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Athena sighs, leaning forwards to better look down at the landscape below them. “I know that,” she says, “but I suppose I’m not sure where else I would go. Besides, what if I am needed here? I cannot afford to be gone in a moment of chaos.”

She glances at Hermes, quirking an eyebrow. “What of you dear, do you not wish to spend more time away too?”

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"i can't imagine why you would." hermes tossed athena a sideways smirk, gesturing to the abundance of beautiful scenery before them. "i mean, listening to father and hera bicker once a week? watching artemis drag mutilated animal carcasses through the streets? trying to relax to the sound of one of dionysus' orgies raging across the way? what's not to love?"

hermes turned towards her, hands on his hips. "you know, you are allowed to leave now and then. you're not literally chained to this mountain, as much as you seem to think you are."

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Athena laughs, nodding at the words. “The surface is something special.” She says. “So full of people, so full of noise - you would do well to find a moment of clarity amongst it all. But, I suppose…” she leans back, eyeing the span of the room. “I suppose there is some comfort to it, that there is rarely anything entirely dull.”

She glances back at Hypnos, notes the joy in his voice that seems to spread right up into his eyes. He seems someone who thrives in this environment. He seems someone who would thrive beyond the Underworld. She hums softly to herself, thinking, briefly, before she turns to him fully. “Cousin Hypnos,” she says, “do you ever get bored of things here? I’m sure that if a party like this is such a treat, there must not be much to get much better than that down here? I think you would like it in the surface, my dear.”

She shrugs as she moves to sit, smoothing out the hem of her dress where it crinkles at the movement. She pretends not to notice the way Hypnos jumped at her voice, or at least decides to tuck in away in her mind for another time. She doubts he wants cast under concern when just awoken, and she had no strong desire to dampen the mood of the party.

Ah, yes. Parties. That’s what he was asking about. “I, ah, suppose I don’t mind a celebration, cousin,” she replies. “It’s the large gathering of people I am more indifferent towards.” Voices overlapping, arms bumping against her own, prying eyes everywhere— indifferent is too light a word, really. But still, she has the mood to consider. “Worry not about that, though,” she adds. “What of you, Hypnos? Are you enjoying the party?”

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She shrugs as she moves to sit, smoothing out the hem of her dress where it crinkles at the movement. She pretends not to notice the way Hypnos jumped at her voice, or at least decides to tuck in away in her mind for another time. She doubts he wants cast under concern when just awoken, and she had no strong desire to dampen the mood of the party.

Ah, yes. Parties. That’s what he was asking about. “I, ah, suppose I don’t mind a celebration, cousin,” she replies. “It’s the large gathering of people I am more indifferent towards.” Voices overlapping, arms bumping against her own, prying eyes everywhere— indifferent is too light a word, really. But still, she has the mood to consider. “Worry not about that, though,” she adds. “What of you, Hypnos? Are you enjoying the party?”

It’s not that Athena wasn’t enjoying the gathering, it’s just that large groups of people aren’t exactly her thing. Unless it’s on a battlefield, but even then she much prefers the surveying part over being down on the group in a swarm of bodies. Still, there’s drink a-flowing and the air is alight with laughter so she doesn’t have much reason to complain. She’s found a nice spot in the corner. She makes do.

But then, out of the corner of her eye, it’s, Hypnos. She sees Hypnos, and he looks in good spirits but his eyes are drooping and she knows enough to know that’s not what’s supposed to happen in the middle of a party. She pushes herself off of the wall, glides across the room to him, and crouched down.

She keeps her voice low. Quiet. “Hypnos?”

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~ some details in my portrayal;

Athena has two forms. For simplicity sake I will be referring to them as her “natural from” (being humanoid) and her “owl form” (pretty self explanatory).

- Her owl form is a snowy owl with gold specks!

- She can speak to owls in both forms.

- Her natural form can change size to a degree, between an average mortal size and a more towering one.

- In her natural form, she did once have wings. They were cut, she now has two scars on her back where they once were. She tries to hide them as much as she can, the pain is dull but everlasting, as a constant reminder.

She has the ability to stop time for short periods. Whenever she uses it on will feel like they’re in a dream-like state as she speaks to them. She can also look through people’s memories when necessary.

She wears gold armour with light blue detailing, to match her. pale blue eyes. Her hair is long and gold-blond, often tied up in a long plait or a tight bun. It’s mostly hidden beneath her helmet.

She has several champions at at time who she treats as a protege of sorts and will grant her divine assistance to.

