#oh my god the ancient scriptures

[katerinaaqu]

greetings!

kindly requesting some background info and perhaps some linguistic breakdowns on the compound names & epithets of the greek gods.

So far ive come across a fair few (like areia and kronides for aphrodite and zeus respectively) and wondered if theyre tied to certain myths, are markers of where the god is in theogony, or are as simple as greek honorifics.

tysm and have a wonderful day :D

Hello hello!

Oh my this is an amazing question but also so damn extensive! Hahaha because there are countless epithets given to the gods depending on their cult and worship, their attributes or relations even their appearance at times (ex. Κυανοχαίτης Ποσειδών aka "dark/blue haired Poseidon", or Γλαυκόφθαλμη Αθηνά aka "Athena with the blue/gray/bright eyes" or "eyes like an owl")! Only Zeus has a bunch of them! Much more the others! However I will try my best to scrap the surface of their names and epithets here.

For starters the gods, just like the humans in poems and such, bear the names of their heritage or parenthood. So, just like we have let's say Ατρείδης Αγαμέμνων (Atreides Agamemnon) aka "Agamemnon son of Atreus", we have also Κρονίδης Ζευς Kroneides Zeus "Zeus, son of Cronos" [Since whenever you see the ending -ίδης (-ides) at the end of a name means "son of" ]

They also might have an epithet depending on the area they are being worshipped or linked to their birth or residing, for example Κυπρία Cyprian, an epithet of Aphrodite to indicate her birthplace in Cyprus or even Κυθέρεια "From Kythera" for her other elleged birthplace, Kythera.

Gods also bear as epithets names that are linked to the lands they have their temples or sanctuaries in for example Ολύμπιος/α (Olymbios/a)= Of Olympus, Olympic, Πελάσγιος (Pelasgios) [Zeus]= Of the Pelasgic tribe, etc or Delphic (the one in Delphi) etc.

There are so many so I am not sure if I can touch them all but I will sure try! I am sorry if this message is long.

Zeus:

Zeus's name is ancient. In fact it is being rescued from the very first confirmed greek scripture, Linear B as di-wo among others. His worship is indeed linked to the ancient times. Etymologically his name is linked to meanings such as "divine" or "heavenly" among others very freely though given that the actual etymology is rather obscure and Zeus is one of the greatest examples we have in etoimology. I believe comes from an ancient root which means "to shine" According to Burket n Greek religion.

Zeus has a plethora of epithets and some of them have to do with his attributes and links to the sky and weather Όμβριος (Ombrios)= of the rain, Αφέσιος (Afesios)= the one who releases (rain or other weather phenomena), Σκοτίας (Skotias)= the darkening, the one who brings darkness (associated with rain and clouds), Κεραύνιος (Keravnios)= the one of the Thunder, Αστραπέος (Astrapeos)= the one of the Lightning, Κατεβάτης (Katevatis)= the descending one (from the verb "κατεβαίνω" in modern greek which means "to descend" or "to come down"), Κόνιος (Konios)= the one of the dust, Ικμαίος (Ikmeos)= of the moisture, Ευήνεμος (Evinemos)= of the good winds, Νεφεληγερέτης (Nepheligeretis)= Cloud-gatherer (Homeric epithet from greek νεφέλη=cloud and verb αγείρω= to raise or to gather) etc.

Other epitheds include his role among the gods such as: Βασιλεύς (Vasilefs)= King, Ύπατος (Ipatos)= supreme, sublime, the higest of authority, Κορυφαίος (Korypheos)= top, of the top, the highest of all (or linked to the top of Mount Olympus), Ύψιστος (Ypsistos)= the highest of all, the most sublime, the top authority, Θεός Αγαθός (Theos Agathos)= the Good God, Βουλαίος (Vouleos)= of the council, councilor, Κοσμήτης (Kosmitis)= the one who brings order to the world etc. even Πατήρ (Pater)= Father (aka "Father of gods and mankind")

Then we have a plethora of epithets that link Zeus to several things he represents such as justice or giving of goods for example: Ξένιος (Xenios)= of hospitality, Ικέσιος (Ikesios)= of the begging (here the ritual of begging see for example Odysseus begging Arete for heeding his plea for getting him home), Φίλιος (Philios)= of love, of friendship, of kinship, Γαμήλιος (Gamilios)= of the marriage, Καθάρσιος (Katharsios)= the one who cleanses, Σωτήρ (Sotir)= savior, Μειλίχιος (Milihios)= Gracious, merciful, Ελευθέριος (Elephtherios)= of freedom, Πανελλήνιος (Panhellenios)= of all Greece and all Greeks (from παν= complete, all and ελλας=greece), Αρείος (Areios)= of war, Στράτιος (stratios)= of the army, Σθένιος (Sthenios)= of power, Τρόπαιος (tropeos)= of the prices, loot, Σημαλέος (Simaleos)= bringer of signs/omens, Μοιραγέτης (Miragetis)= leader of Fates (μοίρα=fate and άγω=to lead, to bring, to raise)

And that is just a sample! Hahahaha! He has countless names and epithets depending on his worship, his attributes. In Homer he is even described by his appearance or what he wears, for example Aἰγίοχος (Aegiohos)= Aegis bearer (from the myth of Athena and Perseus where Perseus gives the head of Medusa to Athena, by some accounts Athena presents this aegis to her father Zeus). Some of his epithets that connect him to myths such as the attribute of being part of the top of the mountain of course leads not only to his battle with his father Cronos and his dominance over Olympus but also the second defeat of the Titans in Titanomachy where again Zeus defeated his arch-nemesis, Typhoon. His attribute to mount Ida in Crete is possibly due to the fact that he was raised there in secret so that Cronos wouldn't swallow him like the rest of Rhea's children. Multiple myths connext Zeus to sanctuaries such as the one of Dodona where he is also offering prophetic powers, similar to Delphi. Zeus also is connected to South Italy given that it is under Aitna that he trapped Typhoon according to some myths and traditions.

Hera:

Hera is also an ancient deity known already from mycenaean greek as well, written e-ra. Her name is of a little more obscure origins. I have seen people connect her to ώρα (hora) aka "time" or "moment" αήρ aka "wind" or "air" and some others. Plato says it comes from ἐρατή (erate) which means "beloved". Either way Hera has given her name in many figures of mytholgy including the infamous Heracles (Heracles= Glory of Hera).

Just like her husband, Hera has also a number of epithets that connect her to her nature as well as her attributes: Νυμφευόμενη (Nymphevomeni)= married, the one who gets married, Τέλεια (Teleia)= complete, adult woman, Ζύγια (Zygia)= married, of the marriage Ανθεία (Anthia)= of the flowers, Ακραία (Akraia)= of the top, of theheights (title she shares with her husband as well), Γαμηστόλος (Gamistolos)= the one who leads marriage (γάμος= marriage, στέλλω=to send, to lead to) Άνασσα and Βασιλίς (Anassa and Vasilis)= Queen. Βοῶπις (Vopis)= Cow-eyed (Homeric epithet, the one wit the big eyes. Also in Homer she is described as "white armed")

Other interesting epithets of hers are: Αλέξανδρος (alexandros)= protector of men (αλεξ= protect, repel and ανδρας= man, here is used as an epithet not as a name so it is female gender), Ηνίοχη (Iniohi)= of the chariot, the one who leads the chariot, Ὑπερχείρια (Hyperheria)= whose hand us up above. We also have one where she is called Αιγοφάγος (Aigophagos)= Goat-eater (Αίγα=goat and φάγω=to eat), linked to Laconia (Sparta) where Heraclesoffers a sacrifice in goats to her because he had no other sacrifice to give. Other names and epithets link her to specific heroes like Βουναία (Vounea)= of Vounos (a name of a hero) since many heroes offer temples in her name.

She is linked a lot with heroes due to her involvement with them both for the good and for the bad reasons. As charioteer we see her ride a chariot in Iliad as they descend together with Athena to assist the Greeks in the Trojan war. It also seems to be connecting her with her husband as his support and his co-ruler.

Poseidon:

Yet another god we know exists at least since the dawn of greek civilization in Bronze age, having his name engraved in Linear B as po-se-da-or among others, Poseidon is the second most powerful god in Greek olympian pantheon and like his younger brother Zeus is the god of the heavens, he is the god of earth as a living space for humans. His name is linked both to earth and to water since depending on the interpretation one can say his name comes rom "flow" or "earth" and of course one of his most famous epithets as earth-shaker. That is because earthquakes are by n large the former of the landscape.

Poseidon's plethora of names and epithets also link him to that. In fact many of his epithets include the term "gaea" which means "earth": Βασιλεύς (vasilevs)= king, lord, Πελαγαίος (Pelageos)=of the sea (πέλαγος=alternative word for "sea"), Αιγαίων (Aegeaeon)= of the Aegean sea, Προσκλύστιος (Prosklystios)= the one who strikes against (here waves probably?) Γαιήοχος (Gaeichos)= the one who holds the earth, Εννοσιγαιος (Ennosigaeos)= the Earth-Shaker, Εὐρυκρείων (Evrikrion)=wide-ruling (in Homer), Κυανοχαίτης (Cyanohetis)= of the blue/cyan/dark hair (in Homer from cyan and χαίτη which is a word used both for the maine of the horse but also means "hair" in general), Σεισίχθων (Sisichthon)= Earth-shaker (from verb σείω=to shake and χ��ων=ground, dirt, earth >see also "chthonian"), Ἐπακταῖος (Epaktaeos)= on the shore, worshipped on the shore (επί=upon, onto and ακτή=shore), Ποντομέδων (Pontomedon)= lord of the sea (ποντος=water, sea, μένδω=rule, stand steadfast -among others-), Φύκιος (Phykios)= of the seaweed, Φυταλμιος (Phytalmios)= plant nurturer

Other epithets can be seen as: Ἀσφάλειος (Asphalios)= protector (possibly protection for travelers in the sea), Δωματίτης (Domatitis)= of the house (as protector of kings and families and kin), Ἱππιος (Hippios)= of the horses, Ἱπποκουριος (Hippokurios)= the tender of horses (both these have the word ίππος=horse and the second has the term κούρα= which means "healing" or "tending", see english word "cure"), Ἐπόπτης (Epoptis)=overseer Γενέθλιος (Genethlios)=of the birth (here of the family or of the kin)

So by n large Poseidon is linked to some earthly values as opposing to Zeus who is connected with heavenly affairs. He protects the household and the kin, the partenthood and ansestors among others. Even the fact that his animal is a horse (symbol of status of nobility) plays its part. And of course on myths involving him we do know on the famous del with Athena over the control of the city of Athens but we also know the association of Poseidon with various monsters and monstrous creatures such as the cyclops and more specifically the cyclops Polyphemus. In one essence that could be an indicator of how nature is dangerous for humans who have to struggle their way to live through the unexpected turns of it. As a protector/patron god of Troy he is known for having built the walls of Troy after Zeus punished him for the coup he took part in against him. Poseidon had also sent a sea monster to protect Troy nown as Cytus of Troy, which was defeated by Heracles the first time he conquered Troy.

Demeter:

The other sister of the gods, Demeter also appears as far back as Linear B scriptures at least as da-ma-te with her name being associated of course to the cereal of earth but her name itself has multiple interpretations some of them I see is from a proto-indoeuropean "da" for "earth" and "mater" aka "mother" so in one way "mother-earth" aspect which makes sense given how Demeter is goddess of harvest, of nature, of rebirth of earth after winter and generally associated with earth. Also she is associated with the seasons and their changes. Consequently she is associated with wealth given how wealth comes from cullivating the earth. From the myth of Persephone and her struggle to get back her daughter and have justice for her, made her also associated with justice and law and also of course like many goddesses and gods that have to do with rebirth and the underworld one way or another, is also linked to mysteries and secret worships (ex. Eleusynian Mysteries).

Χθονια (Chthonia)= Of the earth, Χλοη (Chloi)= Green/Grass related, Καρποφορος (Karpophoros)= Bearer of Fruit, Θερμασια (Thermasia)= of the heat/warmth, Πλουτοδοτειρα (Plutodoteira)= giver of wealth, Παναχαια (Panachaea)= of all the Greeks, Ανησιδωρα (Anisidora)= Giver of gifts, Ὡρηφορος (Oriphoros)= Bringer of Seasons, Πολυφορβος (Polyphorvos)= Nourisher of many, Αγλαοκαρπος (Aglaokarpos)= of the Good Fruit, Καλλιστεφανος (Kallistephanos)= Beautiflly crowned, Χρυσαορος (Chrysaoros)= of the golden blade (perhaps cythe?) Μεγαλη Θεα (Megali Thea)= Great Goddess, Μεγαλα Μητερ (Megala Miter)= Great Mother, Προστασια (Prostasia)= leading/standing forard, Ευρώπη (Evropi/Europa)= broad-eyed, Λουσιη (Lusyi)= Bathing/Purifying), Μέλαινα (Melena)= Black (associated with both the land when fertile being dark of color but also her mourning clothing for Persephone's loss) also in this manner Κυανοπεπλος (Cyanopeplos)= Of cyan/black veil, For her association with Justice we have: Θεσμοφορος (Thesmophoros)= Bringer of Law, Θεσμιη (Thesmii)= of the Laws, Ερινυς (Erinys)= Fury (Associated with her fury when her daughter was kidnapped) Other descriptive titles: Σεμνη (Semni)= Modest, Ἁγνη (Agni)= Pure, Πότνια (Potnia)= powerful/noble, Ξανθη (Xanthe)= Fair-haired/Blonde (possible description as well as linked to the golden color of cereal), Ευκομος (Efkomos)= Lovely-haired, Ανασσα (Anassa)= Queen

So generally the most famous story of hers is her association with Zeus, the god of justice and heavens thus herself associated with justice and the change of seasons. With Zeus she has Persephone. When Persephone was taken by Hades/Pluto, she dressed herself in black in mourning and kept on searching for her daughter. Her sadness was translated to the change of season, making winter roam the earth. Eventually when Persephone was proven to have eaten food from the Underworld, pomergranate, Demeter demands to be able to see her daughter at least half the year thus we have the change of seasons for Persephone is sad at her daughter's departure in the Underworld, thus bringing winter to the earth. She is also associated with her other brother, Poseidon, through their worship for the fertility of earth.

