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diana-thyme · 1 year ago
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Greek Gods 101: Clymene
Clymene is a goddess of fame and renown. Excluding the universal offerings, some common offerings include:
Pearls
Tickets (to movies, concerts, etc.)
Flowers (especially roses)
Love Letters
Heart Related-Things
Flower Crowns
Pretty Fabric or Dresses
Expensive Jewelry
For devotional acts, some activities that can be done for her include:
Wearing Nice Jewelry
Dressing How You Want to Be Perceived
Working Hard
Receiving or Sending Flowers
Opening Mail
She is not celebrated in any Athenian holidays.
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starxclymene · 10 months ago
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Songs that make me think of 📸Her📸.
She is Hollywood, Fame, Glamour, and Renown in my eyes.
Her songs should reflect that
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romance-club-daily · 2 years ago
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Romance Club MC's as Greek deities:
Emma as Clymene (or Asia):
Goddess of Fame and Renown 🌟
Clymene (or Klymene) was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, thus making her an Oceanid. She was the goddess of renown, fame, and infamy. She was married to the Titan Iapetus, and they had four sons, Atlas, Epimetheus, Prometheus and Menoetius. Clymene was also called Asia and in this guise identified as the Goddess of Anatolia. In ancient Greek vase paintings she appeared as a handmaiden of Hera. Emma was chosen for obvious reasons, as we can see her trying to achieve fame at all costs in My Hollywood Story.
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likethexan · 8 months ago
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Kinda interesting that besides the former King Cronus and Queen Rhea, Theia and Hyperion are assumingly the only couple who were able to have a lineage mighty enough for their children to be the personification of the Sun, Moon, and Dawn respectively. Not to mention being able to KEEP that role despite no obvious alliance with Zeus during the Titanomachy. (Helios and Selene get semi-replaced by Apollo and Artemis but still maintain their positions enough that Helios has a role in Hephaestus, Demeter, and Heracles' stories) (also Zeus never seeks out a replacement for Eos as the goddess of Dawn which makes me think that they are amiable with each other)
Compare that to Iapetus' four sons getting fucked in four different directions, Coeus and Phoebe's only real relevance being Leto and their grandchildren by Zeus and being grandparents to Hecate, Oceanus and Tethys producing and losing Metis while their other numerous children play minor to adequate roles, and Crius' sons merely being "husbands" to more well-known deities (Eos, Styx, Asteria). (Astraios being the biggest research disappointment because you'd think the husband of the Goddess of Dawn would be the God of Dusk and have an active role during sunset but no, he's just a God of the stars sadly).
(Of course, there are also Themis' and Mnemosyne's daughters by Zeus, who are very important, but like Leto's case it helps that their children's father is the King of The Gods and Zeus x Titanesses is almost 99% guarantee they get good roles) (then there's Prometheus Bound where Prometheus' mother is Themis only which is cool but I mostly consider Clymene as his mother)
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daesdivination · 3 months ago
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𓂃 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 ✦
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‎ ‎ ‎ 𓈒 ◌ ‎ ‎ all about dae! this is frequently updated <3
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⌗⠀my name is dae, i'm seventeen (05/31/2007), and my pronouns are he/him! i'm a trans man and prefer masculine terms.
⌗⠀a few of my interests are film (i'm a film production major), tarot (as you can see from this blog!), music (i love all types of music but right now it's mainly pop and 70s + 80s stuff including gnr, the beatles, charli xcx & troye sivan, hanoi rocks, kpop, and more), and a lot of variety of shows and movies!
⌗⠀i've been doing tarot for more than 4 years now! i read for general, love (for minors, i will only read for adults when i turn 18), advice, past life (absolutely love doing past life stuff), what i need to hear now, yes / no, callouts, deity/entity readings (not so much entity id + still practicing), shadow work, and more!
⌗⠀i do not read for legal matters , physical health matters, and NSFW (i will open NSFW readings once i turn 18).
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⌗⠀my dni includes the general dni standards, no tcc, and anyone nasty that wants to comment negative things about my blog or my practice. questions are allowed about it however!
⌗⠀i am a polytheist (hellenic, norse, buddhist + more). however, i mainly focus on hellenic pantheon worship. i work with lady amphitrite, lady aphrodite, lucifer (fallen angel), and am looking to work with pan, clymene, mammon, satan, and asmodeus (when i turn 18) + when i have more time to worship them all!
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⌗⠀where can you find me? you can find me mainly on discord and on tumblr of course! my discord is daedreamer_ (shoot me a message!). please send over reading requests for the blog! my tags here on tumblr are #daestarotstuff for general/random stuff + #daesreadings for my readings + reqs.
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violetrose-art · 2 years ago
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Do you have in mind to which Titan/Deity couple to be Rhea's Parents?
Since you picked Clymene and Iapetus as Hera's Parents in your AU (Still deciding on who should be Hera, Demeter, and Hestia's Parents that shouldn't be Cronus and Rhea), ya ever thought of giving Rhea some Parents that isn't Uranus and Gaia?
In my SpongeBob AU, Rhea is the Daughter of Eurynome (The Titaness of Water) and Ophion (The Serpent Titan).
Eurynome and Ophion were the First Titan Rulers until Cronus and Rhea took over their rule. In my AU, it's similar to that, only this time, Rhea doesn't overthrow her Parents in my version with the help of her Husband, Cronus and Rhea's own Parents just let their Kids take over the World for them (you know, like generations of being a Ruler/Leader).
But unless if you want to do the same for Eurynome and Ophion as Rhea's Parents, we could at least share that if ya want. ;)
Honestly, I hadn't thought about that until now
Eurynome and Ophion as Rhea's parents definitely sounds like an interesting idea
I'll have to think about it some more though 😅
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abookishdreamer · 3 years ago
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Character Intro: Pheme (Kingdom of Ichor)
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Nicknames- Bottom Feeder by Hades
Sweetheart by her parents
My little diamond by Pseudologos
Age- 21 (immortal)
Location- Skyline district, New Olympus
Personality- She can be very vain, narcissistic, and shallow at times. She’s also extremely talkative and nosy, prideful of herself for knowing everybody’s business in Olympius from an A-list deity to the most unassuming mortal. She’s single.
Being the goddess of fame, she has exceptional gossip skills. She can make people famous or in a higher position with her words. If crossed, she can make people unpopular & infamous through rumors. As well as having the power of flight (due to her shimmering silver wings), she can also teleport through cameras, phones, and mirrors, & can sense a person’s reputation.
She's well aware how some of the other gods overlook her & her abilities.
In New Olympus, Pheme lives in an opulent mansion in the Skyline district with over a thousand windows so she can see everything that’s going on. She also owns a fashionable condo in the Queenstown district as well as beach houses in Delos, Shimmering Tail Island, & Lemnos. She does have pets- dogs and all of them are girls. There's a bichon frise named Jewel, a shih tzu named Cashmere, a maltipoo named Dulce, & a chihuahua named Sparkle.
Pheme has her own private plane nicknamed "The Jet-Setter."
She doesn't have that close of a relationship with her parents- Elpis (goddess of hope) and Dolos (god of deception & trickery), but she does love them. Other members of Pheme's immediate family includes grandfather Pseudologos (god of lies), her great-uncle Logos (god of stories), and her first cousin Eikono (goddess of iconography & literature).
Pheme runs a popular morning podcast called Morning Tea as well as a late night talk show called The Godly Hour, watched by millions with the ratings only being rivaled by The Agnostic Network. She also runs a successful tabloid magazine called The Oracle Scoop. Pheme is a frequent writer of Modern Olympus magazine as well as The Acropolis Street Ledger. She's also a co-chair of the Olympus Gala, one of the biggest events in all of Olympius!
Pheme also runs the second biggest production companies- being responsible for some of the TV shows & movies that are being put out, including the critically panned, but incredibly popular The Dynasty of the Vain & Powerful.
Her favorite place in the entire world is her main closet, which is filled with clothes. Pheme also has separate closets for her cosmetics, handbags, shoes, & jewelry. She almost never wears the same outfit twice.
She’s the third most followed goddess on Fatestagram.
Pheme has a personal assistant, Cleta (goddess of whispers), who essentially does all the snooping & dirty work for her. She also has her own crew of paparazzi and photographers.
Her go-to drink is a mimosa. She also likes caramel lattes, cosmopolitans, gin & tonics, champagne, and classic martinis. Her usuals from The Roasted Bean is a cappuccino & a large caramel latte.