She dislikes large crowds or gatherings of people, but she has a secret hatred for being alone. It’s an awkward thing to balance, honestly.

She is queer. She does not put any real labels to anything herself, but she loves very fluidly. She is also on the aromatic spectrum.

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&. 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  various  non - halloween  themed  dialogue  prompts  for  all  your  slashers,  final  girls,  and  other  horrors  beyond  your  comprehension.  trigger  warning  for  dark  themes.  feel  free  to  edit  as  you  seem  fit.  ) 

❛ it’s the silence that scares me. ❜

❛ i’m every nightmare you ever had. ❜

❛ i want to see your true face. ❜

❛ one way or another, you’re going to die tonight. ❜

❛ just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not already here. ❜

❛ by the time anyone finds your body, they won’t be able to identify it. ❜

❛ you’re playing a dangerous game here, girl. ❜

❛ i’m playing the villain, just like you wanted. ❜

❛ i won’t give up on you, i know you’re worth it! ❜

❛ scream all you want. no one will hear you. ❜

❛ what are you going to do to me? ❜

❛ there you are, my darling! ❜

❛ i knew you would come back to me. ❜

❛ don’t you want to be consumed by what loves you? ❜

❛ i’m going to send you back to hell where you came from! ❜

❛ you can’t keep me here forever! ❜

❛ how are you still alive? i killed you! ❜

❛ sometimes human spaces make inhuman monsters. ❜

❛ please. why don’t you just let me go? ❜

❛ this missing poster has your face on it. ❜

❛ that wasn’t so bad, was it? ❜

❛ what’s wrong, you don’t trust me? ❜

❛ i know a lot about you. more than you think. ❜

❛ you want me to shut him up for you? ❜

❛ we could have been beautiful together. ❜

❛ when you think you’re alone, someone watches. ❜

❛ rest while you can, because i will hunt you and eat you whole. ❜

❛ what you want is very wrong. ❜

❛ you look so pretty all tied up like this. ❜

❛ what, you like to watch? you goddamn sicko. ❜

❛ god isn’t here. god doesn’t even know about this place. ❜

❛ there is something at work in my soul which i do not understand. ❜

❛ i am the devil, and i am here to do the devil’s work. ❜

❛ you know what they say, an eye for an eye. ❜

❛ why don’t you scream for me? ❜

❛ are you… smelling me? ❜

❛ we’re going to die out here. ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of anything. not anymore. ❜

❛ we will be what everyone wants to be. perfect. ❜

❛ no offense, but i think you might be just a little too crazy for me. ❜

❛ we all go a little mad sometimes. ❜

❛ the harder i try to escape, the further i get into this awful place. ❜

❛ this was not how it was supposed to go! ❜

❛ this is the end of your little game. i win. ❜

❛ don’t leave me! i can’t be alone! ❜

❛ no one is coming for you. ❜

❛ you hide. and i’ll try to find you. sound fun? ❜

❛ fuck this place. seriously, just fuck this place. ❜

❛ what’s the matter, honey? you’ve barely touched your dinner. ❜

❛ don’t be afraid. dying is much easier than living. ❜

❛ i won’t let them kill you. i won’t let them even touch you. ❜

❛ let’s get you some clothes before i get too turned on. ❜

❛ you weren’t putting that tongue to use anyway. ❜

❛ shall i drink your blood fresh, or slice your neck and spill it out first? ❜

❛ dying keeps moving lower on the list of worst things that could happen to me. ❜

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It’s not that Athena wasn’t enjoying the gathering, it’s just that large groups of people aren’t exactly her thing. Unless it’s on a battlefield, but even then she much prefers the surveying part over being down on the group in a swarm of bodies. Still, there’s drink a-flowing and the air is alight with laughter so she doesn’t have much reason to complain. She’s found a nice spot in the corner. She makes do.

But then, out of the corner of her eye, it’s, Hypnos. She sees Hypnos, and he looks in good spirits but his eyes are drooping and she knows enough to know that’s not what’s supposed to happen in the middle of a party. She pushes herself off of the wall, glides across the room to him, and crouched down.

She keeps her voice low. Quiet. “Hypnos?”

ᴠᴇʀsᴇ: the game "Hades", specifically the epilogue. ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ: Hypnos, god of sleep/sleep incarnate, overseer of any newly arrived shades who come into the Underworld from the river of Styx. the gods finally agreed to meet in the underworld for a truce and family reunion! too bad Hypnos' narcolepsy always acts up when he is excited. ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ: everyone, crossover and OC friendly.

