#kelaino

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Forspoken Photo Dump 215: Junoon; The Harvest Lands, Part 1

[greenthey]

The creative urge to dust off a 15 year old project

[isleofdarkness]

Thatch kids

Kyan Thatch, 17

Kaldur Thatch, 15

Kelaino Thatch, 13

[sleepy-baby-witchy1]

iris

"but ceaseless war's upon us! time and again i've gone to battle, fought with men but i've never seen an army great as this. too much - like piling leaves or sand, and on and on they come, advancing across the plain to fight before our gates." - the iliad, book 2

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family

iris was the daughter of thaumas (the personification of the wonders of the sea & an old sea god) & elektra (also known as ozomene, oceanid nymph & possibly a cloud nymph of storm clouds illuminated by the sun). she is the granddaughter of pontos (also known as pontus, primordial god of the sea), & gaia (also known as gaea, primordial goddess of earth); & also the granddaughter of tethys (primordial titan goddess of fresh water nourishing the earth) & oceanus (also known as okeanos, primordial titan god of the great river okeanos, all fresh water - wells, springs, rivers, rain clouds -, & regulated which divine beings rose & set from his waters).

her siblings include the harpies (also known as the harpyiai & personifications of strong gusts of wind), arke (also known as arce), & hydaspes (a river god of northwestern india). the harpies have quite a few names; aello, okypete, podarge, okypete-okythoe-okypode, aellopos-nikothoe, kelaino, & podarke-aellopos. the harpies were depicted as either winged women sometimes depicted with ugly faces, or winged women with the lower bodies of birds. arke was the messenger of the titans (before being replaced by ithax) & took the side of the titans in the gods vs titans war & got her wings cut off by zeus as a punishment. she was sent to tartarus. often, a faded rainbow is a sign of arke.

unlike many other gods, iris only had one lover; zephyros (also known as zephyrus). zephyros was one of the four seasonal wind gods (also known as the anemoi), the god of the west wind, & the god of spring. together, they had pothos (also known as pothus), the god of sexual longing, desire, & yearning. pothos was considered one of the erotes. the erotes (winged love gods) were a trio comprised of eros, himeros, & pothos. additionally, some sources say iris & zephyros are also the parents to eros; however, eros' parents were also said to be aphrodite & either zeus, hermes, ares, or hephaestus.

while iris only had zephyros as a lover, he on the other hand had quite of few lovers and children with them. in addition to fathering pothos & possibly eros, he is the father of xanthos (also known as xanthus) & balios (also known as balius), arion (also known as areion), karpos (also known as carpos), & the tigers. xanthos & balios were a pair of immortal horses gifted to peleus from poseidon, their mother was podarge, one of the harpies & iris' sister. arion was also an immortal horse who was said to be the fastest (or one of the fastest) horses; he had several people who owned him, such as onicus the arkadian, heracles, & adrastus. his parents were debated as either being poseidon & demeter, gaia, or zephyros & one of the harpies (suspected of being podarge). karpos was the goddess of fruits on the earth, her parents are zephyros & chloris (also known as khloris). some people say that karpos is actualy karpo (also known as carpo), same role but a god instead of a goddess.

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about the goddess

iris was the first messenger for the gods & the goddess of rainbows. after hermes assumed her former messenger duties, iris became a servant of hera. according to the iliad, though, iris was the main one to relay messages from zeus & hera to people - not hermes. besides being a messenger & the goddess of rainbows, iris is said to assist those with grieving & death as well. she is also present whenever the gods would make oaths, a pitcher in her hands filled with water from the river styx. whenever a god or goddess lied, they'd fall into a deep slumber for a year - this was all, of course, due to iris. besides being a messenger, iris would serve the gods nectar from her golden pitcher as well. nectar was seen as a delicacy, i'm assuming.

oftentimes in art, iris is indistinguishable from hebe. whilst both goddesses were very, very different from each other, they were identical in artistic depictions of them. iris was thought to be shown as a gorgeous young woman with golden wings, a water pitcher in hand, & a herald's rod. sometimes her pitcher was depicted with nectar in it, other times it was water from the river styx. iris was often shown to be by zeus or hera's side, further affirming her role as a messenger.

this goddess is connected to rainbows, communication, truth, grieving, rain, the sea, messages, and new journeys. she is one of a handful of gods that were allowed to travel between the underworld & the depths of the sea. much like hermes, if you pray but don't know who to pray to, iris likely will.

she is described as being incredibly fast. iris delivers messages & disappears just as fast as she appeared. whilst she isn't in charge of any domain in particular, iris is loyal to the 12 olympians - namely hera. due to her quick nature, usually you can see where she's been from rainbows. she's very colorful (obviously). i personally don't think she enjoys conflict very much. i feel she's a very soft-natured goddess as well.

