#Apollo et Dionysus

[mercuriicultores]

2018, Leonid Ilyukhin, Apollo and Dionysus

[outsideheadvjd]

As a recent member of the community, I see that, like me, there are many beginners who don't know where to start regarding the myths and birth etc. of the gods, and that's why I decided to make this post. The book above is The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition (English Edition), by Robert Graves and it covers basically everything!: From the creation of the world to Odysseus' journey home. It talks about the births of the gods, their deeds and some heroes. I bought the Portuguese version because I'm Brazilian and it has helped me a lot, so maybe it will help you too. If you are interested, here is the summary of the entire contents of the book (I hope you find something interesting or that you were looking for information :>):

1. THE PELASGIAN CREATION MYTH

2. THE HOMERIC AND ORPHIC CREATION MYTHS

3. THE OLYMPIAN CREATION MYTH

4. TWO PHILOSOPHICAL CREATION MYTHS

5. THE FIVE AGES OF MAN

6. THE CASTRATION OF URANUS

7. THE DETHRONEMENT OF CRONUS

8. THE BIRTH OF ATHENE

9. ZEUS AND METIS

10. THE FATES

11. THE BIRTH OF APHRODITE

12. HERA AND HER CHILDREN

13. ZEUS AND HERA

14. BIRTHS OF HERMES, APOLLO, ARTEMIS, AND DIONYSUS

15. THE BIRTH OF EROS

16. POSEIDON’S NATURE AND DEEDS

17. HERMES’S NATURE AND DEEDS

18. APHRODITE’S NATURE AND DEEDS

19. ARES’S NATURE AND DEEDS

20. HESTIA’S NATURE AND DEEDS

21. APOLLO’S NATURE AND DEEDS

22. ARTEMIS’S NATURE AND DEEDS

23. HEPHAESTUS’S NATURE AND DEEDS

24. DEMETER’S NATURE AND DEEDS

25. ATHENE’S NATURE AND DEEDS

26. PAN’S NATURE AND DEEDS

27. DIONYSUS’S NATURE AND DEEDS

28. ORPHEUS

29. GANYMEDES

30. ZAGREUS

31. THE GODS OF THE UNDERWORLD

32. TYCHE AND NEMESIS

33. THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA

34. THE CHILDREN OF ECHIDNE

35. THE GIANTS’ REVOLT

36. TYPHON

37. THE ALOEIDS

38. DEUCALION’S FLOOD

39. ATLAS AND PROMETHEUS

40. EOS

41. ORION

42. HELIUS

43. THE SONS OF HELLEN

44. ION

45. ALCYONE AND CEYX

46. TEREUS

47. ERECHTHEUS AND EUMOLPUS

48. BOREAS

49. ALOPE

50. ASCLEPIUS

51. THE ORACLES

52. THE ALPHABET

53. THE DACTYLS

54. THE TELCHINES

55. THE EMPUSAE

56. IO

57. PHORONEUS

58. EUROPE AND CADMUS

59. CADMUS AND HARMONIA

60. BELUS AND THE DANAIDS

61. LAMIA

62. LEDA

63. IXION

64. ENDYMION

65. PYGMALION AND GALATEA

66. AEACUS

67. SISYPHUS

68. SALMONEUS AND TYRO

69. ALCESTIS

70. ATHAMAS

71. THE MARES OF GLAUCUS

72. MELAMPUS

73. PERSEUS

74. THE RIVAL TWINS

75. BELLEROPHON

76. ANTIOPE

77. NIOBE

78. CAENIS AND CAENEUS

79. ERIGONE

80. THE CALYDONIAN BOAR

81. TELAMON AND PELEUS

82. ARISTAEUS

83. MIDAS

84. CLEOBIS AND BITON

85. NARCISSUS

86. PHYLLIS AND CARYA

87. ARION

88. MINOS AND HIS BROTHERS

89. THE LOVES OF MINOS

90. THE CHILDREN OF PASIPHAË

91. SCYLLA AND NISUS

92. DAEDALUS AND TALOS

93. CATREUS AND ALTHAEMENES

94. THE SONS OF PANDION

95. THE BIRTH OF THESEUS

96. THE LABOURS OF THESEUS

