#Crown Of Asteria

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Valkyrie's Lullaby

Valkyrie’s Lullaby

Several months ago, Meghan Wood, my bandmate in Cave Mouth, sent me this video of Lasair inghen ui h’Airt performing her extraordinary song Valkyrie’s Lullaby. Naturally, I became obsessed. I mean, who wouldn’t? Of course, we needed to do a cover, no question about it. But life, as it has the want to do, became extremely horribly, extremely quickly, and it was, as most other projects, put on the…

[wyrdwordsandeffigies]

Valkyrie's Lullaby

Valkyrie’s Lullaby

Several months ago, Meghan Wood, my bandmate in Cave Mouth, sent me this video of Lasair inghen ui h’Airt performing her extraordinary song Valkyrie’s Lullaby. Naturally, I became obsessed. I mean, who wouldn’t? Of course, we needed to do a cover, no question about it. But life, as it has the want to do, became extremely horribly, extremely quickly, and it was, as most other projects, put on the…

[anyablackwood]

Rate OC Cuddles Tag

Thanks for the tag, @mysticstarlightduck! I'll just be using the first 5 I think of off the top of my head lol.

Rules: Rate your OCs' cuddle game!

Felix: 10/10. Amazing. Doesn't matter what part of the timeline. Has mastered the correct amount of pressure and tightness with which to wrap his arms around people. Dedicated to his craft. It helps that he always smells nice, too.

Adrasteia: -10/10. Why the fuck would you ask. She hates you. Did you know that? Now you do. This isn't a hug. She's planting evidence in your pocket. She's trying to strangle you, very slowly. If not, she's thinking about it.

Katsuko: 7/10 on a casual cuddle. Would be better, but she squirms a lot/can't keep still for long, so she doesn't usually try. She also doesn't hug anyone she doesn't know VERY well. Like her mother. Or her wife. Basically only people who have seen her naked before. If she's actively in a cuddling mood, though? 9/10. Determined hugger.

Kai: 6/10. As far as tweens go, he's okay. Doesn't like cuddles much, especially not from older people (which is fair). Usually only cuddles his mom, who's biased anyway. Smells weird though.

Seraphina: 2/10. Will not even hug her parents. Her clothes are too expensive. Has hugged a stranger, once. Burned her clothes after and then had her butler egg their house.

Gently tagging: @cypriathus, @fayeiswriting, @theunboundwriter, and anyone else who wants in!

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Silence: Raina?

Raina: It’s time. Isn’t it?

Silence: It is. We don’t have to do this so soon-

Raina: We’ve been over this.

Silence: You so clearly don’t want to, we should just-

Raina: Please. I’m sure. It’s this or I’ll have to court all over the realm. I don’t want to do that more.

Silence: [sighs] You don’t have to do either.

Raina: Our customs say I do. We’re in this together though, right?

Silence: Of course.

Raina: Good. The crown suits you, by the way.

[palajae]

switch up!

PAIRING... fan!sunghoon x idol!reader | GENRE... idol! au, fluff, meet cute, flirting? lol, sunghoon legendary rizz | WC... 0.5k | “that’s the first time anyone’s ever told me that.” 

you wave as your fan leaves, grinning widely as you prepare for the next person. you adjust the tiara on your head, fidgeting with it due to its trivial size—probably because it was originally a decorative toy intended for a five year old. 

“hello!” you charmingly greet the next fan. he introduces himself as sunghoon, and you begin signing his album. 

to: sunghoon-! <3

your smile grows as he stumbles over his words, obviously nervous to be in such close proximity to you. 

you keep your eyes and attention focused on him as you keep writing. it wasn’t hard when you had done it hundreds of times (not to mention that he was strikingly handsome.)

sunghoon looks down bashfully, “i’ve been a really big fan of yours since your debut,” he pauses, and you nod encouragingly at him to continue. 

he swears your eyes sparkle with all the stars in the galaxy. 

sunghoon takes a deep breath. he recited this too many times—imagined your breathtaking face in front of him too many times to mess up now. 

while listening and writing diligently, you feel the tiara on your head begin to slip. you really wanted to finish getting the next words down on the page, but you feel it slowly slide. 

“i just wanted to say that i will always support you. i hope you stay happy and healthy-“

however, before you can, you feel a warm hand shoot out to steady the tiara. your hand touches his immediately after, also in an attempt to adjust the crown.  

sunghoon’s concerned eyes bore into you as he mutters something. 

“s-sorry?”

sunghoon doesn’t say anything. instead, he whispers a soft, forgive me but- 

and a hand of his softly brushes the stray hairs out of your face. he gently fixes your hair that got slightly tousled when the tiara fell. 

it almost felt like he was caressing you, with his warm gaze so focused on you and only you. 

your heart skips a beat. you blink once, twice. 

“i’m really sorry, that was bothering me. i just like tidying and organizing things, you know, i appreciate clean and pure things- like you.”

he immediately stops. 

eyes widening, your can’t stop the flush that comes to your face. 

“w-wait, no, that came out-“

“that’s… the first time anyone’s ever told me that.” 

you giggle, and sunghoon melts at the sound. 

as his time with you comes to an end by the signal of your manager, he can’t help but feel fulfilled. he made you smile. he was the one that made you laugh so blissfully. 

later he’ll go home and scream silently about it, jump and prance around his room, probably. then he’ll go look back at the pictures he took of you and pray someone caught the moment on video. 

as sunghoon walks off, he catches a glimpse of the message you wrote into his album. he can’t help but let the fanboy in him out a little, a squeak escaping his mouth. 

i also like clean things. they refresh me, like you &lt;;3 

i’ll hope to see you next time? 

xoxo, y/n

a/n ▸ idc i love fan!sunghoon

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new written series ! — by filmofhybe.

IN EVERY MULTIVERSE

in which

> y/n was a young girl who believed in the multiverse. Believed that in each multiverse your in, something special or memorable would happen. What if she figures out a way to travel through each and every multiverse she would be in, and meet seven different boys that captures her eyes. Which she sadly can’t seem to get them off her mind at the end of every Adventure.Will she ever meet them again in her every multiverse?

PAIRING : ot7! x reader

🥥 GENRE : friends to lovers , academic rivals , streamer x streamer , stranger to lover , patient x doctor , singer x dancer , café owner x regular customer , coming of age

WARNINGS : angst , swearing , kissing , romance , kys jokes , dad jokes lmao

🗯️ FEATURING: enhypen obvi , rei - ive , K & Jo - &team , Yunjin - Le Sserafim , Sana - twice , Hanbin - ZB1

TAGLIST : feel free to comment to be added :)

STATUS : every Friday :) (hopefully…)

The perfect blend - YJW

synopsis : can you ever imagine in this multiverse, you having the biggest fattest crush on your best friend - Yang jungwon, however knowing he already has a “girlfriend” hurts more than just a sting from a bee.

warnings : angst (100%) , fluff , crying , kissing

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

video our love - LHS

synopsis : you were extremely camera shy in the actual world, so what makes you be so confident in front of millions across the world while facing towards the camera with your lover - Lee heeseung.

warnings: kissing , slight angst towards end (not much tho) , tooth rooting fluff

Healing hearts - PJS

synopsis : doctors and patients aren’t suppose to have romantics love towards each other. However, in this multiverse, your very much in love with you hot doctor - Park Jeongseong. Whose secretly trying to heal your broken heart..

warnings : kissing , tooth rotting fluff (cheer cuz there isn’t any angst on this one WOOHOO!!)

