#variants of aphrodite

[witchthewriter]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞/𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐬

The men who can’t help but exude some sort of sex appeal. Whether they’re woman (and/or man) eaters, everyone finds something sensual about them. There’s no way you can’t crush on them ... even a little. Some may talk about sex freely and about their experiences, while others like to keep what they do ... behind doors.

𝑂𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙

𝐽𝑜𝑒𝑦 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖

𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑑

𝑆𝑖𝑟 𝐺𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒

𝑅𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑂'𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑙

𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑐𝘩𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟

𝐿𝑎𝑧𝑙𝑜 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡𝘩

𝐴𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑠

𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛

[oracleofdiscord]

Paris + The Gods

please pretend that it looks like ares is taking the crown from paris instead of giving a crown to paris because having paris actively hand it over didn't work with the rest of the concept for this drawing

also please pretend that it actually looks like aphrodite is leaning over instead of looking like she's the same height as paris - a lot of the shading i used to indicate that she wasn't standing up straight got killed by the glowy hair effects

bonus flats + simpler shading under the cut, bonus ramblings in the tags

[mer-acle]

2nd Gen Olympian nicknames

(I know we kinda always use nicknames when we write about the sillies, but these are what I think would actually be used by the characters. Obv just headcanon, sorted by age lol)

Athena

Doesn't like nicknames, which makes her siblings use them all the more, particularly when they're younger.

Ath (on occasion, by Artemis, Apollo, or Hephaestus), Thena (that one kinda sticks after God Games), Attie (by Ares when he was a kid without self-preservation instinct, now sometimes by Hermes who has a deathwish), Thea (by Ody and Fam)

Hephaestus

Doesn't mind, doesn't care.

Heph (by everyone, even Athena surprisingly), Phaestus (rarer but it happens), Hephie (by Hermes, naturally)

Aphrodite

Actually loves nicknames, but loves terms of endearment even more. Ares hasn't used her name to her face in centuries, if he didn't call her my love, my darling, or my little dove, she would literally cry bc she would think he was breaking up with her.

Dite (The casual one most of her siblings use), Aph (Apollo, serious), Dovie (Somebody please contain Hermes)

Ares

His name has two syllables. One might argue for ARES (Athena, annoyed). Otherwise just endearment from Aphrodite, and descriptors like The Angry One. Please be nicer to Ares everyone he deserves better.

Artemis

Doesn't mind nicknames per se, but is particular about which ones.

Artie is out of the question (not even Hermes, Artemis is a ranged fighter), Temi or Ari is fine (Apollo, her girls, and on occasion some of the others)

Apollo

Is genuinely sad that Pollo is the only variant of his name that's halfway reasonable. Yes, people call him "Sunshine" (Okay, Hermes does, and his bf/gf do too), Pollo... honestly most of the siblings have used it but it doesn't really stick.

Hermes

Literally nobody shortens his name, but I guarantee every god and goddess has called him "little shit" at least once.

Dionysus

Honestly if the drugs kick in he answers to no variant of his name lol. It's Dio, by pretty much everyone, always (apart from Athena pre-God Games who stubbornly uses his full name)

[literaryvein-reblogs]

I don’t know if you’ve answered something similar before, but I’m writing for a story including mermaids and sirens and was wondering if you had any information or advice?

Writing Notes: Mermaids & Sirens

Mermaid - a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a human being and the tail of a fish.

Siren - (in Greek mythology) a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song.

MERMAIDS

Similar divine or semidivine beings appear in ancient mythologies (e.g., the Chaldean sea god Ea, or Oannes).

In European folklore, mermaids (sometimes called sirens) and mermen were natural beings who, like fairies, had magical and prophetic powers. They loved music and often sang. Though very long-lived, they were mortal and had no souls.

Many folktales record marriages between mermaids (who might assume human form) and men. In most, the man steals the mermaid’s cap or belt, her comb or mirror. While the objects are hidden she lives with him; if she finds them she returns at once to the sea.

In some variants the marriage lasts while certain agreed-upon conditions are fulfilled, and it ends when the conditions are broken.

Though sometimes kindly, mermaids and mermen were usually dangerous to man.

Their gifts brought misfortune, and, if offended, the beings caused floods or other disasters.

To see one on a voyage was an omen of shipwreck.

They sometimes lured mortals to death by drowning, as did the Lorelei of the Rhine, or enticed young people to live with them underwater, as did the mermaid whose image is carved on a bench in the church of Zennor, Cornwall, England.

Aquatic mammals, such as the dugong and manatee, that suckle their young in human fashion above water are considered by some to underlie these legends.

SIRENS

According to Homer, there were two Sirens on an island in the western sea between Aeaea and the rocks of Scylla.

Later the number was usually increased to three, and they were located on the west coast of Italy, near Naples.

They were variously said to be the daughters of the sea god Phorcys or of the river god Achelous by one of the Muses.

In Homer’s Odyssey, Book XII, the Greek hero Odysseus, advised by the sorceress Circe, escaped the danger of their song by stopping the ears of his crew with wax so that they were deaf to the Sirens.

Odysseus himself wanted to hear their song but had himself tied to the mast so that he would not be able to steer the ship off its course.

Apollonius of Rhodes, in Argonautica, Book IV, relates that when the Argonauts sailed that way, Orpheus sang so divinely that only one of the Argonauts heard the Sirens’ song.

According to Argonautica, Butes alone was compelled by the Sirens’ voices to jump into the water, but his life was saved by the goddess Cypris, a cult name for Aphrodite.

In Hyginus’s Fabulae, no. 141, a mortal’s ability to resist them causes the Sirens to commit suicide.

Ovid (Metamorphoses, Book V) wrote that the Sirens were human companions of Persephone.

After she was carried off by Hades, they sought her everywhere and finally prayed for wings to fly across the sea. The gods granted their prayer.

In some versions Demeter turned them into birds to punish them for not guarding Persephone.

In art, the Sirens appeared first as birds with the heads of women and later as women, sometimes winged, with bird legs.

The Sirens seem to have evolved from an ancient tale of the perils of early exploration combined with an Asian image of a bird-woman. Anthropologists explain the Asian image as a soul-bird—i.e., a winged ghost that stole the living to share its fate. In that respect the Sirens had affinities with the Harpies.

Some Character Tropes

Alchemic Elementals. Merfolk and similar beings are sometimes portrayed as water elementals.

