#god of prophecy

[just-pagan-things]

Little thing I made for Lord Apollo

I immediately felt like dancing and singing after I made this so he must have loved it ❤️

[whatsername94]

Another curly haired Apollo

[reno-matagot]

John Flaxman • Pastoral Apollon (Petworth House)

[nerdyfangirlmel]

Me explaining to my sister that Apollo is the god of prophecy.

My sister: I thought he was the god of-

Me cutting her off: well I mean he’s the god of a lot of things practically the god of everything under the Sun.

My sister:… wait

Me:… wait… that wasn’t supposed to be a pun.

[artbyanca]

Apollo gets an inkling of Orpheu’s fate. Knowing the future can really suck.

[my-burnt-city]

i don't remember why i screencapped this particular instagram story but i need y'all to know that i think of it EVERY TIME i see harry play apollo, so hopefully you will now have the same problem going forward

[deadbaguette]

Dear children of Priam, were you doomed all along?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Enki S Ending: God Blocking Gambit

[emacrow]

The jealous child, Three Sisters, and Consequences of a foretold prophecy

"I was supposed to be the youngest, I trained all through my childhood to save you all and yet I wasn't the glorified prophecy child that the Three Sisters foretold." Zeus snapped as he thrown his lightning at a poor mountain icy snow top above Olympus, cracking the top of it in half.

"I was supposed to be praised to lead everyone to greatness and glory that would have mortals worshipping us for eons but yet here we are split away from the mortal realms due because Pandora and that blasted human who killed our only remaining hold on the living world!" The clouds trembled deep grey as the sounds of thunder rumbled and crack, before the rains fell hard as Zeus nearly broke the stone table with his fist as he fell onto his knees.

"But even before I knew as time past on, I had cause the very downfall of Olympic Empire that the Sisters foretold if I kept what I'd done hidden away for all these years..."

Nearly all the Gods and Goddesses couldn't believe their ears, most were too shocked or disappointed to move beside Hades who steadily walked toward Zeus.

Hades help him get up from his defeated looking form before speaking.

"You have carried this secrets since the very beginning and I have only eight things to say." He said before, grabbing Zeus by his throat and literally choking the near immortal life outta of him as his black hair nearly ignited in a deep rosey red fire.

"You Cocky Fucking Jealous Son of a Bitch!" Hades growled menacingly as he topple on Zeus helding him to the ground.

"You mean to tell me that Everything we have gone through, all the crap you put everyone through with your terrible Decision making, tragical unforseenable and judgements, most of our demigod children killed or suffer a terrible fate and being trapped along here severed from the mortal realms beside the underworld could have all been avoided if you haven't killed our youngest sibling because you were jealous that you weren't the last born." Hades nearly spate hellflames as the very air cold into negative degrees while Persephone let him take his long held anger out because even her distant mother would agree that was lower then a diseased rat to do such a thing.

Meanwhile Shazam was having the most painfully split migraine, chewing on caramel popcorn as he was writing down some notes on what he was listening on from the Gods and Goddess. To later tell the other heroes about then.

Part 5 << >> Part 7

[demigods-posts]

luke fumbling in recruiting percy has to be one of his greatest failures. a beautiful thing the show does regarding luke and percy's relationship is building rapport between them through shared moments like settling into camp, eating meals together, but especially through swordfighting lessons. the swordfighting scene at the beginning of episode 8 not only reveals that percy and luke already share similar beliefs about the fear-based system the gods have cultivated, but it's clear the conversation stays with percy when he fights ares and later calls out zeus on his waning skills as a father and a king. however, luke's plan fell through the moment percy learned that the winged-shoes were meant to drag him to tartarus. not only that, but the shoes nearly killed grover, a friend percy cared for deeply. if nourishing loyalty and trust was the key to ensuring a partnership with percy, then it was luke's faulty planning, arrogance, and impatience that cost him the greatest ally he could ask for.

[golswia]

like a month ago I decided to FINALLY give a name to my reverse au here are some juicy explorations

and i decided to go with Bad Prophecies 🧡🕺💃

i like how contrasting it is to "good omens" and that little nudge to Agnes and her prophecies and also uh, Bad Prophecies cuz plot

[just-pagan-things]

I think I have a secret handshake thing with Lord Apollo??? When I was praying to him yesterday the moment I thought his name, I got this very clear image of two people doing a cool handshake thing and that happened every single time I thought his name? What-

Honestly it doesn’t surprise me though, he is so the God that would make handshakes with people. Anyone else have a similar experience?