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The drinks were flowing and the nectar and ambrosia as well, with each laugh Hypnos' hands numbed a bit more—his heart was a-fluttering! His excitement was unstoppable! Reality around him seemed alike to those sweet dreams he hoped would come true, and they did! He had not seen these gods which were a part of his family, only ever hearing about them and their deeds through heroes that passed through his halls or through grunts of his dear brother Charon.

The war cries of Ares! The beauty of Aphrodite! The wisdom of Athena! Hypnos' tried to stop his yawns, yet his darling sleep called to him and he tried and fought to stay awake, to listen to the negotiations and stories between all of the gods. Damn it, his sleep always struck him in the most exciting of moments. The voyages of Hermes! The storms of Zeus! Hypnos' head slowly started to droop down in the middle of one of his fervent nods, eyes which were previously half lidded slowly closing as his head made his way slowly to the table infront of him. The sea of... Posideon? The parties... of... Dionysus... The... art... of...

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ATHENA!!

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odysseus and athena

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My piece for the Sing, O Muse! zine :D

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Greek mythology : Athena - Goddess of wisdom, war, peace, knowledges and handicraft, protector of cities and heroes, patron of Athens

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Athena was the goddess of battle strategy, and wisdom.

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🪦 EPIC: The Musical: Act One: The Underworld Saga sentence starters. Going by the exact lyrics for the most part unless I'm making it less lyric and more dialogue. Definitely change things to fit your muse's situation<3

The Underworld

"No matter what we hear: full speed ahead"

"Full speed ahead until we find the prophet."

"This land confuses your mind"

"All I hear are screams every time I dare to close my eyes"

"I no longer dream, only nightmares of those who've died"

"Nothing's what it seems"

"The past seems close behind"

"Five-hundred fifty-eight men who died under your command"

"Why would you let the cyclops live when ruthlessness is mercy?"

"I keep thinking of the infant from that night"

"That voice, it can't be!"

"When you come home I'll be waiting"

"Even if you're the last thing I see, I'll be waiting"

"I'm right here, mom. Can't you see?"

"I took too long, and ventured too far."

"I'll always love you, I'll stay in your heart"

"Your past is always close behind down in the Underworld"

No Longer You

"I am the prophet with the answers you seek"

"I see past and future running free"

"There is a world where I help you get home, but that's not a world I know"

"I see the sacrifice of man"

"I see portrayals of betrayal and a brother's final stand"

"I see you on the brink of death. I see you draw your final breath"

"I see a man who gets to make it home alive, but it's no longer you"

"This can't be!"

"We've suffered and sailed through the toughest of hells, now you tell us our effort's for nothing?"

"I see your palace covered in red."

"I see your wife with a man who is haunting, a man with a trail of bodies..."

Monster

"How has everything been turned against us?"

"How did suffering become so endless?"

"Do I need to change?"

"I'm surrounded by the souls of those I've lost."

"I'm the only one whose line I haven't crossed."

"What if the greatest threat we'll find across the sea... is me?"

"What if I'm the monster?"

"What if I'm in the wrong?"

"What if I'm the problem that's been hiding all along?"

"What if I'm the one who killed you every time I caved to guilt?"

"What if I've been far too kind to foes but a monster to ourselves?"

"If I became the monster and threw that guilt away, would that make us stronger?"

"And now no one dares to piss him off"

"Who would care if we're unjust?"

"Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves, and deep down I know this well."

"I lost my best friend. I lost my mentor, my mom."

"If we must sail through dangerous oceans and beaches, I'll go where Poseidon won't reach us"

"I'll become the monster. I will deal the blow"

"I'll become the monster like none they've ever known"

"So what if I'm the monster lurking deep below?"

"I must become the monster, and then we'll make it home"

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EPIC: The Musical

lyrics that absolutely fuck me up, feel free to change pronouns and such as needed

"A mission to kill someone's son, a foe who won't run, unlike anyone you have faced before."

"I'd rather bleed for you."

"This is the will of the gods."

"Don't make me do this."

"The blood on your hands is something you won't lose. All you can choose is whose."

"You're as old as he was when I left for war."

"How could I hurt you?"

"I'm just a man who's trying to go home."

"When does a man become a monster?"

"When does the reason become the blame?"

"Forgive me."

"We should try to find a way no one ends up dead."

"You can relax, my friend."

"Think of all that we have been through. We'll survive what we get into."

"This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms."

"I see in your face there is so much guilt inside your heart."

