#Matria

[digtalbeanie]

Matria | Canada x Puerto Rico

Art Based on a Hetalia RP Server I own.

This ship might be odd or surprising but it’s a beloved one between my Canada and my friend’s Puerto Rico (Maria).

If you are interested in a roleplay server or anything: https://discord.gg/YK33abgN

[sanoautoestima]

El Séptimo Arte, 2024.

[matriahospital]

Welcome to Matria Hospital – Redefining Maternity Care in Calicut 🌸

At Matria Hospital, we believe in making motherhood a joyous and memorable experience. Established in 2010 as the first dedicated woman and child hospital in Kozhikode (Calicut), we have delivered over 10,000 babies and created countless cherished memories for families.

✨ What Makes Matria Special? ✨

Expert Care for Mothers and Babies: Comprehensive services in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology, and Pediatric care.

Advanced Facilities: Birthing suites, NICU, 4D imaging, and premium accommodations.

Postpartum Pampering: Head baths, massages, breastfeeding training, and newborn care guidance.

Unique Celebrations: Cake-cutting ceremonies, baby massages, gifting plant saplings, and personalized birth stories.

Nature-Friendly Commitment: For every baby born, a sapling is planted to nurture a greener future.

At Matria, we blend state-of-the-art healthcare with a warm, boutique hospital experience designed for mothers and children.

📍 Visit us at : NH17, Bypass Road, Calicut - 673 014. Kerala. India 📞 Contact us at : +91 495 2436 000 | +91 9847 436 000 🌐 Explore more at : https://www.matria.in/

Let us make your journey to motherhood safe, memorable, and full of joy! 💕

[warningsine]

Directed by Álvaro Gago

Ramona’s life in a Galician fishing village is a constant hustle. Always sacrificing everything for her daughter’s future, she will be pushed to look inwards and to think that, maybe, there is something new to live for.

[1day1movie]

Matria (2023) Álvaro Gago Díaz.

[cinelandia]

Entrevista con Álvaro Gago Díaz, director de “Matria” (2023).

[marcusagrippa]

octavian tinyyyyy little naturals

[ithinkofnealcassady]

my wenchy napoletana mom and her even wenchier (wonderful) calabrese best friend are trying to arranged marriage me to the best friend’s nephew i grew up going to family functions with. he plays football he’s also italian i had a crush on him like a decade ago AND his parents are loaded. and he’s staying at my mom’s friend’s house this week so we’re going to visit. LMAO

[servuscallidus]

I'm not fully apologising because this is tumbrl, but my blog is going to be full on shakespeare for a couple days yet and then I'll read something written by someone else (such a Voltaire or Marlowe since now I want to read their JC and Edward II)

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Invitan a jornada "Arte y Feminismos: Haz Matria" en el Centro Cultural Jardín Borda

🖊#Cultura | Invitan a jornada "Arte y Feminismos: Haz Matria" en el Centro Cultural Jardín Borda SABER MÁS:

La Secretaría de Cultura y la Secretaría de las Mujeres, en colaboración con el colectivo Feministas Aliadas por el Arte, invitan a la jornada “Arte y Feminismos: Haz Matria”, que se llevará a cabo el 30 de noviembre a las 16:00 horas en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Centro Cultural Jardín Borda, en Cuernavaca. La titular de la Secretaría de las Mujeres, Clarisa Gómez Manrique, señaló: “Porque la…

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Alessandro Sipolo, "D'io Matria Vaniglia": recensione e streaming

Ci sono atmosfere, toni di voce, sonorità che riescono a essere inconfondibili nonostante il tempo che passa. Quelle che sa creare Alessandro Sipolo, cantautore bresciano giunto al suo quarto album in studio, rientrano esattamente in questa categoria. D’io Matria Vaniglia è il titolo scelto, non a caso, per questo nuovo capitolo, che facendo il verso allo slogan Dio, Patria, Famiglia vuole…

[machazer]

Kwitesencja mojej matrii nihilistycznej i nieheteronormatywnej podróży w siebie.

[sanoautoestima]

Festival Internacional del Centro Histórico de Campeche, diciembre 2024

[pumpkinprincess22]

The Pantheon

Before the Divine Warriors were worshipped as the primary religious deities in Ru'aun, before they were even born, at the creation of the universe there were the Old Gods. In Aphmau's time, the time of the Phoenix Alliance these Old Gods have been largely forgotten, there are few who remember their names, but they are still there, watching, waiting.