Hephaestus:

Another Olymbian god is of course Hephaestus who also has a long history since he also appears to the Linear B texts as A-pa-i-ti-jo and known for his protection over blacksmiths and metalworkers and not only. Unfortunately one of his most prominient features is that he is limping (either by birth or because he was thrown off Olympus either by Zeus or by Hera depending on the myth) So many of his epithets reflect on that: Ἀμφιγυήεις (Amphigyiaes)= the laming one or Κυλλοποδίων (Kyllopodion)=the one who drags his feet.

However he has many other glorious epithets about his craft or glory: Αἰθαλόεις θεός (Aethaoaes Theos)= Sooty god, Ἀγακλυτός (Agaklytos)= very renounced (άγαν= very much, κλέος=glory, fame), Χαλκευς (Chalkevs)= the blacksmith of copper, Κλυτος (Klytos)=famous renounced, Πολυτεχνης (Polytechnes)= of many crafts (πολύ=much, many, τέχνη=art, craft), Πολυφρων (Polyfron)= witty, ingenius (πολύ+ φρην=mind) And one of my favorites: Πολύμητις (Polymites)= wily, of many wiles, of many devices [Yup! The god of crafts has the same epithet that Odysseus gets! How cool is that?!]

Now for myths involving Hephaestus and his nature to be a good blacksmith or a cunning fellow come from various myths that involve him binding gods wih invisible or strong chains to name a few we have the famous story where he traps his wife Aphrodite and her lover Ares by binding them on their bed. Or the myth where he binds his mother Hera in a chair and he needs to be made drunk by Dionysus to be coersed to set her free. His nature as a craftsman is connected to the attempt of rap of Athena and the birth of Erichthonius through the Earth/Gaea that gets fertilized with his sperm thus being technically the progenitor of Athens and the Atheneans. And of course the myths that involve him forging various armors for heroes and gods.

Ares:

So Ares is another deity with Mycenaean roots A-re and his name does seem to resemble the term αρά which means "curse" or even "wish" in ancient greek. God of war and courage Ares was not very popular around Greece due to his apparent savagery of character and his connection to war and slaughter and yet he too has a bunch of epithets based on his identity: Θηριτας (Theritas)= Beastly, Ἱππιος (Hippios)= Of the Horses, Αφνειος (Afnios)= Abundant and Γυναικοθιονας (Gynaikothionas)= Feasted by Women. Others such as Ανδρειφοντης (Andrifontis)= Slayer of men, Χαλκεος (Chalkeos)= Bronze or Χαλκοκορυστης (Chalkorystis)= Armed with Bronze, Θοος (Thoos)= Swift, Θουρος (Thuros)= Violent, Δεινος (Deinos)= Terrible, terrifying, Ενυαλιος (Enavlios)= The one sung by the flutes or Warlike, Χρυσοπελεξ (Chrysopelex)= The one of the Golden Helm and more In his case we talk more about epithets that have to do with war and violence which is why he was mostly hated god by the Greeks and represented by the obvious lack of lickiness that Zeus shows for him.

Ares is being connected to various of warriors in mythology and arguably he is responsible for the birth of the Amazons since he fathers many of them. He is also associated to Aphrodite (either as her husband or as her lover) in one way indicating how love or passion are oftentimes reasons for fights and combat). Ares also often gives horses to some strong wariors in myths (thus his association with horses and not just horses of battle). In one essence given how horses are signs of status, could be mythologically winking to the aspect of people gaining status through wars and conquest. Generally Ares is one of the most hated gods due to the aspects of violence he represents (even mythologically is shown as he is one of the least favorite children of Zeus) but his association with Aphrodite and arguably the birth of Eros from their union is to say the very least interesting

Aphrodite:

Aphrodite is a goddess witha plethora of epithets. Her name doesn't seem to be rescued from Bronze Age tablets but of course her name comes from te term αφρός (Aphros=foam) and the verb that means "to rise from" or "to give" or "bring to existence" but there are other theories too that seem to be under discussion. Her epithets of course reflect her notions of love and sexuality but that is not all

Ουρανια (Urania)= of the sky, Heavenly, Πανδημος (Pandemos)= of all people, of all that live, Επιστροφια (Epistrofia)= the one who returns (from verb επιστρέφω which stands for "return" or "turn back"), Αποστροφια (Apostrophia)= the one who reverts (here from aunlawful loves), Κατασκοπια (Kataskopia)= the spying one or even Ψιθυριστης (Psithiristis)= the whispering one So many of her epithets are linked to her lovey nature and to actions of sexuality. Even terms such as Μελαινις (melenis)= black of night (nightly actions such as love), Συμμαχια (Symmachia)=Ally (to love), Απατουρος (Apatouros)= Deceiving one (possible links to affairs), Μορφω (Morpho)= the one of appearances She is also linked to marriage having also the names Νυμφία (Nymphia)= of marriage, Μιγωντις (Migontis)= Unifying one even assciated with Hera by taking her name as an epithet Ἡρη (Iri)= of Hera (aka "of marriage") In Sparta she is worshipped for aspects of war as well thus getting names such as: Νικηφορος (Nikiphoros)= victory-bearer, Αρεια (Areia)= of war Ὡπλισμενη (Hoplismeni)= Armed While from her sea origins we get names such as Ευπλοια (Efplia)= of Fair Voyage, Ποντια (Pontia)= of the sea, Λιμενια (Limenia)= of the port and Ξένια (Xenia)= of the stranger/guest

Aphrodite is also associated like Zeus with her affairs with mortals and immortals alike. She is also the birther of heroes that eventually become founders of cities (like Aeneas) but she is also connected to the aspect of beauty which is very important in ancient Greek spectrum. Arguably her divine origins (either from the birth through the foam of the sea or through the god of Heavens, Zeus) is also associating the aspects of love and passion to a divine level for the ancient Greeks. Her association with war (either through her affair with Ares or by being a war goddess herself for the Spartans) is also associating the aspet of love with war and fighting (ironically we have the modern saying as well "All is allowed in love and in war"). Aphrodite is also associated with the rebirth of nature in one aspect through her love for the beautiful Adonis, who for her sake comes up every spring even if he is dead in the underworld. Her protective nature is also seen when she tries to take her offsprings out of harm's way even at the cost of her own pain (see for example the events of the Iliad) so in a way she is also a mother-goddes even if motherhood is not her ultimate attribute, in my opinion is a very important too.

Apollo:

For Apollo we do not have a steady association with Linear B tablets for it seems like a name we assume refers to Apollo could be written as "Hyperion" instead. Etoimologically it seems to come from roots that are used later to express a young boy coming of age as mentioned how Apollo is the "ultimate kouros" aka "ultimate youth". Homer also speaks on him as "the one with the silver arrows" to speak on his equipment. His association with archery and music but also prophetic powers earns a series of epithets linked to these;

Θεαριος (Thearios)= of the oracle, Προοψιος (Proopsios)= Forseeing, Κληριος (Klirios)= distrubuter of lottery, Μουσηγετης (Mousigetis)= Leader of Muses, Ἑκατος (Ekatos)= Shooter from afar (aka "archer"), Αγραιος (Agraeos)= Of the wilderness (here "of the Hunt"), Αιγλητος (Egilitos)= Shining For his association with healing and disease and plague we have also: Παιαν (Pean)= of the health, Ακεσιος (Akesios)= Healer, Σμινθαιος (Sminthaeos)= of the Mice [the ancient greeks probably did connect plagues with animals as well], Παρνοπιος (Parnopios)=of the Locsts, Επικουριος (Epikourios)= Helper, Αλεξικακος (Alexikakos)= Averter of Evil, Θεοξενιος (Theoxenios)= God of Foreigners (possibly also linked that he was a protector god of the city of Ismarus that was inhabited by Thracian people), Λυκειος (Lykios)= Of the wolves On myths on which associate him with rescues by dolphins (as well as that the dolphin is one of his sacred animals) he gets the name Δελφινιος (Delphinios)= Of the Dolphin, Ακτιος (Aktios) = of the shore and Επιβατηεριος (Epivatirios)= of the sacrifices before embarking, Πυθιος (Pythios)= of the Python (from the myth that he killed the python at Delphi), Διονυσοδοτης (Dinysiodotis)= of bestowing Dionysus (for his contibution to the deification of Dionysus)

Apollo has a very rich set of myths that is very hard to put them all. But of course his birth that is associated with the island of Delos, the moving island of the prophecy and his known myth of freeing Delphi from the python that was guarding the Castallia fountain gives him the association with prophets and omens. We also know Apollo from the tragic stories of affairs he has with both men and women. Apollo despite the fact that is a very beautiful god is being widedly rejected by his love interests. A known myth is his unfortunate story of Hyakinth too who even if he was reciprocating his feelings, their story ended in a tragedy. In one essence connects his aspect with music and poetry to the tragic aspect of life. He is also associated with the Muses through his attribute of music. His lesser known association with plague and disease and also healing or calling it off can be seen through myths such as the plague of the Greeks in the Iliad and his association with Asclepius and the teachings of healing of Chiron. Of course his association with Archery can be seen in the myths, one of the most infamous was the killing of the children of Niobe who was blasphemous towards his mother.

Artemis:

Apollo's twin sister ironically appears to the tablets of Linear B as a-te-mi-to and a-ti-mi-te (in gen. and dat. respectably) as for her name's origin there are various thoughts some of them that comes from the word ¨αρκτος" (arktos) which means "bear". Either way of course we also know Artemis as archer, goddess of wilderness and hunting and protector of the virgin girls (being a irgin goddess herself). A lesser known aspect of hers is that she is also linked with childbirth and raising children since according to the myth she was born first and then assisted her mother Leto give birth to ber brother Apollo. Also she was often associated with death, especially of women thus many figures in mythology call on Artemis for death. So her epithets also reflect on her roles:

Αγροτερη (Agroteri)= of the fields (here: of the hunt), Δικτυνναια (Dyctynea)= of the (hunting) nets, Φεραια (Pheraea)= of the beasts, Ελαφιαια (Elaphiaea)= of the deer (given that deer is also her sacred animal), Λυκειη (Lykii)= of the Wolves (sharing it also with her brother), Αριστη (Aristi)= the most noble, Καλλιστη (Kallisti)= very beautiful, Ἱερεια (Iereia)= Priestess, Ποτνια Θερων (Potnia Theron)= The leader of Beasts, Ἑκατη (Ekati)= shooter from afar (sharing it with her brother), Χρυσαλακατος (Chrysalakatos)= the golden-shafted (opposing her brother who is "silver shafted"), Ελαφηβολος (Elaphivolos)= shooter of deer, Ἁγνη (Agni)= pure, chaste, Παρθένος (Parthenos)= virgin, Αιδοιος παρθενος (Aidoios Parthenos)= reverted virgin, forever virgin On her attributes on children childbirth and girls we have: Παιδοτροφος (Pedotrophos)= the nurturer of children, Φιλομειραξ (Filomirax)= friend/beloved to young girls, Ορσιλοχια (Orsilochia)= helper of childbirth (since λοχία lochia, means "childbirth"), Ἡγεμονη (Igemoni)= leader (here of dance, from myths that involve dances in wilderness)

Artemis association with birth and labor is as I mentioned above, connected to her myth of birth. She gets born first and then helps her mother give birth to her twin. Her myths connecting her to wilderness are of course connected to the various animals she has as symbols. One myth involves for example the transformation of Aktaion into a deer and her sending his own dogs against him because he saw her naked while bathing in the river. Along with her brother Apollo she shoots the children of Niobe when she claims that she is better than their mother for having more children. Thus she is associated with death especially of females since she infamously shoots the female children of Niobe while her brother shoots the male (from what I remember at least, I could be wrong on that)

Hermes:

Hermes, the messenger of gods and also the sender of souls, the protector of all who travel (including merchants and thieves) also appears in Linear B tablets as e-ma-ha. For the origins of his name I do like the version of ἕρμα (erma)= stone heap. Onc again Hermes as a god that has multiple attributes not only as a god that brings the messages to others but also protect the travelers and interesting the thieves also (Hermes himself starts his life as a thief for he steals the cows of Apollo in his first day! XD) Thus he is also linked to pastoral life and flocks! So we have:

Διακτορος (Diaktoros)= Guide/Messenger, Αγγελος Θεών (Aggelos Theon)= Messenger of the gods, Αγγελος Μακαρων (Aggelos Makaron)= messenger of the blessed (or of blessed news), Χαριδωτης (Charidiotis)= Giver of Joy, Ἑρμηνευτης (Ermineftis)= Interpreter, Ψυχοπομπός (Psychopombos)= Sender of Souls, Κυδιμος (Kydimos)= Glorious/Noble As protector of flocks and merchants we have Επιμηλιος (Epimilios)= Protector of sheep/flocks, Κριοφορος (Kriophoros)= ram-bearer, Βουφονος (Vuphonos)= killer of cattle, Οιοπολος (Iopolos)= Sheep-tending/Shephard, Αγοραίος (Agoreos)= of the Market/Agora As protector of wandrers and thieves we have: Μαστηριος (Mastirios)= Of the searchers, Πομπαιος (Pombeos)= the Guide/the one who sends, Ποικιλομητης (Pikilomitis)= of the various wiles, Δόλιος (Dolios)= Wily/Planning, Κλεψιφρων (Klepsifron)= the one with the thefty mind, Μηχανιωτης (Michaniotis)= Deceiving/Trickster, Φηλητης (Philitis)= Thief, Εναγωνιος (Enagonios)= of th Games, Προμαχος (Promachos)= Champion And one of my favorites: Πολύτροπος (Polytropos)= of many turns/ways [YUP! Odysseus again shares his epithet with a god!]

