#mini deities

[dovalore]

mini deities: the first age

[nariarts]

what does a heathen pray for?

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[slayedthedaybae]

Once saw a pjo Fan comment that Ares was Zeus favourite son because of trials of Apollo and I died inside a little bit. So enjoy my rant about it

1. Apollo in nearly every single myth is described as his dads favourite. No beating around the bush that’s his favourite son (and highly likely child).

2. The Iliad (basic Greek mythology reading) has Zeus tell everyone in the council that Ares is his least favourite child (most likely in all the Gods too)

3. Ares is incredibly loyal to his mother and through many texts (that aren’t biased towards Athena) is seen to love his siblings a whole lot, no matter what his mother says about them. In the myth of him getting abducted by the twin giants who were threatening to r@pe his mother and sister (Artemis) and to force them to marry them. Ares was angered by this and scared for this and tried to fight them by himself leading to his capture, torture and in some tales even r@pe until Hermes rescued him

4. He is the only God (in my memory) to not have ever sa ANYONE. Every single relationship was consensual and is the only man in his family to ever do so with Zeus, Hermes, Hephaestus, Apollo, Hades, Poseidon and Dionysus all having sa people

5. One thing that boils my blood the most though in pjo is his treatment of his children. Ares was despised by his father and his mother put a lot of pressure on him to be perfect for her legacy, causing him to act out a lot and be perceived as vicious and brutal. In every myth though he never wanted his children to feel the same way he did and was apart of every single one of his child’s life.

Hope you enjoyed my rant!!!! And if not well then idk what you want from me

[witchofthesouls]

I'm back on those thoughts about my favorite tragic brothers: Prima and Megatronus Prime.

So as much as I do like the recent posts and talks about Prima being a goofball or deliberately airheaded as he knows that he's detached compared to his siblings and tries his best to connect to others, I think we don't explore his, well, assholery. Especially in the Aligned continuity.

Personally, I like reimagining them as the first pair of split-spark twins as it really fits the narrative and provides the repetition that connects Ouranic and Cthonic roles in Greek mythology as well as other divine relationships across different mythos. Prima is the firstborn and was made in Primus' Image, and from his own shadow rose Megatronus as they were meant to be a reflection of Primus and Unicron, the next generation of the divine.

Canon-wise, the Covenant of Primus had mentioned that Primus and Unicron came from one entity split into two, so the pattern could have carried on and be very much a well-crafted motif to emphasize their divine origins and drive the point that they were meant to function as a pair.

That would make so much more sense on why Prima had major beef with Solus as they both were very similar: sun/fire-coded Primes with staunch views to guide Cybertronians and have a very close personal relationship with Megatronus.

This would honestly explain a lot of Prima's eventual distrust and paranoia since he would have absolutely expected Megatronus to always be in complete synch with him. Megatronus is his spark-twin, his half, his own brother born the moment after Prima taken shape from Prima's own frame. Of course, the guy is utterly territorial of Megatronus. He must have had a huge flux of emotions when Megatronus made the decision to pursue Solus.

They respond to Solus so much as she, the Prime of Creation, also contains a greater fraction of Primus' own power, and she acts as a mirror and foil to them.

Arguably, I say she's Megatronus' mirror and Prima's foil.

That distinction is really important, and while this discussion has a lot of my own personal headcanons and (re)interpretation of the Thirteen Primes, there is canon evidence to support how Solus and Prima are foils. Prima limited his relationships on those similar-minded to his own ideals as he demonized Primes that went against his worldviews, while Solus was highly social and very connected to many (if not all) of the Thirteen. The Prime, who allowed the Predacons to be completely wiped out versus the Well of Allsparks that continued to produce Predacons until forcibly stopped. Prima, whose death remained unknown and unaccompanied, and Solus, who had several brothers walk into her very grave that doubled as her final gift to kickstart the new generation.

Personally, I say this should cast more questions into Prima's character and his own writings on his siblings. How much of it was actually true versus his own warped perceptions of them that may or may not have been affected by Unicron's own meddling? If Megatronus was his dark twin, then it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine that Prima projected a lot of his own insecurities and fears onto Megatronus, especially after Chaos turned his eyes upon Creation. Prima already had difficulties relating to others and prefers predictability. For Megatronus, his dark-counterpart and half of his own spark, to act without his knowledge, would have made Prima question everything after that point, while Unicron's leftover miasma sank its claws into him, stoking up the paranoia and distrust to extreme levels that will seed all the conflict afterwards.

