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[voidh0und]

God. I really need to post more about my guys here. Anyways. Meet Psyche :]

[diana-thyme]

Greek Gods 101: A Masterlist

This is a masterlist of the “Greek Gods 101” series. This series aims to provide basic information and worship ideas for both major and minor deities. This masterlist also involves heroes, deified mortals, spirits, and other figures of Greek mythology.

Aceso

Acheron

Acratos

Aedos

Aegle

Aeolus

Aether

Aglaea

Akhlys

Ampelus

Amphitrite

Ananke

Anemoi

Angelia

Anteros

Antheia

Aphrodite

Apollon

Aporia

Ares

Arete

Ariadne

Aristaeus

Artemis

Asklepios

Asteria

Astraeus

Astrape

Athena

Atlas

Bia

Britomartis

Calliope

Carpi

Cassandra

Ceraon

Cerberus

Ceto

Chaos

Charon

Chione

Chiron

Chloris

Chrysos

Circe

Clio

Clymene

Comus

Cratus

Cronos

Daphne

Deimus

Deipneus

Demeter

Dicaeosyne

Dike

Dionysus

Dysnomia

Ececheria

Eileithyia

Eirene

Ekho

Electryone

Eleos

Elpis

Endymion

Enyo

Eos

Epiales

Epione

Epiphron

Erato

Erebus

Eris

Eros

Ersa

Eucleia

Eudaemonia

Eunomia

Eupheme

Euphrosyne

Euporia

Eupraxia

Eurybia

Eurydice

Eusebia

Euterpe

Euthenia

Eutychia

Fates

Furies

Gaea

Galateia

Ganymedes

Gelus

Hades

Harmonia

Harpocrates

Hebe

Hecate

Hedone

Hedylogus

Helius

Hemera

Hephaestus

Hera

Heracles

Hermaphroditus

Hermes

Hestia

Hesychia

Himeros

Homonoia

Horae (Seasons)

Horae (Time)

Hormes

Hybris

Hydros

Hygieia

Hymenaeus

Hypnus

Iaso

Iris

Lelantus

Lethe

Leto

Macaria

Matton

Medusa

Melinoe

Melpomene

Methe

Mnemosyne

Morpheus

Nemesis

Nike

Nyx

Oizys

Orpheus

Orthannes

Ossa

Ourania

Ouranos

Ourea

Paeon

Paidia

Palaemon

Pallas

Pan

Panacea

Pandaisia

Pandora

Pannychis

Panopia

Paregoros

Pasithea

Pegasus

Peitho

Penia

Penthus

Persephone

Perses

Perseus

Phales

Phanes

Phaunus

Pheme

Philophrosyne

Philotes

Phobus

Phoebe

Phorcys

Phthonus

Phusis

Pistis

Plutus

Poena

Polemus

Polymnia

Pompe

Pontus

Ponus

Porus

Poseidon

Pothus

Priapus

Prometheus

Pronoea

Prophesis

Psamathe

Pseudologoi

Psyche

Ptocheia

Rhea

Selene

Silenos

Sophrosyne

Soter

Soteria

Styx

Tartarus

Telesphorus

Terpsichore

Tethys

Thalassa

Thalia (Mousai)

Thalia

Thallo

Thanatus

Thaumas

Thea

Themis

Theseus

Thesis

Thrasus

Thyone

Tithonus

Triptolemus

Triton

Tritopatores

Tyche

Tychon

Urania

Uranus

Zagreus

Zelus

Zeus

What is a “Universal Offering/Devotional Act?”

Feel free to request or suggest deities! This list will be done in order but you can ask for me to complete one that’s further down the list.

This list is subject to change. There are probably repeat deities (deities who go by multiple names, parts of groups like the Horae or Charities who are mostly grouped together, etc.) on this list. Some deities are not on here. Some names are spelt wrong or different.

[whispersinthewaters]

Colors I accociate with Lady Aphrodite, and why + their spiritual meanings!

Pink: I accociate this color with Aphrodite because it symbolizes love, friendship, and passion. I also accociate pink with femininity. (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Symmachia, Ourania, and Epistrophia)

"In various spiritual practices, pink is believed to represent love, compassion, and inner peace. It is believed to have a soothing effect on the mind and can help individuals connect with their emotions and inner selves. Pink is also said to have a healing energy, promoting harmony and balance in one's life."

