#because i still can't get over athena and hestia being together

[themoonking]

honestly, as a lesbian, the "this all-female religious group has taken a solemn vow of chastity, pledging to remain virgins all their lives... so they get around it by having sex with each other 😜" trope is a red flag when written by literally anyone other than a lesbian

[0lympian-c0uncil]

I request more Hephaestus for MY mentally health SPECIFICALLY

He is LARGE like 6 ft 8

Total power-lifter body type

 Is taller than Ares and is one of the only advantages he has over him

 Has prosthetic legs that can extend if he needs them to

 BEAR. absolute BEAR

 Bro is a total male wife and we love him for it

 Loves Talos with his whole being and mourned his destruction greatly 

Cat person you can't convince me otherwise.

He has a baby kitten who he found in a scrap yard he was searching. the kitten was missing its two front legs and was abandoned there to die and he was like “damn I relate to this kitten way too much.”

So he took him in and named him aphid

He also made Aphid his own pair of prosthetic kitten legs.

Knows how to cook but like in a “I’ll only cook if I really need to.” way

Spends most of his time in his Forge so the other gods will usually come and visit him there

A pretty good artist to be honest, he and Artemis will draw together sometimes.

 Insane fighter

Has forges EVERYWHERE. and I mean everywhere. usually because all the gods need him in some place for extended amounts of time.

Has a soft spot for Hera even after what she did to him.

 obviously best friends (with benefits sometimes) with Dionysus

 isn't really married to Aphrodite anymore but the two are still in a relationship that is healthy now

Is Happily married to Aglaia  though

 has a really good relationship with Hestia and Demeter

 totally as a man bun 

 a huge teddy bear loves to cuddle but is really shy to ask or proud of the two

 Athena, Hephaestus, Apollo = nerd Trio ( I say in a loving way)

 actually really close to Hermes surprisingly

 Hephaestus is the only one Hermes stops to talk to for extended amounts of time

 isn't as fucked up as the other gods but boy is he up there

 to be honest he wants to live on the seashore To be closer to his mother Thetis and get away from the  Insanity of Olympus

[frostplays]

Found out recently that Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades got their domains by drawing lots, and that got me thinking, what if they drew different lots?

And then that became "what if all the gods' domains were swapped with one another's domain?"

And here we are

These three maintain their personalities, Zeus is still horny, Hades is kind, and Poseidon is also horny- WHY ARE TWO THIRDS OF THEM HORNY?????

Hera and Aphrodite switch, With Hera now shipping people together and if it begins to go awry, she'll FORCE it to go the way she wants it to.

Leto's kids have had their domain switched, with Athena becoming a bisexual disaster who kinda just freezes up everytime she talks to someone she finds hot (like Hestia), and is really short, being 5' 2", and Apollo becoming the chaste virgin with a pension and a proficiency for murder. He's 5' 10" by the way, so he's taller than Artemis. He mocks her for it on occasion.

The two main gods of war also switched, with Athena becoming the goddess of war and courage (and murder), who is an absolute gremlin, might I add, and Ares, as the virgin god of wisdom and war, and resident straight man, alongside Apollo.

And here's the gods of fiery things, Hestia, goddess of the forge, and also very merry and friendly individual. You can also see why Artemis gets flustered around her, because not only is she hot in BOTH temperature and appearance, but she is really strong and dependable. And there's Hephaestus, god of the hearth flame, who is not only a very cheery guy (think Daruk), but also takes fire safety very seriously, because "I can't be watching over EVERY fire, no matter how hard I try, so be safe with your use of fire, as it's VERY destructive!" Yes, he's like Smokey The Bear as well. He can be both.

And here's Dionysus, the new god of the harvest, who's scythe is REALLY powerful, as in full-power swing can break a pit down to Tartarus, powerful, so don't give him a reason to hate you, 'cause then you'll end up a mangled mess of meat. And Demeter's here, too, the new goddess of wine and theater, and also an immense girlfailure, now an actual girl, with all the friendliness and patheticness of actual theater kids!

