#phobos bringer of panic

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Oops second ask related to your au. What do fulgrim and ferrus get up too in their down time? Hehehe.

Im imagining konrad falling from a hole in the ceiling mouth stuffed full of gigantic rats landing right in the middle some celebratory luncheon that malcador has tried to organise.

never apologize for oc/personal au asks this is like me catnip.

going to do these backwards:

this sounds completely plausible (konrad does pop up in places he is absolutely not supposed to be frequently and with great enthusiasm)

except malc isn’t around (yet). however, there is another hooded perpetual with weirdly strong psychic powers wandering the palace. this isn’t great for emp’s mental state but who said any of this was great for emp’s mental state.

now that first question. the short answer is ferrus and fulgrim at least start the au by being firmly On Vacation

ferrus and fulgrim, once they’ve spent some time working things out between themselves generally just kinda. hang around? they’re slowly working on undoing the damage they did to their respective legions, kind of leading the charge for emotional rehab here like ‘ok there’s got to be a way to learn these lessons without Dying Horribly. right.’ they are preoccupied with this for much of the plot, in part because unlike most of the other Primarchs, Fulgrim in particular (and Ferrus by virtue of sticking close by to him) is Not Allowed to interact with Juno. At All.* (*until she’s older). In fact he’s top of The List (which is a thing that does exist). (this could be the subject of a whole nother post however, so i digress)

Fulgrim is actually quite upset by this; he’s put some degree of effort into repairing his relationship with Ferrus, and wishes gman would afford him the same opportunity. gman said i don’t owe u shit, which he’s right about, and though fulgrim understands this that doesn’t mean he’s happy about it. especially when it means he’s effectively out of the running for ‘baby niece’s favoritestest coolest most spoil you rotten uncle’ like forever (don’t feel too bad fulgrim. you’ll never guess who juno’s favorite is. none of you ever stood a chance.)

luckily fulgrim has other children to occupy his time.

N’kari was really important to fulgrim post-fall, as a touchstone and companion. The two were still very close even though they had not seen each other for some time at the start of this au, so when N’kari has an unsanctioned hybrid clutch with a khornate daemon and is panicking about it he goes straight to his bestie who uses his imperial-green-card-by-marriage to shelter him from the two angered deities.

So aside from their legions, Fulgrim and Ferrus’ downtime is largely occupied with assisting N’kari and Skarbrand raise their menace twin girls: Deimos and Phobos! They are somewhere between 7-10 years younger than Juno, and idolize her greatly, though she mostly knows them as these annoying kids who follow her around while she’s exploring the warp in her early twenties. Anyway that’s where all of Fulgrim’s ‘childless lesbian double income auntie at christmas’ energy goes; he spoils those brats rotten.

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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]

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“He looks down at his feet, searching for words. When he finds them, he looks up at me with the raw emotion of his father, but without the anger or the pain. “Mother, your inheritance was guilt. Father’s was surrender. Because of you, because of Father, mine is struggle. That is better than guilt. It is better than surrender. I do not blame you. I thank you. You never pretended the world wasn’t broken, even when a broken world favored you.”

Light Bringer, pg.144

I GOT TO THINKIN TODAY ABOUT WHAT PAX SAID ABOUT HIS PARENTS’ INHERITANCE AND I HAD A REVELATION. okay sorry VERY LONG WINDED ESSAY BELOW. (Light Bringer spoilers too)

If Darrow’s inheritance has always been surrender and Virginia’s has always been guilt, then Light Bringer is a study in how they’ve swapped those burdens, and both grew immensely because of it. Virginia is forced to face the reality of surrender to keep Mars from falling. She must learn to sacrifice lives on an unimaginable scale. She literally has to surrender Phobos in order to hold Mars and save lives from a bloody battle over pride. She routinely seeks out the injured and dying to confront those she sacrifices. It’s heart breaking and hard to read at times, but not once did she not feel like the character we grew to love. She stays true to herself while mentioning multiple times that she now understands Darrow’s plight more than ever from the last decade.