Blue: I accociate blue with Aphrodite because she rules over the ocean in some epithets! (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Limenia, Pontia, and Calascopia)

"Blue can represent an individual's spiritual connection with the divine or a higher power, providing insight and a deeper understanding of life's mysteries."

Sea green/seafoam green: I accociate this color with Aphrodite because of her birth. It is said that Aphrodite was birthed from the seafoam. (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Anadyomene and Aphrogeneia)

"It symbolizes youth, peace and security. The color seafoam green is a symbol of life, rest and soothing, brings us a feeling of calm and stability and maintains the human psyche in an optimal state."

Red: I accociate Aphrodite with red because it symbolizes passion, power, love, and war. (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Areia, Praxis, and Pothon Mater)

"Red symbolizes energy, passion, strength, courage, physical activity, creativity, warmth, and security. It is also associated with aggression. In healing, use red to bring warmth and burn out disease."

Gold: I accociate this color with Aphrodite because gold is one of her sacred metals, I also accociate it with her because it reminds me of the sand on the beach. (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Chrysea, Dia, and Philomides)

"Gold has a spiritual meaning that is recognized in many cultures and religions around the world. It is often associated with the divine and is believed to represent spiritual enlightenment and transformation. In many spiritual traditions, gold is seen as a symbol of purity, wisdom, and spiritual attainment."

Silver: I accociate silver with Aphrodite because of the moon, silver is also generally a feminine metal as well as being one of her sacred metals. I also accociate it with her because of her connection to the ocean (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Ourania, Pontia, and Dia)

"Referred to as the metal of emotions, healing and love, silver jewellery is not only believed to bring the wearer patience and perseverance but also provide …"

Copper: I accociate Aphrodite with this color because it is one of Aphrodite's sacred metals. I also accociate it with Aphrodite because of its connection to love and beauty.

"Copper sparks our passion, giving us energy, focus, optimism, and an unwavering drive to create the life we most want to live. It helps us to manifest our dreams, not simply by thinking and wishing, but by actively going out and getting stuff done!"

White: I accociate white with Aphrodite because it is known to be a symbol of the moon, purity, the heavens, and divine love. (I closely accociate this color with Aphrodite Ourania, Nymphia, and Xenia)

"White. White is associated with truth, purity, cleansing, healing and protection. It is a good general healing color for the removal of pain and suffering. In the aura it signifies a high level of attainment, a higher level soul incarnate to help others."

(That is all for now! I hope this helped, luv ya - Vivi)

[israaverse]

the Lady of Cyprus, my version of Aphrodite for my Eros+Psyche retelling!! This design is based partly on painted statues and the painting ‘Psyche Before the Throne of Venus’ by Henrietta Rae. 💕

[raeynbowboi]

The Many Cleric Domains of Aphrodite

According to the Player’s Handbook, A Cleric of Aphrodite has only 1 domain to choose from: Light. Except, Light is a terrible choice for Aphrodite. And for those of you who don’t play DnD, don’t worry, this post is still easily understandable. I’m just using DnD mechanics to highlight Aphrodite’s mythical history. You don’t need to know anything about Dungeons and Dragons to understand this post. The Light Domain is for Gods of the Sun, Light, Fire, and that generic “Holy” vibe. The Domain throws “Beauty” in as another type of god that can fit into Light, but calling down beams of sunlight and throwing fireballs isn’t really appropriate for this Goddess. So, I’m going to list out every single Domain that is more appropriate for Aphrodite of the Shapely Form.

