#roman gods: parenting

[privatewizard]

hi! ignore this!

[zagreusapollyon]

Neptune is also a protective father. He is very protective, even if his son is the hero of Olympus and the savior of the world. In his eyes, Percy is such a kid who needs his daddy and his protection.

From the outside, it looks strange - Percy is sitting sweetly somewhere and drinking apple juice through a straw and Neptune is stroking his head with cooing.

some idiot who thinks that he is immortal: "He is already an adult and a hero of Olympus, such a manifestation of care is a little inappropriate." Neptune: *turns him into a small pool of blood* My Seusie, would you like some more tender fish and or juicy beef?

Neptune definitely sees the utter bs Zeus puts his kid through and goes haywire protective mode.

In his eyes, his child is super mentally fragile (especially if it's after of Tartarus.) And will snap at anyone unfamiliar in the immediate vicinity.

Neptune decides to chew out Poseidon and gives him migraines for the next three months.

Neptune gets a mug that says "best godly parent of the year". (Poseidon steals it lol)

[askuemki]

it was me who did that... 🤭

[thesummerstorms]

I've been dabbling in a project, mostly world building and not actual fic because my brain is a strange creature, but I have decided that in my interpretation of the PJO universe, Athena is ... well a strategist in all things.

Including the creation of her children.

The way I'm envisioning it, creating a child from her own mind isn't really a task she undertakes casually.

Yes, she does it occasionally as a "gift" to a mortal whose mind she admires. There's no romantic or sexual relationship, but it's an intense, consuming relationship all the same.

Children born for that reason (or for just that reason) are rare though. Athena might have many favorites, but she's also proud. Who deserves a child entirely crafted by a Goddess? Only the few.

I think, in a normal decade, the number of Athena campers is actually on the lower end compared to most of the other Olympians.

None of the Campers outside of Athena's own children every really figure it out, and Chiron, who knows, would sooner die than tell them.

But when there are many children of Athena, like there are in Annabeth's childhood, it's a sign that something strange or terrible is coming.

Athena is a strategist, the right hand of Zeus, his favorite child, the one who forsees and attempts to dismantle threats to Olympians' power. She moves the pieces into place without hesitation or sentimentality.

And the easiest pieces to control, of course, would be her own children.

Other demigods have other immortal parents to listen to, no matter how strong their desire for victory or their inherent cunning. Her own children are fragments of her own mind- much more reliable. Much easier to predict.

And if in the years leading up to whatever disturbance she forsees she chooses mortal parents for her children with calculation, with an eye for the skill sets and temperaments she predicts most needing in the dark times ahead...well, the child and their parent should be honored by her forethought.

It isn't even that she has no affection for the parent or child, in so much as she is capable of affection. But Athena is always, always three steps ahead, and her actions always have intent. Her children are no different.

A demigod, ultimately, is a weapon in the hands of the gods. It's best that the ones she chooses are well-crafted.

[aroaceleovaldez]

Not to get pedantic (oh who am i kidding that’s most of this blog) but I am genuinely fascinated by the potential applications of the established canon in HoO and TOA that the gods canonically have both historic and regional forms, and can appear as specific versions of those forms and have kids of those specific forms, which influence what powers the kid has/what pantheon they fall under/etc etc (and also the implication that demigods can be born under multiple forms of a singular deity). This is somewhat backed up even earlier in the first series when we’re told that Percy has earthquake powers because of his father being Poseidon “The Earthshaker” (which is Mycenaean Poseidon) - which could also tie into why Percy generally takes leadership roles, is hopping in and out of the Underworld a lot, and is apparently particularly powerful for even just a Big 3 kid, since all that would line up with Mycenaean Poseidon being generally put at the head of the pantheon and also being a chthonic deity.

Now this gets really interesting when we start looking at deities being combined and conflated, because a.) the Romans weren’t the only ones doing that and b.) the Romans had their own gods originally, they didn’t just take the Greek ones and slap a new name on them. They merged a lot with their own preexisting deities alongside adopting worship of deities from other cultures as the Romans spread (and the Greeks also did this), and c.) the ancient Greeks and Romans did exist at the same time.

