#chronos devotee

[thesorceresstemple]

[skinbrand]

my ⠀name ⠀is ⠀ennis, ⠀or ⠀even ⠀colt⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ perma19 ⠀🏜️ ⠀ask ⠀for⠀ chrono⠀ age⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ramcoa ⠀hcdidsys ⠀ .. ⠀paraphile ⠀ 𓄀

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be ⠀aware ⠀this ⠀is ⠀a ⠀paraphilia ⠀& ⠀nsfw ⠀ ⠀concept ⠀page. ⠀block, ⠀ dont ⠀ report ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀everything ⠀is ⠀ fantasy ⠀between ⠀two ⠀or ⠀ ⠀more ⠀ consenting ⠀parties.

⠀ ⠀ my ⠀blog ⠀is ⠀ pro ⠀para, ⠀ transid, ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ radqueer, ⠀yandere, ⠀proship ⠀safe.

this ⠀cowboy ⠀ is ⠀ : ⠀ a ⠀ obsessive ⠀ / ⠀ stalker ⠀ yandere ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ who ⠀ wants ⠀ devotees ⠀ & ⠀ loyal ⠀ anons. ⠀ 𐚁

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[inspirationallybored]

Ask time!!!!

Your intro said you lien Percy Jackson so…. Who would your OCs’ godly parents be in pjo?? :3

Thank you so much for the ask!

Dude, I'm so glad you asked! I have been waiting for this.

(This turned into a long winded yap lol)

SF first (this one's complicated as they don't have any supernatural abilities, this is solely off of their personalities)

Mahika would be a daughter of Psyche. She understands people, she feels love, she would do anything to keep them safe, to make them feel safe, even if it hurts her. She feels, she doesn't judge. She wants something for herself too, but not at the cost of her loved ones. She does get influenced by people, is easy to play with, but once you truly understand her, you can't hurt her.

Pedro would be a son of Persephone. He is a dreamer, an idealist who becomes a realist. He seems naive and innocent and childlike, and he would like to be that way, but he understands the reality too. In a way, he uses that childlike charm of his too.

Ziah would be a devotee of Artemis. She isn't made for bindings. She is caring, and loves with her whole heart, but she needs her freedom. In a way, to let her free is the closest bond you can share with her.

Alfie would be a son of Asclepius. He, like Mahika, wants to help people. He wants to show people the light, a better life, to heal them. He is an idealist through and through.

2. BRT (this one is relatively simple as they have powers)

Kai is definitely a child of Poseidon. Not just because they control water, but also because of their impulsive nature, unpredictable mind, and also kind of vindictive (I'm bringing some Epic! Poseidon characterization here). They have their own wave to travel, and no matter how much they try, they cannot be restrained.

Aka would be a daughter of Mars (not Ares). She's smart, definitely, but not shrewd or clever. She works by her heart and intuition more than mind games, and she's fiercely loyal. She would have some connection to Hephestus (fire powers, maybe a legacy).

Alia, on the other hand, is a daughter of Hephestus through and through. She's a creator, and she loves her creations. There is no pride, but if someone insults her mind, they're done for. She's definitely not someone who understands people and the matters of the heart even though she tries to (so does everyone though lol).

Laia is where things get trickier. She would come off as a daughter of Apollo or Aphrodite (because or her power to persuade anyone), and then Athena (because she uses her brains more than brown and has hubris). However, she would actually be a daughter of Hermes because of all of that. She's quick witted, has a silver tongue, prefers trickery, yet stands by what she believes in.

(Fun fact: She was initially based on one of my pjo oc, Luna Caceres, who is a daughter of Apollo and a protege of Athena. She later became her own person though)

Atanea is another example of this. She would be considered to be related to Athena (and no, not because of her name), being the Strategos and all. But by heart, she's a child of Aphrodite. She stands by her heart, loves unconditionally, and acts by her heart too. She would, however, also have some connection to another god, specifically Chronos, the Lord of Time.

(Yeah, so Chronos and Kronos are two different deities in Greek mythology. Kronos was just the Titan of Harvest and ruler of Cosmos before Zeus. Chronus was Time itself. Both have a scythe though. Pjo merged the two.)

Cleofas would be a son of Morpheus (god of dreams and illusions), and blessed by Apollo. He can create illusions make people live in a dream, while he himself seeks the same dreams he fulfills yet condemns. He is a charmer, bright as the Sun, he draws everyone. Yet, he is more than he seems.

Acacius comes of as a son of Ares. He holds the essence of war in his core. However, he really isn't anything like the deity he is associated with. So, to know his actual godly parent, we'll have to look at who he was, before being turned into a shell.

SPOILER HERE!

Alperen would be a son of Hades. He is connected to the earth, loyal to those he cares for, doesn't really care about the politics of the world, but would stand for what is right. He is a silent warrior, and a lovable idiot at heart at the same time.

