#hercyna

[fruitiermetrostation]

Hercyna

[jessamine-rose]

.˚₊‧໒❀˚‧ Laurestine ‧˚❀༉‧₊˚.

Read my Yandere! Capitano fics first ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و

Herbarium ๑ Fairytale ๑ Forget-Me-Not ๑ Astilbe ๑ Artifact Set ๑ Viparyas

Aahh I can’t believe it’s been two years since I wrote my Yandere! Capitano x Damsel! Darling longfic!! This epilogue has been in my drafts for nearly as long, and I figured now would be a good time to revisit my favorite fairytale <3

Synopsis:: “While the Captain carries out his mission in Natlan, how does he protect his darling from afar? Her guard is here to provide the details.”

Tw:: yandere, Stockholm Syndrome, invasion of privacy, implied abuse from darling’s backstory, MINORS DNI

Note:: Female reader described as physically weak and smaller than Capitano

♡ 1k words under the cut ♡

Sender: Sergeant C. Naiad

Note: CONFIDENTIAL

My lord,

At the time I am writing this report, it has been eight days since your departure for Natlan.

Your wife is in good health. She rarely speaks to me and the new live-in servants, though she seems to have fully adjusted to our presence.

Below is a record of her daily routine. There may be slight variations depending on her energy levels and emotional state. But for the most part, Lady ______ adheres to this personal schedule.

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7:00 - Lady ______ wakes up.

7:10 - Bathtime.

7:30 - Lady ______ leaves the bedroom.

7:35 - Breakfast.

8:00 - Lady ______ strolls around the woods, escorted. Occasionally picks flowers.

8:30 - Lady ______ preserves new flowers (if any) and checks on the other flowers in her collection.

9:00 - Lady ______ begins reading her first book of the day.*

12:00 - Lunch.

12:30 - Lady ______ continues reading.

15:00 - Lady ______ finishes her first book and arranges it in her personal library.

15:30 - Lady ______ begins reading her second book of the day.

18:45 - Bathtime.

19:00 - Dinner.

19:30 - Lady ______ continues reading.

20:00 - Lady ______ finishes her second book or stays up late to finish reading it.

20:15 - Lady ______ makes her request for breakfast the next day and goes to the bedroom.

20:30 - Bedtime.

*Depending on the length or contents of the story, Lady ______ may devote a full day to a single book. Other times, she chooses to instead rest in the bedroom, cook her own meals, or learn the Snezhnayan language through her textbooks and my assistance.

Regarding the last activity, her pronunciation is improving.

✿ ⚘

My lord,

Today, Lady ______ read Records of Jueyun Vol. 2.

Based on her expressions, she seemed particularly fond of this story. The day prior, she also expressed interest in continuing Fables de Fontaine and Tales from the Waves.

Once you give your approval, I will place an order for the remaining volumes of all three book collections.

✿ ⚘

My lord,

We have received the garments commissioned for your wife. She seemed pleased with your gift, even going so far as to change into one of the dresses. Specifically, it was the lavender corset gown with off-shoulder puff sleeves.

Later, I overheard the staff praising her—a common topic of discussion, if I may add. This time, their compliments revolved around her physical appearance and your love for one another. They continue to serve her with utmost devotion.

Attached is a candid photograph of Lady ______ in the aforementioned gown.

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My lord,

During my morning rounds, I discovered a Cryo Whopperflower two yards north of your residence. It was immediately eliminated, and I dispatched agents to eliminate any remaining monsters within the woods.

I have Private Hercyna’s confirmation that your estate has been purged of all potential dangers to Lady ______. She continues to enjoy her morning strolls.

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My lord,

Lady ______ has reorganized her personal library. The servants offered their help, but she insisted on lifting the books and climbing the ladder by herself. Nonetheless, I remained by her side in case of an accident.

Afterwards, she reread Heart of Clear Springs. She then requested a shipment of Dandelion Wine and ingredients native to Mondstadt.

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My lord,

I have a serious matter to discuss with you.

This afternoon, your wife requested a cup of Love Poem tea. It was served in the living room, and the maid tripped while holding the tray.

I was able to keep the hot tea from splashing all over Lady ______, but she was visibly shaken. Even after I confirmed that neither of us had been scalded, she went upstairs and spent the rest of the day in her bedroom. She explicitly ordered a cold beverage for dinner.

