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The Anemoi

Hesiod, Theogony 869 ff :

"Notos (the South Wind) and Boreas (the North Wind) and clear Zephyros (the West Wind). These Winds are a god-sent kind, and a great blessing to men."

The Anemoi are the gods of the winds, especially the main four, but there are up to 24 different winds. Eight of these winds appear on Wind Towers, like the one in Athens, and act as both a devotional object, as the winds were often worshiped together as the Anemoi, and as a directional tool.

The Anemoi are all ruled by Aeolus, son of Hippotes, who was appointed to this position by Zeus. The winds themselves are the children of Eos, goddess of the dawn, and her husband Astraeus, an astrological god also associated with dusk/twilight.

In mythology and poetry, they often appear as tools of the Olympians, especially Zeus and Poseidon, who can command the winds to help in their endeavors, though they do appear helping other gods as requested. However, the witch Medea also calls on the Anemoi to aid in her magic.

Ovid, Metamorphoses 7. 192 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :

"[The witch] Medea . . . in the deep stillness of the midnight hour . . . To the stars she stretched her arms, and thrice she turned about and thrice bedewed her locks with water, thrice a wailing cry she gave, then kneeling on the stony ground, ‘O Nox (Night) [Nyx], Mother of Mysteries, and all ye golden Astra (Stars) who with Luna (the Moon) [Selene] succeed the fires of day, and thou, divine triceps (three-formed) Hecate, who . . . dost fortify the arts of magic, and thou, kindly Tellus (the Earth) [Gaia], who dost for magic potent herbs provide; ye Venti (Winds) [Anemoi] and Aurae (Airs) . . . be with me now! By your enabling power, at my behest . . . my magic song rouses the quiet, calms the angry seas; I bring the clouds and make the clouds withdraw, I call the winds and quell them.’"

From this, other ancient magical practioners took inspiration.

Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 12. 1 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :

"In Titane there is . . . an Altar of the Anemoi (Winds), and on it the priest sacrifices to the Anemoi (Winds) one night in every year. He also performs other secret rites [of Hekate (Hecate)] at four pits, taming the fierceness of the blasts [of the winds], and he is said to chant as well the charms of Medea."

The Ruler of the Anemoi - Aeolus

Aeolus is the God of the Winds and the king of the island of Aeolia. He was appointed as Keeper of the Winds by Zeus. Aeolus supposedly kept the most brutal of winds trapped in a cave on Aeolia. He was sometimes petitioned to let them loose to aid in some cause, by both gods an mortals. He is sometimes portrayed as a face in the sky blowing on some object, a trait he shares with all of the Anemoi. His sacred animal is the kingfisher.

His most famous appearance by far is his role in Homer's Odyssey:

Homer, Odyssey 10. 1 ff (trans. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :

"[Odysseus tells the tale of his wanderings :] We came to the Aiolian (Aeolian) island (nesos Aiolios); here lived Aiolos (Aeolus) Hippotades (son of Hippotas); the deathless gods counted him their friend. His island is a floating one; all round it there is a wall of bronze, unbreakable, and rock rises sheer above it. Twelve children of his live in the palace with him; six are daughters, six are sons in the prime of youth; moreover the king has given his daughters as wives to his sons. These all hold a continual feast with their dear father and much-loved mother; countless dainties are there before them, and through the daytime the hall is rich with savoury smells and murmurous with the sound of music. At night they sleep, each with his own chaste wife, on inlaid bedsteads with coverlets over them.

To their city and noble palace we now came, and for a whole month Aiolos gave me hospitality and questioned me on all manner of things, Ilion [i.e. Troy] and the Argive ships and how the Akhaians (Achaeans) sailed for home. I duly told him all he desired; then in my turn I asked his leave to depart and begged him to help me on my way. Nor was he unwilling; he set about speeding my return. He gave me a bag made from the hide of a full-grown ox of his, and in the bag he had penned up every Wind (anemos) that blows whatever its course might be; because Kronion (Cronion) [Zeus] had made him warden of all the Winds (anemoi), to bid each of them rise or fall at his own pleasure. He placed the bag in my own ship's hold, tied with a glittering silver cord so that through that fastening not even a breath could stray; to Zephyros (the West Wind) only he gave commission to blow for me, to carry onwards my ships and men. Yet he was not after all to accomplish his design, because our own folly ruined us.