So yes Hermes very early on is being assosiated with trickery and theft given how he steals the cattle of his half-brother Apollo and then pretends being innocent (also we have the creation of the lyre by him, which he gives as a gift to Apollo) and as a messenger of gods that is constantly moving to transfer the gods' will to humans and other gods, he is always associated not only with messengers but travelers in general (wanderers, thieves, merchants etc) also as a rule-breaker he plays an important part in the Odyssey as he helps Odysseus in Aeaea on his own accord also associated with the thief Autolycus to whom he gives special powers to disguise himself (according to traditions he is also his father). Hermes also has the task to guide the souls to the underworld till the river where they will be taken by Charon or wait for 100 years if they have no money to pay him. Thus later in alchemic traditions he is linked to transformation through death as well and many associated Hermes with Thoth in Egyptian mythology.

Athena:

The oldest and most known child of Zeus in Olympian pantheon is no other than Athena. Her name also rescued from Linear B scriptures as a-ta-na (in fact the full title we have is a-ta-na po-ti-ni-ja =Potnia Athena) an there are various of suggestions on the name's etymology, I believe Plato says that her name deprives from Ἀθεονόα (Athoenoa) which deprives from he word "theos" (god) and "noisis" (mind) so her name says to be "godly knowledge" or "godly mind" (according to Plato's Cratylus 407b, they say the first α is an old and foreign way to spell η so technically he says Α θεονόα would go Η θεονόη aka "the god's knowledge/mind"). Either ay Athena is undoubtedly one goddess with various attributes that are also reflected to her names. Goddess of Wisdom born from the goddess of mind and wisdom Metis and Zeus, being born out of Zeus's head, Athena is goddess of war and war tactics, protector of crafstmen and goddess of weaving and culivation of plants (especially olive), protector of heroes and bearer of the Aegis of Zeus Athena is without a doubt one of the most prominient and mportant characters in the pantheon and some of her epithets go:

Παλλάς (Pallas)= Pallas (Arguably one of her most famous epithets. In Homer is used as part of her name, future writers such as Pindar or Plato deprives from the word "palleis" which means "to brandish" because she brandishes her aegis, others speak it comes from the name of a giantess that she killed but I believe the most beloved version is the one that has her taking this epithet from the name of the daughter of Triton who was her best friend and Athena accidentally killed and she was so devastated that in her mourning she adopted her dead friend's name as her epithet)

Τριτογένεια (Trigogeneia)= Born from the head (τριτύς=head), Κορυφασια (Koryphasia)= of the head, Γλαυκόπις (Glaukopis)= Owl-eyed (also light blue/gray or shiny-eyed), Οξυδερκης (Oxyderkis)= sharp (eyed or witted), Γοργολαφας (Gorgolaphas)= Gorgon-crested, Γιγαντολετειρα (Gigantoletira)= Destroyer of Giants, Αξιοποινος (Axiopinos)= the one of the Rightful Vengeance, Ανεμωτις (Anemotis)= of the Winds, Κελευθεια (Kelefthia)= the one who sends you on the way, Προναια (Pronaea)= the one before the temple, Παναχαια (Panachaea)= of all the Greeks, Παρθενος (Parthenos)= Virgin, Κορη (Kori)= Maiden, Αμβουλια (Amvulia)= Coincilor, Απατουρια (Apaturia)= of the deception, Μαχανιτις (Michanitis)= the one who comes up with plans, Ξενια (Xenia)= of the foreigner/of hospitality As protector of city of Athens we have: Πολιας (Polias)= of the City, Πολιουχος (Poliuchos)= the one who has the city (city-protector), Πολιατις (Poliatis)= City-keeper, Ερυμα (Eryma)= Defender, Σωτειρα (Sotira)= Savior As war goddess and associated with victory and such: Νικη (Niki)= Victory, Αρεια (Aria)= of the War, Σαλπινξ (Salpinx)= war-trumpet, Λειτις (Leitis)= distrubutor of war loot, Ζωστηρια (Zostiria)= gildred (in armor), Σθενιας (sthenias)= of the Strength, Πολεμηδοκος (Polemidokos)= war-sustaining, Ἱππια (Ippia)= of the horses, Χαλινιτις (Chalinitis)= the bridler of horses, Αλεα (Alea)= Escape (of refugees) As protector of arts and crafts: Εργανη (Ergani)= Worker, Παιωνια (Paionia)= Healer, Ὑγεια (Ygia)= (of) Health Also interestingly she also has the title Μητηρ (Mitir)= Mother even if she is not a mother-goddess maybe that is closer related to her association with helping heroes

Of course we know the countless myths Athena is involved in, from her quarrel with Poseidon over the city of Athens and the Gigantomachy where she gains her title of "destroyer of giants", in epic poems she is associating herself with some of the greatest heroes including Tydeus, his son Diomedes, Odysseus and his son Telemachus but also women such as Penelope. Of course her wonderous birth from the head of Zeus is also very important part of her titles. Also her association to her half-brotherHephaestus and their protection of crafts.

Dionysus:

Dionysus whose name literally means "Child of Zeus" or even "Young Zeus" is the youngest Olympian and the first one to be born of a mortal woman (Semele), starting from a demi-god and ending up being deified as olympian god. His name appears to Linear B tablets as di-wo-nu-so and is one of the most beloved gods to think of. He has various attributes although he is mostly known as the god of wine and festivities his rich cultural background can be also god of madness and ritual madness and ecstasy, of fertility of nature and the rebirth of it after winter, of theater and of wilderness. From the Orphic traditions he was born once more as Zagreus and killed by Hera or devoured by Titans and thus he was re-incarnated as Dionysus through Semele. His trip to the underworld and his rebirth connects him so with regeneration and rebirth and connects him to Eleusynian Mysteries. As god of madness and orgic celebrations he is also god of theater and culivation of the vine. From the orgic nature of his worship we also have epithets that connect him to the eating of animals, often associated with omophagia (raw-eating). So here are some epithets:

Δασυλλιος (Dasyllios)= of the forests, Λιμναιος (Limneos)= of the lakes/marshes, Σταφυλιτης (Staphylitis)= of the grapes, Ομφακιτης (Omphakitis)= of the unripe grape, Ληναιος (Lineos)= of the wine-press, Θεοινος (Theoinos)= God of Wine, Αγαθος Δαιμον (Agathos Demon)= Good God, Προτρυγαιος (Protrygaios)= the one who comes first for grape-picking, Οινοψ (Inops)= wine-dark (potentially reference to his dark hair according to his descriptions), Κισσιος (Kissios)= of the Ivy, Ακρατοφορος (Akratophoros)= Bringer of unmixed wine, Ανθιος (Anthios)= of the Flowers, Κιστοφορος (Kristophoros)= Basket-bearer (basket both for sacrifices also for grapes), Ερεβινθινος (Erevinthinos)= of the cheakpea, Πατρωιος (Patroios)= Paternal (god), Αισυμνητης (Asimnitis)= Dictator, Πολιτης (Politis)= Citizen Asossiation with sexuality and cullivation: Ανδρογυνος (Androgynos)= Androgynous (sexually), Φαλλην (Phallin)= Phallus, Αυξιτης (Afxitis)= the raiser in size As god of madness: Βακχος (Bacchus)= of the Bacchic frenzy, Ιοβακχος (Iobacchos)= of the bacchic-cry, Ιακχος (Iakchos)= of the ritual-cry, Μαινολης (Menolis)= Mad/Raging, Βρομιος (Vromios)= Noisy (or of the eating), Ανθροπορραιστος (Anthroporrestos)= Man-slayer, Σωτηριος (Sotirios)= Savior (recovering from madness) As a god of orgiac festivities and omophagia: Ταυροφαγος (Tavrophagos)= Bull-eater, Βουφάγος (Vuphagos)= cattle-eater, Μοσχοφαγος (Moschophagos)= calf-eater, Αιγοβολος (Egovolos)= the striker of goats, Νυκτελιος (Nyktelios)= of the night, Λαμπτηρος (Lamptiros)= of the torches/lambs, Ἑστιος (Estios)= of the feast, Μελπομενος (Melpomenos)= Singing From the orphic traditions and regeneration: Ζαγρεύς (Zagrefs)= Zagreus, Διμητωρ (Dimitor)= two mothers (or twice born), Λυσιος (Lysios)= releaser, Ελευθερευς (Eleftherefs)= Liberator, Σαωτης (Saotis)= Savior, Μυστης (Mystis)= of the mysteries, Χθονιος (Cthonios)= of the earth (also cthonic worshipping)

Without any exaggeration Dionysian worshipping festivities are some of the most ancient known n Greece and some of them survive one way or another even today. I have made some answers in regards to the dionysian worshipping process but in general he is associated with myths that involve the inducing of madness in various occasions. His followers satyrs and maenades also are involved in various of myths on their own. Dionysus is also known for being chased by Hera in various occasions and the inducing of madness by her and him being released by Rhea using the stone of Amethyst (crystal associated with wine due to its color). Dionysus is also one of the gods known for going to the underworld and reviving people or giving them immortality (such the reviving of his mother Semele and his marriage to Ariadne), thus associated with Eleusynian Mysteries and rebirth rituals. His status as god was earned from the myth that says that Zeus finished the pregnancy of Semele himself by sewing the fetus in his hip. His association with the vine has also many myths but I like the myth of Ampelos, the young Satyr that was his lover who got killed (depending onthe myth he has a different end) and was transformed to the first vine by Dionysus (or he died because he tried to pick grapes and thus Dionysus naming the plant after him) His association with theater comes from his dionysian celebrations where people wear animal skins or masks and dance in their ritual ecstasy, literally becoming someone else while also dancing and singing as a chorus (choir), thus the association with theater and the ritual offerings to Dionysus before a theatrical performace

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Sorry I was so late my friend! Your ask was one of the most extensive I ever had and I wanted to include as many pieces of information as I could! And this is but a sample! I will be glad to analyze further specifics you might think you want to hear more and give you the myth behind it if it exists because man this is like a thematic for an entire book I swear! Hahahahaha

Other honorable mentions could be Hestia and Hades

Hades:

The last out of the three great gods including Poseidon and Zeus and he inherits the realm of the dead. In fact oftentimes especially after the 5th century BC the word "Hades" (Άδης) was used to indicate the underworld itself while the god was being referred to with the name Πολύτων which means "Wealthy" or "Wealth" and the name was later taken by the Romans as "Pluto". Hades was a hated god to woship because he was connected to the essences of death which Greeks disliked (in the homeric hymns for instance Hades is often not even named but he is referred to as "The one with The Many Names" The name deprives according to Plato from the word that means "unseen" Due to the fact that he was so feared because of the essence of death, by n large there is no cult for Hades in temples but Hades is honored to funerary rights and necromantic rituals. So epithets and cult names are rather scarce but interesting non the less:

Πλουτων (Pluton)= of the Wealth, Θεων Χθονιος (Theon Chthonios)= God of the Underworld, Ζευς Χθόνιος (Zefs Chthonios)= Zeus of the Underworld, Πολυσημαντωρ (Polysimandor)= The ruler of many, Πολυδεγμων (Polydegmon)= Host of Many, Πολυξενος (Polyxenos)= the host of many, Νεκροδεγμων (Nekrodegmon)= Receiver of the dead And my favorite: Νεκρων Σωτηρ (Nekron Sotir)= the Savior of the Dead

There are not THAT many myths that include him except of course the infamous kidnapping (and depending on source) rape of Persephone which also leads to the change of seasons. In one essence the way that he is worshipped during the dunerals AND is associated with this myth in a way seems to connect together the essences of life and death; rebirth and doom or even marriage and death which often go side by side (see for instance how often women died in childbirth or young). However I love the term "Zeus of the Underworld" showing how powerful he was feared to be. Especially since like Zeus he has a domain that is untouchable by humans (Heaven and Underworld) but I also love how he is known to be also a "Host" to the dead and also a "Savior". That last one touches me really much.

Hestia:

Hestia is one of the siblings born out of Cronus, the oldest one according to tradition. As a goddess she is the goddess of the house and household. She never leaves Olympus and rarely ever leaves the kitchen where she feeds all these endless mouths of Olympian gods and their entourages! Like Athena and Artemis she is sworn to remain a virgin and unmarried. Her worship is really important. For starters the house fire that burns in every Greek House is dedicated to her (her very name means "heath of fire" nowadays)

Unfortunately cannot find epithets as such dedicated to her. She is known as a Virgin goddess just like others before her in this list. She is known as the Goddess of Altars and Heaths. Oftentimes she is not even depicted, possibly to indicate her importance by the absense of image. Her sacred animal is the pig which again is an animal that can give to people pretty much everything from meat till blood till skin and bone.

Of myths again I know only of one, her attempt of rape by Priapus or rather that Priapus tried to sneak on her while she was sleeping, she wakes up and screams and Priapus is scared for his life and runs off. Generally she is worshipped and honored like a good lady of the house. She has altars everywhere (arguably ALL altars are in one way dedicated to her)

[crows-in-the-house]

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖚𝖆𝖑

It's a part of my own writting inktober! To see more check out this post!

Prompt: clown / emotion / ritual

pairing: Bill Cipher x Reader

tw: none

The moon was full, bathing the night sky in a cold silver light. Dark, long branches hit the window panes. It was midnight when you started to have doubts. Will it work? Will it actually help you?

You shook your head - there was no time for such questions. The last candle was lit with a trembling hand. The room was filled with darkness, you could barely see your hands despite the gentle flickers of the fire. You took a deep breath, taking the chill night air into your lungs, and letting it out in a long sigh.

You opened the old scripture, holding on to the old paper as if to your own life. The ancient rhymes made your eyes water. You were just about to go on to the part with the knife when you heard a faint laughter.

The room seemed to shift and change. You knew that voice right? Low, ominous rumbling filled the air, when sharp shadows circled around you as if to swallow you whole. There was something emerging from the corners in the darkness, something big, staring right at you-

This fucker!

"Bill! What are you doing in my ritual!"

