#Artemis: I helped mother give birth to you

[aj-artjunkyard]

Hc: in the Riordanverse, neither divine twin is older. Bc of the fluidity and contradiction of myths (that the books acknowledge), both Artemis and Apollo fully remember being born first and think the other is just teasing them. Neither have ever considered for a moment that their sibling might be telling the truth

Most other gods have worked this out but the twins’ pettiest on-going drama is very funny. Everyone’s stoking the flames. Leto diplomatically claims she doesn’t remember

[aliciavance4228]

Was Athena a Feminist or a Female Misogynist?

Athena is perhaps the one most famous goddesses from Greek Mythology, and was for a very long time considered a good role model for women and a feminist due to the fact that she's a smart woman who can fight in battles. However, there are also a lot of people who claim that she is in fact a female misogynist and consider her to be the original "pick-me girl" or "I'm not like the other girls" girl. And the fact that she's seen besides male heroes most of the time or the myths of Medusa and Arachne doesn’t make this situation any better.

And the very first problem in this equation is that people are using a lot of modern terms (and a modern mentality in general) in order to label a figure that was firstly mentioned thousands of years ago. So there's a LOT to unpack here.

The first mentions of Athena come from mycenaean mythology. Back then the place that later became Athens surpringly had a matriarchal view on society, which would explain why Athena as a female figures isn't depicted in a traditionally feminine way. But years have passed, and things have changed a lot both socially and culturally. Athens, despite of being one of the most developed cities from Ancient Greece, had a very patriarchal view on society, to the point where even the other cities considered it to over exaggerate. In order to understand just how misogynistic athenians were, they believed not only that the woman is a disfigured version of the man, but that men could find a way to reproduce themselves without the help of women and that the female is nothing but a vessel when it comes to reproduction.

The thing is that, while a lot of things changed in the Athens in time, the goddess that was the patron of that city remained the same. So the question that naturally comes is: If women are inferior to men, then why is our patron deity a goddess? And so, the only play which specifically depicts Athena as a female misogynist appeared: Eumenides. This play was obviously written by a male Athenian, and its pure intention is to answer to that question. In the Eumenides, Athena says this thing:

It is my duty to give the final judgment and I shall cast my vote for Orestes. [735] For there was no mother who gave me birth; and in all things, except for marriage, whole-heartedly I am for the male and entirely on the father’s side. Therefore, I will not award greater honor to the death of a woman who killed her husband, the master of the house. [740] Orestes wins, even if the vote comes out equal.

As you can observe from this quote, the dialogue is ment to confirm the ancient athenian perspective about reproduction, as well as their views on women in general. Despite the fact that Metis was supposed to be Athena's mother since she was pregnant with her when Zeus ate her, in this play she is completely erased and Athena has one single parent figure: Zeus.

In other words, Athena was clearly a product of the society that worpshipped her; a society that believed that traits such as high intellect or strenght cannot be attributed to women. It is up to you guys to decide wheter the Eumenides is canon to the rest of Greek Mythology or not.

However, aside from this particular play, Athena shows no ill-will towards women purely for their gender. She had a very close relationship with Pallas to the point where she even takes her name after she killed her by accident (Thank you, Zeus!), and acted as the big sis towards Artemis and Persephone, as it is suggested in Homeric Hymns to Demeter.

Furthermore, if you ever read the Iliad then you would observe that her interactions with mortal women are very different compared to those with Medusa or Arachne from Roman Mythology.

In the Iliad, Athena gifts Penelope in handicrafts, wiles, and storytelling, making Penelope an anti-Arachne due to the fact that she isn't punished by the goddess for her talents, but rather blessed for them.

Athena has endowed her above other women with knowledge of fair handiwork and an understanding heart, and wiles, such as we have never yet heard that any even of the women of old knew, of those who long ago were fair-tressed Achaean women— [120] Tyro and Alcmene and Mycene of the fair crown—of whom not one was like Penelope in shrewd device…

At the same time, we have the story of Cassandra and how Athena avenged her. Cassandra was brutally raped by Ajax the Lesser in her temple. She asked Athena for revenge, telling her what happened to her. Athena was absolutely livid, sent a storm to wreck the Achaeans' boats when they failed to kill Ajax, then destroyed his ship near the Whirling Rocks and left him to die, or lifted him in the sky during a storm and impaled him with her father's thunderbolt. At this point, Cassandra is an anti-Medusa, because she was avenged instead of being punished for being raped. Furthermore, in the original greek myths Athena herself was about to be raped by Hephaestus at some point. She was very aware of the fact that there's a difference between a woman who had sex on her own will and one that didn’t consent to it, so it makes no sense why she wouldn't help a rape victim.

Medusa and Arachne were later additions by Ovid, and their stories were anti-Authority Propaganda.

So instead of quickly coming to any sort of conclusion and deciding wheter or not Athena was a Feminist or a Misogynist, perhaps people should understand the fact that the situation was way more complicated as she was nothing more than a character that was depicted both according to the societal and personal views ancient greeks had on women (which were more or less different depending on the century and the poet), and that the answer is way more complicated than we think.

[al0v3w1tch]

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆ Lord Apollon… Today is Lord Apollo’s worship day and this is a basic information post about Him, I hope you enjoy this post and make sure to check out my Hades and Persephone posts! https://www.tumblr.com/al0v3w1tch/766671508589477888/%E0%BD%90-%E0%BD%8B-lord-hades-today-is-lord?source=share https://www.tumblr.com/al0v3w1tch/767560383657607168/lady-persephoneyesterday-was-lady?source=share ✷ Who is Apollon? Apollon (or Apollo)  is the Greek God of music, prophecy, healing, and archery; He is the son of Zeus and Titan Leto and the brother of the Goddess Artemis who aided Her mother in birthing Him. ✷ Mythology. When Leto was pregnant with the twins Apollon and Artemis, Hera discovered the affair between the Titan and Her husband Zeus so she forbade anyone to allow Leto to give birth on any land, fortunately, Leto found the island Ortygia to take refuge on but Hera would continue to make the childbirth a longer process when she forced the Goddess of childbirth, Eliethyia, to have Leto wait nine more days before giving birth. Artemis was born first and even helped Her mother to give birth to Her brother, Apollon who made the island come to life with flowers, plants, and music while carrying a golden sword. At only four days old, Apollon set Himself out on a quest to avenge His pregnant mother by slaying the serpent that tormented Her as She was seeking refuge. When the python was found, Apollon managed to shoot it down with His bow and quiver. However, this angered Gaea, who is the mother of serpents who ordered Zeus to send Apollon to Tartarus, Zeus, however, punished Apollon by exiling Him for nine years. After the years had passed, Apollon fixed the problem with Gaea and was gifted the Oracular Temple of Delphi. As a way to say thank you, Apollo set up the Pythian Games in Her honour. During the Trojan War, Apollon played a role in supporting the Trojans. When Achilles had murdered Apollon’s son, Troilus, on the altar of Apollon’s temple; the God set out to kill Achilles Himself and when Paris had the chance to do it, Apollon took the opportunity to use His archery skills to hit Achilles’ tendon, killing him instantly. ✷ Lovers. Apollo has had His fair share of lovers, both male and female; the most celebrated of His lovers are Daphne, Princess Koronis, huntress Kyrene, and Hyacinthus; He had many divine, semi-divine, and mortal lovers like His father, Zeus. ✷ Symbols and Offerings. Symbols: -Bow and Arrows. -The Lyre. -Ravens. -Laurel. -Wreaths. Offerings: -Sun Water. -Wine, water, milk, herbal teas, honey. -Olive Oil. -Honey Cakes. -Orange/Lemon Pastries. -Lamb/Goat Meat. -Fruits. -Cheeses. -Bread / Wheat. -Golden Objects (Gold Bowls, Gold Wine Cups, Flakes of Gold). -Bows and Arrows (fake/real / toys). -Sun Art or Imagery. -Musical Instruments. -Wolf/Dolphin Imagery. -Yellow/Gold/White Candles. ✷ Prayers. -Shining Apollo, bright-haired son of Zeus, strong of arm and flawless of form, of all the gods none are your equal in beauty or grace.