For nine days and through nine nights we sailed on steadily; on the tenth day our own country began to heave in sight; we were near enough to see men tending their fires on shore. It was then that beguiling sleep surprised me; I was tired out, because all this time I had kept my own hands on the steering-oar, never entrusting it to one of the crew, for I wished to speed our journey home. Meanwhile the crew began murmuring among themselves; they were sure I was taking home new presents of gold and silver from Aiolos.

One of them would say as he eyed his neighbour : ‘What injustice! In whatever city or land he comes to, this man wins everyone's friendship and regard. He is taking back a mass of fine things from the spoils of Troy, while we who have journeyed with him from the first to last are returning home all empty-handed. And now come these latest gifts that Aiolos in his hospitality had indulged him with. Come, let us look without wasting time. What are these gifts? How much gold and silver is there inside the bag?’

Thus the men talked among themselves, and the counsels of folly were what prevailed. They undid the bag, the Winds (anemoi) rushed out all together, and in a moment a tempest (thuella) had seized my crew and was driving them--now all in tears--back to the open sea and away from home.

I myself awoke, and wondered if now I should throw myself overboard and be drowned in ocean or if I should bear it all in silence and stay among the living. I did bear it and did remain, but covered my face as I lay on deck. My own ship and the others with it were carried back by raging storm (anemos thuella) to the island of Aiolos (nesos Aioloios), amid the groaning of all my company.

There we set foot ashore and drew water, and without delay my crews and I took our meal by the rapid ships. When we had had our portion of food and drink, I chose to come with me one man as my own attendant and one besides; then I sent up to the place of Aiolos, and found him feasting there with his wife and children. We went in and we sat down at the threshold by the doorposts, while the household asked in deep amazement : ‘Odysseus, how is it that you are here again? What malicious god has set upon you? Surely we did our best before to speed you upon your way, meaning to reach your own land and home or whatever place you might desire?’

So they spoke, and I said despondently : ‘Faithless comrades were my undoing, they and the slumber that betrayed me. But you are my friends; you have the remedy; grant it me.’

With these humble words I made my appeal to them. They remained in silence, except the father, who answered me : ‘Away from this island, away at once, most despicable of creatures! I am forbidden to welcome here or to help send elsewhere a man whom the blessed gods abhor. This return reveals you as god-forsaken; go!’

And with these words he drove me forth despite my pitiful lamentations. Then we sailed onwards sick at heart."

The Four Cardinal Winds

Boreas (Roman name: Aquilo/Septentrio)

Of all the Anemoi, Boreas is the one we have the most information about. He is the god of the north wind and is associated with cold temperatures and the mountains in the north of Greece, and therefore, the element of earth. From his name, we get the term aurora borealis. Boreas was famous for his strength and temper. He is often depicted with shaggy hair and beard, with a billowing cloak and a conch shell in his hands. His sacred animal is the horse.

He is represented on ancient compass roses in the north with the name Septentrio.

In mythology:

Boreas delivered Leto to Poseidon by order of Zeus, so Poseidon could take her to the island of Ogygia where she would be safe to give birth to Apollo and Artemis.

Boreas was said to have kidnapped an Athenian princess he had taken a shine to named Orithyia. Originally, he had attempted to convince her to come with him, but when she refused, he kidnapped her instead, showing the temper he was well known for. She did not consent, but their children include sons Zethes and Calais (of Argonaut fame), Chione, the goddess of snow, and another daughter named Cleopatra (unrelated to the Egyptian queen). It is through his relationship with Orithyia that he came to be a "son-in-law" of Athens and the Athenians.

In another story, Boreas competed with Pan for the affections of a nymph named Pitys. Boreas tried to prove his might by uprooting all of the trees. Unfortunately, Pan only laughed at Boreas' show of strength and his joviality won Pitys' affection. Angered by her rejection, Boreas threw Pitys' off a cliff, where she died. Gaia took pity on the nymph and transformed her into a pine tree.

In an Aesop fable, Boreas competed with his uncle, Helios, to get a travelling passerby to remove his cloak, in an attempt to prove which god was strongest. Boreas tried to blow the cloak off the man, but the harder he blew, the tighter the man wrapped the cloak around himself. Helios instead, made the sun shine bright and heat the land. The man removed his cloak when it got too hot. The moral of the story is that persuasion is better than force.

According to Pausanias, Boreas blessed Musaeus of Athens with the gift of flight.

Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 22. 7 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :

"I have read verse in which Musaios (Musaeus) [the poet] receives from Boreas the gift of flight, but, in my opinion, Onomakritos (Onomacritus) wrote them."

