#Vesta is cursed /j

[konoa-t]

My stylus nib just broke, so there may not be quality art for a bit ;;;;;;

Here’s a crop of a Vesta doodle I was working on moments before it gave out lmao

[acourtofquestions]

"You'll come back," Manon said.

It sounded like more of a threat than anything

Dorian smirked. "Would you miss me if I didn't?"

Manon didn't reply. He didn't know why he expected her to.

He'd taken all of a step, when Asterin clasped his shoulder. "In and out, quick as you can," she warned him. "Take care of Narene." Worry indeed shone in the Second's gold-flecked black eyes. Dorian bowed his head. "With my life," he promised as he approached her mount and grasped the dangling reins. He didn't fail to miss the gratitude that softened Asterin's features. Or that Manon had already turned away from him.

A fool to start down this path with her. He should have known better.

The hours that passed were some of the longest of Manon's existence.

From anticipation, she told herself. Of what she had to do.

Abraxos, unsurprisingly, found them within an hour, his reins sliced from the struggle he'd no doubt waged and won with Sorrel. He waited, however, beside Manon in silence, wholly focused upon the gate where Dorian and Narene had vanished.

Time dripped by. The king's sword was constant weight at her side. She cursed herself for needing to prove-to him, to herself-that she refused to let him go into Morath for practical, ordinary reasons. Erawan wasn't at the Ferian Gap. It'd be safer. Somewhat. But if the Matrons were there … That was why he'd gone. To learn if they were. To see if Petrah truly commanded the host there, and how many Ironteeth were present. He had not been trained as a spy, but he'd grown up in a court where people wielded smiles and clothes like weapons. He knew how to blend in, how to listen. How to make people see what they wished to see. She'd sent Elide into the dungeons of Morath, Darkness damn her. Sending the King of Adarlan into the Ferian Gap was no different.

It didn't stop her breath from escaping when Abraxos stiffened, scanning the sky. As if he heard something they couldn't.

And it was the joy that sparked in her mount's eyes that told her.

Moments later, Narene sailed toward them, making a lazy path over the mountains, a dark-haired, pale-skinned rider atop her. He'd truly been able to change parts of himself. Had made his face nearly unrecognizable. And kept it that way.

Asterin rushed toward the mare, and even Manon blinked as her Second threw her arms around Narene's neck. Holding her tight. The mare only leaned her head against Asterin's back and huffed.

Manon hadn't dwelled long on what she'd say.

And as the three hundred Ironteeth witches filed into the hall, some coming off their patrols, Manon half wondered if she should have. They watched her, watched the Thirteen, with a wary disdain.

Their disgraced Wing Leader; their fallen Heir.

When all were gathered, Petrah, still standing in the doorway where she'd appeared, merely said, "My life debt for an audience, Blackbeak."

Manon swallowed, her tongue as dry as paper. Seated atop Abraxos, she could see every shifting movement in the crowd, the wide eyes or hands gripping swords.

"I will not tell you the particulars of who I am," Manon said at last. "For I think you have already heard them."

"Crochan bitch," someone spat.

Manon set her eyes on the Blackbeaks, stone-faced where the others bristled with hatred. It was for them she spoke, for them she had come here.

jacket, then hoisting up her white shirt. Rising in the stirrups to bare her scarred, brutalized abdomen. "She does not lie."

UNCLEAN

There, the word remained stamped. Would always be stamped.

"How many of you," Asterin called out, "have been similarly branded? By your Matron, by your coven leader? How many of you have had your stillborn witchlings burned before you might hold them?"

The silence that fell now was different from before. Shaking shuddering.

Manon glanced at the Thirteen to find tears in Ghislaine's eyes as she took in the brand on Asterin's womb. Tears in the eyes of all of them, who had not known. And it was for those tears, which Manon had never seen, that she faced the host again.

"You will be killed in this war, or after it. And you will never see our homeland again."

"What is it that you want, Blackbeak?" Petrah asked from the archway.

"Ride with us," Manon breathed. "Fly with us.

Against Morath. Against the people who would keep you from your homeland, your future." Murmuring broke out again. Manon pushed ahead, "An Ironteeth-Crochan alliance. Perhaps one to break our curse at last."

