#perspephone

[kanthonyficrecs]

Featured Fic (Modern AU)

Death smells sweet (by your side) by Destroyedrecord Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: The plant died within three days. The lilies stayed alive. “Every Hades has a Persephone,” reminds her Sophie.

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Masquerade

historical fiction set in 15th century West Africa

follows a young woman from Timbuktu, recently conquered by the the warrior king of Yorùbáland

her guild of blacksmiths were already shunned as witches, and their conditions worsen under Yorùbá rule - so when she’s kidnapped by the king to be his wife, she decides to accept that it’ll be a better life for her, as long as she can get her mother’s blessing

but as months go by without her mother being found, and political tensions rise, she must decide what she wants

[thecupidwitch]

Moon Magick

What Is A Moon Magick?

In many cultures around the world, practitioners have used the position of the moon, as well as the phases of the moon in their practice. Each phase of the moon is perfect for certain types of magickal workings. Not all witches depend on the particular moon phase. Many develop their own methods and techniques through trial and error to find out what works best. Those that do use the timing of the moon do so by choosing the moon phase most conducive to their magickal workings. This gives their magickal workings some extra lunar energy boost.

Correspondences:

Associated deities: Isis, Diana, Artemis, Morrigan, Holda, Nyx, Nephtys, Sedna, Lilith, baba, Yaga, Kali, Aphrodite, Freya, Ishtr, Hathor, Selena, Oshun, Perspephone, Flora, Cerridwen, Gaia, Epona, Yemanja, Rhiannon, Khonsu, Inanna, Hecate, ...ect

Animals: owls, rabbits, wolves, deer, cats, moths, bats, spiders, raccoons, opossum, cows, frogs, dogs, crabs, whippoorwill, panther

Crystals/Stones: moonstone, selenite, obsidian, silver, mother-of-pearl, aquamarine, gold beryl, topaz, emerald, clear quartz, coral, pearls

Moon Associations: Shadow work, Protection, Meditation, Journaling, Introspection, Strength , Love, Beauty, Manifesting, To attract new things, Purification, Letting go, celebrate your accomplishments, letting go, goal setting, banishing

Plants and Herbs: vervain, moonflower, jasmine, lemon balm, cabbage, camellia, camphor, chickweed, moonwort, gardenia, grape, lemon, passion flower, turnip, potato, pea, cucumber, pear, peach, willow, poppy, mountain ash, mango, wallflower, rowan, cactus

Moon Phases

New Moon

This is the crescent Moon when see the first peak of light, this is a time of newness, the beginning of relationships, the beginning of a new venture, the energy of this phase promotes new beginnings on any level. This is the time for change and for being open to, and looking for new opportunities, tilling the soil and planting seeds actually, and the seeds of ideas.

Waxing Moon

The Moon is beginning to gain strength as it grows in size, and goes from a new to a full Moon, this is a perfect time for growth and increasing things, growth within a relationship, financial growth, a time for learning and gaining knowledge.

If someone is thinking about pregnancy, this is a time of fertility, and it is an exceptional time for communication, in a business matter, or within a relationship. This is also an auspicious time for any legal matters, especially those where finances are concerned, if a healing spell, or healing of any type is needed, this is the time.

Waxing Gibbous

During the phase of the Gibbous Waxing Moon anything to do with increase is compatible; this is a good time for minor magic as the lunar energy is waning.

Full Moon

The full Moon is the most powerful phase, this is when the Moon is seen in its glorious fullness, this is a time of enlightenment and heightened psychic awareness. It is a time when everything comes together, it is a time of ideas, also a time of commitment, to a person, idea or project. It is also a time of family, and or friends coming together, any spell is well aspected during this phase of the Moon.

Waning Gibbous

The Waning Gibbous Moon  is suitable for rituals associated with letting go, and banishing,  if it is time to clear out the old and prepare for the new, this is the Moon phase to spell craft with.

Waning Moon

As the Moon decreases in size, it goes from full to dark, and this is a time of letting go, it is also a time of completion. If you have been wanting to change something in your life, this is the perfect time.

It is also a time of ending anything that doesn’t work in your life, this may be a habit, a relationship, or paying attention to issues  associated with legal matters, this is a time to pay attention to anything that you have been procrastinating about

Moon Water

Moon water is very similar to Sun water. But rather than being charged by the sun, it’s charged by the moon. Moon water can be useful for helping boost the energy of a spell, to help an intention grow, protect and to cleanse a space.