Academic Enmity Rivalry - JS

synopsis : all the studying just to make your parents proud until your biggest academic rival - Sim Jaehyun decides to have the biggest academic comeback. And offering you free legit tutoring lessons so you can beat him

Warnings : tooth rotting fluff , kissing , begging

Amidst Crowns - PSH

synopsis : crazy to think about how your a Royal in this multiverse, only for the crazy self-obsessed prince himself - Park Sunghoon to hit on you 24/7. Finding it annoying you decided to throw insults at him, not knowing the consequence.

warning : insult comments , fluff , slight angst , crying

Brewing Love - KSN

synopsis : now your a café owner?? Serving your favorite regular customer- Kim Sunoo everyday was the highlight of your day. Realizing you were falling for him before he starts bringing in girls, crushing your heart as you can’t handle it.

Warning : ANGST (I mean heavy) , kinda fluff , kiss on hand

Melodies of music & love - NR

synopsis : the last and final multiverse , your a singer to your lover dancer - Nishimura Riki. Promised to Perform together until realizing it isn’t your passion anymore. Maybe you want to continue in this universe and never go back… but how when you miss every boy you met in the other 6 multiverse..?

warning : sweet fluff , comfort , angsty (at the end.)

TBA….

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; AUTHORS NOTES : since is December 1st on Friday , I would be updating this series every Friday leading up to January-February (or even earlier than that) . I hope you guys enjoy this series as much as I do. Don’t hesitate to ask to be on the taglist by commenting!! I love you all and hope you enjoy this series that’s going to be delivered to you soon :)

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[surielstea]

Devotion | Drabble

Based on this request.

Pairing: Rhysand x Fem!Reader

Summary: Rhys can’t help but admire his mate.

Warnings: none, just fluff!

1.2k words

"You've got it on your nose," I wipe the frosting from my son's face as he stares blankly up at me.

I was in the middle of icing the cake for Asteria's birthday party, the four-year-old girl seated atop the counter as she watched me and her brother decorate the vanilla cake a lavender color.

"Mama, I want some on my nose too." The youngest whines and I smile at her. "This is for the cake my sweet, perhaps if there are leftovers we can." I hum, brushing her hair from her cheek. She nods, black hair bobbing with the movement.

I look down at the six-year-old boy who is about to dig his hands right into the bowl full of frosting. "Orion." I reprimand as I look down at him, his gaze snaps up to me with his brows at his hairline and a wide cheeky grin that was inherently his father's, knowing he's been caught in the act. "What'd I just say?" I look pointedly at him and he quickly clasps his hands behind his back, looking up at me innocently with all too good of posture.

I smile, grabbing the boy by his middle and hoisting him up onto the counter next to his sister.

“Mama, I want this one.” My youngest child held up a star-shaped piping tip, the metal held up to her eye as she squinted through it. I shake my head with a breathless laugh, taking the object and placing it into a long triangular bag.

"Okay, this is called a piping bag," I hand my son the item. "Can you hold it open while Asteria and I scoop the frosting in?" I ask and he nods dutifully, making it his mission to hold the bag as still as possible.

Asteria grabs a miniature spatula to match mine, helping me shovel the frosting down into the bag. I'd get most of the substance into the bag but she'd push it down, Orion straining as the bag grew heavier. "Good, you did perfect, both of you." I smile at them and they both look up at me with bright grins. I hand Orion the bag we just made after snipping off the corner, telling him how to hold it.

I give Asteria her own bag too, hers filled with a baby blue frosting. "Okay," I set the white cake in the middle of them with a delicate touch. "So it’ll go like this," I pick up my bag and begin to pipe a design around the bottom of the cake. "Don't squeeze too hard, and don't stay in one spot for too long, it’s simple." I pull away, showing both of the kids. They nod excitedly, tightly holding onto their bags. "Alright, go ahead," I say and their smiles widen.

Asteria takes her time, twisting her lips to the side as she does precisely what I showed her with a focus I admire, the four-year-old is already doing better than some of my culinary students on her first try. Orion, however, was just having fun, making big draping curtains down his side of the cake as well as stripes and polka dots everywhere.

I feel a familiar pair of eyes on me and my spine locks, head whipping over to the archway where my mate leans, staring at me.

The kids didn't notice him, I barely noticed him as he stood there and just admired me from a distance. A smile curled his lips as he watched our children be so excited to learn one of my passions, with utter devotion in his violet eyes while looking at me.

I smile and walk towards him, wrapping my arms around the back of his neck and pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"I love you," He hums, his hand coming to my waist as he looks down at me. I tilt my head at him, confused as to what prompted such words. He didn't offer an explanation, didn't have one. Just continued analyzing my every feature. I got nervous under his stare, even though we’d been together for decades now he still had butterflies soaring in my stomach, so I avoided his gaze and looked back to the kids.

“They’re getting so old.” I sigh, leaning my head on his chest. He presses a kiss to the crown of my head, both of us watching in silence as our children sneakily pipe a dollop of frosting onto their fingers before licking it clean off as if we weren’t watching. This cake definitely wouldn’t be served at Asteria’s party, now that I’ve seen just how unsanitary they were being— though I didn’t care about that, I’d happily make another cake if it meant they were enjoying themselves.

I look back to Rhys, his eyes coming down onto me with the utmost focus. Without saying a word, he leans down and presses a kiss to my lips, his other hand coming to my face as he pulls me closer. I rise onto my toes to lean into it, my chest pressing against his as he conveys every inch of his love into that kiss.

A smile spreads over my lips as I fall flat onto my feet and disconnect our lips, he backs away with one last peck. "You taste like sugar, sugar." He hums and I scrunch my nose at the cheesiness of his words. "Eww!" Orion boos at us and we both look at our children who have disgusted expressions. "I know, that pun wasn't my best work." Rhys sighs and I roll my eyes.

"I'm done," Our daughter holds out her messy piping bag, frosting running down the sides of her hands. I smile and rush towards her, grabbing the bag before it can drip onto the ground.

"Does mom really taste like sugar?” Orion asks his father, catching my attention. “I don’t know, I suppose I’ll have to find out.” My husband hums, wrapping his arms around my shoulders, barring me as he presses a kiss to my shoulder.

“What if I told you I’m made of sugar.” I let on, Asteria staring up at me like I just turned her world upside down. “Then I’d say you need to run because I’m the sugar monster.” Rhys’ hands tickle up my sides and I squeal as he tosses me over his shoulder with an ease I marveled at, running me into the living room as I hit my fists against his back. “Rhys!” I shout, the kids chasing after us.

“We have to save Mama!” Asteria rushed up to me, grabbing my hand as Orion took his father on, jumping onto him like a spider monkey, attempting to tackle him to the floor.

“Put me down!” I shout at my mate, he carries me over to the couch before flipping me down onto the sofa’s cushions. The children come to my side, asking if I’m okay, guarding me from Rhys.

