There is a prophecy waiting for you to listen to it and although it may not be something you expect or consider possible. You know what they say about prophecies…they can't fail to come true.

warnings: none BUT long read, literally. got out of hand and i couldn't stop writing. that's bad? oh, fuck me, i'm sorry. a/n: i appreciate your request, thank you (although I think I changed it a little, sorry). HEAR ME OUT I feel like I owe a lot of love to those who love Apollo, so that's why I didn't entertain the idea of ​​making this long. Hope you like I know it's long, but I promise I did my best to make it bearable and fun, I swear. 😭

“The sea and the sun are not far away as they look…”

They told you to stay away from the attic of The Big House, but they never told you why.

“Only he can go up”, they said, and it seemed stupid to you because he was your younger brother; you were supposed to protect him.

“It's very dangerous”, they told you while Annabeth went up, even though you were a couple of years older than her.

“Only if you lead some quest, but…” but no, because as the years went by, they made sure to remind you of your place. They told you that you were powerful, smart, and capable, because, yes, you were Poseidon's firstborn, but not the chosen one. That was Percy, your brother. Did it hurt? Yes, as an older sister, you tend to aspire to greatness and be an example, but you didn't die; you got over it.

“What does it matter? Less work for me” you said as you watched your brother's back on all the missions. Anyway, you ended up stuck in his destiny.

“His destiny. But then, what's mine?” you wondered. Then, when you took a step near Rachel Dare's cave, they stopped you too.

“It's–”

“Dangerous.” You completed the familiar phrase with a look of disgust, avoiding Chiron's eyes. He just looked at you with pity, thinking to himself that if you went in there, you could cause more trouble for your father or Olympus… Or everyone; it would be a war among all the Olympians, something they didn't need with Titan Kronos already on their heels.

Dionysus gave you his typical mocking smile, the same one that made you want to grab the can of Diet Coke and throw it right at his disgusting Christmas-reindeer-red nose.

“It would be so interesting, but we don't need it,” he said as he dragged you away from Rachel with Chiron.

You weren't stupid, you knew there was some good reason. But damn, those fossils were sneaky and never let you get to your redheaded companion, who also avoided you like the plague. Between those two things, you never managed to achieve it. Even less so after you ended up fighting on the Argo II with your new friends, straight from real Greece.

Oh, man, if you had thought Kronos was a damn old grump, Gaea was an old ball-buster. You didn't even have time to think about your future when you didn't know if you had one.

After the second war is when you started to throw in the towel about the future. You realized that the last thing you wanted to know at that moment was whether you would have to fight against twelve more Titans, return to Tartarus, or travel to Alaska again.

New Rome became your new home, and you only waited for Percy to catch up with you along with everyone else. That is, until you returned home to pack new things and didn't find your brother studying just as he should be.

— Mom? — You asked when she came back from shopping.

She gave you that look, and you cursed.

— Relax, he'll be back in a while; he just went to drop off Apollo or well, now he's Lester because apparently he's no longer a god but Zeus…

— Wow. Wait, what?

As a hero of Olympus, touching, seeing, or talking to the gods was never impossible for you; in fact, it was much more usual for your taste, and although you had been through too much already, that was new. So, you found yourself immediately traveling to Long Island Sound on the back of a Pegasus, looking for your brother. You wouldn't let Apollo, Lester, or whatever he called himself now take your brother away to distract him with his godly stuff that surely wouldn't lead to anything good.

— Where's Percy?! — You shouted in the dining hall, making the campers flinch.

Chiron got up from his seat, and from there, he smiled at you, but it only put you in a worse mood.

— Dear, it's been a long journey. Please, sit and eat with us.

You lowered your head without taking your eyes off Chiron and tightened the dagger on your belt. There was no reason for it, you knew, but you couldn't help feeling that fury after knowing everything you had been through. Percy deserved a break.

— Where's my brother? — The pause between words made the campers squirm in their uncomfortable seats. They had heard about you, about everyone. to be exact, in the third lesson of history in their camp classes.

— He left Apollo and Meg in a field not far from here — Chiron decided to sit back down and began to spread the tablecloth nervously. — He probably should have already reached home while you were flying here.

You sighed, and as you relaxed your body, everyone seemed to feel relieved.

— He has exams, Chiron — He nodded, and you made your way to the table where he was.

— In fact, there are problems, and apparently, he promised to come back this weekend — Your eyebrows furrowed again, and Dionysus laughed.

— Girl, shouldn't you be in New Rome?

— I went home for a few more things, also taking the opportunity to see my family, and it turns out that my little brother was helping an ex god who can't fend for himself, risking his studies. — You replied without looking at him — And speaking of brothers, you should control yours, Mr. D.

The god of wine snorted, and you formed a mocking smile. — Insolent.

— Miss Jackson — Chiron intervened, and you softened your gaze toward him — You can stay tonight, you know you're welcome and after all, it's too late to travel on Pegasus.

You didn't argue with them; you'd never put your pegasus in danger. So, for the first time in a long time, you returned to your cabin, the same one you shared with Percy and Tyson for so many years, and you had to admit that you missed him. At dawn, you were preparing to travel, and you left at the moment you thought no one was watching you, how wrong you were because a few meters away, Apollo was hidden behind the cabin piles, admiring you from afar.

— She… — He felt his heart tighten, and his gaze unfocused. He cursed his mortal body for how weak it was.

— Pervert! — Meg shouted, alerting the other campers who turned confused, and Apollo blushed.

— Shut up, I'm not a pervert — He smiled exaggeratedly at the others, pretending a smile and letting them know that everything was fine.

— You saw her — Said a voice behind him once Meg was far enough away to hear. The brunette turned and smiled sheepishly.

— For a second — Apollo replied, avoiding his old friend's gaze; embarrassment nibbled at his body, and it became evident once his cheeks glowed.

Chiron had never seen him… like that, so young, embarrassed, and notably imperfect, but despite Apollo's opinions about his recent change, he thought it suited him well, even found it amusing.

— You remember…

— I remember it well, Chiron — Apollo blushed even more — That's why I didn't approach her; dealing with my father's wrath is enough. Now I don't want to annoy Poseidon or I'll probably wake up dead on the lake shore tomorrow.

He played with the tips of his sneakers as buried them in the rocks on the floor; he looked like a scared little boy, but Chiron didn't judge him.

— I think you know what it means when she's around when you're close.

The ex god didn't want to pay attention, but he knew he was right.

— Although I remember who she is… there’s a problem. I don't remember how to avoid her…— Apollo's blue eyes looked directly at Chiron's, and the urgency on his face told him he was telling the truth. — If I don't know now, it's going to be harder; all I can do is hide if she's near.

— We've lasted many years with this circus, and as much as I respect the lord of the seas, I don't think this will last long. And you know what's more stubborn than a son of the sea god?

— The sea god — Apollo raised his eyebrows in annoyance, and Chiron resisted rolling his eyes.

— Fate, Apollo. You know it well, things are written. The prophecy is still there; it exists, and all we've done is delay the inevitable.

The brunette nodded with annoyance and waved his hand dismissively.

Although he wanted to pretend that he didn't care, the anxiety of what was to come ate at him. He knew very well that it wouldn't take long for you to discover what all these years had been hidden from you. If Apollo reflected better on that, he wasn't sure he wanted to continue keeping it to himself, either, 'cause those years had been torture for him. Yeah, he knew that you weren't yet mature enough for your mind to be stained with the weight of a prophecy that, unlike the others, not had to do with some quest or some imminent danger that threatened the entire world; but now you are in college, he couldn't wait for you to know.

The thing was, your father thought that the one who could be in danger was you, his precious daughter since Apollo was selfish, arrogant, and immature to have been around for eons. Poseidon could not fully explain the reason The Fates had woven such a destiny for you. So, until things had and could happen at the right time, in the right way, he warned Apollo to be close to you and he knew so well that be such an idiot idea to make him angry.

Before his thoughts could swallow him, Apollo shake them off and sigh to Chiron.

— Right now, I have a bigger problem. I think we've found something.

— Where?

— Here — Chiron frowned, and Apollo looked towards the camp's forest. — My dear friend, you have the Grove of Dodona here, in your playground.

Apollo didn't know that of all the decisions he had made in his life, avoid you was the best one he could make, because even if you had met that day or before, with the things that were about to happen to him, he wouldn't come back as half the man he was.

“Things at the moment, in time” the fates whispered in some place.

[brightdown00]

If You Want An ACTUAL 'Feminist Icon' Man With Depth, Then Ares Is Your Best Candidate (NOT Hades!)

He has been SEVERELY misrepresented. Wonder Woman, Percy Jackson, DC Comics ... why didn't God of War use Ares instead of Kratos who is just one of Zeus' lieutenants?

(Don't get too excited just yet, it's still a pretty low bar.)

1) Ares is quite literally the ONLY Greek God (sitting on the Twelve Olympians) who doesn't need to be put on an sex offender registry. (I won't speak for his Roman counterpart, Mars, however ...) The worst he ever did, was seduce Phylonome, an hunting companion of Artemis, in the guise of an shepherd. That's hardly comparable to Zeus seducing Callisto in the guise of Artemis, or Alkmene in the guise of her husband Amphitryon, or Poseidon seducing Tyro in the guise of the river-God Enicepus.

That's right, the 'sacker of cities' isn't a rapist himself. (If you don't like irony, then Greek mythology isn't for you.)

2) Not only is Ares the only one who isn't a rapist, but he has actually stood up for sexual assault survivors more than once (even if they're his mother or daughter!) Ares was famously tried (and acquitted!) for homicide by a jury of the Twelve Olympians, after he slew Poseidon's son for raping his daughter. In one version of the myth, he was found guilty and forced to serve among mortals (which was the same sentence Zeus gave Poseidon and Apollo for conspiring against him). The implication is that all the Goddesses voted to acquit, all the Gods voted to convict, and what with Poseidon as prosecutor, Zeus as judge, and Ares as defendant, there were more goddesses on the jury than gods. Even if Zeus cast his vote to convict, it would have come to a tie and the rule was that the defendant is to be acquitted if there is a tie. (This is what occurred in The Oresteia, the setting of which was also the Areopagus.) When two giant sons stormed Olympus with the intention of taking Hera and Artemis, Ares was trapped by them in a jar, and the implication was because he was defending his mother and he was only a child at the time. He was also present at the punishment of Ixion who attempted to violate Hera, alongside Athena and Hermes.