Instructions:

Get a glass bottle

Fill it with any type of water.

Leave the bottle with water out in the moonlight for a whole night.

[tumblingghosts]

okay hello!! i didn’t mean to come here THIS soon but i can’t stop thinking about all of this all day and i’ve sort of come up with a little idea (sorry!)

it’s not persephone that time travels. it’s festus. and he knows how deeply persephone was hurt by mizzen’s death. he knows that she still cries herself to sleep on july 3rd (hc for mizzen’s birthday). and he wants to change it so badly- he wishes more than anything he could go back in time and save mizzen.

and coral who haunts his dreams more often than he’d ever care to admit. it’s embarrassing for him but he cringes whenever he sees any type of snake now.

and somehow- hoping must have been enough because he wakes up on a random day in november, months before the 10th games. he’s got a chance and loud mouth and he plans to use both. he doesn’t see the harm in not going full force- the universe already gave him one second chance, surely he could get another if things go wrong.

he’s never been good with subtlety. he’s loud about wanting to end the games. at first, people think he’s gone mad. what’s a creed doing defending the districts? his parents are in shambles trying to stop him.

but he’s vocal enough that it inspires his more tender-hearted classmates. soon, festus is joined by some of the most powerful teenagers in panem. sejanus with all his families money, clemensia with her families name, even hilarius heavensbee drops his constant whining and joins in. and of course, persephone price is happy to join the cause.

eventually, even felix ravinstill and- surprisingly- livia cardew join in. (though livia swears she’s only doing it because it seems so important to persephone).

and by the grace of whatever god controls panem, that’s enough to get people’s attention. it’s easy to ignore one loud mouthed boy- but once they all band together it’s a snowball that’s getting out of control.

and it works. people are pissed and president ravinstill is stressed- but it works. the games are cancelled under the agreement that if the districts start to act up again, then they come back. it’s not perfect but it’s good enough for now.

because now he doesn’t have to hear persephone sob and blame herself. he doesn’t have to watch as coriolanus descends into power and madness.

he doesn’t have to watch coral die.

and it reminds him of his dog fights- and why he always likes to bet on the long shot.

OH MY GOSH-

TIME TRAVELLING FESTUS!!

LET'S GO!!

(i am so happy to have another person to talk to about time travel)

okay, first of all-

he knows that she still cries herself to sleep on july 3rd (hc for mizzen’s birthday). and he wants to change it so badly

july 3rd as mizzen's birthday?? poor boy just turned thirteen and gets reaped the very next day auuugh ;;;;;

and coral who haunts his dreams more often than he’d ever care to admit.

persephone being much more open than he is about her despair, but festus also feeling bad over coral because he had been invested in her winning and the way she died probably struck him that she is (was) a person. a child. younger than him when he was mentoring, and probably feeling younger with each year that he aged and she didn't (would never get to).

i definitely think that seeing how bad perspephone felt definitely emphasized his own feelings of guilt and regret (that he might have otherwise buried), and in turn, motivated him to properly seize the opportunity to fix things when he finds himself in the past

he’s got a chance and loud mouth and he plans to use both. he doesn’t see the harm in not going full force- the universe already gave him one second chance, surely he could get another if things go wrong.

ayo?? the confidence-

i love this!! festus hasn't died some terrible death before getting sent back in time. he has no reason to try being cautious or worry that this is the only second chance he's going to get. he just wished to make a change and was granted it. so, he goes all out for it

immaculate <33

i can imagine everyone around him like 'teenage rebellion??' but also thinking that 'it's just a phase' and since he hasn't taken any action (other than being very vocal), he doesn't face any consequences other than social judgement (which he doesn't care about the second time around - persephone's future happiness will be worth it)

i can definitely see sejanus jumping on board quickly, not pushing festus too hard on why his mind changed so suddenly and drastically, mostly just happy that one of his classmates has changed their tune.

i can see coriolanus playing things cautiously, but offering some lukewarm support given the people around him (festus, sejanus, clemensia) throwing their lot in. he doesn't want to commit, and isn't really swayed, but he knows how to play the game, and he wants to have some kind of attachment to both sides until he can be sure of which way the wind blows

eventually, even felix ravinstill and- surprisingly- livia cardew join in. (though livia swears she’s only doing it because it seems so important to persephone).

