#Classical deities

[ivettaflowerblooom]

Eros and Psyche by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889.

[hades-bat]

Apollo served by the Nymphs, by Girardon and Regnaudin, 1666, Versailles 🌞

[withlovefromolympus]

Zeus: Hermes, open up!!

Hermes: i have daddy issues

Zeus: i meant the door, you bastard!

Hera: shh, no, let him speak

[amicus-noctis]

[thewhisperofzagreus]

The Triumph of Bacchus, 1875 - oil on canvas.

— Gustave Moreau (France, 1826–1898)

[hornyforpoetry]

... Sing on! sing on! and Bacchus will be here Astride upon his gorgeous Indian throne, And over whimpering tigers shake the spear ...

... With yellow ivy crowned and gummy cone, While at his side the wanton Bassarid Will throw the lion by the mane and catch the mountain kid! ...

”Bacchus” // Michelangelo // Bargello Museum // Florence, Italy ”The Burden of Itys” // Oscar Wilde

[h0bg0blin-meat]

Hermes: Ah, Hello again. We really need to stop meeting like this.

Dionysus: Maybe we would, if you would sTOP BREAKING INTO MY FUCKING HOUSE!!!

[dennitsalucifer]

Autumn angel — oil on canvas

— Viktor Nizovtsev (Russia-America, 1965)

[illustratus]

Jupiter Verospi in the Pio-Clementino Museum, Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome.

[undeadmagick]

hello. i have nothing offer. so here are some random memes i found that remind me of some devotees. (in the nicest way possible)

hypnos devotees:

loki devotees:

aphrodite devotees:

poseidon devotees:

lucifer devotees:

hades devotees:

apollo devotees:

ares devotees:

odin devotees:

hera devotees:

[hades-bat]

no thoughts head empty, only him ❣️💖🪽(from today and yesterday's museum trips)

this post is a special gift for @travelingthief :3

[persephoneist]

Do you like Persephone? Please read if you do!

Hi! I'm Meli, and I'm a classics student who is writing a paper on Persephone and modern reception of her myth. In doing so, I'd like to gather information from as many people as possible to get a well-rounded view of how she is perceived by people interested in her! This includes Hellenic polytheists, academics, fans of Greek myth in general, or fans of modern retellings like Lore Olympus, Hadestown, Punderworld, etc.

Thank you if you do participate! Reblogs are appreciated!

[nyxshadowhawk]

Hera: Dionysus is an embarrassment Zeus: Excuse me that's my son you're talking about. Hera: Yeah exactly, how the hell are you not embarrassed by your son? He's girly, he's always drunk, he wears a ribbon in his hair for gods' sake! He always hangs out with women, because he may as well be a woman. If he were MY son-- Zeus: You know what Dionysus did just the other day? HE CONQUERED INDIA, THAT'S WHAT! Hera: ... Zeus: He led the king away in chains! They barely put up a fight! He captured war elephants! WAR ELEPHANTS, HERA! Hera: ... Zeus: And he did it while drunk! With a bunch of women as his army! With ribbons in his hair!

Hera: ... Zeus: And no one dares to challenge him, because he'll bind them in vines or have them torn to pieces by their own mother. Isn't that manly? Worthy of a son of Zeus? Hera: ... Zeus: If this is what he's like drunk, imagine what he'd be like sober. Hera: So are you trying to say that the invention of wine was a good thing? I mean, have you *seen* drunk people? Zeus: It's not the wine's fault if you drink too much of it. Hera: Look at what happened to Ikarios! He gave wine to some Athenian farmers, and they killed him! You're proud of that? Zeus: That's not Dionysus' fault. He was pretty pissed about that, actually. You think he treats his own party guests like that?

Hera: Considering what normally happens at Dionysus' parties... Zeus: I know what's going on here. You're jealous. You're still sore about Semele, so you're trying to make her son look bad. Well, your son can't conquer shit!

--Adapted from Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 22

[hemogoblin-art]

Gaia: Alright, I need you to swear-

Nyx: Fuck.

Gaia:

Gaia: Swear as in 'promise'...

[thewhisperofzagreus]

Peace (Eirene), 1850~1888 - oil on canvas.

— Ludwig Knaus (Germany, 1829–1910)

Eirene is the personification and goddess of peace in Greek mythology.

[mcversipellis]

“Apollo, your voice hymned a justice I could not see clear, but all too clear the anguish you caused, the bloodhaunted, homeless future you've doled out.”

― Euripides, Electram