PEACE DOMAIN

Before people complained, this was going to be a Love Domain, and mechanically, it’s still great for a Love Goddess, as it’s all about bolstering allies and is the most support-centric Cleric subclass outside of Life. After Love, it was rebranded as Unity, which has Aphrodite’s name all over it. In Athens, Aphrodite Pandemos (all-people) was worshipped for her capacity to bring people together and unite all people as a populace, even helping Theseus to unite the people of Athens as a single collective. Aphrodite is by no means a goddess of Peace herself. If anything, she stirs up problems more often than she settles them, but Aphrodite does have small aspects that do correspond with Peace. Her daughter, Harmonia, is the Goddess of Peace. Aphrodite also demonstrates a fierce maternal protectiveness in the myth of Eros and Psyche. Granted, this is also heavily driven by petty jealousy of Psyche, but Aphrodite would set an entire empire on fire for insulting her baby boy. She occasionally has epithets that denote her as a protectoress, such as Aphrodite Lamenia, which protected harbors, Aphrodite Kourotrophos, who protected small children, Aphrodite Genetyllus, who protected and watched over women during childbirth, and Aphrodite Gamelli, who protected wives in marriage. Several of those would also support Aphrodite having the Life Domain by the way, so it’s not getting its own section. She also had a few epithets that may not have necessarily denoted her as a peace goddess, but have aspects of peacefulness. Such peace-oriented domains include Aphrodite Philomedes (smile-loving), Aphrodite Epistophia (She who turns to love), Aphrodite Kharidotis (giver of joy), Aphrodite Eleemon (the merciful) and Aphrodite Ourania (heavenly) who represented non-sexual universal love for all things and was later syncretized with (or influenced by) the Virgin Mary.

TRICKERY DOMAIN

While Hermes is the god of mischief, trickery, and thieves, two gods stand paramount among the Olympians for their sway over mortal minds: Dionysus and Aphrodite. Dionysus was the god of madness and intoxication, and getting drunk or high was seen as falling under the sway of Dionysus’ control, though he could also drive people to fits of madness or violence. But what about Aphrodite? In the Gigantomachy, Aphrodite used her wiles to lure Giants so they could be ambushed by Heracles. While many people think Aphrodite caused the Trojan War because she was being stupid and selfish, it was actually a clever plan. See, Menelaus prayed to Aphrodite for help winning the hand of Helen, and she helped him. But when it came time to pay her, Menelaus skipped out on the check. So, when given the chance to bribe Paris, she saw an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. She offered Helen as her bribe to Paris to spite Menelaus for withholding his end of their deal. So, she got everything she wanted. She won the beauty contest and bragging rights, got to fuck over Menelaus for rebuking her aid, and (if her resentment for Psyche might indicate her feelings about Helen) she gets to make the beautiful girl’s life a living hell for daring to be beautiful. There’s no mythical clues that Aphrodite hates Helen, but if she wanted to curse Psyche to love a monster for being pretty, it’s not unlikely that she hates Helen too. During the Trojan War, Hera came to Aphrodite and asked to borrow her Girdle, a divine relic that when worn made the wearer irresistibly attractive. Hera wanted it in order to distract Zeus and tip the war in her favor. Zeus is on Aphrodite’s side, fighting for Troy. Hera is on the side of the Greek army. Yet, Aphrodite complies with Hera’s request and gives Hera the means of distracting Zeus and giving Greece the winning edge over Troy. In the myth of Atalanta, when the hero Hypomenes begged her for help winning Atalanta’s favor, Aphrodite gave him golden apples that distracted Atalanta during their foot race. This allowed Hypomenes to win the race and Atalanta’s hand in marriage. She made Phaedra fall in love with her own son, Hippolytus, who wanted nothing to do with love, which angered Aphrodite. Phaedra lied to Jason that Hippolytus got fresh with her, and Jason asked Poseidon to smite Hippolytus for this grievance. Like Phaedra, she drove several other kings, queens, heroes, and gods alike to unnatural lust, such as with bears, cows, themselves, and every male they see. In fact, depending on who you ask, Zeus’ inability to keep it in his pants is directly because Aphrodite purposefully drives him mad with lust, possibly out of anger for Zeus forcing her to marry Hephaestus. While this stinks of shifting the blame off the serial womanizer, it also speaks volumes to Aphrodite’s level of cunning and manipulation. We don’t really think of Aphrodite as a cunning goddess of mischief, but it fits her surprisingly well. Aphrodite also has a few mischievous epithets, including Aphrodite Kryphios (hidden, concealed), Aphrodite Catoscopia (spying, peeping), Aphrodite Psithyristes (whispering), Aphrodite Apaturus (Deceitful One), and Aphrodite Machanitis (deviser, contriver). Aphrodite Despoina (Mistress) has connections to the Eleusinian Mystery Cult surrounding Demeter and Persephone, the only other two goddesses ever known as Despoinai. This suggests there could have been a secret mystery cult of Aphrodite like Demeter and Persephone at Eleusis. Given that the Eleusian mysteries revolve around Persephone’s journey through the underworld and reunion with her mother in spring likely means that Aphrodite Despoina is linked to Aphrodite’s venture in the underworld following the death of Adonis, linking all three goddesses to cthonic rituals and journeys through the land of the dead.