Bathtub Mermaid. Merfolk and other aquatic creatures kept in stationary tanks and other containers.

Inhumanly Beautiful Race. Merfolk, mermaids in particular, are often very beautiful beyond human standards.

Mermaid Arc Emergence. When mermaids surface, it is often with splendor.

Mermaid in a Wheelchair. Mermaids on land often use wheelchairs to get around.

Mobile Fishbowl. Merfolk who can't breathe air bring water with them to interact with land-dwellers.

Mute Mermaid. A mermaid who is unable to speak.

Selkies and Wereseals. Human-seal shapeshifters.

Sirens Are Mermaids. The Sirens of mythology portrayed as mermaids.

Unscaled Merfolk. Merfolk that are aren't scaled fish below the waist.

Sources: 1 2 3 ⚜ More: Notes ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

Choose which of these notes you'd like to incorporate in your story, and do more research if you need to add more detail. Hope these help inspire your writing!

[meggannn]

list of nicknames for Mel so far

(Olympic Update)

Hecate: Melinoë/Witch

Dora: Mel

Odysseus: Goddess

Nemesis: Princess (sarcastic)

Moros: Princess (sincere)

Skelly: Young one

Charon: Arrrrrggghhhhhhh

Artemis: Sister (sincere)

Zeus: Young lady

Hera: My dear

Poseidon: Little Niece

Apollo: Cousin (initially)/Sunshine (later)

Hermes: M

Hephaestus: Witchie

Aphrodite: Gorgeous/Love (rarely)

Demeter: Flower

Chaos: Spawn of Hades

Selene: Little Star

Arachne: My friend

Narcissus: Laurel

Scylla: Lady

Echo: N/A

Hades: Daughter

Chronos: My girl/Granddaughter

Heracles: Sister (derogatory)

Medea: Sorceress

Polyphemus: Meat (among other things)

Circe: Little Miss

Icarus: Meli

Eris: Trouble/Babe

Athena: Cousin

Dionysus: Mel baby

Prometheus: Agent of Change

Personal predictions:

Ares: Soldier(?)

Zagreus: Kiddo when he’s messing around, Sis otherwise (it would be funny if there was acknowledgment that everyone else has taken the obvious nicknames and he’s stuck with “Sis” because even “Sister” is taken, twice)

Persephone: Sweetheart

Nyx: My child (I just think she’d call all her kids and “young” family some variant of this). ALTERNATIVELY “my sword,” based on how Selene calls Mel “Night’s sword”

Achilles: Lass

Meg: Kid

Thanatos: ????

Dusa: Miss/Ma’am

[4mph1r1t3]

HOLIDAY SEASON RP - LORE

Genre; Idk fluff??

Word Count; 351 

Previously; N/A

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Contains (not a TW);

Aphrodite , Poseidon , Penelope , Caleb , Scylla

       • @notesbyaphrodite , @king-of-the-fish , @imnotaman , @frayna-of-the-hollow , @seamonsterscylla

Holiday Playlist by F/Amphi’s mod

       • SPOTIFY | YOUTUBE

Enjoy and have a happy holidays!!

" For Auld Lang Syne, my dear~ "

The melody floats in the air. Its’ joy fits the atmosphere. What IS the atmosphere you may ask? 

THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

A beautifully decorated tree with lights that shine brighter than Helios’ mighty rays. It’s almost like they’re celebrating the birthday of Dionysus. I mean- they MIGHT be. But I don’t think any of them would say yes. 

Around the tree and the hall for that matter are people. Gods and goddesses, creatures beyond man’s wildest imaginations, even mortal people! Everyone in Christmas regalia in some variant. Whether it be like Aphrodite and Amphitrite, sipping Ambrosia in very Christmas distinct outfits, or Poseidon in a …..interesting sea themed christmas sweater. Sorry. UGLY Christmas sweater. 

With the welcoming and happy environment, gifts collect under the ‘Christmas’ Olive tree. It’s a beautiful but rather silly event.

[Amphitrite is looking around at the sights and sounds of the new Christmas party. It truly is admirable. She puts her wine down on a table shakily, not wishing to spill it on her gown. Her almost dusty purple eyes scan the entire room.]

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬!!

( this is amazing! I cannot believe we’re doing this!!)

[She says excitedly. Sitting back down, the goddess can’t seem to contain her excitement, almost like a golden retriever if it were a fish goddess.]

[With gentle touches she smoothes out her dress to try and contain herself. However someone else has some different opinions on the Christmas party.]

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PLEASE NOTE; 

This is the LORE RP/OPEN RP. click the other for the other post. 

Because it says ‘different opinions DOES NOT MEAN a character firmly hates it

LORE RP is canon, OPEN RP is for other blogs to interact with!

LORE RP’s gift giving starts on Christmas Day/Boxing Day. Depends when everyone is free!

Happy Holidays from myself (fronzie), Lady Amphitrite, and Lady Hera!

[aurantiumred]

hc powers of the seven: blessing edition

not all of the seven are included here because I don't think all of the seven have gotten blessings

firstly, i think blessings are lasting.

is this entirely canon? not really. but frank's blessing physically altered him, so it's pretty possible. now to the actual hcs:

jason: blessing of lupa. he's got very sharp teeth and a strong bite. enhanced senses, other than sight, so he's pretty sensitive to noise. i also doubt that the wolves provided him with cooked food, so he's pretty much got an iron stomach and can eat raw meat. thats what he did with the wolves. however!! this power has drawbacks. he's more likely to be hurt by loud sounds, and his sensitivity means that, while he's a great fighter, you can stun him if you're too loud, though he gets back up after. blessings are also curses. he looks at it fairly, noting both the good and bad effects of it. the noise sensitivity also gives opportunities for him fearing his own lighting and thunder.

frank: blessing of mars. we know this one. what could i possibly change—give him fear manipulation. his very aura can cause anxiety and maybe even paranoia in new people. he hates it. so much. it makes him physically taller and stronger, but it scares the new campers and makes them nervous. he considers it more of a curse than a blessing.

piper: blessing of aphrodite. yes, this happened in canon at her claiming. all I'm editing is saying she got enhanced charmspeak powers from it *cough* and the ability to breathe underwater *cough* i mean what sea goddess aphrodite who? doesn't notice it until shrimpzilla. considers it a blessing. although she hates her mom and probably wishes someone else gave it to her. it's fine she can still be one with the fish.

