#we'll stick to that

[salamispots]

happy new year yall

[minzbins-moved]

CHANGBIN One Kid's Room, EP.3

[xxplastic-cubexx]

secret wars secret love you will ALWAYS be famous

bonus:

[mask131]

Another reminder that Greek mythology is always somehow symbolic, metaphorical, allegorical, since we are dealing with anthropomorphic personifications and other embodiments of cosmic powers.

For example: Demeter has sex with both Zeus and Poseidon. Something-something about the relationship of the Earth with the Sky and the Sea (or the celestial and chthonian powers). ESPECIALLY since these relationships are said to happen at the beginning of the world, in the primordial times during which the world settled itself for what it is now.

Herakles' wedding with Hebe, the personification of youth, checks in with when he becomes an immortal god (aka, an eternally young entity). What better way to symbolize a hero escaping the clutches of death than by him becoming the husband of the spirit of eternal youth?

Why is Hestia never leaving Olympus? Something-something about her being the literal personification of the hearth, which is at the center of the house/community and does not move.

Why is Ares getting his ass kicked by Athena? Because Athena is civilization, and Ares savagery, and in the Ancient Greek mindset intelligence, wisdom and craft will always be above brutality, bloodlust and random cruelty.

Do I need to spell it out that the myth of Persephone-Hades-Demeter is about the cycle of the seasons, and how the earth renews itself and brings back life after a time of death?

And I wonder why Ares' companions during his mass-slaughters are called Phobos, Deimos and Eris - Fear, Panic and Discord... Why would the goddess that breaks harmony and sows feuds and chaos be depicted as the close sister of the god of the ravages of war and of the brutality of conflicts, what a strange mystery!

And I can go on, and on, and on. Remember, the Greek gods aren't just super-heroes or wizards (that's more in line with more "humanized" mythologies, like the Irish or Nordic ones). They are embodiments of concepts and ideas, personifications of natural forces and cosmic powers, they are living allegories and fleshed metaphors. Zeus wields the lightning because he IS the lightning and thunder. Dionysos is both the bringer of joy and madness because he IS alcohol. Hades is both the name of the god of the dead, and of the realm of the dead. Hestia's name is literaly "hearth" in Greek, Hebe "youth", Nyx "night", Gaia "earth", Eros "desire". You can write "Eris met Helios at Okeanos' palace" or you can write "Strife encountered the Sun at the palace of Ocean" and that is the EXACT SAME THING!

[Mind you to limit the gods to being JUST allegories is also a mistake not to make. Greek deities are much more than just X concept or X idea... But one part of the myths will always be, down the line, some weather metaphor or some natural cycle motif]

[nibbelraz]

Shang Qinghua extreme eye twitch agenda.

Mobei Jun is just like: so humans do that? Why r u short circuiting? Is this flirting?

Lil guy probably scared plenty of business partners into deals because of an involuntary eye twitch that freaked them out bad enough to sign the paper just to get the twitchy man far away asap.

Oh yeah, especially when they try to put an offer that doesn't benefit his king AT ALL all while Mobei Jun is convinced it's some type of flirting

[hai-nae]

uh, so how does the tumblr crowd feel bout risq?? second is wip fa for this fic https://archiveofourown.org/works/42886503

[eldritchscythe]

solaire of astora ☀️

[soft--dogs]

ended up spending a lot of time this weekend working on my updated nik the dog sona, but i didn't finish everything i wanted to. idk if i'm going to finish those chibis either, but i thought they were worth sharing :P anyway i ended up changing nik's design AGAIN, i liked how the big dogy spots looked :3 nik's a pitbull/dalmatian mutt! and i'm making sammy a dalmatian/pitbull mutt just to keep things complicated xD in this house we love punk puppies with spots and freckles and pink tummies and dumb floppy ears

[drlessy]

Drawing request: Ravio x Legend? Or Triple Threat causing problems?

a little bit of both. :,) Ravio & Legend can be seen as platonic or romantic here, I don't personally ship them but I do love them living together n being close. :3 also, i think the entire chain would enjoy Ravio's presence in general. silly little rabbit guy who annoys Legend.

[awildcardisactive]

Phone app is actually magical look I'm sketching out my lifers concepts. Have a Scott

[abloodycrow]

You, soft and lonely You, soft and lonely You, just like heaven

HEARTSTOPPER ♥ 2.08

[laurencin-draws]

you knew this was coming

[hattiestgal]

For today's fen: UNHAND ME

[starryeyed-brainrot]

FOLK PUNK IS SO BACK

[sculkshrieking]

me when i'm normal about my coworker