'There is your mirror and shadow basking in another’s presence,' that dark, insidious croon whispers in the back of his mind. Prima sees Megatronus' expression -that soft one that's usually reserved when they're alone -as his brother wipes away the soot and grime from Solus' disgruntled face as she was obviously dragged from her Forge to the table for a meal. 'Look, he turns away from you, away from Light.'

[skyward-floored]

25: Senseless 👀

He couldn't see.

He couldn't hear.

He couldn't feel.

He couldn't do anything but... exist.

He floated endlessly, cocooned in nothing, seeing not light or darkness, but simply a lack of anything. He had no sense of time, which seemed wrong, but he also couldn't think about it enough to realize what bothered him about that.

His existence was incomprehensible.

...It hadn't always been like that, had it?

He tried to think about it. He found that he couldn't.

He simply existed in the void. Nothing. Senseless.

How was he aware what senses were though, if he'd never experienced them?

That thought gave him pause. He knew what rain felt like, for instance. He knew it was wet, had felt it run down his face, had smelled the petrichor it brought. Saw it fall from clouds, heard it patter on leaves, and a roof. Tasted it when it dripped in his mouth.

So why... why did he almost feel like he could feel it now?

Something changed. Only slightly, but he felt it.

And briefly, his face felt wet.

Time twitched.

Something was wrong.

The void cradled him tighter, wrapped him in nothingness, crooned at him with a voiceless lullaby, but he was waking up. His senses were coming back to him, flickers of sensation, blurry flashes of weapons, the smell of rain in his nostrils, taste of blood in his mouth.

The last one was what made him fight.

The silence cooed something about safety as he struggled, but he was done listening to it. He knew what was wrong now. He knew what he'd done.

And he knew it well enough to ignore the worried cries, and fall into the familiar motions of catching his fingers on his chin, and yanking.

Time's senses rushed back with such an utter intensity that he nearly blacked out, his ears roaring, vision too bright. There's blood in his mouth, and hands on his arms and face and Time's vision finally clears enough to make out Twilight kneeling before him, face pale and bloodstained and achingly, terrifyingly hopeful.

Time licks his lips, tasting rain and blood, and he thinks he hears a sob somewhere behind him, muffled by the rain pounding in his ears.

"H-how long," Time manages to choke out through a voice hoarse like he's been doing nothing but screaming.

Twilight's hands shake where they're holding him. "Three days."

Time's head falls forward, his mind unable to even comprehend the meaning of those two words right now, and Twilight's head presses against his shoulder, shaking so hard that Time knows he should be terrified of whatever it is he's done.

But his body can't handle it right now.

And moments later, exhaustion overtakes him.

[ofcedarandbone]

I'll get some individual photos of these little pocket deities I've been crafting when I get home, but from left to right I've made my interpretation of Nanna, Baldr, Hel and Freyja.

[theseusthemesseus]

Little rant

I'm in PE class right now and tbh I'm just on the bench not doing anything because I loathe the teacher and the subject, so, I'm wondering, would doing exercise count as a devotional act for Ares and Lady Aphrodite? You know, as a way of getting stronger and taking care of myself(?). I don't know, I just need motivation to actually work out (Not in PE class tho, fuck the teacher, he's a literal predator, so-...)

[paganravennest]

I attended the "Hands Off" protest in Marquette today. There were a little over 3,000 people in attendance and it was so wonderful being a part of it!

On my way to the protest I recited a few of my devotional poems to gods that seemed very appropriate: Ares, Sekhmet, and Morrigan.

Ares wears the helm of war,

And reminds us of what we're fighting for,

To stamp out tyranny, from shore to shore,

All hail the Great God Ares!

Sekhmet of the bloody fight,

With claws that rend, and fangs that bite,

Using vengeant anger to set things right,

All hail the Great Goddess Sekhmet!

Morrigan of the battle cries,

Black wings darkening sunlit skies,

By her hand, the unjust king dies,

All hail the Great Goddess Morrigan!

Also one of the chants we were using during the protest was inspired by Hot To Go and brought a huge smile to my face 😁

"G-O-T-T-O-G-O, Donald Trump has got to go!"

[grandturtletragedy]

First thing enolde did after waking up for eons

[tumb1rblogofworship]

grr……..