A guilty pleasure is yellowtail sashimi, stopping by The Ocean Roll for a go-to order.
Her go-to meal is lobster filled ravioli with shrimp served with a side of foie gras.
She's friends with Narcissus (a mortal & popular model), Móda (goddess of fashion), Chrysos (god of gold & riches), Apate (goddess of fraud & deception), Pandora (the immortal mortal model), Aoide (goddess of voice & song), Calypso, Adephagia (goddess of gluttony), Momus (god of mockery, satire, & ridicule) with her greatest frenemy being Aphrodite (goddess of love & beauty). Pheme's also friends with two of Helios' daughters- Phaethusa and Lampetia.
She’s a former protege of Clymene (Titaness of fame & renown), who was her official mentor.
Her relationship with Hera (goddess of women & marriage) is strained. It started after she walked in on Pheme and Zeus (god of the sky, thunder, & lightning) kissing, under the guise of a business meeting. Pheme blames it on being a bit tipsy after drinking three glasses of champagne.
She once spent over thirty million drachmas in a single shopping spree!
Pheme has her own glamour doll collectibles!
Her favorite treat to indulge in is the opulent sundae, with a 68,000 drachma price tag, this frozen treat is made with vanilla ice cream, saffron, black truffle, champagne rose sorbet, chocolate vodka sauce drizzled on top and sprinkled with edible 24 karat gold flakes. She gets it from The Luxe.
She had a one night stand with Charon (Ferryman of the Underworld), which she thinks about often.
Pheme has the third-most worn fashion line, after Aphrodite and Hera. Her line Diamond Ave. (which includes clothes, shoes, cosmetics, jewelry, accessories, eyewear, & handbags) has gained popularity but has received much criticism due to the outlandish prices of the products (like paying nearly 800 drachmas a pop for a pair of shoes)! There's even custom shoes, where the soles are encrusted in miniature diamonds. There are store locations in the Underworld.
A popular item of her brand is called "The Diamond Dress"- a nude colored mermaid style dress made with organza and chiffon is covered in nearly 1,000 different extravagant diamonds. There's a 130-carat yellow canary diamond in the center of the bosom. The Diamond Dress is an archived piece at the NOMMA.
In her free time Pheme likes shopping, going to the spa, skiing, going to the cinema, swimming, going to the theater, tennis, listening to music, sailing, tanning, clubbing, & dining out.
“If you lose a friend, you can buy 100 more.”
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bard-twins · 3 years ago
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sooo i found this on twt and im curious about your opinion on it; https://twitter.com/windflowerlia/status/1478965838380249090?t=SlBMF-U5SbbmevNHaUnWeA&s=19
do you think its himmel, venti faking his death, or just a grave of a random character we still don't know of? 🤔
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I thought it would be the nameless bard at first but it would be weird to just instantly point out it’s venti/nb because bards are very common in teyvat.
You can actually talk to orpheus himself if you wanna know!
But for a short answer for your question: this is a different character but has a similar resemblance to venti
Ngl i would like to think that if nb was alive after the archon war, there’s a chance he would be the Anemo archon 🤭👀
Here’s one conversation with orpheus i snapped that caught my interest (also long theorizing under the cut)
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What i would like to think of these seven children— or just byakoyakoku in general— is that they are somewhat similar to honkai’s “Previous Era” because byakuyakoku’s civilization has existed after Phanes created the human world from its shell— and maybe the celestia as well— then proceeded to annihilate the rest of the dragon sovereigns
Though this island nation has sunk when they were terrorized by the dragonheir. Phanes doesn’t heard their pleas, however, along the way, they are progressing with the help of Tokoyo (istaroth) by giving enough wisdom to Abrax (abarakusu) to create the hyperion.
This is where the seven sunchildren enter. The people of enkanomiya were power hungry and wants to rule over the place so they planned to create a religion where they would worship Helios as a god, and Abrax as the prophet who created the hyperion, and then the establishment of the leaders called Phaetons (sunchildren)
It was part of the elders’ plan to pick children as the leaders since they’re easily manipulated and are simply used as a scapegoat in case something wrong happens. So they can pretty much get away with anything. The elders knew that if they grow up and discovered they were manipulated by them, it’ll be over. So they once again planned by creating this special ritual where they would be brought up to the helios and burned to ashes.
The elders DO NOT want these sunchildren to get help or support from adults for them to become proper leader, hence the reason why the people “detest” them as clymene mentioned due to their unfit to rule the nation.
Abrax saw all of this and wants to stop them but the elders took this chance to use the children as a puppet letting them think that abrax was there to claim their position. He was then imprisoned and died.
Doesn’t this remind you of a certain deity?
Elders= celestia
Seven Sunchildren= seven archons
It seems like celestia has followed the footsteps of the elders and wants to continue this principle and custom. They really wanted to be the highest among the deities or gods
Do not question the heavens
Heaven is not to be challenged
Wisdom is concealed in stellar fragments
The God of Justice lives for the spectacle of the courtroom, seeking to judge all other gods. But even she knows not to make an enemy of the divine
Celestia is really watchful of the archons’, controlling and manipulating them. And they also get to decide who’ll be the next archon in their respective nation
Let me also add this analogy of the sunchildren being described as “unfit to rule the nation” to the archons of teyvat
Decarabian- tyrant
Ei/beelzebul- also a tyrant
Tsaritsa- lost her love for her people and became heartless
God of justice/focalor- perhaps always seeking to find the “mistakes” of the archons just to judge them however she please?
Venti- perhaps becoming too careless with these freedom ideal he has to the point mond has been in a danger twice (?) when he was asleep
I’m worried about venti because he knows celestia is dangerous and he’s becoming wary of them. Perhaps he already knows their origin and decided to keep it to himself? He does, after all, seen the fall of khaenri’ah.
Mondstadt in general is in grave danger sigh. There was this “Great Fire of Fall Equinox” where Mondstadt has a giant library. They all have sorts of books and perhaps also has “Before Sun and Moon” but was burned because it’s odd Enjou mentioned this before the quest ended.
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It’s highly likely that enjou’s the one behind this fire incident.
Mondstadt has two khaenri’ahn characters, an elf who’s knowledgeable about the world of teyvat and decides to traverse in different worlds, Durin attacking mondstatd, and that one big ass statue he has in the plaza with the words “gateway to celestia”…
Oh venti you and your nation are fucking doomed and i hate where this would be going when we’re close to the ending
Sources for these theories:
Full Timeline of Enkanomiya
Great Fire of Fall Equinox
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desos-records · 3 years ago
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Everything Mythologically Inaccurate about Clash of the Titans (2010)
Another movie that I adore, but let’s pick it apart anyway.
This movie is called Clash of the Titans and yet, there are no titans
Sometimes being made into a constellation is an honor in Ancient Greek myths and sometimes it’s a punishment, it kind of depends
A vague description of the Titanomachy, but okay.
Fun fact: in Greek mythology, each generation is thought to be less powerful than the previous one as we get further and further away from the original source. Creator deities, like Gaia, are stronger than the Titans, who are stronger than the gods, who are stronger than humans. Which is why the only way for the next generation to usurp the older one is through trickery.
Unfortunately for humans, Zeus has Metis, the og goddess of wisdom, in his head making him super clever on top of being very powerful, which is why every attempt to overthrow him fails
Anyway, moving on.
Nope. nope. Nope. nope.
First of all. The Kraken is NORSE. It’s not even a Greek sea monster, what is it doing here?? Cetus is RIGHT THERE
Second. Hades did what now??? Birthed it from his own flesh what does that even mean???
The Titans were defeated by Zeus because he broke the Cyclops and Hecatonchires out of Tartarus. The Cyclops made his lightning bolts, Poseidon’s trident, and Hades’ helm. The Hecatonchires are ridiculously strong and have a hundred arms and fifty heads each, so. no sea monsters
Again, why does Hades get associated with monsters so much?? Poseidon is LITERALLY the father of monsters what the hell is this
“Tricked” by Zeus?? I mean, maybe. They drew lots to determine who would rule each realm
Darkness and misery?? I mean, Hades is also god of riches, jewels, and gold, so it’s really not that bad of a gig. He’s the ruler of everything under the earth
In most versions of myth, it’s Prometheus who created humans, not Zeus
Either way, human prayer does not power the gods’ immortality. The gods represent forces of nature and their power is tied to their realm, not human belief. They demand prayers and offerings as signs of respect like kings demanding tribute
Although Zeus’ symbol is an eagle, it’s not a bald eagle, those only live in North America. Zeus’ eagle would probably be a European Golden Eagle
Okay, about Perseus. He was found adrift in a box, but his mother, Danae, was alive and they washed ashore on the island of Seriphos, where they were taken in by the fisherman Dictys (who is sometimes a son of Poseidon) and his wife, Clymene.
