#Skorpios Island

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Dmitry Rybolovlev’s private island, Greece,

The designer team includes Snohetta, Populous UK and Peter Marino Architects.

[celestialgalaxyglow]

Was going down an internet rabbit hole when I discovered that Odysseus' kingdom was not just the island of Ithaca but several other islands around it. This is my own personal interpretation alongside creative liberties.

Purple - Ithaca

Green - Dulichium

Yellow - Same

Pink - Zakynthos

Blue - Meganisi

Orange - Kalamos

Brown - Kastos

Light Green - Atokos

Red - Asteris

Grey - Skorpios

The white is the Greek mainland.

[mrskennedy]

The newly married Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis holds on to her daughter Caroline while hand in hand with her husband Aristotle Onassis. They are photographed leaving the chapel in Skorpios Island. October 20th, 1968.

[rewritingcanon]

Honestly I love the interpretation of the Greengrass’s having some Greek heritage (I’m of Greek descent) and it honestly kind of lines up. Due to their surname definitely not being Greek I’d have to assume it’s on their mothers side, so the side that’s cursed.

I also love this because unlike every other character having Roman names, Daphne and Astoria (and Hyperion) are definitely Greek in origin no questions asked. I seriously doubt Scorpius’ middle name is from a Malfoy, and honestly it would make more sense if it was Astoria’s maternal grandfather or uncle.

Daphne the nymph had a connection to Apollo and Astoria’s original form Asteria has a connection to Artemis and Apollo, Apollo having taken over for Helios, Helios having taken over for Hyperion as sun gods. And Scorpius (Skorpio) the constellation also has a connection to Artemis and Orion! All of their names somehow relate and I love this detail.

Daphne was a naiad, a nymph of the river Ladon of Arkadia (more on Ladon later) or Peneios of Thessalia. Famously Apollo was attracted to Daphne and pursued her endlessly until in her exhaustion she asked for Gaia’s help. Gaia turned her into a tree, the laurel tree that Apollo is heavily associated with, and also — and I’m not kidding — was used as a symbol in the Festival of Delphi!

Asteria (the Titanesse of falling stars, prophetic dreams and the nighttime) has a surprisingly similar story, although with a lot more going on. Asteria was — like many Greek women — caught the eye of Zeus. He chased her around a bit until she became a quail, went into the water, and became the island of Delos. Delos is also the birth place of Artemis and Apollo, and Hera had done a very thorough job of trying to prevent Leto from birthing these twins, making it a whole big thing that she finally managed to birth them. So, Asteria has that motherhood connection too, specifically to the sun and moon.

Daphne and Astoria essentially both come from stories regarding a man wanting a woman and her becoming part of the wilderness when he can’t take no for an answer. Make whatever theories regarding their blood curse from that theme that you want.

Hilariously, Scorpius’ name sort of ties into this theme. Most constellations as we know them come from a corresponding Greek or Phoenician myth and Scorpius is no different. Orion the giant was harassing either Artemis herself, some of her hunters, or the Pleiades, and Artemis did not like this. So she created a horrifying monster to kill Orion, called the Skorpios. Orion died, and was placed among the stars to honour his valiant deeds, but the Pleiades were also in the stars and he promptly started harassing them again, so Skorpios (or Scorpius) was also placed among the stars to get this guy to knock it off. Astrologically speaking the Scorpius constellation even chases Orion through the night sky.

This has the hilarious effect of naming Daphne and Astoria after harassed women and Scorpius after the consent monster that’ll kill you if you don’t back the fuck off. Also the fact that so many of the Black family names relate back to Orion (Sirius is his dog, and Bellatrix is his shoulder) should not be missed.

So basically, don’t harass women when Scorpius is in earshot of you. Or, conversely, Delphi leave that child the fuck alone, Scorpius will ruin your day.

(I could say more, because there is actually a surprising amount to analyse when it comes to just these guys names, but I think this is enough for now.)

yknow what the greek greengrass family is slowly growing on me and i think this may be the last nail in the coffin for anything else because i have quite literally never heard a better exploration to the super frustratingly vague ‘blood curse that attacks greengrass women every few generations’ thing besides an ancient magic tied to greek myth. i remember someone else headcanoning this too.

idk how big of a deal this is in ur greek family but in mine names are HUGE and are especially big because its a greek thing to name ur kids after ur parents. like me, and my other firstborn cousins are all named after my papou, and my sister and secondborn cousin are named after my yiayia. so does that mean there was a scorpius greengrass 👀 most greeks i know typically dont have middle names but i guess there are some that do. one of my childhood friends had one for instance, and her middle name was her yiayia’s name so maybe that’s what hyperion is as you said (maybe i am reading too much into it since greengrass is certainly not a greek name so if the curse was greek than that line would probs be very diluted).

also rip scorpius if you were actually greek you wouldve loved kourabiedes. it wouldve done more for you than chocolate frogs ever did.

[kennedy-family-library]

On October 20, 1968, Jackie Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis on his private Greek island of Skorpios in the Ionian Sea.

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Sunday beach party. Maria Callas, Francesco Rossellini, Helmut Berger and Florinda Bolkan on Skorpios, Aristotle Onassis' island https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0uU2IPOLDtLiRJrfwGO6DTi9JGausxkRj6mw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The History of Christina O & Skorpios Island owned by Onasis. Join us on an enthralling journey as we delve into the captivating history and opulence of the Christina O yacht and the enchanting Skorpios Island, formerly owned by the Onassis family. Prepare to take a step back in time and unearth the hidden narratives concealed within these iconic landmarks.

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The History of Christina O & Skorpios Island owned by Onasis. Join us on an enthralling journey as we delve into the captivating history and opulence of the Christina O yacht and the enchanting Skorpios Island, formerly owned by the Onassis family. Prepare to take a step back in time and unearth the hidden narratives concealed within these iconic landmarks.

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Sanctioned Russian oligarch’s £100 million Greek island once owned by Aristotle Onassis is set to become €1million-a-week mega resort for wealthy elite The island of Skorpios is located in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of Greece It was once the home of the late shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is hoping to transform it into a mega resort   By Arthur…

[mavrosjj]

Mavros John Jack Onassis

born in Athens January 15 1979

Residence: Skorpios islands

========= MAVROS JOHN JACK ‘jj’ ONASSIS =======

Only living son of Aristotele Onassis Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

========= ’ Quella Magia chiamata Onassis ’ =======

[mrskennedy]

Jackie Kennedy Onassis swimming in the sea off Skorpios, the island owned by her husband Aristotle Onassis

November 1968

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🌍 Skorpios Island, Greece | 📸 Sam Horine 

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Skorpios - Greece (by Franco Pecchio) 

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Skorpios Island, Greece 

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