WAR DOMAIN

While War is often considered the farthest thing from Aphrodite’s sphere of influence, it is absolutely part of her repertoire. Aphrodite’s worship originated from Phoenician trade routes bringing influences of Astarte, who herself was influenced by Ishtar/Inanna. Both Ishtar and Astarte were goddesses of love, beauty, sex, and war. When Aphrodite’s cult made landfall, she was in fact a war goddess. Despite later having this side of her silenced by the Greeks, She had numerous statues around Greece depicting her war goddess status. This included Aphrodite Areia (Warlike) at Sparta, Aphrodite Hoplismene (Armed) at the Acropolis of Corinth as well as Kythera, Aphrodite Encheios (spear-bearing) at Cyprus and the Aropagus in Athens, Aphrodite Strategis (Generalship) at Paros, Aphrodite Strateia (Campaigner) at Mylasa, Aphrodite Hegemone (Leader (of the Troops)) at the Agora in Athens, and Aphrodite Nikephoros (Victory-Bearing) at Argos. That last one is super interesting because it depicts Aphrodite bearing Nike in her hand, supposedly striding across battlefields and changing the tide of war. And Nike is almost exclusively associated with military victory. Beyond having numerous statues depicting her wielding spears or a shield, she plays a pivotal role in sparking the single most culturally significant war in Greek mytho-history, is depicted in a 6th century Attic Dinos fighting the Giantess Mimas (misnamed Mimos) with a spear and shield, is the mother of two war gods (Deimos and Phobos) and the lover of another (Ares), and she is the mythical Founding Mother of Rome, the single most militaristically-driven empire in the ancient world. Point is, you can take the goddess out of the war, but you can’t take the war out of the goddess.

ORDER DOMAIN

Aphrodite’s origins in the Middle East are much loftier than her role in Greek Mythology. Ishtar is the Queen of Heaven in her pantheon charged with power over rulership and divine justice, and Astarte is likewise associated with rulership. Even Aphrodite’s Egyptian counterparts have more royal clout. Hathor is the wife of Ra, King of the Gods. Due to her role in the founding myth of Rome, Aphrodite was heralded as Venus Genetrix, the Mother of the Empire. Roman Emperor Julius Caesar claimed to be her descendant, and even the mythical King Arthur is descended from her son, Aeneas. Important queens would sometimes be synchretized and deified as aspects of Aphrodite, such as Aphrodite Stratonikis (Queen Stratonike) and Aphrodite Laodike (Queen Laodike III). She also had royal epithets that likely flowed into Greece after Venus got her Empire Founder status. These stately epithets included Aphrodite Eustephanus (richly crowned), Aphrodite Skiptoukhos (scepter-bearing), and Aphrodite Vasileia (Queen). She also had some stately titles including Aphrodite Saemni (exalted), Aphrodite Polytimitos (highly honored), and is called in Homeric Hymn 55.5 the Sovereign of the Three Realms (the sea, land, and sky).