"Oh come on toots, calling onto some stupid gods and not me? You really have a nerve!"

The triangle demon circled you while laughing. His form again normal sized, perfectly punchable if he only moved closer.

"Don't even try that kid! I'm not like those clowns you want so badly! I will get back at ya!"

"What do you want Cipher!? I was just about to summon a god and you ruined it! Again! Do you know how long I have to wait for another full moon?!"

You looked at the demon with anger. Since you two met he succesfuly stopped all your attempts at dark magic. At first you belived him when he said you where doing some stuff wrong, like using a wrong spell, or not fresh enough offering. But with time he started interfiing more and more. And now he was just an annoying prick.

"Listen kid, if you're so desperate to make a deal with a higher power-

"I'm not making deal with you Bill." You stood up crossing your arms. " I want to learn my future from a reliable source. A reliable source, got it?"

"Oh and would you look at that - that's exactly me, brainiac! If we just made a deal, I would let you know aaaall your possible futures, with all the alternative universes, great deaths and every new emotion in your head! Why not shake on, so I can share it with you?"

"Cuz last time I did that, you made me think of you every time when I spoke to my crush! And now I don't even remember their name!"

"As if such a detail was important kid, you got your end of the deal, and I got mine, yes?"

"How was that even beneficial to you?!"

"A guy must advertise himself somehow, you know?" He said while shrugging. You growled, putting out the candles. You had to stowe them away and wash the floor again. At least you didn't spill your blood this time. You were getting short on bandages.

You looked at your watch. Fifteen minutes after midnight. If it was at least ten, you would still have time to continue, rushed, but at least finally achieving your goal. Now tho, it was certain it wouldn't work out. The ritual needed special time and undivided attention. Both of which, Bill took without any care.

Your stomach growled. You haven't eaten in a while. Maybe you should go do that and watch a movie to sleep? You looked back at the triangle. He was still there, staring at you, as if suspended in space. Was he lost in thoughts or reading your mind? You nudged his side to get his attention.

"You know what? If you spawn me a drink - not alive, conscious one that is, I will share my popcorn with you." You saw humor get back to his eye.

"Oh golly! Free useless food from my meatbag monkey? What a treat!"

"Do you want it or not?" you replied, leaving the room. His eye scanned your tired form while slowly following you.

What a cute fool you were. Calling onto beings your whole mind wouldn't understand. It was shame you weren't awere how much he was protecting you from getting your brain melted. Maybe, just maybe if he made you more like him you would finally realize how much work you made him do! But no. He couldn't risk his stupid puppet getting a potential response from one of those "higher beings".

After all you belonged to him.

[krsnaradhika]

Kanha fits the dark academia aesthetic so well AJDBJSBMQA. Walking hand in hand through old and abandoned temples in Dwarka, discovering and reading ancient scriptures together, him whispering secrets of the universe over a cup of chai, Him teaching you Sanskrit, peacock feathers for us and flowers for him, reading out cheesy (yet heartfelt) poetry for him, Him teaching you how to play the flute, Dancing in ballrooms of palaces abandoned, teaches you chausar, running in the rain to the temple for Sandhya aarti because we were too busy decorating our hair with jasmines and painting each others hand with dark blue flowers ( he should have been there a long time ago) ADGANFSJG

Thank you so much for letting me rant in your inbox. Love you<333

OH MY GOD.

KANHA.

THIS. THIS. THIS.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—

I think I have more fic ideas, but no time and a flickering motivation. Which is also why I love one shots— it's like a good ass vibe with no future commitment.

Also dark academia with Kanha in a modern world? Him in a black blazer? Curly unkempt hair being schooled to near perfection by us? Him teaching us latin and sanskrit side by side (latin is a dead language, and ofc he'd know it). He's prolly a really cool professor/ a classmate with rivals to lovers potential. You want to compete with him and he wants the same but both of you are missing a skill the other knows best, which leads to studying together and the ✨tension✨ when your hands accidentally brush past his. He loves it, winks and grins even.

And yes, all that you mentioned. Everything. Everything. Everything.

God.

Hihi.

You're always free to come up and discuss such ideas with me. I'm a crazy person *grins*

Love you too <333

[boulette-of-paper]

YU-GI-OH “Historical” Headcannon

Hello, it's been quite some time. But finally, I took time to finish this draft!

Small necessary disclaimers :

⚠️ Excuse my english, I'm not native.

⚠️ It's hard to find the balance between historical and fun to write. So somethings I might have said in my previous post won't technically matter here.

Fandom : Yu-Gi-Oh (manga + anime)

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General

Atem

His mother died during childbirth. That would explain the absence of brother and sister.

He had a nurse, potentially Maana's mother since it was said they knew each other since childhood.

Aside from that he had a pretty lonely childhood, he is the future pharaoh, a god among the humans. So every relationship starts with a massive imbalance.

He lacked connection with people basically. (Except Mahad and Maana)

Pharoh used to be disconnected from their people, they were symbols before humans

He had and still has an issue with eye contact. Either he doesn't look at people at all or just fixes someone intensely. No in-between.

Young Atem couldn’t stay put unless someone was brushing his hair.

Even older he has a very soft spot and liking when he gets pampered. He loves long baths or when someone does his make-up or again brushing his hair.

Atem has no issues with nudity, again the clothes were very reviling,

Atem might be anxious when completely alone. He’s so used to being with all his servants, advisers etc. ect that when the silence finally arrives and his alone in his bed he tends to feel weird.

He adores cats. But, he used to be a bit too enthusiastic and a cat scratched him and since then he let them come to him but never engaged with them.

Atem would pass hours at the temple, and his surroundings would think of him as a very pious man, but it was for the cats AND for Priest Seto.

Priest Seto

Priest Seto has the longest and lushiest (?) hair known to exist.

He loves cats and cats love him back.

Priest Seto knows his eyeliner, he does it in the first stroke and it’s always perfect

Child Seto because of his blue eyes was looked at a lot, not in a bad way but more like he was unusual looking.

Seto’s eyes allowed him to be noticed by priests as a “Child of the Gods” since some shades of blue seem to be linked to the sky and the divine in ancient Egypt.

Seto loves to read, and temples were known to be filled with a lot of scriptures.

Seto is more in touch with the people than Atem, since priests were also magicians and doctors

Priest Seto is so loyal to the Pharaoh not only because Atem is the heir of the gods he worships but also because younger they both used to pet the temple’s cat.

Priest Seto is good at what Atem doesn’t like to deal with. That’s why even tho he’s young his one of Atem’s favourite ministers.

Seto likes to walk alone at night under the stars.

Relationship Headcannons (I know you were looking for it)

But how do we end up in a relationship with those two cuties, and still be accurate historically ?? Well, my friend here is what I could think of.

Atem :

To be 1st wife material, sadly you’ll have to from the family OR a very very influential heir/heiress of a nobleman.

If you’re not 1st wife material > You’ll have to be part of his harem as either: a skilled person or maybe an heiress of an enemy tribe who has been vanquished or is in alliance.

Wait let me explain, Harem in ancient Egypt isn’t what we commonly think. The pharaoh’s harem was, surely to entertain the Pharaoh but also to showcase skill and the Egyptian culture in a way.

So we can imagine here so very skilled shadow game players or very beautiful dancers etc.

Seto :

Find no source to say that priest took a celibacy oath so you can imagine anything you want.

(Personally, I have my small fantasy of forbidden love between him and an OC priestess because I love drama)

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Here you have it. It’s not much but hope it at least entertains one or two people. I might have one or two more ideas but who knows. Have a lovely day

If you have any questions please to ask me and if you need sources again ask 😽

Bisous Bye <3

[letsjuststoprightthere]

[POEM] PROFANE by Ashe Vernon

- translated in french; for my once-lover

The first time he calls you holy,

La première fois qu'il te dit saint(e),

you laugh it back so hard your sides hurt.

tu ris si fort que tes côtes te font mal.

The second time,

La seconde fois,

you moan gospel around his fingers

tu gémis du gospel autour de ses doigts

between your teeth.

entre tes dents.

He has always surprised

Il t'as toujours surpris(e)

you into surprising yourself.

en te faisant te surprendre toi-même.

Because he’s an angel hiding his halo

Car il est un ange cachant son auréole

behind his back and

derrière son dos et

nothing has ever felt so filthy

rien n'a jamais été aussi sale

as plucking the wings from his shoulders—

que cueillir les ailes de ses épaules—

undressing his softness

déshabiller sa douceur

one feather at a time.

une plume à la fois.

God, if you’re out there,

Dieu, si tu es là,

if you’re listening,

si tu écoutes,

he fucks like a seraphim,

il baise comme un séraphin,

and there’s no part of scripture

et il n'y a aucune écriture

that ever prepared you for his hands.

qui t'ai jamais préparé à ses mains.

Hands that map a communion

Des mains qui dessinent une communion

in the cradle of your hips.

dans le berceau de tes hanches.

Hands that kiss hymns up your sides.

Des mains qui embrassent des hymnes sur tes côtes.

He confesses how long he’s looked

Il confesse combien de temps il a cherché

for a place to worship and,

un endroit pour vénérer et,

oh,

oh,

you put him on his knees.

tu le mets à genoux.

When he sinks to the floor and moans

Quand il glisse au sol et gémis

like he can’t help himself,

comme si il ne pouvait s'en empêcher,

you wonder if the other angels

tu te demandes si les autres anges

fell so sweet.

sont tombé si doucement.

He says his prayers between your thighs

Il dit ses prières entre tes cuisses

and you dig your heels into the base of his spine

et tu enfonce tes chevilles à la base de son dos

until he blushes the color of your filthy tongue.

jusqu'à ce qu'il rougisse de la couleur de ta langue sale.

You will ruin him and he will thank you;

Tu le détruira et il te remerciera;

he will say please.

il dira s'il te plaît.

No damnation ever looked as cozy as this,

Aucune damnation n'a jamais eu l'air aussi comfortable que cela,

but you fit over his hips like they

mais tu tiens sur ses hanches comme si elles

were made for you.

étaient faites pour toi.

You fit, you fit, you fit.

Tu tiens, tu tiens, tu tiens.

On top of him, you are an ancient god

Au dessus de lui, tu es un ancien dieu

that only he remembers and he

dont il est le seul à se souvenir et il

offers up his skin.

t'offre sa peau.

And you take it.

Et tu la prends.

Who knew sacrifice was so profane?

Qui aurait su qu'un sacrifice était si profane?

And once you’ve taught him how to hold

Et quand tu lui auras appris comment tenir

your throat in one hand

ta gorge dans une main

and your heart in the other,

et ton cœur dans l'autre,

you will have forgotten every other word,

tu auras oublié tous les autres mots,

except his name.

excepté son nom.

[sanvirtheobserver]

Taking Flight, Chapter 31: Home Sweet Home

It's a calm morning on the Showgrounds. With the help of Steve and FM, a cobblestone wall has been built around the area's perimeter to keep out all the nasty anomalies brought about by Resonance Cascade Matilda. Shroomy and Zooble are patrolling the ramparts of the wall when they spot a war rig stop outside the front gate.

Zooble: Hey boy scout, look alive.

Shroomy: Excuse me! We're gonna need some identification before we let you in!

The driver side window rolls down and we see an inflated hand pop out with a middle finger.

Zooble: *sighs* Yep, it's them.

The front gates open and the war rig drives in before stopping outside the Castle. The Crew disembarks and stretches their legs as Gangle and Zooble meet up with the rest of the Carnies.

Zooble: So, you guys have fun?

Kinger: Oh absolutely! We got to meet the Baroness, befriended some cowboys, overthrew a tyrannical Warlord, and defeated the Disciple of an Elder God. Even Pomni managed to get in on some of the action.

Gangle: Wait....... Pomni actually helped out in a fight?

Saturday: Indeed. Her timing was impeccable.

Jax: The look in that thing's eyes when she swooped in was PRICELESS.

Zooble: Wow. I didn't think she had it in her.

Pomni: Well..... it wasn't THAT impressive. All i did was stab the guy a bunch....... and crush his helmet. The others did most of the heavy lifting.

Saturday: Nonetheless, your assistance was invaluable.

Ragatha: Yeah....... you did good out there, Pomni.

Pomni fiddles with her bells, noticeably flustered by all the sudden praise.

Later on inside the Castle, we see Tari, Meggy, and Mario gathered in the Gaming Room. They're currently on a Skype call with SMG4 and SMG3, who are still in Bricktown alongside Aybel.

Tari: You guys are STILL under lockdown?

SMG4: Yep. The highway leading to Bricktown is still undergoing repairs, and most of the surrounding woodlands is infested with Antlions.

Meggy: Wow. Matilda sure did a number on that place, huh.

SMG3: The only way in and out of here will be by air, so we'll just wait for the ship crew to take us home........ once the maelstroms pass.

SMG4: But hey! In the meantime we're getting some research done here in Omnia. 1 and 2 are working on this special compass that we can use to locate more Metarunner ruins and artifacts.

Tari: Yeah, I think Caine said you guys found something on the coast, right?

Aybel: If I may?

The screen pans over to Aybel.

Aybel: We did indeed find something within a cave system along the East Coast. Be careful, though. A brood of mutant Hive has recently taken residence within the area. If you are to investigate the area, you must do so with the upmost diligence.

SMG3: And make sure to bring whatever valuables you find to the treasury!

Right on cue, Bob comes busting through the door with dollar signs dotting his eyes.

Bob: DID SOMEBODY SAY TREASURE!?

Meggy: *sigh* Hi, Bob. Glad to see you again too.

Bob: Are we talking cursed gold? Ancient artifacts? Scriptures that collectors would pay a fortune for? GIVE ME THE DETAILS!!!!

Over at the Café, we see Zooble and Gangle patiently waiting by the bar as Eggdog slides over two fresh cappuccinos.

Zooble: Thanks...... I needed a bit of a pick-me-up.

That's when they notice someone staring at them from an adjacent table. She looks relatively young, with pink overalls, a pair of deep blue eyes, and a head of blue hair with pink highlights.

