#AR-SA

[candlewixen]

dancing is one of my favorite devotional acts/offerings.

Apollo and Ares are the gods i work with most. Apollo, because i think it was always going to happen—i’m a queer artist, a musician, a poet. i’m chronically ill. i’m exactly the kind of person to be drawn to Apollo, and He’s my patron. i think.

Ares, for many reasons. i’m highly political, i’m a SA survivor and abuse victim, i love to move, i’m argumentative, i’m emotional. and (amusingly) i’m an aries.

now, for those who don’t know:

Apollo is a sun god (not THE sun god), as well as god of prophecy, most arts, poetry, healing, and disease, to be concise. there’s more, but for the sake of this, i’ll keep it short.

Ares is the god of war, courage, and civil order. He’s also sometimes (more recently) lauded as a protector of women, abuse victims, and SA victims. lesser known is that He was, for a time, worshipped as a god of dance and movement.

because of their domains, Ares and Apollo can both be worshipped via dance, so i often set aside time in the day to blast music and dance until my body aches. it makes me feel alive and joyful, and it’s especially helped in the last few days.

don’t get me wrong, i don’t dance very well. but i still dance.

i thought it would be nice to share.

[sesamenom]

@general-illyrin @tar-thelien @who-needs-words I think you all mentioned being interested in the reverse gondolin au - is anyone interested in helping with wrangling the timelines, especially the second age stuff? Here's the current outline:

(Edit: anyone feel free to help out if you're interested!)

YT 14365 - Birth of Lomion

YT 14373/FA 1 - Death of Argon

FA

2 - Aredhel adopts Lomion

300 - Birth of Idril

316 - Turgon & Idril kidnapped by Eol

400 - Turgon & Idril rescued. Death of Eol

465 - Finrod more-peacefully passes throne to orodreth while on Quest. Everyone except beren still dies

472 - Nirnaeth. Turgon named High King of the Noldor.

476 - Turgon abdicates official title. Aredhel named High King of the Noldor.

496 - Tuor comes to Gondolin

502 - Wedding of Idril and Tuor

503 - Births of Earendil and Elwing. Idril begins to have foresight dreams about the Fall.

506 - Second Kinslaying. C^3 dead, celebrimbor stays in gondolin. Aredhel denounces the oath/kinslaying and disowns C^3

Elwing survives & is found by Oropher & Thranduil // Galadriel & Celeborn. oropher, thranduil, oropher's wife, and thranduil's then-gf // galadriel & celeborn take Elwing to Gondolin as refugees. The Silmaril is left hidden in the woods of melian's domain.

507 - Elwing comes to Gondolin.

509 - Idril captured by Morgoth. Idril reveals the location of Gondolin in exchange for an Oath to not harm her family (Turgon, Tuor, and Earendil). Idril rescued.

510 - Gondolin prepares for war with Morgoth.

513-522 - Siege of Gondolin. Deaths of Duilin and Rog. Gothmog slain by Aredhel the Huntress. First use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor in defense of Gondolin. House of the Hammer of Wrath destroyed.

523 - Maedhros believes a Silmaril is with Elwing at Gondolin.

525 - Earendil weds Elwing. Lomion weds ???. Adoption of Gil-Galad

532 - Births of Elrond and Elros.

538 - Third Kinslaying at Gondolin. Death of Amras. Elrond and Elros kidnapped by Maglor. Deaths of Elwing and Turgon. Second use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor. Deaths of Maedhros and Aredhel. Lomion named King of Gondolin and High King of the Noldor. Deaths of Salgant, Penlod, and Tuor. Earendil named Lord of the House of the Wing.

540-549 - War declared between Gondolin and the Feanorians of Himring over the Third Kinslaying and kidnapping of Princes Elrond and Elros.

549 - Elrond and Elros recovered. Feanorians and Gondolin severely weakened. Celebrimbor // Gil-Galad declared heir to the High Kingship.