And here's the messagers, Iris, new god of thieves, sorcerers, messagers, anyone who uses their wits, a trickster god, and resident psychopomp. She's also cocky and constantly a little bit tired at all times. (seriously, she handles 3 jobs at once, she's gotta be at least a bit tired.) And god of rainbows, and messenger as well, Hermes. Part of his motto his "Colors are cool. I like colors!" He is gay, by the way, so this isn't denial. He's just kinda stupid. His staff and sash change colors to a random color every time he uses his powers. Nobody knows what its original color was.

[bxffysxmmers]

real gods require blood

All gods who receive homage are cruel. All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped. Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear and fear is the most divine emotion. It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. Half gods are worshipped in wine and flowers. Real gods require blood. - Zora Neale Hurston

- zeus inspo - hera inspo - poseidon inspo - demeter inspo - athena inspo - apollo inspo - artemis inspo - ares inspo - aphrodite inspo - hephaestus inspo - hermes inspo - hestia inspo - dionysus inspo - persephone inspo - hades inspo - modern gods inspo used in blurbs

first thing's first: everyone in this ad should be between the ages of 22 and 27 with the exception of persephone who should be 22 - 24 and demeter who should be 25 - 27. genderbending is okay with me as long as you run it by me first because i don't want to have a million girls, i want it to be fairly balanced. everything said below should be taken with a grain of salt meaning if you put your own spin on it that is totally fine, the inspo is what matters.

additionally, only one or two characters should be from chicago, because the group is a group of people who are imports to the city and the life they have here so please do with that idea what you will. i did link to some cool pinterest boards with some inspo for a modern take on all of the different gods if you want to look at those but again, it's just for inspiration, please please please make every single one of these guys your own.

now, for the actual ad, basically these guys are something of a found family. through their jobs, parties, socializing, exes, currents, whatever they all met and it was almost instant, that connection, that 'feels like i've known you my whole life' thing that came over them. and so they stuck together, even if it was just a group text or once a year dinner party, they've all stayed in touch ever since despite distance, work, time constraints, and anything else that came between them.

the first pair that met and really started it all were aphrodite and ares. they were on again off again, always a problem with time and where their lives were at, but the love is there. they've been friends since their time in school together and it never let up, that care. the rest of the group swear one day aphrodite will find a way to settle down and be with ares but for now ares deals with the on again off again because sometimes is better than never. and then aphrodite found god here, and another one, and their interconnections grew the group and now here they are, family without being blood, with ties running through them, cutting and caressing them all the same.

from there, feel free to just get with me and we can make it work. i'm going to be making a ship developer for them (including a timeline because it seems necessary so that we have some idea on who, what, when, and how) but the basis is a found family plot with interconnections that made this many people come to mean so much to one another. from there? go wild, get with me on any questions, and please have fun with it. some suggestions for interconnections are below in the applicable boxes but if you don't want to use them just talk to me.

and lastly... if you want to add a god who isn't listed please just let me know! give me a little blurb and we can make this happen. remember the slight dystopian feel and the modern twist but like... yes, please, let's do this, i'm here for it. thanks!!

ZEUS. OPEN.

zeus drinks himself half to death at a bar. he no longer cares for mortals. he has long stopped trying to make this world turn.

suggestions: brother to poseidon and hades. married to hera. enters polyship with hera and hestia after cheating scandal. himbo energy.

HERA. OPEN.

hera no longer praises marriage. instead she talks to the women. she tells them that men always lie, tells them to run. she wishes she could take her own advice.

suggestions: married to zeus. enters polyship with zeus and hestia after cheating scandal. better than you.

POSEIDON. RESERVED FOR TESSA.

poseidon still loves the sea but he could not hate mortals more. he feels the pollution of his domain like a phantom pain, raging that he could not protect his oceans from mortals.

suggestions: brother to zeus and hades. has a crush on demeter. moods like the sea.

DEMETER. RESERVED FOR LUNA.

demeter isn't peaceful. she feels the dying of the earth and with it goes her happiness. she curses the mortals who caused this.

suggestions: older sister of persephone. doesn't approve of hades. has a crush on poseidon. the mom friend.