Oh, I love the idea that, as a son of Zeus, Perseus can feel thunderstorms in his chest, it’s not supported by the myths, but I love it
why does everyone have british accents???
I see we’re doing a Superman/Moses childhood story again for our demigod hero why do people keep doing this stop killing off the mothers of heroes
This movie is obviously very culturally tied to Modern America as opposed to Ancient Greece, so you can bet there aren’t many speeches in Greek mythology where they speak about the gods like they’re fascists
Again, the cultural understanding of the gods of Ancient Greece is that they represent natural forces, which can either help or harm humanity, but they’re rarely outright malicious unless you say things like that
Narratives about the poor and oppressed rising up to fight for liberty, or whatever, are very popular in America for various reasons, but not in Greek myth, so this is kind of jarring
Not to say that humans don’t try to rise up and fight their rulers in these myths, they do, but it’s usually portrayed as a very foolish and fatal thing to do
You cannot fight Poseidon anymore than you can fight a hurricane 
In an Ancient Greek myth, a fisherman who was doing poorly would probably try and figure out if he’d offended the gods somehow and make an offering to them, instead of loudly complaining and making vague threats towards the gods’ authority—especially when you have clearly been gifted the child of one to care for
Everyone else is British, but Perseus is… Australian???
(an extremely short hairstyle like Perseus has here is historically associated with enslavement)
I’m pretty sure that statue is supposed to be The Colossus of Rhodes, which is actually a statue of Helios and was supposedly destroyed by an earthquake
Okay a) there are only three Furies and b) did they just. combine into Hades??? wtf
Why is Hades here?? It’s not his statue. Zeus can handle his own karmic punishments
And why did he destroy the boat?? They literally had nothing to do with it, why would he care?
Perseus’ family is alive and well in the myths, I’m just saying, this was unnecessary
In some myths, like the Iliad, Zeus is the atributor of fate, sometimes it’s The Fates, but ultimately Zeus has a lot of power to fuck humans up, so this really shouldn’t be an issue
Is that pre-fame LUKE EVANS AS APOLLO??? Hell yeah
I really really hate the character designs for the gods, they’re boring
Hades why do you CARE?? Why are you HERE?? Where is PERSEPHONE??
Literally when has Zeus ever once cared about humanity’s opinion this much
Do… do each of the gods have little statues of their favorite humans?? That’s so cute
Sending Hades to fuck shit up would never happen, that dude is busy okay? Can’t they just send the Furies? Or literally any of the hundreds of spirits and deities of Bad Things that they have power over??
This is the equivalent of the ocean suddenly getting nervous that humans don’t like it anymore, it’s kind of silly
Pretty sure they based the design of Argos on Ancient Athens judging by the port and the trireme, that’s pretty cool
Oh god, they’re literally breaking every known hospitality rule with Perseus here, Homer would be horrified
Mythological Greek Rules of Hospitality:
If a stranger appears, offer them food, drink, new clothes, and a place to sleep for the night
No questions are to be asked until the stranger has been properly fed at least
The host is expected to offer them a gift as well as transportation to their next destination
“Man cannot rule man” where the fuck did they pick that up?? Not only can man rule man, but they are Expected by the gods to lead and protect their people
This just reeks of American Exceptionalism
Andromeda is the only one even trying to follow proper hospitality rules, I love her
Yes you should be afraid Cassiopeia you’re literally spitting into the eye of a fucking thunderstorm here
The gods are nature?? They determine the tides and the crops?? Yes obviously you need them, wtf kind of argument is this
Cassiopeia calling her daughter more beautiful than the gods is Exactly what happens in the myth, although she said that Andromeda was more beautiful than Poseidon’s daughters, the Nereids, not Aphrodite, but that’s fair
Wait wait wait LOOK painted statues!! They have actual painted statues in that room!! HOLY SHIT, good for you set designers!
Again, why is Hades here?? He’s way too busy to be here doing Zeus’ job
That was a terrible phalanx, y’all should be ashamed of yourselves
Cassiopeia asks who Hades is as if every Greek mythological character ever isn’t able to recognize divinity purely from vibes
Athena basically does this to Achilles in the Iliad. Achilles is a couple stanzas from murdering Agamemnon and Athena appears out of nowhere, grabs him by the hair, and tells him to chill the fuck out
Obviously, Io can’t do that here because Perseus has no hair
What is more beautiful than death?? Uh, your wife, Hades. That’s a dumb question
I see we’re confusing Hades, god of the dead, with Thanatos, god of death, again today
Destroy the city or sacrifice the princess is myth accurate, although Andromeda is actually the princess of Ethiopia, not Argos—that’s right, she’s not Greek, and by rights she should have black skin
In fact, the name Ethiopia is Greek for “burnt face.” In Homer, Ethiopians were thought to have darker skin because they lived closer to the home of the sun. Ethiopia is also where the gods regularly go to throw week-long ragers
Perseus was actually born on Argos and his mother, Danae is the princess there
Hades is really here outing Perseus’ divine status like this as if Myth!Perseus wasn’t fully aware of his parentage from day one
Hermes is really here informing Zeus about his offspring as if he isn’t fully aware of every child he’s ever sired at all times (well, the male ones anyway)
Also how the fuck does HADES recognize Perseus as a demigod before Zeus??
If YOU didn’t even know you were his father, Zeus, how the fuck do you expect HIM to know??
They’re all awfully mean to Perseus about his demigod status, that doesn’t seem right
Well if you’re gonna put it like that Perseus, everyone is killed by a god. Because there’s a GOD OF DEATH
Okay, Io has nothing to do with the Perseus myth, but I love her character so I’ll allow it
Io tells Perseus she was raped by a god but fails to mention that it was HIS FATHER and also then she got turned into a cow by Hera and was forced to wander the world—none of this functional immortality stuff
btw Io eventually marries an Egyptian king and gets the love she deserves, so that’s pretty cool for her
Okay, let’s clear a few things up here: King Acrisius is Perseus’ grandfather and the father of Danae (not her husband, wtf). He is given a prophecy that his grandson will kill him so he locks Danae in an underground cellar as a form of birth control. Zeus takes that as a challenge, I guess, and impregnates her by turning into a shower of gold or sometimes seeds. Acrisius locks Danae and her child into a wooden box and throws them into the ocean
They seem to be confusing Perseus’ birth story with Heracles
Also they frame this as some kind of punishment for Acrisius trying to storm Olympus—as if the mythological characters who actually tried that weren’t blasted out of the sky—and not just, Zeus being permanently horny
The body you soiled??? Fucking hell. Do you have any idea how many husbands have been cuckolded by Zeus and they took it as a compliment?? And also didn’t kill their wives for something they had no control over??
Acrisius is eventually killed accidentally by Perseus who is competing in the basically Olympics and throws a discus into the crowd, instantly killing the grandfather he never met
DANAE LIVED, DAMMIT
See, this storyline would make more sense if this was Achilles—the demigod who should have been King of the Gods—Myth!Perseus has no reason to be angry with the gods
I don’t know where the Stygian Witches came from, but she means the Grey Sisters, so that’s on track with the myths—Stygian implies they have something to do with the river Styx, which they DON’T
They’re talking about killing a Norse monster and yet, Draco’s hair is totally accurate, how the hell did that happen
btw, the constellation Draco is actually Ladon, the dragon that guards the Garden of the Hesperides and the Golden Apples of Immortality
Is that pre-fame NICHOLAS HOULT??
These random fuckers show up claiming to have killed the Nemean Lion, a centaur, and the Hydra which are all things Heracles did, but Heracles is Perseus’ great-grandson
They totally made up “Calibos” for the movie, okay, I don’t know why, there are plenty of monsters to choose from
As I said in the Hercules (1997) post, Hades is not the one who tries to overthrow Zeus, that’s HERA
I shouldn’t have to tell you that breathing black smoke into people to give them superpowers is not a thing Hades does (although, now that I think about it, it IS a thing Apollo does in the Iliad to get Hector to win battles)
Okay, the part with the flute cracks me up every time, this movie has no right to be this funny
Perseus gets his sword and other gear from Athena, but okay, a random meadow works too I guess
And for the last time, Pegasus is BELLEROPHON'S horse. He isn’t even born until Perseus’ cuts off Medusa’s head
Usually when the gods want people to know they’re paying attention they send birds
Monsters sprouting from blood is actually a thing in Greek myth, although it’s usually titan blood, but a scorpion created by Gaia did kill Orion
I love this fight because everyone’s getting thrown around in short skirts with their thighs flashing everywhere like Homer intended
Okay now they’re just screwing with me, Djinn?? As in the Arabic folklore creatures???