and since i'm very attached to the headcanon about a felix/livia rivalry since childhood - i can see livia doing it spite first and friendship second. felix has joined in, convinced by festus, but isn't as invested as the more sympathetic classmates (yet). then, on top of that, livia sees coriolanus offering "support" (as half-hearted as it is) and she refuses to be outdone by either of them in aiding the side that persephone is on.

then, because she is loudly throwing her lot in, felix goes from 'sure, i'll help you, festus' to 'i am doing the very most to help' and starts to properly throw his social standing around

it snowballs even more from there, because even the classmates who were only somewhat invested can see where this is going. and, being who they are, want to be on the winning side. so they add their support too - the games are going to end, and they want part of the credit when it happens as well. it's too late to silence anyone, there's too many children of influential families and if any of them were to be punished for starting it (festus) or scapegoated (sejanus) there would be utter riots

so there's only really one course of action that can be taken.

gaul isn't happy about the games ending, but highbottom makes some comments about how they weren't that good anyway, and president ravinstill signs the cancellation agreement.

and it reminds him of his dog fights- and why he always likes to bet on the long shot.

and what a line to end it on??? :D

i like to think that festus talks with persphone that night about "hypothetical" trips to the districts, once things have calmed down a bit more. call it curiosity, but he wants to see how coral grows up to be, now that she'll never be reaped. and mizzen made such an impact on persephone's life, it'd be odd that they'd never meet. even if these were different circumstances, he thinks it's worth it regardless.

maybe we could visit a beach, he suggests. four is closest to the oceans. it could be fun.

the suggested trip doesn't happen for several more years, but whether it's chance or fate or whatever, they do end up running into mizzen who is more than happy to explain marine life to the capitol girl that hasn't seen any of them in real life before.

this is such a lovely fix it!! thank you for sending it!! :DD

[thingsphoenix21]

Persephone the first days on the Underwolrd

Perspephone *pulling herself together*: Can we talk anything more cheerful than being here

Thanatos *sighing*: Anything you like.

Persephone: Do you like the muses songs?

[sea-owl]

I can just feel it deep in my bones that the whole dynamic of Polin in the Hades and Perspephone AU goes like this:

King Colin (who rules over the underworld): *most feared (since he basically deals with how mortals stay in the afterlife), just and fair but unbending, can AND will kill you if you so much as dare to think of his queen, powerful and richest immortal of Olympus*

Queen Penelope: *lips turns half an inch down for more than 2 seconds*

King Colin (Dumbass Himbo): * trips over himself trying to cheer up his wife, already smiting the imaginary enemies that DARE upset her, and doing the most unhinged and chaotic gestures to cheer her up*

There will be a reason heroes will be told later that if you wish to make a deal with the King of the Underworld, you must first make a deal with the Queen. And that of the two Penelope is more dangerous than her husband.

Your ask reminds me of the story of Pirithous. He and his buddy Theseus had both been widowed and decided for their second marriages they would both marry daughters of Zeus. Now, some myths vary that Pirithous was the bad influence who kept talking Theseus into doing these things, or they both just sucked.

They kidnapped 13 yr old Helen, who later becomes Helen of Sparta/Troy, for Theseus to marry when she becomes of age. (She's saved later off screen) They leave her with Theseus mother to go kidnap the goddess Pirithous deemed to be his next wife, Persephone, Hades wife and queen of the Underworld. Well, once they get down to the Underworld, they either sit on a rock to rest and then trapped for the Furies. Or Hades plays them for a fool, invites them to his dinner table, and then traps them for the Furies. Theseus is eventually rescued by Herakles during his 12 labors, but when he goes to release Pirithous, the ground shakes signaling to leave Pirithous since he committed the greater crime. Some myths end with Hades feeding Pirithous to Cerberus.

I can easily see Colin placing a charming smile on his face as he invites in the fool, maybe it's Fife, who thinks he can take Colin's wife. Then, he traps him for Colin to punish as he sees fit.

Colin: *pacing around his room muttering about how he's gonna send the bastard down to Tarturus for trying to kidnapp his Penelope. *

Penelope: *laying in their bed and rolling her eyes* Darling, may I remind you that you kidnapped me when we got married.

Colin: *stops his pacing, throws a mock glare at his wife, before picking her up and resuming his pacing* I technically had permission to marry you, and you were still a maiden when we married. No mortal is going to take you, a very much happily married goddess, away from me.