Then on the flip side, Darrow is forced to reckon with his insurmountable guilt when he is put on trial before the daughters in the rim to answer for betraying them in order to secure a victory for the core rising/republic. He talks about how that guilt put a wedge between him and his family. That guilt made him feel unworthy of love, and, therefore, unable to properly express his love to those he would give everything for. This mirrors Virginia’s past struggle with one particularly potent example being her inability to believe that Darrow could love her after he reveals his true identity as a red in the tunnel under Lykos at the end of Golden Son. She says

“They are my family!” she shouts, face collapsing into grief. “My father hanged your wife. He hanged her. How can you even look at me?”

I think it’s this guilt (and probably some feelings of utter betrayal, panic, and overwhelm) that led her to leave Darrow in that tunnel and indirectly led him into the Jackal’s trap. Which I’m sure she also feels immense guilt for. But I think a large part of her journey off page and into morning star is her coming to terms with that guilt. In confronting it she learns to be vulnerable with Darrow again and comes to accept that he loves her despite the insane complexity of their history. This culminating with her leaning into her understanding of her part in the society and realizing that it puts her in a place to make a true change. All of this accomplished with an education in immense humility, flexibility, and compromise. Which is the lesson Darrow grapples with and I think truly leans into throughout this book. In a way, he is forced to reckon with how his guilt drove him away from Virginia and Pax and even veered him away from Eo’s dream.

I think on a character based level, this will exponentially strengthen their relationship when (please please Pierce) they finally reunite, and will make them a more formidable pair than even before. They now understand each others struggles in such intimate ways that idk if anyone can stop these two.

Then, on a plot based level it speaks to the larger themes of resilience, understanding and the fight for humanity. Virginia finds strength in surrender and Darrow finds redemption in humility and compromise. 

Then, add in some struggle, grit and pixie dust (and a cool head tattoo I guess. WE SEE YOU OVER THERE PAX AKA ADEPT AUGUSTUS. HELL YEAH KEEP IT UP BABY WOO) and the rising might just have a true shot. Not only at victory, but at redemption and continued effort in the name of what is just and good.

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Zeus

@thunder-pants

Poseidon

@armed-water-man

Ares

@blood-knight-of-olympus

@the-god-ofwar

Demeter

@goddess-of-harvest

Apollo

@the-literal-sun

@apollo-god-of-prophecy

Artemis

@lady-artemis

Aphrodite

@the-goddess-aphrod1te

Hermes

@godlyupsguy

@totally-not-hermes

Dionysus

@dionysus-god-of-all-things-wine

@dionysus-godofwineandmadness

@grapes-and-pinecones

Persephone

@queen-of-the-underworld221

Hestia

@unproblematic-hestia

Thanatos

@thanatos-greek-grim-reaper

Amphitrite

@queenofthedeep

Melinoe

@melinoesghosts

Eros

@princeofloveandpassion

Nemesis

@bringer-of-divine-retribution

Morpheus

@morpheus-lord-of-dreams

Hypnos

@the-one-of-eternal-slumber

Phobos

@fear-and-panic

Nike

@the-winged-victory

Tyche

@tyche-lady-luck

Zagreus

@zagreus-god-of-blood-rebirths

PJO/HOO Masterpost

[choking-on-your-alibis]

hello and welcome!

this blog is an AU of the greek gods. In order to punish the Gods for tormenting humanity due to godly affairs, Zeus has banished them to the mortal realm, to live like mortals. However, Athena and Hera saw this as unfair, as Zeus himself committed atrocities against humanity as well. Therefore, they worked together to banish Zeus to the mortal realm too. The Gods powers and immortality are still in tact, they are simply not allowed to live in their respective realms.

(this is not myth compliant in any way. they are my ocs, and are just loosely based on the greek gods. i rewrote most of not then all of their lore. most of them are not related due to shipping.)