Excuse me, the LEGION?? What are you, Roman??
This hippie cult dude is throwing Christian values into this Greek Mythology story and I’m not about that
Coins over the eyes for the dead is actually a much later and largely Catholic practice, in Greece a single coin was placed under the tongue
They’re just making shit up about the Djinn now, they’re not even trying
Why does Io speak Djinn?? Why are the ARABIC Djinn under the control of the GREEK gods???
I’m sorry. Did he say the Norn Mountains?? As in the Norns?? The Norse triplicate goddesses of the past, present, and future?? What is happening
“The garden of the stygia” what bullshit.
Oooooh shit, is that a giant HAND made of rock?? Are they implying that all the shattered rock is actually shattered TITANS?? Not myth accurate but COOL AS FUCK
In the Perseus myth, the goal is to get Medusa’s head, not kill any sea monsters. And Perseus originally goes on the quest to protect his mother, which is sweet. But this is pretty much exactly how the interaction with the Grey Sisters goes in the myth—except he asks them where Medusa lives 
Medusa does not live across the river Styx what the fuck are you talking about
Did the grey sisters just say that MEDUSA and the KRAKEN are TITANS??? Excuse me, no.
You will die? That’s the vaguest fucking prophecy I’ve ever heard. He’s mortal, no shit
To be fair, the Grey Sisters said Perseus would die, not the rest of y’all
Oddly enough, old beggar Zeus is an accurate Zeus, well done
The rules for demigods becoming gods are so vague, like in the Iliad, Zeus can’t even save his son from dying, but then in Dionysus’ myth, he becomes a god after inventing wine—so I don’t fucking know—he probably wouldn’t do it to offer “sactuary” though
Perseus’ little speech here is actually the whole point of the Iliad. Gods have no idea what it means to be human, it’s not pursuit of glory, it’s living, fighting, and dying for the people you care about
Are those PEOPLE pulling the boat of the dead?? And why. The fuck. Is Charon. Always. A skeleton???
Okay we have to talk about Medusa for a second. The story Io tells here comes from Ovid, who is Roman and writing much later. All of his stories paint the gods in a cruel, oppressive light that didn’t necessarily represent who they were to the Greeks. Medusa according to earlier Greek writings was never mortal and was born a gorgon, the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, along with her two sisters. In fact the gorgon’s head has been a symbol for millenia, as the Aegis shield carried by Zeus and Athena in order to terrify their enemies, which is probably where the “turning to stone” idea came from
Oh and this temple and men-only thing is totally made up for the movie, Medusa lives in a cave
It’s actually unclear what Medusa’s body looks like, there are snake women in Greek myth however, like Echidna, the Mother of Monsters
I love when characters spar and flirt at the same time
Okay, but why the fuck would you bring bows to fight Medusa?? You can’t aim at what you can’t look at
Since when is Medusa an archer?
I’m just gonna say it, the snake bra is weird
There’s the mirror shield, finally.
Cetus, btw, isn’t a squid like the Kraken, it’s described as looking like a whale
Perseus is right actually, immortals can’t be killed but they can be banished or overwise stripped of power
You know, I’m glad they didn’t push a romantic relationship between Perseus and Andromeda, even though in the myth they get married. I like that they’re friends
She will make a fine queen, her name literally means Ruler of Men
This movie is so dumb, but it ticks so many of my boxes, I love it
Hercules (1997)
O Brother Where Art Thou (2000)
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DEITIE IDEAS
⚜Athena: war, wisdom, crafting⚠️
💋Aphrodite: love, sex, beauty, fertilty 💞
🖤Achyls: Sadness, misery, depression, suicide😔
💧Amphitrite: of the sea, sealife, waves, calm waters💧
🏞Artemis: hunting, wildlife, wilderness, nature, survival🏹
☀️Alectrona:personification of the sun, light, warmth,🌤
🌕Achelois: moon godess name means washes pain away🌓
🌵Antheia: garden, greenery, plants, flowers, swamps,🌸🌺
🤪Até: godess of chaos, war, mischief, delusion, ruin, folly⚠️
B
🔮Bia: goddess of pure, force, and raw energy♾
🥽Brizo: protector of marines, sailors, and fishermen💧
C:
💧Calypso: sea nymph, mother of fish and, sealife💧
🧜‍♀️Celeano: wife of poseidon, mother of sea gods, 🤱
👽Ceto: primordial sea monster, daughter of Gaia scaryyy🌊
⚜Circe: Magic, sorcery, transformed enemies into swine🧹
⛰Cybele: mountains, caverns, nature, wildlife⛰
💫Clymene: Renown infamy, fame, very well known💫
D:
⚖Demeter: sacred law, agriculture,fertility. The harvest🎑
💧Doris: Sea nymph, bounty of the sea, mother of nereids💧
E:
👶Eilethyia: childbirth, by Homer goddess of pain of birth🤱
🤗Elpis: Hope, and spirit, personification 😀
⚠️Enyo: Destruction, war, companion and lover of ares ⚠️
🧚‍♀️EOS: goddess of dawn, primordial personification🌅
🎵Erato: muse of lyric, poetry, music, tune, noise🎵
🔞Eris: chaos, strife, and discord connected to war goddess enyo .
🐍Eurayle: Sister of Medusa, one of the main gorgon👽
G:
🌺Gaia: primordial goddess of Earth, nature, mountains🌵
H:
👋Harmonia: greek goddess of harmony, concord🤗
👶Hebe: Eternal youth,in charge of making the gods look good🤗
🔮Hecate: Witchcraft, Crossroads, necromancy, mother of witches🔮
🌅Hemera: Goddess of Day time, and daughter of Nyx🌓
⚜Hera: Goddess of goddesses, women, and marriage 💑
🏡Hestia:Hearth, home comfort, domesticity, family,🏡
🧼Hygea: Hygiene, health, cleanliness, sanitation 🧼
I:
🌈Iris: rainbows, color, messenger of the gods, sea🌈
K:
🌓Keres: Daughter of Nyx, female essence,🌓
🥳Kotys: dyonisian goddess whose celebrations were BIG🥳
L:
🍒Lilith:Wife of Lucifer, First wife of adam, Sex, Women🌹
⚠️Lamia:Chd eater, figure of bad behavior, cannablism⚠️
☠Lachesis:second of three fates, measurerof thread of lif☠
M:
🛤Maia: Greek goddess of Fields, crossways🛤
🤡Mania: isanity, madness, crazed frenzy, and the dead☠
😩Melepomene: Muse of grieve, loss, tragedy🖤
🧠Metis: Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, oceanic🧠
N:
😈Nemesis: Goddess of revenge, vengeance, retribution😈
✔Nike: Goddess of Victory, winged goddess of victory ✌
🌓Nyx: Preimordal goddess of night, lunar goddess, dark🌕
P:
🗡Persephone:Queen of underworld, vegetation,springs🗡
🤳Pheme: Gossip, Fame, notability, renownciation🗣
📝Polyhmnia: Scared poetry, writing, hymn dancing 💃
R:
🏜Rhea: Titaness of nature, Daughter of Gaia and Uranus🌎
S:
🌕Selene/Luna:Mother of the Moon, mother of vampires,🌓
🏞Styx: Goddess of the river styx, portal to underworld🏞
🗻Taygete: Mountain Nymph/ Goddess 🗻
🎵Terpsichore: Dance and chorus, one of the nine muses👯‍♀️
😆Thalia: One of 9 muses, She is of comedy idyllic poetry😆
⛩ The Erinnyes: Retribution, vengeance, punish men, heinous crimes.
⚖Themis: divine order, and law, custom⚖
🤑Tyche: Prosperity, money, luck, fortune💸
U:
🔭Urania: Goddess of astronomy and astrology♎
🤢Eurayle: Third Gorgon sister👽
IMPORTANT NOTES!!!