97. THESEUS AND MEDEA

98. THESEUS IN CRETE

99. THE FEDERALIZATION OF ATTICA

100. THESEUS AND THE AMAZONS

101. PHAEDRA AND HIPPOLYTUS

102. LAPITHS AND CENTAURS

103. THESEUS IN TARTARUS

104. THE DEATH OF THESEUS

105. OEDIPUS

106. THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES

107. THE EPIGONI

108. TANTALUS

109. PELOPS AND OENOMAUS

110. THE CHILDREN OF PELOPS

111. ATREUS AND THYESTES

112. AGAMEMNON AND CLYTAEMNESTRA

113. THE VENGEANCE OF ORESTES

114. THE TRIAL OF ORESTES

115. THE PACIFICATION OF THE ERINNYES

116. IPHIGENEIA AMONG THE TAURIANS

117. THE REIGN OF ORESTES

118. THE BIRTH OF HERACLES

119. THE YOUTH OF HERACLES

120. THE DAUGHTERS OF THESPIUS

121. ERGINUS

122. THE MADNESS OF HERACLES

123. THE FIRST LABOUR: THE NEMEAN LION

124. THE SECOND LABOUR: THE LERNAEAN HYDRA

125. THE THIRD LABOUR: THE CERYNEIAN HIND

126. THE FOURTH LABOUR: THE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR

127. THE FIFTH LABOUR: THE STABLES OF AUGEIAS

128. THE SIXTH LABOUR: THE STYMPHALIAN BIRDS

129. THE SEVENTH LABOUR: THE CRETAN BULL

130. THE EIGHTH LABOUR: THE MARES OF DIOMEDES

131. THE NINTH LABOUR: HIPPOLYTE’S GIRDLE

132. THE TENTH LABOUR: THE CATTLE OF GERYON

133. THE ELEVENTH LABOUR: THE APPLES OF THE HESPERIDES

134. THE TWELFTH LABOUR: THE CAPTURE OF CERBERUS

135. THE MURDER OF IPHITUS

136. OMPHALE

137. HESIONE

138. THE CONQUEST OF ELIS

139. THE CAPTURE OF PYLUS

140. THE SONS OF HIPPOCOÖN

141. AUGE

142. DEIANEIRA

143. HERACLES IN TRACHIS

144. IOLE

145. THE APOTHEOSIS OF HERACLES

146. THE CHILDREN OF HERACLES

147. LINUS

148. THE ARGONAUTS ASSEMBLE

149. THE LEMNIAN WOMEN AND KING CYZICUS

150. HYLAS, AMYCUS AND PHINEUS

151. FROM THE SYMPLEGADES TO COLCHIS

152. THE SEIZURE OF THE FLEECE

153. THE MURDER OF APSYRTUS

154. THE ARGO RETURNS TO GREECE

155. THE DEATH OF PELIAS

156. MEDEA AT EPHYRA

157. MEDEA IN EXILE

158. THE FOUNDATION OF TROY

159. PARIS AND HELEN

160. THE FIRST GATHERING AT AULIS

161. THE SECOND GATHERING AT AULIS

162. NINE YEARS OF WAR

163. THE WRATH OF ACHILLES

164. THE DEATH OF ACHILLES

165. THE MADNESS OF AJAX

166. THE ORACLES OF TROY

167. THE WOODEN HORSE

168. THE SACK OF TROY

169. THE RETURNS

170. ODYSSEUS’S WANDERINGS

171. ODYSSEUS’S HOMECOMING

Remembering that this book is not ritualistic and is not necessarily religious, so you will not find much this type of information.

[aliciavance4228]

wanna see some wild shit

"For instance, Jupiter himself was in love with Ganymede ; Poseidon with Pelops ; Apollo with Cinyras, Zacyinthus, Hyacinthus, Phorbas, Hylas, Admetus, Cyparissus, Amyclas, Troilus, Branchus the Tymnaean, Parus the Potnian, Orpheus; Dionysus with Laonis, Ampelus, Hymenaeus, Hermaphrodites, Achilles ; Asclepius with Hippolytus, and Hephaestus with Peleus ; Pan with Daphnis ; Hermes with Perseus, Chrysas, Theseus, Odrysus ; Hercules with Abderus, Dryops, Jocastus, Philoctetes, Hylas, Polyphemus, Haemon, Chonus, Eurystheus."