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BLOG DISCUSSES CONTENTS AND TOPICS THAT ARE 18+ BECAUSE ADMIN IS AN ADULT. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I CAN’T STOP MINORS FROM VIEWING/INTERACTING BUT I WOULD PREFER FOR THEIR SAFETY IF THEY DID NOT.**

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interactable characters:

↬ achelous: patron god of the achelous river

↬ aeolus: god of the wind and air

↬ aether: primordial god of the upper air, light, the atmosphere, space and heaven

↬ alastor: god of family feuds and the avenger of evil deeds

↬ apollo: olympian god of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge

↬ ares: olympian god of war (physical, violent and untamed aspect)

↬ aristaeus: minor patron god of animal husbandry, bee-keeping and fruit trees

↬ asclepius: god of medicine, health, healing, rejuvenation and physicians

↬ atlas: primordial titan of astronomy

↬ boreas: a wind god (anemoi) and god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter

↬ caerus: minor god of opportunity, luck and favourable moments

↬ chaos: physical representation of the nothingness that all things sprung from. filled the gap between heaven and the earth

↬ chronos (NOT the titan cronus): the god of time

↬ dinlas: guardian god of the ancient city lamark, a place where wounded heroes could heal after battle

↬ deimos: personification of dread and terror. twin to phobos

↬ dionysus: olympian god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre

↬ erebus: primordial god of darkness

↬ eros: god of sexual desire, attraction, love and procreation

↬ eurus: anemoi and god of the unlucky east wind

↬ glaucus: a fisherman who became immortal after consuming an argonaut, became a god of the sea

↬ hades: olympian (kind of) god of the dead and riches. king of the underworld

↬ helios: god of the sun. also known as sol

↬ hephaestus: olympian god of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture

↬ heracles: the greatest of greek heroes who became the god of heroes, sports, athletes, health, agriculture, fertility, trade, oracles and the divine protector of mankind

↬ hermes: olympian god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes and border crossings. the messenger of the gods

↬ hesperus: the evening star. phosphorus’ half brother

↬ hymenaois: god of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song

↬ hypnos: god of sleep

↬ kratos: god of strength and power

↬ krios: the titan god of the heavenly constellations and the measure of the year

↬ momus: the god of satire, mockery, censure, writers and poets and a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism

↬ morpheus: god of dreams and sleep. dream walker

↬ moros: the physical embodiment of doom

↬ nereus: the titan god of the sea prior to poseidon and father of sea nymphs (nereids)

↬ notus: anemoi and god of the south wind

↬ oceanus: titan god of the ocean. personification of the world ocean

↬ olympos: primordial god of mountains

↬ paean: the physician of the olympian gods

↬ pallas: the titan god of warcraft and the springtime campaign season

↬ pan: god of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, goats, mountain wilds and is often associated with sexuality

↬ phobos: god of personal fear, panic and rout. twin to deimos

↬ phosphorus: the morning star. hesperus’ half brother

↬ plutus: god of wealth

↬ pontus: ancient primordial god of the deep sea

↬ poseidon: olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, storms and horses

↬ priapus: minor rustic fertility god, protector of flocks, fruit plants, bees and gardens (literally known for having a massive penis)

↬ prometheus: titan god of forethought (made humans out of clay!)

↬ tartarus: the god of the deep abyss

↬ thanatos: a minor god of death

↬ triton: messenger of the sea

↬ typhon: the deadliest monster in greek mythology, known as the father of all monsters. god of monsters, storms and volcanoes

↬ zelus: god of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy and zeal

↬ zephyros: anemoi and god of the west wind

↬ zeus: olympian god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, king of the gods

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[theoiprayers]

Greek Deity/s: Phobos & Deimos 
Epithet/s?: none 
Any topic/s (praise/request/thanks/personal experience)?: a prayer that would be suitable for daily use, praise

I invoke you, ancient ones dreadful and feared, winged bringers of distress sons of Ares and Kypris, brothers to love and desire.

Phobos, lord of fear Deimos, master of terror come to me clad in moderation bearing the just arms of your father and the heart-moving mind of your mother clad in his fearsome disposition and her awe-inducing might. Allow me, great lords, to host in me only that fear which protects me and keeps me safe and not allow in me the panic that harms. Allow me, great lords, to charge towards that which attempts to scare me or put me down and to shake the hearts of my enemies and of those who wish me harm.

By the sword of your father, the great Miaiphonos I ask this of you: May you come with a benevolent heart and cast away unwanted fears.

Khairete, great ones, may I sing of you again on another day.

by @matriarca-inodora

[riordanverserpdatabase]

Hiii! I wonder if my Hestia blog could be added to the PJO list? It's @shewhotendsthehearth . :D

Of course!!! Thank you shewhotendsthehearth for your contribution to the database!!!! Let's let the other olympians know that you're here!!!