🍒Lady Lilith wasn't evil she was damned to hell because she wanted equality between men and women but to no prevail she ran away ain't hidden mountains and we. God sent angels to being her back to Eden she said no unless she would gain equality making her the first feminist in the universe🍎
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The Greek Pantheon
Aceso- Healing, Curing Achelois- a Moon goddess Achelous- Shark spirit Acheron- Woe Achilles- a Deified mortal Achlys- Posion, Misery Achos- Trouble Acratopotes- Unmixed wine Adathodaemon- Luck Adephagia- Gluttony Adikia- Wrongdoing Adonis- the Circle of life Adrastea- a goddess Aegaeon- Violent sea storms Aegle- Radiant health Aeolus- Ruler of the winds Aergia- Sloth Aether- Light, Atmosphere Aetna- Mt. Etna Agon- Contest Aiakos- a Judge in the underworld(europe) Aidos- Modesty
Aike- Prowess Aion- Eternity, Time Aisa- Fate Alabandus- a Deified mortal Alala- the Warcry Alastor- Blood feuds Alecto- a Fury Alectrona- the Morning Aletheia- Truth Alexiares- Fortifies towns Amechania- Helplessness Amphiaraus- Chthonic oracle Amphictyonis- Wine Amphilogiai- Debates Amphitrite- the Sea Anaideia- Ruthelessness Ananke- Inevitability Androktasiai- Slaughter Anetheusa- Fountains Angelia- Messages Angelos- Chthonic Ania- Ache Anicetus- Fortified towns Anteros- Requited love Aparctias- the North Wind Aphaea- Agriculture Apheleia- Simplicity Aphrodite- Love, Beauty, Desire Aphroditus- a deity Apollon- Music, Art, Healing Aporia- Difficulty Arae- Curses Ares- War, Violence Arete- Virtue Argestes- the West/Northwest Wind Ariadne- Mazes Aristaeus- Bee-keeping Arke- a Messenger Artemis- Hunting, Archery Ascelpius- Medicine Askalaphos- Tends orchards in the underworld Asteria- Stars Astraea- Justice Astraeus- Celstial bodies, Astrology Athena- Wisdom, Strategy Atlas- Endurance, Astronomy Atropos- Fate Attis- Vegetation Atë- Delusion Aura- Breeze, Fresh air Auxesia- Fertility Auxo- Spring growth Benthesikyme- the Sea Bia- Violence Bolina- a Deified mortal Boreas- the North Wind, Winter Britomartis- Nets Brizo- Sailors Caerus- Oppurtunity Caicias- the Northeast Wind Carme- Harvestt Castor- Boxing, St. Elmo’s Fire Ceraon- the meal, specifically, the making of the wine Cerberus- Guard dog of the underworld Ceto- Dangers of the ocean Chaos- Nothingness Charites(p)- Charm, Creativity Charon- Ferryman of the underworld Charybdis- Whirlpools Chione- Snow Chiron- a Centaur Chloris- Flowers Chronos- Empirical time Chrysothemis- Harvest Circe- a goddess, a Witch Clotho- Fate Clymene- Renown, Fame Coeus- Intellect Comus- Revelry Corus- Surfeit Corymbus- Fruit of the ivy Cricios- the North/Northwest Wind Crius- Constellations Cronus- Destructive time (king of the Titans) Cyamites- Beans Cybele- Mountains Cymopoleia- the Sea Damia- Fertility Deimos- Fear Deino- Graeae Deipnus- the meal, specifically, the making of the bread Delphin- Dolphins Demeter- Grain, Harvest Despoina- Mysteries Dikaiosyne- Justice Dike- Justice Dione- Oracle of Dodona Dionysus- Wine, Madness Dolos- Trickery Dynamene- Ocean swells Dysnomia- Lawlessness Dyssebeia- Impiety Eidothea- sea nymph Eileithyia- Childbirth Eirene- Peace Eiresione- the Olive branch Ekecheiria- Truce Eleos- Mercy, Pity Elpi- Hope Endymion- a Deified mortal Enyalius- War Enyo- Destructive war Enyo- Graeae Eos- Dawn Eosphorus- the morning star, Venus Epidotes- a deity Epimetheus- afterthought Epione- Soothing pain Epiphron- Prudence Erebus- Darkness Eris- Strife Eros- Love, Attraction, Intercourse Ersa- Morning dew Eucleia- Good repute Eulabeia- Discretion Eunomia- Good order Eunostus- the Flour mill Eupheme- Good omens Euporie- Horae Eupraxia- Well being Euronotus- the Southeast Wind Eurus- the East/Southeast Wind Euryale- Goron Eurybia- Mastery of the sea Eurynome- Wateer, Meadows (ex-queen of the Titans) Eusebia- Piety Euthenia- Prosperity Gaia- Earth Galene- Calm seas Ganymede- a Deified mortal Geeras- Old age Gelos- Laughter Glaucus- Fishermen Glycon- a snake god Hades- Wealth (lord of the underworld) Harmonia- Harmony Harpocrates- Silencee Hebe- Youth Hecate- Magic Hecaterus- Hekateris Hedone- Pleasure Hedylogos- Sweet talk Heemphroditus- Andrgony Heimarmene- Sharing Helios- the Sun, Oaths Hemera- Day Hemithea- a Deified mortal Hepheastus- Fire, Crafts Hera- Marriage, Women (queen of the gods) Heracles- Strength Hermes- Travel, Messages Hesperus- the evening star, Venus Hestia- Hearth, Home Hilaera- a Deified mortal Himeros- Sexual Desire Homados- Battle Homonia- Concord Horkos- Oaths Horme- Impulse Hybris- Outrageous behavior Hygeia- Hygeine Hymenaios- Marriage Hyperion- Light Hypnos- Sleep Hysminai- Fighting Iapetus- Mortality Iaso- Cures Ichnaea- Tracking Ino- a Deified mortal Ioke- Pursuit Iris- Rainbows Iynx- the Love charm Kakia- Vice Kalokagathia- Nobility Karpo- Fruits Keres- Violent Deaths Keuthonymos- Chthonic Koalemos- Stupidity Kokytos- Wailing Kratos- Strength Lachesis- Fate Lampsao- a Deified mortal Lelantos- Air, the Unseen Lethe- Forgetfulness Leto- Motherhood Leucothea- the Sea Limos- Hunger Lips- the Southwest Wind Litae- Prayer Lupe- Pain Lyssa- Rage Ma- a goddess Macaria- Blessed deaths Machai- Fighting Mania- Madness Matton- the meal, specifically, the kneading of the dough Medusa- Gorgon Megaera- a Fury Melinoe- Offerings to the dead Men- Lunar god Mene- the Months Menoetes- Herded cattle in the underworld Menoetius- Anger Methe- the state of being Drunk Metis- Good council Minos- Judge (final votee) Mnemosyne- Memory Momus- Mockery Mormo- Chthonic Moros- Doom Neikea- Quarrels Nemesis- Retribution, Revenge Nereus- Old man of the sea Nesoi(p)- Islands, Seas Nike- Victory Nomos- Law Notus- the South Wind Nyx- Night Oceanus- the All-encircling river Oizys- Woe, Misery Oneiroi(p)- Dreams Ophion- Ruler of the Titans (overthrown by Cronus) Orithyia- Mountain winds Orthosie- one of the Horae Ourae(p)- Mountains Paean- Physician Palaemon- the Sea Palaestra- Wrestling Palioxis- Flight, Retreat Pallas- Warcraft Pan- Shepherds Panacea- Healing Pandia- sky deity Parthenos- a Deified mortal Peitharchia- Discipline Peitho- Persuasion Pemphredo- Graeae Penia- Poverty Penthus- Grief Pepromene- Share Phaenon- Saturn Phaethon- Jupiter Phanes- Procreation Pheme- Rumour Pherousa- one of the Horae Philomelus- the Wagon, the Plow Philophrosyne- Kindness Philotes- Friendship Phlegethon- Fire Phobos- Fear Phoebe(1)- Prophecy Phoebe(2)- a Deified mortal Phonoi- Murder Phorcys- Hidden dangers of the sea Phrike- Horror Phthonus- Envy Phylonoe- a Deified mortal Pistis- Trust Plutus- Wealth Poine- Retribution Polemos- War Pollux- Boxing, St. Elmo’s Fire Ponos- Hard labour Pontus- the Sea, Sea creatures Poros- Expediency Poseidon- Earthquakes, the Ocean (lord of the sea) Pothos- Yearning Praxidike- Exacting justice Priapus- Fertility Proioxis- Onrush Promtheus- Forethought Prophasis- Excuses Proteus- Herdsman of Poseidon Psamathe- Sand beaches Psyche- the Soul Ptocheia- Beggary Pyroeis- Mars Rhadamanthys- Judge (asia) Rhapso- Sewing Rhea- Fertility (queen of the Titans) Roma- Rome Saloazios- sky deity Sangarius- a River Scylla- the Sea Selene- the Moon Semele- a Deified mortal Silenus- Wine press Skeiron- the Northwest Wind Sophrosynee- Moderation Soteria- Safety Soter- Safety Stheno- a Gorgon Stilbon- Mercury Styx- Hatred, Oaths Taraxippus- a Ghost Tartarus- Tartarean Pit Techne- Art, Skill Telesphoruus- Convalescence Telete- Initiaion into the Bacchic cult Tenes- a Deified mortal Tethys- Fresh water Thalassa- the Sea Thallo- Buds Thanatos- Death Thaumus- the Wonders of the sea Theia- Sight Themis- Devine law Thetis- Marine life Thoosa- Sea currents Tisiphone- a Fury Triptolemus- Farming Triteia- the Sea Triton- the Sea Tthrasos- Boldness Tyche- Fortune Uranus- the Sky Zagreus- first incarnation of Dionysus Zelos- Rivalry Zephyrus- the West Wind Zeus- Weather, Lightning (lord of the sky, king of the gods)
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VERSE HEADCANONS (THUNDERCATS) - ATALANTE
under the cut in the event they get too long! this list applies to both the original (1985 - 1987) and the short-lived reboot (2011).