-CLEMENS ROMANUS et CLEMENTINA

some writers are insane

The fact that I'm familiar with all of these, lol.

[sophia-hunter-of-artemis]

Open starter

The Dionysus cabin. Of course, it was cabin 12 who had managed to get their grubby little hands on some booze, and of course, they had to throw a stupid little party. They even convinced poor Glykera to help out. The poor girl.

Anyways, Amaia was avoiding that place and anywhere near it like the plague. She always hated alcohol. She hated when people were drunk, and she hated that thats what her powers did to her.

Tag list:

@glykera

@the-gods-abandoned-us

@arisdaughter

@mache-of-greece

@demigod-jack-hearth

@unhinged-waterlilly

@kaiaalwayswins

@daredevil-shit

@yourlocalfallenstar

@son-of-the-moonlight

@elixs-mythology-corner

@bast-the-best26

@emdabitchass

@if-chaos-was-a-boy

@luck-is-crucial

@elionandaerith

@dolorem-et-chaus @the-prince-telemachus @pink-koi-lovejoy @apollos-favorite-child @ariathemortal @cass-sees-the-future @reyna4ever

[galusandmalus]

"For instance, Jupiter himself was in love with Ganymede ; Poseidon with Pelops ; Apollo with Cinyras, Zacyinthus, Hyacinthus, Phorbas, Hylas, Admetus, Cyparissus, Amyclas, Troilus, Branchus the Tymnaean, Parus the Potnian, Orpheus; Dionysus with Laonis, Ampelus, Hymenaeus, Hermaphrodites, Achilles ; Asclepius with Hippolytus, and Hephaestus with Peleus ; Pan with Daphnis ; Hermes with Perseus, Chrysas, Theseus, Odrysus; Hercules with Abderus, Dryops, Jocastus, Philoctetes, Hylas, Polyphemus, Haemon, Chonus, Eurystheus."

-CLEMENS ROMANUS et CLEMENTINA

NEVER LET BRO COOK AGAIN WHAT IS HE ON

some mfs just yap. aint no fucking way half of these ever met the other half, and ain't no way they ever would be romantic. some of the pairings are fun. I like Dionysus and Hermaphroditus but some of the others... Jesus.

im pretty sure some of these are misspelled too.

[wasborntobeacowboy]

MY (very unfinished) LOTF GREEK MYTHOLOGY AU 🤗🤗PLS HELP ME WITH IT

this post is just gonna be an info dump about a lotf ancient greece au im making that you may have seen me yap about before. disclaimer i am NOT an expert in greek myth at all, my info comes from that time i read percy jackson and wikipedia as god intended (this post is unfinished i’ll edit it as i continue to make the au)PLSPLSPLS GIVE ME MORE IDEAS IM BEGGING

SO LETS BEGIN

general stuff:

takes place during the trojan war. a ship carrying boys to war sunk near a remote island in the mediterranean

it’s aged up only because i don’t think they sent twelve year olds to war unfortunately 😔 so the “littluns” are around 16-17 and the “biguns” are 18-19 maybe 20

no they wouldn’t have had generic english names but i’m gonna use them anyways to avoid confusion (it’s also annoying trying to find generic ancient greek names that fit them 😭)

the ship had lots of weapons, armor, etc on it but most was lost in the wreck. some was salvaged tho

i didn’t intend for this to be a no rescue au at first but i kinda just unintentionally started imagining it as one so it is now (the ship the boys were on was one of the last ones to leave so no one passed the island they were on)(or something)(idk ill think of a better explanation later)

—-

JACK:

he’s an avid worshipper of dionysus. dionysus is the god of wine and fruit but more importantly for us the god of madness, festivity, and insanity and was said to induce a frenzy in people. do you see where i’m going with this. is that not jack and his tribe core

over time jack begins to think that he was “chosen” by dionysus. he makes the other boys bow down to him and eventually starts wearing a war helmet (he did the paint for a bit but that wasn’t enough for this freak i guess) cuz he believes they’re not worthy to see his face

he didn’t leave for war willingly, he was dragged kicking and screaming (valid tbh). on the island he tries to act all tuff like he was gonna be some war hero or smth cuz he’s ashamed of the fact that he didn’t, and still doesn’t, want to go at all. bro is grateful the ship sunk 😭

