#Epic Artemis

[meteor752]

The Greek gods and how willing they are to fuck Odysseus (at least according to me)

Not doing all of them, there’s so many

Zeus: He most def would, but not because Ody is special. Like, it’s Zeus, the man would fuck anything as long as it’s breathing. I do think he’d enjoy the pleasure of messing with his older brother though, so he’s extra into it for that

Poseidon: Oh yes. He’d deny it if asked, but he wants to fuck him so badly

Hades: I think he’d fuck him mainly to see what all the hype is about. And to mess with Poseidon of course

Hera: Nah, she’s surprisingly loyal. Which like bitch why

Hestia: Asexual queen

Demeter: She has no idea who Odysseus is tbh. Don’t think she’d be too into it anyways

Apollo: Yeah! That’s not a good thing for Ody tho, as it never ends well for Apollo’s mortal lovers. Mans might be in danger

Artemis: Asexual lesbian queen

Athena: See with her, I don’t know. Their bond is strictly platonic, but I don’t think they’d be against the idea of fucking each other. I do think she’d make him fight for it

Ares: Now for most of the duration of the musical, no I do not think he’d be interested. But after he repeatedly stabs Poseidon with a trident? Oh boy

Aphrodite: Yeah, he’s just her type! Tough warrior that’s secretly a sub :)

Hermes: Mans been willing to fuck him for a long ass time, like I’m impressed by his level of self restraint actually

Dionysus: Is in the same seat as Demeter in that he has little idea of who this dude actually is. Don’t think he’d turn him down though

Hephaestus: I don’t think so, but I have no concrete reason for that answer. Vibe check

Aeolus: No thanks :)

[firinnie]

"Very well"

After these words Athena returned to Olympus and slowly walked to her siblings, who after seeing Odysseus' epic fight gave them a moment. They were shocked when her smile twisted the other way and she stopped halfway with tears running down her face.

"H-he doesn't-" The goddess started when she was on her knees and everyone else in shock tried to give her comfort. After the game she allowed them to get close to her. "He doesn't want to have anything to do with me, never!"

When she finally collapsed from exhaustion after hours of crying Hermes decided that he should be the one to bring his grandson in line.

Either he or Ares who for Odysseus being "ungrateful" would be ready to make him a punching bag.

When Hermes returned his face was... surprising.

"Have you talked to him?" Aphrodite asked first. "Why did he ignore our sister like the biggest-" "I um… that's not what I was talking about with him." Hermes replied. "I really didn't have a way to talk to him normally."

When the entire hall had sputtered with indignation, the messenger finished the story. "Generally, when his lovely dove fell asleep, Ody went to the balcony to cry his eyes out." "Cry, what? Why?" Apollo said. "Because he says Athena doesn't want him anymore."

There was silence, broken by Hephaestus' snort after a while.

"We let Athena and someone Athena chose have an honest conversation to say everything directly and without any metaphors? Wonderful idea."

At least not everything is lost yet then.

…

Generally, it's one in the morning and I had such an idea, maybe a longer fic from this?

[mer-acle]

2nd Gen Olympian nicknames

(I know we kinda always use nicknames when we write about the sillies, but these are what I think would actually be used by the characters. Obv just headcanon, sorted by age lol)

Athena

Doesn't like nicknames, which makes her siblings use them all the more, particularly when they're younger.

Ath (on occasion, by Artemis, Apollo, or Hephaestus), Thena (that one kinda sticks after God Games), Attie (by Ares when he was a kid without self-preservation instinct, now sometimes by Hermes who has a deathwish), Thea (by Ody and Fam)

Hephaestus

Doesn't mind, doesn't care.

Heph (by everyone, even Athena surprisingly), Phaestus (rarer but it happens), Hephie (by Hermes, naturally)

Aphrodite

Actually loves nicknames, but loves terms of endearment even more. Ares hasn't used her name to her face in centuries, if he didn't call her my love, my darling, or my little dove, she would literally cry bc she would think he was breaking up with her.