Again, that shuddering silence. Like a storm about to break Asterin sat back in the saddle, but kept her shirt open.

"The choice of how our people's future shall be shaped is yours," Manon told each of the witches assembled, all the Blackbeaks who might fly to war and never return. "But I will tell you this." Her hands shook, and she fisted them on her thighs. "There is a better world out there. And I have seen it."

Even the Thirteen looked toward her now.

"I have seen witch and human and Fae dwell together in peace. And it is not weakness to do so, but a strength. I have met kings and queens whose love for their kingdoms, their peoples, is so great that the self is secondary. Whose love for their people is so strong that even in the face of unthinkable odds, they do the impossible."

Manon lifted her chin. "You are my people. Whether my grandmother decrees it so or not, you are my people, and always will be. But I will fly against you, if need be, to ensure that there is a future for those who cannot fight for it themselves. Too long have we preyed on the weak, relished doing so. It is time that we became better than our foremothers." The words she had given the Thirteen months ago. "There is a better world out there," she said again. "And I will fight for it." She turned Abraxos away, toward the plunge behind them. "Will you?"

Manon nodded to Petrah. Eyes bright, the Heir only nodded back. They would be permitted to leave as they had arrived: unharmed.

So Manon nudged Abraxos, and he leaped into the sky, the Thirteen following suit.

Not a child of war. But of peace.

[romegreeceart]

Religion & mythology (tags)

Tag list of ancient deities, heroes, heroines, mythical beasts etc. Mostly from Greek, Roman and Etruscan world although a few gods from Egypt, Gallia and Germania are also included. Mostly pics. 

https://romegreeceart.tumblr.com/tagged/

A

Abudantia

Achilles

Agamemnon

Aequitas

Aeneas 

Aeneid 

Aion 

Aita (Etruscan god of underworld)

Altar

Amazons

Amphitrite

Andromache  

Andromeda

Anna Perenna

Antiope

Aphrodite 

Apis

Apollo

Ares

Argonauts

Ariadne

Aristaeus

Arval Brethren

Artemis

Asclepius

Athena

Athis

Atlas

Attis 

Augur  

B

Bacchus

Bal

Bast

Bastet

Baubo 

Bellerophon

Bellona 

Bona Dea 

Bonus Eventus

Briseis

C

Centaur

Cerberus

Ceres

Charon

Chimaera

Circe

Clytemnestra

Concordia

Cornucopia

Cumaean Sibyl

Cupid

Cupid and Psyche

Curse

Cybele

Cyclops

D

Daemons

Danae

Daphne

Deities

Demeter

Demigod

Diana

Dido of Carthage

Dionysus (1)

Dionysos (2)

Dioscuri

Dirce

Dragon

E

Early Christian art (1)

Early Christian art (2)

Eileithyia

Electra 

Eleusinian mysteries

Eos

Erinyes

Eros

Erotes

Euphrates (river god)

Europa

F

Faun

Festival 

Festival of Spes

Flamen

Flora

Fortuna

Fortuna Muliebris

G

Gaia

Galatea

Ganymedes

Garden of Hesperides

Genius

Gigantomachy

Glycon

God

Goddess

Gorgon

Greek religion

Griffin

H

Hades 

Hecate

Hector and Andromache  

Hector 1

Hector 2

Helen

Helios

Hera

Herakles

Hercules

Hermanubis 

Hermes

Herse

Hermaphroditus

Heroes of Trojan war 

Hilaritas

Honos

Horai

House of Atreus

Hydra

Hygieia

Hylas

Hymen

I

Icarus

Incense burner

Iphigenia

Isis

J

Janus

Jason

Juno

Jupiter 1 

Jupiter 2

K

Kassandra (Princess of Troy)

L

Lararium

Lares

Lasa

Leda

Leucothea

Libertas

Luna

M

Maenad

Magic

Magna Mater

Mars

Marsyas

Mater Matuta

Matrons (Germanic Mother goddesses)