SIMON:

bro is basically cassandra: an oracle dedicated to apollo but cursed by him to tell true prophecies but never be believed 😔😔

like when he tried to tell them about the beast (who is actually some other dude that got lost on the island many moons ago or smth) and they murdered him (the other boys were in a dionysus-induced frenzy at the time)(they would’ve killed him either way tho tbh)

someone came up with this idea on one of my other posts but when he’s getting mauled he says “et tu, ralph?” cuz isn’t that awesome (hes not julius caesar 😔 but still)

IM GONNA BE SO HONEST THATS ALL I HAVE SO FAR PLEASEEE GIVE ME MORE IDEAS

[ghostkingdiangelo429]

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Tags:

#oiter dinked (or no tag) -- ooc posts

#Nicorp -- rp posts

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ABT THE MOD:

I run this blog by meself

I am 16 going on 17

I am an avid enjoyer of anything Agriculture related

People can't decide if I'm a child of Apollo, Dionysus, or Hermes (born to be a Hades kid, forced to be silly)

Loves Chorus and Theatre, and also Ag. Oh! Can't forget to mention Art and Writing!

I owe all my creativity to my old art teacher Ms. Ferro (we miss you, hope you're doing amazing :D)

I've toured three colleges, haven't had an AP (college class) until next year, and is teetering on whether or not I actually WANT to go to college

Mental health matters to me, and anyone I care abt, so feel free to vent to me :)

I kinda have memory problems, so sorry if I forget things in the middle of writing stuffs and it makes it extremely confusing to read-

Gay and Genderfluid (and sadly single)

Used to be Poly, buuuuuut my ex gf ruined it

Hellenistic :D

Uses any pronouns but They/Them/His are preferred

Call me Jacks! Or Jackie B, whatever lol

So... so many fandoms- Name one and I probably know it-

If you made it this far, have a cookie 🍪

[brimo5]

Mercury, son of Proserpina and Liber?

quidam sane quattuor Mercurios dicunt: unum Iovis et Maiae filium, alterum Caeli et Diei, tertium Liberi et Proserpinae, quartum Iovis et Cyllenes, a quo Argus occisus est, quem ipsum ob hanc causam Graecia profugum Aegyptiis litteras demonstrasse perhibent. (Servius, Commentary on Virgil's Aeneid, Maurus Servius Honoratus, 1.297ff) non nulli tamen quattuor Mercurios tradunt, unum Caeli et Diei filium, amatorem Proserpinae, alterum Liberi patris et Proserpinae filium, tertium Iovis et Maiae, quartum Cyllenii filium, cuius mater non proditur, a quo Argus clam occisus est, qui hoc metu in Aegyptum profugit et ibi invenisse primum disciplinam litterarum et numerorum dicitur: qui lingua Aegyptiorum ΘΕΥΘ appellatur, de cuius nomine etiam mensis dictus est.(4.577ff)

The question is, who are Proserpina, Liber, and Mercury being spoken of here? Given that I haven't found any articles by scholars discussing this topic, I decided to try to solve it myself. If we assume outright that they are speaking of the Greek Persephone, Dionysus and Hermes, then these late sources only lead to more questions.

Boccaccio is aware of this myth, too, he says:

A different Mercury from the aforementioned Mercury was the son of Liber and Proserpina, as Theodontius and Corvilius say. (Boccaccio, Genealogia deorum gentilium 2.12)

Boccaccio simply thinks that Jupiter had a wife and daughter of the same name, and that Liber married his sister Proserpina.(2.10) Boccaccio further says that this Mercury and Diana, the daughter of Jupiter and Proserpina, bore the winged Cupid.(2.6) But about this Mercury, Boccaccio mainly tells the story of his stealing Apollo's oxen, which is very reminiscent of the Homeric hymn of Maia's son. While it is possible that Zeus and Maia be identified with Liber and Proserpina, Servius and Boccaccio actually have references to the son of Maia.

Now let's go back to Servius and Boccaccio's main source, Nature of the gods by Cicero, they say roughly the same thing, but the details differ.Servius adds Cyllenes but omits Valens and Phoronis, and Nilus.Cyllene is the the place where Hermers was born, Cyllenius occurs as a frequent epithet, and even as a name of Hermes or Mercury. The son of Nilus is perhaps repeating the Egyptian identity of Mercury. These two differences are understandable.