3) Ares is the father of the Amazons (you hear that, DC Comics?) The founder of the Amazons, Otrera (who, btw, is the mythological founder of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus), is either his daughter with the wood-nymph Harmonia, or his consort (if she is the daughter of Eurus, God of the North Winds) by whom he fathered Melanippe, Antiope, Hippolyta, and Penthesilea. Their nation's capital city is named Themiskyra in honour of Themis (Zeus' second wife and his aunt by whom he fathered three daughters), whom Ares is on surprisingly close terms with (see the Homeric Hymn to Ares), since he was also the patron god of the law enforcement.

4) One of Ares' epithets is 'feasted by women', in the ancient city of Tegea in Arcadia; during a war between the Tegeans and the Spartans, the women of Tegea defended the city from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.

5) Women abused by their husbands, as I've read online (but cannot verify), would have likely prayed to Ares for the strength to survive, which makes sense since he is the God of Courage (who else would they have prayed to?), which may have (sadly) further contributed to his unpopularity in Ancient Greece. Likely women also prayed that their abusive husbands would die violently on the battlefield in the next war ... He is, after all, the 'slayer of men'. It's not any different from how mothers would pray to Demeter to bring their daughters back alive, or unmarried girls would pray to Artemis to escape an unwanted marriage ... There's no 'protector of women in Greek mythology' because the Hellenistic religion worked through power bargains with the Gods and their respective domains ...

6) Aphrodite was forced into a marriage with Hephaestus in exchange for Hera's release (Hephaestus initially sued for the hand of Athena which ... didn't work out; see Erichthonius for more detail), Aphrodite expected that she would marry Ares. (They may or may not have been sleeping together before since Dionysus is the one who got Hephaestus drunk enough to do it ... Dionysus is the son of Semele, daughter of Harmonia, Ares and Aphrodite's daughter ... or maybe it's just the wonky timeline in Greek mythology ... ) Love and War. Their children are Eros (the literal Cupid himself) and Anteros (Unrequited Love), Phobos (Fear), Deimos (Panic), and Harmonia (Harmony). They have an open marriage (they are often acknowledged as each other's consort in mythology), despite Ares killing Adonis as a boar (although one version has Artemis killing Adonis as revenge for Hippolytus) and Aphrodite cursing Eos with insatiable lust. Spartans gave Aphrodite the epithet of 'Areia' (similar to how Zeus has the epithet of 'Heraion'). Note how Ares and Aphrodite are the only official couple, whether they're depicted as married or otherwise, on the Twelve Olympians (following her divorce from Hephaestus) besides Zeus and Hera themselves, which brings me to my next point ...

7) Even though Ares was not worshipped by many Ancient Greeks (just as they didn't feel comfortable even mentioning Hades by name), he was always depicted as an handsome soldier, which was the peak of male attractiveness at the time. Legally, he would have been considered as the 'legitimate' heir to the throne of Olympus as the only 'true' son of Zeus and Hera (since Hephaestus was conceived via parthenogenesis), given how the Ancient Greeks projected their own sociocultural norms onto their Gods. He is also one of the most handsome of Zeus' sons (along with Apollo, Hermes, and Dionysus). Bizarrely, he could almost be considered as Ancient Greece's cultural equivalent of Prince Charming in a roundabout way.

8) Ares is the son of Hera (the Goddess of Marriage, Family, and Childbirth, Patron of Women and Queen of Olympus) and the husband of Aphrodite (Goddess of Love and Beauty; Lust and Sexuality; Desire and Pleasure). He is also the rival to his half-sister Athena (Goddess of Wisdom and Reason; Strategy and Warfare; Arts and Crafts) for his father's affections, and shares jurisdiction with his half-sister Artemis over the Amazons. He's also on good terms with his grand-aunt, Themis, and I would assume his aunt Hestia. Zeus and Hera's other children are all daughters (Enyo, Eileithyia, Hebe, Angelos, Arge, Eleuthera), and a part of Zeus is concerned that Ares would overthrow him (more on that in another day, for another post). It's not hard to see why Ares drinks the Respect Women Juice unlike his father, uncles, or brothers.

9) People often use Ares persecuting a pregnant Leto at Hera's orders against him, disregarding that Hera is not only his mother but the Queen of Olympus. Even then, he never did anything more than deny her entrance to cities. The entirety of Ancient Greece itself was under orders to deny Leto sanctuary, and so are you really going to fault Ares for it? ZEUS didn't even hold it against Ares, even though he's his least favourite and Leto is his favourite woman ...

9) Ancient Greek mythology is largely passed through Athens, and they associated Ares with foreigners such as the Thracians (Thrace is said to be the God's birthplace) whom they regarded as stupid, uncivilized barbarians (see 6). His respecting women is likely meant to be seen as a negative trait, and highly correlated with how Ares was seen in general (see 3).

Note: I am NOT calling Ares an 'feminist icon' man, I'm just saying that he is the best possible candidate in Greek mythology.

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

How I think Meg would react to the other 11 Olympians:

This was originally on Discord in a convo between Chronic and me :3

Zeus: Would have zero (0) respect for him. I think she would be able to read between the lines and see that Zeus & Apollo have a...complicated relationship, perhaps enough to figure out the parallels between them and her & Nero.

Hera: Honestly I don't really think Meg would be that intimated by her? Maybe put off a little by her cold exterior but if she sees how Apollo acts around her she'd probably just follow his lead and dunk on her with him

Poseidon: ??? Zero clue what would happen here.

Demeter: agree with u Meg would be a little wary of Demeter.

Athena: Perhaps a bit intimated? Athena's a very reserved person who keeps her cards close to her chest, while Meg prefers to get to the point and start stabbing problems away. Athena's whole deal may make Meg wary of her, perhaps even a bit distrustful because of how secretive she is.

Ares: I wonder if she would be equally affected by Ares's whole "fight aura" as Percy is so she may get a little aggressive with him, but Ares would probably find it funny though i would like to direct his attention to the last time a twelve year old got aggressive with him lol

Hephaestus: I think they'd be pretty chill. Probably don't interact much because Hephaestus isn't really a people-person and Meg's kinda reserved too. Maybe they'd bond over some type of machine-plant invention that makes Apollo go oh no

Aphrodite: Hmm...I think she may be slightly disturbed by Aphrodite's whole "I play with your love life because I like you so much!" thing. She'd take one look and go "you fucked up Apollo's life because you like him?????" Meg's blunt personality probably wouldn't mix the best with Aphrodite's guile and subtly.

Hermes: She wouldn't like him lol summons the wall lizard I just don't see Meg really liking Hermes all that much? Though I don't know why? Just the vibe I get from her

Artemis: Mutual inner jealousy beloved haha. I think Meg would be a bit jealous/resentful of Artemis because of how much she takes Apollo for granted. Meanwhile, Artemis is jealous that Apollo "prefers" Meg's and Athena's company over hers even though her company usually involves her badgering him...tragic twins beloved. She's a huntress - she's territorial. When someone encroaches on her territory, she gets growly.

Dionysus: She'd like him lol. As seen in ToN, Dionysus likes messing with Apollo (in a good way) and she likes messing with Apollo (in a good way). They'd get along like a house on fire and Apollo fears this alliance (though is secretly pleased)

[talonabraxas]

Servant of Delphian Apollo! Go to the Castalian spring; Wash in its silvery eddies, And return cleansed to the temple. Guard your lips from offence. To those who ask for oracles Let the god's answer come Pure from all private fault. -Euripides

Apollo Talon Abraxas Apollo was a powerful Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians. He served as the divine patron of prophecy, healing, art, and culture, as well as the embodiment of masculine beauty.

Apollo belonged to the second generation of Olympians, along with his twin sister Artemis, goddess of the wild and hunting. He was commonly represented as a kouros—that is, as a young, beardless male. In ancient art, he could be seen carrying a lyre or a bow and arrow.

[aroaceleovaldez]

Do you have any headcanons in regard to Cassius as a Grace sibling? Like Thalia's (and Jason's) reaction specifically?

Also just Nero's stepchildren, do you have any relationships between them that you particularly enjoy thinking about?

YES!!!! I have SO many thoughts about this. first and foremost, Cassius as a Grace sibling:

His age theoretically matches up with him being extremely young (about 1!) when Beryl died (cause Thalia says Beryl died about three years prior to TTC, at which point Cassius would be 4). Which relatively fits with what we know of the other Tri kids. It also potentially implies that the Tri intentionally killed Beryl and made it look like an accident, which is potentially very interesting particularly relating to Thalia and Jason's relationship with their mother and just Beryl's character in general.

Also interesting - Cassius would have been born after Thalia was turned into a tree!

I've mentioned before my theories about him being a child of Zeus or Jupiter, given his name being one letter off from an epithet of Zeus and his description comparisons to Jason (which could also lean into Cas as a Grace sibling!). I personally like to think he's somewhat symbolic of Zeus' childhood - being raised apart from his siblings/his siblings being taken from him before he was even born, perhaps his descriptions of being associated with having juiceboxes being associations to Zeus as Kronos' cupbearer, etc etc.

I think Thalia and Jason would be HORRIFIED about how Cassius ended up in the Tri's hands. Also just Cassius' situation in general. They both have very complicated relationships to their mother and the idea that they had yet ANOTHER long lost sibling? Who similarly up until that point had led a tragic life like the two of them and they had no idea and were thus unable to help him all this time? The DREAD!!!!

Once they find out about him I imagine they would, of course, become FIERCELY protective of him. They've both lived such brutal lives and this poor kid has already been through so much and they are going to do their darnedest to ensure this kid never has to deal with anything else like any of that ever again.

I also imagine they'd probably similarly worry over the rest of the Tri kids a bit, when it sets in that they've all lived lives like that. They're both a little sensitive to the concept of kids being taken from their families and molded into this idol of a child soldier due to Jason's experience so finding like twelve kids going through that (and one of them is their FULL BROTHER) is like a personal nightmare for them.

As for the Tri kids in general - yes!!! I have some general thoughts about the Tri kids [here] and designs [here] but some specific ones:

Lucius and the Artemis kids are bffs, for obvious reasons (Apollo and Artemis). I imagine they're both left to their own devices and encouraged to be a bit feral (Nero fostering analogies to the more wild and destructive aspects of Apollo and Artemis) so they've got a lot of issues, but they're sort of each other's rocks.

Besides Lucius, I like to think the Artemis kid's other closest sibling is the Poseidon kid (Cause moon and tides :D). He's pretty much the only other one who can get her to mellow out/calm down.

The Aphrodite and Hephaestus kids are also bffs. Intense solidarity between those two.

The Hera kid wants absolutely NOTHING to do with Cassius. I hc Nero generally tried to get the kids to replicate dynamics between the Olympians and have a few of them form little duos and such, so the Hera kid and Cassius get nudged together a lot. Cassius doesn't mind cause he's everybody's friend but Hera kid HAAAAATES it. She doesn't necessarily hate Cassius but she doesn't want to be forced into a duo.