Like, we know in terms of the Greeks and Romans that if their godly parents are “equivalent” then their demigod children are siblings, just like if Greek demigods have the “same” godly parent then they are also siblings. However, very few Greco-Roman gods are one-to-one, and a lot are like three gods in a trench coat, and then if you want to get into historical forms then you can start running into weird things like ���Well, if you go back far enough, these two Greek gods may have originated from the same thing-” and also if we’re talking historical forms, again, the Greeks and Romans existed at the same time! Which means there would be historic forms of godly parents that are both Greek and Roman! So like, where do we go from there? Would Hazel be equally siblings to a child of Plutus as she is to Nico because both Hades and Plutus were conflated into Pluto? Orcus was also conflated with Pluto - does that mean when Nico killed Bryce Lawrence, he was killing his half-brother? (cause then that parallels just a couple chapters later when Will faces off against Octavian-) Are there demigods who, depending on their godly parents’ form(s), are technically both a Greek and Roman demigod? If Hermes and Pan possibly originated from the same god, does that mean all the satyrs are siblings with the Hermes kids? If we want to get into all the nonsense of Dionysus’ origins and Zagreus and Hades, does that mean Nico is technically siblings with Dionysus kids? Does Dionysus joke about this during their therapy sessions? Are some demigods in certain cabins siblings with kids in other cabins but each others’ siblings aren’t siblings depending on what form their godly parents were in?

I have a headache now.

[yourgodlyparent]

Earth Gods 🌎

(AKA Likely Godly Parents of Outdoorsy Kids)

Aristaeus: God of Cheesemakers, Beekeepers, and Rural Crafts

Aristaeus kids 🐝Dog people 🐝Unproblematic 🐝Don’t keep up with the news 🐝Boring but fine with that

Demeter: Goddess of Agriculture and Harvest

Demeter kids 🌱Authoritative 🌱Slightly unhinged 🌱Can’t stand lazy people 🌱Love being outdoors

Eubouleus: God of Swineherds

Eubouleus kids 🐷Observant 🐷Great teachers, trainers 🐷Satisfied with what they have 🐷Can’t stop watching the same comfort TV show on repeat

Karmanor: God of Harvest

Karmanor kids 🌾Community-oriented 🌾Not afraid to get their hands dirty 🌾Obsessed with their local farmer’s market 🌾Indecisive

Persephone: Goddess of Springtime and Queen of the Underworld

Persephone kids 🌹Kind 🌹Major seasonal depression 🌹Strong sense of stranger danger 🌹Value stability

Pomona: Goddess of Plenty

Pomona kids 🌳Cautious 🌳Protect their peace 🌳Voracious readers 🌳Struggle to make friends

Priapus: God of Fertility and the Garden

Priapus kids 🌸Always hyping up their friends 🌸Love little kids 🌸Leap before they look 🌸Hate being cold

Triptolemus: God of Farming

Triptolemus kids 🚜Country kids at heart 🚜Responsible 🚜Take a while to warm up to strangers 🚜Love a party

Vertumnus: God of Seasonal Change and Plant Growth

Vertumnus kids 🌿Persuasive 🌿Great conversationalists 🌿Open to trying new things 🌿Way too active on social media

[witchthewriter]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬

𝑍𝑒𝑢𝑠/𝐽𝑢𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟  Female | Male

𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑎/𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑜 Female | Male

𝐴𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒/𝑉𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠 Female | Male

𝐻𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠/𝑃𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑜 Female | Male

𝑯𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂/𝑽𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂 Female | Male

𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟/𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠 Female | Male

𝑯𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 (although commonly misinterpreted as Trivia as a Roman counterpart) Female | Male

𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑛/𝑁𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑒 Female | Male

𝐴𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑎/𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎 Female | Male

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑠/𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑠 Female | Male

𝐴𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠/𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎 Female 

𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜 Female | Male

𝐻𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑠/𝑉𝑢𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑛 Female | Male

𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑠/𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑦 Female | Male

𝐷𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑠/𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑠 Female | Male

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒/𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒 Female | Male

[buckysoldatbarnes]

succession captured the mundane, bizarre, chaotic, inexplicable details of death so perfectly. the denial of roman refusing to admit logan was dead until they stopped giving CPR, the immediacy of the team moving forward with logistics before the kids had even processed it, shiv blurting out non sequiturs, roman stressing over if he said the right words and wanting to see him, all of them grasping for control through making the statement. 

the writers were SO genius for having his happen on episode 3 of the season, only a quarter way into the episode, after they’d already established the episode plotlines. it was sudden, unpredictable, and it blew everything else (the mattsson deal, connor’s wedding drama, roman firing gerri) to ashes. that’s how death is. it has no logic, no narrative symmetry. and by not showing anything until tom made the call, the viewers are put in the sibling’s shoes. we’re as shocked as they are.

[unsupervisedsoup]

three years late to the party, but damn, silco am i right?

[dandelion-blues]

A PJO Headcannon

Idea time:

So, I was reading this fic (it's really good so far btw) and the author was thinking of making Nancy a demigod, and who her godly parent should be, and I thought of Laverna.

Laverna, the Roman Goddess of thieves, cheats, and the Underworld. She was believed to rule Rome's underground with her army of outcasts.