GRAVE DOMAIN

So, remember how I said Aphrodite ventured into the underworld after the death of Adonis? Yeah, that’s actually way more impressive than it seems. Aphrodite is one of only a few gods ever to go into the underworld. Hermes is a Psychopomp leading dead souls to the afterlife, so he doesn’t really count. It’s part of his job to come and go down there. Persephone as well is free to come and go, though is bound by Pomegranate seeds. In some versions of his myth, Dionysus was raised by Hades and Persephone or at least was ritualistically dismembered, stillborn, or otherwise killed and reborn. But Aphrodite has no formal connection to the underworld. She’s the only Olympian to voluntarily go into the underworld when it’s not a regular part of her duties. And this too is a result of Eastern influence. You see, in Mesopotamian myths, Ishtar ventured into the underworld following the death of Tammuz and fought with the queen of the dead, Erishkegal. And the cult of Tammuz was imported to Greece with the new name Adonis. But wait, there’s more. When Aphrodite syncretized with Venus, she also consumed a small time Roman funerary goddess, Libitina. As Aphrodite, she had a few death-connected epithets. I already explained Aphrodite Despoina, but there’s also Aphrodite Tymborychos (Grave-Digger), Aphrodite Epitymbidia (she upon the graves), and Aphrodite Androphonos (slayer of men). Given her overlapping spheres of War, Love, and Graves, I would not be surprised if Aphrodite was sort of the goddess of widows and loved ones, a goddess of mourning and loss. But that’s mostly just a personal theory. Even names like Grave-digger can be misleading. Is she digging graves to bury people she’s killed, or is she digging graves to bury the already dead and mourn for their departure?

I hope after going over so many of Aphrodite’s epithets and aspects that people come away with a better understanding of this goddess than just “bimbo”. Of all the Greek gods, I feel like Aphrodite tends to get the most reductive treatment by pop culture. They see a goddess of love who cheats on her husband and caused the Trojan War and that’s about it. Which ignores some of her coolest and most interesting lore. So, the next time someone portrays Aphrodite as a vain slut, I hope you think back to what you learned here and remember that she’s so much more interesting than just a goddess of sex. Also, shout out to Hercules: the Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. Hands down the best and most accurate version of Aphrodite in television.

[trvgcdiv]

* eros as...

          The primordial driving force of Life and Generation, AKA Phanes. They came to light at the Beginning, when They and Time and Necessity hatched from the world egg, creating Khaos and then bringing order to that same disorder. In this guise, Eros is both agender and bigender, both encompassing and eschewing the gender binary. Experiencing all sexual and romantic desire at once and yet none of at the same time. 

Phanes is largely dormant and rarely speaks. Few know of their existence and even less know that they reside within Eros and can speak through him. 

          The embodiment of Sexual Desire, AKA Eros the elder (sometimes Himeros). Born at the same moment as Aphrodite, when Ouranos’ sperm, blood, and genitalia fell onto the sea foam. Eros is at once the son, brother, and father of Aphrodite Ourania, just as she is the mother, sister, and daughter of Eros. This Eros is the mischievous companion of the goddess, the cruel-hearted yet sweet-faced youth who treats the lives of humans and gods alike as a game. 

[Himeros] is one of the most common faces of Eros and the one most prominent in mythology. He is the one with the bow and arrows, the loosener of limbs, the bittersweet. 

          The uniting force of Love, AKA Eros the younger (sometimes Anteros). The son of Aphrodite and Ares, Eros the younger is near-indistinguishable in character from Eros the elder until the moment he pricked himself with his own arrows at Psykhe’s bedside. This Eros is the Eros of philosophy and theory---but also the Eros of humanity. The Eros who blurs and yet maintains boundaries. He brings people together---together with themselves and each other. The Love that comes from within and cannot be contained. The Love greater than the Self. 

[Anteros] is the front-facing Eros, and the other half of the Eros from the story of Cupid & Psyche. The more “modern” Eros---and the less assholish. 

[ordulotusspa]

aphrodite april, days 9 & 10

songs that remind you of her

so many of lana’s songs remind me of aphrodite. but here's the main:

mariner's apartment complex

get free

cherry

tomorrow never came

13 beaches

change

it's mostly the lust for life album but just because the date it came out was special to me. for more songs, here's my playlist.

write a poem that reminds you of aphrodite

this is a poem i wrote for college, and it's about my bond with her and how i have to “keep it secret” because of fear of people not understanding what it means to be a pagan. my country is mainly catholic, and so this fear really bugged me for sometime. now i try to do it openly as best as i can and be honest if someone asks.

note: this is translated from spanish, so if there's any grammar mistake, im... sorry?

My love, my death,

in a place of blue chimeras,

a certain goddess and I have a secret romance.

Seductive, she appears through the moon,

the songs of cicadas at dusk,

the water running through the rivers,

the flowers shivering.

And I contemplate, absent mindedly,

her figure,

her body and soul,

laughing to her coquetry.