[b4-dead]

call me Vale , Mayoi or Andrew

pro: ship , radqueer , para , rpf , transid

21 (chrono 17)

he / it

my transids go as follows:

age (YtO) , map , (Schrödinger's) schizophrenia , gender , (tris) paranoia , character (mayoi ayase + chungsung baek) , stalker , devotee

my cisids go as follows:

bpd , Indonesian , selective mutism , yandere , harmed , groomed

tags 🫐:

#" i'll have you used to feeling numb " - reblogs

#- my angel 🪽 - posting about my darling

#" you're as pretty as the day you died " - asks (maybe)

[aliciavance4228]

Okay I personally like to pretend that nobody gave that much thought to the loud sounds of the Corybantes mainly because they worshipped Cybele (Rhea) who loved weird loud shit like that (Tambourines, wolves, lions etc).

I think it's something about his wife that uneases Chronos, so he stays away from that, and nobody is going to tell the devotees of queen of the gods and the wild mountain mother to stfu.

Yeah, that's a plausible option.

[trainedxtalon]

⠀⤹ sun system !!  sol ✧ it/its . non-nounself neos ⊃ ⩊ 19yo ♆ many parts .ﾟ◌ -> devotee of @eternallyexperimenting

↓ boundaries !! -> chrono minors dni (trans-minors can use your judgement) -> no sexual direct interactions (reblogs, asks, ask responses) -> if you post sexual content and i follow you, im aware and okay with it, as long as it isnt directed at me specifically

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pronouns: it/its and non-nounself neos

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many parts

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boundaries chrono minors dni (trans-minors can use your judgement)

no sexual direct interactions (reblogs, asks, ask responses)

if you post sexual content and i follow you, im aware and okay with it, as long as it isnt directed at me specifically

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[leoascendente]

Mmm okay I gess... I don't know much about vedic or hindu gods so I won't talk about what I don't know but I wasn't talking about it anyway. But Saturn is a Roman god and yes, many demonologist work with him as a demon and he's totally fine with it and his devotees too.

Also Chronos, it's greek version is a very respected deity in demonology and both Chronos and Saturn rule similar aspects, they teach you where you have to contain yourself and think before act to do things wisely so you don't repeat negative patterns. Demons is only a way to describe some deities, it's nothing bad or harmful but demonology has nothing to do with vedic for what I know and are complete separate practices.

Anyway, I appreciate your opinion but I stil think the same. Thanks for taking the time to respond and share your opinion 🫶

Unpopular opinion but...

There's no such thing as good karma, karma is karma, ruled by Saturn, the planet and god of limits, lessons, restrictions and responsabilities. The opposite of karma is dharma, the rewards of Universe after facing Saturn's lessons. Btw, dharma would be represented by Jupiter.

For those who have worked with Saturn as a deity besides of astrology, they know that is a god that don't take things lightly, in fact, he is sometimes considered as a demon and, in astrology is seen as a malefic planet. He is a great but severe teacher, and my dears, he helps us release karmic debts from past lives, he doesn't bring any good karma because karma are still lessons to be learnt, and again, there's no such thing as 'good karma'.

It might be a personal feeling but the devil hides in the details and talking about 'good karma' it only brings more karma that is something that you actually need to release, not to attract. If you want to talk about the positive coming into your life, it would be more appropiate to talk about dharma

[heatherwitch]

Khronos & Kronos

(AKA Chronos & Cronus/Saturn) 

Although these two deities are separate beings, they are very similar in most aspects, so I decided to make a post designed for both of them! 

Small devotional acts.

Wake up early - enjoy the dawn.

Schedule your activities.

Buy a new time-keeping device.

Listen to slow or fast paced music.

Wander around stores with no particular goal in mind.

Be ruthless, but wise, in getting what you want. 

Watch the clock as it ticks.

Embrace the moments where you’re stuck with nothing to do.

Go to bed and wake up at a regular time.

Play a game that has a time limit.

Make/buy a sundial. 

Watch timelapse videos.

Take a long bath.

Don’t take shit from abusive/cruel power figures.

Get an hourglass.

Learn the history of time-keeping in different cultures - it may go back further than you think!

Hang out in liminal places, like a train station or waiting area.

Take what you want.

Either have an abundance of time pieces or none in your room, whichever feels best to you!

Go for long drives, where everything starts to feel blurry. 

 Meditate. Find timelessness.

Please don’t eat your children.

PRACTICE LOVING YOURSELF.

Many, many, many other things not said here.

With contributions from: A lovely anon. 

[denialcity]

for adoration grow - tobiizu unconventional hanahaki au - 158/?

Tobirama glanced in his direction, then at the pagoda again. 

"She is still at least an hour away," Tobirama replied, trudging along with the client snoring on his shoulder. "You might as well rest inside, out of the cold." 

"An hour walking or an hour running?" 

Tobirama considered this. 

"Faster than we are travelling now, but not a run," Tobirama decided. 

"So that's what, two ri?" 

"Mm. Slightly more." 

"Sensors," Izuna grumbled, but went forward to check that the pagoda was clear. 

It was clean but empty, so there was likely an attached temple nearby, or some devotee had passed through and took it upon themselves to clean. Izuna checked the whole interior and exterior before jumping back down to meet Tobirama at the door. 