Penelope: *rolls her eyes again but kisses her husband to reassure him. Also, his jealousy was kinda hot*

[general-radix]

Lo-fi doodles 13 and 14; ended up sitting on 13 for a while.

After much consideration, I decided that Hades/Perspephone isn't going to be a thing in my Greek/Egyptian mythology thing, for a number of reasons (chief among them: Persephone will be a child here). Instead, his wife is Libera, a minor Roman/Italian goddess.

Harmonia and Ariel are from what became of that "Sailor Moon Solar AU" concept (discussed on radix-outpost a while ago); they're the princesses of Mars and Uranus, respectively.

The original idea for the top illust on page 14 was "a girl and her sentient dolls"; said dolls are mostly named after various fabrics.

Speaking of the revamped Solar AU: after making a pretty major change to my main Sailor Moon AU, Erica and Yumeji needed a new place to go. Well, I had a planet-based concept that didn't yet have characters representing the Sun or Moon...

I can summarize the lower-left doodle as "R63 X and Zero as the Lovely Angels".

[awokennerd]

Inktober Day 5/6 2023: Golden! I absolutely love Perspephone and it's been a while since I've drawn her, so here she is in more Roman attire than Greek! Inks: Noodler's Black, Sailor Manyo Ume, and a gold sharpie (I didn't have any gold pens/inks, so I cheated a bit).

[bowlinggwithmargo]

luving the persephone and demeter content

Sameeee! I've always wanted to write my version of the myth that doesn't romanticize the relationship between Hades and Persephone and focus on Perspephone's relationship with Demeter, so seeing takes that are also interested in their mother-daughter dynamic is really interesting!

[tophbejfong]

me trying to explain to some of the dumbass people on this website that ancient greece was actually a horrifically misogynistic society and as fun as feminist retellings of myths are the feminist lens is a lens of analysis and not grounds for rewriting thousands of years old stories that actually reflect how horribly women were treated in greece and by erasing that you end up with a picture of an ideal society that just simply did not exist which is harmful because at the end of the day it is historical revisionism that harms womxn and yes i’m especially talking to you the “persephone pegs hades” crowd

[crimson-spine]

Speedpaint of Eo, from the Red Rising book serie. Despite not being a fan of the “girl gets sacrificed so the dude/main character gets his shit together” trope, I really liked her witchy rebel vibes

[theravenncycle]

What if you slept And what if In your sleep You dreamed And what if In your dream You went to heaven And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower And what if When you awoke You had that flower in your hand Ah, what then? — SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

[amara-kendall]

Let’s get one thing straight.....

I didn’t want to be a half-blood. I didn’t even know what that was until 2 years ago. Apparently 15 is late to find out that the parent who abandoned you is a God or Goddess but here I was about to be attacked by an ugly winged demon thing on a field trip for school. Suddenly all hell broke loose in my world. I was told to pack my things and was sent to OlympCampus. The orientation was something out of a storybook.

OH HEY BY THE WAY! NOT ONLY ARE YOU STRANGE BUT YOUR MOTHER IS A GODDESS WHO HASNT CLAIMED YOU YET! CONGRATS AMARA

Nothing seems normal anymore. It took two weeks for my mother to claim me. A glowing pomegranate above my head. I’m damn near forbidden really. How did Persephone get 9 whole months out of Hell to have me? Hades would’ve never allowed it, would he? He just didn’t seem the type. My life was going off the deep end fast

I love OlympCampus don’t get me wrong. Well I love it now I didn’t at first. I felt out of place and strange and like I would never learn. I felt dumb around the other students. I was coming in late and it showed. If I could tell 15 year old Amara that she would one day love her “dumb old boarding school”. That only 2 years later she would lead tours of the school for new Half-bloods and help comfort the new students, I don’t think she’d believe me.

It’s nearly my 18th birthday so I’ve decided to start writing about my experiences at school and being a Daughter of a Greek Goddess.

So ask questions!

[galaxkeys]

2020 had us hit rock bottom, let’s put some seeds into that dirt to reap later in this New Year! 🌱

[wordsmithic]

Wow!!!

I’m torn and left alone

[queen--kenobi]

Ash anon here... absolutely agree with you that he’d propose on the spot right after😂😂

Bonus points if it’s in a restroom since he About That. Like he just straight up drops to one knee in the men’s bathroom of a Denny’s