Dite (The casual one most of her siblings use), Aph (Apollo, serious), Dovie (Somebody please contain Hermes)

Ares

His name has two syllables. One might argue for ARES (Athena, annoyed). Otherwise just endearment from Aphrodite, and descriptors like The Angry One. Please be nicer to Ares everyone he deserves better.

Artemis

Doesn't mind nicknames per se, but is particular about which ones.

Artie is out of the question (not even Hermes, Artemis is a ranged fighter), Temi or Ari is fine (Apollo, her girls, and on occasion some of the others)

Apollo

Is genuinely sad that Pollo is the only variant of his name that's halfway reasonable. Yes, people call him "Sunshine" (Okay, Hermes does, and his bf/gf do too), Pollo... honestly most of the siblings have used it but it doesn't really stick.

Hermes

Literally nobody shortens his name, but I guarantee every god and goddess has called him "little shit" at least once.

Dionysus

Honestly if the drugs kick in he answers to no variant of his name lol. It's Dio, by pretty much everyone, always (apart from Athena pre-God Games who stubbornly uses his full name)

[pastellpeachz]

HIIIIIIIIIIIIII i love ur art!!!

please can you do Artemis????

(chibi or detailed :3)

Here she is! (´▽｀)

[shinedoitsulikeabright]

So, about God Games...

I know I recently made a similar post in regards to 600 strike, but I can't stop thinking about what this song could've looked like if we had all 12 Olympians taking part.

So, this is what I've managed to come up with thus far. It ain't much, but it's honest work.

(I won't be going in any particular order. This is going to be a long post so brace yourselves.)

Dionysus: His whole argument is that Odysseus never lets loose and parties. Instead, he's spent these 20 years being all miserable and serious.

Athena's rebuttal: Sure, he never lets loose, but how could he? He's been continuously going through nightmare after nightmare. If Dionysus agrees to let him go, he'd return to his usual whimsical, silly guy self and party for days to come, celebrating the reunion with his family.

Hermes: Although Hermes wants to let Ody go, he still chooses to tease Athena because he's a troublemaker like that. He would say something obviously wrong, just so Zeus can't say that he didn't participate. He'd probably say something dumb like "had Ody been smart, he would've entered Circe's palace and simply stolen the piggies when she wasn't looking".

Athena's rebuttal: She'd roll her eyes but play along. Her response would basically be no, he couldn't have done that because Circe would've known. And even if he succeeded what would he do with a dozen pigs on board? She'd then point out how similar the two are: both very cunning, manipulative and skilled with words.

Demeter: Her argument could be that while Odysseus was away, he failed to take care of his land and people, leading to the agriculture suffering (because I honestly doubt that Penelope had the mental capacity to attend to all that the way she normally would with everything on her plate).

Athena's rebuttal: She'd try to draw the parallel between the relationship between Demeter and Persephone and Odysseus and Telemachus. She could point out how heartbroken Demeter felt when she couldn't see her beloved daughter, tugging on her heartstrings and convincing her that Odysseus was going through the exact same agony.

Artemis: I honestly think she wouldn't care about Ody. The only reason why she'd participate is to appease Zeus. Anyway, I think she could do the Hera bit where she's like "gimme one good reason why I should help".

Athena's rebuttal: Athena could try to recount the boar encounter to show how great of a hunter Odysseus is. Plus, she could add that Ody's weapon of choice is the bow aka something that Artemis also uses.

Apollo: Since we're doing Artemis, might as well do her twin next. Apollo, as the patron god of Troy, could point out that Odysseus destroyed the walls he helped build. Then, he could also add that argument about the sirens.

Athena's rebuttal: Here, Athena could say that it wasn't Ody who destroyed the walls, but the Trojans who demolished them in order to let the wooden horse in. As for the sirens, she can repeat that argument she used in the official song. Or, better yet, say that if Odysseus returned home, his journey would inspire countless songs and works of art.

Hephaestus: I think his entire bit is perfectly fine (both in terms of the argument, as well as the rebuttal). Either way, I doubt Hephaestus really cares and it shows. He just wants to get back to work... And Athena wants to be out of there asap considering their history.