Apollo, of Leto were you born on well-favored Delos; in Athens and in Sparta and in all the lands were you honored.

To you did men and women offer prayers for health and healing in days of old; to you did the poets call for inspiration, O leader of the lovely Muses. Apollo, driver of all ill and evil from the land, in Delphi were you severed by the faithful Pythia, with whom you shared your prophecies.

Apollo, never has your glory been forgotten; throughout the centuries have artists turn to you for light and vision.

Great god, I praise you and your gifts. -Lord Apollo Far shooter, illuminator of the mind

You have sent me Sunflowers when you were seeking to help me. You have helped me so much in this year and I appreciate you so deeply for it.

My heart swells when I see one of your flowers or see your name. Your energy fills me with hope and love.

But it has not been easy.

I ask you to be gentle with me this time. I'm seeing your flowers again and I can only brace myself.

I ask you to carry me through this next stage of my growth. I ask you for strength. Life has been too hard on me, you know this. You've been there since I was a child. You and your sister. Apollo. Artemis. Names that have followed me forever.

I don't know what's coming. I don't know what's next for me. I just pray that it's not so hard. Not so painful. I know that's not entirely up to me though, and that you know what's best. I'm just scared.

Still, I thank you. I thank you for all that you have done for me and all that will come.

I thank you.

-Shining Apollo, bright-haired son of Zeus

and tender-hearted Leto who bore you on the shores

of free-floating Delos, brother of Artemis

of the silver shafts, lover of truth who knows

what will be, who grants the gift of foreknowledge

to those who seek, patron of the wise Pythia

who sits at the center of the world. Apollo,

friend of the lovely Muses, player of sweet songs

upon the lyre, healer of plagues, defender

against all evil, ever-youthful one whose hands

are deft, whose arm is strong, whose bow-string taut and thick

looses a rain of arrows, enough to dim the sun.

Fairest of gods, long of lock and smooth of cheek,laurel-crowned one, I thank you for your blessings.

✷  Blessed Be.

[superkooku]

Favorite character from Greek mythology + favorite myth from Greek mythology?

Favorite characters

I'll turn this into a tag game : @margaretkart @dootznbootz @sarafangirlart @aliciavance4228 @katerinaaqu @hermesmoly @go-rocksquadsfan @sanska @vint-knight .

And @anon (you can give your answer in another ask 😉).

So, I have a loooooooot of faves. This list is long.

Here are mine :

Nobody. Yeah, in reality, I hate mythology and just pretend I like it. Or I just love making puns about my favorite lying war criminal. Who didn't cheat btw.

Penelope. These two are soulmates, no ifs or buts. I always found her underrated and @dootznbootz 's ramblings on her confirm that. Cunning and sassy half-naiad queen.

"The delian twins", as I like to call them. Idk I really love their multifaceted natures of protectors and deadly huntress/inflictor of illnesses (with an affinity towards plague). And their familial bond is precious. And I like them both equally, even though I talk about Apollo a bit more ig.

Leto. She's precious. They're always ready to defend each other. Like when Apollo and Artemis killed Niobe's kids because she was disrespectful to Leto. Or when Leto came in to save her son from being thrown in Tartarus by Zeus. Or when baby Artemis helped her mother deliver her brother. She fought for her children and now they fight for her.

Hestia. Too bad there isn't more about her because I relate a lot to the concept of chilling at home and staying away from drama.

Ariadne. Because of her family's tragic history, her healing from it with Dionysus (in most versions) and overall, she's great. Also, it's funny how Theseus wanted to marry a child of Zeus but his ex girlfriend actually succeeded 😂. Speaking of her family tragedy...

Asterius. I bet most adaptation authors don't know who I am referring to 🤣. He's a man-eating monster, yes, but he grew up isolated, trapped and unloved. I feel so bad for him.

Perseus. The GOAT. Partly thanks to @sarafangirlart. I already liked him since I always knew he wanted to save his mother, but he genuinely grew on me since I read her posts. That and when I learned of his war against Dionysus. Extremely underrated story.

Athena. Idk I don't think I need to elaborate on why she's cool.

Hades. In retellings, I often hate him because he's either woobified or made into "Greek Satan" (at least in Disney he's fun), but he's genuinely cool in mythology. Morally gray Hades save me.

Hermes. From birth, he was always a little trickster. I love how many functions he has (messenger of the gods, god of merchants, thieves, communication, also a psychopomp btw). A very energetic and helpful god.

Asclepius. I think I should make a post explaining why he's great because, yeah, I don't talk much about him even though there are things to say (yeah it's because I did a lot of research on him).

And... finally... Dionysus 🤣. Of course he made it in this list. I dedicated a whole essay series about this god, come on !

Honorable mentions : Hector, Andromache, Menelaus, Demeter, Telemachus, Hephaestus, Hippolytus, Danae, Ares and many others.

Favorite myths/plays/poems

I already answered that but can't find the post. So I'll do it again, with some new answers in mind. Basically "the myths with the characters on the list".

It's either because they're that compelling or just hilarious.

The homeric cycle. Ok, an easy one.

The Bacchae by Euripides (mandatory reading if you want to understand Dionysus imo. No excuses).

The frogs by Aristophanes. Because it's funny.

Asclepius' story. Seriously I'll elaborate on it one day.

Hermes' birth story. Him stealing Apollo's cows and Apollo getting mad at his scallywag of a brother 🤣🤣. And then just him winning Apollo over with the lyre.

Pirithous and Theseus getting their asses stuck on a chair (yes this is my title for this story). I love to mock these two, especially Pirithous because... give this man a Darwin award please. No thoughts and no survival instincts in his brain 😂.

Orpheus and Eurydice. Simple but powerful.

The Argonautica. Aka a huge crossover. Seeing more interactions between all these heroes would be awesome (especially if we take every version into account 👀. So many faces...). It's funny how I love the Argonautica but never talk about Jason himself 🤣🤣. The embodiment of the protagonist who's less interesting than the other characters.

Perseus' war against Dionysus. A potential retelling about this myth would go so hard !! Especially since we could get a scary Dionysus. Hopefully it doesn't get ruined :(

Edit : some English mistakes I had to correct.

[somepsychopomp]

Ok but omega ody going into labour while with Athena. She brings out an axe to help and then is utterly traumatised because why do mortals birth like that she thought offspring came out of the head?! Also why is the baby a baby not a fully grown adult 😭😭😭

I absolutely think Athena would be way more in touch with mortals than this but yeah sure why not:

For Ody to go into labor with Athena around, I think he'd have to be otherwise alone. So maybe he snuck out of the palace because he was sick of constantly being hounded by the royal physicians. No doubt his mother would also constantly smother him and order the servants to do the same.

Athena joins him and they take a little walk together. Neither of them think anything's wrong until Odysseus stumbles over himself. Athena catches him, but they both smell... something in the air.

Ody looks down and boom, his water broke.

Athena thinks nothing of it. She summons a small axe to one hand and a chisel + mallet in the other, asking Odysseus which he'd prefer.