552-554 - Second Siege & Fall of Gondolin. Third use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor. Deaths of Ecthelion, Glorfindel, Egalmoth, and Turgon. Idril and Celebrimbor lead survivors through the Secret Way.

555 - Gondolithlim refugees arrive at Sirion.

556 - Idril departs for Valinor.

558 - Earendil searches for Valinor.

560 - Havens of Sirion destroyed by Morgoth. Gondolithlim/Doriathrim survivors scattered. Elrond and Elros rescued (as adults) by Maglor.

572 - Morgoth controls Beleriand. Earendil and reembodied Elwing come to Valinor and rally the Host.

575-617 - War of Wrath

618 - Maglor claims the Silmaril from Eonwe's camp and casts himself into the Sea. Death of Maglor.

620 - End of the First Age.

SA

1 - Founding of the Grey Havens and Lindon under High King Lomion

2 - Elros becomes the first King of Numenor

c. 500 - Sauron returns to Middle-Earth in the East.

650 - Eregion is founded

1000 - Galadriel is given Vilya; Lomion wields Nenya

1170 - Annatar comes to Lindon and Lomion turns him away. Lomion warns Celebrimbor of Eregion of his suspicions.

1200 - Annatar comes to Eregion. Celebrimbor takes him in to monitor.

1250 - Celebrimbor creates the Seven; Lomion creates the Nine.

1410 - Annatar is kicked out of Eregion.

1600 - The One Ring is forged. Sauron remains in hiding.

1610 - Sauron begins to gather and prepare armies in the East.

1673 - War of the Elves and Sauron begins.

1675 - Sauron invades Eriador.

1677 - Fall of Ost-in-Edhil. Celebrimbor and Lomion remain at the House of the Mirdain. Death of Celebrimbor in battle // Fourth use of the Three in battle. Sauron does not learn of the Seven. Founding of Imladris.

1678 - Sauron defeated by the Numenoreans and the Elves of Lindon.

1679 - Sauron flees to Mordor. First White Council held.

3147 - Civil war in Numenor.

3225 - Ar-Pharazon seizes the Sceptre.

3228 - Elrond claims the Sceptre. Ar-Pharazon disowned. Tar-Miriel named Ruling Queen.

3232 - Sauron taken to Numenor as a prisoner.

3274 - Elrond kicks Sauron out of Numenor and outlaws the morgoth cult.

3310 - Morgoth cult publicly reappears.

3319 - Downfall of Numenor. Tar-Miriel leads a greater force of the Faithful away.

(green // blue means two main options, red means i need to think about it more)

The main details I'm figuring out right now are

does Celebrimbor still die at Eregion - I don't think he's getting captured/tortured, but he could still die in the battle. On the other hand, he could probably survive by using Narya & Lomion using Nenya, but that would definitely have repercussions further down the line

how does Idril's deal work - I'm currently thinking of Idril exchanging the location of Gondolin for her family's guaranteed safety, because it seems in character for Reverse Idril? But on the other hand, even if I limit it to immediate family at the time of the oath (tuor, turgon, earendil) then idk where turgon dies? Maybe Maglor can kill him but that seems kind of random

where and how does Turgon die

how does Prince Elrond's character even work

how does Numenor still fall when factoring in Prince Elrond - I'm thinking that the morgoth death cult gained enough traction during the time sauron was there that even after Elrond kicks him out, the cult still sticks around and reemerges later? The Fall still happens, but they never go to attack valinor and there's a good deal more Faithful (maybe 40-60%?)

[divinevault]

♡ My Blog ♡

Without further adieu, welcome to the blog officially, darling!

There are very few gods I will not write for, so hit me with anything at all- don't be shy!