The High Lord easily sweeps both the children up into his arms, their bodies hanging halfway down his shoulders, causing them to yell and kick their feet in protest. Rhys leans down and pecks me on the lips with a wide smile. “I love you too, by the way,” I confess as he pulls back, the children still on his shoulders attempting to take down their father but to no avail. “I know.” He winks.

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Help! I Got Isekaied as a Lamia!!

Demo Coming Soon

Waking in a strange forest on a world obviously not yours you quickly discover that you have been isekaied not once, but twice, and to top it off you find that, despite growing up thinking you are human, you are in fact a lamia and have been since the day you were born, in this world.

Now as you begin to explore the world of your birth you will find allies, discover hidden villains, and take on quests beyond anything you could have ever imagined as you slowly uncover the reason you had been sent to Earth by your birth parents and why they died to ensure your survival.

Features

Play as a Cis or Trans woman, with full customization over your physical appearance, and your wardrobe.

Explore a strange world filled with isekai tropes.

As you journey you earn skill points and use them to learn a wide variety of skills ranging from the mundane to the fantastical.

Along the way you will meet a variety of others including your adventuring party, a beloved Queen and her court, the boisterous members of the local adventurers guild, and a demon searching for redemption.

Romance a number of women including two of your fellow adventurers, the kingdom's Queen, or a demon with a heart of gold. Includes one polyamorous triad*.

Form meaningful and lasting friendships with every RO instead of romancing them as well as many non-ROs.

Romance Options

Tatiana Luminus Asteria | Human/Angel Hybrid | Queen Age: 48 Height: 6’4” Build: Slender Eye Color: Glowing Gold Hair Color: Blonde Skin Tone: Pink Notable Features: Large wings growing from her hips Character Traits: Protective, Loving, Fierce Tropes: Age gap, Courtly love, Puppet Queen

Maple | Elf | Druid* Age: 79 Height: 6’1” Build: Slender Eye Color: Emerald Green Hair Color: Brunette Skin Tone: Tan Notable Features: Long narrow ears, ivy tattoos across body Character Traits: Shy, Intellectual, Green thumb Tropes: Airhead, Adorkable, Polytriad (Laura) Laura Argenta | Beastkin | Barbarian* Age: 23 Height: 5’6” Build: Muscular Eye Color: Yellow Hair Color: Raven black Skin Tone: Umber Notable Features: Fangs, Claws, Tail, Canine Ears Character Traits: Stoic, Quiet, Vicious Tropes: Feral lover, Monster girl, Polytriad (Maple)

Azarith | Demon | Abyssal Mage Age: ???? Height: 5’3” Build: Voluptuous Eye Color: Glowing Purple Hair Color: Snow White Skin Tone: Orchid Purple Notable Features: Extremely long, slender, spiny tail Character Traits: Flirty, Dense, Mean Tropes: Demonic lover, Sadistic, Redemption

Other Characters

Mark Argenta | Human | Knight Age: 24 Height: 6’4” Build: Muscular Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Blonde Skin Tone: Tan Notable Features: Scar over right eye Character Traits: Protective, Caring

Daniel Argenta | Human | Rogue Age: 17 Height: 5’3” Build: Slender Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brown Skin Tone: Mocha Notable Features: Twitchy Character Traits: Mischievous, Carefree, Always fiddling

Elmina Kayran | Elf | Elven Crown Princess (MCs Aunt) Age: 126 Height: 6’6” Build: Slender Eye Color: Pale Green Hair Color: Black Skin Tone: Pale Notable Features: Long narrow ears, Darker hair color Character Traits: Haughty, Secretly a softy

Tarros Kayran | Elf | Elven King (MCs Grandfather) Age: 787 Height: 7’1” Build: Slender Eye Color: Glowing Green Hair Color: Blonde Skin Tone: Pink Notable Features: Long narrow ears, Scarred face Character Traits: Demanding, Hateful

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ToA Theory 1 - Apollo's Waking Visions

First official theory post, here we go! :D

Alright. So. After rereading The Dark Prophecy, I started wondering about something. In TDP, Apollo experiences waking visions, where he conks out for a bit and has prophetic visions.

I found this interesting because, well...isn't Apollo supposed to be cut off from prophecy? With Python back in control of Delphi?

Because think about it. Python controls Delphi, the root of all earthly prophecy. This would include Dodona, Trophonius, Herophile, and Sibyl - sure, they aren't strictly connected to Delphi, but it's pretty heavily stated that Delphi just straight-up Makes The Future. It's prophecies are The Big Deal and you Should Listen.

Meanwhile the other Oracles seem more guiding and "beware!" instead of "this is how it's gonna be".

(sidenote: found out there are MORE oracles and I wanna know WHERE THEY ARE IN RRVERSE CANON because I want my boy Branchus okay??? Okay. Branchus's oracle was second only to Delphi let's give Apollo's first boyfriend the attention he deserves!)

So of course, like all great members of this fandom, I started thinking.

Let's do a little family history first. ;)

Buckle up. We go down a deep rabbit hole 😎

Apollo and Artemis are twins, born to Leto and Zeus. Zeus's parents are Kronos and Rhea. Leto's are Koios and Phoebe.

Rhea has connections to Dodona, as we learn in-series, but she doesn't really seem to be all that involved with prophecy.

Her siblings, meanwhile...ho ho ho, they are a WHOLE NOTHER STORY!

Let's start with Phoebe. Phoebe, like all first generation Titans, is the daughter of Gaea and Ouranos. She married her brother Koios. Her children consist of Asteria, Lelantos, and Leto. As well as Artemis and Apollo, her other two grandchildren are Hecate (Asteria) and Aura (Lelantos).

Her name means "bright" and is the root of Apollo's most famous epithet - Phoebus. She is often described as "golden-crowned" and is the Titan of bright intellect, the overseer of Earthly Prophecies, and is the second guardian of Delphi, after her sister Themis. She gifted Delphi to Apollo for his birthday after he defeated Python.

Classic grandmother move.

Anyway. There's a bit of Phoebe lore. Time for her elusive husband :3

Koios. His names means "question" or "questioning", probably because he's the Titan of inquiring intellect. He's also the overseer of Heavenly Prophecies, and has an oracle up in the North Pole guarded by an earth-dragon - you'd know this serpent by the name of Draco, the constellation btw. Additionally, Hyperborea (where Apollo goes in the winter times) is part of his domain.

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Unfortunately, we have very little mythological lore on these two, and even less in the RRverse (I cling to that one (1) Koios scene) which sucks because I love them already BUT it does give me lots of legroom to mess around with canon >:)

Back to the theory now. As you may have guessed, I'll be taking us in a direction concerning Apollo's mysterious grandparents. But what does this have to do with Apollo's visions?

Well. Remember when I mentioned that Delphi is the root of all earthly prophecies?

...look at Phoebe's paragraphs. She's the overseer of Earthly Prophecies, right? So it makes sense she's been affected by Python's takeover too.

(if you've read my fics you'd know this already lmao)

Asteria, Apollo's aunt, is a little trickier. She, too, has a hand in divination, but mainly through the night/stars and dreams. <-will come back to that later.