He looks at her like she's crazy and says he needs to get back to the palace ASAP. Athena is like "Oh of course. Mortals die of childbirth all the time. Well, they do tend to perish when their skulls are cracked open, so that makes sense."

She uses a bit of magic to get them there faster, masking herself from everyone but Odysseus' sight as the servants hurry him to his birthing suite. They get him settled on the provided bed and do all sorts of things to calm him down, like massaging his muscles and rubbing his skin with warm oil. Athena is like "Yup this checks out. Definitely don't want to be stressed when they crack your head open."

She even keeps quiet as a priest prays to Artemis for a safe birth for both the child and the dam despite Athena being right there. Because surely, at any moment now, Odysseus will ask his dear mentor to do the honor of delivering his child. After all, what mortal's hand could possibly be more steady or precise than her own?

Athena is honestly a little excited and a little nervous. She's never delivered a human's offspring before. But she doesn't trust the midwives or physician to do the cutting and/or splitting. What if they accidentally kill Odysseus?

As someone who's vanquished many foes in battle, she's confident that she can get Odysseus' head open just enough for the child to pass w/out killing her mentee. And right now, Odysseus is looking quite stressed and seems to be in a lot of pain. There's some blood coming from his lower area but hey, maybe that happened when Zeus bore her as well. Or maybe it's a human thing.

Athena startles at the first of Odysseus' screams. This isn't a low whine to indicate discomfort. It's not a battle cry, either. It's a sound of pure pain. As soon as he empties his lungs, the midwives & his mother + wife get him off the bed and seated on a strange chair with a large portion of the seat missing.

(Two notes- I think it's insane that it was common practice in ancient Greece for women start labor by laying down and THEN getting moved to a birthing chair because like... idk about you, if I began to experience the worst physical pain of my life I wouldn't want anyone manhandling me.

And two- I HC Odysseus' mother as an omega. So she'd definitely be there to coach her poor son through his labor. Also, despite childbirth being strictly regarded as an omega's ordeal, I do think Odysseus would want Penelope to be present. She's still a woman so there's not too much taboo crossing there. And having her familiar scent nearby is really comforting to him.)

At that point, it finally crosses Athena's mind that humans give birth very differently from how she was created. There is so much blood and other bodily fluids, it's wet and smells terrible, Odysseus is red in the face from his screaming and exhaustion, and it goes on. For. So. Long.

Hours. All night and into the morning, Odysseus is pushing and pushing and Athena is just watching from the corner of the room and wondering which other god cursed her poor mentee with this demon of a delivery. Because surely, this isn't normal, right?

At one point, Penelope put her hand on his shoulder to calm him down and Odysseus physically snapped at her and bit her hand.

Penelope doesn't pull her hand away, she doesn't even flinch, not until Odysseus lets go of his own volition. He seems to have gone downright mad. At another point in the birthing process, he screams at his midwives and even his own family to be quiet, even when no one is speaking. He yells at them not to touch him even when no one is.

Athena is horrified and bewildered by his behavior but literally everyone else in the room acts like it's completely normal. Like this is expected.

"Yes, Odysseus," his mother murmurs, having been on her feet for hours and yet not tired at all, "Let it all out. It'll be alright..."

"Stop telling me that!"

And his mother continues to hush and shush him, no fear or anger on her face. Only love and concern.

Athena wishes childbirth was as easy as making a neat split in Odysseus' skull and pulling the child out. Whatever in Hades this all is... it is beyond even her comprehension.

At long last, a tiny fleshy thing drops out of Odysseus and into a midwife's waiting arms. It's cleaned and dressed in white cloth, with the staff declaring it's a boy!

Odysseus slumps in the chair, at last being able to cradle his son. Penelope leans over his shoulder with a smile and all at once, his sanity seems to have returned to him. Odysseus smiles, exhausted but clearly very happy, as his alpha kisses him on the cheek.

Penelope says, "Well done, my beloved."

She's crying, as is Odysseus' mother. Tears of joy, no doubt. Odysseus seems to have shed every tear he could possibly have as he finally gets to recline and relax.

In all his life, he's never looked so fragile, so mortal.

Odysseus spots Athena in the corner of the room and asks to be left alone for a moment. He wants to pray, he says. It takes a great deal of convincing for his mother & wife to leave his side, Penelope seems intent on being removed only by force, but they don't want to argue with the poor omega who just spent 12+ hours giving birth. Odysseus assures her it'll just be for the shortest moment.

When it's just the three of them, (Ody, Athena, and Telemachus) he asks if she wants to hold the baby. Athena politely but swiftly declines, thinking the little thing in Odysseus' arms must be as soft as clay and just as easy to misshape.

Curious, Odysseus asks her what it was like to watch.

"It was... unlike anything I've ever seen."

Odysseus smiles softly. It seems he has no strength to laugh.

He asks her a question that catches her by surprise, "What was I like?"

"What do you mean?"

Odysseus truly doesn't remember long stretches of his birth. He asks again what he was like. Athena decides he doesn't yet need to know about how he snapped at everyone in the room. Now, she can see it was only a coping mechanism for someone in terrible, terrible pain and all the mortals understood that far before she did.

"Rest, Odysseus. You've fought a great battle," she says, before taking her leave. She flies out of the window in the shape of an owl and heads to her abode on Olympus. Athena sits down at her loom, the pattern for a baby's blanket already fully drafted in her mind.

[theoi-crow]

do you know of any deities related to reproductive rights? i apologize if this is a silly question 😅

Hi, this isn't a silly question at all!

Unfortunately since women were not considered "people" in the ancient world (they were often seen as baby incubators with the sole purpose of having children which is why they were married off as soon as they got their periods and, unless they were from Sparta, without an education since education for young girls was seen as useless, unlike their brothers who would often receive an education, and sometimes if no other male relative was alive, their younger brother could be in charge of his older sister's life and marriage fate. Could you imagine having your annoying little brother in charge of your life? HELL NO!)

There are no Greek gods officially assigned to reproductive rights because reproductive rights were not a thing for women back then because they didn't have a say in their own life (there may be exceptions but those are super rare) but I believe that as time changes so do the gods which is why I believe any fertility god back then is also a god of reproductive rights, today: 

You are free to look into the list of fertility deities in case you prefer someone else but I highly suggest Artemis for a number of reasons: 

1) Artemis is one of the oldest fertility gods in the pantheon: She has an older Mycenaean version where she was already a fertility goddess since her older version, A-te-mi-to was a part of an ancient Arcadian tree cult in Greece that had orgies for reproductive purposes so she was firmly a fertility goddess but when they decided to change her from the non-virgin, non-twin Mycenaean version to her post Bronze Age collapse virgin, twin of Apollo version they re-invented her myth to include her helping her mother give birth to her brother Apollo, so she could keep her original title as a fertility goddess.

2) Artemis jealously guarded her own virginity throughout her myths: As the goddess who refuses to be the wife of any man or god she was openly hostile to anyone who challenged her virginity. In some versions, instead of Apollo tricking her into killing Orion who secretly was planning to rape her, she kills Orion herself as a show of self-defense. While bathing naked she turned a peeping Tom into a deer and had his own hunting dogs kill him. She's also aware of her virginity being a desirable target because she uses it to distract the two giants who had imprisoned Ares.

3) She's the unofficial god-mother of the Amazons and she's the head patron goddess of the strong women of Spartan: Her and Ares, the father of the Amazons, are really close so she is often with the Amazons herself. This is probably the closest to children Artemis will ever have since she has no children of her own. She is also the main patron goddess of Sparta (with her brother Apollo), and Spartan women were the exception, they didn't get married until 18, often with combat training and an education, and since they often inherited their dead husband's wealth and kept getting re-married, the two kings in Sparta would often petition the women in Sparta for money to fund whatever war Sparta was involved in since the women of Sparta were often richer than the sitting kings.