Zeus

@thunder-pants

Poseidon

@unda-the-sea-and-bi-myself

@armed-water-man

Ares

@amazing-war-god-ares

@ares-the-godofwar

@god-of-warring-heart

@blood-knight-of-olympus

Demeter

@goddess-of-harvest

Apollo

@the-god-of-sun

@the-literal-sun

@thatoneprophecyguy

Artemis

@lady-artemis

Aphrodite

@im-aphrodite-dearies

Hermes

@godlyupsguy

@totally-not-hermes

@boydoweshipit-dotcom

Dionysus

@dionysus-god-of-all-things-wine

@dionysus-godofwineandmadness

Hades

@the-obsidian-king

Persephone

@queen-of-the-underworld221

Hestia

@unproblematic-hestia

@shewhotendsthehearth

Tyche

@blessings-of-fortune

Ariadne

@one-and-only-ariadne

Thanatos

@thanatos-greek-grim-reaper

Amphitrite

@queenofthedeep

Melinoe

@melinoesghosts

Eros

@princeofloveandpassion

Nemesis

@bringer-of-divine-retribution

Morpheus

@morpheus-lord-of-dreams

Phobos and Deimos

@fear-and-panic

Hypnos

@the-one-of-eternal-slumber

Nike

@the-winged-victory

Tyche

@tyche-lady-luck

Zagreus

@zagreus-god-of-blood-rebirths

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Can I be added as Hermaphroditus please? @call-me-hermie-please

Thank you user call-me-hermie-please for your contribution to the database!!! Let's let some of the other olympians know you're here!!! Welcome welcome!!!

Persephone

@queen-of-the-underworld221

Hestia

@unproblematic-hestia

@shewhotendsthehearth

Tyche

@blessings-of-fortune

@tyche-lady-luck

Ariadne

@one-and-only-ariadne

Thanatos

@thanatos-greek-grim-reaper

Amphitrite

@queenofthedeep

Melinoe

@melinoesghosts

Eros

@princeofloveandpassion

@son-of-aphrodite-eros

Nemesis

@bringer-of-divine-retribution

Morpheus

@morpheus-lord-of-dreams

Phobos and Deimos

@fear-and-dread-us

Hypnos

@the-one-of-eternal-slumber

Phobos

@fear-and-panic

Nike

@the-winged-victory

Zagreus

@zagreus-god-of-blood-rebirths

[riordanverserpdatabase]

hi I have an ares blog, would you mind adding it too the rest of the Greek gods? @the-god-ofwar

Thank you user the-god-ofwar for your contribution to the database!!!! Let's let the other Olympians know you're here!!!!

Zeus

@thunder-pants

Poseidon

@unda-the-sea-and-bi-myself

@armed-water-man

Ares

@amazing-war-god-ares

@ares-the-godofwar

@god-of-warring-heart

@blood-knight-of-olympus

@the-god-ofwar

Demeter

@goddess-of-harvest

Apollo

@the-god-of-sun

@the-literal-sun

@apollo-god-of-prophecy

@thatoneprophecyguy

@g0d-of-the-r1sing-sun

@the-sun-on-your-skin

Artemis

@lady-artemis

Aphrodite

@im-aphrodite-dearies

@the-goddess-aphrod1te

Hermes

@godlyupsguy

@totally-not-hermes

@boydoweshipit-dotcom

Dionysus

@dionysus-god-of-all-things-wine

@dionysus-godofwineandmadness

Hades

@the-obsidian-king

Persephone

@queen-of-the-underworld221

Hestia

@unproblematic-hestia

@shewhotendsthehearth

Tyche

@blessings-of-fortune

Ariadne

@one-and-only-ariadne

Thanatos

@thanatos-greek-grim-reaper

Amphitrite

@queenofthedeep

Melinoe

@melinoesghosts

Eros

@princeofloveandpassion

@son-of-aphrodite-eros

Nemesis

@bringer-of-divine-retribution

Morpheus

@morpheus-lord-of-dreams

Phobos and Deimos

@fear-and-dread-us

Hypnos

@the-one-of-eternal-slumber

Phobos

@fear-and-panic

Nike

@the-winged-victory

Tyche

@tyche-lady-luck

Zagreus

@zagreus-god-of-blood-rebirths