I can only imagine the traumatic memories that resurfaced, based on the personal information you have disclosed to me.

From what I saw, it was purely an accident though that does not excuse Lady ______’s distress. I also had the tea checked for any poisons that could be absorbed through the skin.

Attached is the personal file of the offender. Their punishment is at your discretion.

Rest assured, there will be no repeat of this incident.

✿ ⚘

My lord,

Lady ______ has received your package from Natlan.

The flowers arrived in perfect condition. She spent the most time admiring the Brilliant Chrysanthemums.

She cried while reading your letter.

✿ ⚘

My lord,

Lady ______ finished preserving her previous batch of flowers.

I was also told that she needs a new notebook for her collection, as her current notebook only has a few blank pages left.

She suggested a trip to the local bookstore upon your return.

✿ ⚘

My lord,

At the time I am writing this report, Lady ______’s letter should be en route to Natlan, along with the flowers she preserved for you.

After she gave me the sealed envelope, I checked the trashcan and noticed a crumpled sheet of stationery.

Given the circumstances, I chose not to read it. Instead, I have enclosed the stationery in my report, so that you may be the one to check if there are any secret codes or messages.

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I hope you like the laurestine. I think it turned out better than the other flowers.

After your mission, what do you want to do? We haven’t traveled to Fontaine yet. The  botanical gardens should be in bloom next season. Or if you want, we can just stay at home. I’m fine with anything.

Please take care of yourself. And tell me if the mission has to be extended.

I miss you.

♡

Read Artifact Set for Capitano’s letter <3

Aahhh I still can’t believe we’ve finally made it to Capitano’s in-game debut. So much has happened since A Winter Night’s Lazzo, and I can’t wait to write more Capitano x Damsel once his lore is available (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))♡

Lastly, I just want to give a shoutout to my beta-reader @diodellet, my mutuals (you know who you are), and my readers!! I rlly appreciate your presence over the years, and thank you for enjoying my work :’>

Tag a Capitano enjoyer!! @leftdestiny-posts @brynn-lear @harmonysanreads @euniveve @naraven @ainescribe @mochinon-yah @navxry @euniveve @bye-bye-sunbird @yandere-romanticaa @lucidasara @dulcetailurophile @melody3cherryblossom @avryxlle @lumincryo @pinkislost @tylerxrbtwhp @whispereons @tamikahoshiko

[dramashii]

I'm watching Queen of Tears ep 10 and I really find Eun Sung's disbelief face during his press conference with Hae In so funny. He really thought Hae In would easily agree to his terms just because he said some threatening things? Hae In has repeatedly said he kept crossing the line, called him crazy, and was even willing to let go of the deal with Hercyna (her dream!!) because he made her uncomfortable. He really thought she was willing to marry him? Delusional.

[secherazad]

"I hear you calling, Marian, across the water, across the wave..."

🧭 Livadeia & Thessaloniki, Greece

Last photo: the nymph Hercyna, friend of Hades' wife, Persephone, near the oracle of Trophonius, in the river of Livadeia

[firinnie]

MYTH-TOBER 2024 17. Persephone Persephone is one of my favorite goddesses because we have few sources about her but on the other she is very well known and you can infer a lot about her. For me she is a very sassy queen who when she wants to can be scarier than death. Tho, she has a warm heart and absolutely will not resist sighing for true love. In general I could not find her canonical sacred animal, I saw entries that it was a deer, a bat or a rooster but nothing is certain. On the one hand I liked the symbolism of the bat - sooo she get fangs. I think they fit her. On the other hand due to the fact that she is very well known for being the daughter of Demeter I gave her pig ears, the same as her mother had. And the color of pomegranate, of course. Other than her abduction, her known myths include the one with Adonis (bleh) and the one where she gets pregnant by force from Zeus and gives birth to Zagreus (BLEH). Warmer myths include when she supposedly played with the nymph Hercyna who had a goose, the goose ran away to a cave and hid under a rock, and when Persephone picked it up, a river leaked out of it, which was named after the nymph - Hercyna. There's also a really cool myth about how she deals with Hades' howling lover, Minthe, and turns her into a mint bush. Persephone doesn't have a chill about her relationship. I also drew asphodel flowers on her clothes because they represented the underworld, death, and mourning. She also has some wheat here in honor of her former self, Kore. Inctober by @/arkhaos.art (on ig)