Most of the rest of my thoughts for the Tri kids is just them being encouraged to replicate dynamics between the Olympians or the Olympians themselves and what effect that has on them.

[notcryingtoday]

WILL SOLACE'S FANFIC WHEN

NOT SOLANGELO JUST WILL

WHY DOES HE HAVE TO EXIST ONLY AS NICO'S BOYFRIEND I HATE IT SO MUCH

please i had an huge crush on him while reading the last olympian (we were the same age, he was an apollo's kid fighting with a bow, blond hair, healer, helping percy and annabeth, he was my roman empire) and i hate that i thought he was gonna he so important in heroes of olympus because him and leo were getting along AND THEN NOOOO ????

love solangelo really they're awesome (they don't have any fucking development but tbh they're also so damn cute and i've read a really good fanfic with them as an early couple in it who literally cured my depression) but will. solace. isn't. only. nico's. guy.

he became the head of his cabin at twelve which means the OLDEST of his cabin at TWELVE and it was one of the biggest cabin in the camp (apollo you player) !!!! he fought in two wars !!! he's canonically funny and outgoing, compassionate and a healer who takes action like that man really is the proof a cleric can be the coolest guy of the party.

[rukia-writes]

Aries nation rise up 🗣️ 🔥

Plot: Ares finds out about astrology and when his sign can propose the big question. 💍

Warnings: none.

Ares x (GN) reader

“So. Everyone is celebrating me?”

Ares.God of war. Sixth of the twelve Olympian gods.

Currently, having tea with his beloved (Name) who seemed rather happy about their new interest.

Astrology.

“Well, yes. And no. See, humans believe that the stars can have divine relegations and divine psychic powers that can help them in their every day lives. This season, is all about Ares the ram-“

“They are comparing me to a goat?”

“No, no and no. The ram represents the golden wooled, winged ram Chrysomallos-“

Ares was a bit lost on this astrology business, nonetheless he listened while drinking his tea. Listening to his beloved go on and on about astrology.

Something to do with fire signs. Leo and Sagittarius. Then something to do with Aries being one of the four modality cardinal of the zodiac.

It was all abit confusing to Ares, but he wasn’t going to let his beloved know that.

“What’s your sign? Are the stars saying we aren’t compatible?”

Leaning over (Name)’s shoulder he looked at the book his beloved was reading, in hopes the stars were happy their union. Taking the book, so Ares could get a closer look he saw all the compatible with.

But something else caught his eye.

“(Name), look at this. It says we should get married late-March to mid-April. A Tuesday or a Thursday.”

“Let me see that-“

Gently taking back her book (Name) saw what Ares was talking about as the book listed the months and days when each sign should marry.

Aries was, as Ares pointed out, late-March to mid-April.

“Spring weather huh? Okay, I can get that.”

“I would have preferred June, but getting married in the spring would be nice.”

“Yeah, it would.”

The two looked at each other with a loving expression with a bashful smile, the two being in their own world.

Love birds for sure.

“Theme colors of the wedding — red, orange, brown, and copper hues are recommended-These colors are so last year. You need white and gold for sure.”

Apollo had made his way into Ares home without him knowing, scaring both (Name) and Ares. Holding the book up Apollo mentioned how he would love to be the decorator, Ares objected but (Name) happily agreed.

“So, late March we should have the wedding. Everyone isn’t busy that time.”

“Hey.”

“You don’t think mid April would work, Apollo?”

“Hey.”

“No way, the sooner the better (Name).”

Apollo and (Name) were completely in their own little world, picking out colors for the wedding to how big the wedding cake should be, a small or big wedding as Ares tried to get a word in.

“Hey! Hey! I haven’t proposed yet!”

The two, Apollo and (Name), went quiet.

Until another voice chimed in.

“Well, go ahead and propose.”

Hermes came from seemingly out of nowhere with a smile, this time Apollo, Ares and (Name) were the ones surprised. Taking the book Hermes quickly read the book and nodded his head.

“Gemini wedding would be most fitting for late June and early July…I agree with these dates for my wedding. So, have your wedding before then.”

“You’re getting married?!”

Apollo, Ares, and (Name) spoke in unison.

“No, I’m simply saying I don’t want two wedding back to back. It would be too much.”

“Oh, that makes sense.”

The three spoke again in unison as well as nodding their heads in unison.

“So, go ahead and propose. Ares.”

“What?! So soon?! I will propose. Just not now!”

Ares face was hot and red, as he waved his arms side to side obviously flustered at being put on the spot about such a big decision. (Name) could tell and found Ares being flustered adorable of course. Holding Ares kindly large hands (Name) smiled at the tall, muscular, handsome, and flustered god.

“Propose to me when you are ready. But don’t keep me waiting forever.”

Apollo made a “aw” sound as he smiled at (Name) comforting words as Hermes watched how the scene would unfold. Ares cleared his throat and simple responded with four words.

“I won’t, my love.”

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[tsarisfanfiction]

Truth Comes Out of His Well (Chapter 23)

Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rating: Teen Genre: Hurt/Comfort/Family Characters: Lee Fletcher, Kronos, Apollo, Apollo Cabin (and many more) RL has delayed this week’s podfic as well, unfortunately. I’ll update this and the previous affected chapters when they’re out! << Chapter 22

Clarisse recoiled as though she'd been struck, and behind her, Chris put his hand on her shoulder, bracing her. Tris squeezed Lee's hand, and the silence behind him, where Robyn and Kayla had still been fussing over their siblings, was heavy.

"Silena?" Clarisse demanded, and she sounded furious. Lee braced himself for the accusations, because Silena was Clarisse's friend, the two of them had always been close, much to the surprise of most of the camp, who couldn't work out where their friendship came from, the beautiful horse girl and the rough and ready warrior, as different as chalk and cheese. Of course Clarisse wouldn't just accept Silena had betrayed her.

Tris bundled himself more closely against Lee's side, changing his one-handed grip to a two-handed cling, and Lee glanced down at him to see him glaring at Clarisse, daring her to call Lee a liar. The glare of a skinny twelve year old was never going to affect Clarisse, though, and when Lee looked back at her, she was barely giving Tris a glance at all. Her eyes were locked on him.

"If Silena is the spy, what the fuck happened to Beckendorf?" she demanded, and Lee couldn't help the flinch, remembering the flash of a falling scythe, the blood splattering onto his feet, Silena's scream-

"Lee?" Tris asked, his voice small, and oh gods, Tris hadn't been there – thank the gods, because Lee couldn't handle his little brother seeing that – and that meant he didn't know.

A blink and Clarisse was in his face, her spear shoved in Chris' hand behind her. "With me," she said, and when Tris started to protest, she turned a fierce look on him. "Just Lee," she said, and Tris didn't want to let go, but Lee didn't want Tris to hear the rest so he gently extracted his hand, to quiet sobs.

Robyn appeared in his periphery, taking Tris and guiding him away, despite the boy's protests.

Lee didn't fight as Clarisse led him away from the rest, past still-burning vehicles that looked far less dramatic in the daylight, until they were out of earshot and almost out of sight of the other demigods.

"Talk," she ordered.

He squeezed his eyes shut, feeling more tears welling up, and reached blindly for the railings, gripping onto them tightly. He didn't look at Clarisse. He couldn't.

"She lied to Kronos," he said, and it was a battle to keep his voice steady. "Twice. Three times. There was- it was a coach, of monsters. She said she didn't know which reinforcements were going to be targeted."

"That was Beckendorf," Clarisse said, her voice low. "Him and the Stolls."

Lee had suspected as much. He nodded. "Kronos was furious," he said, and he was shaking a little. "She didn't- she thought she'd got away with it. She did it again. Said there would be an ambush. Just your cabin. It wasn't. He didn't like that, either. Reuben wanted Michael dead. He shot him."

"Reuben?"

"Demigod," Lee said. "Never ours. One of the leaders. Don't know where he was deployed."

It was getting harder to breathe. He tightened his grip on the railing, feeling the cool metal biting into his skin.

"Then it was the boat," he said, "but that lie didn't- Kronos had already decided. He told Silena whoever went with Percy- He'd spare them. He lied, and I couldn't-"

"Kronos had Tris by then," Clarisse said, and it wasn't a question. Lee wasn't quite sure how she'd made the connection, but it meant he didn't have to say it, so he didn't question it.

"Yeah," he said, with a sob. "Tris wasn't there, when-" He swallowed. "They took Tris away, before they brought Beckendorf-" his voice broke on the name "-in. He didn't see. Silena did. Kronos-" Lee tried to take another breath but it was getting harder. Clarisse didn't stop him, though, didn't interrupt him with mercies like that's enough, so he pushed on. "He told her. If she lied again- He'd kill everyone."

Silence hung between them, or what could have been silence, if Lee's breathing wasn't so loud, if he wasn't crying.

Then a solid, warm hand rested on his shoulder, grip firm but not squeezing. Supportive, not restraining.

"Stupid, stupid girl," Clarisse snarled. She didn't bring up anything else Lee had said, and Lee was grateful for it, because he didn't want to delve deeper into any of it. "Naïve, to think Kronos wouldn't have ways of making you give her up when you didn't do it willingly." Her hand flexed slightly. "You're a shit liar. Everyone knows that. Luke knew that. Silena should have bloody remembered it would only take the right damn question out of Kronos and he'd have you read like a book."

Lee crumpled. Clarisse was right, he knew she was right, but it still hurt to hear it. Hurt, but also helped a little, because in her own way, she was saying that it wasn't his fault. That he wasn't to blame – that she still trusted him.

The daughter of Ares didn't do hugs, but the grip on his shoulder stayed, and she crouched down in front of him, staying at eye level even when Lee found himself kneeling on the asphalt, trying to remember how to breathe. The touch was grounding, and he focused on it, trying to get his breathing back under a mental count. It was hard, but the war wasn't over yet and Lee forced himself back under control.

He could have the full breakdown later, once Kronos was back in Tartarus and he knew all his siblings were going to survive the war.

"You said I'm needed here," Clarisse said, once his breathing was somewhat even again. "What do you know, Lee?"

He wiped his eyes with his forearm and took a deep breath, looking at her. "About whatever is going on between you and my siblings? Just about nothing. About this battle? Kronos knows your cabin isn't here, and it's no secret that cabin five is our best warriors. He didn't keep me in the loop on everything, but I don't think he's expecting you."

"You need fresh reinforcements," Clarisse summarised. "And you called me, not anyone officially in charge here." She looked around at the carnage. "What do you know of the situation? Why was there a battle here? Olympus is still further in."

Lee forced himself to think back to Silena's last report, the one where every word had been a truth. "One cabin per bridge or tunnel," he said. "The Hermes cabin split across two, and the Hunters are here, too. Pollux is with the Demeter cabin."