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festivals

little is known about how iris was worshipped. there are no valid sources i've found discussing festivals dedicated to her, though i imagine people would invoke her for various reasons. although, the island of delos was known to offer her basymiae (type of cheescake made from wheat-flour, suet, & honey).

while i can't find a festival for her, nor a sacred day, belgium has a holiday called iris day on may 8, which is celebrated to mark the victory over the germans in world war II. additionally, people celebrate this day as a victory for democracy & a loss for facism. may 8 is significant to them as it's the feast day of their patron saint, saint michael.

fun fact: france's national flower is the iris, & tennessee picked the iris to be their state flower.

there is no known day for this goddess, unfortunately :(.

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symbols

postage stamps/cards, rainbows, feathers, water, prisms

flowers/incense/crystals/scents

frankincense, aura quartz, violet, moonstone, iris, sunstone, rainbow obsidian, myrrh, labradorite

sacred colors

all of them!

sacred animals

hummingbirds, other brightly colored creatures (especially birds)

sacred day

unknown

tarot cards

ten of cups, page of swords, temperance

offerings

wine, fig cakes, learning about her, spending time in nature, milk, honoring her & her family, using color theory, cloud gazing, writing poetry, baking cheesecakes for her, donating to charities focused on peace/ending wars, working on being in tune with emotions, honey, sending postcards to people, artwork, looking for rainbows (rainbow gazing?), olive oil

epithets

dewy, wonderous one, golden footed, blessed, of fair sandals, storm-footed, daughter of thaumas, wind-swift

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sources

[gwynb]

over gisteravond / denkoefening

luister, alles is aanbod gekomen en dat voor veertig euro

onderonsjes tussen blobvissen en olifanten in m��n net afgespoelde droom die naar nachtmerrie helde

voor de grap gemartelde Jezus geweest met een Fanta in de hand gesproken over piemelverlangen de Freudbashers hadden teveel whiskey’s op

Okypete en Kelaino dansten tot hun kaken knalden en Aëllo haar afkeer van consent opgaf

laat me even denken er hingen lampionnen in de pornoclub er hingen planten aan de muren die schrokken van vrouwen met een oude kop

het was allemaal heel sexy het was een echt feest we waren wel wat minder belle dan beest

maar het uur van het dier kon niet lang meer duren

toen zo van oeps, vergeten, dit was geen droom maar dit is live, wat ik je zeg met centaurs harpijen en hipstergoden

we deden wat oefeningen om de geest te strekken we aten stukken beest uit de McDrive

en ja hoor om vijf uur weer een nummer verloren van de Apocalyps die mij had uitverkoren

beestelijke Brahman, dat was toen ik het licht zag: dier en god, daartussen danste de mens

natuur en god zijn hetzelfde

en de mens, die lolbroek die zit te bellen in zijn blote kont is een dier en dus natuur

als natuur en god hetzelfde zijn de mens dier is en natuur

dan zit god nu te bellen in zijn blote kont!

ja, vandaag zit het nog steeds zo

[arpia-de-chocolate]

Pues, podría usar el creador de avatares para hacer diferentes monos pero no, Val acaparando toda la atención como siempre :U (okno, también hice de los otros).

A Val le gusta cambiar de look cada cierto tiempo, y quise hacer una especie de línea temporal con los cambios principales que ha tenido a lo largo de su vida, con un poco de contexto: 

1) Primero como Habib Valentine, su apariencia humana, con un poco de más color en la piel, cabello rubio y ligeramente ondulado, ojos azules, y de fondo su amada y soleada playa de Lárnaca, en la costa de Chipre. Solía ser mucho más introvertido y aunque ahí no se nota, también más enfermizo, padeciendo especialmente del corazón.