[dllamarama]

Episode 12 Queen of Tears BaekHong recap

Scene: Hae In ah!!! Hae In ah…

We could see that she was shocked to realise that she mistook YES as Baek Hyun Woo and she was devastated by the fact that she could EVER mistake that shibalsaekki as Baek Hyun Woo. This shibalsaekki is really a deviously good manipulator to turn the situation into his favour and Hae In took the bait easily, of course she needed that excuse to meet her grandfather but nevertheless YES manipulation works on her. She left Hyun Woo to follow YES without giving Hyun Woo time to process this information. He had just seen her disappear with YES right in front of his eyes without knowing whether she would be safe or not. He had to risk both of their lives while chasing YES car and crashed into the barrier in order to block them while having millions of thoughts in his mind. That relief on his face when he was finally able to see that she looked fine while shouting her name desperately.

Although he was worried and frantic, he never showed aggressiveness towards her. He is giving her time to process the situation and let her open the door on her own while waiting patiently. He only moves after she opens the door and was relieved when she said that she is fine. We knew that he feels uneasy to let her go with YES, his instinct is screaming at him to not let her follow YES. But, he had to let her go because she wanted that. He had to respect her decision even though he is sure something is wrong with her, even after she denied it. He could sense it.

Scene: Password 1031

Hae In was still confused with her perception and still saw both Hyun Woo and YES interchangeably. She couldn’t trust her own eyes to determine whether the person walking towards her is Hyun Woo or YES. She pushed his hand that was reaching for her the first time and flinched the second time because she still couldn’t believe her own eyes. She was finally at ease after Hyun Woo said the same dialogue he had mentioned previously to her. She can breathe now that this is her real Baek Hyun Woo. She can finally reach his hand and feel the familiarity in his warm hands.

I was very disappointed at the way PJE decided for them to talk about baby 1031. He knew her phone’s password, she knew his house’s password but they didn’t even address their painful memory until episode 16 (will describe this more when it comes up). Hae In was slightly taken aback when she saw his password but didn’t comment on it. She knew that like her, Hyun Woo always keeps a part of that memory alive. That scar will stay with them forever. She enters the apartment and comments about the house. It was just a simple curiosity at first but escalated into a playful banter with panicked Hyun Woo after he mentions that he can easily fall asleep anywhere. Hae In was definitely pleased when he said that he wasn’t comfortable at all because she was not there with him and he missed her when he imagined their married life together in his apartment. Hyun Woo and his sweet talking always makes her seem out of character. He has such a big effect on the mighty Queen Hae In. When she says that she is hungry, Hyun Woo immediately stands and makes dinner for her. She is relaxed now that she is back in her safe space (Baek Hyun Woo) so that’s why she is hungry even after having steak with YES (which was noticeably untouched even without the camera pans to it up close). Another point to notice about this shibalsaekki is that, how obnoxious and full of himself can he be to not notice that she didn’t even touch her food? He doesn’t even care for Hae In, he just wants her to be there even though her soul is not there with him. Hae In also only said that she's hungry with Hyun Woo (in Germany after she saw her brother & after the warehouse visit) while always lose her appetite whenever she's with YES (one of her meeting with him for Hercyna & everytime he ask her for dinner).

Our favourite (divorced) couple is happily and warmly having dinner prepared by the perfect Mr. Baek Hyun Woo. Hae In is back with her dark humour and Hyun Woo choked on his food. She discussed her death and after death like it’s a daily occurrence. She definitely couldn’t let go of this man even after her death, she would probably drown in anger and turn in her coffin the moment she feels someone is trying to date Baek Hyun Woo. He is so weak when Hae In starts to compliment him and couldn’t hide his happy shy smile. At this point, maybe we should be thankful that Hae In rarely compliments him; I don’t think he could handle it or us could handle seeing him being this cute and irresistibly charming.