Clarisse looked at him incredulously. "Are they trying to hold the whole fucking city? " she demanded. "Who the fuck cares about Manhattan? They don't have the numbers for that. They barely have the numbers to just hold the block around the Empire State Building! What the fuck was Wise Girl thinking?"

Lee shrugged. "That was the report to Kronos," he said. "Tris and I didn't get out until after he left."

Clarisse scowled. "I wondered why Michael was down when he shouldn't have been on the fucking front lines at all," she said. "But he fucking was, wasn't he? Front lines between Kronos and the rest of your cabin."

Lee's mouth twisted into something he couldn't even identify. "Yeah."

"I saw Nathan was down, too," she added. "That's the camp's two best archers – Kayla's not there yet, she's too new, but it won't take her long – out for the rest of the war, and it's only been one fucking night. Kronos came here?"

He nodded. "Baited Percy with the Minotaur, then came himself. Annabeth thinks he-"

"-was hitting the fucking healers," Clarisse interrupted. "Of course he was."

It's what I would've done, if I was him, Lee heard.

"Any fatalities?" she asked, and Lee shook his head.

"Michael and Nathan are the worst," he said. "Everyone else is still fit to keep fighting, if they have to." He hated that it would even be necessary , but Clarisse was right. There would be more fighting, before the war was over.

"You and Tris aren't," she rebuked. "I get you probably haven't looked at yourself in a fucking mirror, but you're dead on your feet. You don't even have weapons, or armour. Or even fucking shoes." She glared at his feet like they'd personally offended her. "You're getting back behind the fucking front line and staying there."

"I-"

"If I have my way," she started, in a tone that said she was going to have her way and no-one was going to be able to stop her, "you're all sitting back. We have archers. I have archers, the other cabins have archers, even if they're not as good as yours. We don't have healers, and if Kronos is-"

She was interrupted by the shimmering of an Iris Message opening up in front of her, and snapped her head towards it.

It was Ellis, one of her brothers.

"What?" she demanded. "And where's Sherman?" Sherman would be in charge without her there, Lee realised. It would make sense for Sherman to call. But Ellis?

"Silena's here," Ellis said, and his voice was strangely hushed, as though he was trying not to be overheard. "She's trying to persuade us to come and fight. Sherman's distracting her – your orders? Are we coming?"

He was looking at his older sister, but Lee didn't miss the glances that came his way.

Clarisse growled. "Don't trust her," she said. "She's the fucking spy."

Ellis' face paled. "Silena is?"

Clarisse set her jaw, and Lee recognised her thinking face, because strategy wasn't limited to the Athena cabin, and Clarisse had a good head for it, too. It was a necessity, in the leader of a war cabin, even if they usually only had to deploy it in Capture the Flag, rather than in real war.

"Go along with her," she said. "Or pretend to. Get your asses to Manhattan. They need reinforcements." She turned to Lee. "Where's the command centre?"

"Last I heard, Plaza Hotel," Lee said. "That's where Annabeth and the rest of my siblings are, at least."

She nodded sharply and turned back to Ellis. "You hear that? I want your asses at Plaza Hotel, or Olympus if that's not friendly territory by the time you arrive. If Silena tries to take you anywhere else, ignore her. Take her down if you have to."

"There's a ceasefire until tonight," Lee added, dredging out the other information he'd heard. "I don't know exactly what constitutes as 'tonight', or where Kronos is in the meantime."

Clarisse nodded again. "Get here before nightfall if you can," she said. "If you can't, be prepared to fight the fuck through; they don't need a pincer, they need a fucking front line. Don't let Silena stop you."

Lee felt bad for Ellis – he was one of the sharper Ares kids, one that could have been mistaken for Athena, by people who thought that intelligence was an Athena trait and never an Ares trait, and that was no doubt why Sherman had chosen him to call Clarisse, but he was young, too, around Will's age. This wasn't the sort of bad news he should be put in the position to carry. Still, he was an Ares kid, too, and the Ares cabin were all good at fighting.

He nodded. "Understood," he said. "Will you be there?"

"I'll be there," Clarisse said, and it sounded as much a threat as a promise. "Sherman stays in charge unless you deem him compromised, in which case give it to Louisa, until you make contact with me. Then command is mine. And one more thing – if she hasn't been told already, don't tell her I'm already here. And don't mention Lee."

Ellis gave her a quick salute, although his eyes flickered over to Lee again, curious and assessing. "Understood," he repeated. "We'll see you there." At a gesture from him, the IM faded away.

Clarisse turned back to Lee, thunder on her face. "She's dragging my cabin into something," she said, and she wasn't happy about it. "What are the chances she's doing it for Kronos?"

Lee wanted to think she wouldn't do that, but…

"If Kronos wanted her to, she would," he said. "After-" he choked. "After Beckendorf, she's cowed. But, she swore she's trying to protect everyone, and that wasn't a lie either."

"So either she's his puppet, or she's finally grown a fucking spine because she's realised Kronos isn't going to spare anyone she asks," Clarisse summarised. "And we have no way of knowing." Her voice was flat, and unimpressed. "Ellis will have everyone on alert."

"Your cabin are strong, and smarter than they get credit for," Lee said. "Silena won't catch them unawares."

"As long as she doesn't use that fucking charmspeak of hers," Clarisse growled. "It won't get everyone, but it might get Sherman."

"Won't get Louisa, though," Lee reminded her, needlessly. "They'll manage."

That got a snort out of her. "Louisa'll punch her in the face if she fucking tries," she said. Lee didn't doubt it for a moment. The girl would probably be searching for an excuse, once she heard Silena was spying for Kronos.

Clarisse pulled herself to her feet, and held out a hand for Lee to take. He clasped it with his own and she pulled him up, bracing him with another hand on his elbow. Lee's wrist appreciated not taking the strain.

"First things first, we're getting the rest of you to Plaza Hotel," she said. "This is too close to the front lines and you need to regroup. Why did you leave Michael and Nathan here when everyone else went?"

Lee gestured at the road carnage behind them. "Don't have any way of transporting them," he said. "It's too far to carry and stealing a car doesn't do anything when the roads are blocked."

Clarisse nodded curtly, accepting the reason and starting to walk back, to where the others were waiting. "What injuries are we talking about?"

"Flesh wounds for Nathan," Lee said. "He's lost an arm and it's not recoverable, but he's stable enough to move; they carried him up here already, on a blanket. Michael's chest got caved in. His lungs aren't punctured anymore but his ribs are still badly broken."

She clicked her tongue, irritated. "The chariot isn't big enough to take everyone at once," she said. "At a push, we could do it in two trips."

"I'm going with Nathan," Robyn said, alerting Lee to the fact they'd got back in earshot. "Tris also goes first."

"I'm going with Lee!" Tris protested.

"No, you're going first," Clarisse dismissed, looking him over. "I'd send Lee first if I thought I could make him."

She could. They both knew she could push him onto the chariot and he wouldn't be able to stop her, not in his current condition, but he appreciated that she was acting as though she couldn't, telling him that she wouldn't.

"Robyn, you, Nathan, and the kids are going with Chris," she decided, and Tris and Kayla both started making loud complaints at the order, until she rounded on them with a glare. "Not negotiable."

"You're not the boss of me!" Kayla snapped back, and before Lee could say anything, she glared at him, too, "and nor are you! Michael is my head counsellor! I'm staying with him!"

"Kayla, we don't have time for this," Robyn told her. "Their injuries mean Michael needs more space than Nathan in the chariot. The longer you argue this, the longer it'll take us to get back with everyone else, and the longer before we can get Michael set up in a proper field hospital, rather than here."

While the girls argued, Lee saw Chris slip around them and carefully pull Nathan into his arms, carrying him over to the chariot and stepping into it, setting the unconscious blond down carefully, where he wouldn't fall out once it started moving.

Seeing no reason to delay, Lee guided Tris over as well. His brother was crying again, clinging to his arms, and Lee wrapped him in a hug. "It won't be long," he said. "We'll follow on as soon as the chariot comes back."

"You should come now and let Kayla go with Michael," Tris pouted, but Lee shook his head.

"It's a big brother thing," he admitted. "Youngest first. I need you safe, Tris, so please?"

"I need you safe, too," Tris protested, but he was wavering. Lee smiled at him weakly.

"I'll be with Clarisse," he said. "I'll be safe." Tris eyed the girl over his shoulder, but even he couldn't argue that Clarisse wasn't as good a protector as Lee could ask for. His shoulders sagged.

"Be quick," he said, and hugged him again.

"We will," Lee said, and glanced up at Chris as Tris reluctantly left him and boarded the chariot. "Look after him."

"I will," the older demigod promised.

Lee walked away slowly, knowing he needed to talk to Chris at some point, but that now wasn't the time. Robyn passed him, jumping into the chariot as well and crouching next to Nathan, while a red-faced and fuming Kayla was deposited none-too-gently by Clarisse, and then grabbed by the back of her armour by Chris.

Lee winced at the sight, but the sooner the kids were away, the better, so he stepped further away, rejoined by Clarisse, as Chris single-handedly grabbed the reins and coaxed the pegasi into the air.

Chapter 24>>>

[buds-and-baubles]

i've been meaning to talk about some of my apollo headcanons that have been floating in my head. some of them building upon canon ideas, others inspired by others, and some entirely built up by me. so without further ado, here are my apollo headcanons. i'll definitely make more as i keep reading for him.

apollo headcanons:

- being around speedsters, amazons, blue lanterns, and martian manhunter is hard for him sometimes. he sees his teammates he failed to save. he hears the name impulse and sometimes his brain changes it to 'impetus'. the first time that he met cassandra sandsmark, he became shaky and had to excuse himself.

- he goes out on missions/patrols by himself whenever he's buzzing with energy and or wanting to help people be safer and happier. he will still go out on missions/patrols with midnighter (aka one form of date night), the authority (for only big world ending emergencies since they're semi-retired), swift/engineer or some of his new friends/allies. even though he's semi-retired, this doesn't mean that the midnighter gets all the fun.

- while on the run with midnighter, he researched his namesake in the library. he was horrified for a good period time at his resemblance to the statues and various art pieces of the greek god apollo, but wanted to know who he is named after. he after learning about him wanted to embody virtues of apollo on his own terms. music and the arts, truth and prophecy, medicine and healing, the sun and light, herds and flocks, archery, knowledge, averter of evil, eternally youthful, oracular god, pastoral deity, one of the twelve olympian deities, the most hellenic (greek) of the olympian gods, the favorite son of zeus. to his opponents and enemies alike, he is ill health and deadly plague, of diseases in general, beneficial but wrathful, the deadly fire of the sun.