2) Luego ya convertido en espectro y con su look actual: piel más pálida, cabello rosado y ojos ámbar. Como estrella del lamento, extraña la luz del sol y carga muchas penas, pero trata de mostrar una sonrisa siempre (las bufandas, o ‘abrazos portátiles’ son legado de Maddie, una chica que es algo así como su primer amor. La roja es su favorita porque es un recuerdo que le perteneció a ella).

3) En algún punto, más o menos por la época en que empieza a andar con Miho, se corta el cabello y así puede apreciarse que de hecho sigue siendo ligeramente ondulado.Todavía conserva ese look cuando empieza a andar con Sylphid un par de años después, durante su mayor etapa de workaholic (cuando se muda temporalmente al Castillo Heinstein para cuidar a Gawain y a los recién llegados Knossos, Ariadne y Radella). 

4) Shit happens y Val es envenenado accidentalmente por cierto basilisco, quien decide alejarse para no hacerle más daño. Val, sin entender los motivos, entra en una etapa depresiva muy fuerte, además de que el veneno está haciendo demasiados estragos en su salud por lo que estando su voluntad y su cuerpo tan debilitados, la arpía Kelaino (la estrella maligna en sí) toma control total del hospedero y eso se ve reflejado en la tonalidad roja de su cabello (y también en su actitud, pues... arpiesca).

5) Y ya por último, después de arreglar las cosas con Syl y de todo el desmadre que es Guerra Santa, su look como esposo y padre de familia. La parte superior de su cabellera la mantiene algo corta, pero con la inferior se hace una coleta que deja bastante más larga. Otro detalle curioso es que el veneno, aunque ya ha sido eliminado de su sistema, le dejó algunas secuelas irreversibles en su organismo, como que paulatinamente se acentuaron los problemas cardiacos que padecía cuando era humano, y que su vista quedó debilitada por lo que debe usar anteojos. Aún así, ¡miren lo feliz que es! Ahora sí puede sonreír de verdad.

[followthebluebell]

My mom sent me this text about her two cats: "Cats are so weird! I don't really understand them. Kelaino approaches Maia on the bed and begins grooming her face. Maia grooms back. They continue grooming each other. Awww, so cute! Right? But no. Suddenly, Kelaino bites Maia and bats her in the face. Maia bites and claws back. Maia has her ears back. Kelaino jumps off the bed. But it's not over, yet. Kelaino walks around to the other side of the bed, hops back up, and snuggles in next to Maia. No grooming, no biting this time. Now they are dozing, Kelaino with her chin resting on the top of Maia's head."

My interpretation is that this is a sensory overload thing and Kelaino got Done with being groomed. I'm curious for your take.

Thanks so much for helping translate cat behavior into something humans can understand!

ok so!  Your guess could very well be correct!  This could just be Kelaino getting overstimulated and needing a break.  It could also be that Kelaino wanted to play but Maia wasn’t interested; Maia wanted to sleep.  The bit where Kelaino jumped off the bed is where Kelaino consciously decided ‘oh, ok, I gotta de-escalate the situation’ and needed to get rid of some of their excess energy/stress.  Jumping back onto the bed for snuggles was more or less just Kelaino agreeing ‘yeah, sure, sleeping sounds good’. 

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Forspoken Photo Dump 99: Visoria; Humble Plain, Part 1

[phoenixiancrystallist]

The kelaino and harpagos would give no cares, either, they can just glide-bomb like they normally do.

Ogres and goliaths are so freaking big they'd either have no problem or slip and fall constantly.

And oh god, the bears! Do Break Bears hibernate? ... do the Broken even sleep in general???

We are at that stage where the snow is partially melted, and what's left is very wet and sad to slog through.

What I now think of as the Cuff-and-Frey-Hate-This stage.

Feel like Frey would get a kick out of gliding through fresh powder. This heavy, wet pseudoslush? She would despise it.

[moved-to-void-kissed]

Luna: "You came back!"

Here is my render for the third day of September! As was the case last year, it's depicting the moment when my self-insert Adriana finally reunited with Luna, after the several months she spent unable to reach her while stuck up in Carnelia. The background is supposed to be Iolia Valley, the area where Luna's Gym battle takes place! When I originally rendered (and later wrote out) this scene, Adri flew down to Luna on the back of her Honchkrow, Kelaino. However, she doesn't have one of those in this timeline of events anymore, so instead she's using her Drifblim, Drifter, as a hot-air balloon. We can pretend the basket's a held item.