So for these reasons, I imagine Artemis would be a very strong candidate as a fertility rights goddess since she exercised her right to remain child free all throughout history. 

[ssparksflyy]

what if. hera DID have children but they were born in a more athena-like way, and not how demigods are typically born

ALLOW ME TO ELABORATE

what if children of hera were born from a feeling or emotion or just idea so deep, that hera is able to transfer that energy into a human-like form?? OR what if she just like decided to make herself pregnant IDK LMAO

but i mean like what if she blessed/gave (???) lets say something like couples who want kids but cannot have them, or couples that lost their baby/mothers who had a miscarriage

im fully aware anybody who has a miscarriage still has a chance of giving birth to another baby, so this part kinda applies more towards couples that want kids but cant have them- but id say she looks for people who desperately want and are worthy to have kids, and kinda like (god i wish you guys could see my hand movements right now) gives them a child??? idk i mean she could just kinda like leave a kid on their front doorstep and just so happens to be a perfect mix of the couple (or person)?? something like that??

yea i know its such a weird concept and very loose but i think its a nice thought ! like the goddess of childbirth using her power to help those who want but cannot have kids

i think artemis would also have to play a role in this, like she and hera judge and evaluate whoever theyre gonna give a kid to so they know theyre not giving it to somebody who wont treat the kid right or like a couple that thinks having a kid will fix their relationship

AGAIN very very vague and probably doesnt align with greek mythology at all but like this is directed for the pjo fandom anyway so any greek mythology nerds out there pls dont come for me in my dms 😭

and now we enter the questioning period

"would they still be considered demigods?"

i think so yep!! cause yk they came directly from hera .. she created them .. kinda like athena babies !! theyd obviously stay in cabin two :)

"do the parents know their kid is a demigod?"

i mean like no demigod parents know that their kid is but i feel like hera would leave a little note with the kid making up a story about how she needs somebody to take care of the kid cause she cant or wtv but then shed actually sign it 'hera' (and probs add like a little heart or something or maybe theres like a mini peacock drawing on the card) but i think most parents would just kinda brush her name off i dont think they would really realize like 'ohmygod the queen of the heavens hath given me a child' yaknow

"what traits or powers would a child of hera have?"

ummm idk. im not thought daughter enough for that ngl, especially cause their nonexistent and this is literally just me making up a theory but i feel like she mostly has daughters (cause shes the goddess of women - but that doesnt answer the question at all), i think theyd be really sweet (even though hera is a jerk in the books), and i feel like theyd also be good at archery and have an interest in nature, that they get from artemis :)

oh also!! these kids are like rare. like big three rare- max three roll around every decade or so

lmk what u think !! ˊᵕˋ

[forgedbondspod]

Another day, another bit of cast appreciation! Today we'll be discussing the first half of our pair of twins, starting with Artemis and her magnificent VA Marguerite Kenner!

Artemis is the goddess of the hunt and wild animals. She's a sharp shooting bow wielder, helped her mother give birth to her twin brother Apollo, and roams through the forest with her all female group of hunters. There are many queer readings of Artemis, from the sapphic to the aromantic. Our show will focus on our arrow ace being aroace and goes into how that relates to the gods around her who are falling in love or having FWB situations. It's something I've wanted to explore with Artemis for a while, so there was no better time than now.

Our Artemis is being voiced by the incomparable and wonderful Marguerite Kenner! Marguerite is a lawyer, voice actor, streamer, Escape Artists Foundation co-owner, and all around amazing person. She is everything I aspire to be when I grow up and then some. Marguerite tapped into that gentle ferocity I wanted for Artemis so well in her audition and im so excited to get to work with her!

If you'd like to support Marguerite and the rest of our amazing cast, you can visit our indiegogo campaign!

And to Marguerite specifically: thank you for joining this project im so lucky to get to have you as part of it. Everything you do in and out of the podcast space is incredible and you've inspired me so much over the past few years. I can't wait for everyone to hear your Artemis!

[shmowder]

hi!!! yesterday i saw your blog and fell in love with your works. <3

soo can you write something where reader is the parent figure for termites + clara...

like taking care of them, feeds them, repair their clothes if they are torn, and maybe teaching them to read and write??

i really love them very much and i want them to be safe. :'((

(reader also may be familiar with artemy and help him with kids!)

Thank you <3

[Platonic, Found family, Parental figure GN Reader]

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Capella

For some of the termites, it will take years to open up to a guardian figure. One of Isidor's virtues was that he got close to these kids while they were young.

He fathered the entire town after his son's departure, kids big and small. The termites grew up alongside him. He's been a constant presence in their lives more than their own parents at times.

Capella will be the hardest to get her to trust or even rely on you, especially at her age. 15-16 is a few years away from being an adult. She has already started to view the world as a series of contracts and exchanges. Offering to make deals with others in exchange for powers, sacrificing whatever necessary to gain leverage on her opponents.

There is very little you can do to influence her anymore. She is done looking for a parental figure, given up on chasing the ghost of her late mother. She rarely looks at a piano these days.

Treat her as an adult, and you'll gain her respect. That's all there is to gain anymore. Friendship will never be an option on the table.

Even if you were of a similar age to her. She feels like an outcast from both her own age group and the adults she makes business with.

You could never be her parent, you could never fill in the shoes of her mother or brother, she tells you that bluntly whenever you try to get closer, sneak under the castle walls which surround her.

Her father...however is the only person she slightly acts childish around. The only remaining speck of the innocent she once held.

She is very concerned about his health and safety, so much so that she never objects to any of his overprotective desperate measures. Looking at him with pity rather than resentment, with the wisdom a Mistress may only hold.

0% chance of success - She'll never accept a parental figure, preferring to become one to the other kids instead.

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Khan

He tries to walk in Capella's shoes, to follow in her example and become just as detached... but he's very clumsy. awkwardly traversing this path and stumbling on every small branch on the way.

They both abandoned their names, Victoria and Caspar are no more; died in the first outbreak.

Capella chose this path out of her own volition, but Khan never knew another way. The Kains never made space for him in their grand design. Nina died giving birth to him, or was it during the first year of his life? He can't remember. They won't tell him either.

He envied Artemy in a way, to still have Isidor's love even after killing his own mother in childbirth likewise. It took him a lot of time to get past that resentment, by the time the youngest Burakh came back to town, Khan only felt apathy looking up at his hulking figure.

If his precious tower is still alive, there is absolutely zero chance of any adult of any nature coming into his life. You're not allowed to step a single foot inside let alone walk the stairwells, no matter how much you plead your case.

But if it came crumbling down alongside the remains of his childhood, he finally concedes.

He gets up, dusts himself off, and goes to play the role of life demands of him so much. But since he's much younger, still at the edge of 11, he's more prone to accidentally looking for others for guidance. As much as he tries to resist treating you with anything but apathy, he completely fails and has to come to terms with this begrudging respect he started to grow for you.

You'll need to be supportive but never infantilising, cheer him on, praise him for a job well done, remind him that he could still go join his friends outside in a game of ball or maybe catch bugs.

Allow him to adorn this facade of maturity whilst still keeping in mind that he's a kid inside.

Unlike Capella, his walls aren't fully closed off yet. His heart is still in view, hidden expertly but still bare if you know where to look.

And maybe, just maybe, he'll entrust you enough to ask for help one day. Be it with a trivial task as teaching him how to properly wear and tie a necktie, or something more important such as figuring out what he wants to do in life.