leo: blessing of juno. yes, the roman variant. yes, juno. she is his patron as much as jason and piper's. minor premonition with sudden sickness, nausea, or visions before a bad event. does this suck ass for him? yes. does this also help the others because it's a bright, neon red warning flag? also yes. he thinks it's shitty but wouldn't get rid of it. this is because juno was believed to protect the roman city and warn the citizens before an attack or destructive event. he also gets slight power boosts during june.

nico: blessing of apollo but specifically after the trials of apollo when he sarcastically asks if he has the blessing of will's father to date him. and apollo takes it literally and gives it to him. "that's not what i meant, dipshit—" and it's far too late for that so now he has enhanced hearing and he's pitch perfect and he'll never use this again. ever. but hey it also gives him sunburn immunity so??? no, he's not a member of the seven, but not all of them have blessings so shh it's fine i can put him in this list.

sorry if i left out a character you thought would gain a blessing! you can correct me if you want <33

[sapphicpipedream]

probably overdone but!!!!! foxes and their godly parents

neil: definitely literally without a doubt hermes. his whole thing is literally running (fast, away from his past..etc) andrew + aaron: obvious answer is sons of apollo. blond twins, aaron with his whole medicine thing. andrew because apollo is also the god of truths. alternatively sons of nemesis like goddess of vengeance??? both of them killing each others abusers?? its too good.

kevin: son of nike for sure. like goddess of victory??? literally him. alternatively he could be like the host of thoth or something ik he wld go crazy for all that knowledge.

renee: daughter of iris. idk if i have any other reason than her being associated with rainbows lolll. she definitely talks and prays to hestia too though.

nicky: son of aphrodite. he totally resents the tradition of breaking ppls hearts though. and him being the son of the goddess of love while his parents reject his idea of love is just! so!

allison: daughter of aphrodite too but i feel like she'd have charmspeak. i can lowkey see piper in her.

dan: my girl literally captained the foxes to victory. daughter of athena through and through

matt: i wanna say hermes just because he was neil's roommate when he first came to palmetto + hermes accepting all newcomers and stuff.

seth: ares. idk what else to say

bonus!!!

jean: idk who embodies misery more than my boy jean so maybe akhlys. but also im getting demeter vibes. cant explain why but its there. pegasi also totally love him for some reason.

jeremy: easy answer wld be apollo but consider janus. like god of beginnings?? he manages to separate and hide his past like a little too well. and!!! speaking of beginnings he's part of the reason jean is getting a new beginning as well.

wymack is literally a coach hedge variant.

[svtsilena]

ᰋ ﾞ⋆  DON QUIXOTE ❪ #Seventeen . . 𓄼

﹟ ꜜ . . . ⊹ SILENA, seventeen’s maknae

❪ ✷ 𓈒﹫ FILE ONE  ❫ ᪡ 𓂃 ꜝꜞ࣪ ★ ❛ say the name,

seventeen. ❜ ☻⋆ ᐟ ❛ BASIC INFO. ❜

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 birth name. silena chen

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 chinese name. chen jian

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 pinyin. 陈建

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 korean name. 𝗅𝗂𝗆 𝗃𝖺𝖾𝗂𝗇

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 hangul. 임재인

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 name meaning.ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ silena: of greek origin: meaning ❛ moon ❜ or ❛ silent ❜. ❪ sih-LEE-nuh ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ chen: of chinese origin: 陈 ❪ chen ❫ meaning ❛ morning ❜

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ jian: of chinese origin: 建 ❪ jian ❫ meaning ❛ build, establish ❜

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ 𝗹𝗶𝗺: of sino-korean origin: a surname formed with the korean hanja character 林 ❪ 임, lim or im ❫, meaning ❛ forest, tree, woods ❜ ❪ 𝖾𝖾－𝖬 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ jaein: of sino-korean origin: a unisex given name formed with the korean hanja characters 在 ❪ 재, jae ❫ meaning ❛ in, at ❜ , 寅, ❪ 인, in ❫ meaning ❛ tiger. ❜ 𝗈𝗋 才❪ 재, jae ❫ meaning ❛ talent, ability. ❜, and  人 ❪ 인, in ❫ meaning ❛ person, human. ❜ ❪ 𝖢𝖧𝖤𝖧－𝖤𝖤𝖭 ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 nicknames. sil, lena, lenny, nini, , ji, jae ❪ variants of her name ❫, baby tiger ❪ since part of her korean name means tiger and matches hoshi’s energy — mostly used by hoshi ❫, maknini ❪ shares the maknae title with dino + nini — used by carats ❫, kkomaengi ❪ 꼬맹이,  ❛ small child. ❜ — only used by mingyu ❫, kitten ❪ used during pre-debut, since she has cat features & was young at the time ❫,  the people’s princess ❪ used by everyone — mostly by people outside of svt & carats  ❫, little one ❪ used by seungcheol ❫, thing two ❪ thing one is dino — used by svt ❫, teddy bear, daughter of aphrodite ❪ for her beauty and sharing the same name as a percy jackson character; silena beauregard ❫.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 birthdate . september 3, 1999

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 age. 25

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 zodiac sign. virgo

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 birthplace. queens, new york

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 hometown. queens, new york

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 nationality. american

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 ethnicity. chinese-korean

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 languages. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ english : new york dialect . . fluent ❪ 100% ❫.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ mandarin : northeastern dialect . . proficient ❪ 87% ❫.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ korean : mixed dialect . . proficient ❪ 87% ❫.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 gender. female

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 pronouns. she / her

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 sexual orientation. bisexual

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 relationship status. in a relationship

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 height. 5’6 ❪ 167.64 cm ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 weight. 120 lbs ❪ 54.4 kgs ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 eye color. dark brown

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 hair color. black

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 blood type. o

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 body modifications. five ear piercings ❪ three on her left, two on her right  ❫, five tattoos

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 face claim. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ ning yu zhao ❛ ningning ❜ ❪ aespa ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 speaking claim.ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ ning yu zhao ❛ ningning ❜ ❪ aespa ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ huh yunjin ❛ yunjin ❜ ❪ le sserafim ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 rap claim. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ ahn hyojin ❛ elly ❜ ❪ exid ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 vocal claim. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ ning yu zhao ❛ ningning ❜ ❪ aespa ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 dance claim. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ kwon soonyoung ❛ hoshi ❜ ❪ seventeen ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ daniela avanzini ❛ daniela ❜ ❪ katseye ❫