Koios, again, is overseer of Heavenly Prophecies, and is heavily implied to be able to commune with Ouranos's spirit. This is, apparently, a Big Deal because nobody else is mentioned to be able to do this.

...Except...remember this throwaway line in The Hidden Oracle?

^Apollo can see Ouranos too.

Within this theory is a sub-theory, so to speak - that immortals with the gift of prophecy can see Ouranos, since they can see what cannot be seen. This would include Phoebe, Asteria, Koios, and Apollo.

And it'll make sense why they'd keep it to themselves. Kronos wouldn't have been happy to hear his dad was still around. Neither would Zeus, for that matter.

So here I was. Contemplating. Wrote a few fics based around this idea. And one in particular got me thinking (fic in question being When The Stars Align), and a little ways down the road I realized something.

If Phoebe, the overseer of Earthly Prophecies, would have been affected by Python's takeover...was Koios? Could he even be affected?

Because here's the deal: Koios is the overseer of Heavenly Prophecies. Prophecies from the Sky.

Phoebe's are of the Earth - the Earth that Python has taken control of. And Delphi is the root of Earthly Prophecies - not Heavenly.

That would be Koios's oracle, up in the North Pole with Draco.

...So that means Heavenly Prophecy must have still been in business during ToA.

But then comes the question: If it was still within the gods' control, why didn't they use it?

Well...Draco's there, for one. He's probably the Python-equivalent of the North, and clearly he's still there since no myth has spoken of his death (that I know of).

If you ask me, I just think the gods are too nervous/afraid to try Koios's oracle. They were too scared to face Python, after all, until Apollo arrived. I think they'd be scared of a serpent who comes and goes from the stars as he pleases.

And as for why Apollo hasn't done anything about it...well, I think his fight with Python left him rather scarred, don't you think? He probably went "yeah grandma's oracle is enough" and the only time he ever got close to Koios's was during his time in Hyperborea.

So getting back to the main theory now. (So many rabbit holes to dive into with this post. The ADHD Urge is real)

Since Heavenly Prophecies is still active, but Earthly is in Python's control, I conclude Apollo's visions come from the Heavenly source.

Could they have come from the now-working Dodona? Maybe. But Dodona's all about those windchimes and trees. It doesn't have the Vibe, so to speak, for granting visions.

And remember. Trophonius, Herophile, and Sibyl aren't destroyed/freed yet. They have Zero connection to Apollo at this point because Python cut him off from them.

...but he didn't from the North. From Koios's divine power.

Because remember. Apollo is the god of prophecy.

Not of Earthly Prophecies, like Phoebe.

Not of Heavenly Prophecies, like Koios.

Not of nighttime divination and dreams like Asteria.

Of. Prophecy.

Prophecy as a whole. The entirety. The whole enchilada.

Every part of prophecy he's the god of, be it tarot cards to the Oracle of Delphi itself.

In my opinion, I think whatever Koios's Oracle is, it has just as must power as Delphi. The only problem was that...everybody just left it be. Nobody considered it because:

1) scary dragon

2) scary titan ruled the place

3) honestly at this point I think it's just straight-up forgotten about. Like Branchus's Oracle. I think at one point Apollo himself mentions there are other Oracles besides the ones in-series, but there's so many that his mortal brain cannot comprehend how many.

If the Grove of Dodona nearly faded into obscurity, then I think it's entirely possible Koios's Oracle was forgotten about (or so we think...I'm gonna be chewing on this for a while.)

Coming back round to TDP...I think this is a reasonable explanation about Apollo's visions. To summarize:

Apollo is cut off from Earthly Prophecy, his usual source of foresight that he gets from Phoebe

The unused, near-forgotten-about Heavenly Prophecy side of Apollo ignites to steer him on the right path

This is possible because Apollo is the god of prophecy itself, and not a single subset of prophecy, so he's not limited in the same way Phoebe is

Koios's Oracle is still out there and kicking and I will die on this hill

One problem. What about Asteria? She can interpret the future from the stars...aka the Sky. Like Koios. So couldn't she provide some insight to the future, since she, too, is connected to Heavenly Prophecy?

This is where things get a lil' tricky. And where I really slap on my tinfoil hat and start headcanoning my way through lmao

Basically, I think that since Asteria became the island of Delos (long story) a good chunk of her power is ingrained there. She's not as strong as she used to be, so her foresight isn't as strong.

This, in turn, I think could also serve as a reason why Koios's Oracle is "asleep" so to speak and nearly lost to memory in the RRverse - in fact, I think Asteria and Phoebe are the only ones who bother to remember its existence.

And Leto, of course. But I don't think she wants her son to know of another Oracle with a giant snake guarding it. She's had enough heart-attacks, thank you.

(Same with Lelantos, tbh.)

Canon is my sandbox and I am making some sweet sandcastles out of it XD

TL;DR

Apollo's visions in TDP stem from Koios's source of Heaven Prophecy because Phoebe's source of Earthly Prophecy (Delphi) has been taken over by Python. Koios's source firmly knocks on Apollo's mental doors and decides to kick back into gear to help its titular patron's grandson out. Because Apollo is the god of prophecy itself - every bit of it.

Extras:

I find it fascinating how magic and prophecy are both part of the same family tree (Hecate & Apollo).

and yes. You should expect a fic concerning Koios's Oracle at some point. but no promises on when :3

Thank you for coming to Insane Theory Time With Alder. I hope there will be more lmao

Websites you can look into:

Koios (Theoi)

Phoebe (Theoi)

Hyperborea (Theoi)

[littlest-w01f]

Prologue

Series Masterlist

Cw: Underage childbirth, mentions of SA, thoughts of death

There was a loud cry in one of the homes, a female, no more than fourteen years old, her legs spread wide and a midwife between her legs, she cried loudly as the contractions hit.

She cried for her mother, but her father held his wife from approaching her, giving her a look that made her cower. "She's disgraced this family, she doesn't deserve comfort."

A wedlock, the female had gotten pregnant in wedlock, her fiance, hundreds of years older than she was, had forced himself on her, but no one really cared, she was the one with the child, she was the family's embarrassment.

She cried as the midwife softly whispered, "That's it, you'll crown soon, keep going."

She sniffed and whimpered, face covered in tears, the pain was too intense, she didn't think she would survive, she didn't want to survive. The pain felt like a constant stabbing in her heavily pregnant stomach.

Hours, it had been hours that she was like this, with her legs spread and midwives around her, helping her through the birthing, she cried loudly, the pain unbearable.

"Push, now." The one between her legs spoke, "Now."

"I can't." She whined and cried, feeling the tension in her core, "I can't."

"Yes, you can," The voice of the midwife was gentle, not matching the darkness of the place, of the Court of NIghtmares, in the slightest. "You can..."

The female yelled, doing her best of what she was asked, groaning as the pain increased until it wasn't there anymore, how she wished this was just a nightmare, but it wasn't, it was reality. The room was silent, as the midwife held the babe.

"It's a female," She whispered, and panic filed the new mother.

Don't cry, she begged in the silence to her babe, don't cry. Dying would be better than living as a female here, but the sound that most parents found magical made the Female on the bed, being healed from the birth feel dreadful as the babe started to cry.