I’ve been slacking a bit with worship and stuff. I feel realllllyyyy bad but like. Life. Life is lifeing rn and lowkey its NOT lifeing the way I want it to. School is bitching, I’m having too MUCH fun and not getting good grades, and I’m LAZYYYY NOOOOOOOOOO

That’s okay tho, I guess. We all still have moments of weakness. I paused worship of Apollo and Hermes and I still try for Lady Aphrodite sooooooo…. My mom got rid of an offering tho and that upsetted me. Anyways, I gotta get my life back on track. I’m getting better at school and trying to get grades up.

I gotta lock in chat 💪💪💪

[dovalore]

mini deities: the second age

[nyxenthusiast]

I already posted this but I’m doing it again because I’m proud!! And happy!! Hestia’s altar is making progress!

[altar-ium]

Please bear with me as I slowly work on going back through posts and adding some tags to try and organize things here. Idk why I never tag things >.< I've been on Tumblr since the 2010s and should know better by now T.T

Anyway, my current tagging system is:

#stationary altar - Altars that probably don't travel much.

#shelf altar - Altars constructed on shelves opposed to table tops.

#window altar - Altars constructed in windowsills.

#travel altar/#mini altar/#discreet altar/#secret altar/#low-key altar - Altars that were designed to travel, be small enough to hide, or discreet enough to hide in plain sight.

#digital altar - Altars created in video games or online spaces.

#outdoor altar - Altars created in the great outdoors.

#maximalist altar - Altars that are crowded with various tools and trinkets.

#minimalist altar/#simple altar - Altars that are sparse of clutter and excess decor.

#practical altar/#working altar - Altars that may be messy with current workings or filled with practical tools over adhering to aesthetics.

#ritual altar - Altars set up for rituals.

#aesthetic altar - Altars that are curated aesthetically.

#pop culture altar - Altars featuring or centering pop culture elements.

#deity altar - Altars with clear affiliations to specific deities/gods/goddesses/etc {I will add tags denoting the faiths/cultures related to these deities below*}

#greek gods - Altars created for one or more Greek gods or figures from Greek mythology.

#celtic gods - Altars created for one or more Celtic gods or figures from Celtic mythology.

#norse gods - Altars created for one or more Norse gods or figures from Norse mythology.

#egyptian gods - Altars created for one or more Egyptian gods or figures from Egyptian mythology.

#christian gods - Altars created for religious figures from Christianity.

#jewish gods - Altars created for religious figures from Judaism.

*I have tagged the faiths/cultures to the best of my ability, so if I have made a mistake please let me know which post I've tagged incorrectly AND what tag(s) I can add to clarify things.

#house spirit's altar - Altars constructed for work with house spirits.

#ancestor altar - Altars to the dead.

#altar growth - Posts containing before and after/how it started and how it's going photos of altars.

#holiday altar - Altars decorated for a holiday/special occasion.

#self love altar/#self care altar - Altars constructed for the worship of one's self.

#childhood altar/#nostalgia altar - Altars that invoke a sense of childish whimsy or a sense of childhood nostalgia.

#how to: altars - Text posts with information on altars (types, how to create, inspiration, etc)

Not associated with me, but for more inspiration check out @sacredplacesaltarspaces. Their blog showcases so many cool sacred space setups!

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Main: @earthenremains

Witchcraft: @thewitchofcedarandbone

Personal: @thicketry

[nyxianfalls]

I FORGOT TO POST OUR MINI ALTARS!!!

I want to redo Hades's and Nyx's, but here's our boy Prometheus's altar! I don't have the space to make a full sized altar for him YET because I don't want to shrink the space I have dedicated to Hades or Nyx, so this will have to do for now...

(Pictures are large. They were taken on my phone and I forgot to crop and am too lazy to do so now...)

So sleek~ So minimal~

Also, those are normal sized sticky notes, so it's small too.

Then BAM

And the fabric pulls out as a make-shift altar cloth (It's glued down in the tin as well so I don't lose it............ but that will make cleaning it a bit tougher..... old school washing.)

[bludpudding]

' sunday makes me think of home . '

[viridian-house]

finally got a weekend to myself and managed to finish, edit, and upload the latest chapter of my ganzelink fic today, fields of gold. this time with some semi-soulbonding zelink smut and dreams of being a newborn goddess at the dawn of time (and also sickass wolf dreams)