"Have you forgotten to turn off your heart? This is not you."

"Have you forgotten your purpose? Let me remind you."

"Don't forget that you're a warrior of a very special kind."

"Don't disappoint me."

"What gives you the right to deal a pain so deep?"

"Don't you know that pain you sow is pain you reap?"

"Your life now is in my hand."

"A trade, you see. Take from me like you took from me."

"You shall be the final man to die."

"It's just one life to take."

"When we kill him our journey's over."

"Captain?"

"You've hurt me enough."

"When I kill you, my pain is over."

"Mark my words now. This is not the end."

"Remember them."

"Who hurts you?"

"If nobody hurt you, be silent."

"He's still a threat until he's dead."

"Finish it."

"What good would killing do, when mercy is a skill more of this world could learn to use?"

"The blood we shed, it never dries."

"I am your darkest moment."

"I am the infamous _______!"

"This way, you won't disappoint me."

"This way, you won't waste my time."

"Unlike you, every time someone dies, I'm left to deal with the strain."

"I'll remind you, I saw you as a friend, but now we're done."

"This way, you won't plague my life."

"This way, you'll close the door and have your damn goodbye."

"Since you claim you're so much wiser, why's your life spent all alone?"

"You're alone!"

"This day, you sever your own head."

"This day, you lost it all. Consider this as my goodbye."

"Don't forget how dangerous the gods are."

"How much longer 'til your luck runs out?"

"You rely on wit, and people die on it."

"I still believe in goodness."

"Lead from the heart, and see what starts."

"And what will we do when it tears us apart?"

"You're like the brother I could never do without."

"How much longer 'til your strength takes leave?"

"I can't have you planting seeds of doubt."

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

"Sometimes killing is a must."

"Friends turn into foes and rivalries."

"Never really know who you can trust."

"The end always justifies the means."

"So much has changed, but I'm the same."

"I'm left without a choice and without a doubt."

"Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves."

"You are the worst kind of good 'cause you're not even great."

"You are far too nice."

"Mercy has a price."

"Unlike you, I've got no mercy left to give."

"The line between naivete and hopefulness is almost invisible."

"What have you done?"

"I am your darkest moment, the monster that always draws near."

"Remember me."

"There's only so much left we can endure."

"Think of your past and your mistakes."

"No, I'm not a player. I'm a puppeteer."

"I can hardly sleep now, knowing everything we've done."

"It's a game of wits, but you don't have to play."

"A foe like ____ is not to be messed with."

"You could be hurt or you could beat her."

"I'll help you conquer her."

"Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred?"

"Don't thank me, friend, you very well may die."

"Did you do something to them?"

"I don't know who you are or why you're here, but let me make this one thing clear."

"I've got people to protect, friends I can't neglect, so now there is no turning back."

"Back at home my wife waits for me. She's my everything, my _____."

"Maybe showing one act of kindness leads to kinder souls down the road."

"This land confuses your mind."

"All I hear are screams every time I dare to close my eyes."

"I no longer dream, only nightmares of those who've died."

"Why would you let _____ live when ruthlessness is mercy?"

"I keep thinking of the infant from that night."

"____, when you come home, I'll be waiting."

"Even if you're the last thing I see, I'll be waiting."

"I took too long."

"I'll always love you."

"Your past is always close behind."

"I see a song of past romance."

"I see portrayals of betrayal and a brother's final stand."

"I see a man who gets to make it home alive, but it's no longer you."

"We've suffered and sailed through the toughest of Hells, now you tell us our efforts were nothing?"

"I see a wife with a man who is haunting. A man with a trail of bodies."

"How has everything been turned against us?"

"How did suffering become so endless?"

"Do I need to change?"

"What if I'm the monster?"

"What if I'm the problem that's been hiding all along?"

"If I became the monster, and threw that guilt away, would that make us stronger?"

"So what if I'm the monster lurking deep below?"

"If I gotta drop another infant from a wall in an instant so we all don't die, then I'll become the monster."

"I'll become the monster."

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Spearhearted, noun; a lit, semi-selective, roleplay blog for Athena from EPIC The Musical. Canon and headcanon based, with some ties to outside lore. Low activity, no NSFW.

A study in; war and wisdom, mentorship, goddesshood, immortality, bargaining, tough love, loneliness, heroism, and choosing your protégé by means of magic boar.

Based on currently released sagas from the musical, snippets from future sagas, and information from the musical’s creator. (Mun has no affiliation with EPIC).

Penned by Aerie, she/her, nineteen.