[N.B. Musaios and Onomakritos were both Orphic poets.]

There are many claims that Boreas, in the form of a stallion, impregnated mares across the ancient world, and variations on these stories appear in Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Georgics 3.

In the Orphic Hymns, Boreas is also listed as a god of the season of winter.

Orphic Hymn 80 to Boreas (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :

"To Boreas (the North-Wind), Fumigation from Frankincense. Boreas, whose wintry blasts, terrific, tear the bosom of the deep surrounding air; cold icy power, approach, and favouring blow, and Thrake (Thrace) awhile desert, exposed to snow: the air's all-misty darkening state dissolve, with pregnant clouds whose frames in showers resolve. Serenely temper all within the sky, and wipe from moisture aither's splendid eye."

The cult of Boreas:

Boreas was worshiped as a protector of Athens and sacrificed to when the city needed protection, though it is unknown exactly what these sacrifices were.

There are a few different accounts, but the main plot is this:

The Athenians received a message from an oracle that to protect the city, they should call on their ally who was a "son-in-law" of Athens/the Athenians. Boreas was considered a son-in-law of Athens because of his marriage to Orithyia, who was an Athenian princess. The Athenians made sacrifices to both Boreas and Orithyia in the hopes that they would destroy a barbarian fleet threatening them. The fleet was destroyed and a special district dedicated to Boreas was created.

Notos (Roman name: Auster/Australis, Notus when the Greek name was retained with Latin spelling)

Notus is the god of the south wind and is associated with winds from the sea to the south of Greece. He is usually depicted pouring water from a vase, like rain on crops. The winds he brings are hot. He is also said to be responsible for the storms of late summer and early autumn in Ancient Greece and Rome, indicating that his winds are both hot and moist, carrying moisture from the Mediterranean sea to the south onto the continent to the north, corresponding to the element of water. He was also feared as a destroyer of crops. On ancient compass roses, he is represented by the name Australis, from which the name Australia is derived. Notus does not have any sacred animal mentioned for him alone, but the horse is sacred to the Anemoi as a group.

The Romans associated him with the clouds and harsh winds and storms that would blow in from the south.

In Mythology:

Notus does not appear prominently in mythology outside of helping the other gods when called upon, usually with his brothers.

In the Orphic Hymns, Notus is associated with the season of Summer.

Orphic Hymn 82 to Notus :

"To Notos (Notus, the South-Wind), Fumigation from Frankincense. Wide-coursing gales, whose lightly leaping feet with rapid wings the air's wet bosom beat, approach, benevolent, swift-whirling powers, with humid clouds the principles of showers; for showery clouds are portioned to your care, to send on earth from all-surrounding air. Hear, blessed power, these holy rites attend, and fruitful rains on earth all-parent send."

Euros (Roman name: Vulturus/Volturus, but Roman poets often retained the Greek name with the Latin spelling Eurus)

Euros is the god of the east wind and dwelt near the palace of Helios, his uncle. He is said to bring a hot wind, and with his close proximity to Helios, is associated with the element of fire. Little else is known about Euros, as he is the least mentioned of all the Anemoi. Euros is depicted as a bearded man holding a heavy cloak. No animal is known to be sacred specifically to Euros, but horses are sacred to all of the Anemoi as a single group.

In Mythology:

Most references to Euros in mythology are passing. Most of what is attributed to Euros comes from the poets of the time, including Homer, Virgil, and Ovid.

One source lists Euros as the "Savior of Sparta."

Greek Lyric V Folk Songs, Frag 858 (from Strasbourg papyrus) (trans. Campbell) (B.C.) :

"Send a breeze then, over the fields . . . soft wind . . . Euros (East Wind) : Euros, saviour of Sparta, may you come with victory at all times! Ie Paian, ieie Paian!"

Euros is unofficially the god of Autumn. He fills the fourth seasonal slot most modern people associate with autumn, however, the ancient Greeks only recognized three seasons. There are no mentions of him in the Orphic Hymns.

It is important to note that Euros sometimes appears as the god of the southeast wind and Apeliotis as the east wind. Apeliotes also has associations with autumn.

Zephyros (Roman name: Favonius, Zephyrus when the Greek name was retained with Latin spelling)

Zephyros is the god of the west wind and is depicted as a beardless youth scattering flowers from his mantle, often with wings, associating him with the element of air (though, arguably all of the Anemoi are related to air). He and his winds were said to be most gentle and provided ships with favorable winds for sailing. He was known as the fruictifying wind and the messenger of spring. He is sometimes depicted as carrying a basket of unripe fruit. His sacred animals are his offspring, the horse and the tiger.