atalante was born to king iason and queen clymene of arkadia.
although she had not been born a boy as iason had hoped she would have been, he still viewed her as the rightful heir to arkadia’s throne.
as a newborn, however, she was kidnapped by an unknown bandit and left in the forests on the outskirts of the kingdom to face the elements alone.
her cries were heard by a deity from arkadia’s pantheon -- the goddess of the hunt, artemis. caring for the infant princess, she returned atalante to her parents three days after she’d been found; a festival being held in the goddess’ honor as the result. years later, atalante would become a follower of the goddess out of gratitude for saving her life.
though she’d been next in line to become the sovereign of arkadia, she’d hunt with her peers and her patron goddess. sometimes she’d unintentionally skip lessons and return home with game slung over her shoulders with a proud smile on her face, always promising to stay in her lessons overtime the following day. and she’d keep those promises as well.
arkadia was a mix of old and new; magic and technology working together to keep the kingdom in peace. 
as a teenager, atalante volunteered to slay the calydonian boar, a beast ravaging the neighboring kingdom of calydon.
she was presented the boar’s pelt as a reward for being the first of the volunteers to spill blood from the creature. with magic she’s capable of using it to enhance her strength in battle so long as she wears it.
when growing up, atalante heard stories about neighboring kingdoms -- the farthest away being thundera.
and when she heard of thundera’s destruction at the hands of mumm-ra, she was devastated to hear that millions of lives had been lost. and right away she confronted military leaders to prepare underground bunkers in the event arkadia had been next.
her plan for an eventual invasion? each underground room would be connected to one another through tunnels complicated to navigate by foreigners. when possible enemies approach the gates, bells ring in alert and those who can hear hide within the bunkers, surviving until it is safe to emerge from beneath the surface. 
foreign survivors would also be welcome to hide in arkadia’s bunkers for shelter, so long as they mean no harm. it wouldn’t matter what race they were -- if they needed shelter, she would welcome them.
several months after thundera was destroyed, atalante was crowned the queen of arkadia following the death of her father. though a day after the coronation the bells would toll, and the bi-weekly drills were no longer just drills. arkadia was next in mumm-ra’s path of fury.
it was the blessings of their pantheon that everyone had managed to reach the underground bunkers safely, with mumm-ra’s armies destroying abandoned buildings thinking the denizens were foolish enough to hide inside them. 
as of late, arkadia had been underground. however, gardens grow and everyone is fed. within the bunkers, atalante was an equal to the rest of her people, and she’d been fine with that. so long as her people were safe, she didn’t care about her own status.
atalante is surprisingly great with children. during her hiding underground, she’d spend time with the children who were afraid, telling them stories of old, and stories of what she grew up with -- even of the goddess that saved her life.
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Greek Gods You’ve Never Heard Of, Part VIII
Aquatic Deities
Amphitrite (f) wife of Poseidon, queen of the sea. Oceanid or Nereid. Roman: Salacia, goddess of saltwater
Berthesikyme (f) “sea depth/wave”, daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, wife of Enalos (a man from Lesbos, who also has another fascinating myth about him)
Brizo (f) “to slumber”, protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen, worshiped by the women of Delos, who set out food offerings in small boats. also a prophet who specializes in dream interpretation
Calypso (f) a nymph, trapped Odysseus. daughter of Iapetus and Clymene or Asia
Phorcys (m), son of Pontus (sea) and Gaia (earth). fish-tailed merman with crab-claw forelegs and red, spiky skin. husband of Ceto. Children include the Graeae (three crones, Deino/Dino, Enyo, and Pemphredo/Pephredo, who share one eye and one tooth among them); the gorgons (snakes for hair), Echidna (half-woman and half-snake, mother of monsters), and the youngest, “the awful snake” who guards the golden apples of the Hesperides.
Ceto (f) “sea monster”, daughter of Gaia (earth) and Pontus (sea). bore a host of monstrous children to her brother Phorcys.
Glaucus (m) “grey-blue, blue-green, glimmering” a mortal who ate a magical herb and became immortal. prophetic sea god, comes to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having been a sailor himself.
the ichthyocentaurs (m, plural). upper body human, lower front of horse, tail of fish, lobster-claw horns on the head. the ichyocentaur brothers Aphros and Bythos were set in the sky as the constellation Pisces
Kymopoleia, daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, goddess of sea and earthquakes, wife of Briares (one of the hundred-handed giants)
Leucothea (f) “white goddess”, one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, usually a transformed nymph, sometimes Ino
Melicertes/Melacertes/Palaemon (m) son of prince Athamas and Ino, daughter of Cadmus. He and his mother were turned into sea gods.
Nereus (m) eldest son of Pontus and Gaia: with Oceanid Doris, fathered children with whom he lived in the sea:
the Nereids (f plural), 50 ocean nymphs
Nerites (m) a beautiful boy
Nesoi (f plural) goddesses of islands. Among the Protogenoi
Proteus (m) the Old Man of the Sea, an early god of rivers and seas. can foretell future, but will change his shape to avoid doing so.
Rhodos (f) personification of the island of Rhodes, wife of Helios (the sun god, also the Colossus of Rhodes)
Thaumus (m) son of Pontus (sea) and Gaia (earth). wife Electra, parents of Iris and the Harpies
Thetis (f) sea nymph or a Nereid. in early ages may have been worshiped as creator of the universe. Mother of Achilles.
Triton (m) messenger of the sea. son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, herald for his father. Merman. carries a trident, conch shell trumph to calm or raise the waves. sometimes plural, Tritones, daimones of the sea.
the Oceanids: 3,000 daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, each patroness of a particular spring, river, sea, lake, pond, pasture, flower, breeze, or cloud. there is a long list of them in Wikipedia, including:
Styx, who rushed to help Zeus against the Titans, goddess of the River Styx of the underworld, and whose name became a binding oath for the deities
Metis (f) “wisdom, skill, craft”, Titaness mother of wisdom and deep thought, trickster powers of Prometheus
the Potamoi: Oceanus and Tethys’ 3,000 sons, gods of rivers and streams. long list on Wikipedia. Includes the rivers of the underworld.
the Naiads (f plural): nymphs of fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks, bodies of fresh water. still freshwater for naiads, moving freshwater for Oceanids (remember that the “sea” was considered a freshwater river that ran around the edge of the world), saltwater Mediterranean for the Nereids, Potamoi for rivers. the edges of these categories tend to be very vague. naiads were very ancient spirits of still waters of marshes, ponds, lagoon-lakes. Greeks believed that all the world’s waters were connected, percolating from the “sea” in deep cavernous spaces within the earth. Long list of naiads on wikipedia.
