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Black Gods and Goddesses [Greek] Pt. 1

HERA - Queen of Gods/Goddess of Marriage & Birth (Queen Angela Bassett)

ZEUS - King of Gods/God of Sky and Thunder (Idris Elba)

POSEIDON - God of Seas and Earthquakes (Mahersala Ali)

HADES - God of the Dead/Ruler of the Underworld (Ricky Whittle)

ATHENA - Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Justice (Danai Gurira)

APHRODITE - Goddess of Beauty, Sexual Love, and Affection (Rihanna)

NIKE - Goddess of Speed, Strength, and Victory (Serena Williams)

PERSEPHONE - Goddess of Vegetation and Spring/Queen of the Underworld. (SZA)

IRIS - Goddess of the Rainbow and Messenger of the Gods. (Janelle Monae)

ARES -God of War and Violence (Michael B. Jordan)

Part 2 is on my Dashboard or under the tag #blackgodsandgoddesses.

Edit: I know there are already black gods and goddesses in mythology native to Africa. And I’d love to explore those characters and their personalities. I loved Greek mythology when i was younger, thats what I had access to, and I thought it’d be cool to cast them with black people in the roles to celebrate blackness. Plus, greek mythology has been interpreted and reinterpreted in so many ways ( for instance there was a reincarnation of Oedipus based around enslaved blacks in the U.S.). I can also do whatever the fuck I want 🙄 There’s enough whitewashing and eurocentric media for you to partake in so dont @ me, hoe.

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Black Gods and Goddesses [Greek] - Part 2

HEPHAESTUS - God of Fire, Metalworking, and Sculpture (Chadwick Boseman)

ARTEMIS - Goddess of the Moon, Hunt, Wilderness, and Virginity (Tessa Thompson)

APOLLO - God of Medicine, Music, Archery, and the Sun (Stromae)

DIONYSUS - God of Wine, Theater, and [Religious] Ectasy (Kendrick Lamar)

DEMETER - Goddess of Agriculture, Fertility, and the Harvest (The Viola Davis)

Hermes - God of Thieves and Travelers/Messenger of the Gods and Guide to the Underworld (Donald Glover)

MORPHEUS - God of Dreams and Sleep or CRONOS - God of Time (Morgan Freeman)

TERPSICHORE - Muse/Goddess of Chorus and Dance (Beyonce Knowles)

Part 2 of Black Gods and Goddesses [Greek]

There’s probably going to be Part 3 and I may edit this one. I’m a little unsure of Hermes. I think Glover would be a good Pan, God of Wildnerness and Fertility 🤔 You can find Part 1 on my Dashboard or under the tag #blackgodsandgoddesses

Edit (2021)

A few things. One, idgaf about yt ppl complaining that im “stealing” their culture. Im a Black woman in the U.S. Our culture, creativity, and bodies are consumed and imitated by nonblack people around the globe. This is not that. If existing, I doubt gods or an other entity could be boxed in by human constructs of race or gender. (Also, are there not Black Greeks? Its an ethnicity or nationality,not a race, I-)

Secondly, about Hephaestus! People keep saying “isn’t he ugly though?” While Im glad we all agree Chadwick Boseman was fine, I think the Smith’s description was based in ableism that wanted to paint disability as undesirable; therefore, making it his marriage with Aphrodite an appropriate punishment for a goddess who was supposed to be one of the most beautiful and desirable among of the gods.

Im not about to scour the internet looking for a Black person to call “ugly,” “lame”, or “undesirable.” Those are labels too often connected to Blackness and Black people. And unfortunately, there is a severe lack of Black disabled actors visible in media. I like Chadwick and there are other factors that led me to my “casting” decisions than looks alone. He was humble, hard-working, warm, and talented. I think its a great fit.

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