#c. dionysus

[hxlcycnx]

Closed Starter || Dionysus + Anyone

“pretty sure i wasn’t invited.” dionysus looked around and realized he knew absolutely no one at the party. being the god of parties and wine he sometimes just…showed up. he was drawn to parties like a dog following a scent. he hoped whoever the person was didn’t mind…just in case they did, dio blessed the party, basically just sending good vibes throughout the room.

“cool party though! they even gave me this sick hat and blowy thing.” dio showed the other the toy, blowing through it to make a sort of horn noise. “do you know who’s birthday it is?”

@signcfthetiimes

[audreyscribes]

do you think Ariadne accepts Dionysus's children as hers too? She is very loyal to her husband, so I only see Castor, Pollux, Dakota and any other child born to Dionysus being automatically "adopted" by her too or "I'm going to mess with my husband (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)" and claim his children as her right after him do the announcement (poor kid)

i.g:

Dionysus: this one is mine, don't worry *see the sign in the kid's head* ... My grape!

(they're both extremely cute together and the kids suffers with this)

Oh yeah, I can imagine that being the case. Between her and Dionysus when Ariadne was still mortal, apparently they had a lot of demigods; so in terms of demigod children, she probably understands this is just him being a god and still loves her greatly, so it’s just probably filling a need once in a while; why else we see only a literal handful of Dionysus demigods.

So yeah, I can imagine Ariadne accepting Dionysus’ demigods as her own in a way, much like Poseidon’s godly wife, Amphitrite, being very cool to his demigod children. Heck, Amphitrite made cookies for Percy! So it’s not out of the question.

Thus insert the amount of godly shenanigans just between this husband and wife that the Dionysus’ demigods are subjected to. It's also been confirmed by Percy that Ariadne has a strange sense of humour, so yeah I can see that scenario happening a few times, which is practically all the time

What’s also nice to know is that Ariadne is the Cretan Goddess of Labyrinth and Paths, right before she was absorbed into the Greek pantheon. So you can imagine there’s some connotations…afterall, if you’ve ever been in a Labyrinth before, you probably have gotten mad trying to get out…but most importantly, just imagine getting minor blessings or gifts from Ariadne, especially those that involve weaving because of her iconic magic ball of yarn, she is considered the goddess of weaving in a sense. Prepare to get a lot of blankets/quilts, sweaters and socks for Winter Solstice/Christmas from her. There’s also a stretch to say Ariadne is to connected to her roman counterpart, Libera, is a minor goddess of wine with chthonic attributes too, so like can you imagine seeing the floating grape floating above the kid’s heads, and people thinking oh Mr. D is straight up claiming them normally, and him inwardly sighing at his wife’s antics. So very, “MY GRAPE!” 

It’ll be a very confusing but fun times ahead. 

Thanks for the ask and I hope you have a nice day! ヾ(•ω•`)o

[my-pjo-stuff]

Has anyone ever though about how Dionysus probably contributed a LOT towards the hatred Luke (aswell as other TA members who used to visit camp) had towards the gods? Dionysus is the only god most Halfbloods will ever meet in person and see regularly. Which means their only example of a god in person is a constantly grumpy jerk who plays cards all day, doesn't even get their names right and openly talks about wanting them to die so he can have less paperwork. He also regularly says that he doesn't care about them like- at all.

[chimera-tail]

Dionysus: *sees Apollo sleeping like a log*

Dionysus: *starting a fire and tying him above it*

Hermes: *playing along* Dio, stop! This is a corpse of a God.

Dionysus: *deadpans* You are what you eat.

Apollo: *wakes up due to feeling hotter than usual* what the-

[hermesmoly]

An underrated Kronides dynamic we don't often talk about is Hestia & Poseidon, or more rather Poseidon's one-sided proposal towards her:

Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 18 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) :

"Nor yet does the pure maiden Histia (Hestia) love Aphrodite's works. She was the first-born child of wily Kronos (Cronus) and youngest too, by will of Zeus who holds the aigis,--a queenly maid whom both Poseidon and Apollon sought to wed. But she was wholly unwilling, nay, stubbornly refused; and touching the head of father Zeus who holds the aigis, she, that fair goddess, sware a great oath which has in truth been fulfilled, that she would be a maiden all her days. So Zeus the Father gave her a high honour instead of marriage, and she has her place in the midst of the house and has the richest portion. In all the temples of the gods she has a share of honour, and among all mortal men she is chief of the goddesses. Of these three Aphrodite cannot bend or ensnare the hearts."