As for Valens and Phoronis, according to Pausanias, their son Trophonius has some connection with Kore. Also according to Tzetzes, we know that Hercyna, the daughter of Trophonius, is related to Demeter. But could this evidence is enough to proof that Servius and Boccaccio substituted the names Liber and Proserpina for Valens and Phoronis?

For Boccaccio, he may well have been thinking of Liber and Libera. as Cicero tells us, they were both children of Ceres. And Hyginus and Ovid tell us that Ariadne was named Libera. So Libera could be both Liber's sister and wife, and be identified with Proserpine, but there is no source for who their children were.

It is also possible that they were discussing a family tree not mentioned by Cicero. In conclusion, my hypothesis are as follow:

They are talking about Trophonius, son of Valens and Phoronis, a hero or chthonic daimon from Lebadea.

They are talking about a son of Liber and Libera, who original as son of Dionysus and Ariadne,

Or, a son from a Roman local tradition we don't know.

They are talking about Mercury as Hermenubis, son of Serapis and Isis, a genealogy from Egyptian mythology and had been adapted by Roman or Greek culture.

To be more accurately, Anubis, son of Osiris and Isis. (Or possibly the son of Nephthys, but more likely the son of Isis, because Greeks and Roman show less interes about Nephthys.) It is very easy to identifide Dionysus with Osiris or Persephone with Isis in late time.

It is beyond my ability to argue my hypothesis in detail, and I decided to stop there.

Anyway, this example shows us that it is not reasonable to simply equate Roman and Greek gods, even if the name Proserpina seems to be related to Persephone.

[thegrapeandthefig]

This weekend was the Great Komaia, where I honour Apollo Komaios & Dionysos Komastes together.

The Great Komaia is one of the festivals attested in Thasos through inscription SEG xix 415.

The cult of Apollon Komaios is of Ionian origin. It is attested in Naukratis (Athenaios IV 49d) and Thasos (SEG XVII 415; LSCG Suppl. 69: Μεγάλα Κωμαῖα). The related personal name Κωμαῖος is mostly attested in Ionic cities. The cult was brought from Paros to Thasos and thence to the Thasian Peraia and Philippi. Macedonian colonists brought it to Seleukeia in Syria, whence the god’s statue was transported to the Palatine Hill in Rome. (Chaniotis, Angelos. "Epigraphic Bulletin for Greek Religion 2010 (EBGR 2010)." Kernos. Revue internationale et pluridisciplinaire de religion grecque antique 26 (2013): 241-302.)

The offerings are loosely based on the example of Naukratis, which is transmitted to us by Athenaios in Deipnosophists IV:

I have made the personal choice to add Dionysus according to the closeness of the an epithet of his, komastes/κωμαστής, which has led some scholars to be unsure about who the Great Komaia was for. Dionysus and Apollon being the main contenders. So I have (quite lazily, I might add) blurred the lines even further by placing the Great Komaia on the same day as the Athenian Pyanepsia and Oschophoria, which also celebrated Apollon and Dionysus a day apart.

Because of the ambiguity of the epithet/name of the festival, where it is unsure if it comes from "kome" or "komos", the purpose of the festival is not certain. In the former case, it could refer to the ritualized procession to the music of the cithara or the flute. But if it is the latter, it would refer to Apollo as the patron of villages.

[doodlebugdpj]

Here are the Olympian Gods (plus Hades)

As promised the Greek Gods in order: Apollo, Dionysus, Ares, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus, Hephaestus, Hades

[the-chomsky-hash]

C. (Attached File)

1. The historical series:

a. Homer: the dreaming Greeks.

b. The Dionysian among the Barbarians, against whom the Greeks defend themselves by Apollo brandishing the head of Medusa. Doric art.

c. Then Apollo can only do one thing, reconcile with Dionysus and thereby disarm him. But reconciliation:

which leaves the abyss open,

irritations, exchanges.