❪ ✷ 𓈒﹫ FILE TWO  ❫ ᪡ 𓂃 ꜝꜞ࣪ ★ ❛ say the name,

seventeen. ❜ ☻⋆ ᐟ ❛ CAREER INFO. ❜

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 stage name. SILENA ❪ 실레나 ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 stage name meaning. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ silena ❪ 실레나 ❫！she just wanted her stage name to be simple and not complicated.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 company. pledis entertainment ❪ 2011 — present ❫, hybe labels ❪ 2020 — present ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 training period. 2011 — 2015

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 years active. 2015 — present

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 debut date. may 26, 2015

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 group. seventeen

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 positions. main dancer, lead rapper, center, maknae

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 sub-units. performance team, JAESOON

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 popularity. most known member

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 representative emoji. 🌙 ❪ moon ❫ 𝗈𝗋 🦋 ❪ butterfly ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 fandom name. nini ❪s❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 rankings. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫vocals. ❪ 81 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫rapping. ❪ 89 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫dancing. ❪ 92 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ visuals. ❪ 95 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫stage presence. ❪ 88 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ producing. ❪ 73 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ songwriting. ❪ 79 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ choreographing. ❪ 80 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫composing. ❪ 20 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ leadership. ❪ 25 / 100 ❫

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫acting. ❪ 65 / 100 ❫

❪ ✷ 𓈒﹫ FILE THREE  ❫ ᪡ 𓂃 ꜝꜞ࣪ ★ ❛ say the name,

seventeen. ❜ ☻⋆ ᐟ ❛ PERSONAL INFO. ❜

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 mbti type. infj ❪ introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging ❫, the advocate.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 description. people with this personality type tend to approach life with deep thoughtfulness and imagination. their inner vision, personal values, and a quiet, principled version of humanism guide them in all things．

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 strengths. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫creative.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫insightful.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫principled.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫passionate

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ altruistic.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 weaknesses. ꜜ

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ sensitive to criticism.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ reluctant to open up.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ perfectionist.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ avoiding the ordinary.

﹟𓈒 . . ﹫ prone to burnout.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 fears. not having a lot of time, being abandoned, aggressiveness, lack of social awareness, close－mindedness, being helpless, failure, not being understood by others.

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 phobias. gamophobia ❪ fear of being out of control ❫, atychiphobia ❪ fear of failure ❫.

४﹐𓍼 ⋆ ❪ FATHER！chen ming

➛ ⋆ ⊹ english name. andrew chen

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthdate. october 27, 1970

➛ ⋆ ⊹ nationality. chinese

➛ ⋆ ⊹ ethnicity. chinese

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthplace. shanghai, china

➛ ⋆ ⊹ residency. queens, new york

➛ ⋆ ⊹ occupation. travel agent

➛ ⋆ ⊹ marital status. married since 1993

➛ ⋆ ⊹ children. derek chen, silena chen, josie chen, jesse chen．

४﹐𓍼 ⋆ ❪ MOTHER！vanessa lim

➛ ⋆ ⊹ korean name. lim yuna

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthdate. march 2, 1972

➛ ⋆ ⊹ nationality. south korean

➛ ⋆ ⊹ ethnicity. south korean

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthplace. daegu 𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒, south korea

➛ ⋆ ⊹ residency. queens, new york

➛ ⋆ ⊹ occupation. therapist

➛ ⋆ ⊹ marital status. married since 1993

➛ ⋆ ⊹ children. derek chen, silena chen, josie chen, jesse chen．

४﹐𓍼 ⋆ ❪ BROTHER！derek chen

➛ ⋆ ⊹ korean name. lim minyeon

➛ ⋆ ⊹ chinese name. chen kai

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthdate. december 8, 1994

➛ ⋆ ⊹ nationality. american

➛ ⋆ ⊹ ethnicity. korean-chinese

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthplace. queens, new york

➛ ⋆ ⊹ residency. oakland, california

➛ ⋆ ⊹ occupation. bakery owner

➛ ⋆ ⊹ marital status. married since 2018

➛ ⋆ ⊹ children. chen hana

४﹐𓍼 ⋆ ❪ SISTER！josie chen

➛ ⋆ ⊹ korean name. lim chaeyoon

➛ ⋆ ⊹ chinese name. chen jiahui

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthdate. may 11, 2003

➛ ⋆ ⊹ nationality. american

➛ ⋆ ⊹ ethnicity. korean-chinese

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthplace. queens, new york

➛ ⋆ ⊹ residency. seoul, south korea

➛ ⋆ ⊹ occupation. full time student

➛ ⋆ ⊹ marital status. dating since 2023

➛ ⋆ ⊹ children. n/a

४﹐𓍼 ⋆ ❪ BROTHER！jesse chen

➛ ⋆ ⊹ chinese name. chen tao

➛ ⋆ ⊹ korean name. lim minjun

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthdate. may 11, 2003

➛ ⋆ ⊹ nationality. american

➛ ⋆ ⊹ ethnicity. korean-chinese

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthplace. queens, new york

➛ ⋆ ⊹ residency. seoul, south korea

➛ ⋆ ⊹ occupation. full time student

➛ ⋆ ⊹ marital status. single

➛ ⋆ ⊹ children. n/a

४﹐𓍼 ⋆ ❪ NIECE！chen hana

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthdate. november 1, 2019

➛ ⋆ ⊹ nationality. american

➛ ⋆ ⊹ ethnicity. korean, chinese, cuban

➛ ⋆ ⊹ birthplace. oakland, california

➛ ⋆ ⊹ residency. oakland, california

➛ ⋆ ⊹ occupation. full time student

❪ ✷ 𓈒﹫ FILE FOUR  ❫ ᪡ 𓂃 ꜝꜞ࣪ ★ ❛ say the name,

seventeen. ❜ ☻⋆ ᐟ ❛ TRVIAL INFO. ❜

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 habits and mannerisms. nose-scratching ❪ does it randomly, didn't know it was a habit till dino pointed it out ❫, biting her nails, fidgeting! ❪ does it out of anxiousness ❫, nose-scrunching, taking a mirror selfie every time she sees a mirror, just bursting out laughing ❪ it could be a tiny thing and you will see her just laughing ❫, rubbing her top lip ❪ only does it when she gets a compliment and doesn't want people to see her smile & get flustered over it ❫, covering her mouth while laughing, randomly putting her head on her members shoulders, playing music very loudly in her headphones ❪ very concerning ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 hobbies and skills. drawing, decorating shoes, taking walks every two weeks ❪ does it so she can relax more—minghao taught her that ❫, trying new styles, sleeping ❪ sleeps a lot—the members had a groupchat called ❛ where is silena? ❜ at one point and most of them found her sleeping ❫, creating playlists, shopping, watching movies ❪ loves giving people recommendations on movies ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 likes. spiderman, vintage clothes, patrick star, weighted blankets, movie marathons, art, hoshi, being in the dance studio, antarctic animals ❪ she loves seals & penguins❫, cuddling with her boyfriend, meditating with minghao, spicy food, bothering mingyu ❪ has been doing it since pre-debut days ❫, percy jackson, greek mythology