15% chance of success - A part of him still wants a dad, and Capella can only do so much.

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Taya

She's a five year old that has been given respect and authority beyond her years, mother superior is a more familiar name to her than her own.

Taya has been revered, feared, and adored all her life. She started making doctrines and announcing laws even before she learned to read and write.

There's a clear split in her personality, one wisened up to a jarring degree, ordering the executing of people without as much as a blink. Yet still fully comprehending what she's doing, that those are living people atoning for their sins and not just dolls.

Then there is the other part, one allowed to remain childisht and joyful. The side of her that squeals at the mention of candy and strawberries, the part that soaks up all the attention the kin shower her in, wearing all the jewelry and finishing her bowl of soup before asking for seconds.

You could try to dote on her, but the kin already do all of that. They already stich her clothes, wash her hair and make her bed.

Taya never resists your attempts to get closer to her, in fact she welcomes you with open arms. Enjoying whatever candy you bring, listening to the fables and stories you read her from these books with funny pictures she loves looking at so much.

But no matter how close you get, you still feel like there is an invisible barrier between you two.

That's when it hits you, oh, she was never viewing you as a guardian figure to begin with, but an overeager servant. All of your doting has been chalked up to tributes for mother superior.

She doesn't listen to your orders, never abides by the bedtime you set for her. Never takes you seriously.

You can't win her with kindness and love. You'll have to earn her respect. Impress her, give her one good reason why she should even consider your opinion worthy? What do you know about steppe culture? What do you know about the traditions of her people? Could you translate the sigils if she suddenly quizzed you?

That's what she thought.

Taya takes her role as a leader seriously and never resents the kin for killing their previous leader, her father. It's only the way of life. When a finger becomes sick, you cut it off before it infects your whole hand.

You'll have to be someone of equal footing, a leader of some sort for her to treat you as a colleague at first, then if you're lucky, a friend.

And lastly, if you're wise enough, a parental figure.

She isn't opposed to the idea of getting a guardian, she just won't settle for less. Your chances are slim but at least she's sorta rooting for you? As long as you meet her requirements, she has no qualms.

But you'll never take her candy away! No matter how much she respects you, you'll have to claw it out of her grubby little hands.

30% chance of success - bring her a new dress next time you visit

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Notkin

As long as you help the souls and half gang in times of need a couple time, you've earned his trust. You're alright for an adult, he admits, might make you a honorary memeber even.

He is skeptical of your attention at first, much like earning the trust of a stray cat, immediately running off after he finishes the plate of hot food you left for him.

But gradually, as you stay consistent and predictable for him, he starts getting more comfortable around you. Actually humouring your invitation to eat inside your house on the dinner table rather than watch him awkwardly inhale the food outside each time.

As long as you don't make a fuss about the mud his shoes trail in, his dirt covered hands that might stain your couch or anything that's become so normalised to him, then he'll start viewing your house as a safe space.

Not a home yet...but a nice spot to let his guard down in.

You always offer him food without asking for payment or anything in return, even refusing whatever nuts and bullets he tries to get you to accept.

You attentively wipe the dirt off of his face with a damp towel, pat his head after he puts his empty plate in the sink, ask if he'd like a cup of tea or something to drink afterwards.

Notkin is not sure what you're getting at, why you're doing this. Do you just feel pity for him? Are you trying to take in a stray? is that what this is? Part of him is angry with your unconditional kindness, another part is starved for affection and warmth.

You noticed a rip in his jeans the other day and offered to mend it for him, asking if he might as well get in the shower while you finish washing and stitching his clothes. You lend him your own clothes and offer him complete privacy.

When the lessons start, it wasn't you who brought them up but Notkin himself asking you to help him, be it with sounding out certian words or spelling in general. Despite him being late academically for his age, he's very clever and makes for a quicker learner.

Once he ends up looking up at you, viewing you as a parental figure, he does so while keeping in mind that you're a friend first. He might spend a couple days per week in the room you cleared out for him in your house, keep his treausred belongings in there, but he still goes to the warehouses most of the time, looking after his own gang.

The final step to resonate with him is to show a positive reaction to him bringing his friends over to your house. Offering them food, and a real bed to sleep on.

You watch as he helps them with their literacy in the same way you helped him, imitating your teaching methods as he explains simple math to them. A bunch of kids huddled over your dinner table, notebooks and papers everywhere, Notkin sitting in the middle and explaining long division to them.

40% chance of success - He'll never forget the kindness you showed him as he grows up.

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For the rest of the kids, it's kinda complicated because, technically, they're already adopted. Sticky and Murky with Artemy. Clara by the Saburovs and Alexander Block. Grace by Peter Stamatin and the Saburov.

[sihayadunee]

Mythic Symbolism in the Mayfair Witches

a mythic and psychoanalytical thread exploring themes of: alchemy, star lovers, fairytales, greek myth, three fold goddesses, and beastly grooms within the amc series ‘anne rice’s mayfair witches’

*disclaimer*

This post will be split up into multiple parts as it is very lengthy.

The point of this post is not to discuss how the show adapts the source material, but instead how the show stands on its own, utilizing psychological and mythic motifs in its plot and character journeys.

For those who want to see the show, it is available on physical DVD and Blue-Ray as well as streaming. The entire eight episode first season is available on AMC+ which you can get a free trial for through Prime Video channels.

A second season has also already been green-lit. However the first season ends on what I would consider a very satisfying note.

Part One, Part Two

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THE TRIPLE GODDESS: MAIDEN, MOTHER, CRONE

Aside from Rowan’s story, there are two other Mayfair women whose lives we follow. The progenitor Suzanne in the 17th century, and Rowan’s biological mother Deirdre. While together they each represent one of the goddesses, we also see each of them move through these roles in their own journeys.

The concept of the triple goddess also has strong roots in the myth of the Greek Fates and the Norns of Norse myth. Both represent the Birth/Life/Death cycle. This archetype is also strongly associated with Persephone, Demeter and Hecate, or Artemis, Selene, and Hecate.

Each of these Mayfair women has a role directly associated with life and death. For example, Suzanne is a midwife whose work, like her aunt says, is not just curing people but also helping give them a good death.

Rowan, like Persephone as Maureen Murdock puts it, is pulled out of the innocence of everyday life into a deeper consciousness of self by Hades. Or in this case Lasher.

Furthermore, Deirdre like Demeter is overcome with grief and surrenders to her sorrow, when her daughter is taken from her. However in this instance her daughter is taken away by Carlotta.

Suzanne is like Hecate as Jean Shinoda Bolen describes, a guiding companion force. When Rowan meets a crossroads in her journey at the Witching Hour, Suzanne is there to guide her as the first matriarch, as a mistress of life and death.

They each have mirroring moments in their journeys. Just like Rowan, Suzanne too was visited by a murder of crows, and the Dark Night of the Soul that Rowan is facing is likened in dialogue to the dark subconscious place Deirdre is trapped. In fact, episode two is titled The Dark Place.

Each of them share the same animus. A being known as Lasher. He is bonded to each of the “Designees”, the matriarchs of the Mayfair family. We’ll delve into him soon enough.

DREAMS AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS

When Rowan uses her powers on the crows, causing a couple of them to fall down dead, she lays them down in her jacket, and drives off to a beach. She then walks to the shore and digs into the sand until she has a hole she can bury the crows in.

After this she takes a pill to force herself to sleep, both exhausted and desperate to flee into oblivion to escape her consciousness as it begins to recognize her shadow. But now as she is laying by the ocean, she is submerged in the unconscious. 