[tajcox]

[demaparbat-hp]

Zuko was awoken by the ghost of a caress on his left cheek and the echo of a voice that told stories of dragons and spirits and love. No matter how things may seem to change, never forget who you are.

Zuko's childhood, as told in For the Spirits Chapter V: There Was Sun.

When did Zuko start seeing the spirits of the dead? How did loss become the norm for a child?

(Maybe it was after Lu Ten, or after Mother. Maybe it was because of the burn or the fire or the dreams sent to him by Agni. Maybe such was the way of things since the very beginning of time.)

[reno-matagot]

Happy Elaphebolion 6!

''O ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ Aᴘᴏʟʟᴏ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴀ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ ʙᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʀʀᴏᴡs ᴀғᴀʀ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴏғ Cʏɴᴛʜɪᴜs, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴍᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅs ᴛʜᴇʏ ɪɴʜᴀʙɪᴛ. Mᴀɴʏ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴅʏ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs ʀɪsᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏɴᴏʀ.

Yᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋs, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛᴏᴘs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴜsʜ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀ. Bᴜᴛ, O Pʜᴏᴇʙᴜs, Dᴇʟᴏs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ; ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Iᴏɴɪᴀɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ʀᴏʙᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠᴇɴᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴠᴇs: ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʏ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ғɪɢʜᴛs ᴏғ ʙᴏxɪɴɢ, ᴅᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sɪɴɢɪɴɢ.''

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''Ô ᴅɪᴠɪɴ Aᴘᴏʟʟᴏɴ, ᴠᴏᴜs ǫᴜɪ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴢ ᴜɴ ᴀʀᴄ ᴅ'ᴀʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴛ ʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴢ ᴀᴜ ʟᴏɪɴ ᴠᴏs ғʟᴇ̀ᴄʜᴇs, ᴛᴀɴᴛᴏ̂ᴛ ᴠᴏᴜs ɢʀᴀᴠɪssᴇᴢ ʟᴇs ʀᴏᴄʜᴇʀs ᴅᴜ Cʏɴᴛʜɪᴜs, ᴛᴀɴᴛᴏ̂ᴛ ᴠᴏᴜs ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴢ ʟᴇs ʜᴏᴍᴍᴇs ᴇᴛ ʟᴇs ɪ̂ʟᴇs ǫᴜ'ɪʟs ʜᴀʙɪᴛᴇɴᴛ. Dᴇs ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇs ɴᴏᴍʙʀᴇᴜx ᴇᴛ ᴅᴇs ʙᴏɪs ᴏᴍʙʀᴀɢᴇ́s s'ᴇ́ʟᴇ̀ᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴇɴ ᴠᴏᴛʀᴇ ʜᴏɴɴᴇᴜʀ.

Vᴏᴜs ᴀɪᴍᴇᴢ ʟᴇs ʀᴏᴄʜᴇʀs, ʟᴇs ᴀ̂ᴘʀᴇs sᴏᴍᴍᴇᴛs ᴅᴇs ᴍᴏɴᴛᴀɢɴᴇs ᴇᴛ ʟᴇs ғʟᴇᴜᴠᴇs ǫᴜɪ sᴇ ᴘʀᴇ́ᴄɪᴘɪᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴀɴs ʟᴀ ᴍᴇʀ. Mᴀɪs, ᴏ̂ Pʜᴇ́ʙᴜs, Dᴇ́ʟᴏs ᴇsᴛ ʟᴇ ʟɪᴇᴜ ʟᴇ ᴘʟᴜs ᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀ̀ ᴠᴏᴛʀᴇ ᴄœᴜʀ ; ᴄ'ᴇsᴛ ʟᴀ̀ ǫᴜᴇ sᴇ ʀᴇ́ᴜɴɪssᴇɴᴛ ʟᴇs Iᴏɴɪᴇɴs ᴀ̀ ʟᴀ ʀᴏʙᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪ̂ɴᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀᴠᴇᴄ ʟᴇᴜʀs ᴇɴғᴀɴᴛs ᴇᴛ ʟᴇᴜʀs ᴇ́ᴘᴏᴜsᴇs ᴠᴇ́ɴᴇ́ʀᴀʙʟᴇs : ᴄ'ᴇsᴛ ʟᴀ̀ ǫᴜ'ɪʟs ᴇssᴀɪᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇ ᴠᴏᴜs ᴄʜᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴇɴ sᴇ ʟɪᴠʀᴀɴᴛ ᴀᴜx ᴄᴏᴍʙᴀᴛs ᴅᴜ ᴘᴜɢɪʟᴀᴛ, ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴅᴀɴsᴇ ᴇᴛ ᴅᴜ ᴄʜᴀɴᴛ.''

𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑯𝒚𝒎𝒏𝒔 (extract)

Pʜᴏᴛᴏ: Gʀɪɢᴏʀɪᴏs Mᴏʀᴀɪᴛɪs • Gʀᴇᴇᴋ ɢᴏᴅ Aᴘᴏʟʟᴏ

[midnightsslut]

religion is one of the most prominent recurring themes on the album, and it has been present in some capacity for quite a few records now. taylor previously compared love to religion: her saving grace, her belief system, and a fated divine intervention (false god, cornelia street, and cruel summer are the best examples of this). ‘sacred new beginnings that became my religion’ and ‘we’d still worship this love even if it’s a false god’ are two of the defining statements about her philosophy on the lover album.

taylor doesn’t want to leave all of that behind on ttpd, at least not at the beginning. the first supernatural force she mentions is the spaceship on down bad, which she compares to a skylight of freedom in the epilogue. *something* has finally come to save her from her life of suffering. she doesn’t care if it’s a force of good at first; if anything, she’s just fine being taken away by aliens. she views this man as her destiny. it isn’t until guilty as sin? that taylor starts to ponder the moral implications of what she’s doing. is she guilty as sin for wanting to leave her previous religion and relationship behind? she comes to the conclusion that, even if she rolls the stone away and gets resurrected/redeemed, she cannot avoid the fallout. she is okay with the thought of having to wait, as long as both lovers vow to be together forever, just as she once did with someone else in false god. ‘I choose you and me religiously’ finishes the bridge of the song in a direct callback to cornelia street.

the next mention of religion has murkier imagery. she claims that she does not need the Lord’s help to save this man. she sees the halo that he has, and she can fix him herself. now that she feels free of her prior cage, she isn’t looking for divine intervention anymore. she wants control. she is their route to salvation.

when the relationship falls apart, she retreats back into the position of a believer rather than a divine figure. she compares him to a Holy Ghost who promised to save her and take her to heaven. instead, she is in hell in every sense of the word: she’s down bad and feels guilty for digging up the grave. he was a jehovah’s witness who promised that she could break free of the cage imposed by love without changing her religion altogether; she would’ve just had to switch denominations. she could still have a marriage and kids! she could still have a blue tortured poet! the man was different, but not the dreams they had together. the story of the first part of the album ends here. her faith has been broken, and she has only found any semblance of sanity by refusing to mention these belief systems altogether.

side b/the anthology blends the christian imagery of side a with goddesses, sorcerers, and prophecies. she bargains with these powers to let her have the future she wants (the prophecy). she doesn’t sound like someone believing in salvation. if anything, she feels cursed. she decides that the concept of divinely ordained timing will never work in certain relationships (‘the goddess of timing once found us beguiling / she said she was trying / peter, was she lying?’). this disdain extends onto her perception of other people’s faith (‘bet they never spared a prayer for my soul’). she does position herself as a prophet in cassandra, but even then, she admits that the role has hurt her. perhaps the pain in thank you aimee was meant to be, or perhaps she was just strong enough to build a legacy in spite of it, boulder by boulder. is she a martyr? does she want to be? or did she save herself?

the only real love song on this half of the album makes no mention of fate or any divine forces. it wasn’t meant to be. it’s not a supernatural invisible string or lightning in a bottle. she is just in love.

the album ends with the manuscript, which revisits an old story of a defining, formative heartbreak. as she sings ‘at last, she knew what the agony had been for’ while describing the legacy of her writing, she seems to revert to thinking about the purpose of trauma. the only exception is that, in this case, she is the one who found meaning in her pain by turning it into a manuscript. writing is her belief system now, and she proselytizes by telling her stories and thus giving up the manuscript.

ultimately, her belief in destiny has chewed her up and spat her out. she so desperately clung to her existing belief systems that she was fooled by a conman, which left her feeling cursed. religion is supposed to be with someone even in their darkest moments, but the album explains that taylor often felt abandoned. the only constant in her life was, well, herself. she’ll be okay, but her pen will be her saving grace.