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[isleofdarkness]

Accents

Riah- Greek, Isle (light,) a bit of New Orleans Claudine- French, Isle Mal- Isle, American, French Evie- American, German and Isle (both very light) Carlos- British, Spanish, Isle Jay- Arabic, Isle

Harriet- Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, Isle Anthony- French, Isle Ginny- German, American, Isle Diego- very strong Mexican, Isle Uma- New Orleans, Isle Harry Hook- Irish, Isle Gil- French, Isle Big Murph- Australian, Isle Sammy Smee- British, slight Gaelic, Isle CJ- Irish, Isle Zevon- Incan, Isle Yzla- Incan, Isle Davin LeFou- French, Isle Ivy- strong Mexican, Isle Hunter- doesn't speak Hadie- Greek, Isle Freddie- New Orleans, Isle Celia- New Orleans, Isle Dizzy- French, Isle Clay- British, Isle Gaston II and III- French, Isle Rick- French, British, Isle Jace- Cockney, Isle Harry Badun- Cockney, Isle Bonnie- French, Isle Desiree- French, Isle Gonzo- French, Isle Jonas- French, Isle Eddie- Cockney, Isle

Mischa- Russian (yes, sign language can have an accent) Polina- Russian, Isle Kira- Russian (signed) Nikita- none Pasha- Russian, Mexican, Isle Lydia- American, French, Isle Constantine- British, Isle Anna- British, Isle Belle- French, Isle Giles- French, Isle Gordon- French, Isle Narcissa- British, Isle Rose- Cockney, British (when upset,) Isle Ace- Cockney, British (when upset,) Isle Andi- British, Isle Mari- British, Isle Agony- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Chaos- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Arika- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Sarangerel- Mongolian, Isle Odgerel- Mongolian, Isle Odtsetseg- Mongolian, Isle Taban- Mongolian, Isle Justice- Greek, Isle Mercy- Greek, Isle Hati- Norse, Greek, Isle Dawn- Greek, Isle Tarzan- French, Isle Tara- New Orleans, Isle Squeaky- British, Isle Squirmy- British, Isle

Maverick; very thick Isle, occasionally New Orleans or Welsh Mavis- Greek, Welsh, Isle Mara- Welsh, British, Isle Molly- Welsh, New Orleans, French, Isle Mordred- Welsh, French, Isle Malcolm- German, Welsh, Isle Maddy- American, Welsh, Isle Madrigal- Welsh (signed) Morpheus- none Mallory- Californian, Welsh, Isle Malvolia- Russian, Welsh, Isle Mage- Zulu, Welsh (very light,) Isle Morwenna- Russian, Welsh, Isle Maxine- very thick Isle, Welsh Mystica- unknown (Primordial,) Welsh, Isle Morrigan- unknown (Infernal,) Welsh, Isle Midnight- unknown (Celestial,) Welsh, Isle Morticia- Brooklyn, Isle Mallory- Japanese, Isle Mildred- pure Welsh Malachi- Estonian, Welsh, Isle Mabuz- Yiddish, Welsh, Isle Michael- Unknown (Enochian,) Welsh, Isle Malacoda- Azerbaijan, Welsh, Isle Mary- none Mora- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Maddox- Austrailian, Welsh, Isle Mace- Arabic, Welsh, Isle Alaric- French, New Orleans, Creole, Isle Hayden- Mongolian, Isle

Ben- French Audrey- French Doug- German Aziz- Arabic Liang- Mandarin Susu- Mandarin Chad- French Chloe- French, Arabic Jordan- Arabic Zephyr- French Romani Elle- Sardinian Melody- Sardinian Arabella- Sardinian Anxelin- German Ruby- German Ally- British Carina- French Ariana- French Arturius- Welsh Lian- Arabic Omar- Arabic Yi-Min- Mandarin

