#flamenation

[kdval]

When she asked him if he believed in fate, Charles Newmark unexpectedly smiled. The scars on his cheeks pulled tight, becoming even uglier than before. But there was something in his eyes — something she couldn’t quite place, something melancholy, achingly sorrowful. Those were the eyes of a man who’d lost everything once and had never come to terms with it.

“No,” he said, unusually quiet. “That would be Master Roland — the fatalist. Me? I’m sure everything that’s happened in my life was the work of human hands, or hands that were… not quite human. All of it,” he picked up a card from the table, holding it between his index and middle fingers, “is a lie. But a sweet lie. For those who long to be deceived.”

Cyberpunk 2077: Fright Night City 2024

› Day 5//Fortune Teller

With @drunkchasind's Jessa 🖤❤️

For the @fright-night-city event

[rammsteinot6]

[machiavellli]

me after I finish my exams this tuesday

[goldemas1244]

Fanservice for abandoning y'alls lol

[iohnmcmullen]

[leam1983]

Relish

There's something fun about watching the latest run of Likes and Reblogs, when a kid calls you a normie-chuuni for not using L337-SP33K.

Look - being verbose is fun. Putting words together, constructing entire sentences, even veering into deliberate bloviating, going back and forth between heartfelt stuff and raw shitposts - I love this shit. There is something to having multiple lexicons and language levels to draw on, that feels flexible and powerful. In the meantime, you've got adults that act like they're not ten years past their teens that feel pressured into using what's effectively inefficient cant because they've constructed this weird fucking idea that replacing one letter with a number has any kind of real, concrete use.

The usual idea is to somehow circumvent porn or language filters, but the thing is, Tumblr only flags visual content. I could write full-bore erotica on here that it wouldn't actually be flagged as adult. I can swear like a sailor, I can use words that other platforms frown on inexplicably - and the best part is Tumblr actually has a community of readers. People can write video transcripts, reviews, essays and other longform content, and it will be read by a small percentile!

There is zero need for compression. The only reason to be concise on here is out of basic fucking decency towards your readers.

Plus -normie-chuuni? Seriously? Loved it. That's bottom-tier linguistic construction, Cringe in raw drinkable form.

If being a normie gets me a salary and budget enough to upgrade my rig every four years, fuck man, guilty as fucking charged.

[flamengoemfoco]

"Gabigol quebra o silêncio: Desabafo explosivo sobre as 'briguinhas no F...

[ggvvff]

another OC from my dream

they're someone like star flamen

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

Don't worry, you don't sound nitpicky! :3

I was unaware that Apollo only appears in Hyginus's telling! I heard that he was also in the version where Orion is chasing the Pleiades and Artemis has him set a scorpion on him after they are transformed into stars - but yeah, not even Orion's wiki page mentions that 👀

(Never heard about the discus one lol I have heard about the Eos one though!)

:3 I found out about Janus from a library book on Rome I have that I've had out for almost a year now oop. dw they know i have it i'm just taking a whiiiiile to take notes on it and it has a few sections dedicated to the Roman Religion - and not just the 'copy and pasting' of Greek Mythology, either! It talked about a lot of the major Roman gods who were very important pre-Hellenistic times, and Diana and Janus's marriage was one of those topics :3

I was aware of Diana'a triple-faced self, but somehow I never made the connection to Janus XD But it makes sense now that I know!

and ofc my Apollo hindbrain went 'Apollo is also a protector of arches and doorways asdfjkl'. ignore my obsession lmao

Don't you also tired about how people says that Apollo is a bad and cruel brother to Artemis for what "he did" with Orion? Even when that love story with Artemis and Orion happenned in the Astronomica by Higinus (a roman poet) and in the earlier versions of the myth Orion was killed by:

Gaea who sent the scorpion to kill him because he said that he could kill all the animals in Earth

Both (Artemis and Apollo) because the same thing with the animals but Gaea sent the twins to kill him and they sent the scorpion

Artemis because Orion tried to assault Oupis

Artemis because Orion tried to assault herself

Artemis because Orion was bothering her nymphs

Oh definitely! I was never on board with Orion being 'the only man Artemis ever loved' bullshit (that's Apollo ty).

I don't tend to discount the Roman myths, but since Hyginus's is VASTLY outnumbered by, as you said, these other five versions...I think we can ignore it.

*shakes Hyginus* WHY DID YOU DO THIS. WHY. YOU HAVE SINGLE-HANDEDLY CAUSED DIANA/ARTEMIS'S WHOLE CHARACTER TO BE REDUCED TO A STEREOTYPE.

like. okay, history time:

Diana, pre-being-mixed-with-Artemis-times, WAS married to Janus. So I may be able to excuse this IF Hyginus was referring to THIS Diana.

HOWMEVER. Hyginus is writing about post-conflation Diana/Artemis. Who was NOT married to ANYONE because Virgil describes her as pretty similar to Artemis - including being a virgin goddess.

This is clearly NOT the older Diana. So no, he's not making some sort of connection or something here.