First of all good move on Zeus to respect his elder sister's wishes (regardless of the type of ruler you see him as he was very fair in this situation), second it's interesting seeing the word sought, like it was a stubborn request on Poseidon's (and Apollo's) part up until Zeus gave his verdict. Also interesting is the supposed timing of these proposals, considering Apollo is his fellow rival it implies Apollo was an adult/old enough to seek Hestia out. If they sought Hestia at the same time, does that mean that a.) Poseidon wasn't married to Amphitrite yet? (In one way that's logically impossible if Triton's daughter Pallas is Athena's childhood friend, which implies Amphitrite and Poseidon married early enough to have Triton to be old enough to have Pallas) Or b.) that he was already married but would be willing to divorce Amphitrite if Hestia had said yes?

I like to think that Apollo and Poseidon's proposals happened in different time periods, Poseidon during or after the Titanomachy (in which Hestia just said no/would think about it and just never responded) and during Apollo's proposal is when Hestia asks Zeus to let her be a virgin goddess. (It just seems weird to me if a Poseidon- especially a married Poseidon- would just seek Hestia's hand out of the blue with no hint of intentions before, unless he specifically did that to compete with Apollo though that seems unlikely.)

It leaves me just asking why Poseidon wanted to marry Hestia. I personally think he wanted to marry her because he had a crush on her (the same way a kid would have a crush on an older girl in movies) and that he was a littleee bit jealous that Zeus and Hera were lovers/married and wanted a sister-wife for himself (which yes, incest is ew but this is greek mythology we HAVE to abandon the "incest is bad" metric when it comes to gods. Most of the gods during the Titan era married their sibling/cousin so Poseidon may have had a similar mindset).

Also kinda interesting that Poseidon loved Hestia and Demeter and was able to respect Hestia's wishes but not Demeter's. Smh bro.

[shrug-s]

the horsemen of pjoverse side characters everyone’s obsessed with (despite them having like barely any screentime):

-Pollux

-Alabaster C.Torrington

-Drew Tanaka

-Mr.D/Dionysus

-Chiron

-Clovis

[khaire-traveler]

Let your feet do the talking. Dance like nobody's watching.

[stygianoaths]

Luke Castellan and his team of godkillers but they don't kill with weapons stained with ichor, but with the illusive Mist that warps the mind of mortals so easily, it shakes their faith.

In eons past, these mortals revered the Olympians with offerings and prayers daily, told their stories that inspired fear and awe all the same. It was something the pantheon had gotten hooked on, something more addicting than the ambrosia and nectar the texts had waxed poetry over. And the council of twelve did their damn best to keep it around. After all, there was no other high out there that can compare to the feeling of being in control, of being powerful.

But like any high, it wears off, sooner or later.

So that's exactly what happens.

Alabaster C. Torrington, with the help of Dr. Claymore, "discovers" new texts that discuss Greek gods that have never been heard of before; gods who are kinder, wiser, more trustworthy, than the ones everyone has come to know in this era.

It's interesting, how the origins of these gods and their lives seem to have no relevance or connection to the other pantheon and its history. No Titanomachy or Gigantomachy to speak of. There are a few parallels, but they are pleasant, like the love stories of Dionysus and Ariadne or Pygmalion and Galatea. Otherwise, it's like an alternate timeline of its own, where every god present is named a god for a reason.

It's fake.

But the mortals don't need to know that. For what's false, if persisted in, would become true anyways. Furthermore, it isn't like a new pantheon will harm any of them. The lucky ones with clear sight may win the heart of a deity who would actually see them beyond their fleeting mortality, who would care for them.

It takes a while, though, for the mortals to adjust to this suddenly newfound information. They are stubborn creatures, Luke knows, who tend to fear the unknown and new. Yet the youth crave it like bears after a beehive laden with honey. With time, they'll come around, he knows. Maybe he might not be there to see if the plans work out for himself, but someone would, and that's all that matters to him. He just needed to be the one to start the movement.

Luckily for him, he doesn't have to wait too long.

The faith spreads through idealized modernized takes on the mythology, as silly as it sounds. It's very of the era, isn't it? Books are being published on these gods who endure hardships and come out irrevocably changed but for the better. Ethan flips through one by an author under the pen name S.J and devours it in three hours. It reads nicely and he wonders when he'll get a chance to meet the main character of the story, and ask her if the myth holds true. It is, obviously, but it's different hearing it from a god. The fanfictions are even better, but Lou Ellen Blackstone gets drowned out by Alabaster's "lalalalala" before she can start talking about the recent one that was updated a few hours ago. Eh, so what if it's a little spicy?

Nonetheless, the new band of believers grows, and it's like a sucker punch to the gut for the Greek pantheon.

Apollo comes to camp and drops to his knees before his own cabin, surprising the campers. He looks terrible. Dionysus had already looked miserable, but the children attributed that to his sour personality. And, as usual, no one noticed the girl by the hearth who had disappeared weeks ago. But Apollo, golden boy Apollo, well, he has eyes that are sunken and sickly yellow, matted hair, muscles shrunk, and hands that shake as if they are beyond his control.