She experiences a dream that evokes Cinderella, fairy godmothers, transformation, and spiritual death. She is wearing a shimmering blue gown, and is chasing after Ellie who is leading her somewhere. She runs after her mother, who leads her to The Mayfair House. 

Whenever we see the house, it’s presented as a piece of nature itself, overgrown, hidden among trees, and the sound of water. It is a true representation of the subconscious, the underworld.

A FALSE START AND CLEANSING FIRE

When she finally goes to New Orleans, we think she’s going to get the answers she needs and reconnect with the feminine. However forces intervene and Rowan’s first impression of her Mayfair lineage and the power she possesses is one of fear, in part thanks to Ciprien Grieve. He means well, but his actions and perspective are a literal extension of Ellie as the “too good mother”.

The organization called the Talamasca that Ciprien is part of, actually puts a spell around his building where Rowan is staying. Which acts as a wall or barrier keeping Rowan separated from her Shadow. It was made to keep Lasher out. This is when we have that cleansing flame, as Lasher sets a fire to get the alarms to go off and Rowan to leave the building. 

And the first thing she intends to do, is find the Mayfair House which as we know is her subconscious…

End of Part Two

[simteacuddy]

Greek Gods Challange

NOTE: List is the same with CheetahAlyssa's greek gods challange except for the birth order. I changed the order a bit to make it more similar to the birth order of greek gods and I completed the generation number to 12.

Note from CheetahAlyssa

If you don't have a pack needed for one of the generations, just do it to the best of your ability!

You don't have to stick too closely to the rules, if you want to change some to make the experience better then go ahead.

I KNOW that there are a lot of siblings and children/parents on here, but if I were to stick that closely to actual Greek mythology it would be a mess. I want it to just focus on one god at a time. Plus, do you see how many children each god has? Hell no.

Rules (Not Obligatory)

Start by creating your founder in Create-A-Sim (CAS). There you must start out creating the very embodiment of Artemis. Your founder can be a young adult or adult. You can name him/her whatever you want. Since you are playing as an embodiment of each god, you do not have to name them the God’s name. You can make them look like whatever you want, though it is more fun to try and make them resemble the god that they are portraying. There are a ton of pictures of the Greek Gods on the internet if you want to draw from that.

Once you have created your sim, move them into an empty lot. To make the challenge more difficult, start on a 50x50 lot or larger. Depending on how difficult you want to make it, you must cheat your money down to §1800 or §0. You may start in any season and in any world you like. Build them a house as you get the funds to do so. No money cheats are allowed. You may use custom content to achieve a greek feel. You may use mods as long as it doesn’t give you an unfair playing advantage. For fun, you can try and make their home based on what their colors & symbols are. Make sure that your gameplay is set to normal.

I will put a disclaimer here that this is a work of fiction. Please do not take this challenge as fact! This challenge is meant to be fun and interesting.  Feel free to change this challenge to suit your needs or gameplay!

Generation one: Demeter

You are Demeter, goddess of the harvest, who presides over grains and the fertility of the earth.

Traits: Loves Outdoors, Vegetarian, Perfectionist

Aspiration: Freelance Botanist

Career: Gardening

Rules

As a child, be in the Scouts.

Master the Gardening skill and career.

Complete your Aspiration.

Take care of at least three Bee Boxes.

Complete the gardening collection.

Generation two: Hera

You're Hera, born mother and raised many children. Loved all the children in the world, yours or not you never discriminated. You helped women build their house and have loving families but had a husband never faithful.

Traits: jealous, family oriented, self-assured

Aspiration: Successful Lineage

Career: Stay-at-home Parent

Rules

Complete aspiration

Have at least 2 children

Marry a non-committal Sim

Have a negative relationship with spouse's other offspring

Adopt at least one child.

Generation three: Poseidon

You are Poseidon, god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses.

Traits: Loves Outdoors, Hot-Headed, Child of the Ocean.

Aspiration: Beach Life

Career: Diver (Part Time Career)

Rules

Must move to Sulani when Poseidon becomes a teenager, or when he's younger if you want.

You must become a mermaid (buy Mermadic Kelp from rewards menu.)

Try your best (as an individual) to keep the island clean, and help improve life in Sulani.

Complete your aspiration.

Date at least 3 other people before settling down, and have at least one child.

Generation four: Zeus

You are Zeus, king of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus. You are the god of the sky and thunder.

Traits: Hot-Headed, Jealous, Romantic

Aspiration: Leader of the Pack

Career: Astronaut

Rules

Complete your Aspiration by successfully making and leading a club.

Complete your career.

Get married to someone, and be mean to any sim who shows any interest in her. Have at least one child with her.

Secretly have affairs with other women.

Get the Weather Machine, and often tamper with it.

Generation five: Aphrodite

You are Aphrodite, a goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation

Traits: Romantic, Family Oriented, Outgoing

Aspiration: Serial Romantic

Career: Babysitter

Rules

Complete your Aspiration.

Get to level 10 of the Flower Arranging skill.

Can't settle down until after you've finished the Aspiration, and you must have at least five children.

Hook up at least 3 couples (*Click Sim* -> Friendly -> Other Sims -> Hook Up with...)

Be at Leats tier 3 Famous.

Generation six: Athena

You are Athena, the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.

Traits: Genius, Self-Assured, Ambitious

Aspiration: Renaissance Sim

Career: Painter, Politics, Law Enforcement or Military

Rules

Get to lvl. 3 in the Painter career, quit and then get to lvl. 3 in the Politics career, quit and then get to lvl. 10 in the Law Enforcement or military career.

Complete Aspiration.

Reach level 10 Painting, Logic and Knitting or Handiness skill.

Never give birth, but you can adopt a child and keep going if you wish.

Get into fights with at least 5 sims.

Generation seven: Ares

You are the very embodiment of violence, for you are the god of war! While you are the most unpopular god in all of Olympus, you are very smart and strategic.

traits: hot-headed, mean, evil

aspiration: public enemy

career: Military, Criminal

Rules:

Complete Aspiration.

Never marry, but either adopt or have 1 child.

First get to level 4 of military career, quit and join criminal career and reach level 10.

Reach level 10 of mischief and fitness skill.

Get in fights/brawls often, make at least 6 enemies.

Generation eight: Apollo

You are Apollo, the god of many things, including: music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge.

Traits: Creative, Music Lover, Ambitious

Aspiration: Friend of the World

Career: Medicine

Rules

Reach level 10 in the Medicine career.

Finish your aspiration.

Reach level 10 in either the Guitar or Piano skill.

Have at least one child.

Finish a masterpiece poetry book.

Generation nine: Artemis

You are Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, also known as the goddess of wild animals, wilderness, childbirth and virginity.

Traits: Loves Outdoors, Dog Lover, Self-Assured

Aspiration: Angling Ace

Career: None

Rules

You must not have a job, you have to make money by fishing and collecting items.

Have a dog with the Hunter trait, and make your dog go out to hunt.

Finish your aspiration.

Can never Woohoo or Try for Baby. She must adopt at least one child.

Can never get married

Generation ten: Dionysus

You're Dionysus, god of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, madness, and theatre.

Traits: goofball, party animal, erratic

Aspiration: Master Mixologist

Career: Mixology

Rules:

Complete aspiration

Earn gold on all event types

Have a grape garden

Reach level 10 in mixology and juice fizzing skill

Have at least 5 children from different partners.

Generation eleven: Hermes

You are Hermes, the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes

Traits: Kleptomaniac, Active, Creative

Aspiration: Chief of Mischief

Career: Athletic

Rules

Complete Aspiration and Career.