- the carrier when discovering of his continued research about the sun god apollo, made a hairbrush with engravings like greek pottery on the brush at jenny sparks' request.

- apollo also has a very specific skin and hair care routine, the latter being because of how particular his hair is. his hair is thick white waves (the color of his hair appearing to be silver in some forms of lighting), which curls at the ends of his hair.

- apollo despite having no need to eat has a sweet tooth. he originally was hooked on sweets during the five years on the run with midnighter. midnighter got them christmas cookies, which is a tradition that has remained with them. jenny quantum became part of this practice when she was adopted.

- apollo's lack of needing to eat is due to a dependency on sunlight akin to photosynthesis. he has a biological structure similar to a plant, though he has no reliance on water. however, such a feature is not present when he is drained of solar charge.

- for their first halloween on their new earth, they dress as batman and superman, with jenny q's costume a mix of steph's robin and kara's supergirl.

- jenny sparks also gifted him and midnighter one of the frog and toad books, which is the first thing they read to baby jenny quantum.

- two and a half years into apollo and the midnighter being on the run from bendix and sleeping in the alleyways in america is when they decided to start dating. it was at midnight on new year's eve 1995 that they had their first kiss and decided to try a relationship. they kissed on the balcony of the vacant beachhouse they were using as shelter, fireworks going off by the water in their sight line.

- apollo and midnighter have given many nicknames for eachother and also jenny. jenny also has given many nicknames for both her dads'.

- apollo's music is primarily in record album format, followed by cd and cassette tapes. the brief time he and midnighter had off before the authority was formed was when he bought a record player and a three in one radio, cd, and cassette player. all his doris day music is in record album form.

- his movie binging and critiquing is comprised of watching dvds and vhs tapes. as shown above, he is rather happy sticking to the older formats of entertainment rather than streaming online, mp3s, etc. he has gone off on a long tangent during a rainy day to midnighter about the differences between regular dvds and blu-ray.

- apollo doesn't wear a wedding ring while in costume, as he considers his and midnighter's symbols on their chests to be their wedding rings. however, they do wear wedding rings outside of costume, which were a wedding gift made by angie. apollo's wedding ring is a gold band with midnigher's chest symbol engraved on it, and midnighter's wedding ring is a silver band with apollo's chest symbol engraved on it.

- apollo began to pursue cooking and baking not only as a hobby and a way to destress but also as a way to build himself further outside of henry bendix's vision. he convinced midnighter to learn as well and they'll do it together or seperately. when both in the kitchen, they'll bicker over apollo following his heart on numerous parts of the recipe while midnighter sticks purely to the recipe out of the feeling that he needs to and just so he can have playful banter with apollo.

- apollo will use various things to focus his superhuman senses on to calm him down when overwhelmed. his various hobbies that act as meditation, listening to music, putting up wind chimes, watching movies, lighting candles, you name it. it brings him back to himself.

- apollo encouraged midnighter to find hobbies just for himself outside of fighting, which apollo made sure to help him find ones that would work well with his computer brain.

- every arts and crafts piece and report card of jenny's is hung up on the fridge or framed on the wall. midnighter really loves framing their photographs and art pieces on the walls in specific ways that makes his brain happy. he once put a frame like an exhibit in an art gallery around a dent in the wall made by apollo's ass when he was low on solar charge and tripped on one of jenny's toys titled; "ass of the sun god by: apollo circa xxxx".

- apollo and midnighter split evenly or work together on taking jenny places fun/doing fun things with jenny or otherwise. arts and crafts, watching movies, helping with homework, etc.

- he prefers reading books in the physical format. he owns some but also has a library card so he can take out books (and always return the books on time).

- domestic activities, the arts, gardening, and zen and yoga techniques are his forms of meditation. most of these are canon but i am so on board with apollo doing yoga after other people have said so.

- apollo sees a lot of himself in kon-el/conner kent aka superboy. though apollo doesn't know his origin, the foundation of both of theirs is extremely similar. sun-powered superhumans created to be superhero pawns by government organizations.

- though they lost their old world, angie worked with the carrier (who is hiding from the watchtower) to bring back all their important documents and belongings like birth, marriage and or medical records, photographs, etc.

- to match jenny quantum while turning over a new leaf in this new world, apollo and midnighter made their legal last name quantum. it helps them out in legal matters and is corny cute. andrew pulaski and lucas trent are their undercover names they used for one mission together and jenny q won't let them forget about it.

- the authority sponsors all the causes they support, pride being just one of them.

- apollo does sometimes still wish he could remember his life from before but at the same time knows it doesn't change who he is now. that perhaps it's better off him not knowing.

- he has nightmares of being experimented on but can't really say if those are memories, representations for his inner turmoil while he sleeps, or his brain building up what he thinks happened to make him who he is now.

- date nights with midnighter when they get the chance to are to restaurants, bars/gay bars, or a duo mission/patrol where they're in love and freaky. the public has to simply bare witness.

- he also goes out to spend time with angie and or shen because fuck yeah team air support/cav!

- apollo breaks sexuality meters and wows people on the regular with how gorgeous he is wherever he goes. when people see him as just a dumb pretty face or brute, he'll either use it to his advantage or outright immediately want to prove them wrong.

- his kirlian aura halo changes in appearance depending on his mood, solar charge status, light or lack therof, and visual perspective. it will become brighter, dimmer, change color shades in the warm tone variety, and the amount of solar/lens flares accompanying the primary halo.

- apollo's eyes flicker or fully light up gold when he uses his powers and or when he's upset. in addition to this, he has tapetum lucidum as a result from how henry bendix built his oculars. this correlates with his various abilities regarding his superhuman vision, enabling his eyes to light up gold in little to no lighting and or when light like a flashlight or a camera's flash is focused on his face.

- he has been mistaken countless times for the actual apollo by people he's rescued. there's also been at least two times where an injured kryptonian (you can decide who) he's helped has mistaken him for rao.

- building upon the above, i believe that in addition to being (confirmed) inspired by kal-el/clark kent aka superman, that he's also inspired by these characters; doris aka lightray (superman: the dark side), rao (justice league of america 2015 vol 4), raymond terrill aka the ray (time and tempest), lucien gates aka the ray (the ray 2012 vol 3), and the greek god apollo in every format. though apparently wildstorm apollo is earth-50's variant of the ray according to the wiki interestingly enough. below is images of him and all his listed inspirations (i know this depiction of rao and lucien gates as the ray came after wildstorm's apollo but they still reminded me of him).

image sources:

the authority: revolution 2004-2005 issue #1

the adventures of superman 1987-2006 issue #505

superman: the dark side 1998 issue #3

justice league of america 2015-2016 issue #7

the ray 1994-1996 issue #25

the ray 2011-2012 issue #1

statue of apollo on top of the main facade of the burgtheater in vienna, austria

[toasecretsanta]

Spending time with family.

By @zurophina9 for @alnair-jpg using the prompt Apollo spending a holiday with his children

My name is Apollo. I am a god.

In my four thousand, six hundred and twelve years of existence, I have done many things, Good and Bad.

I have blessed Doctor House with incredible accuracy for guessing Illness and, dare I say it, people’s personal life issues. (Yes, he made mistakes, but he’s only mortal, not a magician.) I have blessed Bruno Mars and Rosé with wonderfully astonishing vocals and ideas for the song APT. 

But there is only one thing which have never done with anyone before:

Spending time for bonding with people.

Or, as the young people say it, ‘Hanging out with someone. (Personally, I don’t understand why they named it after a style of brutal but bloodless murder, but you do you I guess. These later Generations seem to have wacky and dark senses of Humor, No?)

Now, you may ask, dear readers, that did I not spend time with my lovers? Though I would have counted it as the same as hanging out or bonding, just as you assumed, It is not the same. Aphrodite tells me that going out to a place where we have sex or meeting up to have sex is not Hanging out. (Though it can be counted as bonding, it’s not in a friendly way, it’s more of a… Horny. Way.)

And I kind of… Stopped spending time with my children after the Troilus thing happened. Too many reminders. Many of my children also died due to me disobeying the Ancient laws, so, I stopped being a complete part of the family. I still spent the most time with them out of all the gods, just… not as much to be known as being a parent to them, who was present in most of their life, like Mortal parents. (And I’m talking about a good family that does not severely traumatize their children.)

You might also ask about me spending time with other Immortals. Truth be told, the stories of me spending time with other Immortals are mostly False. I didn’t spend time with most of them. It was usually us being Horny or Working on a piece of Art. Or me just annoying them. Probably the only person I have spent some time with is Artemis, But even then I have been an annoying prick just interrupting her hunting.

But that’s not the point. 

The point is, I haven’t spent quality time together with people, especially Children.

And unfortunately, there is no hand book for that. 

So I am just simply winging it.

…

This is a very bad idea. I should have at least tried to get some advice for this. Though I don’t think anyone I know would have any good advice for this sort of thing.

So.. What will you do now, Apollo? That’s what you, my dear readers, might be wondering.

Well, I did the most logical thing I could think of.

Contemplating why I wanted to be an Olympian and have children. Oh, right, I wanted to stroke my ever growing ego and have fun.

Then I did the most unusual task, which I never do unless I am seriously in war. 

Planning.

And even then during wars, I don’t usually use my plans. 

I started off by making an outline of what I thought my children would love to do. I had to Iris-message Meg for ideas for that however, and that went well. (Not really. It ended up with her calling me a dummy most of the time.) But atleast I have a pretty good idea on what I should do.

See, my children have parts of my godly domains ingrained in them, since they are literally are a part of me born as demigods. Kayla has Archery, Will has healing, Austin has Music, etc.

So What could be better than spending time with them in respective elements?

[namesforwriters]

Mythology Inspired Names: Ancient Greek (masc)

Achilles ~ Greek, meaning "grief," "distress," "he who has people in distress."

One of the most famous of all Greek heroes, Achilles famously gained invulnerability as a baby which aided him as an incredible warrior. Achilles slew Hector in the Trojan War as revenge for killing his lover, Patroclus, but Achilles' rage was so strong the gods intervened, and Achilles was killed by an arrow to his one weak spot, his heel. pronunciation: ah-kill-eez

Adonis ~ Greek, meaning "lord."

Considered an ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity, Adonis achieved immortality after being killed by a wild boar in a hunting trip. His blood mingled with the tears of Aphrodite, who wept over him, from which a red flower grew. Sometimes an anemone flower, other times a red rose. pronunciation: ah-don-is

Aion ~ Greek, potentially meaning "path."

In Greek mythology, Aion was a minor deity and the god of cyclical time; the passing of the year, the zodiac, the recurrance of eternal time. He was later associated with mystery religions. pronunciation: ai-on (I-on)

Apollo ~ Greek, meaning "to destroy," "redemption."