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 dislikes. ASMR ❪ despises it—hates the way it sounds and the sounds ppl make ❫, spilling drinks, flashlights ❪ only because she had surgery on right eye and is very sensitive to them ❫, manipulation ❪ she hates when someone tries to lie to her face or switch up a story because she can read people very well—she likes being honest as possible ❫, conflict ❪ hates arguments, tension, and drama—especially within the people she loves ❫, self-centered people, small talk ❪ please don't ❫, chocolate ice cream

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 medical conditions. broken right ankle

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 allergies. tree pollen ❪ seasonal ❫

≡ ✷ ࣪ ⋆ 𓍼 ideal type. someone who's understanding and who appreciates her, someone she can be comfortable around without trying, also someone who's not afraid to speak their mind.

[deathlessathanasia]

A standardized set of twelve gods could be thought of as a ‘representation of the pantheon’, which is common to all cities. Thus, it is an integrative feature, almost a Panhellenic one. If so, you might think that the members of Dodekatheon would always be the same, but in fact the members varied like everything else in Greek religion. The most often cited group is: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, Athena, Hephaistos and Hestia. Some are more secure in their position than others. Hestia and Ares tend to be the first to be jettisoned and we may find Dionysos, Herakles or Hades sneaking in. But the variations are often even greater. One strikingly aberrant list is the Olympic one, known from Herodorus, where the deities were arranged in six pairs: Zeus and Poseidon, Hera and Athena, Hermes and Apollo, the Charites and Dionysos, Artemis and the river Alpheios, Kronos and Rhea. ... The Olympian Dodekatheon is the best attested variant pantheon, but there may have been others. At Chalkedon, the twelve established by the Argonauts are reported by Herodorus (again) to have included Hades, apparently replacing Ares. Hades–Plouton was also included in Plato’s Laws. There may be another variant Dodekatheon at Pherai in Thessaly, where Stephan Miller reconstructed an altar with the heads of six named goddesses, which are plausibly taken as the female side of a Dodekatheon, and which include Einodia (a form of Artemis?) and also Themis. - Ian Rutherford, Canonizing the Pantheon: The Dodekatheon in Greek Religion and its Origins

Discussions and works based on Greek myth are often so rigid about which gods should or shouldn't belong to the dodekatheon, given the variations that existed in Antiquity. It looks as if the only debatable place is that of Hestia or Dionysos, but the idea of the six altars at Olympia and the altar of the six goddesses at Pherai indicate that Aphrodite, Demeter, Artemis or Hera could also be absent from the Twelve, not just Hestia. Dionysos could be excluded, but so could Ares and Hephaistos. It is also misleading when people speak of the gods as the "twelve Olympians" with the implication that "Olympians" are necessarily a select group of only 12 gods, when for instance Herakles also could be worshipped as one of the Olympians (Herodotos, Histories 2.44)) and the Muses are called Olympian by Hesiod. It's the 12 gods, not the 12 Olympians.

[vanillawurld]

༊*·˚West Coast

✧.* Pair - Miguel O'hara x Fem! Reader

✧.* Tags & Warnings - Smut, a little bit of fluff, swearing, kissing, teasing, fingering, sexual choking, slight spanking, degrading and praising, unprotected sex, Y/N's on the cream team, private sex (you'll see what I mean), crying, and creampie. (let me know if I missed anything)

✧.* Summary - Every spider-person in the building assumed that Miguel had left the building to complete a mission since they were unable find him, but little did they know he was too busy secretly fucking his favorite girl behind closed doors...

✧.* Extra - Reader is hinted to be from the West Coast of the U.S. Reader is hinted to being Latina. Reader is hinted of being a variant of Thena from the eternals. Miguel is a tiny bit out of character (and by that I mean a little bit nicer).

✧.* Word Count - 2,256

Miguel never really saw or thought of himself getting close to anyone. It's canon that every time a spider person gets close to someone, they get put them in an immense amount of danger. That's the sole main reason why he never wanted to get close to someone. Until he met her.

"You know Miguel, you're so negative. Why can't you have fun for once?" Y/N asked.

Miguel just ignored her snarky comment. He always said he didn't have time for stupidities and that he had too much work, he couldn't be distracted. There are some moments that people would think he was absent from the building because he's always locked in doing his multiverse work. and this was one of the times people thought he was away.

"Hey, come on. You need a break. You look like you haven't slept in day-"

"That's because I haven't." Miguel interrupted Y/N in an angry annoyed tone.

Y/N just looked at him and furrowed her eyebrows, " Ay, pero no te 'nojes. I'm just suggesting what's best for your health."

"I don't have time for your dumbass comments, Y/N. If you don't have anything useful to say, then don't say anything at all." Miguel replied and continued looking at different scenes from different dimensions.

Y/N just stayed quiet and sulked in the chair she had set next to Miguel. She hated when Miguel would get mad at her, especially if it was her fault. But oh how she loved how hot he looked. Her stomach would twist in guilt at him yelling at her, but she couldn't deny that she would get a little aroused.

A few minutes went by of pure silence. The only noise being made was the noises Miguel's devices were making. Y/N looked up at Miguel and smiled.

"You know, down on the West Coast, we have this saying... How did it go again? Shit, era como 'Late afternoon on the West Coast ends with the sky doing all its brilliant stuff.' " Y/N said. She missed her home in the West Coast. She missed the beautiful beaches and sunny skies. Miguel just looked at her and smirked just a tiny bit. He had forgotten she was pulled from the West Coast. He pulled a chair behind him and sat down to face her. "The West Coast, huh? Escuché que es muy bonito ahí."