So if you have been following @warlocks-and-phoenixes MCD Rewrite Lore you may have heard mention of a pantheon of gods (known as the Torvan gods in her rewrite lore, but simply the Old Gods in mine). You may be wondering where they came from? That would be me. I accidentally hyperfixated a little too hard on pre-divine warrior religion in Ru'aun and created a Pantheon of gods based on the Greco-Roman gods. Below is an introduction to these deities. Some of the lore differs between my original concepts and Twilight's incredible lore but here is what I came up with. (and yes some of the names are just literal Latin words for their spheres of influence, although not always pronounced that way).

Primordial Deities

Chaea (Kai-a): Deity of Chaos Ordo (Or-doh): Deity of Order Lux (Lucks): Child of Ordo and Chaea, Deity of Light Khrona (Crow-na): Daughter of Ordo and Chaea, Goddess of Time Obscurus (Obscure-us): Son of Ordo and Chaea, God of Darkness Kaela (Kai-la): Daughter of Ordo and Chaea, Wife of Rugos, Goddess of the Sky Rugos (Rue-g-os): Son of Ordo and Chaea, Husband of Kaela, God of the Sea Terera (Teh-rare-a): Daughter of Ordo and Chaea, Wife of Saevus, Goddess of the Earth Saevus (S-eye-wuss): Son of Ordo and Chaea, Husband of Terera, God of Wild Spaces, animals and the hunt Fortunus (Fortune-us): Son of Ordo, Husband of Paesis, God of Prosperity and Fortune Paesis (Pie-sis): Daughter of Ordo, Wife of Fortunus, Goddess of Peace Ragnori (Rag-nor-ee): Child of Chaea, Deity of War

Other Deities

Luna (Loo-na): Daughter of Lux, Goddess of the Moon, Patron goddess of Werewolves Sol: Son of Lux, God of the Sun, Patron god of Meif’wa, Worshipped Monotheistically in Tu’La Aeta (Eye-ta): Daughter of Lux and Khrona, Goddess of Day Praeterus (Pry-tair-us): Son of Khrona, God of the Past Praesus (Pry-sus): Son of Khrona, God of the Present Futerus (Few-tair-us): Son of Khrona, God of the Future Obitus (Oh-bit-us): Son of Khrona, God of Death and the Dead Medica (Med-ick-a): Daughter of Obitus, Goddess of Medicine Pestilentia (Pest-ill-ent-ee-a): Daughter of Obitus, Goddess of Disease Hintera (Hint-aira): Daughter of Khrona, Goddess of Winter Veria (Vair-ee-a): Daughter of Khrona, Goddess of Spring Aeasta (Eye-as-ta): Daughter of Khrona, Goddess of Summer Autumna (Or-tum-na): Daughter of Khrona, Goddess of Autumn Noctus (Nock-tus): Son of Khrona and Obscurus, God of Night Tempestus (Tem-pest-us): Son of Kaela and Rugos, God of Storms Kanos (Kah-nos): Son of Tempestus and Terera, God of Volcanoes, Fire and Natural Disasters Wyvra (Why-vra): Daughter of Terera and Saevus, Goddess of Witchcraft, Mother of Wyvrens Fae (Fay): Daughter of Terera and Saevus, Goddess of Flora, Patron Goddess of the Fair Folk Avaritia (Av-are-ee-tee-a): Daughter of Ragnori and Fortunus, Goddess of Greed Miseria (Mis-air-ee-a): Daughter of Ragnori and Fortunus, Goddess of Misery Gloria (Gl-or-ee-a): Daughter of Ragnori and Fortunus, Goddess of Vanity Amara (Am-are-a): Daughter of Ragnori and Paesis, Goddess of Love Ludere (Loo-dair): Son of Ragnori and Paesis, God of Revelry and Merriment Kaisia (Kay-see-a) - Daughter of Ragnori and Paesis, Goddess of Justice, Wife of Eduard Ro’Meave, Matriarch of the Ro’Meave line, Patron Goddess of O’Khasis Oenaria (Oi-nare-ee-a): Daughter of Paesis and Fortunus, Goddess of Trade, Travel, and Communication Matria (Matt-ree-a): Daughter of Paesis and Fortunus, Goddess of Marriage and Family, worshipped at weddings and births Archona (Are-cone-a) Daughter of Paesis and Fortunus, Goddess of Craftsmanship Messia (Mess-ee-a): Daughter of Paesis and Fortunus, Goddess of Harvest

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RITES OF SYSTERYA - PAUL X READER X FEYD

SINOPSYS:

In the realm of Thalassa, where the matriarchal order dictates tradition and honor, where war is the law, the next Empress is thrust into a tumultuous journey of love and duty. Tasked with the ancient rite of seeking a spouse beyond her planet's borders, she finds herself entangled in a complex web of affection and allegiance. As she navigates the treacherous waters of romance, torn between Paul, scion of a prestigious lineage, and Feyd, a formidable warrior, she grapples with the delicate balance between personal desire and social expectation. Duty, love and lust.

