#greek goddeses

[cowboyscaviar]

90’s- early 2000’s models as greek goddesses

there’s not much of an introduction to this. but i’ve been thinking about this for a while and want to share! if anyone else sees them differently let me know <3 this was a lot harder than what i thought it would be oh my god.

Hera - Karen Mulder

lately I’ve been seeing hera as a blonde and i have no idea why. anyways, karen is gorgeous and irl barbie. she has exactly the same kind of regality i think hera would and looks like someone who would take no shit.

Athena - Yasmeen Ghauri

in my heart of hearts athena is a brunette. yasmeen is gorgeous, has an incredible walk, and i’ve listened to a few interviews of her and she seems so smart.

Demeter - Gisele Bündchen

my heart is just <gisele bündchen3. i love her so much, she’s one of my favorite models. she was my first choice when i was making this list and imo she fits demeter’s vibes perfectly. but at the same time, i think her walk fits athena too.

Aphrodite - Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Lucy Liu or Angeline Jolie

i really like the idea of Aphrodite’s appearance changing person-to person. naomi and angelina are both obvious choices for aphrodite to me. lucy isn’t technically a model (same with angelina) but it felt like a crime to not include her. but my favorite is cindy, her hair alone gives me aphrodite vibes and i’m lowk bitter gen-z doesn’t talk about her as much as we should😭.

Artemis - Shalom Harlow or Bella Hadid

one of my friends mentioned only seeing Artemis with short hair and i’m inclined to agree. at the same time though, i also can’t get the image of bella as Artemis out of my head. (i know she’s not a 90’s nor 2000’s model. but i’ll make an exception on account of i like her).

Hestia - Brenda Schad

another underrated model imo. she’s stunning and fits hestia to a T. from what i know about hestia she’s one of the few semi unproblematic figures in greek mythology, and brenda is so sweet and smart.

(originally i was going to do just the Olympians but i can’t get these two out of my head)

Persephone - Brandi Quinones

take a shot every time I say underrated. but that’s exactly what brandi is! i hate that she’s only known as the woman shalom Harlow bumped into, she has an amazing career on her own. anyways, she fits persephone perfectly.

Hecate - Gurmit Kaur

as soon as i saw her ‘season of the witch’ by lana del rey started playing in my head. look at her and tell me that’s NOT hecate? I think the eyeliner definitely adds to it, but even in editorials gurmit fits hecate perfectly.

[neechees]

I actually read that one book that was titled something like "Goddeses of Ancient Greece" that proposed a lot of the Greek Islands had predominantly matriarchal cultures and goddesses, & that the Greek goddesses were powerful & alone (& for a lack of a better term, "feminist") before Mycenean influence where it gave them husbands & made them submissive, & I kept waiting for a section to come up that suggested this was in any way correct, or how they even came to this conclusion & how they knew any of this, but there was none & it never came. I read the book front cover to back looking for footnotes or acknowledgements or sources or any other works they referenced that may have also suggested this, so their entire book's works cited is basically just "trust me, bro"

[aceofcupsbiggestfan]

Herakles Rituals

Taking place as the purifying ritual of Lesser Mysteries. Purifications varied from region in looks, though most took place by a stream in the spring. Many would give offerings to purify, most commonly water or blood. Purification was integral for anyone not born into the cult (Or Greek for that matter). Anyone was welcomed to participate in the Mysteries, but only if they were purified.

A repeating purification was also done a month before Greater Mysteries, the journey to Eleusis or Athens.

Another large part of Lesser Mysteries was learning the theology of Demeter and Persephone (Kore). Members took the week to learn of Myths and rituals of the Two Goddeses.

Taking the week to purify and learn, many cult members would end their week with a vision from Kore. Preparation was a large portion of Lesser Mysteries.

During the Greater Mysteries initiates were vowed to silence. What we do know is due to remaining artwork and Myths, specifically surrounding initiation of Herakles.

One of Herakles' Twelve Trials was th fide Kerberos, during which he met permite him who and within the Mysteries.

According to Myth, the Lesser Mysteries were created for Herakles. One could not join the Mysteries if stained with Miasma. Herakles had Miasma due to murder. So Lesser Mysteries was created, so it goes.

In a carving we can see Herakles holding a pig over an eskhara, a chthonic altar. Depicted held by Herakles is also pelanoi, a type of round cake. A priest is seen holding an offering tray. of what might be poppies, and pouring libation.

Poppies were known be money ation to abduction. They related to both Goddess's, though the altar is purely for Persephone.

After offering initiates were told certain myths that were “inappropriate to tell before children" in the eyes of Socrates.

Next we see Herakles sitting upon a rams fleece, known as the ‘fleece of Zeus' which is also related to the Abduction Myth of Persephone, as her mother, Demeter, sat on a similar fleece after her capture. Herakles is also sechoveiled, with ankles.

Herakles is seen his eyes and bạck covered, suggesting blindness. Commonly, historians believe that the darkness was to purify the initiate back to their own suffering and motherliness.

A priestess can be seen holding a liknon, abasket related to Persephone and Demeter as it is used to separate wheat from chaff. The liknon is also seen as a symbol for the Cult of Dionysus, visualizing the soul separating from the body. Though this thought is more Orphic than Eleusisian.