Aphrodite: I think her argument is good, although I do find it a bit strange since she is most typically associated with romantic/sexual love. Hera or Hestia would've been better picks for familial love imo. Anyway, if I were to rewrite her argument, I'd make her be petty and say something like "he hasn't bed his wife in 2 decades!". Overall, she really couldn't care less, she just wants to mess with Athena.

Athena's rebuttal: I think she'd snap and be petty back, saying something like "well, who's fault is that?" (considering it was Aphrodite who basically started the Trojan War). Then, she'd recompose herself and say that if Aphrodite agreed to free Odysseus, he'd return to his wife and make up for all the lost passion.

Ares: Great argument imo, no notes. Sidenote, but I love Ares so much. In fact, I named my first dog after him.

Athena's rebuttal: Her canon rebuttal needs work, I think. After all, it wasn't the lack of bloodshed Ares had a problem with, but cowardice. If I were to rewrite it, I'd make Athena defend Ody's actions by pointing out that what Ares sees as "cowardice" was simply strategy. As for the Telemachus call-out, she could point out Ares' hypocrisy. On one hand, he insults the kid for being pathetic and on the other, he prevents his father from returning home, thus not allowing him to teach the necessary skills he needs in order to be a warrior. Additionally, she could appeal to Ares' softer side. He's one of the few gods who actually loves and cares about his kids, so she could appeal to that.

Poseidon: Yes, the big, bad man himself. At first, Athena is a bit worried about her ability to convince him (I mean, in the original Odyssey it says that he was one of the few gods she feared opposing directly + they already have a strained relationship due to the Athens rivalry). However, Poseidon is so done with this mortal that he just lets him go before his niece even gets the chance to open her mouth. In reality, he wants Ody to be set free just so he could kill him with his own hands. He's way too invested in this, dammit.

Hera: As the goddess of marriage and family, Hera could argue that Odysseus had been a bad husband and father. I mean, he spent 20 years pissing off gods and monsters instead of focusing on returning to his wife and child.

Athena's rebuttal: Athena could argue that he's actually been an exceptional family man considering how much he was willing to sacrifice just to return to those he loved. Then, just to put the nail in the coffin, she'd repeat the whole "never once has he cheated on his wife" slam dunk.

Zeus: Our thunder bringer isn't exactly pleased that his daughter beat the game. In fact, he's pissed because she not only humiliated him by winning, but she also won by humiliating him (with the whole not cheating argument). Anyway, the canon event happens where he strikes her with lightning and she begs for Ody to be set free.

[mmmgert]

i heard that artemis is in the warrior!penelope au version of god games SO THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO SHOW OFF MY DESIGN FOR HER

artemis doodles:

[maraki-of-the-fandoms]

If Artemis was in the God games

Artemis :You remember that I was at Troy's side. And he is the reason of its destruction, right?

Athena: But he is such a great archer and hunter

Artemis: And yet he decided that marriage is better than hunting

Athena: Look if you release him he is gonna do cool bow thinks and shoot a lot of creepy perverts.

Artemis: How many perverts?

Athena: 108

Artemis: You promise!?

[mushroom-the-trauma]

What... What if I put them next to each other?

Colored Artemis as promised. Can you tell they're siblings?

@thereareotherwaysofpersuasion @please-be-nice-im-sensitive

[ruthlessness69]

Do any other gods have eyes that giveaway their emotions or is poor Poseidon alone in that?

That's such an interesting question, THANK YOU 🫰

((i didn't have time to make proper illustrations, so there's more of text than pictures))

So, my version of Poseidon has mood-switching eye color, you can read about it here and here. What about others?

Zeus: he has bluish violet eyes at default, and they turn yellow just like Poseidon's, when Zeus is angry or when he's overfilled with power, is going to attack, etc. And his eyes also glows when they're yellow. That's because of his lightning :3⚡

(btw when Poseidon takes his monster form his eyes fully glows with turquoise, like there are no pupils, just the turquoise light)

Apollo: he has golden eyes and his whole body glows. He just glows brighter the more emotional he is at the moment ☀️

Dionysus: green eyes that turn purple when he's drunk or when he's angry. When he's drunk AND angry his one eye would be green and the other one would be purple 🍇