Warning: violence, blood, gore, romance, posterior smut, +18.

The characters are aged up to 18, Paul, and 20, Feyd. You are a 18 year old, too.

Prologue

Look past what lies before your eyes and you shall see the truth.

Duty serves humans well, keeping the animalistic instincts at bay, on a leash, for humans are not as evolved as they think they are. You knew that, you knew the importance of duty for your planet, for your sisters, for yourself...

Yet, the need to surrender was running deep into your core, calling you away from everything you know. Who are you to disrespect traditions? To see yourself above the duties that your mother and sisters had and are going to have to fulfill? Are you so selfish that you saw yourself as better than them? Above the needs of your family? Have you always been that shallow? That selfish?

Looking into the guts of the time kept you humble, YOU ARE NO ONE, but a small piece on an ocean of possibilities. A shadow of the past and a small peek in the future, something that doesn't exist and never will.

So, you walked, head high, the metal of your armor tickling at every step, it has never been so heavy, like a thousand of pounds attached to your body. Yet, you walked with grace, not as the warrior you are, but as the Filha you should be from now on. The War is the future, the present is filled with another kind of duty.

Not even a glance at the surroundings, you couldn't turn your head, look at the red ocean below, the waves hitting the palace's walls, you could feel it tremble, or was it you? It didn't matter either way. 

Duty comes first, humanity comes first. Your mother will die, than you, and your sisters , and your daughter and her daughter. What lives is your name, your legacy, your culture. You are nothing. 

Your sisters, all sat on the floor, stoic like a stone, following every step you took with their own eyes. Not even they can defeat time, no amount of training is enough to win over time, over death. 

The Empress of the Systerya Matria, Zephyra Synara, stood up on her orlop, looking down at you. Piercing red eyes, staring into your soul. And you couldn't help but to think "Not even Her can defeat time, can overlook traditions, not even Her ignored duty", and, yet, you wanted to, you craved to run away, to live careless, to ignore what life wishes for you.

- Bow before your Empress. 

You did as she said, not even a thought, the act is natural as breathing. When the Matriarca commands, you shall obey, for you're not different from your sisters. You are all the same, came from the same seed, will go to the same land. 

One knee on the floor, on the other, your head sited. Taking your sword from its sheath, you extended your arms and offered Her your weapon. Never looking up. What is yours, is Hers, nothing less, nothing more. 

- My life is yours, the Sovereign Matriarch of us all, and I shall fulfill my duty with honor and intelligence, for that is the reason of my existence. Please, bless my travel for it shall be long and full of dangers.

You couldn't look up, but you knew they were all looking at you, taking on every movement your body made, voluntary or not. They were judging you, judging your surrender to the traditions, judging how trustworthy you really are. So, you focused your mind into the bloody waves bellow, into the wind hitting your hair through the open hall, into the familiarity of the Urutaus singing in the sky, their laments so familiar to your ears. Fear is the mindkiller, breath in, breath out, when there's no fear, only you remain, an open mind for clear thoughts. 

Duty calls you and you know its importance, so, why are you scared? Breath in, breathe out.

Then, you felt a hand pushing your head higher, the Empress locked Her eyes with yours, impossible to decifer. Regal in every bone. Breath in, breathe out. 

- I bless your journey, my kid. As each one of us, you shall be successful and bring glory to our sisterhood.

She offered her hand and pushed you up for an embrace. All of the sudden, hundreds of voices started to yell "Glory to Systerya! Glory to the Matriarch! Glory to our Filha!", chanting together, blessing you, promising: duty brings glory. It's your time to shower us with your glory.

"Glory to our Filha! Glory to our Filha!"

The Empress freed you from the embrace, you didn't register when it happened, but there she was, holding your own sword at the top of your head. 

- My voice is the voice of the One Above All, my words, are Hers, touching my skin, is touch Her sacred body.

The tip of the sword drew blood from your head, the red tinted your temples, your nose, your mouth. You tasted your own blood, it entered your mouth as you kept it open, regenerating what was lost.

- We bless your journey, Filha, for that's your purpose. 

When the sword was offered back to you, the metal facing your core, you took it, drawing blood from your hands. 