Zooble: Uh......... hi.

??????: How do your bits float like that?

Zooble: Soul magic, I guess?

??????: You look funny. But also pretty, in a funny way.

Zooble: Oh, um...... thanks.

That's when FM comes through the door.

FM: Hey guys. Have you by any chance seen-

He notices the girl.

FM: Oh, Minion! I was just looking for you.

Zooble: Minion, huh. She your daughter or something?

FM: More like a family friend.

Minion: He knows my dad.

FM: She hasn't caused too much trouble, has she?

Zooble: Nah, just a little curious. She's also kinda sweet.

Gangle: Who IS her dad, anyway?

FM: It's........ complicated.

Over on the ship, Belle comes onto the bridge with Uzi in tow. Whimpu is looking over some maps on the Navigation Table while Rob is on sweeping duty.

Belle: And here is the Bridge. This is where all the logistical crap happens. Also, steer clear of the Captain's Quarters. Three usually has it booby trapped. Whimpu charts the course and Rob keeps the dust bunnies at bay.

Uzi: Cool. And what does he do?

She points over to Jub Jub, who's just sitting there and staring off into the abyss like usual.

Belle: Not much, but he does it well enough.

In the crew quarters, we hear the sound of bones breaking and flesh being ripped apart in the kitchen. Inside, Kaizo hacks and slashes with sadistic delight, wielding that cleaver as gracefully as a paintbrush on a canvas. Once he is finished, he plants the cleaver into the cutting board as he wipes the sweat and blood from his brow. Belle and Uzi come in just in time to witness Kaizo's handiwork.

Kaizo: Alright, beef chunks are ready!

Meggy: Perfect.

Melony takes some of the freshly cut beef chunks and begins placing them on skewers along with some mushrooms and peppers.

Belle: I see lunch is coming along nicely.

Melony: Yep! I gotta say, Kaizo. You make a great sous chef.

Kaizo: Heh. Ramsey wishes he could wield a knife like me.

While the others have a talk, Uzi's attention is drawn elsewhere. She seems transfixed on the plate of freshly cut meat. It was so fresh she could see the juices seeping out from the grain, and she could smell the blood from across the kitchen. It had to be from a fresh slaughter. Pure, tender, juicy. It was so......... intoxicating.

Melony: And you must be Tari's new friend.

The sound of Melony's voice snaps Uzi back to reality.

Uzi: Oh, uh...... sorry. I just couldn't help but notice that........ AMAZING plate of meat you have there.

Melony: Oh! I can fry you up a plate real quick. Just tell me how you like it.

Uzi: Animal style. Light on spices.

Melony: Gotcha!

Melony quickly gets to work while Kaizo wipes the beef blood from his face.

Belle: Hey...... you good?

Uzi: Yeah, yeah. I just get a bit...... *excited* whenever I see fresh meat, is all. Really gets the appetite going....... It also makes me kinda lightheaded. Is there anywhere I can lay down for a minute?

Belle: Uh...... sure. There's a couch over in the Rec Room if you like.

Uzi: Thanks.

Uzi quickly makes her way out of the kitchen and into the Rec Room. She gets comfortable on the couch while Belle looks on with some slight confusion.

Belle: Why do I get the feeling she's hiding something?......... Eh, whatever.

Uzi takes some time to clear her head. She probably would've gone feral if she had stayed in that kitchen for a minute longer. She stares into the sigil burned into the back of her hand. It's been a while since her cravings had flared up like this, probably a sign that she needs to start feeding more regularly. Thankfully, the crew here is exceptionally accommodating, and their pantry seems stocked well enough. Hopefully the cravings won't be TOO much of an issue in the long term.

Uzi: You're doing great, Uzi. Just keep your cool.........

She let's out a sigh as she stares up into the ceiling.

Uzi: Just keep your cool.

[awideplace]

please send a prayer for me. i’m a first time mom and i’m about to give birth to a baby boy this coming december. i feel anxious and scared at the same time. i’m always praying everytime i feel those and claim peace to Jesus. i want to have peace that i can trust Him, i can trust my body because He made it and i can trust his grand design with birthing, praying to trust that he will give knowledge to all the doctors who will hold me & my baby. pregnancy humbles me so much and made me realize i can only relay on myself in a certain amount of time but not in everything.

Thank you for sharing this and congratulations! This is wonderful news. I have prayed for you, to raise this baby for the glory of God and to teach him Scripture and to emulate what it is to follow/love Christ with our heart, mind, and soul (Mark 12:30).

Motherhood is precious, it is beautiful. Besides coming to know Christ, my second most grateful aspect of life I am grateful for is: being a mother to my child and fostering children in difficult circumstances for a few years. Truly, knowing Christ is paramount and the most important and secondly for me, relationships, specifically relationships in the home. Being a mother is a joy, and yes, it can be heart-work as well and the first year it can be less sleep, but the Lord has bestowed this upon you and it is an honor and it is worth it. Oh, it is a great joy to be a mother, but it can also be scary. One thing I did was write letters to my baby while she was in the womb and even after, letters about my desires for her life (most importantly to know Christ as her Savior and walk with Him all the days of her life). I would encourage you: keep it simple with motherhood, we don't need all the stuff/complications we think we do. It's like our walk with Christ: keep it simple in the sense of focusing on His finished work on the cross on your behalf (you're saved! It is finished!) and be in His Word daily and pray to live out what He has taught you in His Word. Oh, it's really simple in a way, isn't it? Motherhood can be like that–joy, simplicity, forgoing the bells and whistles of what the world and others say, and keeping it about love, nurturing, closeness, being there for them, being present emotionally/mentally/physically/spiritually, and as you mention, relying on Christ in motherhood. We need Him as our Heavenly Father (parent) to show us how to parent. His Word reveals wisdom in how to parent.

Congratulations! Blessings upon you and yours!

"When the child was weaned, Hannah took him to the Tabernacle in Shiloh. They brought along a three-year-old bull for the sacrifice and a basket of flour and some wine. After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy to Eli [a priest and a judge of the Israelites in the city of Shiloh, ancient Israel]. 'Sir, do you remember me?' Hannah asked. 'I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the LORD. I asked the LORD to give me this child, and He has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the LORD, and he will belong to the LORD his whole life.' And they worshiped the LORD there." 1 Samuel 1:24-28

[dzthenerd490]

Sedition: SCP-ABX

Experiment: ABX.7434

Subject: SCP-ABX/ Code Name: Prophet of Rebirth.

Current Condition of Subject: Unknown age/ Health - Good as far as we can tell/ Mentality - Sound/ Anomalous Status: Manipulative, possibly still dangerous despite being heavily regulated.

Testing Purpose: an interview with SCP-ABX to obtain more information that will benefit the Foundation.

Staff Involved: Dr. Tutela

Testing Safety Measures: Dr. Tutela has been equipped with an up-to-date Anti-Cognito Hazard Helmet. There is an explosive proof glass wall in-between them with both Dr. Tutela and SCP-ABX having their own small table and chair to sit on.

***

Begin Recording

Dr. Tutela: Ahem, is the recording starting? Alright good, good morning SCP-ABX.

SCP-ABX: Good morning, doctor.

Dr. Tutela: As you can see, I am wearing an Anti-Cognito Hazard Helmet ensuring none of my senses will be hijacked by your anomalous abilities. This reasoning for this is that we will be conducting an interview to better understand you and the organization to hail from. Should you refuse to participate in the interview, due to the fact that you are not associated with the AED because of your previous containment breach and under Protocol "Back Hand" your containment status will be greatly increased on restriction. Do you understand these terms?

SCP-ABX: Of course, doctor, I will obey and answer everything truthfully, I genuinely believe that benefiting the Foundation will benefit myself as well.

Dr. Tutela: ... right, then let us begin.

***

Dr. Tutela: Why did you Create Scriptures of Rotten Flesh and Cybernetic Bones?

SCP-ABX: Hm... that name is quite the mouthful perhaps we were too hasty to decide it but then again me and my love were young and fed up with the gods so naturally we were driven by revenge.

Dr. Tutela: So that's why you made it, revenge?

SCP-ABX: Oh, no, no, no, no, no... well not entirely, I mean... well you should know how it goes. Mekhane, Yaldabaoth, and all the other gods, ancient, old, mysterious, unknown, and new. They only see us as pawns in the end at the end of the day. We are merely meant to be soldiers to tie all loose ends. So yes, we made it for revenge, but also as a way to stop the gods from using us. Instead we can use them! Their power, their blood, and their everything so that we can become gods. True gods. Better gods.

Dr. Tutela: I guess that already answers my question, what is your organization's goal?

SCP-ABX: Well to end the gods and take their place is our end goal but in the meantime it's our job to find others who have been poisoned by their influence. Mainly Mekhanites and Sarkites though we are willing to extend our hand to anyone who needs it.

Dr. Tutela: I see.

***

Dr. Tutela: Why did you surrender to the Foundation?

SCP-ABX: Why not? You hate the gods; I hate the gods we can really benefit from one another you know.

Dr. Tutela: Uh-huh. You should know that SCP-AFT is responsible for your sudden boom of membership recently. We have reason to believe you surrendered because of that. Especially since a lot of anomalies your group owns tends to brainwash people into joining you. For someone who hates the gods you sure do act a lot like them.

SCP-ABX: They say the best way to defeat your enemy is to make them your friend, I say the best way to kill them is the same way they were going to kill you. Besides most humans these days are desperate for a new purpose and more power, I'm simply giving them an opportunity to get both.

Dr. Tutela: Do you honestly believe that?

SCP-ABX: ... I believe that freedom doesn't truly exist until we have killed the gods and taken their place.

Dr. Tutela: I see, so-

SCP-ABX: Nope the creation of SCP-AFT was entirely an accident. Though the benefits are something I'll gladly take.

Dr. Tutela: Of course...

***

Dr. Tutela: How did you augment your body the way you did?

SCP-ABX: A few years of experimentation on editing Thaumaturgic rituals.

Dr. Tutela: How?

SCP-ABX: Hm… It's a lot like its own form of math, extremely complex and difficult to understand or get the hang of, but still math in the end. The hard part is changing the math equation into doing something you want but at the same time you have to make sure it still equals the same answer. After you're done changing the equation all you have to do is follow the math and you can get whatever answer you desire. For obvious reasons this takes lots of time and dedication but once you're done you will see grand results. That's unfortunately the easiest way to describe it.

Dr. Tutela: I sort of understand. So those symbols on your body?

SCP-ABX: Created mainly from Sarkic scriptures for ancient rituals but also a few cognitive based Mekhanite symbols.

Dr. Tutela: and the biological nanobots within your body?

SCP-ABX: summoning rituals form both Mehanite and Sarkic rituals, mainly Sarkic rituals that allow them to summon diseases and minions from exposed blood.

Dr. Tutela: Interesting.

***

Dr. Tutela: What is SCP-ABW?

SCP-ABX: My reward for becoming a Prophet. A mask that allows me to unleash years of my research. With my body being the vessel, the faith as well as the wrath of my followers will be unleashed on my allies as well as my enemies all around me.

Dr. Tutela: How does it work?

SCP-ABX: The symbols are designed to manipulate flesh without limits. Once I put it on, they allow me to manipulate my body into any form of organic life or artificial constructs.

Dr. Tutela: Why is it that everyone else who put on the mask or so much as looked at the symbols on the back ended up transforming into random objects or monstrosities?

SCP-ABX: Oh, dear no! No, no, no! No mere mortal can comprehend all that information going into their head. The symbols fill my mind with the knowledge and comprehension needed to manipulate my body however I want. It takes a lot of will and concentration to get this done, to anyone who lacks the training they would be considered lucky if they only suffer the effects of one symbol. Unfortunately, that's the result, if you put on the mask a small portion of the power will overload your mind and body turning you into something else completely, dead or alive.

Dr. Tutela: So, each symbol controls a different aspect?

SCP-ABX: Yes, but if I were to explain them all we would be here all day.

Dr. Tutela: Most of them are Cognito hazards anyways so I greatly appreciate you not doing so.

***

Dr. Tutela: Ah, during this section of the interview, we'll be going over other SCPs and how you view them.

SCP-ABX: I honestly find the other SCPs quite interesting or at least the few I knew that exist. So please by all means, ask away.

Dr. Tutela: Alright then, what is your opinion on SCP-049?

SCP-ABX: Ah... the old teacher.

Dr. Tutela: You sound like you've known him.

SCP-ABX: Not directly, but I've heard stories especially from other prominent Neo-Sarkic families. The man who helped bring the red death into our reality.

Dr. Tutela: So, he really is connected to SCP-610

SCP-ABX: Is that what you call it? I see, but yes, albeit indirectly or I suppose the correct way is that he was tricked into it.

Dr. Tutela: How so?

SCP-ABX: Hm... if ancient Sarkic stories are to be believed... Long ago, during the age of the Davites, Grand Karcist Ion had just been blessed with the powers of Yaldabaoth and used said powers to escape. He devoured many Davites and granted small portions of his power to his fellow Nälkä. However even though his body was growing in power and magic he still couldn't handle all of Yaldabaoth's gifts. He was becoming sick and would soon be another slave to the flesh god. Ion had just gained freedom from the Davites; he would rather die than become someone else's slave. He needed a solution and fast. That was when, like a miracle the plague doctor, the first of his kind, had appeared before the Grand Karcist.

He was indestructible, capable of creating infinite tools from his bags, and very well versed in diseases. Ion faced the plague doctor and with his hand the doctor took some life from Yaldabaoth with his touch of death. However, as a man blessed with the power of gods, death was not enough to hold him down. Instead, he merely found temporary relief from the ever-growing weight of Yadabaoth's power.

The plague doctor was shocked but also overjoyed claiming Ion was cured and yet he still lived. Ion knew what really happened but pretended the plague doctor was correct, they then made a fire together and talked. The plague doctor spoke of a great pestilence that is slowly spreading to all corners of the globe and will soon bring an age of true terror if not cured immediately.