If you do want a specific amount of gods to choose from, I would suggest one of the main 12:

Aphrodite

Hera (available only platonically and familial, I'm afraid)

Athena

Artemis (platonic or familial)

Ares

Apollo

Demeter

Dionysus

Hades (in a world where Persephone does not exist, of course)

Hermes

Poseidon

Zeus

As always, feel free to ask for male reader, gender neutral reader, or female reader. (or, quite frankly, any reader whatsoever)

I would also suggest minors to not interact with this blog- or at the very least, filter the #devine smut tag, which will hold all of the potential NSFW topics that occur here. This option, of course, is simply available for all those who are disliking, uncomfortable, or downright disgusted by sexual acts. (All of which are incredibly valid.)

Do stay safe on the internet, darlings, and please, I do ask you not interact with the sexual content if you are a minor!

And yes- all posts will be tagged accordingly with their cw's and tw's.

Below the cut is a little more detail on the more... NSFW side of things.

Greetings, darlings, who have made it down here. The rules are rather simple:

Do not be afraid to ask for top reader, dominant reader, possessive reader- sub reader, bottom reader, or anything along those lines

Do not be afraid to get really kinky with it- go wild

However, intense non-con (aka: rape) is not something i am willing to write

Consensual-non-consent, however, is an entirely different ballpark- and that, I am more than willing to play around with.

I am very rarely made uncomfortable- so do understand that you are more than allowed to get very dirty with your asks

[hazbinbossbrainrot]

Dustmoth / Radiohusk fans: Eww! You like Huskerdust/Stolitz? That’s so toxic! Don’t you know that’s Stockholm Syndrome?

Stolitz / Huskerdust fans:

[goblinwithartsupplies]

PJO Ares was so out of character

Like sure most of the gods are terrible parents in the series. But Aries in the mythology was a semi-decent father especially to his daughters.

 Ares was the first being put to trial in Greek mythology for murder. That sounds like a terrible thing right. But the reason he committed the murder?

A son of Poseidon raped (or at least attempted to rape) his daughter.

Ares might have trouble with his emotions and expressing them to his children, but I know, for a fact, if any of them were sexually assaulted the person who assaulted them would mysteriously disappear. Or maybe Ares would have no subtlety and beat them right in front of his kids’ eyes so they know that not only is their assaulter dead but that if it happens again their dad will take care of it.

His kids, whether or not, they realize it also have his hatred of sexual predators. The Ares cabin might be super competitive, argumentative, and be on bad terms with most of the camp, but but if they catch wind of any of the kids having problems at home relating to a sexual abuse. They pray to their father, and suddenly he is supervising a “quest” to beat the shit out of the person that hurt them.

And fun fact Ares is the only Greek god with no known myths where he assaulted anyone. Thats kinda impressive.

In case you are wondering about the myth I am referring to. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcippe_(daughter_of_Ares)

[gotstabbedbyapen]

Soo I was wondering if you had any hcs on the sibs reaction to the whole Artemis and Orion situation? I’m like obsessed with your hcs of the Olympians I love when people make them family

Thanks for enjoying my silly HCs of the Olympians! It's really fun doing them :3

Now on with the ask!

I imagine Orion as that one cousin nobody likes. He prides himself on being a powerful son of Poseidon and doesn't know his place. That will become his downfall.

Poseidon doesn't think Orion's arrogance a big deal, so he makes the younger Olympians get along withhis son. For some reason, Orion seemed to be infatuated with Artemis.

Artemis isn't naive of Orion's nature, she knows about Orion's attack on the daughter of his previous host (King Oinopion and his daughter Merope).

Because of this, Artemis immediately puts Orion on the blacklist and keeps him the hell away from her female companions.

We all know how Apollo is protective of his twin. Mess with Artemis and you will be greeted with an arrow in the ass. So when Orion came along, all the red flags were set up in his brain.

Persephone and Athena are highly alerted of Orion too, maybe even more protective than Apollo because they were both previously victim and almost victim of assault. No way in hell they will let their sister get in danger.

So when Orion tails behind Artemis during her hunts, either Apollo, Persephone, or Athena immediately follows along. They never let these two alone together.