Apollo is one of the twelve Olympians and is the god of archery, the sun, prophecy, music, healing, disease, light, and poetry. Twin to Artemis, Apollo is also well-known for experiencing tragedy in love. pronunciation: ah-pahl-low

Ares ~ Greek, meaning "bane," "warlike," "ruin."

Another of the twelve Olympian gods, Ares is the god of war and courage. He is the patron of the Amazons, and is known for both incredible violence and savagery as well as valor and honor. His most famous lover is Aphrodite. pronunciation: air-eez

Argo ~ Greek, meaning "swift."

Argo was the name of a ship from Greek mythology. It was the name of the ship Jason sailed on during his quest to retrive the Golden Fleece. pronunciation: ar-go

Atlas ~ Greek, meaning "enduring," "to hold."

Atlas is a Titan associated with celestial spheres and the creation of astronomy. After the war between the gods and Titans, Atlas was punished and condemned to hold the weight of the sky for eternity. pronunciation: at-les, at-lahs

Castor ~ Greek, meaning "beaver."

Castor and his twin, Pollux, are the half-brother children of Leda, a Spartan queen. Castor was born to a mortal father, while Zeus fathered the divine Pollux as a swan. Castor, along with Pollux, was transformed into a constellation named Gemini, meaning "twins." pronunciation: kas-ter

Damon ~ Greek, meaning "one who tames."

Damon is a mortal man from Greek mythology who, along with Pythias, is shown to be an ideal of friendship. When Pythias is accused of plotting against the tyrannical king, Dionysus I, Pythias asked for the chance to get his affairs in order. Dionysus I agreed, as long as Damon stayed behind as a hostage. If Pythias didn't return, Damon would be killed in his stead. Pythias returned, and Dionysus I released them both, impressed by their bond. pronunciation: day-men

Eros ~ Greek, meaning "desire," "love."

In some myths, Eros is a primordial god. In others, he is the son of Aphrodite and Ares. In all, he is the god of love, desire, lust, and sex. He is better known by his roman name "Cupid." He is usually depicted with wings and a bow and arrow. pronunciation: air-ohs, air-os

Hades ~ Greek, meaning "the unseen one."

Never an Olympian, but an incredibly powerful, major god nonetheless, Hades is King of the Underworld and lord of the dead. He is usually depicted with a helm, a two-pronged spear, and his three-headed hound Cerberus. pronunciation: hey-deez

Hector ~ Greek, meaning "to hold," "holding fast."

Hector was the strongest warrior in Troy and fought in and led armies in the Trojan War. Despite his skill in war, Hector was described as "peace-hearted." He was eventually slain by Achilles. pronunciation: hek-ter

Helios ~ Greek, meaning "sun," "warming."

In the Ancient Greek faith, Helios is the original god of the sun and brother to Selene, goddess of the moon. He is largely identified with, and later seemingly replaced with Apollo. His Roman counterpart is Sol. pronunciation: hee-lee-ohs, hee-lee-os

Hermes ~ Greek, meaning "stone heap."

Best known as the herald and messenger of the gods, Hermes is one of the twelve Olympians. He is also the god of travelers, merchants, thieves, messengers, mischief, athletes, and speed. pronunciation: her-meez

Homer ~ Greek, meaning "security."

The name of the famous Greek poet who credited as the author of both The Iliad and The Odyssey, which tell of the Trojan War and the ten-year journey of Odysseus back to his home in Ithaca after the fall of Troy. pronunciation: ho-mer

Hyacinthus ~ Greek, meaning "hyacinth."

Hyacinthus was the son of the muse Clio. He was gentle and clever and loved by both Apollo and the god of the west wind, Zephyrus, who accidentally killed Hyacinthus out of jealousy. Apollo wept for him and created a flower to memorialize his lost love. pronunciation: hi-ah-sin-this, hi-ah-sin-thus

Icarus ~ Greek, meaning "follower."

Icarus is best known for his death. Icarus was the son of Daedalus, a master craftsman and architect of the Labyrinth, in which they both had been trapped by King Minos. To escape, they both strapped wings made from feathers and wax to themselves. They escaped, but Icarus flew too high, and the wax melted in the heat of the sun, resulting in Icarus' fall and death. pronunciation: ih-cah-ris

Jason ~ Greek, meaning "healer."

Descended from Hermes, Jason was the leader of the Argonauts and a hero famous for finding the Golden Fleece. Originally married to Medea, Jason later left her, losing the favor of the goddess Hera. Jason's successes would eventually lead to the establishment of Rome. pronunciation: jay-sen

Leander ~ Greek, meaning "lion man."

Leander was a mortal man from Abydos who fell for Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, from across the strait. Every night, Leander would swim across the strait to be with her, and Hero would illuminate the top of her tower so he knew the one. One winter, a wind blew out the light, and he died. Hero threw herself off the tower to join him. pronunciation: lee-an-der

Minos ~ Greek, meaning "king."

The King of Crete and a prideful man, Minos was the son of Zeus. After his wife gave birth to a man-bull hybrid, Minos had the Labyrinth built in which he could hide the Minotaur. Every nine years he sent seven boys and seven girls into it to be eaten by the monster. He became a judge of the dead in the Underworld after his death. pronunciation: mine-ohs

Notus ~ Greek, meaning "south."

Notus is the god of the southern wind. Largely associated with heat, but also the coming of rain and mist, his brothers are Boreas, Zephyrus, and Eurus. pronunciation: no-tus, no-tos

Orion ~ Greek, "rising in the sky," "dawning."

In Greek mythology, Orion was a great, giant hunter who earned the favor of Artemis. In some myths, he is killed by Artemis as well. In others, he is killed by a giant scorpion. Either way, his story ends in death and he is transformed into a constellation. pronunciation: oh-rye-en

Orpheus ~ Greek, meaning "orphan," "best voice."

Orpheus was a Greek hero who helped Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece. Following the quest, Orpheus journeyed to the Underworld to recover his love wife, Eurydice. Orpheus was an amazing musician. pronunciation: or-phee-us

Perseus ~ Greek, meaning "to destroy"

The Greek hero Perseus is most famous for his defeat of the gorgon Medusa, by decapitating her. Also famous for slaying the sea monster Cetus, Perseus was the son of Zeus and would go on to establish Mycenae. pronunciation: per-see-us

Pollux ~ Greek, meaning "very sweet."

Pollux was born to the Spartan queen Leda and Zeus disguised as a swan. His half-brother and twin Castor was born mortal, while Pollux was born divine. Pollux asked Zeus to share his immortality with Castor after he was fatally wounded, and the two were transformed into the Gemini constellation. pronunciation: pah-lux

Prometheus ~ Greek, meaning "forethought."

The myth of Prometheus describes him as the gifter of fire. Despite orders from Zeus, Prometheus gave the gift of fire to humanity and is the father of technology, civilization, and knowledge. Zeus punished him to be bound to a rock, and every day an eagle would peck out and eat his liver. pronunciation: pro-mee-thee-us

Proteus ~ Greek, meaning "first," "firstborn," "versatile."

Dubbed the "Old Man of the Sea" by the poet Homer, Proteus was an elusive and prophetic sea god. Proteus would only answer the questions of those who managed to capture him. pronunciation: pro-tee-us

Styx ~ Greek, meaning "shuddering."

Styx is the name of one of the rivers in the Underworld. To cross it is to cross into the Underworld. Styx is also the name upon which the gods swear their most solemn oaths. Styx is gender-neutral. pronunciation: stix

Theseus ~ Greek, meaning "to set," "institution."

A great hero, Theseus was also a king of Athens. Most well-known for killing the Minotaur, Theseus married the Cretan princess Phaedra after abandoning Ariadne. pronunciation: thee-see-us

Titan ~ Greek, meaning "defender."

The Titans were a generation of divine beings born to Gaia and Uranus, the primordial deities of earth and sky. Predecessors to the gods, the most famous Titan was the trecherous Kronos, lord of time. pronunciation: tie-ten

Triton ~ Greek, meaning "sea god."

Triton was the divine son of the Olympian Poseidon and his queen Amphitrite. Largely functioning as his father's messenger, Triton is usually depicted as a merman. pronunciation: try-ton

Troy ~ Greek, meaning "water," "soldier."

Troy was a great city located in modern-day Turkey and the site of the mythological Trojan War, fought between the Greek forces under Agamemnon of Mycenae and the Trojan forces under Priam of Troy. The Greek gods were also divided during the war. pronunciation: troi

Typhon ~ Greek, meaning "child of Titans."

One of the most deadly, dangerous monsters in all Greek mythology, Typhon was a giant who attempted to overthrow Zeus and the gods. Many of Greek mythologies monsters were born to him and his wife Echidna. pronunciation: tie-phon

Zeus ~ Greek, meaning "sky father."

Lord of the skies and king of the gods, Zeus is the chief of the Olympians. His wife is Hera and his brothers are Poseidon and Hades. Zeus is the father of many other Olympians and gods, as well as some of the most famous Greek heroes, including Perseus and Heracles. pronunciation: zoos

Zephyrus ~ Greek, meaning "westerly wind."

Zephryus is one of the four wind gods and lord of the western wind. Known for being gentle and bringing about the flowers of springtime, Zephyrus fell in love with Hyacinthus and accidentally killed him out of jealousy when Hyacinthus spent more time with Apollo. pronunciation: zeh-ph-er-us

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[stygianoaths]

Luke Castellan and his team of godkillers but they don't kill with weapons stained with ichor, but with the illusive Mist that warps the mind of mortals so easily, it shakes their faith.

In eons past, these mortals revered the Olympians with offerings and prayers daily, told their stories that inspired fear and awe all the same. It was something the pantheon had gotten hooked on, something more addicting than the ambrosia and nectar the texts had waxed poetry over. And the council of twelve did their damn best to keep it around. After all, there was no other high out there that can compare to the feeling of being in control, of being powerful.

But like any high, it wears off, sooner or later.

So that's exactly what happens.

Alabaster C. Torrington, with the help of Dr. Claymore, "discovers" new texts that discuss Greek gods that have never been heard of before; gods who are kinder, wiser, more trustworthy, than the ones everyone has come to know in this era.

It's interesting, how the origins of these gods and their lives seem to have no relevance or connection to the other pantheon and its history. No Titanomachy or Gigantomachy to speak of. There are a few parallels, but they are pleasant, like the love stories of Dionysus and Ariadne or Pygmalion and Galatea. Otherwise, it's like an alternate timeline of its own, where every god present is named a god for a reason.

It's fake.

But the mortals don't need to know that. For what's false, if persisted in, would become true anyways. Furthermore, it isn't like a new pantheon will harm any of them. The lucky ones with clear sight may win the heart of a deity who would actually see them beyond their fleeting mortality, who would care for them.