"They're killing us," he whispers to Lee Fletcher, "all of us."

"What do you want us to do?" Lee asks. Apollo coughs into his fist and looks down to see a smear of gold staining it.

A nosebleed. Gods don't get nosebleeds.

His children, gods bless them, are trying to heal him, but to no avail. It's kind of funny, how on any other occasion, such an act would have been annoying. If the solution was to simply heal, don't you think he would have tried that? But, weak as he was, he felt touched. Loved, even.

But love wasn't always enough to save another. He, of all gods, should know that.

"Can you write?" he asks. Lee scratches his head.

"Write?"

"Stories. Poems. Songs. Anything."

"Um, no, not really. Dyslexia kicks my ass, and you know archery is more my thing. But Will does sometimes. Healing is his forte, but I always see him writing something in a notebook, though that could just be medical notes, now that I think about it-"

Apollo disregards that last part and begs Will Solace to take up the pen and fight back. It's their last hope. If nothing is done, this camp and its children will become all that is left of the Greek Pantheon, for textbooks and website links are not enough to keep the faith going, especially if left to collect dust or rot in an archive.

"Write us new myths. Stories that can happen now, that we can make happen. Redeem us, so that we can live. We'll do it. We'll do any of it," Apollo begs.

"Anything?" Will asks. Apollo nods.

"Anything."

The Fates looked at each other from above. How time has changed. In the past, battles were fought with swords. Now, they had to be fought with words.

[sweetsdereese]

Word floating around the Hecate and Hades cabin is the traveling market is at camp half-blood, the entrance hidden below the bridge out in the woods past the cabins. Don’t tell Mr.D or Chiron🤫

[avaetin]

A Kairos Moment: Chapter IV - Camp Half-Blood Gains a Camp Assistant

Pairings: Primordial God! Chronos/Ananke! Nico di Angelo

Rating: T

Chapter Summary:

"He's not a reward. He's…" Nico trailed off, unsure what the correct answer was. It was too early, and perhaps too presumptuous, to claim the Primordial as a friend. He's not exactly an ally to them either - he made it clear that he could care less of what would happen to the mortal plane. However, he's not exactly an enemy to them unless provoked. So what was he? Nico's exclusive guardian then?

"I can think of a few things to finish that sentence," Chronos said, interrupting his thoughts. Those emerald-green eyes looked at him intensely over the rim of the glass. "Your significant half. Your consort. Your husband. In terms used by mortals, your till-death-do-us-part. Though, as I've said, I won't even let Death have you."

Nico blinked for a few seconds before he turned to Chiron with an impassive face.

"He's your additional help in Camp. New Camp Assistant. Please feel free to work him to the bone," Nico said. The Primordial smiled in amusement against the rim of the glass as he took a calculated sip.

{READ CHAPTER IV AT ARCHIVEOFOUROWN}

[angel---eater]

dirk and jake accidentally making a new person. dirk continually just accidentally making New People. splinters. hope having ties to and representing sexuality and desire (both sexual and nonsexual desire. Wanting Things). ''the heart wants what the heart wants''. the lovers major arcana

[hxlcycnx]

Closed Starter || Dionysus + Anyone

dionysus still didn’t take himself too seriously, not in ancient greece and not now. maybe that was part of the reason he had always felt out of place and insecure among the other gods, but he couldn’t be bothered. something about the power trips and self-importance some gods had never settled right with him. he had already established himself as the party boy of the parthenon, he assumed he would be no different in this world.

which worked in his favor most of the time, despite any feeling of being an imposter. the chill vibe made talking among mortals way easier, and they were way more interesting anyways. dio always gave an easy smile, a careless confidence (that was admittedly, somewhat performative) that settled well with the patrons of his club. “what are you drinking tonight my friend?” he asked, feeling generous in the element of his own party, his domain.

@suspiriums

[theminecraftbox]

I’ve recently gotten back into Percy Jackson and it made me wonder: if the whole Greek god/demigod thing was applied to the DSMP, which god would you assign Dream and co. To?

c!Dream: Easily maligned, paranoid isolationist spiral, powers over death? He’s an easy Hades.

c!Quackity: Obsessed with making a mark in a world where he’s consistently overshadowed. Hermes.

c!Sam: Hephaestus. Clearly.

[funguslesbian]

Di in #97 :]

Born in a hole in the ground all alone

Colour Palette Challenge

[foundfamilyftw]

Dionysus: Okay I hate clowns! They’re terrifying! There, I said it!

Sebastian: Sir, if you don't like clowns, why did we let Connor into camp?

[yuan4i]

cod (cult of dionyosus, not to be mistake with call of duty) has officially gotten an updating schedule :D it'll be updating every weekend (saturdays and sundays est)!