In Mythology:

Zephyros most famously appears in the myth of Apollo and Hyacinthus. Both gods were in love with a Spartan man named Hyacinthus. Apollo and Hyacinthus often spent time together, and one day, started a game of discus. Zephyros spotted them, and in a jealous rage, blew the discus off course, which then struck Hyacinthus in the forehead and killed him. Apollo, in his grief, turned Hyacinthus into a flower (either an iris or larkspur, depending on the telling).

Zephyros vied with his brother, Boreas, for the love of the nymph, Chloris (Flora in Roman mythology). Boreas, however, stole Orithyia from her father's home instead, allowing Zephyros to pursue Chloris uncontested. He married Chloris and made her the goddess of flowers.

Zephyros also had a relationship (or marriage, depending on the source) with the messenger of the Olympians and goddess of rainbows, Iris. Sometimes, they are listed at the parents of the Erotes: Pothos, Eros, and Himeros, though other accounts list their mother as Aphrodite. In other accounts, Eros was the son of Iris and Zephyros (or Aphrodite), and Pothos and Himeros the children of Eros, making them the grandchildren of Iris and Zephyros (or Aphrodite).

In the story of Eros and Psyche, it is Zephyros who delivers Psyche to the home of Eros.

Through the harpy Podarge, Zephyros was the father of the horses of Achilles, Balius and Xanthus, mirroring his opposite brother Boreas's association with horses.

Roman mythology gives him the additional domain of plants and flowers

In the Orphic Hymns, Zephyros is associated with Spring.

Orphic Hymn 81 to Zephyrus :

"To Zephyros (Zephyrus, the West-Wind), Fumigation from Frankincense. Sea-born, aerial, blowing from the west, sweet Breezes (Aurai, Aurae), who give to wearied labour rest. Vernal and grassy, and of murmuring sound, to ships delightful through the sea profound; for these, impelled by you with gentle force, pursue with prosperous fate their destined course. With blameless gales regard my suppliant prayer, Zephyros unseen, light-winged, and formed from air."

The Cult of Zephyros:

There were two known temples to Zephyros, one on the Isle of Rhodes, and the other in the town of Laciadae. It is also said that the Argonauts made an altar to Zephyros, among others, while preparing to depart on a voyage.

The Lesser (Tertiary) Winds

These wind gods cover the tertiary directions and are featured on wind towers and early compass roses, but little is known about them.

Lips (Roman name: Africus)

Lips is the god of the southwest wind and is depicted on the Tower of the Winds in Athens as a winged man holding the stern of a ship. He was a favorite of sailors.

KAIKIAS (Roman name unverified)

Kaikias is the god of the northeast wins and is portrayed as a bearded man with a shield full of hail-stones. These hail stones may reference severe, destructive storms.

APELIOTES (Roman name unverified)

Apeliotes is the god of the southeast wind and is depicted as a clean-shaven man, holding a cloak full of fruit and grain. He is associated with autumn and sometimes switches places with Euros.

SKIRON (Roman name unverified)

Skiron is the god of the northwest wind and depicted as a bearded man tilting a cauldron, potentially signifying the onset of winter. He is also associated with violent storms and winds.

#hellenic polytheism #helpol #anemoi #venti #religio romana

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kassgender · 6 months

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Fami from chainsaw man ID pack..?

✰ FAMI ID PACK ;

NAMES ; Sable , Elara , Thalassa , Lyra , Vesper , Oriana , Astra , Mirelle , Zephyr , Lysandra , Seraphina , Avalon , Solara , Soleil , Aria , Ariadne , Elysia , Selene , Hunger , Famine , Solace , Scythe PRONOUNS ; Ae/Aers, Starve/Starves, Hunger/Hungers, Dae/Daemons, Silence/Silences, Enigma/Enigmaself, Trick/Tricks, Cipher/Ciphers, Drought/Droughts

Apologies for the lack of content on this post -- while I have no issues with filling this request, it is not a source I am incredibly knowledgable on. I hope that this is to your liking!

