#circus and mythology

[diana-andraste]

Femme-invisible, from Circus and Mythology series, Antoine Leroux-Dhuys, c. 2012

[shellem15]

Can I just say, I really appreciate how Critical Role plays the Devil trope straight. There's been this phenomena in a lot of modern media (I'm not going to mention specifics but I'm sure a few examples pop up in people's minds) where Hell and the Devil aren't scary or malevolent forces. Hell is portrayed as being basically the same as our world just "edgier", and the Devil is a pretty decent guy actually. Heaven are secretly the real bad guys!

But Critical Role doesn't do that. In Exandria, Asmodeus *feels* like the Devil. He's malevolent and manipulative and terrifyingly powerful and he hates you, personally. We never see that type of portrayal anymore! And it's amazing! And he still manages to be sympathetic and tragic without losing his edge!

And the "Good Gods" are portrayed as flawed without being secretly evil or something! Like, actual nuance? In my Heaven/Hell dichotomy? What!?

It's just such a breath of fresh air after so many "The Devil was right, actually" stories. So props to Matt and Brennan and the cast.

[kingzombear]

Hiiiii here's a cute lil Ragapom comic commission I recently did for @pixie-inkk 's Cursed Monsters AU!

Sapphic Medusa x Blind Girlfriend trope my beloved (check out @ask-gorgon-ragatha , hehe 🐍)

Had Gaga on loop drawing this lol. Enjoy the Yuri 👭🏳️‍🌈

[abandoned-raccoon]

Inktober day 1 - Because we all deserve HAPPY circus au.

Anyway, ib for this person on tiktok

[raggedypina]

The Amazing Beasts Caravan

(WARNING!! ANIMAL CRUELT, VIOLENCE AND BLOOD)

The magical world is full of its spectacular and graceful creatures, Caine knows this, and thought of the best way to arrange them all for the curious eyes of the public.

The caravan is made up of six wagons coupled together, which contain various magical creatures captured over the years.

The attraction makes regular stops in cities and towns, and brings joy and entertainment to peasants and nobles!

. . . But what about the animals?

[duztdevl]

no galahad you're so chaste aa

[dreamingmantis]

I’ve just now learned the medieval folktale of Cain, from Abrahamic and biblical tradition, who was banished to the moon to look upon the good and evil of mankind as punishment for slaying his brother, making him one of the many interpretations for the Man in the Moon. Being someone who deeply loves folklore and myths of any kind, I must say I find this extremely fascinating.

I would like to acknowledge the Moon’s adoration for Caine and his hundreds of all seeing eyes. I don’t know anything for sure, but I do wonder if there was a touch of inspiration from the folktale. :)

[halastar05]

Intro

Hello tumblr!

I am HalaStar, a beginning fan artist and writer. This is where I will share my many stupid story ideas, doodles and rants!

I’m in a lot of different fandoms so here’s all of them (for now)

Undertale

Undertale Aus

Hazbin Hotel

Helluva Boss

Studio Investigrave (SIGverse)

Kirby

Henry Stickmin

Sonic

Super Mario

A Hat in Time

FNAF (plus The Sun and Moon Show)

Pokémon

Murder Drones

Amazing Digital Circus

Inanimate Insanity

Lackadaisy

MyStreet

The Owl House

The Music Freaks

Epic: The Musical (Plus Greek mythology in general)

Anything musical theater

Make sure to go support my friends @xinnamonbun , @ambersartattic , @loreshrooms and @chronciallylivard as well!

Make sure to also check out my stories! (I only have one being currently written at the moment) (also my username is currently different on AO3)

Undergarden: A Sans AUs next gen/adoption story (co writer and artist is @xinnamonbun)

Expect no NSFW, I am not comfortable with that type of stuff. I will at most crack a dirty joke or swear sometimes.

Every follow is appreciated! Or even just checking out a post. I hope you’re willing to enjoy some of my stupid ideas and artwork! I will make this a more professional Masterpost once I have more on here.

[seren-dipitous-art]

Okay so I’m back with art, and since it’s not bats, it’s aerials, since that is my entire personality at the moment.

I saw Godz by headfirst acrobats on Saturday night and my bi little heart was SO fucking happy. If you wanted to see a show in the Melbourne fringe festival, THIS.

Obsessed with Cupid’s sheepish little face.

[circusmania]

ᓚᘏᗢ MASTERLIST

⛧°。 ⋆༺♱༻⋆。 °⛧ ⛧°。 ⋆༺♱༻⋆。 °⛧ My yeses, maybes and nos: YES: - Platonic/Romantic - F/F & M/M - However, many of my fics will just be gender-neutral reader - Trans reader - Yandere - Angst - Fluff MAYBE: - Smut - Not that I'm uncomfortable with it, I just don't feel like I can write it well enough - F/M - Ehh... there are plenty of straight fanfics, and I'm better at writing F/M & M/M. However, it's not a complete no, so I will write it occasionally. - Sadist - I can write it, just not too intense… Like to the point it's r@p3. NO: - Child x Adult - R@p3 - SA - Weird kinks... (ex: piss kink, scat kink) - Abusive behaviour

FANDOMS I WILL WRITE ABOUT: SCP FOUNDATION: - Scp Foundation in general - Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting - Dr Wondertainment - Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd. (MC&D) - Sarkic Cults - Church of the Broken God - The Serpent's Hand ANALOG HORROR: - Mandela Catalogue - Vita Carnis - The Tangi Virus - The SMILE tapes - GEMINI HOME AND ENTERTAINMENT - The Walten Files - Monument Mythos (S: 1, 2 & NIXONVERSE) SLASHERS: - Ghostface (Billy Loomis & Stu Macher) - Norman Bates - Michael Myers - Jason Voorhees - Pennywise (2017) - Billy Lenz - Brahms Heelshire GREEK MYTHOLOGY: - Percy Jackson Fandom - Or Greek Myths in general GENERAL SCENARIOS (Ex: Mafia x Reader or Android x Reader)

Looking forward to writing your requests ♡ !!!