It’s the next morning and Hae In wakes up first before Hyun Woo. She walked out of his bedroom and slowly approached a sleeping Hyun Woo in the couch while never breaking eye contact. She traced his facial features (he is sooooooo pretty!!) to carve it in her mind so that she will never confuse him ever again, especially with YES. They share small talks while Hyun Woo is half awake. He asks whether she wants to sleep some more but Hae In said no and then he just decides to grab her shoulder and make her lie with him on the couch together regardless of her opinion. Kyaaakkkkkkkkk, Baek Hyun Woo!!!!!!!!! Who taught you to be this smooth?

Scene: Beautiful sunset but a sad truth for divorce withdrawal rejection

Hyun Woo presented Hae In with a new ring to request for their divorce withdrawal. Hae In tried the ring on her finger and for a second, she wanted the same. But, she couldn’t accept it. Hyun Woo was asking softly to her to understand the reason for her withdrawal, because he knows that she wanted the same thing as him. He received a positive sign about their relationship and her feelings for him. Hae In is contemplating for a brief second before she decides to tell him the truth; she followed YES last night because she thought that it was Hyun Woo. Her symptoms have worsened till she cannot recognise the love of her life, and the realisation of it is eating her from the inside. With the revelation, Hyun Woo recalls yesterday’s event when she was so scared and confused when he got close to her. He was also already awake before he noticed his bedroom door opening and all of it makes sense to him now; she couldn’t recognise him. He wanted to console and say something to her but he stopped himself and let her retreat back to the car. He probably wanted to say that it’s okay and they can do this together, but he didn’t. He knows that she is much more frustrated at herself because of her illness and he just let her be. But, he couldn’t help the tears that fell down his cheek and he could hear her crying softly from inside the car. They both need time to really process her new symptoms and the impact of it on their relationship because she already told him in advance that she would not let him stay by her side when her symptoms worsen. This scene contrasted with their first heartbreak due to the miscarriage, instead of closing the door and mourning in silence they are now able to show their vulnerable side by being in the same place, together. But they are doing it separately, because there is nothing they can do about her worsening symptoms. There is no significant improvement in her treatment and Hae In especially has lost hope to recover from her illness.

Scene: Round brilliant cut diamond ring

Hae In sees the ring box in Hyun Woo’s room when she is returning his coat and she is tempted to put it on her finger again. She likes the ring but most of all she likes the man who bought the ring for her. But, of course Hyun Woo had to enter at the perfect timing before she was able to put the ring back into the box. Hyun Woo’s face is gloomy when he takes the ring box from the drawer and he was speaking in a very sad tone while telling her that he will return the ring back and that she shouldn’t concern herself about it again. Hae In is panicking inside with the ring still on her finger. When she turns around and puts the ring back into the box with a nonchalant expression, Hyun Woo is shocked to see that she wore the ring. Hae In started to give excuses and long explanations but this time Hyun Woo is reading her correctly (finally). His eyes were smiling when she was rationalising her action and he was finally able to smile when she was out of the room. He still has a chance to change her mind. Cutie pies…

[parisofpeoplez]

Binged on this week's QoT episodes in one sitting and I have thoughts!

I know the cool rich auntie was one of the good ones! She has literally shown more motherly love to Haein than her own mother.

Speaking of, I understand that she was grieving the loss of her son, but how is it fair to put the blame of his death on her daughter??!!! Yes her son died saving his sister, but it's not like Haein wanted that to happen. Like Haein said, it was an accident. I'm assuming they will reveal more of what exactly happened in the later episodes. And I also feel like that was no accident, someone wanted to kill Haein as a way to harm her grandfather, but her brother died instead. The whole incident is a bit fishy but we shall see.

I'm glad that Hyun woo finally came to the realisation that he still cares about Haein and does not want her to die. Up until ep 4 I was literally going, Baek Hyun woo do better! Thank God he listened.

I love how he got the hospital to treat her! Like don't you dare mess with my wife because I will sue the shit out of you and make sure that I win the case!! Damn that was hot of him haha!

Haein talking about dying was just too depressing like this precious baby deserves to live, unlike those four evil people that are out to destroy her and Hyun woo's happiness!

Speaking of, I have so many theories about them! The sister in law and the Hercyna guy might be siblings, but all that DNA test talk made me sus. What if they are lovers and the kid is actually theirs and no Soo-cheol's? Damn I would love that twist haha. I don't know how I feel about Soo-cheol yet to decide if I pity him or not. The grandfather's girlfriend has been sus from the beginning and that background info that Beom ja got is also very shady. What if the mystery son that she gave birth to is actually the Hercyna guy? What is happening here?