#crow - a gift from the heavens #the champion's ballad #the serpent's jaws #the two rings #id pack #name suggestions #pronoun suggestions #fami #chainsaw man #csm #mogai #mogaiblr #actually mogai

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lifeofkaze · 4 months

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WIP Tag Game

Thank you loads for tagging @the-al-chemist. As you know, my files are.... extensive, let's say.

I didn't realise to what degree but oh boy. For the sake of brevity (lol) I summarised a couple but... see for yourself.

EDIT: I have a problem, jfc.

Fanfic

HPMA Snow Fun

A Lifetime of Adventures

All Adventures Big and Small

Spin-Offs

A Source of Balance

Ad Astra

A Bright Future

Crossroads

The Lesser of Two Evils

La Divina Commedia

(Dana) Fooled

(Dylan) Birthday

(Murphy) The Apprentice

(Orion) Starry Starry Night

(Reva) Marry You

(Ava) Burning Glances, Turning Heads

(Dylan) The Swift, the Comet, and the Shooting Star

July - U Make Me Wanna

Cherry Red

All the following concern my other blog @kaze-writes

Original

Icarus

Chatty Haunting Short WIP

From Depths So Dark

Lemons

Vampires

Smoke and Mirrors

Larger than Life

Memento Mori

New Horizons

Dinner thoughts

Ava Shorts (Invincible, Slow Love Slow, Burn)

Selene x Henry (yes, this files as original)

Untitled

(OG) I Remember

(OG) The Poet

(OG) The Cat and the Cardboard Box

(OG) The Things We Do for Love

(October) By the Light of the Moon

OG Chocolate Pudding Bear

When Stars Ignite

Infra-Red

No Words

California Dreamin'

Talia Rath Rockstar

The Pretender

The Sound of Silence

Never Have I Ever

WSI (the actual story)

Flashback Scene, All Summer Long

Part 1: London

Part 2: Birmingham

Part 3: Manchester

Part 4: Dublin

Part 5: Glastonbury

Rewrite Doc

When Stars Ignite (full + fanfic version)

When Stars Ignite (og master doc)

WSI Summary

Since all the usual subjects have been tagged already, tagging whoever fancies playing, but also @hphmmatthewluther @endlessly-cursed @usernoneexistent and @lavender-laney

#tag game #writing game #writers of tumblr #fanfic writing #original writing #wip list #LONG wip list #let me tell you people #my google docs is a maze #but what's new right?#also lol I don't even follow as many people as I have WIPs #that's a problem in itself xD

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rock-n-raceway · 9 months

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Names with a celestial theme for Eclipse!

Requested By: Anon! | Divider Cred

🌟 Astra (Meaning Star)

☄ Astrophel (Meaning Star Lover)

🌟 Cassiopeia / Cass for short (A constellation!)

☄ Helios (Meaning Sun)

🌟 Hyperion (A titan of sun and light)

☄ Orion (The constellation)

🌟 Pollux (A star in the Gemini Constellation)

☄ Regulus (Name of a star in the Leo constellation)

🌟 Selene (Meaning Moon)

☄ Vega (Name of a star in the constellation Lyra)

#mod monty/monts🐊#rock n roll! 🐊 finished req #fnaf eclipse #fnaf fictive #name suggestions

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tag-of-light · 1 year

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In another life, will we still recognize each other?

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shallyne · 1 year

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im obssessed with the idea of feyre and rhys giving their children names that are related to stars and gods or anything related to darkness or evening and moonlight.

nyx was named after the greek goddess of the night, so i wonder what other heavenly/celestial names they could give any future kids they will definitely have. i'm half tempted to google baby name suggestions just to have fun with all the possibilities lol

I am a huge fan of Selene! I also love Artemis. Astrae. Rhiannon.

I think they would definitely keep this pattern

#acotar #a court of thorns and roses #feyre archeron #feyre #feyre cursebreaker #high lady of the night court #rhysand #rhys #feysand #high lady feyre #feyre darling #rhysand archeron #high lord rhysand #pro rhysand #rhys acotar #high lord of the night court #feysand children

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percabeth4life · 2 years

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Who/what is Astra PlanetoI?

I’M SO GLAD YOU ASKED

Okay so the Astra Planetoi are a set of five Gods, they are the Gods of the Wandering Stars (Astra Planetoi) (Planet comes from Planetoi aka Wandering).

