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Zeus: I have a job!

Hades: What are the key responsibilities for your job?

Zeus:

Zeus: With no responsibilities, I’m doing my job quite well.

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Zeus: I love all my children.

Hades: Including the only 4 you have with your wife?

Zeus: Hera and I have 4 kids?

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a follower of Apollo . .

Me being optimistic in the morning: We are going to have a great day, Apollo!

-sees it’s going to be dark and dreary all day-

Me: Okay, well fuck you too.

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I don’t vilify Gaston. Imagine the woman you’re into mysteriously reappears after her deranged-viewed father is about to be locked up, and announces to everyone that she was held captive by a wolf/bear human hybrid, whom she caught feelings for (and is kinda lowkey, highkey, all-the-keys hinting at being into beastiality). I’d be freaked out as well.

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Apollo, picking petals off a flower: he loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, he loves me no-

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Hyacinthus: wait, what happened?

Artemis: just hurry up and come with me, he hasn’t stopped crying for almost 4 hours

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Me: wonders why my deity Apollo is so cruel to me

Also me: describes him as a petty cry baby

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Persephone: So yeah, to sum it all up I saw someone hitting on my husband and I turned them into a plant.

Hera: Child’s play but it’s a start.

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Hera: you’re a disgraceful man whore

Zeus: we don’t slut shame on this mountain

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Stray Kids as Greek Gods

Bang Chan - Hestia:

Stable with a nurturing heart. Regardless of any conflict, they approach it rationality and with compassion. Also, slowly losing the will to live because of their family.

Changbin - Dionysus:

A sweetheart, but chooses chaos. Has the mentality of, “it’s a new day everyone, good luck.”

Lee Know - Demeter:

Animal-loving tiger mom. Will kill you if you touch their children. Will also kill you if you get closer then 12ft from them.

Han - Artemis:

An upbeat personality that quickly goes away from having to interact with people. Gives tough-love without the love part.

Seungmin - Hermes:

A nuisance that murders.

Hyunjin - Apollo:

Petty and passionate artist who cries a lot. Absolute perfection.

Felix - Persephone:

50% of the time is a ray of sunshine and the other 50% is a ray of sunshine but dressed in black.

I.N. - Zeus:

The youngest sibling who is the leader. (tbh, he’s too pure for Olympus)

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Apollo: Why are you crying?

Hermes: Dionysus drew his first wrong direction arrow. I’m so proud of him, six people died.

Apollo:

Apollo: *tearing up* You are a great mother.

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New Years Eve at Olympus:

• Zeus: drunk asf by 8pm and hitting on his (i would say distant, but let’s be fr) cousin

• Hera: started drinking as soon as she got there and plotting to kill Zeus when the New Year comes around

• Demeter: she’s not there

• Hestia: responsibly drinking while trying to ease conflict and tension within the family

• Poseidon: drunk asf before he even got there with Amphitrite trying to save face

Hades: forced to go because of Persephone

Persephone: only wanted to go so she could have some fun without her mother there

• Athena: one glass of champagne that she took to get Dionysus to shut up, knowing full well she’ll be the designator to get everyone home safe

• Artemis: wanting to go home within the first 20 minutes, but stayed to babysit Apollo

• Apollo: crying to Hermes about every tragedy in his life

• Hermes: acting the same as if he was sober, convincing people to make bad decisions

• Hephaestus: initially sober, then went on a drunk rant about how Ares is a dick

• Ares: was not invited and only knew about it because Athena told him

• Aphrodite: still bitter that Hephaestus didn’t gift her divorce papers for Christmas

• Dionysus: no one has seen him in a while and they are starting to worry

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Ares: we’re the black sheep of our family

Eris: for opposite reasons, they find me inferior and you insufferable

Ares: okay, trauma bonding isn’t your thing either

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Athena: Alcohol is not going to solve your problems

Dionysus:

Dionysus: I’m sorry, but did I not ascend into a true god after I brought wine up this stupid mountain?

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Hermes: Knock knock

Apollo: Who’s there?

Hermes: Cow goes

Apollo: Cow goes-

Hermes: Mooooooo

Hermes: oove

Apollo:

Hermes:

Apollo: You stole my fucking cows again, didn’t you?