And as for the 'omg Apollo is a TERRIBLE brother!' thing - YOU ARE SO RIGHT IT'S SO ANNOYING.

WHAT'S MORE IS THAT SAYING THAT IS HYPOCRITICAL BECAUSE ARTEMIS HAS KILLED AT LEAST TWO OF HIS LOVERS!

Coronis for cheating on him, and Chione for claiming to be prettier than her! Like. HELLO. so even if we DO go with the 'Apollo killed Orion so Diana won't marry him' thing, SHE STILL KILLED TWO OF HIS LOVERS TOO!

Calling him a terrible brother for that means she's DOUBLELY a bad sister.

Of course, I don't subscribe to either side of this😇 They are RIDE OR DIE for each other (as you pointed out in version 2 where Artemis asks Apollo to kill Orion). They buddy-copped Orion there, as they deserve too <3

[mythologyolympics]

Mythology Olympics tournament round 1

Propaganda!

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Apophis was a malevolent deity or demon, often depicted as a giant serpent or snake. He was considered to be the embodiment of chaos, of destruction, and deep darkness. Ultimately, it was believed to be the primary enemy of the gods and the pharaoh. Since Apophis was seen as a constant threat to the order of the universe, his ultimate goal was to devour the sun god Ra and plunge the world into eternal darkness. He was often invoked in protective spells and incantations to ward off evil and ensure the continued prosperity of the kingdom.

Propaganda from the submitter:

He's just a lil' big worm boi

Flora is a Roman goddess of flowers and spring. She was one of the twelve deities of traditional Roman religion who had their own flamen, the Floralis, one of the flamines minores. Her association with spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime, as did her role as goddess of youth. She is one of several fertility goddesses and a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology. Her Greek counterpart is Chloris.

[talonabraxas]

Venus: Eroticized Goddess of Love

Origins of Venus Amongst Rome’s Latin Neighbors

The name “Venus” is speculated to be related to the Sanskrit word vanas, which translates to mean “loveliness”, “longing”, or “desire”. More directly, the name of this goddess is derived from the Latin noun venus, meaning “love”. This noun indicated specifically erotic love or desire. This goddess’ name is also directly related to the Latin verb venerari, meaning “to love or revere”, and possibly to the noun venenum, meaning “poison”, “charm”, “potion”, or even “aphrodisiac”.

Venus may be considered as part of a tradition of eroticized female deities, which was prevalent in both ancient Indo-European, and Near Eastern cultures. Apart from the Greek goddess Aphrodite, whom Venus eventually became equated with, other deities belonging to this tradition include the Egyptian Hathor, the Sumerian Inanna, the Mesopotamian Ishtar, and the Etruscan Turan. Like these other goddesses, Venus is represented as an extremely attractive female whose domains included love, sexuality, and fertility.

Originally, Venus was not part of the Roman pantheon, as indicated by Marcus Terentius Varro, an ancient Roman scholar who lived between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. Varro mentioned that he could not find any mention of this goddess in the old records. This is supported by the fact that in the oldest Roman calendar, Venus had neither any special festival dedicated to her, nor a flamen (a priest who served a particular deity). Nevertheless, Venus was already worshipped amongst the Romans’ Latin neighbors. Amongst the Latins, Venus was regarded as the goddess of cultivated fields and gardens.

It seems that Venus was already a very ancient goddess amongst the Latins, and that she had at least two temples dedicated to her, one in Lavinium, and the other in Ardea. It is thought that the cult of Venus was brought to Rome from the latter city. As Venus was already being worshipped amongst Rome’s Latin neighbors, it is perhaps not so surprising that the cult eventually made its way to Rome. On the other hand, it is unclear as to how Venus, originally associated with agriculture, became a major goddess in charge of love and beauty.

Goddess Venus by Talon Abraxas

[moonandtrees]

shell-moulded polychromed painted porcelain tea service, Charles X, circa 1830 Manufacture Flamen-Fleury, Paris There are pics of an entire set that was sold at Sotheby's from Karl Lagerfeld's estate (if you want to google search, it wouldn't let me post a link)

[goldemas1244]

Listen listen. I run two Hazbin Hotel RP blogs on Instagram. Bear with me when I say I've also been doodling more that I've been arting.

[the-nosy-neighbor]

Julie as a Deity

I realized I didn't explain the theory. It can be found here:

This theory began with the idea of Frank tending to bugs pre-hibernation and Julie wishing flowers goodbye (which, in other places is good night/hibernation.  Goodbye seems final).  Then we find out that Julie is kissing the flowers goodbye, so they will bloom in the spring.  This is very god-like behavior, so I went on a journey.

The Greek goddess of flowers is Chloris, with a Roman understanding of this being as Chloris is the dryad and Flora is the goddess she becomes.  As with a lot of mythological history, there are multiple origins and multiple names for each god/goddess, one would assume based on the differences in regions, who was in power at the time, and things falling in and out of fashion.