When Orion almost attacked Opis, one of the virgin huntress, Artemis fatally shot him as retribution, but didn't outright kill him because of pressure from Poseidon.

After setting a the divine relevant of a restriction order on Orion, Artemis left him with a warning, "I've killed a giant before for kidnapping my mother. Don't think I will let you crawl away alive if you pull that shit again with my friends."

Ares pats Artemis on the back and says he would have killed Orion right away if he were Artemis.

Orion was mad and humiliated from Artemis' punishment, which is why he swore to become the greatest hunter ever seen and to outrank Artemis as revenge.

Orion wasn't killed by Artemis or Apollo eventually. It was Gaia who sent a scorpion to sting him after he proclaimed to kill all living animals on Earth.

When Orion died, the siblings (mostly Apollo and Persephone) suggested an eternal punishment for him. They turned him into a constellation and created the Scorpio constellation to forever chase him across the sky.

To this day, the siblings will spend time laying in an open field together and watch the chase of Orion and the scorpion.

[spartanexperience]

Shittt okay i gotta admit. Boreas is hot too 👀👀

I got a soft spot for him, but in a "what a pathetic wet rag of a man, I wanna see him get smooched silly" kinda way

[officialromaniantranslatiuni]

Vecina-mea e de 2 luni in vacay cu fii-sa (clasa 8) si vin la sfarsitul lui septembrie. Eu in prima saptamana de clasa a 8-a am facut nu stiu ce toxiinfectie alimentara si m-a certat mama ca lipsesc si pierd materie.

[raven-the-ghost]

HEY GUYS

I've been scouring the internet and I feel like there's some grand conspiracy

WHY IS IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO FIND ANTI-S.A. DEVICES?

in my searching I've seen a lot of promising ideas that went no where. other than that, the only thing I've been able to find is articles about why anti-rape devices are bad for feminism somehow I still don't entirely understand (like yes, we shouldn't have to use devices to protect ourselves, but we should be able to?)

HOWEVER I found literally one YouTube channel that tells you how to make belts out of bike locks. here's what I did: (it favors people with wider hips, so it's definitely not perfect and it's not enough)

1: put on a belt around your waist to a loop where you CANNOT take off your pants without undoing the belt (and also make sure it's comfy, sit at different angles, move around with it on)

2: measure the belt up to that loop. that measurement is how long your metal chain thing has to be. (KEEP IN MIND) this will not protect against all situations and will not make you entirely safe AND ALSO if you get hurt while wearing it, first responders may have a difficult time removing your pants. this is to say that you should find a chain thing of medium quality so paramedics can have an easier time cutting through, but abusers will be more deterred.

3: buy a lock. personally I wouldn't suggest a key lock as if you want to go to the bathroom, you will need the key on your person which makes it less effective. I like the locks that need a code, but *really* think of a good password (for example, if you are known for liking bacon, don't make your password pigs) I don't know the stats, but ppl you know are more likely to assault you, so if your friends can figure out your code it's not the best. also make sure your lock isn't too bulky to hide in your pants.

4: this is the slightly-artsy part, I haven't actually done this personally yet (I just got my "belt" part in the mail). make 2 incisions on the inside, one on each side of the button. (sidenote: choose sturdy pants that you like and also where the pants legs can't be rolled all the way up.) and if you can, reinforce the incision so the hole so it doesn't fray or get otherwise damaged.

5: loop the "belt" part through the inner beltline of your pants and lock it in the front. hopefully the lock should tuck into your pants.

this is not perfect and will not protect you from many forms of assault. for me, I ultimately decided it would be a good decision for me when I wasn't sure if something had happened while I was asleep. the idea is the belt would at least deter people/give me proof/raise hella red flags if it was clearly tampered with during the night. there are other situations I've thought of where it could have helped.

moreover, I'm so mad that this is all I've found. I've felt so unsafe since I was assaulted and a device like this would give me at least some emotional relief while I treat my anxiety. it is also extra time to think in the worst situation. I don't know. someone please add to the conversation haha