It takes a while, though, for the mortals to adjust to this suddenly newfound information. They are stubborn creatures, Luke knows, who tend to fear the unknown and new. Yet the youth crave it like bears after a beehive laden with honey. With time, they'll come around, he knows. Maybe he might not be there to see if the plans work out for himself, but someone would, and that's all that matters to him. He just needed to be the one to start the movement.

Luckily for him, he doesn't have to wait too long.

The faith spreads through idealized modernized takes on the mythology, as silly as it sounds. It's very of the era, isn't it? Books are being published on these gods who endure hardships and come out irrevocably changed but for the better. Ethan flips through one by an author under the pen name S.J and devours it in three hours. It reads nicely and he wonders when he'll get a chance to meet the main character of the story, and ask her if the myth holds true. It is, obviously, but it's different hearing it from a god. The fanfictions are even better, but Lou Ellen Blackstone gets drowned out by Alabaster's "lalalalala" before she can start talking about the recent one that was updated a few hours ago. Eh, so what if it's a little spicy?

Nonetheless, the new band of believers grows, and it's like a sucker punch to the gut for the Greek pantheon.

Apollo comes to camp and drops to his knees before his own cabin, surprising the campers. He looks terrible. Dionysus had already looked miserable, but the children attributed that to his sour personality. And, as usual, no one noticed the girl by the hearth who had disappeared weeks ago. But Apollo, golden boy Apollo, well, he has eyes that are sunken and sickly yellow, matted hair, muscles shrunk, and hands that shake as if they are beyond his control.

"They're killing us," he whispers to Lee Fletcher, "all of us."

"What do you want us to do?" Lee asks. Apollo coughs into his fist and looks down to see a smear of gold staining it.

A nosebleed. Gods don't get nosebleeds.

His children, gods bless them, are trying to heal him, but to no avail. It's kind of funny, how on any other occasion, such an act would have been annoying. If the solution was to simply heal, don't you think he would have tried that? But, weak as he was, he felt touched. Loved, even.

But love wasn't always enough to save another. He, of all gods, should know that.

"Can you write?" he asks. Lee scratches his head.

"Write?"

"Stories. Poems. Songs. Anything."

"Um, no, not really. Dyslexia kicks my ass, and you know archery is more my thing. But Will does sometimes. Healing is his forte, but I always see him writing something in a notebook, though that could just be medical notes, now that I think about it-"

Apollo disregards that last part and begs Will Solace to take up the pen and fight back. It's their last hope. If nothing is done, this camp and its children will become all that is left of the Greek Pantheon, for textbooks and website links are not enough to keep the faith going, especially if left to collect dust or rot in an archive.

"Write us new myths. Stories that can happen now, that we can make happen. Redeem us, so that we can live. We'll do it. We'll do any of it," Apollo begs.

"Anything?" Will asks. Apollo nods.

"Anything."

The Fates looked at each other from above. How time has changed. In the past, battles were fought with swords. Now, they had to be fought with words.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Hi, anon who asked about how to worship the gods properly and about khernips, altars, kharis, and pendulums here :3 Thank you so much for the response, it actually helped me a lot. (Especially with khernips and tarot. Everyone around me was treating khernips like it was straight up holy water)

Either way, right now Im actually trying to learn just the basic pronunciation of the gods names. The proper greek pronounciation. I started learning like, a few days after I sent the ask so I already know some stuff, but for some reason its so hard to find proper sources for it. As in videos that dont just give the english pronunciation. Ive seen a few websites but they dont have any audio lol. I want to ask if you have any sources where I can try learning it? Because I mainly know how to pronounce the twelve Olympians and some other gods and thats it, but even then Im not sure. So far what I know is:

Zeus: THEE-as (like diaz but the d is th)

Hera: EE-ra

Poseidon: poh-see-THO-nas

Aphrodite: ah-fro-THEE-tee

Ares: AH-rees

Apollo: a-PO-lon-as

Artemis: ar-teh-MEES

Athena: ah-thee-NAH

Demeter: THEE-mee-tra

Hestia: e-STEE-ah

Dionysus: thee-oh-nee-SOS

Hades: Ah-thees

Persephone: per-seh-FOH-nee

Hecate: eh-KA-tee

Cerberus: Kyerveros or Tyerveros (Im not sure)

Nyx: neeks

Hypnos: EEP-nos

Hermes: er-MEES (dont ask why I put him so low, I forgot)

Thanatos: than-ah-TOS (not thanatoes apparently)

Sorry if this ask is a little long because Im asking if these pronunciations are correct. Your first answer already helped a lot augrhjsisnfkdn

Heyaaa! For those who don't know, we are talking about this post. I'm glad it helped cause it took me a century to write 😂 It's not your fault or anything, I'm just glad my work paid off 💙

As an additional argument on "khernips is not holy water", I found that the oldest text where we see khernips first time in the Odyssey when a girl is bringing people in a symposium water to wash their hands before they eat. So we are not talking about something holy here. Perhaps there were some purification rites about the water when the priests were using it but.. honestly I have no knowledge of that. Perhaps you can find such a case where you need to treat this water a little bit differently but I'm afraid I haven't seen such info somewhere so far.

As for the names you sent, most are correct! As you know, this is the nominative case you wrote. When addressing the gods directly you will use the vocative case (which is often the same with the nominative). For example you'll use "Apóllona" instead of "Apóllonas". In the Greek text you can see where the stressing marks are to understand where to stress each word. Learning how to read the Greek letters definitely helps and it won't be that difficult for you because most of the letters make the same sound as the English ones.

I'll just write the names who needed correction from the list you sent (nominative case):

Άρτεμις (Artemis) -> AR-teh-mees

Διόνυσος (Dionysus) -> THJO-nee-sos (Διό is here pronounced like Δγιό, is a frequent phenomenon in the language)

Κέρβερος (Kerberus) -> KER-veh-ros

Νύχτα / Νυξ (Nyx) -> NEE-hta (NEEKS is also fine grammatically fine - Greeks still agree - but Greeks have changed how they say this word for the last centuries)

Θάνατος (Thanatos) -> THA-nah-tos

[wanderingmind867]

Ranking the Twelve Olympians (plus Hades and Hestia):

Ones I like:

Hermes: Hermes is a good guy. God of travellers and merchants and stuff. I kind of feel bad for him. The other gods have him run ragged. But he's a nice guy. I think it says something the Hermes cabin accepted all the unclaimed kids. Hermes was always there for those with nobody else to turn to. And if that isn't kindness and generosity personified, I don't know what is.

Apollo: From what I've read in the Titan's Curse, Apollo is one of the nicer gods. He's pretty kind to everyone, his poetry is bad but sincere (in fact, I didn't hate his poetry at all), Apollo is great. Better than his sister by a mile.

Dionysus: I'm not a drinker (I can't stand alcohol) but Dionysus isn't a bad guy. He's apathetic at Camp Half-blood, sure. But I'd be apathetic too if I had to spend 100 years around a bunch of immature brats. Kids can be awful, man. If I were at Camp, I'd be friends with Dionysus and Chiron. They're like teachers. And as I've always known: I tend to get along better with teachers than with other students.

Hephaestus: I'm not someone who likes to do work with my hands (I think even trying to work in a forge would go disastrously for me). But I like Hephaestus. He seems like a pretty good guy.

Hestia: The neglected Oldest child of Kronos and Rhea. Hestia is sweet, because she's content with her lot in life. She's just fine being ignored. Having a bunch of siblings more famous than you can sometimes make you bitter and jealous, but not Hestia. Hestia is just happy for them. And just happy to be included whenever she is included, I assume. The goddess of family and home and hearth, Hestia is truly worthy of praise.

Demeter: Goddess of Agriculture and food and stuff. I'm not a farmer or anything, but I can admire a lady who provides us with things like bread and grain.

Poseidon: Being that I have family from Newfoundland (even though I've never been), plus the fact that I love water and baths and stuff, one might argue I'm biased towards Poseidon. And maybe to some degree I am. I've never been on a boat and I don't like the beach. But I love baths and seafood and stuff. So I have nothing against Poseidon. He doesn't seem like that bad of a guy.

Ones I have complicated feelings on:

Zeus: Zeus is the king of Olympus. He's the greatest of all the gods, and it's to him we owe the heavens above. That being said, he does have a reputation for being temperamental (I believe) and for being a philanderer. So Zeus might not be the best god, but I think he's still worthy of our respect.

Aphrodite: I know Aphrodite can be vengeful and vindictive sometimes, but she can also represent one of the emotions we all feel. Love. Whether it be platonic, romantic or whatever, love is beautiful. So I can't hate Aphrodite completely. Besides, she's the oldest olympian. That's pretty cool.

Hades: Only reason Hades is here is because of the afterlife. I'm glad there is one, I just hate Asphodel and the Fields of Torment.

Athena: I like Athena because she's the goddess of wisdom and knowledge, and because her symbols are great (I love owls and olives). But she's also a goddess of war, and I hate war. War is never acceptable. Still, Athena isn't as bad as, say, Ares when it comes to warfare. At least she's got some other stuff going for her.

Ones I dislike:

Hera: Hera has an important role (I will acknowledge that), but she's still not very nice. Of the six kids Kronos and Rhea had, Hera is the worst. She's judgy to the point of excessive cruelty. She pushed Hephaestus off Olympus because he's ugly. And sure, she hates her husband because he cheats. But has anyone ever wondered why Zeus cheats? Because he's a philanderer, yes. But probably also because Hera is an awful wife. She's probably judging him constantly.

Artemis: Artemis is kind of misandrist. She hates anyone that isn't female, she loves turning people into animals, she sucks.

Ares: Ares may not be the worst god/titan/etc, but he represents a concept that I think we all hate. No war is good and just, war is always hell. Hard to respect the God of War when you hate war. Especially with how Rick Riordan writes him.

[hellomisst]

The Hunger Games Characters' Godly Parents if They were in PJO/ HoO

I saw this thread on Twitter giving Olympian parents to THG characters, since the PJO series just got out and TBOSAS/ THG is also popular right now. So, I'd like give this a shot (but only the twelve Olympians as depicted in the PJO/ HoO books) since I think some characters would have godly parents different from what they assigned to them. ALSO, I think it's pretty fun! :))

Main Characters:

Katniss Everdeen, Daughter of Hera

Hera, goddess of women, marriage, childbirth, and love of family

Despite being pushed to hunt and kill, and successfully becoming the symbol of revolution, we know Katniss never wanted any of the violence and attention she had to go through.

Katniss would do anything for her family, even if it meant being the tribute for District 12 when her sister got picked.

Katniss said having a family would be nice if the games did not exist, and she and Peeta did start a family after everything.

