#Deity of love

[balshumetsbaragouin]

Lore Post: The Deity of Love and Hope

Considering the story being updated the most right now, it seems ridiculous that I haven't shared anything about this Divine. The theme(s) of Passion and Plasmatic Plague, and all of its future sequels, have to do with this particular being. I have a story involving one of their Relics, and the sequel of Passion involves a curse derived from material beings interactions with this Divine.

So, let's get to know the Deity that rules the Ideal of Love and Hope below!

Ceris-Óengus is a dual aspect Deity of Love and Hope, changing forms and genders by all who behold them to the form most pleasing and attractive. The ruler of all sorts of love, not just the sexual or romantic, they are considered to play an important role matchmaking, holding together a family, or binding lasting friendships.

They are especially called upon after bleak circumstances, in recognition that love and your loved ones give you hope for tomorrow. Although Ceris-Óengus rules love of every type, most people pray for their matchmaking guidance. And because many ghost desire a mate, as do many in the Living World, Ceris-Óengus is considered moderately powerful, able to influence the hearts and minds of those in the Zone and out of it to fall in love.

Possessing many acolytes and temple attendants, but much fewer servants than most deities, Ceris' shrines are on the larger and more elaborate side, stuffed to the brim with offerings of gold, incense/perfume, flowers, sweets, and silks, anything that could potentially win the eye of a lover is placed upon altars in their temple. Their altars also see used to celebrate certain family occasions, like the birth of a child, and dates/festivals that celebrate members of the family.

The expense and rarity of many of the offerings to the Deity make their temples a potential target for robbery. As a result, their temples are the most well-guarded in the Zone. Despite the fact they will not punish a parishioner for a stolen offering, most believe their gifts will not remain effective if removed from the altar before it is formally acknowledged. (There is some truth to this for certain specific rituals.) Formal acknowledgement is completed by either the Deity, or one of their Incarnations directly—which is unusual—or by the Head Acolyte of a temple. One might imagine a simple solution is to deal with the offerings quickly, however, offerings come in daily, at a pace that far exceeds the ability of their temple workers to attend to them quickly, so strict security is used instead.

The lavishness of some of the gifts and the gifting culture surrounding the temples mean Ceris’ temples in Lenaindros and Kingdom Drazi are especially well-appointed. That being said, the Deity experiences the highest level of popularity in small villages and towns throughout the Local Zone. This is because, despite their opulence, many of the temple goers in more established areas marry or become involved for reasons outside of pure love. Political, and other arranged, marriage fall far more closely under the purview of Coitreb with the offerings in more established areas tending towards family obligation and festival days. Worship of the Deity is also more popular among Afterlifers than Neverborn in general, as a history of worship on Love God(desses), romantic ideals, and newer habits of love marriages have always been more present among the Living than in the Spiritual Realm.

Though Ceris has few Servants, and even fewer Incarnations, those that exist possess a number of unique signs. These include unusual or rare hair and eye colors for their species, an especially appealing voice, or an oddly charismatic appeal that convinces others to do their bidding. When the Deity does work among the living, though this is always indirect, they are credited with being the source of epic tales of love and devotion(both filial and romantic). These tales often take on a life of their own through the ages, but there is always a grain of truth…

[kwainofhearts]

Prayers for Aspemone!

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Prayer to communicate

Oh Aspemone, my gracious lord, my fair maiden, extend your spear to me, share your wisdom with me, let me speak with you. In above as Beyond

Health prayer

Oh Aspemone, the mother of my will, father of my Health. Heal my sickness, rejuvenate my energy, give me the will to go on, give me the health to be. In above as Beyond

[endlessartpumpkin]

The flow of time is always cruel.

[thefloweredblade]

Vintage wlw will forever own my heart. We have been here for ages, and we won’t leave.

[oddthesungod]

Bringer of Dawn ☀️

[spirits-child]

You can find Aphrodite when you gush over romcoms. You can find Zeus when the rain pours and soaks your hair. You can find Hera when you're loyal to your friends and partners. You can find Ares when you argue with your parents over the causes you believe in. You can find Apollo when the sun caresses your cheek.