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Seven types of Love

Ancient Greeks recognised 7 morphs of love, considering love itself -as a word- incapable of fully describing each possible situation and relationship. Perhaps it would be a shock for them to know the word Love is, nowadays, used for both our love for a warm cup of coffee and a beloved friend. Categorizing different types of Love in such a way led Greeks to have a deeper understanding of motives, needs and expectations and enabled them to explain a relationship in a much clearer way. 

1. Eros 

Lovers of ancient Greek mythology might find this name familiar as the word is related to Eros, the God of fertility and Aphrodite’s son. It represents the sexual passion and desire, therefore connecting this type of love to something more physical. Someone erotic, is someone who tends to arouse sexual love or desire. This type of love was as neutral as described. It could be perceived as both negative and positive, depending on its usage from the individual, as Eros was described as something dangerous, irrational, that can take over you and possess you. That kind of madness was brought upon someone when shot with one of Cupid’s arrows. The arrow made you “fall” in love madly -as Paris did with Helen, causing the Trojan war and Troy’s downfall-. In modern Greek we use the word Έρωτας (Erotas), which is another word for Love, but stronger, and focused on the romantic relationships.  

2. Philia (friendship)

Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to His Friends by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1868)

As someone can easily guess, this type of love represents the bond between friends. Though, to Ancient Greeks, Philia was far more precious and important than Eros as it expressed a special brotherly bond. It also came down to something more spiritual and emotional since it was expressed through showing loyalty, sharing emotions, and sacrificing. It is considered the highest form of love and it concerned many Greek philosophers. Aristotle analyzed it in his work Nicomachean Ethics, writing that there are three forms of Philia; friendships of pleasure, friendships of utility and friendships of the general good someone possesses. Plato believed the strongest friendship to be the one between lovers; Philia as a result from Eros. Lust and sexual passion transformed into a shared need for a deeper understanding of oneself and the world, creating a want for philosophy. Friends seek a life of truth, mutual guidance and relativity. The complete opposite of Philia is Phobia. 

3. Agape (Αγάπη: Love)

Agape could be described as an altruistic love. It represents a selfless love that goes beyond family members and friends and includes the world, nature or God -Christianity made a wide usage of this word to spread its message-. It is described as sacrificial, free of benefits and exists no matter the circumstances.  In Latin it was translated as Caritas, which is the origin of the familiar word Charity -another word, used widely by the Church-. In modern Greek, Agape is the word that is used for the word Love, suitable for all types of love. 

4. Storge

Storge is a familial love. It resembles Philia but focuses on the almost instinctive love parents have for their children. Storge is more exclusive, unilateral. It is a love that is born out of familiarity, shared experiences, and dependency and lacks an interest in personal qualities, in contrast to Eros and Philia.

5. Pragma

Pragma was described as the mature love that results from long married couples. It includes a deep understanding, the ability to compromise for the well-being of the relationship, making it more of a practical love for those with long-term interests. In modern Greek the literal translation of pragma is ‘thing/item/something material’ whereas the ancient word had a wider range of meanings. Pragma used to be pretty common when arranged marriages were a normality and can be seen nowadays as well, usually on celebrity or political pairings (and on countries where arranged marriages are still part of the culture).

6. Ludus

Ludus is the kind of playful love that aims on the fun. It is focused on joyful activities, seducing, flirting or dancing and remains uncommitted however long it lasts. It is not to be confused with Eros in which the motives differ. It seems to be more relevant to Philia.

7. Philautia

Philautia refers to the self-love which could either be unhealthy or healthy depending on the amount of it. The first leads to self-obsession and hubris (which, in Ancient Greek, meant placing oneself above the greater good, or even worse, above the Gods) that resulted to nemesis or destruction. Some relate it to the Greek myth of Narcissus (the origin of the psychiatric disorder narcissism), a hunter from Thespiai that was known for his beauty and rejected any kind of romantic gestures, till he eventually saw his reflection in a river, fell in love with his image and stared at it for the remainder of his life. Healthy self-love, however, is related to high self-esteem and self-respect and enables you to love wider. The last one is a pretty common mindset, nowadays, since many of us tend to say what stands before loving someone else is loving yourself.

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Deity Aesthetic: Aphrodite Aligena (Sea Born)