She lay on the bed, her eyes dropping as the babe was set on her chest, her breasts not equipped to feed her own child, she wasn't equipped, neither mentally nor physically. She wondered why the Mother had cursed her with a child when most people had to try for years.

She was silent, her ears ringing as she couldn't hear her parents talking to the midwives, a wet nurse already arriving, she exhaled lightly, and if it wasn't for the sudden urge to protect the innocent being on her, protect her babe from the world, she would have wished for a merciful death.

{General Taglist: @nox-ceur @sonics-atelier @lilah-asteria}

[aidoneusnotfound]

General info (asteria)

she is the goddess of stars and nighttime divination (such as by dreams and by stars)

she is a titaness and the mother of Hekate (goddess of witchcraft)

how i began working with her: she appeared to me in a dream. the dream featured a piece of my life that i needed help with (not mentioning what it was for privacy). I looked her up to confirm she was a real being, then made sure she really wanted to work with me by asking my pendulum

experiences with her: in my experience she is very motherly. she is very forgiving of mistakes. she prefers communication through dreams, candles, and sometimes tarot. she teaches lessons through dreams, and putting you in learning situations. every time ive ever seen her (in my minds eye) she always had blueish green hair, light blue robes and a silver crown, but when i asked her to help me draw how she looks, i got a blob of stars, eyes and random lines.

[more to come!]

What shes taught me: Its ok to feel things, even if the feeling is a little scary. Its ok to stand up for yourself. Dont let fear hold you back from growing. you have control over yourself, and if something makes you unhappy its ok to cut it out. Dont let others take advantage of you.

[sparklecryptid]

Ok, so basically, Ace has to urgently leave Insomnia to meet with some of his contacts, which means his husband is left with little Asteria. Nyx takes their daughter to the daycare in the Citadel, since it's free for anyone working for the Crown and Pelna leaves his kids there too so she will have cousins to play with.

Except Asteria decides that the daycare is boring, sooo boooring, and in her five-year old wisdom decides to go Exploring.

Regis did not expect to find a little kid poking at books in his office, tyvm. How did she get here, anyway?

Nyx is panicking. Nyx is panicking because his daughter has escaped the watchful eyes of the retired Crownsguard officers that manage the Citadel’s daycare. Nyx is panicking because his daughter takes after Ace more than he thought and because his daughter is missing and he’s going to have to explain that to Ace and Ardyn and-

Blessed Six Nyx is going to die.

He doesn’t have time to panic more, because Regis - King Regis, the boss of Nyx’s boss - walks into the daycare with Asteria clinging to him.

Nyx wants to faint. Asteria lunges at him happily.

“Dad!” She cries as Nyx catches her easily, “Grandpa Reggie is fun! We played sparks! Can we visit more?”

Nyx feels his soul leave his body as he meets the Kings knowing gaze. Sparks as Asteria calls it is a game where she makes various shapes and animals out of lightning. Because Ace is a menace and should be stopped. Because teaching Asteria how to control her magic is important lest Insomnia suffer an earthquake like Nyx and Ace’s hometown did.

“I’ll have to talk to your Papa about that,” Nyx says weakly, terribly glad that he won’t have to explain to Ace that their daughter is missing.

Explaining everything else that happened might be worse though.

[anyablackwood]

Bold the Facts

Thanks for the tag, @mysticstarlightduck!! You've been on a ROLL lately!!!! Gonna go with some villains/antagonists this time!

Prince Fenris (Crown of Blood):

✧˖°. PERSONAL $ Financial: wealthy/ moderate/ unsure/ poor / in extreme poverty  ✚ Medical: fit/ moderate / sickly/ disabled / non-applicable  ✪ Class: upper / middle/working / unsure /other - Literal Royalty  ✔ Education: qualified/ unqualified / studying / other  ✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes/ no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

✧˖°. FAMILY ◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children (is a minor)/ wants children (eventually) ◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) siblings want him dead /has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased ◔ Affiliation: orphaned / abandoned / adopted/ found family / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable

✧˖°. TRAITS + TENDENCIES ♦ extroverted / introverted/ ambivert ♦ disorganized / organized/ in-between ♦ close-minded / open-minded / in-between  ♦ calm / anxious / in-between / highly contextual ♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in-between ♦ cautious / reckless / in-between / highly contextual ♦ patient / impatient / in-between ♦ outspoken / reserved / in-between / highly contextual (quiet around his father)  ♦ leader (reluctantly) / leader (gladly) / follower / in-between  ♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in-between / highly contextual  ♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in-between ♦ traditional / modern / in-between (secret, 4th option: I don't know what this means) ♦ hard-working / lazy / in-between  ♦ cultured / uncultured / in-between (depends on the culture) / unknown  ♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown / highly contextual  ♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown / highly contextual

✧˖°. BELIEFS ★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / other ☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care  ✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious ❀ Philosophical: yes / no / highly contextual

✧˖°. SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual/ nonbinary / unknown - I have NOT considered. 404 answer not found. ❥ Sex: sex-repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless  ♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious  ❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious  ⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / both / agender / other / none / all ⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / both / agender / other / none / all

✧˖°. ABILITIES ☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  ≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate (he can read. Comprehension? Different story). / poor / none  ✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✧˖°. HABITS ☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / tried it / alcoholic / former borderline alcoholic turned sober  ☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / already quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker  ✿ Recreational Drugs: tried some / never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict  ✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess  ☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater  $ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic  ♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

Cassius Granguard (Crown of Blood):

✧˖°. PERSONAL $ Financial: wealthy/ moderate/ unsure/ poor / in extreme poverty  ✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly/ disabled / non-applicable  ✪ Class: upper / middle/working / unsure /other  ✔ Education: qualified/ unqualified / studying / other  ✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes/ no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

✧˖°. FAMILY ◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children (eventually) ◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased ◔ Affiliation: orphaned / abandoned / adopted/ found family / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable

✧˖°. TRAITS + TENDENCIES ♦ extroverted / introverted/ ambivert ♦ disorganized / organized / in-between ♦ close-minded / open-minded / in-between  ♦ calm / anxious / in-between / highly contextual ♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in-between ♦ cautious / reckless / in-between / highly contextual ♦ patient / impatient / in-between ♦ outspoken / reserved / in-between / highly contextual  ♦ leader (reluctantly) / leader (gladly) / follower / in-between  ♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in-between / highly contextual  ♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in-between ♦ traditional / modern / in-between ?? ♦ hard-working / lazy / in-between  ♦ cultured / uncultured / in-between (depends on the culture) / unknown  ♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown / highly contextual  ♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown / highly contextual

✧˖°. BELIEFS ★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / other ☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care  ✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious ❀ Philosophical: yes / no / highly contextual

✧˖°. SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual/ nonbinary ❥ Sex: sex-repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless  ♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious  ❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious  ⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / both / agender / other / none / all ⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / both / agender / other / none / all

✧˖°. ABILITIES ☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  ≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  ✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✧˖°. HABITS ☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / tried it / alcoholic / former borderline alcoholic turned sober  ☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / already quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker  ✿ Recreational Drugs: tried some / never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict  ✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess  ☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater  $ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic  ♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

Luella (Asteria Heights):