And this masseuse lady...what the fuck is her deal? What does he want? I hate her damn face she's so fucking annoying. Bitch die.

Also all these family scenes get kinda boring sometimes. Sometimes i just don't care about the family dynamics, especially Hyun woo's family. Up until now I feel like they haven't really contributed much to the plot. I hope that changes soon given the amount of screwn time they're getting in every episode.

Coming back to our couple, the juxtaposition of the four leaf clovers lying on the ground and Hae-in's world literally falling apart....it was heartbreaking.

But I'm glad that this secret came out now. I was loving all of their cute moments but dreading Haein finding out about the divorce. Now that that's out, they will hopefully both deal with this revelation early on and build their relationship again without any secrets. I didn't want them to fall in love again just for this to come out in the later episodes. Because honestly healing from that would have been difficult to sell to the audience later on compared to now when it's early days in finding their way back to each other.

[we-dashusya]

I’m not he was jerk entirely before 6th episode. There are instances when we see him better. For example, saving her from the boar and shoes. Definitely everything before Hercyna gala. After could be argued.

hong haein unintentionally making her husband realize how much of a jerk he is and that's so queen of her

[ecuadorlife]

Noctuid moth, Letis hercyna or scops? by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

[kore-is-my-queen]

15 Days of Deity Devotion, Day 5:

Names and Epithets

Persephone has a couple other names, those names being;

Kore (Core/Cora)

Persephoneia (Homeric form)

Persephassa

Persephatta

Phersephassa

Phersephatta

Pherrephassa

Pherephatta

Phersephoneia (^^^ all of these are just different spellings of the same name)

Despoena (in Arcadia)

Proserpina (Roman)

She also has many epithets:

Kore - the maiden

Brimo - The Angry

Epaine - The Fearful/Feared

Azesia - Of the Dried Fruits (shared with Demeter)

Karpophorus - Bringer of Fruit

Chthonia - Of the Earth

Daeira - Knowing One

Deione - Daughter of Demeter

Despoena - The Mistress

Eleusina - Of Eleusis (Shared with Demeter)

Hercyna - Of the Stone Enclosure

Leptynis - (no solid interpretation, but some think it may mean "Of the Coins")

Megala Thea - Great Goddess

Melitodes - Sweet as Honey

Praxidike - Bringer of Justice

Protogone - First Born

Soteira - Savior (shred by many other goddesses like Athena and Artemis)

Sources: theoi.com- Titles of Demeter & Kore: Ancient Greek Religion as well as thelastbacchae's post on Persephone Epithets from ages ago, please go support the OG, they have a pretty cool blog

[mossdemoness]

ALL ABOUT HEKATE/HECATE ★

“heh-kah-tay/tee”

❁ Hecate is a feminine goddess who is also affiliated with :

Abnukta (She of The Night, also one of the names of Lilith)

Agriope (Savage Face)

Aidônaia (Lady of The Underworld)

Anassa eneroi (Queen of Those Below)

Antaia (The One in Front)

Antania (Enemy of Mankind)

Aphrattos (The Nameless One/The Unnameable One)

Aphrodite

Artemis

Arianhrod

Atalos (Tender/Delicate)

Brimo (Angry One/Chthonian Mistress of The Mighty Dead)

Bridgid

Ceridwen

Dadophoros (Torch bearer)

Despoina (Lady)

Diana

Durga

Enodia (Of The Roads)

Epiphanestate Thea (Most Manifest Goddess)

Ereshkigal

Fata

Gaia

Hekate (She Who Works Her Will/The From-a-far Powerful One/The One who Stands Aloof)

Heqit

Inanna

Lilith

Kali

Khthonia (Mistress of The Underworld)

Kleidophoros (Key Bearer)

Kleidouchos (Keeper of The Keys)

Koure mounogenes (Only Begotten Maiden)

Kourotrophe (Nurse of the Young)

Krataiis/Crataeis (Strong One)

Kurotrophos (Protector of Children)

Liparokrêdemnos (Bright-coiffed, with Bright Headband)