Here I'm thinking that Nancy is just a kid acting out, abandoned by her mom, and being a bully when seeing someone that's like her and has one parent (Percy) and taking it out on him. Also, in the books, Rick described Nancy in an unflattering way, which could go with her feeling like an outcast and whatnot.

It's not an excuse to her behavior, but I think it'd actually be pretty cool to give Nancy a bit more of a backstory. Like how some bully's lash out to hurt, so they don't feel the hurt themselves. And we only knew Nancy as a 12 year old.

But what if when Nancy grows older and learns of her heritage, she doesn't join the Legion like many demigods, but ends up forming a group of other outcasts who feel unloved and were thrown out by society.

Backstory:

Nancy wasn't sure how old she was when she knew that her dad didn't love her like other parents loved their kids. Five? Younger? Nancy didn't know, but she knows it's been a fact of her life for a very long time.

But Nancy got by. After all, even if she didn't have her dad's love, she had his money. That's why she went to expensive boarding schools was sent away and wore pristine itchy uniforms.

Nancy grew up around the cold walls and fleating sunlight of dorms and schools, and it was home to her. Moreso than the beach house her dad lives in.

The damp underground smell when the rain soaked the cracked cement and the running tracks dirt was euphoria. While the sea salt smell on her dad was like a smothering perfume on his skin that was a reminder of all the nonexistent hugs and loving caresses she would never have.

And Nancy's mother. Well, as far as Nancy is concerned, she doesn't exist. Ignoring all the times she cried for a parent, a mother, to love her.

Dad called her mom some whore, and left it at that.

Still, sometimes Nancy's dad would say how Nancy was taking after her mother's unappealing beauty.

Her too orange freckles smeared across her face like powdered cheese instead of like glinting bronze or perfectly clear skin.

Ignoring how Nancy actually liked her freckles. She loved cheese because she imagined it was for royalty to be served at balls like the most divine dishes. At least she loved cheese until other kids started making fun of her cheese powder freckles like they were disgusting.

And that's not even touching on Nancy's frizzy red hair. Hair that Nancy thought was like Ms. Frizzle, the most adventurous and brave woman Nancy saw as a kid. The woman that Nancy looked up to and learned from on TV.

But of course, her dad hated her hair. While his hair was brown and straight, her's was a mess. A reminder of her mother.

And all these unapealing beauty marks just added up and up like a neverending pile of stones titering precariously over her, waiting for her to give up and let the stone's fall and crush her under the weight of her ugliness.

Each insult from her dad, from her peers, from adults around her, added more cracks to the stone tower. Her crooked teeth (she thought she looked like a fiercesome pirate), her prominent nose (a good detective always has a big nose), her tallness (she liked being taller than kids her age, made her not feel as small), her squinty eyes (like she was looking to steal something. It's true, she likes shiny things, besides surely they can do without some of their possessesions because they smile so carelessly without a worry).

So yeah, Nancy gets it. She's not attractive, but so what? Because of this, she's learned to use her words and body language to get what she wants. Other kids will use puppy eyes, and she'll call an adult a pervert and pickpocket from the "concerned" adults around her. And guess what? She'll get more than the kid who uses puppy eyes.

But she won't ever get a parent's love.

And now that Nancy's twelve, and going to sixth grade, she knows all the tricks. How to be the top dog at school, and be the teacher's favorite.

She'll surround herself with worshipers, and her heart will finally not feel so empty.

But why?

Why?

Why are there still people ignoring her?

And why does the one boy that smells like sea salt bring tears to her eyes?

It's because he reminded her of her dad. Her dad and that horrible beach house that she desperately tries to forget once school starts again.

And why does that boy, who seems to come from nothing, seem to have such a carefree smile?

No, it's not carefree. Nancy can see that it's strained, like hers.

But why does he still seem so happy?

Is it because of that cripple, Grover?

No, if that was it that Nancy would be happy. After all, she has better, more superior friends.

And yet why isn't she happy like him?

Why?

It makes Nancy furious. Her heart hammers in her chest, and her eyes sting. She clenches her teeth and balls her hands into fists.

What right does that nobody have to be so happy?

Is it because he has a mom that mails him blue cookies and handwritten letters in a cheap tuba ware box?

That he has a parent that loves him unlike her?

It doesn't matter because Nancy will do whatever it takes to wipe that happy smile off of Percy's face if it's the last thing she does.

Nancy's face burns bright red with pure retribution when it never seems to work. Her eyes gleam with fury as Grover and Percy seem to have gotten closer than ever after she started to pick on them. At least their math teacher, Mrs. Dodds seems to hate Percy just as much as her.

Whatever, she has more plans. Nancy rolls her eyes and washes her face as she gets ready for bed. She glances in the mirror, looking at all her ugly traits. Her yellowish eyes like pyrite, fake gold, glaring back at her while she scowls.