Some kinds of Naiads:
Eleionomae: marshes
Crinaeae, fountains
Limnades, lakes
Potamides, rivers
Pegaeae, springs (especially the springs that were created by the pounding of the hooves of Pegasus)
(See the rest of the series)
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Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640) The Fall of Phaeton (1608) The imagery of “The Fallen Star” reappears without a name in the Apocalypse of St. John. In the 4th century Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus (Saint Jerome) translated “Morning Star” as «Lucifer» introducing the mythical element of “The Fallen Star” into the mythology of Christianity. In Ovid’s “Metamorphoseon libri” XV (8 AD), Phoebus tried to talk Phaethon out of it by telling him that not even Jupiter would dare. In Plato's “Timaeus” (360 BC), Critias tells the story of Atlantis as recounted to Solon by an Egyptian priest who speaks of Phaethon. Phaethon was the son of the Oceanid Clymene and the solar deity Helios. He bragged about it so much to his playmates that one day they challenged him to prove it. He asked his father for some proof that would demonstrate his relationship with the sun. When the god promised to grant him whatever he wanted, he insisted on being allowed to drive the sun chariot for a day. When the day came, the fierce horses that drew the chariot felt that it was empty because of the lack of the sun-god's weight and went out of control. Terrified, Phaethon dropped the reins. The horses veered from their course, scorching the earth, burning the vegetation, bringing the blood of the Ethiopians to the surface of their skin and so turning it black, changing much of Africa into desert, drying up rivers and lakes and shrinking the sea. Earth cried out to Zeus-Jupiter who was forced to intervene by striking Phaethon with a lightning bolt. Like a falling star, Phaethon plunged blazing into the river Eridanos where he drowned. http://bit.ly/2Sq4cwl February 05, 2019 at 12:36AM
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So if Yusaku = Atlas Then Takeru = Prometheus?
I’m a huge nerd for Greek mythology, so I hope you’re prepared for what you just unleashed, because I’ve thought about this too much.
Theories about Greek Mythos Allusions in Vrains
There were four notable second-generation Titans, all brothers: Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. These four brothers and their father, Iapetus, are considered to be the progenitors of all life. Less notable are a couple of their cousins, including Astraeus and Perses.
Atlas “the enduring” was the leader of the Titan’s rebellion against Zeus after Zeus chopped up his dad Cronus. From Atlas, humans are said to have inherited strength, daring, and patience (which fits Yusaku perfectly); he also taught humans astrology/astronomy, navigation, and agriculture. Punished for his role in the war, Atlas was forced to take up the mantle of his father and uncles, who were the original four pillars of the heavens and the Titans of the West, North, East, and South. As the only remaining pillar, Atlas bears the burden of the sky all by himself. He now stands at the very end of the Earth, and is considered difficult to find/reach. 
Some sources claim the war between the Titans and the Gods lasted ten years. The record of the war, however, as in the poem detailing it, has been completely lost to history.
Prometheus is remembered for being the one to steal fire and give it to humans, but he was the Titan of forethought, not fire. Most importantly, he was considered clever and forward-thinking because he sided with the Gods over the Titans. Atlas, on the other hand, led the Titans against the Gods alongside Menoetius.
Menoetius is associated with rashness, wrath, pride, and might, and is doomed because of it. While Atlas is forced by the Gods to carry the sky, Menoetius was thrown into the darkness of Tartarus after being defeated by Zeus. It is said humans inherited his tendency for violence. (He has some kind of weird bromance with Hades after being stuck in the Underworld, but that’s probably not relevant)
So where I’m going with this? Takeru is Menoetius. Takeru is rash, he’s got a carefully smothered quick temper, and is the only character so far to be seen as a combat fighter. He sides with Yusaku when almost no one else does, but it crippled by his tendency to rush is head first. 
Humans inherited Prometheus’s cleverness, and Epimetheus’s foolishness/regretfulness. The two of them represent foresight and hindsight. Considering it’s Kogami that in canon was compared with Prometheus, and Ryoken is his successor, and Prometheus carries the “guilt” of a crime against Zeus, I think it’s fair to say Ryoken’s the one likened to Prometheus, in the eternally suffering benefactor of mankind kind of way. Ryoken may not be a Lost Kid, but he was heavily involved in the matter. That means very well that Epimetheus could be Spectre: the one that came to the side of Hanoi after, as Epimetheus mostly follows after Prometheus.
That leaves three other kids, for which there’s a couple different options, which won’t become clear until we know more about them and their respective Ignis.
Astraeus is associated with the wind and dusk, and all the zephyrs of Greek Myth are descended from him. Obviously, this is probably the child of the Wind Ignis. I think this is probably Jin, but Jin and Spectre could possibly be switched here.
Helios is the Titan of the sun. That’s…pretty self-explanatory. Hyperion could also fit, but these two are not always distinct entities from each other. Some stories say Helios allied with Zeus against the Titans, so that’s not a good sign for the child of the Light Ignis.
Perses is the Titan of destruction and peace. He’s pretty unknown too, but he was the father of Hecate. He was also the cause of droughts and a source of scorching heat, which is a tenuous connection to Earth. Mount Orthys was the base of the Titans, and when the Titans were defeated and banished, Gaea made Typhon, who would eventually become a mountain; so hey, there’s two options.  There’s Mylinus too, who was the Titan of an island and harvest, both earthy stuff. Sykeus is another option, as an Earth Titan/Giant that fled from the war and was hidden by his mother, Gaia, from Zeus. Gaia even gave him a fig tree. The Earth kid could really be any of these, even if he’s Spectre or Jin.
Pallas is pretty unremarkable besides being the Titan of warcraft and being, like, a goat or something, but he was married to Styx. As in, the Titan goddess of the River Styx, associated with water and oaths and hatred, and who also represents the boundary between the Earth and the Underworld. She, funnily enough, also sided with the Gods, and is possibly the only reason the Gods won, since she brought along her kids, including Victory/Nike. Alternatively, Clymene/Asia was an Oceanid (daughter of the ocean) and Titan of fame. She was the mother of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, and she was also the consort of Helios. Other promising candidates include Eurybia and Tethys, both sea Titan goddesses. All female Titans were either neutral or sided with Zeus in the war. Does that mean the Water Child will be siding against Yusaku? Who knows.
It seems to me that Yusaku is Atlas, but backwards. 
-Atlas fought against the Gods and ten years later was forced to carry the heavens on his back in eternal agony. Yusaku was forced to go through agony and carry a great burden, and then ten years later, started a war against Hanoi. 
-Same for Takeru: he’s Menoetius in reverse! Banished to the darkness, then ten years later comes back to join “Atlas” in his challenge to “the Gods”. 
-Spectre is the same, if he’s Epimetheus (Joins gods, makes new life, finds companionship in Pandora, gets punished). Get’s “punished”, finds companionship and a new life, joins Hanoi. 
-Same with Ryoken as Prometheus (Joins gods, betrays Zeus to save humanity) as he betrays his father to save the kids, then dedicates himself to serving the father he betrayed. 
If the story really is being told in reverse, it makes sense that Kogami, (as Zeus, the youngest of the gods and titans involved) exits early on. But that means, won’t the story end with Cronus in power?
There is another possibility. We may be misinterpreting Yusaku as Atlas, when Yusaku may actually be associated with Atlas’s father, and the original pillar of the West, Iapetos, Titan of mortality, life (as in, the progenitor of all mortal life!), and fate. Very little is known about him besides the fact that he was immensely powerful (you don’t have four sons as influential as he did without having some serious clout) and enough of a threat to the Gods that he was imprisoned in Tartarus right next to Cronus. There were three other pillars, all brothers, that together held the Sky/Ouranos still while the fifth brother, Cronus, castrated him and threw his genitals into the ocean, resulting in the birth of Aphrodite (Aphrodite Ourania, not Aphrodite Pandemos, if we want to make a distinction between the two). This version of Aphrodite is associated with homosexual love, spiritual love, and obviously the sea foam from which she was born, and is represented by a tortoise.
That would make six children of Ouranos linked to Ouranos’s fall from grace: five male, one female. The Titan of fate, the Titan of light, the Titan of intellect/stars/prophecy, the Titan of spring, the Titan of time/agriculture (an ongoing debate), and the deity of love. 
Iapetos, as the opposing pillar to Hyperion of the East and light, could be associated with darkness. Iapetos is considered by some scholars to be the “ender” of all things. He represents the end that ultimately awaits everything and everyone (even the sun), and therefore, is a pretty ominous dude. So, please, feel free to side-eye Yusaku hard for being associated with this guy and his son.