Reach level 10 in fitness and mischief skill.

Every time the Flea Market is in town, attend and both buy and sell items.

Have at least one child, either adopted or with another sim.

Never marry, but either adopt or have 1 child.

Generation twelve: Hephaestus

You are Hephaestus, god of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture

Traits: Perfectionist, Genius, Loner

Aspiration: Nerd Brain

Career: Retail Store (Selling Works from Woodworking Table)

Rules

Complete Aspiration and get to level 10 Handiness skill.

Successfully run your own Retail Store by selling your work from the woodworking table.

Have an unhappy marriage with a non-commital sim.

Have at least one child.

Sculpt a masterpiece of every emotional sculptures.

This list of 12 generations is inspired from 12 greek gods of mount Olympus. As you can see some gods aren't included e.g. Hades or Hestia, but you can add them after the generations complete or you can add them as spouses or you can add extra generations as you go with the game. Hestia for example is the godess of hearth, home, architecture, domesticity, family & state and she's the firstborn so you can start your save with Hestia or add her as a sibling or spouse for any generation, it's up to you to decide.

Rules (Not Obligatory)

Start by creating your founder in Create-A-Sim (CAS). There you must start out creating the very embodiment of Artemis. Your founder can be a young adult or adult. You can name him/her whatever you want. Since you are playing as an embodiment of each god, you do not have to name them the God’s name. You can make them look like whatever you want, though it is more fun to try and make them resemble the god that they are portraying. There are a ton of pictures of the Greek Gods on the internet if you want to draw from that. But, it is believed that each  god had a certain look to them. For instance, Zeus is usually portrayed as being an older strong male with white hair and a beard. For added fun you can give each generation a specific color and symbols.

Once you have created your sim, move them into an empty lot. To make the challenge more difficult, start on a 50x50 lot or larger. Depending on how difficult you want to make it, you must cheat your money down to §1800 or §0. You may start in any season and in any world you like. Build them a house as you get the funds to do so. No money cheats are allowed. You may use custom content to achieve a greek feel. You may use mods as long as it doesn’t give you an unfair playing advantage. For fun, you can try and make their home based on what their colors & symbols are. Make sure that your gameplay is set to normal.

I will put a disclaimer here that this is a work of fiction. Please do not take this challenge as fact! This challenge is meant to be fun and interesting.  Feel free to change this challenge to suit your needs or gameplay!

HAVE FUN

[divinelycrazy]

I feel restless, so I choose to follow my true nature and post some "fun" facts about greek mythology and its pantheon, enjoy.

Fact 1- Nyx, the primordial goddess of night & Erebos, the primordial god of darkness, have 2 children that are the complete opposite of their parents. Hemera, the primordial goddess of the day & Aether, the primordial god of light.

Fact 2- Helios, the Titan of the sun & and Selene, the Titan of the moon, have a sister. Eos, the Titan of the dawn.

Fact 3- Hades actually did almost cheat on Persephone, twice. The almost is because Persephone shut them down before anything could happen. RIP Minthe.

Fact 4- One of Nyx's children is Philotes, who is pretty much the goddess of friends with benefits.

Fact 5- Every single one of your ten fingers has an individual Greek deity associated with them. No, I am not joking.

Fact 6- Unsurprisingly, Hera's marriage to Zeus is completely without her consent. She never liked him, and especially didn't want to marry him.

Fact 7- Immediately after being born herself, Artemis helped her mother Leto give birth to Apollo.

Fact 8- After ascending to Olympus, Herakles got married to Hebe, the goddess of youth. And before you ask, yes, she is also his half-sister.

Fact 9- Historical research shows that Persephone existed and was worshipped as an underworld deity long before Hades existed.

Fact 10- Aeneas, the mythical founder of the Roman empire, was a son of Aphrodite/Venus.

Fact 11- Harmonia, the goddess of harmony, is the daughter of Ares, the god of war.

Fact 12- The Nemean lion, the Chimera, and Cerberus are siblings. Their parents are Typhon, the king of all monsters, and Echidna, the queen of all monsters.

That's all for now. Do with this info what you want.

[adri-todo1]

Romance Club head canons/actual canons I think about a lot Part two

On Thin Ice

Hodge has a barn owl named Sirius./canon

Brian has a racing rivalry with Adrian Newman./canon

Liz, Brian and Catherine have probably done the 'Lay your head on my pillow' trend with Brian's voice being the only weird sounding one./headcanon

Dominic probably argued with Sirius (the owl) while Hodge was on a work call./headcanon

Tate hates alcohol due to the fact that his mother Caroline is an alcoholic herself./canon

Liz enjoys playing pool./canon

Leon probably uses high end shampoo and conditioners for his hair./headcanon

Andrew and Elena got married./canon

The Baker brothers and Catherine has something in common they're orphans./canon

Tom quit skating after the fake disease test./mix of headcanon and canon but he had it coming.

Rage of the Titans

Pierce and Hodge Baker are business partners./canon

Murphy and Tate Marshall are good friends who find common ground in riding their motorbikes./canon

Kor/Persephone must have had something to do with Adrian's father's death./headcanon but heavily implied.

Jason met Percy Jackson and was like "Yeah....how are we related? Oh right Poseidon's our dad."/headcanon

Now we all know that Zeus, Hades and Poseidon were out in public for once in NYC. An attractive woman walks past Zeus then next thing you know Hades and Poseidon were holding that man back from pouncing on her./headcanon but knowing Zeus it could be canon

Marshall/Hephaestus has a prosthetic leg./canon

Murphy's got two doberman dogs in the Underworld. He couldn't save them from a dog fighting arena so he takes care of their souls in the Underworld as an apology./canon

Theo, Heather and Tom did drunk handstands once. Andrea had to take them up from the floor the next morning with the help of Jason./headcanon

Tom/Apollo steals Andrea/Artemis' robe and wears it. Andrea has never since worn it again./canon from the first episode

Murphy's siblings are Hydra, Chimera and Orthos./canon since he is Cerberus

Hell and High Water

Chand kind of had a thing for Connor./canon

Lori is called Honeybee by Nina./canon

Baku was a stowaway, Sunny just took him in because she became attached to him./canon

Chand brings Lori along and holds her hand like he's giving birth when he gets his first tattoo./headcanon

RJ is fond of Spot the orca and Nixie the Raccoon./headcanon

Phoebe thinks Sunny is so cool but is afraid to say anything./canon

Chand would have watched Kubz Scouts./headcanon

The person you're closest to on your crew falls in to the water in Season two and does not come back./canon but really sad

Love from Outerspace

Miranda doesn't have many friends other than Amber and the rest of the crew./canon

Jacob is Native American and he tells folklore at the campfire about Wendigos./canon

Ursula is actually five years old, if Amber is on Ursula's Romance Path then consider it the Romance Club version of Wanda and Vision./canon and headcanon

Ray has definitely let Beast bite any one of the bullies' pants at school./headcanon

Since Todd's mom is a trauma surgeon, he was definitely left home alone on multiple occasions./canon and a bit of headcanon

Jacob has scolded Miranda, Todd and Amber for messing up while putting up a tent./headcanon

Ursula and Jacob occasionally arm wrestle./headcanon

Miranda and Todd teaches Ray about movies and trends./headcanon and maybe canon.