✧˖°. PERSONAL $ Financial: wealthy / moderate/ unsure/ poor / in extreme poverty  ✚ Medical: fit/ moderate / sickly/ disabled / non-applicable  ✪ Class: upper / middle/working / unsure /other  ✔ Education: qualified/ unqualified / studying / other  ✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes/ no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

✧˖°. FAMILY ◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children (eventually) ◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased ◔ Affiliation: orphaned / abandoned / adopted / found family / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable

✧˖°. TRAITS + TENDENCIES ♦ extroverted / introverted / ambivert ♦ disorganized / organized/ in-between ♦ close-minded / open-minded / in-between  ♦ calm / anxious / in-between / highly contextual ♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in-between ♦ cautious / reckless / in-between / highly contextual ♦ patient / impatient / in-between ♦ outspoken / reserved / in-between / highly contextual  ♦ leader (reluctantly) / leader (gladly) / follower / in-between  ♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in-between / highly contextual  ♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in-between ♦ traditional / modern / in-between ♦ hard-working / lazy / in-between  ♦ cultured / uncultured / in-between (depends on the culture) / unknown  ♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown / highly contextual  ♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown / highly contextual

✧˖°. BELIEFS ★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic  ☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking  ❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care  ✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious ❀ Philosophical: yes / no / highly contextual

✧˖°. SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual/ nonbinary / other ❥ Sex: sex-repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless / not applicable (not human; doesn't have sex) ♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious  ❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious  ⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / both / agender / other / none / all / IDK man ⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / both / agender / other / none (I have not considered and don't intend to) / all

✧˖°. ABILITIES ☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  ≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  ✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor (uses magic) / none

✧˖°. HABITS ☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / tried it / alcoholic / former borderline alcoholic turned sober  ☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / already quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker  ✿ Recreational Drugs: tried some / never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict  ✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess  ☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater  $ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic  ♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

This was fun!!! Leaving this as an OPEN TAG so let me know if you want to be added (we don't have to be mutuals!!!)

[my-moo-moo]

battle of the concubines

Concubine Asteria had been groomed from a young age to become the Queen of the nation. She was the eldest daughter of the former King’s advisor and she had spent her youth studying court politics and orbiting around the then Crown Prince. It worked. Her extraordinary beauty managed to attract the Crown Prince’s attention and her kindness and etiquette had won over the civilians’ hearts.

All had changed when the Crown Prince had acceded to the throne and brought the princess of their greatest rival nation into their court as a token of peace. Concubine Delphine was a ditzy spoiled princess who didn’t know any of their customs and could barely speak their language, but somehow that became her charm that pulled the King more into her favor. She was the new shiny toy, while the ever loyal Asteria, who was used to the King’s undivided attention, faded into the background. Every night that the King was not in her bed, Asteria questioned whether her spot on the throne was imminent as everyone had once assumed. 

To say she was seething with jealousy would put it lightly. It was grossly unfair that she dedicated her entire life to the King for a foreign princess to come into her territory to take it away from her. She knew that many in the nation did not want the enemy’s princess as their queen, but none of that stopped the King’s infatuation. 

Hope returned again when Asteria fell pregnant with the King’s child. The King, overjoyed by the news of becoming a father, returned to her side again to fuss over her wellbeing. She had two good months of feeling like everything had returned to normal, before Delphine announced that she was pregnant as well. She should’ve expected the attention whore wouldn’t let her experience her first pregnancy in peace.

It’s an unspoken rule that the concubine who births the first male heir to the throne would be crowned the Queen, the legal wife of the King. The whole nation was now waiting to see which concubine was going to come out on top. 

Asteria was further along in her pregnancy, and thus she had confidence that she was going to birth the first child for the King. Yet there still was nagging worry that there was a 50-50 chance that the baby would be a princess. The results were up to God. All she could do now is to visit the temple religiously without missing a day to pray for the baby nestled in her womb to be a boy. 

Her nerves came into full hilt when her due date had finally arrived and the baby was showing no signs of coming. The doctor had assured her that the babe in her belly was healthy and it was normal to not go into labour right on the due date. 

“But do you think it looks like I’m carrying a boy?” Asteria prodded the palace doctor, modeling her bare belly in different angles. It’s been an unclear consensus whether or not the shape of her belly had meant she was carrying a boy or girl. She’s been keeping track of Delphine’s pregnancy everyday and comparing it against her own. It had become her pride that she had been carrying more forward than her, a known indicator of a male fetus, and she wasn’t afraid to flaunt her bump and make it known. Behind the scenes though, she held onto the snide comments that it was only because her torso was shorter and she was further along in her pregnancy. 

Before the palace doctor could come up with his answer, the doors to her chamber flew open. “Concubine Delphine went into early labour!” the servant announced to the doctor. Asteria almost fell to her knees before the doctor guided her to sit down. She hunches over her large overdue belly and sobs, “This can’t be! I’m supposed to give birth months before her!”

“Don’t be too upset. There was nothing you could do about it. Whatever happens today, you’ll always be the Queen in my heart.”

She felt hands patting her back soothingly, but she only wailed harder. Despite the words, Asteria felt like this was her fault. Her spot on the throne was being torn out of her hands and her stupid body won’t go into labour like it’s made to. And she couldn't forget Delphine, that conniving bitch. "She likes to act all innocent and demure, but I swear to the heavens she did this on purpose," she seethed.

"What? Why would Concubine Delphine make herself go into labour early when it could endanger her child's life?" Asteria looked away. She didn't have a definitive answer, but she couldn't dispel the nagging suspicion in her brain. “Speaking of which, I must go assist the birth now. There could be complications with the babe being so early.”

All of a sudden, a revelation washed over her. She grasped the doctor’s coat in her fists, pulling him back. “Don’t go. You must put me into labour. You are the most knowledgeable doctor in the nation. There has to be something you can do!”

The palace doctor pursed his lips, contemplating his decision carefully since his next actions might just change the fate of the nation. “It won’t be easy, but I can try.” and it certainly will be painful.”

“I’ll try anything, anything at all.”

The palace doctor promptly sent his assistant to assess the situation with Delphine in the bedroom next door, while he prepared to help Asteria. 

His first course of action was to serve her an awfully bitter herbal concoction of evening primrose oil and red raspberry leaves that was supposed to induce her uterine contractions. Asteria downed it without complaint as the assistant rushed into their room sharing that Delphine had been unknowingly in labour for hours now and was already 4 centimeters dilated. 

The doctor ordered his assistant to do everything he can to stall Delphine’s labour. The dire situation really set in. The herbal medicine could take a while to set in, but they didn’t have that kind of time. In comparison, Asteria’s cervix had started effacement, but barely even dilated yet. With a grave expression plastering his face, the doctor suggested they do something more invasive.

“I can handle it,” she assured the doctor. “A woman worthy of being Queen would be able to handle it,” she added, more to herself. 

That’s how the concubine found herself laying down with her legs apart by stirrups and the doctor’s finger digging deep into her. He slipped a cold metal instrument right into her cervix and carefully began prying it apart, coaxing her cervix to dilate by force. It wasn’t painful, more uncomfortable and strangely spine-tingling with the doctor breathing right into her pussy and his finger stroking deep in her inner walls. In her short lifetime, she has only ever let the King defile her, but this innocent matter wasn’t anything when the King was unfaithful to her without a blink of an eye.