Y/N's eyes went wide at him saying that. "Nunca has ido al West Coast?!"

Miguel only shook his head.

The two sat and talked to each other for quite a while to the point where they ignored anyone who tried calling them form their little watch devices. It was strange. Having a full civil conversation with Miguel without him insulting her or getting mad at her was very peaceful to say the least.

The tall male couldn’t deny that he enjoyed his conversation with Y/N. He always admired how courageous she was on her earth. For the love of Aphrodite, her hero name is inspired by the goddess of war and wisdom herself, Athena!

After the two stopped talking, they just looked at each other. Y/N’s eyes gleaming, attracting Miguel.

“Don’t look at me like that.” He whispered.

"Like what?" she innocently said to him.

Miguel stood up from his chair and got closer to the girl. He grabbed her jaw and leaned in, analyzing her face. She was a pretty girl, no doubt. He saw how some of the spider-people would stutter when speaking to her or how they would find anything to compliment her, whether it was her pretty eyes, funny jokes, or elegant fighting skills. They would do anything to make her smile.

That's what pissed O'hara off the most. He always told himself that he was just angry at other bullshit that was from a mission, but the little voice in the back of his head would be telling him he was angry because he was seeing other people trying to get to Y/N. That little voice was always the loudest. Miguel got tired of just staring at her. Their faces were so close to each other. Both O'hara and L/N closed the gap between them and started kissing like crazy.

It was sloppy.

The kiss was sloppy. They didn't have time for all of that slow lovey dovey bullshit. They needed to taste each other. Y/N stood up from her seat to fully experience the messy kiss. Lips moving aggressively. Tongues being shoved down each other's throats. Hands were wandering on each other's bodies.

Miguel pulled away from the kiss and made Y/N sit on a counter so he could stand in the middle of her legs. He started leaving small pecks on her lips all the way down to her collarbone. He loved hearing her whimper. It turned him on even more.

He started stripping her out of her clothes. He needed to see her in all of her glory. Y/N got a little embarrassed at the fact she was fully naked and he was still in his spider-suit, so she rested both of her hands on her private area to cover up a little bit. But Miguel didn't take that reaction very lightly.

He forcefully took her hands away from in between her thighs and slightly bared his fangs. "Don't try to cover now, slut." Miguel snarled.

"It's not fair that im all naked and you're not..." she said in response.

Miguel smirked and stepped back. He started to take off the top half of his suit. His buff figure was insane to Y/N. It's like he was molded by the gods. Miguel went back to kissing her collarbone, but this time his hands started wandering down to her most sensitive area. His fingers immediately started rubbing up and down on her wet pussy, making Y/N whimper.

Miguel looked at Y/N's face and gave her a smug smile. He needed to see more. He immediately shoved two fingers inside her wet hole and started fingering her, loving the sound of her arousal and moans.

"Te miras muy bonita, moaning for me." he whispered in her ear.

Miguel made Y/N fall into tiny pieces whenever she's with or around him. She couldn't help it. His broad strong shoulders and muscular back made her melt like ice cream and his muscles made her face warm like the morning sun.

Y/N's erotic moans made Miguel solid hard. The more she moaned, the faster his fingers kept going. She kept getting louder and louder. She couldn't take it, she needed him inside her, pounding into her like a crazy man and Miguel knew she needed him. He just loved to tease her.

"Miguel, please. I need you."

"What do you need exactly, princesa.

"I need you to fuck me~ Use me however you want~ I'm all yours..." She moaned out.

Miguel pulled his fingers out and stuck them in Y/N's mouth, making her taste her own arousal. He groaned at the sight of her sucking on his fingers, looking at him with those precious eyes that were begging him to fuck her.

He pulled away from her mouth and started taking off the bottom half of the spider suit, leaving him in his underwear. Letting his pretty girl in front of him drool at the sight of his bulge. He pulled out his hard cock and started stroking it a little bit in front of her, teasing her a bit.

"Get off the fucking table and turn around." He demanded, to which Y/N willingly complied to.

He forcefully grabbed the back of her neck and made her bend over, making her whimper at his strength. He lined the tip of his dick on her pussy and slightly pushed in. He knew what he was doing. Don't get him wrong, he wanted the same she wanted. He wanted nothing more to just pound into her until she forgot her own name, but he loved to see her all worked up.

Y/N started backing up a tiny bit so she could feel more of him inside her, but Miguel didn't like that. He slapped her ass cheek to make her stop, making Y/N moan at the impact. "You can't wait to get fuck, huh chiquita? You want me to fuck you? Yeah?" he teased.

Y/N whimpered and kept telling him yes. "Please fuck me, I need you inside m-" she was cut off by her own pornographic moan since Miguel shoved himself inside with no warning. He groaned at the feeling of her walls hugging his dick so tightly.

He started pounding into her, making her moan loudly. He suddenly remembered that people in the building thought he was absent from the building, and if they hear Y/N's sweet moans from inside his working headroom, they will know something is up and barge in. Miguel leaned forward and grabbed Y/N's throat and pulled her upper body towards his chest.

"Shut the fuck up. I don't need anyone barging in on me fucking you. Unless you want that to happen since you're moaning so fucking loud like a whore." he groaned in her ear. Y/N could only moan in response. The pleasure she was feeling in her body was too good.

"No? You don't want to listen?" Miguel started pounding into her even harder, making her scream in pleasure. The pleasure was starting to become too much for Y/N to the point where she started feeling tears build up in her eyes. Her vision started to become blurred so she closed her eyes and felt the tears fall from her eyes.

"You're such a good girl, baby. Taking me so well like a fucking slut." He praised. He started to leave little kisses on her cheek and had his unoccupied hand travel down to rub her puffy clit. He looked down to watch his cock disappear and reappear with every thrust he made and with every thrust he made, he realized Y/N was creaming more and more. To the point that it started reaching his fingers that were rubbing her clit.

The sight of Y/N creaming made O'hara's thrusts more aggressive. His groans started to become louder and louder. Everything was going smoothly and full of pleasure until Y/N's little watch started ringing, indicating someone was calling her. Miguel's thrusting didn't slow down though, he didn't care.

"Answer it." he demanded.

Y/N's eyes widened, "B-But-"

"But nothing, answer it or I'll stop fucking you."

Y/N's shaky hand pressed the button to answer the call and answered it like how anyone would answer a regular phone call. "Y/N, it's me." A voice called out.