The Wandering Stars are the Planets we now know as Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury. But in that time they were viewed as stars that wandered! And idk, something about that just makes me so- they’re so sweet- I love them-

Their names are

Eosphoros (star Venus)

Pyroeis (star Mars)

Phaenon (star Saturn)

Phaethon (star Jupiter)

Stilbon (star Mercury)

And their epithets! So lovely-

Shining One, Planet Saturn, Phaenon the Shining One

Blazing One, Planet Jupiter, Phaethon the Blazing One

Fiery One, Planet Mars, Pyroeis the Fiery One

Shining One, Planet Mercury, Stilbon the Shining One

Dawn-Bringer, Planet Venus, Eophoros the Dawn-Bringer

Evening Star, Planet Venus, Eophoros the Evening Star

They were worshiped alongside Helios and Selene often, as part of the Cult of the Planeta for being the ones who presided over the seven zones of the heavens (that basically being space).

There’s not a lot of info on them but like! If there’s those Astra Planetoi, then that means that Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto would likely have their own Astra Planetoi and I’m desperate to look into that. Like the Ancient Greeks never discovered those three planets so they don’t have named Gods but they exist and it’s-

I’m sorry I’m just in awe of these Gods. Like they’re- they’re Wandering Stars and that’s so beautiful. It’s so lovely- I’m gonna be diving into them soooo much.

#astra planetoi #hellenic chat #helpol chat #I cannot help it for some reason this is so beautiful #life answers #hpmagicenthusiast

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just2bubbly · 1 year

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who would have thought that our children will be marrying each other, they do not know that we are still in love after so many years. kaider

Masterlist / Question Related Fic

I already answered an ask pointing out how I wasn't really looking that far cast into this fic- I won't really want to write something that far fetched with a simple angst plot line of a break-up. However I won't deny you the privilege of reading some angst.

This isn't really long but I hope it does satisfy your craving. I would also mention that 'An Alternate Ending' won't have anymore indulging plot lines (really sorry about that but writing indulging plots is very hard for me rn and my other wips don't get any time than)

Cinder's perspective:

"May I join you?"

"Oh," Cinder didn't mind the presence but she wanted to be alone at the moment. Especially after hearing this particular piece of information. However, she didn't want to come out as rude either so she politely agreed, "-surely you can."

"It's okay to decline if you don't want to talk."

"I didn't mean to do that. Besides no one declines the requests of an Empress."

"Revolutionaries are always having more powers than leaders."

"No one cares about things from the past once they are over, Daiyu." She pointed out bitterly.

Cinder wasn't power hungry but the helplessness with which she was being seen recently didn't sit with her. Talking with Kai's wife wasn't helping that either.

She was here attending the 40th anniversary of the Lunar Revolution. It's funny how time flies so fast: Cinder can't still seem to forget the hideous face of her aunt at times while Luna has conducted its 8th election this year. The celebration called for all the Rampion crew to be present along with notable world leaders- Kai along with his wife belonged to one category or another.

Her daughter had taken some precise timing to announce her engagement with the Emperor's second in line. It wasn't news as such to Cinder but it wasn't particularly the best of news she had heard that day. Cinder wasn't really against the idea of her daughter's happiness but the idea of Kai and her being a family 30 years later after their parting didn't feel fitting to her.

"You don't seem entirely happy with the news."

"As for my happiness, it matters little. If Astra is happy then I will support her throughout everything," she replied.

"I see," was the quipped reply.

Cinder didn't add on. It wasn't like she had wanted to have this conversation in the first place- it was Daiyu who decided to encroach on her solitude. She wished Julian was here to sugarcoat her words. However hard Cinder tried, she failed to keep a calm demeanour in Daiyu's presence even after all these years.

"Don't tell me you didn't know about their courting!"

"I never said I was unaware. I just didn't believe that it would be something more than that. I have had first-hand knowledge of all things broken."

"It was a low blow, Selene."

"I suppose it is acceptable."

"It doesn't do us well to dwell on the things from the-" before she could make any unfair assumptions, Cinder interrupted her, "It's better if we don't talk about it."

"Shouldn't you be happy?" Daiyu asked,

"For what exactly?" Cinder countered.

"Your daughter!" she said with more vigour than necessary.

This time it wasn't the Ex-Lunar Queen that uttered but rather a heartbroken mother in her, "I'm worried for her, finding joy has been hard for my clan."

"You don't have to sound so biased."

"I'm biased I have every right to worry for her. She is engaged to the second in line of the Eastern Commonwealth and however hard you or anyone else tries to convince me of everything being well, I won't get convinced. My engagement was very stable when it happened too. Astra still is a questionable candidate for your child when she is my daughter. The only fact that brings me some solace is the fact that she is engaged to the second-in-line, making her life slightly different and away from the limelight."