Hephaestus: he's eyes literally burn with fire when he's angry ⚒️

Artemis, Athena and Hermes have so called "hollow eyes", they can glow with white sometimes, but it has nothing to do with their emotions. All three of them have an emotionally closed type of character 🦉🌙⚕️

Ares: his eyes are normally red but they turn black when he's sad or distressed ⚔️

Aphrodite: pink eyes than can glitter with gold. They don't really change cause she has a stable type of emotional system 💕

Demeter: green eyes, also do not change much. Also stable character 🌾

Hestia: orange eyes similar to flame. She's a stable one too~ 🔥

Hades: normally his eyes are violet, when he's angry (which don't happen often, he tends to be indifferent in most situations) they turn red ☠️

Hera... idk about her 🤣 what do you think??

[therapybard]

Athena Sibling Headcanons

Note: I'm far from an expert on Greek mythology, so most of this is vibes based. I am also going off the headcanon that Athena is the oldest

Apollo: They both have a lot of respect for each other, but they don't talk much. Apollo looked up to Athena when he was younger. That faded as he grew up and got tired of her no-nonsense attitude. He's all about finding a healthy work-life balance and Athena... isn't. He loves her handicrafts but the way she talks about it puts a bad taste in his mouth. She acts like it's inherently less worthy than her other domains and only engages in it as a favor to others. As if art has no worth besides utility. He also doesn't like how Athena talks about wounds and punishments, mostly when Zeus punishes one of the gods. Athena thinks some pain should remain as a lesson, while Apollo can't resist the urge to heal everything, no matter what caused the injury.

Artemis: Artemis is one of the two Olympians that would call Athena a friend, even if Athena's pride wouldn't let her say the same. They've had a lot to bond over. You'd think it'd mostly be female warrior stuff, but most of their talks are like "Everyone else in this stupid family is so obsessed with sex what's wrong with them get me out of here". As Artemis started drifting away from the family, she tried to encourage Athena to do the same. She knew how dissatisfied she was under Zeus's thumb. Athena refused, reminding Artemis not to neglect her duties. This drove a wedge between them that has yet to fully heal. Even so, they speak to each other often and always seek the other out at social gatherings.

Aphrodite: Athena, contrary to popular opinion, respects and appreciates Aphrodite's domains. Love is a very important force in the world and is clearly very powerful. It just isn't for her. No just romantic love, but attachments in general have never worked out for her. She prefers clear, transactional relationships. It's safer. Aphrodite resents Athena for this. No matter how much Athena insists she respects Aphrodite, words have never meant anything to her. Aphrodite values actions, provable passion. Athena, in her eyes, has no passion whatsoever. She's just their father's living weapon, ready to do his bidding at a moment's notice. Aphrodite can't understand her and has given up trying.

Ares: WAR SIBLINGS!!!! Okay, I know I know, most depictions put them at odds. That's all well and good, and I like that to an extent, but they certainly don't hate each other. They bicker and complain and put each other down, but they know they're both necessary. I've always interpreted Athena as representing generals while Ares represents the soldiers. Athena thinks Ares is too small-minded and bloodthirsty. Ares thinks Athena is dishonorable and passionless. He hates trickery and fully believes in a "might makes right" approach to warfare. Athena just sees war as a means to an end, hopefully a peaceful one.

Dionysus: Athena mostly ignores Dionysus. He's got his own thing going on and it's... fine, but it has nothing to do with her. Whatever. Dionysus, on the other hand, hates Athena. In an arch enemy sort of way. He doesn't actively want to harm Athena, but he hates everything she stands for. She's always serious, says wine 'distorts the mind' too much for her liking, considers dancing a waste of time, and NEVER goes to his parties. The audacity...

Hephaestus: (note: I like the version of his story where he's just Hera's child so maybe he should be here, but come on. He should be here.) Athena's other friend! He's probably the god Athena talks to most often, even more than Zeus. They're both the introverts of a family. Everyone else is just so loud and chaotic. When things are overwhelming, they'll often go to each other and craft/forge in silence. Despite her obsession with utility and efficiency, she's the only Olympian besides Hestia that never pushed Hephaestus to 'fix' his disability. She accepted him as he was, and helped him a lot when he finally decided to work on a metal leg. While their other siblings consider Athena cold and emotionless, Hephaestus knows appearances aren't everything. So what if she doesn't show her love the way everyone else does? He knows she's a good person at her core.