Ben.

Ben fucking Reilly.

The Spiderman that would take his flirting with Y/N a little too far for Miguel. "H-hey Ben! Is there a r- oh fuck - reason why you're calling?" Y/N tried answering without sounding suspicious.

Ben let out a dramatic sigh, "Yes, there is actually." He dramatically said. Ben was a very dramatic Spiderman. Some spider-people would call him a wannabe anime character from how much he exaggerates things.

"Well what is-" "I just wanted to-" they both spoke at the same time. Ben let out another dramatic sigh, "Y/N, please. Don't interrupt."

Y/N brought her hand up to her mouth to try and hide the moans she wanted to let out so badly. "Y/N, I wanted to call you and ask you out on a very amazing date. I think you are the woman of my dreams and I need a strong woman like you by my side." Ben dramatcially said.

That was the final straw for Miguel.

Miguel gripped both of his hands on Y/N plump ass and started pounding into her even harder, making Y/N's tears come down even more. Y/N's grip on her mouth tightened even more, in fear of letting out a moan and ruining everything.

"Is that a yes or a no, princesa," Miguel whispered as he smirked. He forcefully took her hand off her mouth for her to answer. Y/N didn't want Ben to know Miguel was drilling into her. That would be so embarrassing.

"I-I'm sorry, Ben! I can't t-talk right now" she tried her best to say. Ben let out another dramatic sigh, "But why, Y/N?"

"Because she's busy," Miguel said out loud. He pressed the hang-up button and continued his vicious pounding. Y/N began to feel a strange but pleasurable feeling in her abdomen and so did Miguel.

"Fuck, Miguel~ I'm gonna cum~"

"Yeah? You wanna cum, baby?~" Miguel teased. Y/N moaned in response and didn't have time for his teasing. She let out her final erotic moan and came. She came all over his cock. Miguel came shortly after and filled Y/N up with his load.

Miguel groaned and let his upper body softly lay on Y/N's back, giving it little kisses. They stayed like that until their gasps started to slow down. Miguel pulled out and watched as his cum started coming out of her pussy. Running down her thigh and some even dropping to the floor. He smiled at his accomplishment.

"Okay, are you two done now!? I have some very important data I need to run and I've been waiting patiently!" a voice said, making Miguel and Y/N snap their necks to the right to see the iconic female hologram.

"Lyla, you scared the shit out of us, a-and why are you turned around?" Miguel asked confusingly.

"Because I don't want to see both of you naked! Hurry up and get dressed I need your monitor to run some data!"

˖◛. *. ⋆ Vanilla Speaks

Can you tell that i like lana del rey

also me fighting the urge to add Salvadoran slang because I'm salvadoran...

+ Ay, pero no te 'nojes - Oh but don't get mad

+ era como - It was like

+ Escuché que es muy bonito ahí - I heard it's very beautiful over there

+ Nunca has ido al - You've never been to

+ Te miras muy bonita -You look very beautiful

+ princesa - Princess

+ chiquita - little thing/ little one

[sarafangirlart]

Where did the thing about Hephaestus asking for Aphrodite if he freed Hera come from? I've seen it a lot but haven't found any references to og sources

It’s a modern theory based on the François Vase:

“Dionysos leads Hephaistos to the assembled deities on Olympos.

Zeus and Hera seated on thrones are waiting for Hephaistos. Behind them Athena, Ares, Artemis, Poseidon (?) and Hermes. Ares sits dejectedly on a block, his head bowed, his spear pointed down on the ground indicating the failure of his previous attempt to bring Hephaistos back. Athena stands looking at him and pointing with her hands in opposite directions as if to say, you failed while the barbarians succeeded.”

It makes sense to think that maybe Aphrodite was involved in the story in some shape or form, but to say that she was straight up made into a prize by Zeus is such a weird conclusion, for all we know the artists might have added her in there to fill up the empty space or added her there as a sort of foreshadowing of their future marriage. Maybe she was promised to Hephaestus but I don’t buy it bc why does every reference to this story mention the fact that Dionysus convinced Hephaestus to come to Olympus not mention Aphrodite at all? That’s a pretty key part of the story to just omit.

Then there is Ares, I sometimes read ppl claim that Aphrodite sent Ares to get Hephaestus hoping that he’d win (a claim that was so repeated I thought it was legitimate) and that’s way he’s ashamed and on his knees but there is no evidence for that either, it’s way more likely that he feels ashamed bc he failed his mother and queen, Athena bullying him over it probably didn’t help either lol tho I have to wonder why Athena supposedly didn’t try to bring Hephaestus herself, or if she did try and then failed herself, maybe this is a variant where Hephaestus attempts to assault while she was trying to talk to him so she leaves through no fault of her own.

And bc scholars are allowed to make baseless theories, I’ll make my own little headcanon, I think Athena tried to reason with Hephaestus and was about to break through to him until Ares busted in all violent and shit that Hephaestus had to shoo him away with fire and he shut himself in again lol and Athena never stopped berating Ares over it on the way home.

[angeliicheartt]

OKAY so because of me getting into epic the musical (fucking talk to me abt it) i made ocs with a similar storyline to the odyssey (i like to call it “an odyssey story”) with dragons cuz why not

i hope the quality isn’t too shit on the pictures

Our mains are King Eryndor (or “Eryn”) and Queen Vaelora (thinking about changing her name?? but i might keep it) (and Eryn calls her “Vae”) and they are heavily inspired by Odysseus and Penelope

Eryn was the son of a Baron who lived near the King’s castle, where he met princess Vaelora. When they got married they earned the title Queen and King (idk how they just did) and got their own little kingdom. Dracarys is a smaller kingdom but very powerful because Eryn is the best dragon rider/warrior.

They’re the youngest reigning King and Queen (Eryn was 18 & Vaelora was 17 when they got married and earned the title)

Most noble families and high class families own at least one dragon, they’re basically a better version of horses and “weapons” in this world. Both Eryn and Vaelora grew up with them.

Their dragons’ names are Oberon (black dragon) and Valkyria (white dragon) and their dragons are mated.