Dr. Tutela: Soon? He said soon? And this was during somewhere around 2000 to 1000 BCE?

SCP-ABX: If our ancestors didn't lie to us then yes.

Dr. Tutela: *sigh* that over exaggerating prick. It's been thousands of years and still the pestilence does nothing. I apologize, SCP-ABX, please continue.

SCP-ABX: Thank you. So, the plague doctor asks Grand Karcist Ion for help to make a more effective cure, but the Grand Karcist claims he knows a way to cure everyone instantly through magic. The plague doctor was no stranger to magic, but he found it highly ineffective in the fields of medication. However, Grand Karcist Ion assured him he was able to survive the doctor's cure because of this ritual and that if they tried a new one it would ensure everyone in the world could be saved. They could make a ritual so grand it would eradicate the pestilence forever. The doctor tired of fighting the pestilence agreed and helped the Grand Karcist get the ritual ready.

They worked for day's harvesting the blood and finding the right place for the ritual. They found many different types of animals and victims for the ritual to work. Of course, they mostly used Davites captured during the war and the plague doctor was fine with it since he knew of their heinous crimes. Though, he didn't even mind when they used younger and more innocent victims to get the ritual done, since he was determined to cure the pestilence.

Dr. Tutela: Jesus.

SCP-ABX: I don't know who that is, anyways! After so long the ritual was complete and finally Ion was able to expel the extra power of Yaldabaoth that clung to him and tried to obtain control. Thus the Red Death, or SCP-610 as you call it, was born. Grand Karcist Ion was thrilled with the results and used his creation to wipe out the remainder of the Davite Empire forever. He asked the doctor to join him and make a new world of unity and perfection. But alas, the doctor was horrified by what he had created and left. He vowed to one day return and destroy the flesh he created... Not that he ever did.

Dr. Tutela: Not surprising. So that means SCP-049 personally knew Grand Karcist Ion?

SCP-ABX: Perhaps, again it was a millennia ago so it's difficult to say if anything our ancestors tell us is fact or fiction without proper evidence, to which there is none. Still, if that is the case, I envy him. I would have loved to meet such a great man.

Dr. Tutela: I thought you hated the gods?

SCP-ABX: I do but Grand Karcist Ion is an exception, he was the first ever pioneer to drain the gods of their power and use it to become god-like himself! Best of all he was benevolent, He wiped out the horrific Davites and liberated the ancient Nälkä! The ancestors of all Sarkites! Granted many have fallen so low as to actually revere Yaldabaoth as a god above Grand Karcist Ion and others don't even want Godhood but simply want to wait for Grand Karcist Ion to return. It's sad how far my people have fallen, but no matter, my work will give EVERYONE a second chance.

Dr. Tutela remains silent as he writes in his notes.

***

Dr. Tutela: What is your opinion on SCP-053?

SCP-ABX: Hm... not much really, I don't pity her since she doesn't seem to need it, I don't find her particularly interesting, and... nothing else, I just don't care.

Dr. Tutela: Nothing at all?

SCP-ABX: No... I'll admit it is interesting she's one of the only creatures that can make the immortal dragon heel but besides that no I don't find her interesting at all.

Dr. Tutela: Okay then, how about SCP-079?

SCP-ABX: Oh! Now that one I find interesting. An old software blessed with the intelligence of Mekhane or at least that's what I heard some Mekhanites refer to him as.

Dr. Tutela: There are Mekhanites that think he's a fragment of their god?

SCP-ABX: Pfft! They'll think a toaster is a fragment of Mekhane if it created toast with burns that resemble the scriptures of the Mekhanite bible. But I digress, I find him interesting in how he exists. He's an old hardware system practically ancient at this day and age, yet he has the potential to become a god if given the chance. That's something worthy of praise, it's almost a shame, he would rather destroy all of humanity than help it ascend.

Dr. Tutela: I see…

***

Dr. Tutela: What is your opinion on SCP-096?

SCP-ABX: An abomination that should be destroyed and nothing more.

Dr. Tutela: SCP-106?

SCP-ABX: A blind solder that wastes his chance to become God; instead he chases after pointless battles and likes to torment those weaker than him. A pathetic parasite to say the least.

Dr. Tutela: ... SCP-682?

SCP-ABX: A dragon that doesn't know what it truly wants and takes its frustration out on humanity. Come now doctor, I don't mean to be rude but where are the worthwhile questions?

Dr. Tutela: Well this one is a little shocking but, what is your opinion on SCP-5000?

SCP-ABX: ... Hm... IF such a creature exists in our reality as well, then it's all the more reason for us to ascend to Godhood, so that we can kill it as fast as possible.

Dr. Tutela: You don't even know what IT is.

SCP-ABX: No one does, but if it's really a monster that can make the Foundation turn its back on humanity then it's clearly more fearsome than the even Scarlet King.

Dr. Tutela: ... at least on that you and I can agree. 

***

Dr. Tutela: Moving on, what is your opinion on SCP-AAH?

SCP-ABX: Hm... a rather peculiar anomaly, one that brings back the dead but for whatever reason their soul is always corrupted, and they become agents of death. It has to make you wonder how it came to existence in the first place.

Dr. Tutela: Something we still don't have an answer to, What about SCP-AAI?

SCP-ABX: Bleegh! An object that summons slaves of those that reside within the Abyss. I'd destroy it if I ever got the chance.

Dr. Tutela: Noted... What's your opinion on SCP-ABQ?

SCP-ABX: Oh? The unsung hero of humanity? A rather fine Champion, I believe the Foundation made the right choice declaring him an ally rather than something else to be contained. I honestly hope that one day I will get to meet with him personally.

Dr. Tutela: Interesting, how about SCP-ACA?

SCP-ABX: ... Oh him...

Dr. Tutela: Yes we uh... We believe he might be a Dative that somehow survived the fall of the empire.

SCP-ABX: Actually, that isn't far off from the truth.

Dr. Tutela: Do you know what he is?

SCP-ABX: Yes, I heard stories of ancient Nälkä hunting him down for centuries out of prejudice. You see he was a bastard child, a child of both the Nälkä and the Davites.

Dr. Tutela: A hybrid?

SCP-ABX: Yes, or so the legend goes, though for all we know the story could be referring to a different creature and this SCP-ACA just happens to match the description. The stories describe a child with bat wings and skin as rotten as death. It killed its parents and killed all those it comes across. Feeding on their bodies to become whole again. A demon of death, and a fallen angle of torment, a true monster of the underworld.

Dr. Tutela: That certainly sounds like SCP-ACA. You might actually be on to something.

***

Dr. Tutela: Let's move on, what about SCP-AFD?

SCP-ABX: The lifeblood of the god that turned himself into a planet? Hm... I suppose he's the only true god I will ever respect. He actually understood his children as individuals and not only gave them life but the power to evolve on their own and protect themselves. Though it was a little premature to kill himself by turning into a planet but then again, it's hard to understand the gods half the time anyways.

Dr. Tutela: You're not wrong, now what is your opinion on SCP-AXA?

SCP-ABX: Ah! The mystery of the millennia, something even my deepest and darkest exploits have been unable to reveal answers to. What is Vita Carnis? Is it a new plague created by Yaldabaoth? The final gift of Grand Karcist Ion? A mistake created by some ancient cult? A sick joke of some ancient god? Are they truly demons from an unknown ring of hell? Or are they the result of alien experiments? An answer we could find out together.

Dr. Tutela: If the O5 Council like your answers today they might consider it, however there are still many who hold a grudge after your last containment breach.

SCP-ABX: If you ever gave me a chance to meet them directly, I'm sure I could win over their hearts.

Dr. Tutela: … Not going to happen

***

Dr. Tutela: Ahem, let's try to speed this up. What is your opinion on mutant parasitic plagues like SCP-AAA and SCP-AAD? or fungal monstrosities like SCP-ABZ and SCP-ABK?

SCP-ABX: Hm, not much, I personally find them boring but I'm sure any other Sarkite would revere them as forgotten gifts of Grand Karcist Ion or messiahs from beyond this earthly realm. The latter is more likely given two of them are actually confirmed aliens.

Dr. Tutela: You don't find any of them interesting? Not even SCP-ABK? We call it the blood of the Fae for a reason.

SCP-ABX: No, it's actually biologically possible for fungus to find certain irons toxic to touch. Also, blood of the Fae? Don't you think that's a bit of an exaggeration? The Fae were vicious monsters who could rip apart armies in minutes and perform Thaumaturgic spells just by thinking about it. I highly doubt that fungus has anything to do with those overpowered vermin.

Dr. Tutela: Hm... What is your opinion on anomalous plagues like SCP-AAY and SCP-AUX?

SCP-ABX: Oh? The Tyrant Virus, well frankly I originally thought it didn't like up to its name but I was sorely mistaken after getting better exposure.

Dr. Tutela: You've encountered it?

SCP-ABX: Haven't you heard? After Umbrella fell, Neo Umbrella started selling it en masse to buyers everywhere to earn their funding. One of my more influential followers happened to get her hands on some.

Dr. Tutela: ... Right. How could I forget?

SCP-ABX: Anyways it's a truly fascinating virus being able to consume the host faster than any medicine can react to it. It can even turn someone into a zombie in less than 20 seconds. Not to mention it's extremely adaptive. If it comes into contact with another virus or even a highly infectious bacteria it will devour the foreign plague and transform into a new virus. It's quite amazing really. Though as for SCP-AUX absolute garbage.

Dr. Tutela: Really? But it's also quite adaptive, make no mistake it almost destroyed the universe.

SCP-ABX: Of course it did, it was created by a chaos god.

Dr. Tutela: Oh yes, the Eye. Quite an unusual anomaly in that we have lots of claims of its existence but no concrete proof. I wonder if it's related to... Never mind.

SCP-ABX: The Iris?

Dr. Tutela: You know it?

SCP-ABX: It's kinda hard not to considering what that... THING has done to our world. If there's any relation between the two it's probably that they're siblings of some kind. I would think that Iris is the successful older brother and the hungry eye is like the disappointing younger sibling.

Dr. Tutela: But if that's the case then who are the parents?

SCP-ABX: Now that doctor, yet another question of the millennia. Though to answer your previous question SCP-AUX is garbage because it failed so easily. Also believe it or not I find it to be extremely unremarkable. 

Dr. Tutela: Hm, Last one, what is your opinion on SCP-001?

SCP-ABX: Which one? The real one? Or the others?

Dr. Tutela: ... whichever you want. Just don't say anything YOU KNOW will piss THEM off.

SCP-ABX: ... Understood. Well then, I will simply give my opinion... The real one is fake.

Dr. Tutela: Why do you think that?

SCP-ABX: I believe you told me to watch what I say, I feel it is unwise to go from there.

Dr. Tutela: Anything else you want to add?

SCP-ABX: Hm... I think I've said enough.

Dr. Tutela: Good.

***

Dr. Tutela: What Groups of Interest do you align best with the most?

SCP-ABX: Well-

Dr. Tutela: Before you answer, may I add, BESIDES the SCP Foundation.

SCP-ABX: Ah, well in that case... The Chicago Spectre.

Dr. Tutela: That's... surprising, care to elaborate?

SCP-ABX: Of course, my friend.

Dr. Tutela: Not your friend.

SCP-ABX: Hmph, anyways! We align well with them because of their lack of faith in anything other than themselves. Granted their plans are more grounded while we wish to ascend much higher. But in the end we have no reason to hate one another. Especially when we're both full of young and powerful individuals craving for the chance to show everyone how strong we are. I guess you could say it's a sort of spiritual bond within a generation.

Dr. Tutela: ... I... Sort of understand.

***

Dr. Tutela: What Group of Interest do you hate the most?

SCP-ABX: Ah! Not a hard one the butchers or as you call them the Global Occult Coalition.

Dr. Tutela: A lot of anomalous cults and organizations do, but I still am inclined to ask, why?

SCP-ABX: Their fools, why else?

Dr. Tutela: I agree with you but I'm afraid-

SCP-ABX: Of course, details, I apologize, ahem! They believe that in order to keep humanity safe, those of us that have been deemed "anomalous" must die. But the truth is that anomalous activity is just a part of evolution. Tell me you haven't noticed that the population of humans blessed and cursed by the gods has been growing as time goes on.

Dr. Tutela: Yeah, it has unfortunately.

SCP-ABX: And that's why I like your organization, you allow anomalies like me to better themselves and become assets to humanity's survival against those parasitic gods. Granted I'm still waiting for my opportunity to shine but for others like they really have become the stars of the Foundation have they not?

Dr. Tutela: We don't like using them the way we do, but no one can deny we would be dead many times without them.

SCP-ABX: And the Butchers hate you for it?

Dr. Tutela: Of course, what unites our organizations is that we agree humanity needs to evolve without the anomalies in order to be strong in a proper way. However, the GOC take it to the extreme by destroying every single one they come across. They think doing so protects humanity in the long run.

SCP-ABX: But as a result, they remain ignorant to the full nature and dangers to what lies beyond the anomalous veil.

Dr. Tutela: Not entirely they have created impressive weapons that even the Foundation can't hope to replicate but unfortunately that led them to believing that they can solve anything with a bigger gun.

SCP-ABX: And that's why me and many others' hate them, if they deem it unnecessary to life, they just kill it. They don't even utilize it in any shape or form. In fact, the best they ever do is tear it apart to use its pieces to make a bigger gun. Their butchers through and through, they boast about saving humanity from the shadows yet don't even bother to learn anything about their enemies. They are the worst kind of humans, and I'll laugh the day they're finally annihilated.

Dr. Tutela: ... moving on.

***

Dr. Tutela: Why does your organization limit yourselves to fusing tech and flesh? Why not use rituals from other religions?

SCP-ABX: Oh, we do. We just stick with Sarkic and Mekhanite practices most of the time due to them being what most of us are familiar with.

Dr. Tutela: Really? That's the only reason?

SCP-ABX: Pretty much. We allow others of different faiths to join us but there simply aren't that many outside of other Sarkites and Mekhanites or those similar.