Lykania (She-Wolf/Mother of Werewolves)

Megiste (Greatest)

Morgan

Monogenes (Only Child)

Nocticula (Moon Mistress)

Nyktipolos (Night Wandering)

Nyx

Pandeina (The All Terrible/The One Feared by All)

Perseis (Daughter of Perses – Destroyer)

Persephone

Phosphoro (The Light-Bringer)

Propolos (Guide/She Who Shows The Path)

Propylaia (The Guardian)

Skylakagetis (Leader of the Dogs/Mistress of Hellhounds)

Soteira (Savior)

Trevia (Of Three Ways/Goddess of Crossroads)

Tiamat

Tricephalus/Tricephalos (Three- Headed)

Trimorphis (Three Formed, Three Bodied)

Trioditis (Of The Crossroads)

Zerynthia (Lady of Mt. Zerynthos)

Apollyon (male counterpart)

❁ ❁ ❁

⁂ Source:

https://tribe-hekate.com/hekates-pages/the-many-names-of-hekate/

“Hekate was identified with a number of other goddesses including Artemis, Selene (the Moon), Despoine, the sea-goddess Krataeis (Crataeis), the goddess of the Taurian Khersonese in Skythia, the Kolkhian (Colchian) nymph Perseis, the heroine Iphigeneia, the Thracian goddesses Bendis and Kotys (Cotys), the Euboian nymph Maira (the Dog-Star), the Eleusinian nymph Daeira and the Boiotian nymph Herkyna (Hercyna).” (https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html)

♞ About Hekate/Hecate:

“Queen of heaven”

“Guardian of the Crossroads”

“Worker from afar”

“Goddess of Gates”

“MOTHER GODDESS”

“Reaper”

“Mother of creation”

Hecate is the goddess of the moon, magic, witchcraft, the night, spirits, necromancy, feminism, and feminine energy.

She has power over the heavens, the seas, and the earth.

She is a mother/sister figure.

She will “guide you through the dark”

She’s very maternal.

She is sympathetic.

She is the gateway between worlds and a guide

Originally the queen of heaven

Light-bringer

She is a karmic goddess that upholds the laws of the universe

She teaches you to find within yourself, that you don’t need anyone else

She is a savior

Animals:

Black-she-dog, polecat,

☽ Symbolism & Traits:

Torches, #3, huntress, work, virginity, fertility, wealth, wisdom, mystery, war, protector of youth, whining howling of dogs, hell hounds, lions, ruler of witches, life, death, herbalism, mother goddess, crone, cemeteries, inbetween spaces, childbirth, healing, polarity, black, red, pomegranates, lavender, key, cauldron, knives, eggs, honey, breads, sweets, garlic, date palms, crescent shape, dark moon phases, door frames, Sirius, protection from evil, horses, cows, boar, serpent, toads/frogs, wilderness, transformation, jack-o’-lanterns, wolves, bats, ravens, crows, dragons, bears, owls, sickles, ropes, labyrinths, mazes, mind altering herbs, yew, almonds, myrrh, mugwort, cardamom, mint, dandelion, edible flowers, honey cake, fish roe, mushrooms, magic mushrooms.

Helpful:

Preforming rituals with her at crossroads or inbetweens, like on an x or at midnight.

Spirit work.

Study: Medea, Circe, Cybele, Artemis, Diana, Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus.

Do things in 13s

Meal known as “deipnon” for blessings and forgiveness from Hecate.

DO NOT invoke or work with Hecate until you are a skilled Wiccan or witch!

Howls are thought to invoke her

*whatever is given to Hecate can not be reclaimed!!*

*cleanse before celebrating Hecate or invoking her*

❧ ❧ ❧

❸ Sacred day: August 13th

❸ Sacred star: Sirius

❸ Sacred numbers: 3, 13, 30, 31

❸ Elements: water, fire

❸ Seasons: spring, fall, winter

❸ Special day: October 31st, spring solstice, Yule , November 16th (night of Hecate),