Flora is considered the goddess of flowers, particularly the blooming of flowers.  She was a dryad that was kidnapped by Zephyrus (the West Wind) and deified.  This is a sadly common way of the making of a goddess/mythological being.  Sources note that she is somewhat similar to Persephone in this way, in that they were both kidnapped, and both associated with the blooming of flowers (though in Persephone’s story, it is her mother, Demeter that brings the spring, not Persephone herself.  Demeter is thought of as a more agricultural goddess, so there is some difference there as well).  She is also thought to have turned mythological figures into flowers such as:

Adonis (pheasant’s eye), Narcissus (also daffodil, because they are supposed to turn and face the sun)

Crocus (saffron)

Attis (Pine tree)

The flower most associated with her is reported as two different flowers (at least two), the mayflower and the geranium.  Oh, and a rose, I guess, but I would assume the single petal rose, as opposed to the rose we know today (that was bred to have multiple layers of petals).

A third flower associated with her is the geranium sylvaticum “of the woods”, so basically geraniums that grow wild in the woods.

Flora is associated with light green or green, and lives in the Elysian Fields (also known as Elysium, is a paradise-like meadow in the underworld where the souls of the most virtuous and heroic people reside, aka the Christian concept of Heaven). 

She had sons with Zephyrus, including Karpos, who died while swimming with a minor (male) river deity that he was in love with (Calamus), who also drowned himself as he thought his father was responsible.  I thought this was interesting, seeing as it was earlier interpreted to be a different figure in mythology, who was female.  It is interesting to see such a heteronormative bias in a subject be revised.  Anyway, Karpos was the god of vegetables, and may have been turned into a potato, while his boyfriend was turned into a reed in the river. 

Flora was one of the more important gods, and as such, had a cult, temples, and priests.  Flora’s priests were called flamen florialis.  There is a lot of information about priests such as these, but the important aspects for this purpose is that priests were required to be married, the husband and wife had different duties but had to work together for most everything, and they could not be divorced or could not continue being a priest after being widowed (though it does appear that a priest could be appointed and then choose a wife.) 

Flora’s celebration seems to have been a favorite of the people.  As a goddess associated with blooming flowers, it makes sense that she was also considered to be a goddess of fertility and spring.  So, her festival was all bright colors, sexy times, and enjoyment.  The more serious minded of the culture were not down with the unseriousness of it, leading to it getting banned for a time until they had a few years of bad blooming, and she was back.  The games related to this festival were considered a bit out there, including mentions of tightrope walking elephants and releasing wild animals into the Circus Maximus, which may be fore a few different purposes including hunts, parades, spectacle, and regular circus stuff like trained animals. 

In particular, this festival was really well known for being the festival of “seamstresses,” which, if anyone reads Terry Pratchett, realizes that this means sex worker.  Interestingly, I thought Pratchett made that up until I searched it for this, and apparently that has been a euphemism for hundreds of years.  (As he describes it, there is plausible deniability in the idea that a group of young women working and living together are sewing, and for men to be in and out of their residence.)  As such, there was bawdy theatre, dancing, etc.  The festival falls in late April to early May, seemingly based on the bloom for the year.  The idea of the maypole may originate in this festival. 

Ties to Julie

Julie is a name with Roman origins, meaning of the Julian family (related to Julius Caesar), downy haired (fuzzy faced pre-puberty in men, also potentially light-haired) or youthful.  It could also be related to Jupiter.  Julie has light hair and she is very youthful.

Julie’s avatar is a flower, she has a skirt, when seen from above, that is a flower, and her official image has a paddle ball with a flower on it, she is standing on a flower, flowers outside her house, she talks to flowers, makes the flowers bloom, kisses flowers goodbye

(doodle but also julie’s skirt from above)

Not only does she have a paddle ball with a flower, but she has one that looks like the flowers posted before:  single petal, larger center, lines that either mean pistil or markings on the petal

She likes to play crazy games

She wears bright colors, notably red (shades of saffron)

I may think of more, but I definitely have some stuff coming up about an alternate/additional goddess and how Frank might fit into this.

[heyimflame]

You've heard of Amen Break..

..Now get ready for..

haha i'm so funny (not)

I made this a while ago, sue me.

[catilinas]

aeneid 4.260-4 trans. a.s. kline

i just think it’s shrimpteresting how what kline translates as ‘cloak’ is very specifically a laena, i.e. the heavy double-toga-like garment that had to be worn by the flamen dialis. the flamen dialis who was the special priest of jupiter (when it is jupiter who causes mercury to go and visit aeneas in this scene, to get his fate back on track) (when the position of flamen dialis has some very specific conditions about who the priest can marry. conditions that dido extremely does not meet). servius has a Lot to say about the laena + vergil presenting aeneas as a priest etc but nothing about how the laena is slipping off his shoulders? like that symbolism seems pretty obvious. or the fact that the restrictions on the flamen dialis are sooo incompatible with everything else about aeneas. like the flamen dialis isn’t allowed to touch corpses or visit tombs and aeneas literally goes to the underworld. ALSO shrimpteresting that the laena is part of Such a roman priesthood but like. dido made it for him???