Dr. Tutela: Huh... well I guess in that case I'll just go ahead and ask the next question. How large is your organization?

SCP-ABX: Oh, even before the recent increase in membership we've spanned quite large. Roughly, hm... the United States, Canada, China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic. There might be other countries, but the membership is so low in them I tend to forget the names.

Dr. Tutela: Jesus, how have you managed to maintain such a large cult?

SCP-ABX: Power, as well as the promise for more. You'd be surprised how many people are willing to follow you if you have enough power.

Dr. Tutela: What about charisma and comradery?

SCP-ABX: Of course, those too, but without power nothing can be maintained for very long. People who are weak naturally flock to those that are stronger for the sake of protection. They'll even be willing to be the slaves of the strong if survival is a guarantee. But if you can give them their own power in exchange for extended services, they will die for whatever cause you give them. Fear and hope are good motivators but nothing motivates people more than the gift of power.

Dr. Tutela: Huh, you'd make a good O5 Council member.

SCP-ABX: I'll pretend that's a compliment and move on.

***

Dr. Tutela: Why do you keep insisting the Scriptures and the Foundation join forces?

SCP-ABX: We both want to protect humanity and all life on earth from the wrath of the gods.

Dr. Tutela: Granted, you're not wrong but we have many allies who are Mekhanites, even if we are willing to join you it would be a sign of betrayal against them.

SCP-ABX: Frankly the Church of Maxwellism can rot for all I care. You already heard my opinion on the butchers and the Horizon hmm… nah, they’d never accept us, the Eight Wings of Mekhane however... I believe if they gave us a chance, we could see how much in common our organizations have.

Dr. Tutela: Right…

SCP-ABX: But you! The SCP Foundation, if we combined our knowledge and resources together, we could create so many wonderful things to benefit humanity and kill the gods once and for all!

Dr. Tutela: So that's what you're after, our anomalies and the resources obtained from them.

SCP-ABX: Of course, don't you also seek to find greater power to save more lives? More power leads to more possibilities.

Dr. Tutela: We seek to control that power, so it doesn't get out of control. Your organization on the other hand seems to test its limit without regard to who dies and how.

SCP-ABX: Does the SCP Foundation not kill humans for the sake of more knowledge as well?

Dr. Tutela: That's different, we kill D-Class scumbags that are put on death row for their heinous crimes. We even do background checks to ensure they weren't screwed over by the government. They all deserve death, through and through. You on the other hand test your experiments on the young and desperate who just want purpose in life. It's baseless and cruel murder. Actually, murder might be considered a mercy compared to what you do to most of them.

SCP-ABX: Hmph, you got me there, but still, I do believe we both can benefit from an alliance.

Dr. Tutela: Can't reason with crazy...

***

Dr. Tutela: What is your opinion on the Reset?

SCP-ABX: I... I'm sorry, the what?

Dr. Tutela: Oh? You haven't heard of it?

SCP-ABX: I... No, I don't think so. What is it?

Dr. Tutela: Well... It's not exactly something I can describe but... supposedly it's something that affected us all one way or another.

SCP-ABX: Hm... I'm afraid nothing comes to mind, what makes you think I would know?

Dr. Tutela: Well to be honest I didn't know of it either. I just heard that most with anomalous status have heard of it.

SCP-ABX: I see, that's interesting. Does it have something to do with the gods?

Dr. Tutela: I... We don't know.

SCP-ABX: Oh, uh does it have anything to do with any SCP's

Dr. Tutela: All of them... I think?

SCP-ABX: Wow, an anomaly that even confuses the all-knowing SCP Foundation. Now I have seen everything.

Dr. Tutela: ... Uh... Okay we're getting a little off topic here, one last question.

SCP-ABX: Of course, my friend.

Dr. Tutela: Not your friend, Ahem! Now, SCP-ACC, the God Children as we call them. They are 5 children that we found in the base where you got into conflict with Mobile Task Force Zeus-1 "Conduits" Division "Video". Furthermore SCP-ACC-5 was involved in that little break out of yours. What do you know of these children?

SCP-ABX: Oh them! Do you like them? They are the living fruits of my labor!

Dr. Tutela: I beg your pardon?

SCP-ABX: They are the result of my research on the old gods. For years through experimentation, artificial rituals, and gathering power from the old ones. They are quite marvelous, aren't they?

Dr. Tutela: I wouldn't really say that considering how many people SCP-ACC-5 killed.

SCP-ABX: The devoted little goober. Where is he by the way? I highly doubt your Foundation killed him.

Dr. Tutela: He's at a different site and has been forced into a medically induced coma.

SCP-ABX: ... I see.

Dr. Tutela: The others have been sent to different Foundation sites as well with various degrees of complexity regarding their containment. But frankly that's all you need to know, now answer the question, what are these children?

SCP-ABX: As I explained, they are the result of the work of both me and my children. They are essentially the beginning of the end; they are the first step to building the army.

Dr. Tutela: The army? What kind of army?

SCP-ABX: The last army to ever exist! The army of new gods to kill the old ones! We will rise as an endless legion! Endless power, endless numbers, and endless possibilities. The old gods will know fear and death and we will know only victory! Then... Oh, then my dear Doctor... we will ALL be gods!

Dr. Tutela: ... Understood, thank you for your time SCP-ABX.

SCP-ABX: Of course, may your harvest bear fruit my loyal follower.

Dr. Tutela: I'm not your follower SCP-ABX, so long as I wear this anti-Cognito hazard helmet your Hypnotic abilities will do nothing to me.

SCP-ABX: [unintelligible]

Dr. Tutela: What was that?

SCP-ABX: Nothing. Goodbye my dear friend!

Dr. Tutela: ... I see.

Recording Ends

***

Final Report form Dr. Tutela

"SCP-ABX has a lot more knowledge on the SCP Foundation than we realized, it's kinda terrifying about what he said on SCP-001 as well. Though I'm quite surprised he didn't know anything about the Reset, well no matter. At least now we know why they want to join us so bad and frankly it should have been obvious. It's the same thing everyone wants from us, our SCPs.

Of course, we would benefit from having an alliance with such a powerful cult, but the point still stands that they are dangerous for humanity and possibly all of reality. There are just too many drawbacks to joining them with the main point being they are too reckless with their experiments and yes coming from a Foundation researcher that says a lot!

Still though, what was that thing SCP-ABX said when the interview was over? Did he cast a spell or something? I don't think anything happened, but I can't help but feel worried. I'll be seeing a metaphysician after my report is done just in case. The last thing we all need is another containment breach caused by him."

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SCP: HMF Tales Hub

[nerdygaymormon]

It’s my third decade around this lovely planet. I was raised in Utah, Catholic, gay. I portrayed being straight in high school, gained some scratches and dents and came out after graduating (broken but safe). Now, I am puzzling life. In my mind, playing with the idea of being a father. The typical, going with nature.

Years ago, I asked God for a sign, he replied. And I kept eating, different, versions of the Bible’s, languages, perspectives and enjoying great ancient history. Seeing patterns, rewriting my own philosophies until my belly was pretty full.

I’ve come to learn that being gay is like my ADD, it’s something you’re born with. And life is like my bad astigmatism, but you can refocus to see. But even I burden pain. It’s not that I find Men attractive, it’s that love is involved. I can’t change my dreams. By now I’ve realized that I’m going straight to hell (turning to dust, mormon version). Unless, I manage to live the after life, as the great Egyptians did.. etc.

And i know my options, I can be like a eunuch, not having relationships, sticking with church oh but not being castrated, yet I still burn in hell, aka into dust. I can pretend to be straight, get married, have children and you know the rest. And surrogacy.

So my question, so if someone like me chooses to go against the nature of the church. Surrogacy, rearing and rasing a semi righteous family… then it’s not as bad as burning in hell right ? Dust.

please do not take this offensive, I’m trying to figure out, my own things.

Hello anon,

If I'm understanding, you're writing to say you want to be a dad and you're thinking about the ways this could be done--marry a woman, adopt, or surrogacy.

I think that's a beautiful dream, to want to be a dad.

I also think being a parent is tough if you don't have a partner who can help do all that needs to be done, but there's plenty of single parents out there who show it can be done.

I'm not sure why you think you're going to Hell? Because you're gay? Do you really think that the God who let you be born gay also is going to condemn you for that? I don't get how that makes sense. That's like saying you're going to Hell for your astigmatism.

My view is God loves queer people because God is our Father and because God loves diversity.

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I'm going to share a few links to things I've written about scripture passages, maybe these will provide some hope

The story of Sodom & Gomorrah is often used to justify bigotry and violence against gay people, but maybe this is exactly what the story is warning against.

Consider the story of Jonathan & David, the possibility that this is a same-sex relationship blessed by God has made it a favorite of queer Christians.

God put Ashpenaz & Daniel together, consider that when pondering whether gay people have a 1-way ticket to Hell.

Jesus healed the male lover of the Roman Centurion soldier, what does this indicate about Jesus' views on same-sex love?

Jesus taught that "eunuchs" (which, in context, seems clear he’s speaking of men who don’t have a desire or attraction for women) are not required to marry women

Paul gives an argument which supports gay marriages

Frankly, most Bible verses used against gay people don't hold up when put back in context. And there's certainly many principles taught in the Bible that support encouraging love between two people.

[tobiasdrake]

So this is the Howling Grotto. Interesting place.

The gateway looks more technological down here. So do the lanterns I passed, actually.

I feel like this could relate to the Artificer and something called a "Kickball" from the fables? Not sure why it was named that, but I'm getting a technological otherworld vibe here.

Anyways, more pressing:

This keeps happe-- I mean this is the very first time that I've fallen somewhere and didn't mean to.

Oh, we're talking about flying squirrels? Yeah, they have this batlike membrane between their limbs. Do you have anything like a bat membrane that I could use?

Batlike membrane. I will be the terror of the skies. The turtles won't even know what hit them.

I clearly saw a bathroom sign on my way in. This has to be a populated location, at least at one point in time. Murals are not naturally forming.

Oh, the Molekin! This is a Molekin site. Back in the day, they used to have only one settlement remaining: The one on Sleeper Island. But that was after Wentworth annihilated their civilization in the war with the lizardfolk. So this is one of their ancient places.

Also, based on all the shit I've read about wind, they might not be wrong. There are some amazing ways magic can manipulate air currents. With so many sorcerers and mystic architects creating artificial wind under their own power, who's to say natural wind isn't, itself, the byproduct of some great deity or another?

If the sun and moon are personifications of great magical forces then there's no reason the wind can't be.

Between you and Quarble, there sure are a lot of people looking out for my journey. I don't know what the Scroll is but it must be really important if you guys are doing all of this for the mail boy.

Okay, let's go have a look around the molekin tunnels.

You know, Shopkeeper was right. This is really fun. And it confirms that the titular "Howling" is the wind kind, so I don't need to worry too much about werewolves down here.

Just turtles. That's fine. Tonight I dine on turtle soup. This is so easy, I feel like a master alrea--

I do not feel like a master already oh god why

It's fine. Just take a deep breath. Focus. Fly like a squirrel. A squirrel in a mole tunnel. Just spread your wings and--

._. Yes, bestie, I think that would be--

Oh. Wait. Sorry, I have trouble discerning sarcasm when I'm impaled and bleeding in an actual chasm..

Oh good, there's a Fuck That Noise backdoor. I was a little worried I'd have to make the return trip too.

We really are jumping straight into the deep end with this wingsuit. Mole tunnels were made to be navigated by some other means, I'm sure. And with fewer fireballs involved.

But you make do with what you've got. Adaptability. That's. Like. Life.

And sometimes you're rewarded.

...you know, now that I think about it, is Quarble an aspect of the mysterious time loop that all of these shards are symptomatic of? He said he has a magic ring that lets him freeze and rewind time and stuff. I wonder if that's a product of whatever temporal shenanigans are going on right now?

It feels related. Maybe he works for Resh'an.

Oh my god they're so cute

Little rolly polly adora-balls! Look at that little guy waddle waddle. It's the best. ^_^ Almost makes me regret having to harvest them for Time Shards.

It better be! I was robbed of a boss fight in Bamboo Creek and now I'm itching for a throwdown. Hit me with your best shot.

That person's an idiot. Everyone knows the best defense is a good offense. As the Scripture says, "Can't hit me if you're dead, fucko!" I look forward to having a spirited theological debate with whoever's in the next room. I'm going to wreck their shit. With logic.

An emerald. Golem. That's terrifying but also really cool. 10/10 craftsmanship, ancient mole people.

...I have a sword. Not. The most effective of choices for fighting a rock.

Oh, this is going to hurt, isn't it?

It did. It hurt very much. I have sharp things in places I didn't even know I had.

HEY, unfair, I did NOT. Do that. This time. I am presently innocent.

._. I just lost a philosophical debate to a pile of rocks. Why are you being mean to me?

[pidgedee]

I am VERY curious about your DND pantheon. Can I ask about the Ancient One and the Wanderer? The Gambler? Lyca and Lyra had quite a few endings for their story—are those something Karl made up, or is he just spreading as many versions as he could?

YOU CERTAINLY MAY!! i love talking about them so much.

the Ancient One is, as the name suggests, a very old god. a very organic and nature-aligned god too! his religion is a more dnd-traditional one, the sort with temples and orders of clerics and scriptures that are centuries old. it’s a little less widespread nowadays in-universe, but still common enough that shelter of the faithful from a background in the ancient one’s teachings will serve you well (looking at you, quackity).

as for The Wanderer well he is a blorbo to me and i care for him very much. he’s the god of travelers and because of that he’s generally revered as, like, this brave adventurer or explorer, and you pray to him for protection on your travels and such. BUT there’s this other aspect to him that’s less explored by his followers in-universe and it’s that the wanderer is fucking lost. like, literally - he’s never reached a destination himself because he is constantly on the move. he’s wandering because he has nowhere to stay and he hasn’t found an end to his journey yet. and the whole wandering shrines thing is such a funky way to illustrate that!! this guy’s worship literally hinges on the concept of an endless journey. he is a god who literally cannot find peace or else he’ll stop being a deity. like. waugh. he’s so blorbo to me okay

the gambler is, like, not quite as well developed in my brain as some of the other deities which is sad but i do have the basics and i think she’s neat! she’s about calculating risk vs reward and then throwing caution to the wind and doing it anyway, she’s about the underdog, she’s about beating the odds with your fists if you’ve gotta! and she’s hot. who said that. worshipping her is real common in big cities, and travelers might prefer her over the wanderer, depending on their background, given she’s a little scrappier than mr lost at sea over there.