Things start kicking into action when she begins to feel tightening around her stomach. But any sense of accomplishment is quickly shot down when the assistant informs them that Delphine is already 6 cm dilated. “They’ve been feeding her magnesium and elevating her hips up! But it's just not working! ” he tried to explain. “She’s having contractions for hours now, and she’s growing tired… maybe we should let her—” 

“No! Elevate her hips even more, don’t let the baby crown!” The doctor shouted, head still between her legs.  Asteria felt a sharp jab, and followed by a gush of fluids flowing out of her. “I got you started with dilating and now I broke your water prematurely to intensify your contractions. Your body should take over now.”

The doctor was certainly correct. Not only has her body’s natural hormones kicked in, but the effects of the herbal medicine she had chugged earlier. She could barely utter a word out in between each wave of contractions that wreck her belly, sometimes not even a moment to breathe. She wasn’t even afforded the comfort of laying on her bed, instead the doctor had her squatting by the mattress, letting gravity pull her heavy baby down to position. Even when her thighs trembled, someone would pull her back upright from under her arms. 

She went from 1 to 10 centimeters dilated in a mere couple of hours, catching up to the day’s worth of labour that Delphine went through. She could already feel the immense pressure of her baby’s head lodged tight in her pelvis. And judging by the increasing pitches of her screams, she could tell she was close as well. It was going to be a close race to the finish line. Each of her screams were only motivating her to push harder. 

“Please get this baby out of me!,” shrieked Daphne. 

“That weak bitch… doesn’t even have… an overgrown baby to push out,” Asteria gritted between her teeth before a battle cry erupted from her throat. The widest part of the baby's skull was now splitting her open farther than ever before. There’s no stopping here now, she needed to get this baby out of her at this instant if not for her position, but to finally get some relief. Her doctor was urging her to slow down or else she would tear, but she told him to shut up and start pushing down on top of her stomach. 

Between her own screams, she heard the voice of the medic next door, “You’re almost there, your highness… Just one last push!” 

“I’m! Closer!” Asteria belted out. An unyielding force pushed down on her womb, and at the same time, she fuelled all her hatred for the foreign princess into one last push. The pressure in her pelvis finally lets go as her baby shoots out of her like a cannon.

She is heaving with heavy breaths in the aftermath, when she hears the announcement. “Congratulations Concubine Asteria, it’s a… girl.”

There’s a deafening silence that followed that was interrupted by another wailing cry in the distance. A heavy newborn was placed on her chest while blood was flowing out from her like a river, but neither was what Asteria was focused upon. Time seemed to stall as she waited for the news to come back to her.

“Concubine Daphne has given birth to a princess.”

Asteria let go of the breath she didn’t know she was holding. At least she had another chance at the throne. She laughed to herself maniacally when she came to the conclusion that  she technically ended up winning this time. She not only became the mother of the eldest princess, but her baby was chubby, healthy and full term.

It was hours after his first daughters were born when the King finally made his visit to the concubines’ wing. All the attendants could feel the disappointment in the King’s solemn silence as he made the rounds. He grimaced when he saw Concubine Asteria’s battered form and asked the doctor to stitch her back up extra tight. And he hadn’t wanted to hold the tiny premature princess from Concubine Daphne at all. With one cursory glance of pity, he instead asked for the wet nurses to give her around the clock attention. 

It was clear that he wasn’t going to crown anyone anytime soon… until he at least gets his healthy son. As for his concubines, it seems like neither of them are ready to give up on their spot on the throne.

[yohanseyebrowmole]

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Dividers are Softcore Royalty by @thecutestgrotto

[chthonias-guide]

Zeus

Basic Information

Name(s): Zeus, Zef, Dias/Dios

Domain¹:

Thunder, lightning, and the sky

Law and order

Hospitality code (xenia), and by extension, protector of the home and protector of travelers

Protector of the assembly of the people

Chthonic realm

King Of The Gods

Counterparts:

Dyēus (Proto-Indo-European)

Jove/Jupiter (Roman)

Tinia (Etruscan)

Anu² (Mesopotamian)

Amun (Egyptian)

Symbols:

Thunderbolt

Royal scepter

The aigis³

A throne

Eagle

Bull

Oak tree

Olive tree

Typically Wearing:

A crown of olive leaves

A chiton⁴ and cloak (although sometimes he is depicted nude).

Parents: Kronos and Rhea.

Wife: Hera.

Lovers/Affairs:

Metis

Themis

Eurynome

Demeter

Mnemosyne

Leto

Dione

Maia

Persephone

Nemesis

Selene

Gaia⁵

Europa

Io

Semele

Callisto

Thaleia

Alkmene

Danaë

Antiope

Ganymede

Failed Lovers/Affairs:

Aphrodite

Asteria

Thetis

Children:

Hebe and Ares and Eileithyia and Hephaistos⁶ (by Hera)

Athena (by Metis)

The Horae (seasons) and The Moirae (fates) (by Themis)

The Gaces (by Eurynome)

Persephone and Lakkhos (by Demeter)

The Muses (by Mnemosyne)

Apollo and Artemis (Leto)

Aphrodite (Dione)⁷

Hermes (by Maia)

Melinoë and Zagreus (by Persephone)⁸

Helen of Sparta/Troy⁹ (by Nemesis)

Pandia and Ersa (by Selene)

Agdistis¹⁰ (by Gaia)

Minos (by Europa)

Epaphos and Keroessa (by Io)

Dionysus (by Semele)

Arcas (by Callisto)

The Palikoi¹¹ (by Thaleia)

Heracles (by Allmene)

Perseus (by Danaë)

Amphion and Zethus (by Antiope)

Retinue/Entourage:

Zeus’s throne is guarded by the four winged spirits Nike, Bia, Kratos, and Zelos.

Zeus’s personal messenger is Hermes, who also enacted Zeus’s will.

Zeus’s high councilor Themis gave him advice and is seated beside his throne.

Zeus’s personal cupbearer is Ganymede, serving him Ambrosia and Wine at feasts.

Major Myths Of Importance

Birth & The Titanomachy: Prior to Zeus’s birth, Kronos (his father) had received a prophecy that he would be overthrown by his children. To avoid this, he began swallowing whole every child of his. Rhea (Zeus’s mother and Kronos’s wife), in fear of her husband, could only watch. Eventually, with the guidance of her mother Gaia, she hatched a plan to end Kronos’s reign. When Zeus was born, instead of presenting him to Kronos as she had done with her children in the past, she presented to him a rock, which Kronos swallowed. She had given birth to Zeus secretly at Crete, where he was given to the Curetes to be raised. The nymph Melissa and the goat Amalthea specifically played a crucial role in his upbringing. When Zeus came of age, he became the cupbearer of Kronos, who did not know his true identity. With a concoction made by Metis (who would later be his first wife), Kronos regurgitating his swallowed children in the reverse order they were eaten (ie Hestia was swallowed first and regurgitated last, hence where the phrase “Hestia first and last”). Zeus convinced his siblings to rise up against Kronos, and the Titanomachy began. Under Gaia’s guidance, he released the cyclopses and the hecatonchires (hundred-handed giants), who aided him against the titans. After ten years, the Olympian gods overthrew the titans, and established their pantheon on Mt. Olympus. Zeus divided the “universe” between him, and his brothers Poseidon and Hades. The titans were imprisoned in Tartarus, with the exception of those who had aided the gods. Zeus became the king of gods, mortals, and the skies, Poseidon became king of the ocean, and Hades became king of the dead.