ATHENA. OPEN.

athena chainsmokes in an alleyway, and glares at ares as bloody knuckles and booted feet connect with battered bodies between them. the fight clubs are their temples now.

suggestions: business partners with hephaestus (queer solidarity, y'all). just doing her best. definitely sapphic. possibly once had a thing with aphrodite.

APOLLO. RESERVED FOR THOMAS.

you find apollo in a nightclub on 55th and 3rd, his prophets writhing in intermittent darkness, bassline pounding in their ears, liqour coursing in their veins, smoke and strobe lights clouding their eyes.

suggestions: twin brother of artemis. pansexual and everyone knows it. always chasing the next high, running from the lows. in a secret relationship with hermes.

ARTEMIS. RESERVED FOR DAPHNE.

artemis spends the night in a jail cell, blood on her knuckles and on her shirt and in her mouth, the smell of metal lingering in the air.

suggestions: twin sister of apollo. sapphic pls. the protector meets the vodka aunt. possibly once had a thing with aphrodite.

ARES. RESERVED FOR KITT.

you watch as ares starts a fight in a dive bar, takes a knife from his pocket and uses it without flinching, smiles as he wipes his blade on his thigh, smashes a bottle on the floor and lights a match.

suggestions: on again off again with aphrodite. in love with aphrodite. not currently with aphrodite. just a boy, made of rage and the inability to express his emotions. looks like he'll kick your ass, will pull athena and artemis off of you in a fight, exhausted that he has to yet again. also requested here.

APHRODITE. FREYA WILDER, ATHENA.

aphrodite drinks your worship straight from your lips and chases it with a scotch, crashes a cigarette, flicks the ash on the floor and leaves without so much as a thank you.

suggestions: on again off again with ares. in love with ares. running from ares. most likely to have slept with everyone in the group, twice. intimacy issues? i do know her. i know her so well. someone help.

HEPHAESTUS. OPEN.

you find hephaestus on college campuses, amongst engineering students. in times like this he is more relevant than ever, growing whilst other gods die. it seems that aphrodite is more keen on accepting his gifts now more than ever.

suggestions: business partners with athena (queer solidarity, y'all). once had a thing with aphrodite. a serious thing. didn't end well. they're totes okay now, for sure, yeah, definitely, mhm. patience is a virtue. stubborn pride is a gift. also requested here.

HERMES. RESERVED FOR TONE.

hermes is in the hustle and bustle of rush hour and the rush of the subway. he is perched atop skyscrapers, surveying the beautiful chaos of it all and lo, it is good.

suggestions: brother to hestia. in a secret relationship with dionysus apollo. running to and for, never from. chaotic good gremlin energy. do not feed after midnight. possibly once had a thing with aphrodite.

HESTIA. OPEN.

hestia mourns broken homes, she waits for her family. she waits in the doorway, arms outstretched and a smile like forgiveness waiting to embrace the siblings whom she know will never return.

suggestions: sister to hermes. pretends she doesn't know about dionysus apollo. doesn't approve of dionysus apollo. enters polyship with zeus and hera after cheating scandal. the mediator. why can't we all just get along?

DIONYSUS. OPEN.

dionysus shoots up in a basement in the seedy side of town. he wants to forget the suffering that has filled his immortal life.

suggestions: in a secret relationship with hermes. "gotta stay high, all the time, to keep you off my mind". heart of gold but no one ever seems to believe it. here for a fun time, not a long time, but thinking about that too much hurts.

PERSEPHONE. RESERVED FOR ARI.

persephone grins when people tremble. she is vengeful and wears flowers in her hair and she will make damn sure that the world will never forget her name.

suggestions: younger sister of demeter. in love with hades. she's beauty, she's grace. she'll punch you in the face.

HADES. OPEN.

hades stalks the streets, hazy in the fog of the streetlamps, and he smiles, because people will always believe in death and worship riches.

suggestions: brother to zeus and poseidon. in love with persephone. can you say trauma? secretly the most well rounded and good hearted of them all. how are you so pure, bro? who sent you?