"It's been a little late for this conversation, I assume but we never really were civil with each other."

"I won't have tried to be friends with you if that's what you mean."

"When would you leave Kai alone? "

"I left him alone the day he married you- 29 years ago. I just don't want my daughter to go through the same and that isn't very challenging for you to understand as a mother, Daiyu."

The conversation had taken a turn for the worse, Cinder didn't want to ponder on things from the past that had been very difficult to let go of in the first place.

"I didn't like the idea when Ri started going out with your daughter, I despised it. If things went on to be something certain between them it would mean that you and Kai would become closer and some insecurities don't go away however hard you try."

"Even you don't find happiness in them- imagine what the people would have to say."

"I didn't -"

"Don't deny what you feel, Daiyu. I know you have hated me your entire life now."

"I hated being your alternate, very true."

"I hate you for having the life I could have had."

Their hostility for each other had been an evident thing, they just didn't voice it out like normal do.

"I still can't believe Ri wants to marry Astra," she said, her voice filled with astonishment.

"I pray you don't try to ruin things for them."

"I care for my-" before she could say much, there was a shrill voice calling for Cinder. It was Julian, she looked between the two individuals.

"Excuse me, but I seem to be called," her voice, completely bland, not even a single hint to their conversation from before.

Cinder didn't bother to hear a reply- if this marriage was going to occur she knew who her least favourite relative was already.

That's for all. It's not much but it's longer than what I was planning to write to begin with. It seems a lil unrealistic ngl but idk I just wanted to give you some indulging spin-off anon :)

I hope you liked it!

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serenpedac · 1 year

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Remembrance

Fandom: Returnal

Words: ~500

Rating: Teen and up

Warnings: Emotionally abusive parent, Ascension spoilers

Summary: Selene finds a flower that brings back memories.

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I find the first one in the middle of the floor, a drop of white against the dark grey of the tower. My weapon at the ready, I approach it. None of the hostiles I have encountered so far have tried to misguide me like this, but Atropos is ever-changing as is this tower. Its workings are as much of an enigma as its sudden appearance, but a structure like this implies an intelligent creator. Creators. Whoever made this… Are they still here?

The flower doesn’t move or transform. Is it even real? Am I— Have I started to hallucinate? Holstering my weapon, I take my scanner instead, which begins to whirr within seconds. A holographic duplicate appears above it as it is added to my databank.

“A white poppy,” I read the information my scanner gives me, as if I didn’t know what it was the moment I saw it.

My arm—or the parasite attached to it, its tentacles pressing my suit against me like it’s a second skin—twitches when I kneel to take the flower. It doesn’t droop, doesn’t show any signs of decay.

“For the vase?” I hear myself say. It has to be. I used to bring poppies like this one to Mother. My fingers tighten around the flower, almost crushing it, but I stop just in time. A single creased petal would be enough to evoke Mother’s disapproval.

Ink-black spills from the centre onto the pristine white petals. I never understood why she liked them so much when all they did was blend in with the white of the hospital, but I kept bringing them. Not that she ever gave me a word of gratitude or even a smile.

Another memory resurfaces when I put the poppy into one of the compartments of my suit.

“Mommy, mommy, look what I made!”

A crude drawing of a rocket against a sky littered with yellow stars is pressed under my nose.

I let out a huff. “Not now.”

“But I made it ‘specially—”

What happened to the drawing?

“Not. Now.” I push the paper aside. “I don’t have time.”

“... Okay.” The reply made in a small voice barely registers with me, my attention back on the diagrams before me.

I can’t remember. What else can’t I remember? I have to— I have to find out.

“ASTRA,” I say, “I found a flower. My scans show it to be harmless. I will be taking it with me to… investigate.” As I turn off the recorder, I know that my last statement is a lie. ASTRA protocol would demand I place it in a quarantined environment to study, but to truly understand what secrets it is hiding, I have to keep it close, to follow where it’s telling me to go. It is bound to this tower like I am bound by Atropos, and I have no choice but to bring it back to the vase that is waiting at the bottom of the Tower.

I have no choice but to keep climbing.

Ever higher, only to fall ever deeper.

Will this ever end?