November 30th (day of Hecate at crossroads), Jan 31st (Hecate sheds light),

✿ ✿ ✿

“I sit in the blackness of the
dark moon night
with my hounds
at the crossroads
where three roads converge
at the crossroads
the place of choice
All paths lead to the crossroads
and all are desirable
but only one can you travel
only one can you choose
choice creates endings
and all beginnings come from endings
at the crossroads
Which one will you choose?
which way will you go?
which?
Though the choice is yours
here's a secret I'll share
The way to choose is to enter the void
the way to choose is to let die
the way to choose is to fly free”

❥ Source:

https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html

https://otherworldlyoracle.com/hecate-goddess/

https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/hecate/

https://www.wicca-spirituality.com/hecate.html

[aliciavance4228]

Gotta name them Azesia, Brimo, Carpophorus, Daeira, Epaine, Hercyna, Leptynis, Melitodes and Praxidike. (Yes, these are all epithets of Persephone, because I have no inspiration for the moment.)

"… she [Persephone] is said to join with the third demiurge and to bear children, as Orpheus says: ‘Nine daughters, bright-eyed (γλαυκώπιδας) and flower-producing’." (Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Cratylus, 406b)

First, glaukos eyes again! More common than one might think, apparently. Second, why does no one ever use these daughters of Persephone in retellings and the like? We know literally nothing about them so one can do literally anything with them. Why are Makaria and Melinoe always used as daughters of Hades and Persephone given that the former is only mentioned in a medieval source and has no named mother and the latter is quite clearly the daughter of Persephone by Zeus?

[x-x-moon-maiden-x-x]

Hecate

HEKATE (Hecate) was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea.

Hekate assisted Demeter in her search for Persephone, guiding her through the night with flaming torches. After the mother-daughter reunion became she Persephone's minister and companion in Haides.

Three metamorphosis myths describe the origins of her animal familiars: the black she-dog and the polecat (a mustelid house pet kept by the ancients to hunt vermin). The dog was the Trojan Queen Hekabe (Hecuba) who leapt into the sea after the fall of Troy and was transformed by the goddess. The polecat was either the witch Gale, turned as punishment for her incontinence, or Galinthias, midwife of Alkmene (Alcmena), who was transformed by the enraged goddess Eileithyia but adopted by the sympathetic Hekate.

Hekate was usually depicted in Greek vase painting as a woman holding twin torches. Sometimes she was dressed in a knee-length maiden's skirt and hunting boots, much like Artemis. In statuary Hekate was often depicted in triple form as a goddess of crossroads.

Her name means "worker from afar" from the Greek word hekatos. The masculine form of the name, Hekatos, was a common epithet of the god Apollon.

Hekate was identified with a number of other goddesses including Artemis, Selene (the Moon), Despoine, the sea-goddess Krataeis (Crataeis), the goddess of the Taurian Khersonese in Skythia, the Kolkhian (Colchian) nymph Perseis, the heroine Iphigeneia, the Thracian goddesses Bendis and Kotys (Cotys), the Euboian nymph Maira (the Dog-Star), the Eleusinian nymph Daeira and the Boiotian nymph Herkyna (Hercyna).

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HERKYNA, (or Hercyna) was the Naiad Nymph of the stream Herkyna near Lebadeia in Boiotia (central Greece). She was a childhood companion of Persephone, and a goddess of the chthonian shrine of Trophonios.

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greece day three !!! started the oracle sites today which is the purpose of this trip. did a lot of hiking ??? started outside athens at the sanctuary to amphiaraus where I legitimately climbed 2000+ yr old buildings within the sanctuary. second stop was a sanctuary to apollo ptoios which had an oracle like delphi. last stop ( and where we're staying the night ) is lebadeia which was a healing / oracle center of trophonius ( talked a bit about ancient greek necromancy and hercyna here ) today was honestly chock full of myths and greek countryside :'DD honest to god screeched as we drove past gla ( a mycenaean site in boeotia )

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Episode 2 Queen of Tears BaekHong recap

Scene: Hae In reveals her terminal illness to Hyun Woo

Hae In threatened? Hyun Woo to die with her if he can’t live without her. Her expression just scared Hyun Woo out of his wit. And the fact that Hyun Woo almost believed her if she didn’t say otherwise. She definitely didn’t believe his over-acting and love declaration at this point.

