#tempest-tossed

[shamballalin]

The New Colossus from IN THEIR IMAGE AND LIKENESS subtitled THE RED BAG OF COURAGE SURVIVAL WISDOM ~book 3 in this series not yet published

“Social justice became another life contract I made. I was to have a very busy life standing up for the life, liberty, and justice for all that the United States of America was supposed to stand. “Much of humanity at the turn of the century claimed to stand for the flag, life, liberty, and freedom while ignorantly supporting those with racist, xenophobic, and authoritarian ideologies. I thought…

[thinwhitedoc]

SHERLOCK | Martin Freeman as John Watson

[roguestorm]

When the rules are wrong, you have to break them.

Princess Diana/Diana Prince in Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed art by Leila del Duca, colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick

[earth-b0y]

Mantis Shrimp!

Hum? What about them?

[colaghost]

I think I could go on for HOURS about how Hestia is one of the, if not THE, most important Olympian(s). She was the first to be born, though last to be regurgitated by Kronos, and is SO heavily underestimated just because she doesn’t appear in many myths. If anything, I think, that speaks volumes to her power, because she didn’t bother herself in getting mixed up in both Godly and human affairs alike. When Apollo and Poseidon attempt to marry her, she goes to Zeus and requests to remain a maiden, he grants her this and both Posideon and Apollo respect this decision, which is shocking, at least in terms of Greek mythos, because normally the male Gods do whatever they want. But in Hestia’s case, she’s either so well respected and/or so extremely powerful that they back off.

Another testament to her importance is the fact that she receives a percentage, for lack of a better term, of each sacrifice that is made to the Gods. It doesn’t matter who it is, she always gets a piece of whatever is given. Think about that, that’s a ton of offerings. Not to mention all the sacrifices that were made to her as the goddess of the hearth, home, and state.

Hestia’s demeanor and personality also say a lot about her. She’s known to be one of the kindest and most benevolent of the Greek Gods/Goddesses. She doesn’t act angrily or in vengeance, but does her best to maintain peace amongst the Olympians, even giving up her throne to Dionysus to do so. She is perfectly content by the fire, not bothering with fame or fortune. Because she doesn’t need to.

In Greek culture, in contrast to what a lot of people believe, she is factually known as one of the most important deities, as the Greeks had hearths in their homes, places of business, and government buildings. In Ancient Greece, if a new city were being established, it would require a hearth to be official. They would actually take fire from an already burning hearth, transport it to the new city, and light the hearth in the new town with one from the old. Extending into Roman mythos, which took ALOT of inspiration from the Greek myths, Hestia, or as they called her, Vesta, was described as the being the preservation of the Roman State. The Vestal Virgins, priestesses of Vesta, were given the duty of keeping her sacred flame alight, which was incredibly important to the vitality of the Roman Empire. The flame was believed to represent the life force of Rome, so if it went out, that force was essentially extinguished and Rome’s progression was in danger.

In today’s world, peacefulness and humbleness are regarded as signs of being a pushover or a doormat, but I think these traits are some of the most undervalued virtues, especially in the political atmosphere. It is not weak or insignificant to hold out for diplomacy, to be kind, to not be power hungry, to simply think of other people. Force and violence have been the norm for gaining power for years, but it truly doesn’t require that. Kindness and goodwill can accomplish all that and more. Unfortunately, I think, as of now, some things have reached past simple diplomacy and require some type of shock value to become known and recognized, which is extremely unfortunate as it typically happens at the expense of innocent people. Though, if we held these aforementioned morals and attitudes in higher importance, we wouldn’t have to implement such measures.

To conclude all of this, Hestia is not only important as a deity, but as a symbol of life itself, in both today’s world and ancient times. And I think we could stand to learn a lot, both from her and about her. While she may not be the most famous or the most heroic, she is certainly, at least in my opinion, the most significant and undervalued. And the latter needs to change IMMEDIATELY.

⬆️ (Some of my favorite depictions of Hestia (Top left) Percy Jackson and the Olympians; (Top right) Blood of Zeus; (Bottom left) DC's Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed; (Bottom right) GOD's School)

<<Also wanted to say, I am in NO WAY an expert in any sort of mythology. I started out reading PJO and my interest kind of soared from there, as I started reading and analyzing the actual mythology behind the beloved book series. I probably got something wrong, so if you catch a mistake, please let me know, I’m always trying to learn!!! Anyways thanks for reading this, if you did, I appreciate it. >>

[slaughter-books]

Day 16: JOMPBPC: Cool Colours

Cool coloured graphic novels! 💙💜💚

[lotrmusical]

My high school did a yearly poetry recitation contest (Poetry Out Loud), so Oh Boy do I know some poems. My favorites are Ozymandias and "the world is about to end and my grandparents are in love," by Kara Jackson. Also in 8th grade we had a Poe unit and had a class contest to make the best music video of the Raven, so I still know a good chunk of that.

i hadn't heard of the kara jackson one! just read through it and enjoyed it, particularly these lines > 'grandma returns to her love like a hymn, marks it with a color. // when the world ends will it suck the earth of all its love? /will i go taking somebody’s hand, / my skin becoming their skin?'