Winter- German Ambrose- German Therese- German Conner- German Alexander- Welsh

Bhavin- New Orleans, Macedonian Harshit- New Orleans, Macedonian Namasya- New Orleans, Macedonian Tavasya- Dhivehi Malika- Arabic Neisha- Arabic Nura- Arabic Nora- Norwegian Isak- Norwegian Noah- Norwegian Kyan- Atlantean Kaldur- Atlantean Kelaino- Atlantean

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Witch, part 3

Part 1

Part 2

I call upon the storm

Come the waves

And come the winds

And come the rains

Let the frost creep in

Let the moaning winds rise

Let the snows cover the ground

In the dark, cold night

Let the leaves

Fall from the trees

Let the sun hide

And the windows rattle

As the winds rise high

Let the clouds billow up

And lightning crackle

And thunder sound

And the winds begin to spin

Let the sky grow dark

And the air become heavy

And the birds take to shelter

As the world grows still

Kelaino of the dark clouds

Mapsaura of the winds

Okypete of the waves

Podarge of the lightning

Aellopus of the cyclone

Nymphs of the storm, a gift for me

Send the biggest storm that man has ever SEEEEEEENNNNnnn...

Spin

Spin

Spin

I dance a circle round and round

And spin a spell into the clouds

Spin

Spin

Spin

Goddess of the earth and sky

Show your power

Let them see

Spin

Spin

Spin

Spin

Mother of the wind and rain

Make them cower

Raise the sea

Spin

Spin

Spin

Spin

Lady of the storm and magic

Have them fall

Onto their knees

Spin

Spin

Spin, tornado

Spin

Spin, the hurricane

Spin

Spin

Spin

Spin

Kelaino of the dark clouds

Mapsaura of the winds

Okypete of the waves

Podarge of the lightning

Aellopus of the cyclone

Spirits of the storm, a gift for me

Send the biggest storm that man has ever

SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Part 4

[princess-of-the-corner]

Team TAAN (Tan): Tawnee Leonotis - lion-eared Faunus girl, Semblance: Forcefields, Weapon: clawed gauntlets/guns, Allusion: Nemean Lion; Chrysa Alkaios - trans girl, Semb: strength/speed enhancement that surrounds her with a lightning cloak, Weapon: sword or club, Allusion: Hercules; Aquila Kelaino - eagle-winged Faunus girl, Semb: sentient shadow entity, no weapon yet, Allusion: harpies; Nymph Oakley - Semb: plant manipulation, no weapon yet, Allusion: dryads/wood nymphs.

I am noticing a theme.

[nifsgender]

Genderkelainos

Genderkelainos: a gender that is connected to summer, darkness, and shades of black. Etymology: Ancient Greek, “kelainos” meaning “black”

[ainchase]

Voice Actors of El Masters and Priestesses

Rosso: Ahn Young Mi 안영미

Ignia: Kim Chae Ha 김채하 She also voiced Edel, Stella?, Amber Ryota, all in Lanox she's also the voice of the trap prince from Epic Seven

Denif: Lee Myung-hee 이명희 (not to be confused with the politician or some CEO's wife) Also voiced Durenda and Hyugo of Elysion

Sasha: Yoon Yeojin 윤여진 Voiced Elesis, and Succubus from Sander region Archer from Dragon Nest

Gaia: Shin Bumshik 신범식 Closers: Herbert West Hoffmann, Count D (?)

Artea: Chung Misook 정미숙 Also voiced Rena Cypherz: Richel Strauss Grand Chase: Rin

Ventus: Lee Ho-san 이호산 Glaive, Dekal, Zero

Anduran: Kim Hayoung 김하영 Baphor...??! from Sander A bunch of Epic Seven char I dont care about

Solace: Jang Min-hyeok 장민혁 Ran, Penencio, Horatio Orca from Seven Knights

Gloria: Jung Yu Mi 정유미 Elsword... in Elsword... since Season 3 Ingrid from Seven Knights, Hazel from Epic Seven

Ebalon: Kim Yeong-seon 김영선 Ciel Grand Chase: Zero Zephyrum Cypherz: Lee Harang Seven Knights: Ace Mystic Messenger: 707 Epic Seven: Basar, Tywin Herad, idk how to spell these names

Dark Moon: Kim Hyeonsim 김현심 Kelaino, Rosean, Harpy Closers: Kim Yoo Jung, Dermatobia idk how to SPELL Seven Knights: Clemith