It was done. Now, you are no longer a Systeriarian or a Thalassian, you are no one until you give them what they want. For everyone out of the Empire, you are the heir of Systerya, a honarable daughter and the best warrior an army could ask, but for your sisters, for your Empress, you are nothing. You worth nothing from now on, not until you fufill your sacred duty.

"Glory to our Filha! Glory! Glory! Glory!"

Don't look around, don't look back, don't look down. Always to what lies in front of you. 

Glory! Glory! Glory...

I don't want to write a character devoid of life, I want something the fits the Dune universe, that has substance to it.

[leserattevirginie]

When True Night Falls by C.S. Friedman

Genre: Sci-Fantasy Star Rating: 4,25 ⭐️

Plot: ⬜️ Plot holes big enough for a herd of elephants ⬜️ I think I’ve read this before. (Unoriginal to the max.) ⬜️ No plot, just vibes ✅ Enjoyable but not super memorable. ⬜️ You have my undivided attention. ⬜️ Mind = Blown

Characters: ⬜️ Mary Sue is in the house! ⬜️ These are cardboard cut-outs. ⬜️ Good main cast, but the rest is forgettable at best. ⬜️ Generally well written. ✅ Complex ⬜️ What do you mean characters? These feel like real people!

Personal Enjoyment: ⬜️ DNF ⬜️ Somebody free me from this hell (but also no, I won’t DNF) ⬜️ WTF did I just read??? ⬜️ I don’t like it, but I also don’t hate it. ⬜️ It’s a good book but I just never want to pick it back up. ⬜️ No strong feelings either way. ⬜️ Enjoyable read ✅ What a page turner! This is fun! ⬜️ I think I’m in love ⬜️ (new) all time favourite

World Building: ⬜️ This takes place in our world. ⬜️ Worldbuilding what worldbuilding? ⬜️ This feels like a TV set. ⬜️ Not super deep, but present. ✅ Detailed, believable. ⬜️ You bet every single ant has its own 100 page backstory!

Pacing: ⬜️ drags/is rushed in all the wrong places ⬜️ Inconsistent ⬜️ something undefinable feels off ⬜️ I don’t love it it but it fits the book perfectly. ✅ Good/no complaints ⬜️ Amazing! Could not put this down!

Writing: ⬜️ This is painful ⬜️ I’m cringing ⬜️ Not great, but not bad either. ⬜️ Neutral (Didn’t really notice.) ✅ Elegant but not overly flowery. ⬜️ So beautiful I actually stopped and noticed it. ⬜️ I’m not sure if this is just a bad translation. ⬜️ I’m not confident enough in my language skills for this language to comment on the quality of the writing.

I think this is the first series where my favourtite part is just the world itself! I certainly haven't ever enjoyed reading about fantasy-christianity before xD

Somehow this continues to be one of the gayest fantasy series I've ever read, even if it is all unintentional (how?!?!) subtext.

One burning Question I have left: does the author just hate all her female characters? Last book, Ciani was amazing, but the majority of the time the readers get to spend with her she had the personality of a wet towel. (Yes for plot reasons, and maybe only because Damien just started to see her that way, but still.) Then she regains her personality and we never see her again. This book, pretty much all named women who had more than half a page of "Screen Time" died. Jenseny was a surprise for me because I usually don't enjoy the random overpowered child who is there to further the plot, but I really liked her. And then she died. (With style, and very heroically, but still.) Which leads me to Hesseth. Justice for Hesseth, she was way too cool to go so soon! Badass explorer Rasya? Dead to make Damien and the new Patriarch sad. Even the Matrias were all burned at the stake (or worse). I think the only one who survived is the one that Gerald brings along as a snack. I can only hope that she gets the opposite character arc, and starts out as sad, scared vampire food only to become an interesting character later? Oh, and I suppose Narilka - whose great deeds amount to *checks notes* not being brutally murdered despite being pretty - is still around somewhere, hopefully living her best life.

oof this came out as more of a rant than I had anticipated 😅

I'll end this on a positive note and say that I absolutely LOVED seeing how Damien and Gerald are starting to influence each other in their actions, their little moments throughout the book were a delight. Especially that one time when they looked at a random valley and went "You know what would improve this place by 200%? HORSES." Gotta love that Gerald is pretty much evil incarnate and yet somehow such a horsegirl at the same time xD.

Oh, and the Unnamed One made me laugh. I know he probably shouldn't but here we are xD There's just something about Gerald (understandably) panicking at the end of the book, and the Big Evil Entity probably wouldn't even have noticed anything was amiss for years if it weren't for Calesta. (And even then there's that one stray thought that insists that Gerald has been doing a great job overall xD)

Oh well, that's all from me until I get the 3rd book.