[gheartistwriter]

remember my Circus Olympus AU? I was listening to the soundtrack of The Greatest Showman, and OMG, it’s the CO musical. Every single music there can have a contest in the AU.

A million dreams? Hera and Zeus

Rewrite the starts? Apollo and Hyacinth

Never Enough? Aphrodite and Ares

Tightrope? HERA AND ZEUS AGAIN!

( I’m getting crazy whit this AU)

[m00n-c4t-0w0]

fandomcore/ learn from life and death 💜

Hello y'all, guess who finally found their braincells, kinda, still learning.

[martyrbat]

robin: the boy wonder — mythology: alex ross #1

(ID below cut)

[ID: a two page spread titled: Robin - The Boy Wonder. The art is in a bronze monochromatic colour scheme and it's narrated in Dick Grayson's perspective as he explains an overview of his backstory.

"My name is Richard Grayson, otherwise known as Robin - The Boy Wonder. I know what you're thinking. The late hours, the cool gadgets, the death-defying action - this kid has it all. Yeah, sometimes it's pretty cool." Robin is crouched on a building ledge as his yellow cape flows behind him. He's looking straight ahead and staring at the Gotham skyline that's filled with tall skyscrapers. Eight small, vertical panels are beneath him, accompanying the rest of his narration.

"But I had it better. Once I was part of the Flying Graysons aerial act, and more importantly, I was part of a family." Dick is shown as a young boy, performing a trapeze act in the air. His mother is smiling on a platform behind him as he reaches for his father's hands.

"Then one night, it all came to an end. There was an 'accident'." Dick is on the ground and is looking up as his parents are holding hands and falling. Their cut cables are falling after them as their son and a crowd in the background have to witness their deaths.

"Sleazy hoods were trying to scare protection money out of our circus, and killed my folks as a warning. I found out about it, but there was no one I could turn to for help." Dick is crouched near a doorway and is eavesdropping on the circus' owner getting threatened by a few mobsters.

"But then Batman turned to me. He had uncovered the truth about the shakedown and wanted me to help him bring the killers to justice." Dick is looking up at Batman, both of their backs to us and their features concealed in a shadow. In front of them, in the background, is the circus tent.

"He understood what I was going through because he had been there himself. He offered me the chance to join him full-time in his war on crime." Batman is pushing down his cowl, exposing his secret identity.

"He became my teacher, my big brother, and my friend. I don't think any kid worked harder to prove himself or enjoyed it more." Dick is training with Bruce - smiling as he flips him onto his back.

"It was my chance to right some wrongs and fight for people who couldn't, kind of like a modern-day Robin Hood." Dick and Bruce are wearing boxing gloves as they punch a hanging speed bag.

"Best of all, it's good to be part of a family again. Now life's not a circus anymore. It's an adventure." Batman and Robin are in their costumes and standing on a rooftop. The background remains in monochrome as they're shown in full colour. Robin is smiling as he's crouched, looking down over the ledge. Batman is standing behind him with a small smile of his own. END ID]

[amazingindigo]

Fates Come in Threes

You’re sitting in a smoke-filled tent,

Bursting with the anticipation of the crowd around you.

Lights circling the arena land on three rings in the middle of the stage.

In the first, a young girl spins a long thread,

Her eyes wide with wonder and excitement,

And the audience shares in her joy and curiosity.

In the second ring, a woman measures the thread.

She carefully watches the joys and sorrows of life play out in the colors of the thread dancing and spinning in her hands,

And the audience is enraptured.

In the third and final ring, an old woman quickly cuts the thread

With no regard,

And the audience sits in solemn silence,

Their hearts full of melancholy nostalgia.

[thebrideofcthulhu]

The Star Attraction

A young field hand working with a traveling freak show carnival is in awe after discovering the "new wonder" the ringmaster claimed to have found- crudely tucked in the back, inside a tank of salt water beneath a filthy tarp

[ilikethecolorredsstuff]

Medusa has been in human history for such a long time and yet no one NOT A SINGLE SOUL seems to be asking the real questions so it's up to me to do it.

We all know her hair is made of snakes and here comes the questions:

What does she do to treat her hair when the snakes start to shed??

Do the snakes move out of her command so she can choose to braid them or let them loose? Or do they have their own will??

If they do have their own will that would mean she can't style them and it also means that she is forever doomed to have crazy hair

Hair on it's own it a lot to handle imagine if it also hissed at you if you wanted to brush it

Can she even trim her hair or cut it??

Does she have baby snakes as baby hair?

Was Athena aware of all this hair issues? Was it part of the curse?

If yes why aren't we Giving her cruelty and pettiness enough credit??