#i am hoping so hard that the PC port will result in not only more people playing this game #but also more fanfic #returnal #serenwrites

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abookishdreamer · 2 years

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Character Intro: Astraeus (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- King of the Stars, Lord of the Planets by the people of Olympius

The Ass by Ares

The Starry Knight by Asteria, Aphrodite, & Alectrona

Age- 29 (immortal)

Location- Xanthi, Olympius

Personality- He's generally a cold, dark brooding man who rather keeps to himself than outwardly expresses his emotions. He's also extremely intelligent, enigmatic, & sophisticated. He's currently in a secret relationship.

Being the Titan god of dusk, stars, astrology, & constellations, he has a wide range of powers and abilities. They include being able to summon/control stars & constellations, summoning & controlling Astrean Silver and Celestial Bronze, creating small voids or black holes to trap his enemies, dusk manipulation, conjuring weapons out of plasma, and being able to generate astronomical/astrological abilities of the planets. He's one of the most powerful second generation Titans.

Astraeus lives in the state of Xanthi in a glorious mansion built out of Celestial Bronze & moonstone. Inside, it gives off the feel of a planetarium/observatory aesthetic. There's an adjustable telescope on the roof. The front door is made out of solid gold with an astrology wheel above it. The lighting consists of small stars free floating around (with adjustable brightness). The beds levitate & the walls are made out of shimmering silver white rock with many astrology charts painted onto them. There's also a magnificent golden bronze astrolabe that hangs above the main hall. He also owns a penthouse apartment in the Lunar district of New Olympus. He also owns pets- namely wolves. Their names are Gamma, Nova, Atom, Copernicus, & Domenico.

He follows a daily strict workout regimen.

His go-to drink is a cold brew black tea & he also enjoys martinis, a scotch on the rocks, and his personal favorite- the deep space cocktail (a drink made with cointreau, earl grey tea, bitters, lemon & pineapple juice). His go-to from The Roasted Bean is an olympian sized roast coffee (with just a bit of sugar added).

Astraeus has a growing collection of rockets and race cars. In the pantheon, he greatly admires Hyperion (Titan god of heavenly light). He was one of the main financial donors for Atlas' aerospace engineering school (despite them not being in touch). Astraeus was always close with Hyperion & his family- Theia (Titaness of sight & heavenly light), Selene (Titaness of the moon), and Helios (Titan god of the sun). He's also good friends with Aion (god of time, eternity, & the zodiacs), Hesychia (goddess of quiet, stillness, rest, & silence), Neféloma (goddess of space & dark matter), Horkos (god of oaths), Aetna (goddess of volcanoes), Electra (one of The Pleiades), Nomos (god of laws), Alectrona (goddess of the sun & morning), Eváeros (goddess of air & the zodiacs), Sophrosyne (goddess of moderation, temperance, & restraint), The Ourea (esteemed mountain gods), Psionikós (god of the mind), Asteria (Titaness of falling stars, astrology, magic, necromancy, and nocturnal oracles & prophecies), and Selene's husband Endymion. He doesn't have favorable views of Zeus & his children- especially Ares (god of war), calling him a "moronic brute." Astraeus used to have crushes on Mnemosyne (Titaness of memory & language), Pleione (Titaness of sailing & stars), and Clymene (Titaness of fame & renown).

He has a luxury watch brand called Astra Tempus. One of the watches in his upcoming collection is made out of meteorite and forged with Astrean Silver, titanium, & platinum. It's rumored to cost over half a million drachmas! For other work, he’s a part of the country’s space travel industry as well as teaching astronomy at the University. Astraeus has also narrated some space documentaries!

He has been currently secretly seeing Eos (Titaness of dawn) with the blessings of her mother, father & brother for several months now ever since she and Ares had a falling out and left Olympius. Astraeus has even gifted her with an actual star! To say he's head over heels in love with her is an understatement. Astraeus has actually proposed and Eos accepted. They are now waiting for Ares' return so she can tell him the news of their engagement.

A favorite hobby of Astraeus has been sculpting- whether it's large scale pieces or small figurines. A lot of the materials he uses come from space. He also likes doing glass art, cliff diving, fencing, drag racing, cloud surfing, reading, martial arts, acupuncture, sword fighting, lava surfing, sailing, & hockey.

Some of his favorite sweet treats include blueberry sorbet, frozen coconut yogurt (topped with shredded coconut & blueberries), and Eos' mangalore buns.

He also loves cooking. Some of his go-to dishes include madras curry with jasmine rice & saag paneer. No one has been able to resist his sweet shrikhand.

"The stars illuminate the soul of the universe."

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