That said, the four pillars are super, super obscure, while Atlas is the most famous of all Titans, so I think the Atlas theory is the most likely. Plus, all four children of Iapetos are heavily associated with inevitability and self-destruction! Sounds a lot like Yusaku, Ryoken, and Spectre, huh? Takeru is probably going to be prone to the same tendencies.
But there’s another interpretation too. If we think of Ryoken as Heracles, the greatest of humanity, then Vrains might really be taking from the 12 labors. Atlas featured prominently in the 11th labor, and was tricked by Heracles into retrieving the sacred apples and once more taking up the sky. Other labors featured Cerberus (Akira), the Nemean Lion (possibly Takeru?), and many others. (Spectre could be the sacred tree, which Heracles has Atlas pluck the apples from? Weird.) This one seems like a bit of a stretch to me, but may be more valid later on when other characters come in. The main factor is Heracles deals a lot with guilt and redemption, which is Ryoken’s whole deal.
But I think the most telling part of all this is, in many tellings, Zeus/Heracles eventually forgave and released all the Titans from their sentences (including Prometheus, I.e. Prometheus Unbound), except Atlas, who must remain as the pillar of heaven for all time. Some of these stories suggest Atlas chooses to remain, as he alone can handle the burden of the heavens and keep the world safe. Good luck to Yusaku! He’s gonna need it!
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Character Intro: Calypso (Kingdom of Ichor)
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Age- 25 (immortal)
Location- Ogygia, Olympius
Personality- In many ways, she's child-like and naive. She has a warm heart & is very caring. She's a chronic hopeless romantic- loving the attention she gets from romantic suitors. She's never not in a relationship.
As a third generation Titaness & being part oceanic nymph, she has the standard abilities of a goddess, except shapeshifting. Her powers/abilities include immortality bestowal (one of the few deities with this ability), limited aerokinesis, vitakinesis, & mystiokinesis. She can also breathe underwater, but does not have a tail.
Calypso's father is Atlas (Titan god of strength & endurance) and her mother is an oceanic nymph named Coralie. They were never married. Calypso comes from a rich Titan heritage. Her paternal grandparents are Iapetus (Titan god of pain, mortality, & death) and Clymene (Titaness of fame & renown). Her uncles are Menoetius (Titan god of rage, violence, & rash actions), Prometheus (Titan god of forethought), & Epimetheus (Titan god of afterthought). She's aware of her cousins- Deucalion (Deuce), Aidos (goddess of shame, modesty, humility, & respect), Prophasis (goddess of excuses), and Pyrrha, but she doesn't really know them.
She lives in a beautiful beach house in the state of Ogygia that she shares with her mother. They also own three sailboats. The inside gives off a cool coastal vibe- with colors of crisp whites, deep blues, and neutral hues. Furniture pieces like sea glass countertops, a woven wicker coffee table, hanging rattan chairs, linen curtains, woven light fixtures, natural fiber rugs, and cotton loveseats. A lot of pottery, various candles, & sea glass figurines serve as decorations.
Calypso has a close relationship with her mother. They are each other's support system & best friend. They are also business partners. They have a beachwear and apparel line called Palms' Paradise including a store in Ogygia & new store locations in Delos, Naxos, and Mykonos. As well as having an official website, there are plans for a store in the Mall of Olympius.
She won't admit this to others, but she misses being "daddy's girl." Calypso was there for her father after he was pardoned from his punishment. She stayed with him in Corinth for a year- tucking him in bed & getting up to check on him everytime he awoke, screaming from a nightmare. She was the one who persuaded him to finally go outside, with the both of them surfing. Their current relationship is strained after a discussion they had where Atlas called her pathetic for her situation with Odysseus.
Her go-to drink is a passionfruit smoothie. She also likes pineapple mojitos, coconut water, lemon-lime soda, mai tais, lychee juice, & the hula dancer (a drink made with pineapple vodka, vanilla rum, and lychee puree). A usual from The Roasted Bean is a large coconut cream cold brew.
A favorite thing of hers to eat for breakfast is a buttered & honeyed plain bagel & scrambled eggs (added with shrimp and topped with sharp cheddar cheese). She also likes a vanilla coconut smoothie bowl (topped with milk chocolate chips, pineapple slices, banana slices, & oat granola).
Calypso hasn't been in contact with her half sisters (The Hyades) since the death of their little brother Hyas. Things were different before his passing- they would all go out shopping, have a spa day, or check out a pottery class. She & Hyas would go surfing and spend the day at the water park. She even had a good relationship with their mother, Aethra. Now, her relationship with her half sisters is relegated to a like on a post or a message on Fatestagram here & there.
She loves living in Ogygia- the warm air, the glittering white sand, the swaying palm trees, & the gorgeous turquoise waters. Calypso doesn't mind traveling, to hang out with her friends and more importantly- her boyfriend.
She has a MASSIVE collection of romance novels- whether it's steamy & sexy erotica, cute & heartwarmingly funny rom-coms, or historical dramas with pirates, princes, and warriors. Her books are used with love with cracked spines, dog eared pages, & highlighted sections.
A favorite sweet treat for her from Hollyhock's Bakery are the key lime cupcakes.
Her all time favorite food is a one pot coconut milk stew (she makes in a crock pot) added with onions, scallions, cabbage, shrimp, oysters, lobster meat, & crab meat. She also likes her mom's chicken scampi.
A favorite product that she likes to use on her long almost floor length strawberry blonde hair is the Glory's Crown coconut oil hair gloss.
She's friends with The Hesperides, Thetis (a popular nereid model), Alcyone (one of The Pleiades), Aphrodite (goddess of love & beauty), Delphin (god of dolphins), Pheme (goddess of fame), Brizo (goddess of sailors, mariners, fishermen, & dreams), and The Graces. Calypso and her mother are also good friends with The Nesoi (sister island goddesses)‐ especially with the patron goddess of Ogygia.
Calypso is very much into dance as a passion. She does ballet, interpretive, & acrobatic dance. Dancing for her is not just a form of exercise- it's a way to express her innermost thoughts and feelings. It's a way of communication when words aren't enough.
She's been in love more times than she could possibly count. Calypso has had more than a few relationships with merguys & mortal guys, but none of them stole her heart the way her current "boyfriend" Odysseus did. They first met at a flea market in Eaglepoint Park during the Summer Solstice holiday. Calypso (along with her mother) was running a stall, selling their homemade seashell jewelry when she spotted him at a stall, sampling farm fresh cheeses. Their eyes locked briefly and she felt her heart instantly flutter. Fifteen minutes later, Odysseus came to her stall and she could see up close how beautiful his eyes were- dark brown with flecks of golden amber. He was having trouble picking a jewelry piece to buy so she suggested the white gold necklace with a blue opal seashell charm. Odysseus said it was for an important woman in his life & Calypso assumed he meant his mother. The two chatted throughout the duration of the fair and he even helped with packing away her stand & materials. They ended up making plans to meet up at the Summer Solstice Music Festival the next day. The day of, Calypso was surprised when she saw Odysseus walk into the park, holding hands with a girl (wearing the necklace). He introduced the girl to Calypso as his girlfriend, Penelope. She was kind & sweet and the three of them hung out at the festival, enjoying all the musical acts. Calypso invited them to come down to Ogygia for the weekend- with Penelope happily accepting the invite. During that weekend, Calypso surprised herself by actually enjoying Penelope's company. While they were hanging out at a dance class, she learned a bit more about Odysseus & Penelope's relationship. How they've been off & on for four years. Late one night (while Penelope was asleep), Calypso walked into one of the guest bathrooms and saw Odysseus soaking in a tub. He thanked her for being nice to his girlfriend. She just stared at him, slowly removing her clothes. Like a moth to a flame, Calypso joined him in the tub, straddling his hips. They ended up making love.
She now wants to live happily ever after with him, but he refuses to end things with Penelope, saying that he's confused. Calypso's relationship with Odysseus consists of texts, late night phone calls, & monthly weekend meet-ups. There are times when Calypso catches herself stalking Penelope's Fatestagram profile.
For extra income, she models for Glory's Crown, Swimsilk, Tu-Lips, Studio Bloom, & Sunshine Radiance‐ the skincare brand started by Eos (Titaness of dawn).
In her free time, Calypso also enjoys swimming, surfing, painting, making sorbet, horseback riding, making jewelry, shopping, pottery, & going to the spa.
"Loving someone you can't have is a sweeter pain than death."
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