Heaven's Secret Requiem

Dimitry and Anna are siblings./canon

Lane might be the daughter of Vicky and her love interests./headcanon

Cain and Yan remind most of the Heaven's Secret stans of Malbonte being spilt as Mal and Bont./canon

There are theories of Death being Lane's father./headcanon

Audrey from Astrea's Broken Heart most likely knows Lane./headcanon

Dimtry reads books./canon

Cain learned how to play the piano and the organ on Earth./canon

Anna likes salad./canon

Greg has piercings./canon

Small Author's Note:

Hii my fellow romance club players, I will be posting more headcanons and canons for other stories.

[0lympian-c0uncil]

Can you make some headcannons about:

-Artemis, Athena and Zeus

-Athena and Hera

-Artemis and Hera

-Hera and Leto

(apologies if this is too much)

Artemis, Athena, Zeus -

Artemis and Athena are Zeus' favorite kids (I don't make the rules)

He pushes them and tells them to go past their limits because he knows they are capable of being the best.

Although He doesn't show it very well, he is very proud of his daughters.

Father daughter bonding time (they all do paperwork and make stradages together)

Artemis and Athena care about him more than they let on…. Even if he can be an idiot sometimes.

The first time he heard/saw Athena break down because of the stress on her shoulders he made her and Artemis take a week long vacation (a lot of persuading)

Artemis and Athena tease their other siblings about them being the favorite (even though Zeus doesn’t really have Favorites.

Zeus is always on their side no matter what

Athena and Hera

The step-mother, daughter duo

Athena is the closes of Zeus’ children to Hera

During the Trojan war Hera and Athena were immediately willing to work on a team together.

Athena can be a rat bastard to the other Olympians and Hera couldn’t be prouder 

Zeus: *gives birth to Athena* Hera: ….I’m cool with that one

Hera taught her to fight you, can’t convince me otherwise

Athena get’s fucking pissed when Zeus’ has affairs, has to be restrained 

Resting bitch faces together

Artemis and Hera

They were not very fond of each other at first

Hera has and will beat the absolute shit out of Artemis

Although that just made Artemis admire her (to her anger)

After a while Athena got the two to talk and Artemis immediately asked if Hera could teach her how to fight.

Hera agreed… reluctantly 

Cue bonding while beating the absolute shit out of each other.

Apollo was not happy with this but he eventually warmed up to the idea

The two don’t really talk much unless they are at parties together and of at family meetings

But they definitely have a lot of respect for each other

Hera and Leto

They are wives…. They don’t realize it yet

During the titanomachy they were fucking perfect for each other (platonically at the time)

Hera = Neutral Chaotic 

Leto = Chaotic Chaotic

They were part of a group that included Metis and Maia during the war

After Metis got eaten tho things went downhill  

The Leto and Zeus incident happened and …well you know what happened

But Hera at one point regrets her decision and sent Elieithyia in secret to help Leto give birth but made her swear to never tell a soul, not even Leto.

After that they were distant and angry with each other but

One day something happened that would fix their relationship for good

[wanderingmind867]

Part two of my post about the founding members of Earth-One's Infinity Inc. This one features a crossover with Percy Jackson, The X-Men, and an older Snapper Carr.

Artemis Prince: Wonder Woman's unheard of child. Born of an affair in 1972 between Wonder Woman (back when she'd renounced her superpowers) and PI Johnny Double, Artemis grew up never knowing who her parents were. She was an orphan girl living in manhattan, but even worse: she was an orphaned Demigod in the biggest city in New York City. She was a prime attraction for monsters.

If you don't know where I'm going with this, I'm throwing in a new property to this story. Artemis Prince ends up at Camp Half-Blood by the time she turns 8 or 9 (we probably can't actually say Camp Half-Blood, but it'll be very, very heavily implied). At Camp, she learns all the skills she needs to defend herself. She becomes a skilled warrior and fighter, but she still has no clues to who her parents actually are.

In 1987 (when she's around 15), Doctor Light comes to attack NYC. And coincidentally, John Dearborn was there on summer vacation (from his studies at a school heavily implied to be Professor X's Academy), and Larry Lance, Jason Todd and Eddie Bloomberg were finally meeting up (after ending up mostly being pen pals for the longest time). Then Artemis runs into the other four, and they work together to stop Doctor Light. And this is born The Legion of the Forgotten!

The Ropesmith (John Dearborn): Sue Dibny's Nephew, John Dearborn is a mutant with the ability to summon, create and control ropes made of pure energy. Born in 1974, John's mother died giving birth to him. His father raised him for a while, but then he died in a car crash when John was 3.

Adopted by Ralph and Sue in 1977, John began really manifesting his mutant powers when he was 9 (in 1983). Unsure what to do, a kind old professor in a wheelchair agreed to watch over John during the school years, at his private academy in Westchester County, NY. What I'm getting at here, is that John Dearborn went to Professor Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters. We might not explicitly say it, but it'll always be heavily implied. He'll loosely mention the teachers and staff there, like it's a second home to him.

But while on summer vacation in 1987, visiting the big city (when he's around 13), John gets roped into fighting the supervillian Doctor Light. And while he fights Doctor Light, he bumps into four other teens who're also trying to fight the evil master of light waves. And after these five heroic teens team up to defeat Doctor Light and bring him to Justice, a new iteration of the Teen Titans is created.

Snapper Carr: Snapper Carr is the team's mentor. Like the Star-Spangled Kid was for Infinity Inc. This team comes into existence around 1998/99, when Snapper's around 54/55. Being a now middle aged man who used to help the Justice League back in the 60s, Snapper eagerly decided to support and back this team of Justice League heirs and descendants.

He's portrayed as a bit of a burnt out beatnik, still talking in thick 60s slang, slang which is absolutely confusing to the members of this team of young heroes. He still calls himself Snapper and loves snapping his fingers when he's excited. He also loves regaling the team with stories of the good old days, when he helped the league fight despero, kanjar ro, starro and many others. He's like the team dad, i suppose you could say.

Red Tornado: The secondary team dad. Being a robot, Red Tornado is functionally immortal (as long as he has someone there to repair him). And since the League knew Snapper couldn't reliably be trusted to guard the kids all on his own (considering his brief moments of treachery back in the 60s and 70s), they assigned Red Tornado to serve as Snapper's second-in-command, helping him guard and watch over the kids.

[starofmithras]

Happy Thargelia! 🏹

On this beautiful May morning, the first day of the Attic festival of Thargelia, I celebrated the birthday of Artemis and offered her hymns and libations. 🌙

"We sing of Artemis---for it is no small matter

for singers to neglect her!---whose great concerns

are the bow, and the hunting of hares, and the spacious

chorus and delight upon the mountains, beginning

from the time when, still a child, she sat on her father's

knee and in a childlike fashion said the following:

'Give me to forever preserve my virginity, O Papa,

and to have many names, so that Phoibos may not

outdo me. Give me arrows and a bow...give

me to be a light-bearer, and to hitch up my fringed tunic

as far as my knees so that I might kill wild animals...

Give me every mountain, and as far as cities are concerned,

give me whatever one you wish---it is a rare occasion

when Artemis will go down to a city. For I will dwell

in the mountains, and I will mix with the cities of men

only when women are worn by sharp labor pangs

and call out for help. The Fates assigned this role

to me when I was first being born, to help them

because my own mother carried me and gave birth

to me without effort...'

...her father laughed and nodded assent, and caressing her he said:

'When goddesses bear me children such as this,

I will care little for the jealousy of an angry Hera.

Take, my child, whatever you want, and ask for!

Your father will give other, still greater things. Cities

three times ten will I give, and more than a single

tower! Cities three times ten will know not

to glorify another god but you alone, and will be said

to belong to Artemis."

--- Callimachus, Hymn 3 "To Artemis," translated by Barry B. Powell

Art: "Diana" by Anonymous (16th century), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.