Medea

Medusa

Melqart

Menvra

Mercurius

Metamorphosis

Metamorphoses

Minerva

Minor deity

Minotaur

Mithras 1

Mithras 2

Mnemosyne

Moirai

Muses

Mystery cult

Mysticism

Mythology

N

Narcissus

Nemean lion

Nemesis

Nemoralia

Neptunus

Nereid

Nike

Niobe

Nymphs

Nyx

O

Odysseus

Offering

Omphale

Ops

Oracle of Delphi

Oracle of Delphi 2

Orestes

Orion

Orpheus

Orphic

P

Pan

Paris

Pegasus

Persephone

Perseus

Phersipnei

Pluto

Polyphemus

Pontifex

Pontifex Maximus

Poseidon

Priapus

Priest

Priestess

Prometheus 

Pyramus and Thisbe

Pythian games

Q

Quirinus

R

Religion

Rite

Ritual

River God

Roma

Roman religion

S

Sacrifice

Salacia

Salus

Sanctuary

Saturnalia

Saturnus

Satyrs

Scylla

Sea centaur

Securitas

Selene

Sema Sancus

Shrine

Silen

Silenus

Sirens

Sol Invictus

Sons of Antiope

Sphinx

Summanus

Sylvanus

Syrian Gods 

T

Temple

Tethys

The Three Fates

Theseus

Thetis

Three Graces

Tinia

Titans

Tragic House of Cadmus

Treveris (city goddess of Trier) 

Triptolemus (Eleusinian mysteries)

Triton

Turan

Tyche

Typhon

U

Underworld

Uni 

V

Venus 

Venus de Milo

Venus Cloacina (Forum Romanum)

Vesta

Victoria 1

Victoria 2

Virtus

Votive offering 1

Votive offering 2

Vulcanus

W

Witchcraft

Z

Zephyrys

Zeus

[uneminuteparseconde]

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Billy Chyldish + Le Villejuif Undergroud + Petausaure (fest. BBmix) – Carré Bellefuille (Boulogne-Billancourt) 23. 999999999 + Jawbreakrs + Nico Moreno + Perc + Sentimental Rave + Softcoresoft + Trym + Parfait + UR trax – tba 24. TR/ST – Le Trianon 24. Mdou Moctar – La Boule noire 24. Midori Takada + Carla dal Forno + Felicia Atkinson (fest. BBmix) – Carré Bellefuille (Boulogne-Billancourt) 24. The Young Gods + Les Tétines noires – La Machine 26. Wardruna – Olympia 27. Poly-Math + Bruit ≤ + Maven – Supersonic (gratuit) 27. The Stranglers – Olympia 28. Derek Holzer + Cate Hope & Lisa McKinney + Antoine Schmitt & Hortense Gauthier (fest. Bruits blancs) – Le Cube (gratuit sur résa) 28. The Psychotic Monks – Trabendo 28. Artl + Powerdove – Petit Bain 29. Scanner – Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil 30. Mondkopf – Médiathèque musicale de Paris (gratuit) 30. Donato Dozzy + Max Cooper + Terry & Cyan Riley + Ensemble intercontemporain joue "Drumming" de Steve Reich + Ensemble Social Silence joue "Music for Airport" de Brian Eno + Apollo noir + Récital pour marimbas (Marathon fest) – La Gaîté lyrique Décembre 01. Motorama – La Maroquinerie 03. White Hills – Supersonic (gratuit) 03. Belgrado – Espace B 06. Phillip Glass Ensemble : cinéconcert sur "Koyaanisqatsi" de Godfrey Reggio – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 07. Phillip Glass Ensemble : cinéconcert sur "Powaqqatsi" de Godfrey Reggio – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 07. Kokoko! – La Gaîté lyrique 08. Phillip Glass Ensemble : cinéconcert sur "Naqoyqatsi" de Godfrey Reggio – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 11. Boris – Le Gibus  12. Mono + Jo Quail – Petit Bain 12. Kompromat (Vitalic & Rebeka Warrior) – La Cigale 13. Contrefaçon – La Gaîté lyrique 13. Regards extrêmes + Lisieux + Ascending divers – Les Voûtes 18. Amenra – Bataclan 2020 Janvier 04. Rokia Traoré + Ballaké Cissoko & Vincent Segal – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 16. Black Midi – Le Carreau du Temple 17. Edith Nylon – Petit Bain 18. Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree – Le 104 18. Franck Vigroux : "Flesh" (Biennale Nemo) – Maison des arts et de la culture (Créteil) 29. Rendez-Vous – La Cigale 30. Editors – Salle Pleyel 31. Tindersticks – Salle Pleyel Février 02. Sunn o))) – La Gaîté lyrique 09. Explosions in the Sky – La Cigale 13. Ride – Le Trianon 16. Orchestral Manoeuvre in the Dark – La Cigale 21. Ensemble Links joue "Drumming" de Steve Reich + Cabaret contemporain : "Détroit" + Molécule – Le 104 24. Sleater Kinney – Le Trianon Mars 06. Frustration – Le Trianon 07. Ensemble intercontemporain joue Steve Reich : cinéconcert sur un film de Gerhard Richter – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 20. Ensemble Dedalus joue "Occam Ocean" d'Éliane Radigue – Le Studio|Philharmonie 21. Front 242 + She Past Away – Élysée Montmartre 21/22. Laurie Anderson : "The Art of Falling" – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 27. Lebanon Hanover – La Gaîté lyrique 28. Ensemble Links joue "Drumming" de Steve Reich + Cabaret contemporain joue Kraftwerk – théâtre de la Cité internationale  Mai 08. Max Richter : "Infra" + Jlin + Ian William Craig – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 09. Max Richter : "Voices" – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 10. Max Richter : "Recomposed" & "Three Worlds" – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 24. Damon Albarn – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie

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“Don’t Disturb This Groove” by The System (1987)

“Don’t Disturb This Groove” is so great at creating a mood; a laid back pocket of pure joy. The song’s about when something is so good you don’t want it to end. Mic Murphy is singing about his lady, but he just as easily could be singing about “Don’t Disturb This Groove”, itself.

The System were in existence for half a decade before “Don’t Disturb This Groove” became their biggest hit; topping the soul charts and peaking inside the top 10 on the pop list. The fact that they never had a major pop hit before or after is befuddling; they were at the cutting edge of synth-pop for most of the ‘80s, and Murphy was an appealing (and photo & video-genic) vocalist. I went apeshit the first time I heard “Disturb”. I couldn’t have been more than 10, but I was already keeping charts of my favorite songs. “Don’t Disturb This Groove” and “Stone Love” by Kool & The Gang were my joints of spring ‘87. The former song has aged a lot better than the latter (no shade to “Stone Love”, though...it’s still a solid four stars.)

I don’t need to go long on The System just yet. There will be another two or three (at least) songs by them on this list. But it’s good to start with the one song of theirs everyone knows. 

How awesome (and sort of weird?) is it that the (LP version of the) biggest hit by one of the ‘80s greatest synth-based acts opens with a lengthy shriek of guitar feedback?

Four star songs between “Don’t Believe The Hype” and “Don’t Disturb This Groove”: “Don’t Bend Down” (Lovindeer, 1987) | “Don’t Blow A Good Thing” (Vesta Williams, 1986) | “Don’t Bother” (Shakira, 2005) | “Don’t Break My Heart” (UB40, 1985) | “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Electric Light Orchestra, 1979) |”Don’t Burn, Baby” (Sly & The Family Stone, 1967) |  “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey” (Sly & The Family Stone, 1969) | “Don’t Change” (Daryl Hall & John Oates, 1977) | “Don’t Come Around Here” (Rod Stewart feat. Helicopter Girl, 2001) | “Don’t Come Around Here No More” (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 1985) | “Don’t Come Home Too Soon” (Del Amitri, 1998) | “Don’t Cry” (either version) (Guns ‘n Roses, 1991) | “Don’t Cry” (J Dilla, 2006) | “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (Miami Mix)” (Madonna, 1997) | “Don’t Curse” (Heavy D & The Boyz feat. Grand Puba, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip and Kool G. Rap, 1991) | “Don’t Disturb This Groove” (Me’Shell NdegeOcello, 2018)