Then we flashback to Hae In POV instead of Hyun Woo. It's fascinating to see how different they take in the information and expression of each other despite being in the same situation. We have seen in Hyun Woo POV of how demanding Hae In was when she asked him to go to the hospital, but in Hae In POV she was actually vulnerable and looked quite unsure of asking him to go with her. Their communication skills are so poor that I’m pulling my hair at this scene. The angst, the stupidity, the burst of emotion, the heartache. We now understand why Hae In forgets her meeting with Hyun Woo in the lobby. Now Hae In is in the denial stages of grief, while Hyun Woo is ready elated? And finally relieved of all his misery in life after hearing he can live instead of her dying.

While Hyun Woo is making sure that Hae In will die in three months, Hae In is defending him in front of her mother. Defending her husband in front of the mom that hates her and making sure that her mother will stop to torment her husband. She is very much in love with him instead of Hyun Woo who was already out of love (only he believes that). It was still as obvious that he just needed some realisation that he still loves her and the realisation will hit him like a truck. He just forgot about that after being so long in the misery of their married life.

Yang Gi is making thing worst for Hyun Woo by persuading him to be good to Hae In so that she will change her will and give her inheritance to him. So he started taking care of her to the point of suspicion from Hae In and everyone else. Although, Hae In almost believes in her husband’s shenanigans of being overly sweet to her after two years of silent treatment. Although she is smart and know that something is wrong but she still can’t escape from feeling a bit giddy and excited with the treatment she gets from Hyun Woo.

Scene: Dinner with Queens family

Sunhwa is trying to file a lawsuit against Hae In for building a department store on a part of her land. This move was definitely done as a protest after their altercation the other day where Hae In defended Hyun Woo. Hae In is definitely infuriated because the issue was resolved long before the construction even began. Sunhwa is just tormenting her the same way Hae In threatened to torment Soo Cheol. Hyun Woo realised that Hae In condition is not that good at that point and defended her in front of everyone which only makes Hae In more suspicious and angry at the same time. She knows now that Hyun Woo is only acting this way because she is sick, she doesn’t believe him anymore. Although, I believe that Hyun Woo was really starting to really feel worried for Hae In at that point. Somewhere in there, he is acting like that because he still wanted to protect her and be by her side. He just didn’t know that yet.

Scene: Hae In found Hyun Woo fell asleep on his desk.

While Hyun Woo was searching to make sure that Hae In will die in three months, Hae In thought that Hyun Woo is finding ways to save her and was touched by that. Hyun Woo is scared as shit when Hae In confronts him about his weird behaviour and tells him that she is very much suspicious of him and his weird behaviour lately. We can see that Hyun Woo is dying inside when Hae In decides that she will live for him.

Scene: Hercyna event

Hyun Woo swoops in with that handsome face of him to save Hae In after being pushed by random people in the event. Who wouldn’t fall in love again if their husband’s visual is Kim SooHyun? He did not only save her from falling but also saving her face from being humiliated by Yena after waiting for Hyun Woo for so long. The first meeting of Hyun Woo and Eun Sung is surprisingly funny. Hyun Woo who doesn’t care at all about Eun Sung when he said he used to like Hae In and Eun Sung who is trying to test the water with him. After being pointed out, Hyun Woo is feeling offended by Eun Sung but also has that hint of jealousy to him that very clear to everyone except him. He is just in denial of his emerging feeling to Hae In to realise it.

Scene: Hunting with the Queens

Only someone as capable as Baek Hyun Woo would not care about not being able to catch anything from the hunt. He is just there because he had to, not that he wants to. He also felt how different it is for him and for Yoon Eun Sung to blend into the family. Even after three years, he still felt like an outsider in the family and he sees how easy it is for Eun Sung to get along with the family. Could it be that he didn’t make any effort to be part of the family? Or was he just there where he was because he was fighting the battle alone? Not knowing that Hae In supported him in the dark. They could’ve been more honest to each other instead of letting the other left in the dark.

Summary:

Hyun Woo really needs to redeem himself after all those sketchy things he did behind Hae In’s back. Hae In totally believes that Hyun Woo cares about her and the only one whom she can rely on. He is very much unaware of how wrong his actions are and what are the consequences to those actions later in the series. He is just there trying to find any salvation that is left in this world for him. He is soooooo slow or is it just that Hae In too fast? But, their pace is not match and they need to find the middle tempo so that they can walk together hand in hand.