#underworld god

[vanillabean-13draws]

My design for Persephone, I don’t know what it’s for, but it’s fun to do!

[nogetron]

Mishipeshu, the dark beast of the depths. Within the lakes and seas lies this great creature, a beast of darkness that engulfs those who incur its wrath. From Lake Superior the Mishipeshu commands the horned serpents, their numbers being the legions of chaos. The Mishipeshu and their horned serpents are opposed by their eternal enemies, the thunderbirds lead by Nanabozho. Locked in an endless conflict, each time the Mishipeshu’s forces rose up from their watery abyss to strike against the earth they were driven back by the storms of the thunderbirds. The Mishipeshu first encountered his nemesis Nanabozho during the previous world. The Mishipeshu had captured and dragged Nanabozho’s brother Jiibayaabooz into the depths of a lake. Nanabozho forced the Mishipeshu out of the lake and fought the beast, with a decisive strike Nanabozho injured the Mishipeshu. Enraged, the Mishipeshu roared and tore Jiibayabooz asunder, from this roar the waters rose and flooded the earth, covering the land in its dark abyss. Described as a giant panther-like beast, the Mishipeshu’s form is distinctly recognizable, long spikes or fins traveling down its spine, two horns sprouting from its head, and glittering scales of copper. Those brave enough to dive into the Mishipeshu’s abode can find the Mishipeshu’s flaked off copper scales, though these scales may bring fortune and luck they can also bring negativity and anger the Mishipeshu. The Mishipeshu bestows its wrath on those who merely travel across its domain, drowning them with whirlpools and luring those in with transformed beauty.

The Mishipeshu was a legendary creature among many of the Native Americans and First Nation cultures around the Great Lakes region, notably the Anishinaabe peoples. Mishipeshu translates to “the great lynx” however other renditions go by “the underwater panther” as well. The beast’s title of Gitche-anahmi-bezheu translates to “fabulous night panther” but it more directly translates to “great underwater wildcat”. Some cultures hold the copper they find underwater in high regard, depicting them as bringers of good fortune. This is directly seen in a story told by a trader who haggled with a native villager to take their deposit of copper. Despite the villager being clearly uncomfortable with the transaction they eventually relented and agreed to the transaction, later during the actual trade the villager felt extreme regret and embarrassment for accepting the trader’s bargain, noting that it was the worst decision of his life and asked the trader to promise that he’d never tell others about the transaction, a promise the trader didn’t keep. typically seen as the leader and strongest of the monsters of the underworld, The Mishipeshu is sometimes referred to as a species of creatures rather than a singular beast, though this role is typically taken by the horned serpents. The Mishipeshu is also said to take the form of a horned serpent as well, the two forms are generally interchangeable for the Mishipeshu but not the horned serpents themselves. The myth of the Mishipeshu’s fight against Nanabozho is considered to be apart of the flood archetype, among the likes of the story of Noah and the Mesopotamian flood myth. The Mishipeshu is also a deceptively close rendition of the Chaoskampf motif, likening it to the Canaanite Yam, the Babylonian Tiamat and Abzu, and the Irish Balor among many others. However this doesn’t mean that the Mishipeshu is directly descended from such myths, only that it fits the archetype. The Mishipeshu is an extremely old figure, being dated to the prehistoric period of the Americas, with enormous amount of pictographs and textiles depicting the creature.

[gorez]

The Abduction of Proserpina, Ulpiano Checa, 1888.

[maybemacdc]

a little tribute to my new fav song from the epic musical

[a-very-sparkly-nerd]

Zeus: "If you don't end him now, you'll have no one left to save."

Athena: "Finish it."

Aeolus: "The end always justifies the means."

Poseidon: "Ruthlessness is mercy."

Hermes: "You can be hurt or you can beat her. ... I'll help you conquer her."

Tiresias: "I see a man who gets to make it home alive, but it's no longer you."

Hestia, probably:

[mint-wreck]

Alexa, play "No Longer You"

Animatic by yours truly An extended version will be uploaded on my YouTube channel

[macksartblock]

Anyway really enjoying the underworld saga

[celesrangeepic]

Greek Apologies

I keep hearing people say that Odysseus never apologized properly to Poseidon but in the Greek way he did.

Basically the Greek word that apology is derived from- Apologia means “Speaking in Defense”.

Basically the Greeks would explain why you did what you did while expressing sympathy and remaining respectful.

The reason why Poseidon didn’t accept the apology was because Odysseus permanently crippled Poseidon’s son which was like, a great disgrace for that time period- it would’ve been more honorable to kill Polyphemus.

But anyways- my whole point was that Odysseus DID apologize correctly but due to the disgrace of what Odysseus did, it’s why Poseidon was so angry and said, “This totally could’ve been avoided had you just killed my son.”

This is why Odysseus was quiet when Eurylochus apologized for the wind bag- because he didn’t apologize correctly per the time period, he just said “I’m so sorry, forgive me.” He didn’t give a defense or reasoning, he just begged to be forgiven.

[sloanslone]

PLZ MORE OF UR TIRESIAS HE'S SO CUUUTE

Tiresias and Hermes doodles based on mason's tiktoks ^^

[the-mori-arty]

More colored gods! ✨HERAH✨

[thegirlwiththefilledsketchbook]

Ahahaha

[daiwild]

hi my one christmas wish is that u watch this show. pretty please.

fanart that contains major spoilers under the cut:

kit i miss u 💔💔💔

[xixovart]

all i need in life is for odysseus to reunite with telemachus and immediately say, “you’re taller”

[stanleynopines]

Fr

[dantistmarty]

[demigods-posts]

luke fumbling in recruiting percy has to be one of his greatest failures. a beautiful thing the show does regarding luke and percy's relationship is building rapport between them through shared moments like settling into camp, eating meals together, but especially through swordfighting lessons. the swordfighting scene at the beginning of episode 8 not only reveals that percy and luke already share similar beliefs about the fear-based system the gods have cultivated, but it's clear the conversation stays with percy when he fights ares and later calls out zeus on his waning skills as a father and a king. however, luke's plan fell through the moment percy learned that the winged-shoes were meant to drag him to tartarus. not only that, but the shoes nearly killed grover, a friend percy cared for deeply. if nourishing loyalty and trust was the key to ensuring a partnership with percy, then it was luke's faulty planning, arrogance, and impatience that cost him the greatest ally he could ask for.