Ugly, deformed little girl. Trying to fill your empty heart again?

"Shut up!" Nancy yelled at her mirror self, and the other her seemed to grin maliciously back.

Ugh, your voice sounds as disgusting as how the rest of you looks.

"Stop." Nancy's voice cracks, her eyes watering, as she starts to tremble.

Tch, pathetic. Don't pretend to have emotions now. You mons-

Nancy screams and punches the mirror, the glass splintering before her as it cracks and falls.

Nancy sheild's her face in her arms, as the glass shattered and broke completely, thudding loudly as the pieces hit the sink and floor.

Nancy stood there a moment, breathing heavily, her heart pounding wildly. She lowers her arms, her left hand throbbing with pain, and looks at the shattered glass all on the ground and sink. Her blood mixes with the pure white tiles painting her crime scene red.

And for a second, when Nancy glances at the shard pieces, she doesn't see herself, but Percy. Another scarred kid with anger issues and wants to be heard. And then it's gone when Nancy blinks.

Nancy breathes a moment before slumping to the ground, laughing hysterically.

She's going crazy, hasn't she?

Seeing things?

Having more strength than a twelve year old girl should have?

H-how did she even do that?!

The mirror shouldn't have broken that easily!

Maybe she really is some depraved lunatic villain after all.

Nancy shakes her head in disbelief, some giggles spilling past her lips.

She looks at her blood entranced. It shines bright red and leaves her body. Has she ever lost so much blood before? She doesn't think she has.

Nancy continues to laugh and giggle.

She really is crazy isn't she?

Then, Nancy feels a lump in her throat, tears threatening to spill as she shutters a dry sob.

She's a monster!

And Nancy's leaves the bathroom in horror, her heart beating rapidly. She sinks into her bed covers, wincing as her hand is still bleeding, but she ignores it, like she ignores everything else and she forces herself to fall asleep in her single dormitory. Alone, not noticing tears leaving her eyes as she wants to forget everything and dream of everything she'll never have.

And the anguish Nancy feels only makes her feel more helpless and angry. So she does the only thing a twelve year old can think of when she has nothing else. She lashes out at the world - at everyone. Especially at those who dare to stand up to her. To be so happy when she never will be!

[katakosmos]

the olympics have officially started, i'm so sorry for all the people who will have to swim in the seine

[scorpiusmalfoylovesoscarwilde]

only hot girls get emotional about the relationship between jesus and judas every night

[lokiiied]

oh, nothing i’m just thinking about

“i love loki and mobius’ friendship. […] i find it very touching. […] loki is a very defensive, very self-isolating [character]…and mobius is very confronting. because mobius is calm, and warm, and level.

and he confronts loki with, […] a- a sort of presentation of who he is without judgement and with compassion. […] they have a great — it ends up being a great rapport. they have an affection for each other and a -and a respect.

[…] yeah, loki and mobius’ friendship evolves from the fact that they learn a lot from each other about each other. and i think it’s really real. i think there’s a lot of love, and care, and affection there. um, it’s very sincere and…presents something new for loki, i don’t think he’s ever had a friend. before. um.

so yeah. i really loved it.”

x [edit] o [the full clip]

[stewy]

the layers.... it's them layers...

[calliopescorner]

Basic information for Bea’s PJO/Greek Riordanverse rewrite!

Hello! I’m Bea, and this blog is for talking about how the Greek (and sometimes Roman) gods impact the world building in my rewrite. You can read about the dynamics, cabins, and other information here! But first, lets explain some concepts and changes that will be kept in mind for the gods and their different demigod interactions.

1. All gods will be treated as completely different entities. If they have a different name and are from a different pantheon, they will have a different personality and dynamic, even if they share a lot in common with their Greek counterpart. This keeps everything more streamlined, and removes the annoying “splitting” arc from the books.

2. “Camp Half-Blood” and “half-bloods” are changed to “Camp Empeiria” and “demigods”. This is because the term “half-blood” has been used as a derogatory term, and thus I feel like it’s more appropriate to use something less loaded. The term “Empeiria” means “experience or practice”, and “demigod” has been used in the books before.

3. Not all gods will look/act the same as they do in canon! This is to reflect a different interpretation, and to also bring them closer to their myths (in some cases). This also gives more opportunity to have a wider range of different character dynamics.

Keep this in mind for when these things come up in the different god headcanons! Please use the “ask” feature to request any gods you’d like to see! Now, let’s have some fun!

[yourgodlyparent]

Bibesia: Goddess of Drink

Bibesia kids 🍹Chronic oversharers 🍹Have a codependent bestie 🍹Always up for a hang 🍹Reliably fun (otherwise unreliable)

(Roman God; No Greek Equivalent) Link in bio for more Bibesia info 🍹