[ruffboijuliaburnsides]

love letter from lebanon

i've been searching for a reason to decry this landlocked mountainless place that has not seen the sea since the Cretaceous

I opened a door in El Dorado out back the oil museum looking for a gold that doesn't poison there was nothing but weathered buildings and wind in the trees a never-lived-in boom town as halcyon history

the Arkansas rushes past my feet down south in the places we took from the raccoon-eyed people and named after them as if that was suitable repayment this is not a place of honor no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here

i think walking through potato fields in the morning fog that this is a place of misunderstanding of misappropriating of mispronouncing and i feel justified in my targeted misanthropy but then i think it's not that simple it never is

i've found no golden cities my eyes were never masked i've harvested no crops i sit in a chapel marked by gods i don't believe in, and i am as far from the ocean that roars in my veins as it is possible to be

but the injustice did not start here or end nothing of the dishonor is unique to this place i am not better for being born of the sand and the sea i would not be worse if i'd been born of the prairie

i still haven't found a reason when the wind rides the prairie grasses the ocean finds me even here

[sleepvines]

hey I'm back, I was out of front for a hot minute.

[plitnick]

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[skeysesil]

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[in-tacto]

inceput aprilie 23

[rosemaryonthehearth]

Polytheist Asks 1, 5, and 10 :)

Were you born into your faith? If not, how did you discover it? I wasn't born into it! I was born into and was extensively involved in the United Methodist Church. I discovered Hellenic Polytheism at around 10 years old as the collision of reading the Percy Jackson series for the first time and discovering that people did practice witchcraft, mainly from old Wiccan websites that used Greek gods as their God and Goddess. I thought, why can't I just follow the Greek gods themselves? 5. Do you believe in spirits, angels or demons? I do! I believe that there are spirits of all kinds all around us. My husband is also an Abrahamic witch who specifically works with Archangels, and I have felt their presence and interacted with them. I am unsure if I have ever experienced demons, but I believe they do exist. 10. If you could have a direct conversation with your deity/deities right now, what would you tell them? I actually talk with my deities as often as I'm able. I have a very live-in approach to my faith. Mostly, I'd like to thank them, but I don't have the room or words to fully express all of my feelings. In no particular order after the first two since they're my devoted: Hestia: I love you. Thank you for the sense of peace and security that you bring to my life. Heru-sa-Aset: Thank you for the courageousness that fills my bones every day. Your wise and often brotherly guidance fills my heart with joy. Eros: Thank you for the realism you bring to my hopeless romantic heart. Love's arrows have jagged edges, and I appreciate the intensity, even if it is draining sometimes. Hera: Thank you for being a rock, a foundation with Hestia that I want to continue to build my marriage, my home, my family on. The Queen of the Gods is an apt title, and the magnitude of your presence feels like a blessing. Apollo: My friend, thank you for walking the path with me. We have been on a long journey together, and I know the path still winds before us. Your radiance has brought confidence to the insecurities in my art and life. Dionysus: Thank you for being the support and shoulder during all the struggles I had with my gender and now the changes happening with my body to better align with my true self. Thank you for reminding me that sometimes it is better to say "Fuck it." Ares: Mighty is he! Although we are newer to our relationship, thank you for reminding me to hold my head high and that sometimes a battle must happen to stop a war. Artemis: Lady of the Hunt, thank you for being the safety in which I can always seek. Although I cannot join your hunts, thank you for your peace. Anubis: Thank you for being the reminder of the peace in death. The support you've given me in the face of death, even if I cannot welcome your presence into my home. Your unwavering support in the discovery of my faith has been invaluable. Wepwawet: Opener of Ways, thank you for being the guide in the darkness. When I lost my way, you led me back to the path. Thank you for giving me the confidence to lead the charge. Rhea: Gentle Mother, although I am new to your presence, there is the unwavering support of a mother that I could not feel in the years I truly needed it. Thank you for being willing to grow our relationship.