The gods are everywhere—you just need to know where to look.

[natjennie]

something about "your anger isn't scary to me" is making me so emotional. something about as above so below, cassandra as a mirror of kristen. something about "I've been dropping the ball a lot lately" and kristen's struggles with adhd. something about teenage girls and rage and fury and justice. something about adaine's vision of ruining fallinel and the sylvaire looking for revenge. something about sadness and doubt and anger and love. something about "I choose to understand" being the absolute core theme of d20 in general. something something.

[enden-agolor]

For the FD au Lukas is getting adventure gear that he wears when he's out doing his biome research 🤗 He can't always be wearing his professional attire, don't wanna risk dirtying it up. Also Dewey is his adventure companion he found and adopted while traveling.

[theoitheoitheoi]

Let the Gods anchor you in times of crisis, be your pillar to explore the world in a safe way.

They want nothing more than to watch you grow and keep you safe, no matter how 'close' your relationship is. You are enough.

Failing is apart of learning, they won't abandon you for being human.

[undeadmagick]

“i don’t know why apollo was so insistent on working with me. my vitamin d level is so low cause i hate the sun…”

> is an artist getting a degree in art

> writing a book

> dissociates into fictional worlds and acts them out for hours

> queer

> lip syncs every word/acts out songs even crying for the sake of acting

> can’t function without music in the background

> actively interested in psychiatry/psychology

> extensive knowledge on art history

> love for poetry

like oh yeah woops

[beautyofaphrodite]

Aphrodite and Ares

(Images found on Pinterest, all I did was arrange them)

[confused-theist]

Given how much cats love bathing in sunlight, I'm surprised and disappointed I've never seen art of Apollo with a bunch of very content cats all over him

[kwainofhearts]

Chaos Magick ideas of Kwain; Let's create our own Deity!

Hello! It's Kwain here, (Formerly known as Kideus), and yesterday I got an idea. What if I embrace the forever chaos witchery in my veins and created my own deity??

Well, I will document my journey here! Any questions are welcome!

Part 1; Creating my Deity

    So. I decided to do something not unheard of, but something fairly rare. Creating my own Deity. 

    The idea came from me searching for a being who is closely tied to Snakes, Death, Life and Rebirth, love and nature. Shouldn't be too hard, right? Well, I could only find someone in that direction and that was Corra, the Celtic Snake goddess. Just a problem with that one...  

    There is next to nothing known of Corra. She is a mystery.

So today, I will try to figure out a couple of things for our new Deity.

1. Archetypes they represent

2. Their name

3. What they rule over.

So, let’s begin!

I decided to go via the of deciding a few of the general archetypes and a few female archetypes, because I wanted them to be Genderless being, not bound by human gender binary. Picture's found from here

So now we have three archetypes picked out! They work with the Feminine Archetypes of Mystic and lover as well, so we will go with these three! Then next up! Their name!

I picked up the name Aspemone, coming from the combination or names Anemone and Aspen.

And lastly, what will they exactly rule over?

Glad you asked!

Snakes, Death, Life, Rebirth, Nature, Love in all it's forms and Creativity!

By Love in all it's forms I mean from parental to romantic to platonic and beyond.

[devotee-of-aphrodite-venus]

[seafoamsister]

you were created out of sand from the palm of aphrodites hand. she formed your body, your soul, your life out of bits of the sea & shells. every curve, every hip dip, every dimple, & every freckle she placed upon you for the goal to show beauty in various ways. the back rolls you loathe every time you look in the mirror was once a pebble from the ocean that aphrodite saw beauty in. the mole on your cheek was once a grain of sand aphrodite walked in. you were made with honor honey, you were made with a purpose from blessed lady aphrodite. do not be harsh on yourself. love yourself, treat yourself as a sanctuary. so mote it be

[aphrofaerie]

crying in front of your altar(s) at 2 am talking to the deities because nobody else will listen and their presence just helps you open up so much more than any human