The Gigantomachy: In vengeance for her children (the titans) being locked away in Tartarus, Gaia bore the giants, who began immediately hurling rocks and burning oak at the sky. There was a prophecy which stated that the giants would not be killed by the gods alone, and upon hearing this, Gaia sought to harvest a plant which could protect her children (pharmakon). Knowing this, Zeus forbade Eos (the dawn), Helios (the sun), and Selene (the moon) from shining, and harvested all the plant himself. Afterwards, he had Athena summon Heracles, who would be the mortal that would aid them in the battle. Apollodorus goes through each of the giants fates and how they were all taken down, but it is suffice to say that they were defeated (aka I do not want to go through every single giant’s death).

The Seven “Wives”: According to Hesiodic myth, Zeus had seven lovers prior to his marriage to Hera. Metis was the first wife, who was the wisest among gods and men. But, after a prophecy from Gaia and Ouranos which stated that after birthing a daughter, Metis would birth a son that would overthrow Zeus, Zeus decided to swallow the pregnant Metis. As a result, Athena would be born out of Zeus’s head later, and Metis would act as Zeus’s internal monologue and guidance. Zeus then married Themis, who gave birth to the Horae and the Moirai. Aside from Hera, Metis and Themis are the only lovers in this list Zeus is explicitly said to have married. The next lovers are as follows (you can see their respective children in the “basic info” section); Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne and Leto. Finally, he married his final wife (but not his last lover) Hera. To woo her, he turned into a Cuckoo, which is why the cuckoo is featured on her scepter.

Worship and Epithets

Primary Center Of Worship: Olympia, Greece.

Other Notable Centers Of Worship: Crete, Greece (which was widely recognized as his birthplace).

Notable Epithets:

Agathos Deos (meaning the Good God)

Agoraios (given to deities which were venerated as the protector of the assembly/agora)

Alastôr (meaning avenger of evil deeds)

Areios (either meaning the warlike or the propitiating and atoning god)

Asbamaios (meaning the protector of the sanctity of oaths, derived from the city of Asbamaeon)

Gamêlioi (meaning protecting over marriage, and was shared with Hera, Aphrodite, Peitho, Artemis, and sometimes the Moerae)

Hupatos (meaning the most high)¹²

Katharsios (meaning the purifying or atoner)

Maimaktês (meaning the stormy, and was the name the Attic month Maemacterion was derived, and a celebration to Zeus called Maemacteria was held)

Moiragetês (meaning the guider of fate, given to both Zeus and Apollo at Delphi, fitting for the cities role with their oracles)

Nomos (meaning personified law)

Olumpios (meaning the Olympian, and was a general surname given to deities who were said to live on Olympus)

Ombrios (meaning the rain-giver)

Panellênios (meaning common to/worshipped by all people)

Phuzios (meaning god that protects fugitives)

Pistios (meaning god of faith and fidelity)

Polieus (meaning protector of the city, upon which he notably had an altar at Athens)

Sôtêr (meaning the savior)

Sthenios (meaning the powerful)

Xenios (meaning hospitality and protector of strangers, which was VERY important in the time of the Ancient Greeks)

Zugios (meaning presiding over marriage, alongside Hera Zugia).

Notable Fun Facts

He only “fears”¹³ one deity, which is Nyx¹⁴. In Orphic mythology, she delivers Zeus prophecies from the Adyton (a restricted cellar in a Greco-Roman temple).¹⁵

Despite being known for his various affairs and children, he does not place number one as the deity with the most kids (that would be Poseidon).

The Ancient Greeks believed the belly was wear the brain was, and therefore that when Zeus swallowed Metis, he gained her knowledge.

Zeus and Hera’e child Hebe acted as his (and the rest of the gods’s) cubearer until Zeus took Ganymede. It is debated whether or not Ganymede only acted as Zeus’s personal cupbearer or replaced Hebe in that aspect altogether.

1: Zeus's domain varies from place to place, often times the only thing that connected one version of Zeus to a different version of him from another city-state was his name. For example, some local cults venerated him as a Chthonic earth god, rather than the opposite, popularized, Olympian sky god.

2: It is disputed whether or not Anu could be considered the Mesopotamian equivalent of Zeus. Anu is also considered to be the equivalent of Ouranus.

3: Also spelled as “Aegis”. It is an animal skin or shield typically featuring the head of a Gorgon. It is also wielded by Athena, and in the Iliad by Apollo. It may also have been connected to the deity Aex, who nursed Zeus in some myths.

4: Worn in both Ancient Greece and Rome, a chiton is a unisex garment that is fashioned at the shoulders and is made of either wool (Doric) or later linen (Ionic).

5: Zeus and Gaia’s intercourse was accidental. The myth of their union is more closely related to Phrygian mythology. For my sanity’s sake, this will be the only myth that did not originate from Hellas.

6: While certain sources say Zeus fathered Hephaistos, other sources name Hera as the only parent, making him a parthenogenous child.

7: While Homer calls Dione the mother of Aphrodite, other myths say she arose out of the sea foam fully formed after Ouranos's castrated gentile was thrown into the ocean. This lead to Plato making a distinction between Aphrodite Pandemos (Common to all people, child of Dione, and goddess of earthly/sensual pleasures) and Aphrodite Ouranos (Heavenly, born from Ouranos’s castrated gentiles, and goddess of love that transcends the body/physical desires).

8: It is debated whether or not it was Zeus or Hades that fathered Melinoë and Zagreus by Persephone (although in Orphic tradition Zeus fathered Dionysus and the Erinyes by Persephone), as some myths say that Hades is unable to produce life as he is the god of the dead (despite this, some myths said that he fathered Macaria, while no mother is mentioned).

9: Although it is widely recognized that Helen is the daughter of Leda by Zeus, the lost epic called the Cypria says that Helen is the daughter of Nemesis and Zeus.

10: Agdistis was a Hermaphroditic god, but the other gods feared a two-sexed deity, so they castrated him and he became the goddess Kybele.

11: The Palikoi are twin Sicilian deities of hot springs and geysers, that also presided over the solemn oaths sworn upon their springs and provided refuge to escaped slaves in their sanctuary, this is important to note how the Ancient Greeks incorporated other pantheons into their mythology. Okay, I lied, THIS ONE will be the last non-Hellas originated myth, unless I accidentally include more.

12: This also occurs as a poetic epithet, such as in Homer’s Iliad.

13: Although the word used to describe Zeus’s reaction to seeing Nyx isn’t translatable, “fear”, or perhaps “awe-struck in respect”, is an acceptable translation given the scenario.

14: She’s my favorite deity :-}

15: This will probably be the only reference to Orphism in my posts EVER. Only added it because I thought it was important.