– Michel Foucault, History and Genealogy, (Course given at the experimental university of Vincennes, 1969-1970: Annex 3), from Nietzsche: Cours, conférences et travaux, edited by Bernard E. Harcourt

[thoroughly-modern-maenad]

I know when my altar is arranged correctly because suddenly things just seem a lot easier to connect. Messages get through a lot easier when the god of communication is placed where he wants to be (Hail, Hermes, my Right Hand Man, Front and Right); Theater projects coming along amazingly, plus an abundance of wine and weed (Hail Dionysus, King of my Heart, Front and Center); A wonderful font of inspiration and creative energy and an increase in communication with my sisters (Hail Apollo and Artemis, my Golden Brother and Moon Sister, Front and Left); Realization that my knitting projects connect me to Athena more than learning a language ever could (Praise Athena, for sticking with me, Middle and Right); Small subtle improvements around the house (Praise Hestia, For inspiring me to move the cat litter garbage can like wtf I'm a dumbass, Middle and Center); Harmonious Relationships (Praise Aphrodite and her Partners, Hephestus and Ares, for helping me balance my two loves, Middle and Left); an ease in getting to the lake front (Glorious Posidon, May our bond be deep as the ocean, Back and Right); A general straighting out of priorities (Glorious Zeus and Glorious Hera, May your blessings never cease, Back and Center)

The final Back Left spot is for the Lares et Penates, traditionally house hold gods, it is the names i use for animals I feel spiritually connected with: The Heron, the Dragonfly, The Hummingbird, and The Cat.

[ostara-goddess]

greek god aes (1/2)

- apollon/apollo, god of sun and light, music and poetry, healing and plagues, prophecy and knowledge, order and beauty, archery and agriculture.

- hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire et volcanos.

- hermes, god of trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel.

- dionysus, god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, orchards and fruit, vegetation, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre.

credit : ostara

[samawitch]

Deity Herb Correspondences

Most of these associations come from “Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs”. I assorted what religion or pantheon they belong to based off my own research but of course feel free to tell me and/or correct anything that is wrong! Also, I highly encourage you to add your own associations, whether based off of research or your own experience, to this. I do not work with or worship any deities as I am currently only researching.

*it was pointed out that they’re are many deities missing from this list. I made this post with only a few trusted resources and these were the ones in these pantheons that were included. Feel free to add deities outside of the ones on this list and even those outside of these pantheons as well!

Greek

Adonis: Anemone, Myrrh, Rose

Aphrodite: Apple, Cinnamon, Cypress, Marjoram, Myrtle, Orris

Apollo: Apple, Bay, Fenugreek, Heliotrope, Lily of the Valley, Mistletoe, Olive,

Date palm

Artemis: Amaranth, Cypress, Daisy, Hazel, Mugwort, Myrtle, Date palm,

Willow, Wormwood

Athena: Apple, Olive

Attis: Almond, Pine

Circe: Belladonna

Demeter: Bean, Pennyroyal, Poppy, Rose, Wheat

Dionysus: Agaric, Apple, Fennel, Fig, Grape, Ivy, Pine

Erato: Oak

Eros: Bay, Rose, Saffron

Harpocrates: Rose

Hebe: Cypress

Hecate: Belladonna, Cyclamen, Dandelion, Garlic, Hemlock, Mandrake, Mint,

Oak, Date palm, Willow, Wolf’s Bane

Hera: Apple, Orris, Willow

Hermes: Almond,

Hymen: Hawthorn

Hypnos: Poppy

Irene: Olive

Iris: Orris, Wormwood

Pan: Oak, Pine

Persephone: Parsley, Pomegranate, Willow

Poseidon: Ash

Prometheus: Fennel

Rhea: Oak

Roman

Aesculapius: Bay, Lily of the Valley, Black Mustard

Aurora: Rose

Bacchus: Grape, Ivy

Bellona: Belladonna

Cardea: Arbutus, Bean, Hawthorn

Ceres: Bay, Pomegranate, Wheat, Willow

Cupid: Cypress, Rose

Faunus: Bay

Flora: Hawthorn

Diana: Acacia, Apple, Hazel, Mugwort, Mulberry, Rue, Wormwood

Janus: Oak

Juno: Fig, Iris, Lily, Vervain

Jupiter: Carnation, Cypress, Gorse, Oak, Vervain

Mars: Ash, Vervain

Mercury: Almond, Hazel, Willow

Minerva: Mulberry, Olive, Thistle

Mithras: Cypress

Neptune: Ash

Pluto: Cypress, Mint, Peppermint

Sylvanus: Pine

Uranus: Ash

Venus: Anemone, Angelica, Apple, Apricot, Aster, Cinnamon, American elder,

Lily, Linden, Maidenhair, Marjoram, Mistletoe, Myrtle, Pine, Quince, Vervain, Violet