Hermes: Hermes is the only Olympian that works as hard as Athena does, granting him her infinite respect. They share a love of speed and efficiency. Though they have almost nothing else in common, it's enough for them both. While she isn't a huge fan of mischief, she can admire the thought that goes into his pranks. He's intelligent and Athena knows it. She just wishes he always put his energy to better use. Hermes, similarly, likes Athena. They aren't friends, and he's more than willing to smack talk her with their siblings, but he knows how hard she works and respects that. He helps keep people away when Athena's busy, and she lets him hide in her palace when he takes a prank too far.

[st4bb1ng-y0u-w1th-my-p3nc1l]

never coloring this ever ❤️ BUT RAAAAHHH LOOKLOOK APOLLO LOOKS SO EATABLE!!!! GRABS YOU BY THE NECK FORCES YOU TO LOOK /sillyy :3 (im finally happy w/ my art bitch im literally being giddy nd all over looking at this hahah)

.. tbh maybe i WILL finish it who knows

[bladevoyager]

@siennamakeschaos @lizzzzzzzzzzzzzz---lol

my favorite sibling duo :)

[firinnie]

I'm looking too hard BUT

Do you know that Anticlea, Odysseus' mother, was a follower of Artemis as a young girl?

On the other hand, we have Eumaeus, he was a boy that her husband bought for her and whom she raised as her own. And do you know that it was only thanks to Artemis?

Eumaeus in book XIV tells Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, that he was from a royal family and was cared for by a wet nurse. The girl was tempted by traders on the ship and believed that one had fallen in love with her. She boarded the ship with the child and they both became slaves, but only the child was sold. The woman was killed by Artemis herself for an unknown reason.

I have three solutions to this.

1. If Anticlea and Artemis have good relations, then Artemis did it because she knew that the boy would end up with her faithful one, due to Apollo's prophecy.

2. If the relations were bad (Anticlea promised virginity to the goddess but ran away with Laertes, we don't know the story) she did it for the child itself, giving a sign that it should not be harmed by the men. She was a protector of the young in the bone after all.

3. She did it for Eumaeus's wet nurse, probably the traders wanted to "harm her" and by killing her it did not come to an act of insult. Maybe she was a virgin and prayed to the goddess?

I know that the gods generally have the right to help two people even without independence, but I stated that since she had such an important role in both of their lives that were connected, so why not?

[mer-acle]

soooooo let's do some worldbuilding

since I have my winged!Athena design it kinda makes sense that the other gods would have aspects of their sacred animals too, so here's my current list (ideas welcome I'm not 100% on this)

"Rules": Everyone gets one animal and no doubles (sorry Hades, no screech owl for you)

Zeus - wings (eagle)

Poseidon - teeth and fin (shark)

Hades - horns (black ram)

Hera - tail (peacock)

Demeter - scales (spotted lizard)

Hestia - horns (cow)

Athena - wings (owl)

Hephaestus - armhair and tail (donkey)

Ares - wings (vulture)

Aphrodite - wings (sparrow)

Artemis - antlers and white freckles (deer)

Apollo - scales and fangs (snake)

Hermes - whatever the fuck his head/ankle wings are (hawk)

Dionysus - spots and fangs (panther)

So anyway these would be canon for FtbL (I need to adjust the god games chapter accordingly lol) and for any other iterations of Winged!Athena of mine.

Here's some extras for non-Olympians

Triton and Pallas both have scales bc water fish stuff

Prometheus- wings (Phoenix) (I am proud of this one)

Metis - wings (Jay) (I made that up bc Jays are really smart and also very pretty lol)

Persephone - wings (bee)

(edited, Heph, Poesidon, Aphrodite and Dio. Yes I keep editing this stuff.)

[pastellpeachz]

Artemis X Aeolus art..?

Here they are! Sorry it took a while, currently having artblock 〒▽〒