She is autumn and also summer,

lady of foam and sea;

cheeks burning with the heat of tears,

those that flow without reason.

She,

my love,

is a bouquet of petals,

cinnamon,

bees wandering spontaneously in the garden,

dark beauty,

and coldness.

My goddess has many names:

Skotia, the dark one;

Ourania, the light blue;

and Pasiphaessa, the one that shines from afar;

but my favorite is Life.

Oh loving,

wise generator of the cosmos,

grant me the happiness

of accepting the world as it is!

with its screams, its disorder, thorns, passions,

violence,

scars on lips and hearts,

old age,

corruption;

blood that slides from the steel of a sword,

—the horror

and the pleasure it causes

unexpectedly.

She is translucent;

honey painted gold by sunlight,

she, yes,

she is atropa belladonna,

ecstasy,

vulnerability and vigor;

sh’s nonsense,

contradictions

and words babbled in dreams,

poems without metrics,

bare feet walking through the forest,

Eros's last kiss to Psyche,

the sunset in contrast to petrichor;

and, above all,

she, who I mean,

my love and death,

my eternal goddess,

golden,

the one that fades,

—she is a secret.

It's not very good, but... i think she liked it.

[double-4-designer]

Gods and Goddess Masterlist

Chaos 1

Nyx 1 2 3 4

Nyx/Erebus 1

Erebus 1 2 graveyard

Eros

Gaea

Tartarus

Ouranos

Hermera

Aether

Pontus

Thalassa

Hydros

Ananke

Phanes

Nereus

Thaumas

Phorcys

Keto

Thoosa

Eurybia

Aegaeon

Aetna

Doris

Glaucus

Oceanus

Koios

Krios

Hyperion

Iapetus

Kronos

Theia

Rhea

Themis

Mnemosyne

Tethys

Phoebe

Asteria

Leto

Apollo

Artemis

Astraeus

Pallas

PersesHekate

Styx

Nike

Kratos

Zelus

Bia

Eos

Atlas

Prometheus

Epimetheus

Monoitos

Clymene

Achiale

Iris

Arke

Hydaspes

Circe

Aidos

Helios

Pasiphae

Selene

Dike

Astraea

Nemesis

Ikhniae

Pandia

Herse

Clio

Euterpe

Thalia

Melpomene

Terpsichore

Erato

Polyhymnia

Ourania

Kalliope

Triptolemus

Achlys

Thanatos

Clotho

Lachesis

Aisa

Moros

Elpis

Pheme

Ker

Hypnos

Morpheus

Phantasos

Icelus

Pasithea

Epiales

Momus

Eupheme

Aglaia

Eurynome

Asopus

Eukleia

Euthanasia

Philophrosyne

Penia

Amechania

Ptocheia

Ploutos

Eros

Attis

Tyche

Eirene

Eunomia

Adikia

Ate

Peitho

Hybris

Koros

Dyssebia

Pothos

Anteros

Himeros

Hedone

Psyche

Oizys

Apate

Dolos

Aletheia

Philotes

Geras

Eris

Sophrosyne

Epiphron

Eleos

Anaideia

Deimos

Phobos

Ponos

Lyssa

Penthos

Horcus

Poine

Praxidike

Arete

Soter

Kakia

Ktesios

Homonoia

Lethe

Aergia

Hormes

Homados

Alala

Polemos

Proioxis

Palioxis

Alke

Ioke

Kydoimos

Harmonia

Leukothea

Palaemon

Thyone

Silenus

Leneus

Astraeus

Hestia

Demeter

Hera

Hades

Melinoe

Makaria

Poseidon

Zeus

Bythos

Aphros

Hebe

Ares

Eileithyia

Hephaestus

Pyriphlegethon

Cocytus

Acheron

Ascalaphus

Enyo

Enyalius

Persephone

Zagreus

Bootes

Despoena

Eubuleus

Karme

Britomaris

Khrysothemis

Trochilus

Eleusis

Dysaules

Carmanor

Amphitrite

Triton

Kymopolia

Benthesicyme

Proteus

Aristaeus

Epione

Iaso

Panakeia

Hygeia

Aegle

Akeso

Telesphorus

Athena

Metis

Poros

Aporia

Aphrodite

Dione

Hermaphroditus

Priapus

Iakkhos

Aura

Lelantus

Boreas

Zephyrus

Notos

Eurus

Eosphoros

Hesperus

Khloris

Karpos

Khione

Oreithyia

Opsis

Loxos

Hekaergos

Hermes

Maia

Maira

Pan

Akis

Angelia

Palaestra

Dionysos

Methe

Telete

Sangarius

Phasis

Thallo

Pandrosos

Auxesia

Karpo

Damia

Kaikias

Lips

Skiron

Eiar

Theros

Phthinoporon

Cheimon

Auge

Anatolia

Musica

Gymnasia

Nympha

Mesembria

Sponde

Elete

Acte

Hesperis

Dysis

Arktos

Aeolus

Ganymedes

Adonis

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(Greek Goddesses) - Aphrodite