Water, Fire and Air were also common forms of purification. Water from libations, fire from torches and air from the liknon. Now pure, the initiate may approach the Demeter. This can be seen in the final artwork.

Demeter is seen on a kiste surrounded by the materials for Greater Mysteries, snakes wrapped around her knees. She is touching them softly showing her transcended human anxiety. She does not hold the snake, who represents the Mysteries, to Herakles. She turns and waits for Persephone to approach, showing that the initiation is not complete.

These rituals are shown in a separate artwork than the Initiation of Herakles Urn, meaning these rituals must have been preformed during Lesser Mysteries.

Many also like to celebrate Lesser Mysteries as the returning of Persephone to Kore as she returns to her mother. It is shown, as during this time the weather gets warmer, sprigs of flowers begin to pop up.

Another large part of Lesser Mysteries was the idea of separation of the body and spirit, and to return oneself to the principles we descended from--"perfect enjoyment of intellectual (spiritual) good"--as sccording to Plato.

This was achieved through purification and rituals to acceptance to the cult.

You can find a Modern Version of Herakles’ Purification here.

[padichat]

From when greek goddeses were blacks !???

We are the Muses, Goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of heroes!

[grimorie-by-julia]

I am starting out my spiritual journey and I plan to update it here, times to times.

I do offerings for Greek God and Goddeses. I read tarots and oracles and sometimes do candle spells and sigils.

[okay-same]

🌺Daughter of Persephone

⛈Kore Thompson

Name: Kore Thompson

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Classification: demigod, half breed, half blood

Birthday: June 5th

🧚🏼‍♀️💃🏻🦋🐞🦊🌿🍄🌹🌺🌸☘️🍀

“Okay how about you don’t rip his head off his shoulders and we go have a nice cup of tea!,”

“Yeah I’m actually the princess of Hell, so keep this up and I’ll let you meet my mom. Just so know, Hades is the nice one,”

“HEY STOP THAT FOX! DAMN IT BENJI THATS NOT YOURS YOU LITTLE THEIF!”

“Ah, stop right there. Before you say what you want to say, think to yourself; will Nikoela and Dae make me swallow my teeth if they hear this out loud. And that’s what I thought, good day sir,”

“That’s a man eating Venus fly trap, yeah found that one out the hard way.”

[jessalynny]

this is something i deal with constantly with a partner FAR taller than i am, so i really liked it

[inametheeleaf]

I just spent two hours writing down all the Greek God names, and when I wondered what Persephone was the Goddess of again, I started to cry because I ONLY WROTE THE GREEK GODS NAMES SO NOW I’M SUFFERING

[loloisafangirl]

Hermes: why are you looking through a fork?

Athena: I’m pretending you’re in jail

Hermes: why?

Athena: it’s spiritually healing

[aemondtragaryen-archived]

me: no more content I’m too busy

also me: has new idea for making content :)

[authorscarlettstclair]

“You are right for this world,” Hades said. “I feel it. You walk upon my earth and beneath my skin and it is a thrill. You might not breathe life into the rose or the willow, but you bring life to me.”

[h3xad3cimal]

Life and death are all within a grasp

Persephone, also known as Kore, Goddess of spring, flowers, and vegetation. Queen of the underworld.

I gave her less armor-like clothing (yeah those are jorts do you think the Greeks wore shorts? No, and I do what I want). I wanted her to have more flowing yet light spring type sort of clothes, but darker because queen of the underworld. I drew wheat because vegetation and spring, but also space because uh... it’s all I can draw.

[melp0menes]

“Les Oceanides - Les Naiades de la mer “ by Gustave Doré ( between circa 1860 and circa 1869 )

[vintagedeity]

Devotion to the gods

[okay-same]

🗡Daughter of Ares🌹

Nikoela Dimas 🥊

Name: Nikoela Dimas

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Classification: Demigod

Birthday: April 16th

🥊🏹⚔️🗡🔪🛡🩸🍷💥🌹

“Stand in my way again, and I’ll end you. Simple,”

“I’m the daughter of the god of war. If you have a problem with that next time we fight don’t get your ass handed to you.”

“I’ll tell you this once, the minute you threaten someone I love I don’t care who you are. You could be the Pope and I’ll still take you down to hell with me. So think twice about your next move sweetheart,”

“WE ARE GOING TO WIN BECAUSE I DECLARE IT. YOU GOT A PROBLEM, TAKE ME DOWN,”

“I create my own destiny, you can fight me if you have a problem with it. Matter a fact, I’ll wage war for it,”

“War is seductive baby, never forget its a billion dollar industry. One taste and suddenly you’ve pledged your life.”

🥊🏹⚔️🗡🔪🛡🩸🍷💥🌹

From a young age, anyone who met Nikoela Dimas could tell she was not like anyone else.

She wasn’t just physically so athletic it was almost super human, she had a charm to her despite her sometimes aggressive demeanor that was hard to ignore. She either was instantly your best friend, or mortal enemy. The polarizing teen had barely navigated her way to graduation after all the fights she had been in, but somehow made it through and now was going to college.

University of Gods, Mythology and Lore to be exact.

Life has some curveballs in store for the young demigod, lets see what happens.

[sugar-plum-obito]

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