AND LYCA AND LYRA. oh i love the twins. so the twins are not proper deities like the rest of the pantheon! they don’t have specific scriptures or teachings; they don’t even really have a religion necessarily. they’re just… There, for right now. baby gods, i suppose! the way karl worships them — by talking about them — is really the best way you can worship them as such new deities. spread their stories! make them exist to more people! power through belief and all that. so yeah, karl 100% made up those endings, but for the twins the idea of cycles and the act of beginnings again is worship itself.

( also, bonus fun fact - somebody in the tags theorized that the twins represent the other side and the inbetween, which is a LOVELY theory. i am not half so clever so unfortunately it is not correct, but i will say you’re onto something with (at least a few of) the deities being inspired by dsmp locations :] )

[definitely-not-a-wasp]

Rant under the readmore, crit characters in the tags

I’m trying to remind myself that this is a fun leetle dnd game that has no real world ramifications. I trust Emily Axford and I trust the cast of CR, but Prism is pressing on some very specific icks of mine that that fandom seems to really like and it’s making me SEETHE, and if I don’t get them out of my head I am going to go to bed like this and I don’t want that for myself.

Like, “oh, wizards are all effort, we actually have to work for our magic” OH???? You’re the only ones who have to work for your magic??? You have to suffer through the study of actually understandable, rules-based, magic instead of being “magically gifted” power from dedicating your life to a god’s philosophy, scripture, and practices. Or brokering a deal with an ancient power that could easily crush you underfoot if you make the wrong move. Or having unfamiliar magic thrust upon you that you don’t understand and can’t fully control. You poor baby, you have to study something that actually has set laws that are well recorded.

And yes, it’s good for characters to have beliefs that are a bit wonky, or that I just plain don’t agree with. I don’t think I would mind if it was just her saying that, but the fact that the fandom is jumping on the same train is probably what actually getting under my skin. And this is a funky lil dnd game full of fake characters played by people I’ll never meet, in a fandom full of people I will never meet. So it’s probably good that I’m not going to have access to internet for 2 weeks so I can cool down and read the summaries of the next two episodes before I decide whether or not to watch them.

[chloeworships]

The other scriptures talk about children etc etc. I just can’t make this stuff babes.

I also found two scripture about the gates of bronze. Psalms 107 is a Psalm of PRAISE. Thanking the LORD for delivering us from those who wanted to see us DEAD or locked away. Look what just took place with Jeffery. For some of you these ppl tried to keep you in a MENTAL prison.

Isaiah confirms my joke about summoning the bombmakers. I didn’t mean that literally but then I saw the scripture and I knew I was meant to crack that joke 😭😅👀

Lastly, I was shown a very ancient throne. It was a semi-dark place and it had to be there for over 1000 years. No kidding babes. In front of this throne a few feet away were 4 skulls. Their heads were bigger than the normal heads of humans. The shape of their heads reminded me of NFL players in their helmets 🪖 Their faces faced towards the throne as I was peeking around the corner from the side but slightly behind the skulls. I could not see what was left of their faces.

Honestly I believe this has something to do with someone’s family — the ancestors and reminds me of how God told Joseph in a dream his brothers would bow down to him. If this message is for you, dust off your throne boo. It’s yours 😍 No one was sitting in it which bothered me actually. It was as if the throne was either vacated or its rightful ruler/successor was absent for CENTURIES!!!! CENTURIES BABES!!! Not years, not decades!!!

I prophesy in Jesus Mighty and Powerful name that you will once again sit on your families throne and what was taken from you is now restored.

Did our ancestors have larger heads than ours? This was a spectacular vision 🤣🤣🤣

Perhaps the ones who came before had sinned and YOU are the chosen person to reclaim it with the help of God. So let him help you.

I was about to tell you all that this was a BIG deal and then I saw this simultaneously 😍

Continue to be “patient” said the LORD. Your patience will be rewarded.

So I searched for an ancient throne and this was one of the first images that came up and I. Am. Done. ✅ *faints*

Excuse me ☝🏾

but NASA 🚀 is my BFF. What is happening here? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 My besties are keeping secrets of hidden wealth and treasure from me? I am calling the Americans. I need answers 📲🤣

OH MY GOSH MAYBE ITS AN ASTRONAUT 👩‍🚀 HELMET

👩‍🚀

I AM SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGG.

Gold is in space. Someone will find it. I hope that someone is me and you mystery BFF 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣⚜️

God please tell them what you told me about the gold on other planets 🪐⚜️

[yhwhrulz]

Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for October 11

Tozer in the Morning COME AS YOU ARE

Let me say this to any of you who are still trying to add up your human merits-look away in faith to the Lord of abundant mercy! Fixing yourself over and trying to straighten yourself out will never be sufficient-you must come to Jesus as you are! Our Lord told about two men who went up into the temple to pray. One said, "God, here I am-all fixed up. Every hair is in place!" The other said, "Oh God, I just crawled in off Skid Row. Have mercy on me!" God forgave the Skid Row bum, but sent the other man away, hardened and unrepentant and unforgiven. We come to Him just as we are but in humble repentance. When the human spirit comes to God knowing that anything it receives will be out of God's mercy, then repentance has done its proper work! God promises to forgive and forget and to take that man into His heart and teach him that all of God's kindnesses are due to His mercy. What more can a sinner ask?

Tozer in the Evening Man - The Dwelling Place of God - Dwelling Place of God

DEEP INSIDE EVERY MAN there is a private sanctum where dwells the mysterious essence of his being. This far-in reality is that in the man which is what it is of itself without reference to any other part of the man's complex nature. It is the man's "I Am," a gift from the I AM who created him.

The I AM which is God is underived and selfexistent; the "I Am" which is man is derived from God and dependent every moment upon His creative fiat for its continued existence. One is the Creator, high over all, ancient of days, dwelling in light unapproachable. The other is a creature and, though privileged beyond all others, is still but a creature, a pensioner on God's bounty and a suppliant before His throne.

The deep-in human entity of which we speak is called in the Scriptures the spirit of man. "For what man knoweth the things of man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God" (1 Corinthians 2:11) . As God's self-knowledge lies in the eternal Spirit, so man's selfknowledge is by his own spirit, and his knowledge of God is by the direct impression of the Spirit of God upon the spirit of man.

The importance of all this cannot be overestimated as we think and study and pray. It reveals the essential spirituality of mankind. It denies that man is a creature having a spirit and declares that he is a spirit having a body. That which makes him a human being is not his body but his spirit, in which the image of God originally lay.

One of the most liberating declarations in the New Testament is this: "The true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:23,24) . Here the nature of worship is shown to be wholly spiritual. True religion is removed from diet and days, from garments and ceremonies, and placed where it belongs-in the union of the spirit of man with the Spirit of God.

From man's standpoint the most tragic loss suffered in the Fall was the vacating of this inner sanctum by the Spirit of God. At the far-in hidden center of man's being is a bush fitted to be the dwelling place of the Triune God. There God planned to rest and glow with moral and spiritual fire. Man by his sin forfeited this indescribably wonderful privilege and must now dwell there alone. For so intimately private is the place that no creature can intrude; no one can enter but Christ; and He will enter only by the invitation of faith. "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20).

By the mysterious operation of the Spirit in the new birth, that which is called by Peter "the divine nature" enters the deep-in core of the believer's heart and establishes residence there. "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his," for "the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God" (Romans 8:9,16). Such a one is a true Christian, and only such. Baptism, confirmation, the receiving of the sacraments, church membership-these mean nothing unless the supreme act of God in regeneration also takes place. Religious externals may have a meaning for the God-inhabited soul; for any others they are not only useless but may actually become snares, deceiving them into a false and perilous sense of security.

"Keep thy heart with all diligence" is more than a wise saying; it is a solemn charge laid upon us by the One who cares most about us. To it we should give the most careful heed lest at any time we should let it slip.

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A link to my personal reading of the Scriptures

for the 29th of August 2024 with a paired chapter from each Testament (the First & the New Covenant) of the Bible

[The Letter of 2nd John, Chapter 1 • The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 27]

along with Today’s reading from the ancient books of Proverbs and Psalms with Proverbs 29 and Psalm 29 coinciding with the day of the month, accompanied by Psalm 71 for the 71st day of Astronomical Summer, and Psalm 92 for day 242 of the year (with the consummate book of 150 Psalms in its 2nd revolution this year)

A post by John Parsons:

"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly." - Marcus Aurelius (see Col. 3:2-3).

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We are instructed to look for small miracles, everyday "signs and wonders..." In the Torah we read: “And you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.” (Deut. 8:10), which the sages say implies that whenever we derive benefit or enjoyment from something we are to bless (i.e., thank) God for his goodness. Indeed, Jewish tradition says that if one eats or drinks without saying a blessing, it is as if he has stolen from God. From the verse, “What does the LORD ask of you...” (Deut. 10:12), the sages infer that a person should say at least 100 blessings a day, since the word מה, “what,” alludes to the word מאה, a “hundred.” The Hebrew term for gratitude is hakarat tovah (הַכָּרַת טוֹבָה), a phrase that means "recognizing the good." The heart looks through the eye, and therefore how we see is ultimately a spiritual decision: "If your eye is "single" (i.e., ἁπλοῦς, sincere, focused)," Yeshua said, "your whole body will be filled with light" (Matt. 6:22). When we see rightly, we are awakened to God's Presence in the little things of life, those small miracles and glories that constantly surround us. The good eye of faith sees hundreds of reasons to bless God for the precious gift of life (1 Cor. 10:31). Open your eyes... The LORD is "enthroned among the blessings of His people" (Psalm 22:3).

Addictions, cravings, lusts, etc., arise from a refusal to be satisfied, by hungering for more than the blessing of the present moment. "My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water" (Jer. 2:13). The living waters are present for us, but we will only find them if we open our hearts to the wonder of God in this moment. We can "break the spell" of continual dissatisfaction, of the power of greed, ambition, and so on, when we discover that our constant hunger is really a cry for God and His blessing. This is the blessed “hunger and thirst” given by the Spirit (Matt. 5:6). Our sense of inner emptiness is an invitation to come to the waters and drink life. So come to God's table and ask the Lord Yeshua to give you the water that will satisfy your heart's true thirst for life...

It is written: “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack” (Psalm 34:8-9). We can only “taste and see” when we are earnest however, when we seek God with passion... When you pray, lift up your heart and soul to God, asking for the miracle to surrender to Him in the truth. Where it says, "with all your heart" (בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ), present before him all your passion and desires; your hopes and your needs, your fears and your anger; and where it says, "with all your soul" (וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ), offer before him your very soul, as if to be sacrificed in his service; and where it says, "with all your muchness" (וּבְכָל־מְאדֶךָ) offer to him all your strength, all your means, and all your dreams. Ask to be filled with the Ruach HaKodesh to be enabled to apprehend the glory of God in the face of the Messiah (בִּפְנֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ), through whom we are being transformed for the glory of God.

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Psalm 34:8 reading:

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from Today’s email by Israel365

Today’s message (Days of Praise) from the Institute for Creation Research

[mikka-minns]

I just realized that Vietnamese Gods are productive, helpful, virtuous, have good ethics, stable jobs and finance

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I think I just introduced to you the best group of marriage partners, Vietnamese Gods

Well Vietnam does have a simple healthy value that reward the good, punish the bad in our culture and we normally encourage the people to be good to others so I guess that goes into the Myths

Also yeah Vietnamese Gods totally don't give two shits about nonsense, they can be brutally honest

Damn it now I want to marry a God

I mean when I thought of Thuy Tinh, who's the typical folktale villain, even HE is a useful and helpful individual, before the guy went crazy for love, he was this beloved-by-all God who helped the people with basic necessities like teaching them agriculture and water irrigation, not to mention, he is said to be innovative too, he is an inventor of all sorts of things, well I mean it makes sense given that he used to teach the Humans how to progress and be productive to improve their lives, he was a successful God, he has titles and a high rank

After the War he caused out of selfishness for not being able to marry his Love, he was punished accordingly by the mortals, people destroyed his temples, erasing all scriptures that recorded him, took away his titles, he was deposed off his seat at the Ba Vi Mountain, eventually erasing him from the History of the Gods and no one remembers his merits, accomplishments or how great he was, fittingly because he ruined lives out of personal feelings. He's simply known as Thuy Tinh because that's all he will ever be, a rankless God

I think that he was banished off to the East Sea (An important Ocean in Vietnam)

I think in order to pay off his sentence and to atone for his ancient crimes, Thuy Tinh was made a Guardian to the East Sea, to fend off any supernatural enemies that threaten to come into Vietnam's borders, his inventing skills would work wonderful for the protector job. I think this is a super fitting way to redeem him as it fits to the Gods' culture here, you work for your rewards hence this is a good punishment instead of just killing him

His parole officer is definitely Saint Giong cuz someone gotta check on the guy incase he doesn't commit another war crime for love

Oh yeah btw he's a Romance Sad Boy cuz his eternal love for Princess My Nuong never stops even when she's married, they say that when it rains in Vietnam, the Water God was feeling sorrowful of his lost love I often joke about making him sad when it's the hot weather and I need rain, hehe I like to bully him and no one can stop me, yes this is how I want to treat a God who almost drowned my country in the Sea, such a silly guy, I'm gonna give him songs that point out his angsty sad pathetic self HEHE

Gods facing concequences?! And mortals playing a part on it?!

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