They met when they were 14 and Eryn courted her while he was training to become a warrior, worked his way up the ranks to get approval from Vaelora’s family, which he did (enough for them to marry her off to him lol)

when they were 19 Vaelora gave birth to twins boys, Thorne (one in green) and Vale (one in blue). They are the most loved and pampered boys you’ve ever seen. When the boys are around 5 (Eren’s 24) Eryn leaves with a fleet (idk if that’s the right word for this) of 600 men on ships & dragons to fight in a dragon war (still need to get the plot for the war). the war lasts 5 years, but it takes Eryn 8 more years to get home (shocker). Basically follow the plot of the odyssey, the whole crew fucking everything up for eryn, he gets trapped on an island with a calypso variant (but for a shorter amt of time) and he comes back eventually

Thorne is the nicer twin (funny cuz his name) and is the more peaceful one (odysseus’s softer side/beginning of odyssey) and vale is the more “monster” side, a little crueler and colder and vengeful. Both boys look up to their father though and hope for him to come back.

And guess what also happens!! over a hundred suitors take over the palace (a little less successfully but still do) because they wanna marry Vaelora, but she holds out for her mans.

Also their dragons r sad cuz they’ve been separated for 13 years as well.

ANYWAYS HE GETS BACK KILLS ALL THE SUITORS AND LOVES HIS WIFE YAYY

when he gets back he’s 37 and she’s 36. The twins are 18 and are reunited with their dad (working on a piece of them hugging) and happy ever after (probably)

i do want to add the gods and goddesses into this storyline to since they’re such a key part but idk if i should just have the greek gods and goddesses or making this world variants where it’s just them but different names and looks..

i have a piece of aphrodite and ares but i’ll leave that for a different post

anyways i’m done blabbering on this post

tagging: @seumyo @seneon @kovu-bunnbunn

[littlesparklight]

do we know how Helen reacted to Paris’ death? and how did her reunion with Menelaus go?

Very few of the sources we know that might have touched on it (like the Little Iliad) have survived intact. (Or survived at all, in cases of other treatments of the war that we know about, or don't know about.) We only have a couple late sources, as far as I am aware, that say anything - but whether they're representative in any way, we don't know.

Paris' death Dares: "Helen took part in the funeral with loud lamentations. Alexander, she said, had treated her kindly; [...]" and "Helen, returning home with Menelaus, her husband, was grieved more deeply than when she had come."

Dictys makes no specific mention of how Helen reacted to Paris' death.

Quintus of Smyrna and his Posthomerica: "[...] but long and loud lamented Helen; yet those wails were but for Trojan ears; her soul with other thoughts was busy, as she cried[...] (skipping the actual speech here) So cried she: but for him far less she mourned than for herself, remembering her own sin."

So I guess that depends on if you'd say this means no honest grieving at all, or some. Or if Quintus means there to be some, in truth, or none; he also specifies that no one but Oinone grieves Paris in earnest, despite that, compared to the qualifiers he gives Helen's lamenting, Hecuba gets no such and she seems to be in earnest if it weren't for that comment. (Quintus is also, like often happens later, writing very moralising. Obviously Paris is then not going to get much from him.)

The reclamation of Helen The most usual, and perhaps until late only version of Helen and Menelaos' reunion, involves Menelaos threatening her life (and Aphrodite interfering). Ibycus and the Little Iliad both seem to have had this, and it's possible (neither the summary nor the surviving fragments say anything about this) Iliou Persis had it as well. Some want to claim a lack of attempted violence on Menelaos' part in the Sack's version, but we have no proof of that either.

Vase art has a couple variants, which generally are on a line of Helen either fleeing from Menelaos/Menelaos dropping his sword, or already leading Helen away, sword in hand. Generally this is pointed at her (an obvious threat) or merely held, but as I understand it from the academics I've read, in this case the sword is still an implicit threat towards Helen, and not, and some may want to claim "meant to secure their safe leave from Troy". Aeneas, for example, as he leads his family away, is never shown wielding a sword (no matter which way it might be pointed), despite that he, surely more than Menelaos, would need one.

(Guy Hedreen is a good jumping off point if you want to read more.)

As for what our late surviving sources say, Dares makes no mention of their immediate meeting during the sack. The only reference is the same one I quoted up above under the death of Paris.

Dictys: "First of all, Helen was freely given to Menelaus;" and "When Troy had been taken, Ajax had been the first to propose that she should be killed because of the troubles and sufferings she had caused for so long a time. Many good men had assented. But Menelaus, still loving his wife, had gone the rounds, and plead for her life, and finally, through the intercession of Ulysses, had won her back unharmed."

So the situation seems similar to Euripides' Trojan Women, in that Helen was treated as a captive to be handed over, but, here we have seeming break from the version of Menelaos attempting to murder Helen. Dictys says nothing about how Menelaos reacted to Helen when he found her during the sack, merely that he tortured Deiphobos to death. And despite the apparent situation of Helen being treated as a captive, compared to TW Menelaos acts to keep Helen safe - but, as we see, a threat to Helen's life post-sack, if not from Menelaos then all the Achaeans, clearly remains a feature.

Quintus of Smyrna: "Menelaus mid the inner chambers found at last his wife, there cowering from the wrath of her bold-hearted lord. He glared on her, hungering to slay her in his jealous rage. But winsome Aphrodite curbed him, struck out of his hand the sword, his onrush reined, jealousy's dark cloud swept she away, and stirred love's deep sweet well-springs in his heart and eyes."

There's more after this, Menelaos pretending to continue the attack after Aphrodite has turned his heart and Agamemnon stopping him. Then later as Menelaos leads her out, though Helen fears being attacked by the Achaeans, Aphrodite intervenes again, making sure they're all struck, basically as Menelaos already was.

So in Quintus the threat to Helen is really emphasised. There's not just the intended intimate revenge from Menelaos, but also a potential general one from the Achaean forces as a whole.

What we basically have, then, is that Helen's survival isn't a given. Aphrodite will ensure she survives, of course. But from the mortal end of things in most sources, from threats during the sack (by Menelaos) to post-sack threats from either Menelaos (Trojan Women) or the Achaeans as a whole, Helen's survival isn't seen as a necessary condition for the victory. In fact, in some ways, Helen paying for her life (for the apparent, in the case of kidnapping, or actual, where she was willing, adultery) seem to be intimately bound together with the Achaeans' victory.

Only divine intervention (via Aphrodite giving Helen sanctuary and inspiring Menelaos' former love) in most sources, until we get to Dictys' and Dares' realistic and godless versions, saves Helen.

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Bronze statuette of Aphrodite, a variant of the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, Greek, 150-100 BCE

From the Met Museum

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