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus; her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. Myrtle, roses, doves, sparrows and swans were sacred to her. In Hesiod's Theogony, Aphrodite was created from the sea foam (aphros) produced by Uranus's genitals, which had been severed by Cronus. In Homer's Iliad, however, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. In Plato (Symposium, 180e), these two origins are said to be of hitherto separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania (a transcendent, "Heavenly" Aphrodite) and Aphrodite Pandemos (Aphrodite common to "all the people"). She had many other names, each emphasizing a different aspect of the same goddess, or used by a different local cult. Thus she was also known as Cytherea (Lady of Cythera) and Cypris (Lady of Cyprus), both of which claimed to be her place of birth. In Greek mythology, the other gods feared that Aphrodite's beauty might lead to conflict and war, through rivalry for her favours; so Zeus married her off to Hephaestus. Despite this, Aphrodite followed her own inclinations, and had many lovers — both gods, such as Ares, and men, such as Anchises. She played a role in the Eros and Psyche legend, and was both lover and surrogate mother of Adonis.

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Second artfight ever!!! Hella hyped! Will be posting attacks here!

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🌷🌹 (for the .5k celebration) :)

element: air | water | fire | earthflower: rose | daisy | lily | tulip | sunflowermythical creature: fairy | unicorn | mermaid | dragon | elf | phoenixactress: marylin monroe | audrey hepburn | bridgitte bardot | elizabeth taylor fabric: silk | lace | velvet | satin | leathercity: paris | bruges | venice | new york | barcelona | prague | berlingemstone: amethyst | amber | pearl | rose quartz | sapphiremuse: clio | euterpe | thaleia | melpomene | terpsichore | erato | polymnia | ourania | calliope

painting: “cupid and psyche" by royer lionel noel

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And here's the references for Psyche and Arcadia :]

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Just some general info about Khalios, Psyche, Arcadia, and general world things

Cw for cults and animal death.

-Khalios was raised by a cult, as a god, and therefore can be...more than a bit of an asshole all of the time.

- The cult was consisted primarily of Ai'valii which are an elf like race, adjacent to humans but with increased innate magic, cat-like pupils and, of course, pointed ears.

- Arcadia is an Ai'valii

-Arcadia, Psyche, and Khalios all have excess amounts of magic within them, moreso than what is the norm for this world but each centered around a specific element. Arcadia is life. Psyche is love. Khalios is death.

-To go along with each element, their is a god personifying it. Both the death and love gods are deer-like.

- The mortal name of the love goddess is I'ona, but she is also referred to as: the stag Queen and the matron of the heart. He personifes all love, not just romantic.

-Gods are made of pure magic and often, in cases when they are wounded, those remnants of them will form into "God Beasts". God Beasts can also be formed purely accidentally, like in cases when a gods presence lingers too long in one place.

- Another similar situation is The God Children, where a divine being will willingly remove a piece of their magic from themselves and form it into a sentient being, often sharing traits with both them and their divine animals.

- the act of killing a god beast, regardless of which god it belongs to, is seen as one of the most damning acts possible.

- That being said, Khalios has killed a god beast before. An emperor's Hound, the beast of death. The act was one commanded to him by the people who raised him, a sorts of ritual sacrifice to the true death god at the hands of his soon to be vessel.

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Btw Arcadia did the embroidery on Psyche's skirt :] she's such a good partner and is really good with things like that