Katniss would choose, and fight for, peace for her family.

Being the symbol of something as significant as revolution also meant being an inspiration to all women and raising the status of women in the society.

Peeta Mellark, Son of Apollo

Apollo, god of music, poetry, dance, truth, prophecy, healing, plague, archery, reason, sun, and light

Peeta, despite being kind, chill, and relatively quiet, is rather crafty and cunning, as seen in his camouflaging skill and his if-it-weren't-for-the-baby schtick.

Peeta can also be strong when needed, as seen several times in the way he survived, fought for and with Katniss, and even in his temper when pushed too far.

Peeta is also sweet and rather romantic, as he can also be portrayed as a lover boy in the way he declared he loves Katniss live on shows.

Lucy Gray Baird, Daughter of Aphrodite

Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, desire, passion, pleasure, and fertility

Despite being an orphan, being different, and even being weird to many people, Lucy Gray is always loved by many.

Lucy Gray managed to be in good terms with the peacekeepers in District 12 that she was not stopped when she sang after being reaped, and to get the support of many people, even in the Capitol, even when she was seen as too small and weak to win the games.

Lucy Gray also charmed Coryo to the point that he was convinced that they were similar and unique.

Despite being seen as too small and weak to fight, Lucy Gray is charming, clever, and knows her way in the wild enough to escape Coryo.

Lucy Gray remains in Coryo's mind even after everything.

Coriolanus Snow, Son of Zeus

Zeus, lord of Olympus, god of thunder, lightning, sky, kingship, honor, and justice

Coryo is ambitious and never settles for anything less than absolute power.

Coryo, despite the house of Snow falling after the war, was still convinced that he was above everyone and he deserved the glory, honor, and success all others got.

Coryo also willingly betrays those he claimed he loved if it meant rising to power.

Due to how everything ended with Lucy Gray, Coryo grew to hate everything that reminded him of her, but he still wants to be reminded of her so that he can never forget his mistake.

Despite being cunning, Coryo also grew to hate traps in a forest because of how his father died, to the point of being paranoid.

When he did rise to power, Coryo enjoyed luxury and raised the stakes of the game for absolute entertainment.

There's more for the supporting characters here. "Keep Reading" if you'd like to see more :))

Supporting Characters:

Cinna, Son of Athena

Athena, goddess of wisdom, intelligence, brilliance, civilization, mathematics, strategy, defensive warfare, crafts, arts, and skills

Cinna is a fashion genius who uses his work to express his emotions and his defiance to the Capitol.

Cinna was also able to hide his allegiance with the rebels to the point that no one knew if he was still with the Capitol or with the rebellion, even when he was already truly part of the rebellion.

Cinna had always been kind, caring, and supportive, especially to Katniss, while still vehemently opposing the Capitol behind the facades.

Effie Trinket, Daughter of Aphrodite

Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, desire, passion, pleasure, and fertility

Effie can be seen as shallow, posh, and too much of a Capitol citizen, but she eventually grows out of the illusions of Capitol and realizes everything was a sham.

Effie holds manners, etiquette, and perfection above all, but is also often bright and bubbly, much like many, if not all, of the citizens of Capitol.

Effie is also known for her extravagant and unique fashion.

It can be said that it is her attachment, bond, and love for Katniss and Peeta that made her fully realize the evilness of the Capital and eventually caused her to side with the rebellion.

Haymitch Abernathy, Son of Dionysus

Dionysus, god of grape-harvest, wine, orchards, fertility, madness, parties, religious ecstasy, and theater

Haymitch is known for being quite unapproachable, sarcastic, and unfriendly, but is actually capable of caring and taking control of his own impulses and temper.

Haymitch, aside from caring for and adoring Katniss and Peeta, is also quite observant, smart, and tactical that he actually helps them before, during, and after the games through setting up how they should keep appearances for sponsors and support, and how to stay alive.

Haymitch also helped them in the rebellion, not just in how to win but also by being a great father-figure and/ or friend for support.

Haymitch also openly hates the Capitol and tunes out of reality through liquor.

Tigris, Daughter of Aphrodite

Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, desire, passion, pleasure, and fertility

Tigris is widely known for her love for fashion and for being a great stylist in the Capitol.

Tigris' passion for clothes lead her to leave university to pursue fashion.

Despite being a Snow and growing up in the Capitol, Tigris is incredibly kind, sympathetic, understanding, forgiving, generous, and loving.

Because of her overall kindness, Tigris abhors the Hunger Games, even when Coryo rose to power.

Tigris' love for her cousin and family, Coryo, turned to hate when he took absolute power; so much so that she became happy when the rebellion planned to kill him.

Sejanus Plinth, Son of Apollo

Apollo, god of music, poetry, dance, truth, prophecy, healing, plague, archery, reason, sun, and light

Sejanus was known to be kind and gentle, and to hate the Capitol, the Hunger Games, and how the people from the district were treated.

Sejanus often spoke up for humanity, and reasoned against the necessity and cruelty of the Hunger Games.

Sejanus hated the Capitol so much that he wanted to return to District 2, though both areas disliked their family as neither believed they fit in their area.

When he became a peacekeeper, Sejanus wanted to be medic because he hated violence.

Sejanus' fate can be said as the unravelling of Coryo and Lucy Gray, and the seed of President Snow's downfall.

Volumnia Gaul, Daughter of Athena

Athena, goddess of wisdom, intelligence, brilliance, civilization, mathematics, strategy, defensive warfare, crafts, arts, and skills

Gaul is widely known as the head gamemaker, the academy's professor, a researcher, scientist, and geneticist.

Gaul is known for her cruelty and viciousness, especially as the head gamemaker of the Hunger Games.

Gaul praises those who impress her, and interesting ideas from her students lead to her asking them for a paper or proposal that may or may not be used to improve the games.

Gaul often implies that the games are there to remind people of their true nature, similar to how people became during the war; thus, effectively replicating, if not extending, the war.

Casca Highbottom, Son of Ares

Ares, god of war, rage, bloodlust, and courage

Highbottom is known as the dean of the academy who, in his university days, crafted the Hunger Games when he got drunk with Crassus Snow, Coryo's father, and they were assigned to create a punishment for enemies so extreme that they will never forget their mistake.

Highbottom's idea of Hunger Games was submitted by Crassus as a project, and he regarded this as a betrayal never to be forgiven, especially when Gaul officially brought the games to reality.

Though he regrets the Hunger Games, Highbottom continues to play his part as the face of the games and by overseeing the mentorship program.

Highbottom excelled at puzzles, hence his idea for their assignment; but it can also be said that he has an affinity to war, though he heavily dislikes it, because of their experience.

Primrose Everdeen, Daughter of Hestia

Hestia, goddess of hearth, warmth, fire, home, family, domesticity and the state

Primrose, the younger sister of Katniss, is known to be very kind, gentle, and delicate that she was even said to have a talent for healing.

Primrose was said to love all living creatures, regardless of how they look like, and she was always inclined to stay with their mother even through the worst times.

Primrose also took care of their mother, even fixing her hair despite being unresponsive, and cleaned off dust on their late father's mirror because she knows he hated dust.

Gale Hawthorne, Son of Hephaestus

Hephaestus, god of fire, volcanoes, forges, blacksmiths, technology, craftsmen, and sculptors

Gale is known to be Katniss' best friend as they both grew up in District 12, the coal mining district, together.

Gale is quick to anger, and Katniss keeps him in check.

Gale also hates the Capitol and does not hesitate to sacrifice some lives if it meant the success of the rebellion.

Gale became the leader figure of the rebellion and so he made tactics to win the war.

Gale is also rather idealistic, and he burns with fire and passion especially in the rebellion

Clemensia Dovecote, Daughter of Athena

Athena, goddess of wisdom, intelligence, brilliance, civilization, mathematics, strategy, defensive warfare, crafts, arts, and skills

Clemensia is implied to be rather smart and quite competitive, as she and Coryo were buddies (and partners) in studying and projects.

Clemensia was also shown to be responsible as she always wanted to contribute in group works.

Clemensia's attitude after being bitten by the snake was thought to be off from her usual kind and humble self, as she became hysterical.

Grandma'am, Daughter of Demeter

Demeter, goddess of agriculture, harvest, grain, and fertility

Grandma'am thought very highly of their status as the family of Snows, and so she greatly cared for both Coryo and Tigris.

Grandma'am, while severely looking down on anything and anyone related to the districts, was also known to be fussy and maintained the need for civilities despite going through hardships.

Caesar Flickerman, Son of Hermes

Hermes, messenger of the gods, god of merchants, commerce, trade, roads, travel, diplomacy, gymnasiums, athletes, orators, thieves, and invention

Caesar is the master of ceremonies and the host of the later Hunger Games.

Caesar helps the tributes by bringing out the best in them to get more sponsors that can allow them to survive better in the games.

Caesar is also known to be rather positive and entertaining, and so he is well-liked in the Capitol.

It is also notable how he feels sympathy for the tributes, hence, his initiative to help them gain sponsors.

Rue, Daughter of Apollo

Apollo, god of music, poetry, dance, truth, prophecy, healing, plague, archery, reason, sun, and light

Rue was always excited about the thought of adventures, and she loved music and singing with mockingjays.

Rue was known to be kind and gentle, and her being the eldest meant she took care of her siblings.

Rue also helped heal Katniss, and she was quick to trust her after they established alliance.

Finnick Odair, Son of Aphrodite

Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, desire, passion, pleasure, and fertility

Finnick is widely known to be charming and handsome, and he knows this, so he makes almost anyone love him.

Finnick is also rather easy to be with and easy to talk to, which might lead anyone to think he is shallow, but in reality, there is so much more to him and about him.

Finnick's charm might also lead people to think he goes around with anyone and everyone, but he is only in love with his partner, Annie, and would very much prefer to only be with her, if not for their circumstances.

Johanna Mason, Daughter of Ares

Ares, god of war, rage, bloodlust, and courage

Johanna is most known for her being outspoken and unafraid to show her rage towards the Quarter Quell.

Johanna's victory in her Hunger Games was associated to her cleverness.

Johanna can also be seen as impatient and cruel, but this can be seen as her way of protecting her vulnerability and trauma from everything.

Plutarch Heavensbee, Son of Athena

Athena, goddess of wisdom, intelligence, brilliance, civilization, mathematics, strategy, defensive warfare, crafts, arts, and skills

Plutarch is known to be of unparalleled intelligence and to be manipulative.

Plutarch, described by Snow as "brilliant", was trusted by Snow to be a trusted and valuable ally, even when in reality, he was already working with the rebellion.

Plutarch is also an exceptional strategist, though he can also be seen as ruthless as he was not bothered by the deaths of both the games nor the war.