[ask-sparkly-heart]

Hewwo dock-tor!

It's 'doctor'. Hello offspring! :)

[professor-nikolai-frost]

Professor Frost,

That is a shame. I will see if I can send photos of it instead. I would also be willing to mail any findings we obtain to you as well.

As for Tempest our reality construct seems to be operating well. There was an anti-anomalous attack near an anomalous forest I... volunteer, at. The perpetrators are being dealt with for destruction of nature and illegal hunting.

My youngest, Luca, is growing up to be a bubbly young kitsune. If we meet again I'll try to bring him along. Or at least a photograph

Our version of your club has gained another member, a gentlemanly spirit by the name of Victor Jekyll.

One of my husbands regained a human form after a slime crown incident.

We have all moved into the same Manor I own, and with some help, it became alive. It's quite animated.

I believe that's most of it.

...

Oh yes, I'm having a splendid day as well.

Fenrir Lycaon

Fenrir Lycaon,

It is good to hear that you, your family, and your construct are well. It sounds as if things have been very eventful for you. I hope that things continue to be well.

Sincerely,

Professor N. Frost

[narrated]

she's here, she has a 0 modifier to religion, and things keep happening to her against her will

[serpentsurgency]

I have some If you'd like?

--Ten

(@tempest-toss )

Sure. Better not be some kind of weird overseer cognitohazard shit.

[bridges-to-ashes]

Hello there, I am inquiring if you would like your puppies blessed?

--O5-4, "Werewolf"

No. Don't touch them.

[a-dangerous-game]

*A gift box appears. A letter is attached*

"Dear Mr. Siegel, I hope you and your family are having a great day today! For the holiday season I decided to make you something again, and this time I made you two things! A plush Duck, as described by Fenrir, and a plush...duck! I hope you enjoy both of them! Happ hunting!

--"Five", from Tempest"

Oh! Well the first one is horrid but the second one is grand! Quite the craftsmanship for both though, many thanks!

[quirkycatsfatstacks]

WOTN Review: Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

An All-New Origin in Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed DC continues creating graphic novels with a younger focus on Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed. Here, we’re provided with another glimpse at an origin story for Diana, yet it’s nothing like we’ve seen before. Diana, Princess of Themyscira, always knew she was meant for more. Even when she struggled to keep up with the Amazons that trained her.…

[earth-b0y]

What's a birthday party like?

There's different ways in different cultures, but I think of a birthday party as you and people you care about, like friends and family, celebrating whoever's birthday it is by hanging out together, giving them presents, and having a yummy dinner with a birthday cake at the end! The guests sing Happy Birthday, and the birthday person makes a wish and blows out the candles! During the party... I guess it depends on the age group! Me and my friends watched movies and played together and had a sleepover on our recent birthday. Sometimes, birthdays aren't at houses, and they go to fun places like a skating rink or bowling or a park or pool!

[upper-admin-scp]

🍁 + would you date anyone from a reality you've recently interacted with?

Meant for Zero!

[The Administrator pauses, thinking.]

ᏇᏋᏝᏝ, Ꭵ…ᏗᎴᎷᎥᏖᏖᏋᎴᏝᎩ, Ꭵ ᎴᎧᏁ'Ꮦ ᏦᏁᎧᏇ ᎷᎧᏕᏖ ᎧᎦ ᏖᏂᏋᎷ ᏇᏋᏝᏝ ᏋᏁᎧᏬᎶᏂ. Ꭵ'Ꮇ ᏁᎧᏖ ᏋጀᏗፈᏖᏝᎩ…ᏗᏖᏖᏒᏗፈᏖᎥᏉᏋ ᏖᎧ ᎷᎧᏕᏖ, ᏖᏂᎧᏬᎶᏂ…ᏇᏋᏝᏝ, ᏋᏉᏋᏁ Ꭵ ፈᏗᏁ ᏕᏋᏋ ᏂᎧᏇ ᏖᏋᎷᎮᏋᏕᏖ'Ꮥ ᎦᎧᏬᏒ ᏂᏗᏕ ᏗፈᎤᏬᎥᏒᏋᎴ ᏕᏬፈᏂ ��� ᏝᏗᏒᎶᏋ ᎦᎧᏝᏝᎧᏇᎥᏁᎶ. ᏰᏬᏖ, Ꭵ ፈᏗᏁ'Ꮦ ᏕᏗᎩ. ᏇᏋ'ᏉᏋ ᎧᏁᏝᎩ ᏒᏋᏗᏝᏝᎩ ᏰᏋᏋᏁ ᎥᏁ ፈᎧᏁᏖᏗፈᏖ ᎦᎧᏒ Ꮧ ᎷᎧᏁᏖᏂ ᎧᏒ ᏕᎧ. (Well, I...admittedly, I don't know most of them well enough. I'm not exactly...attractive to most, though...Well, even I can see how Tempest's Four has acquired such a large following. But, I can't say. We've only really been in contact for a month or so.)