Norse

Baldur: St. John’s Wort

Freya: Cowslip, Daisy, Mistletoe, Primrose, Strawberry

Frigga: Mistletoe

Hoenin: Elm

Hulda: Flax, Rose

Iduna: Apple

Odin/Woden: Elm, Mistletoe, Ash

Rowen: Clover

Thor: Ash, Birch, Daisy, Gorse, Nettle, Oak, Thistle, Tormentil, Vervain

Kemetic/Egyptian

Bast(et): Catnip

Hathor: Grape, Mandrake, Myrtle, Rose

Hekat: Cypress

Horus: Horehound

Isis: Fig, Heather, Iris, Myrrh, Onion, Orris, Date palm, Rose, Vervain

Nepthys: Lily

Osiris: Acacia, Ivy, Orris

Ra: Acacia, Frankincense, Myrrh, Olive, Date palm

Taht: Date palm

Thoth: Almond, Hazel

Also! Daily reminder to make sure that you are hydrated! Get a glass of water and take a breath. 

[keepingupwiththeolympiansmeme]

Olympian Dinner

Zeus: Hello dearest family, how are you all? Welcome to our annual dinner where we meet up and have fun!

Hera: Fun? Sounds as fun as being married to you.

Zeus: ..Anyways, anyone have anything to say before we eat?

Ares and Hephaestus: Start treating our mother with some respect!

Hermes: Keep it in your pants for at least a century!! Enough kids!

Apollo and Artemis: Also, the lightning from your chariot is quite flashing. We share the sky, ya know..

Zeus:

Athena: Yes! Go to therapy, old man!

Zeus: My daughter, et tu brute?

Hestia: You and Hera go to marriage counseling!

Dionysus: I'd even give up alcohol for a week if you did that..

Zeus: Whoa.. really? I might even consider.

Zeus: I need a better family

Everyone else: Us too!!

[sunny-sings-sooth]

OOOO Here's yo asks <3

Goodluck answerin all of em btw 😭

Amy-

👀 What is the first physical feature people notice when they see your OC? Why?

Sera-

🪞 How does your OC perceive themself? Do they believe themself to be attractive, unattractive, or average? Does their view of themself affect their self-esteem, or are they unbothered by their physical appearance? (If your OC does have things they’re confident or insecure about, what are they?)

Hermes-

✋ Are your OC’s hands smooth, rough, or average? Why? How do they keep their nails? Do they bite them, paint them, neatly trim them, et cetera?

Dionysus-

👄 What is your OC’s smile like? Is it bright and wide, or thin and reserved? Does your OC wear any lipgloss or lipstick? Do they chew their lips?

Apollo-

👖 What type of clothing does your OC generally wear? Why? Do they have any “signature” accessories?

Rezar-

💇 What is your OC’s hairstyle? How do they maintain their hair? Do they wash it and/or cut it regularly? Have they ever dyed their hair?

Amy

I think Amy’s eyes. They’re not extra pretty or anything; just a pair of normal dark brown, kinda round and big, eyes. it’s the expressions in them that draws attention. The anger, the fire, like a blaze barely contained in her at all times. Like she could burn evil with her very gaze.

Sera

Part of Sera’s arc is about her body image issues. Totally projecting here but Sera is quite chubby and embarrassed about it. It negatively affects her self esteem and confidence so she tries to hide the shape of her body much as she can. Over time though she learns so appreciate her body and find herself beautiful

Hermes

Hermes’ hands are maybe a tad on the rougher side, not too much though. He doesn’t give them any special treatment or attention. When he’s very anxious or going through a stressful time he bites them and they get jagged from that

Dionysus

Dio has a really big, warm smile. it’s almost impossible not to return it. He def wears lipstick and lip gloss a lot. He doesn’t chew his lips, no.

Apollo

Apollo wears all sorts of things. He doesn’t really have a specific style, it really depends on his mood. He does prefer dresses over everything else and wears a lot of jewelry. He tends to wear more femme clothing

Rezar

I guess a ponytail? I don’t think he cares much to maintain or dye it really.