[for adoration grow tag] / [chrono tag for browser] / [full live WIP document for my patreons here] 

[chika-nyan]

*crawls out of cryochamber* More potato facts…….

- Of the Zeus sibs Poseidon and Demeter are probably the easiest to deal with as they’re the most sincere of the bunch.

- While all the muses are equals they do look to Calliope and Polyhymnia as the de facto leaders of the group since they’re the “most responsible.”

- Other than perhaps Chaos, Chronos and Ananke are the hardest gods to reach as they usually stay on their own plane except for very special occasions because their powers are more prone to leaking from them. Their home plane mitigates the effects but outside of it they have to actively concentrate to not cause problems such as time distortions. That said, they love company.

- The golden apple incident was a polling attempt by Eris and Enyo to see where their most admired ladies (Athena, Hera, Dite) stood among the mortals and perhaps who they should devote most of their collective support to based on who won. They declared the data inconclusive due to things such as:

“It wasn’t really intended to be a single person decision but they relegated it to Paris.” “Paris technically chose for the reward rather than the option.” “There actually weren’t any incentives in the first place, it was just a rumor that took off. That said, we did honor it because it seemed like it could be funny at the time.” “Understandably, due to the war, Lady Athena devotees did surge which is great but also skews the data.” “It was very entertaining but also absolutely essentially useless.”

- While one of Heph’s legs did get very banged up from his fall from Olympus, Hera managed to get it almost fully restored when he returned by wheeling and dealing around Olympus.

- While my gods can go without sleep for quite some time, they do still require it to some degree as a kind of sanity replenisher. Those with more of a connection to people in the dream world such as Prometheus (Metis) and Melpomene (Morpheus) tend to sleep more as a means of connecting. Prommie tends to sleep mortal hours of 8 hours a day everyday to meet Metis.

[theoi-crow]

Please stop bullying Zeus Devotees

A lot of non-pagans/pagans, and even some Hellenic polytheists, have a personal problem with the ancient representation of Zeus. I used to be one of these people before getting to know the actual gods and not just their mythylogical aspects.

The problem with this is the mix-up of ancient time seeping into our current time. 

Defeating his father Chronos was how Zeus won the title of King of The Gods. Ironically, Father Time must of had the last laugh because time is exactly what is fueling all of this.

Notice I said "the ancient interpretation of Zeus" and not Zeus himself? That's because time changes society. We become better, more self aware and learn from the mistakes of our ancestors.

And yet, the ancient ideals of men are immortalized in classic mythology that sour over time.

Zeus represents these ideals. He is the epidomy of what an ancient Greek man sees as perfection.

In our comic loving modern times we see the ideal man as being akin to Superman. Someone who can do it all. In a lot of movies Superman is even treated like a god.

For the purposes of this argument, I will be comparing Zeus to Superman in order to show how time changes things and reboots are essential to keep up with societal ideals and expectations.

Mythical Zeus VS. God Zeus:

I can respect someone not being interested in Zeus but I draw the line at bullying his followers.

His followers are not sexist, rapists, apologists, etc. His followers see and work with God Zeus while those who hate Zeus are only aware of Mythical Zeus.

Ancient Greece did not respect women or even saw them as people capable of making their own decisions.

They saw Zeus's marriage to Hera as necessary but his many affairs showed his baby making ability was as healthy as Ares' and that showed he was powerful. @thepastelpriestess made TWO amazing videos for Zeus that further explain him as an ideal man in ancient Greece: (LINK) and (LINK)  

And let's not forget war, the christianization of Europe and other natural catastrophies that destroyed A LOT of his myths.

If you really want to see all of Zeus and what his God form represents look at his epithets, look at his roles.

Look at what he does and how he loves his devotees.

Having someone try to be an asshole to you because they don't like the gods you worship is shitty and rude.

Reboots, Epithets and Time:

Reboots may be super annoying to fans who have already fallen in love with an interpretation of their favorite character but they help those characters survive.

The early versions of Superman would beat up Lois Lane to put her in her place because he was created during a time where a man was expected to handle his woman should she have opinions or showed "hysteria."

This early version also talked about how much more superior men were:

Should Superman be like this today he would be considered a villain which is why the saying goes: "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain."

Without reboots, time makes an example of the ugly aspects society once respected.

Zeus is no different. The images I posted are very recent compared to the mythologies of Zeus which are older than the Bible.

I am not a fan of this version of Zeus but it does remind me of how far society has come.

Gods change:

If you live in places that try to be better about respecting the LGBT(+) community you'll see churches with rainbow flags. This is because if religions want to survive, they have to conform to where society is headed.

Gods evolve because they want to keep connecting with us.

They give us ideas on how to fight oppression, they give us hope and strength in times of turbulence and chaos.

Zeus is powerful. He is fair and tries to be as cool and collected possible when making decisions. He goes over his decisions with Athena so she can point out how fair or personal his decision is. This is a god that tries to see what is best for all the gods and his followers. A god who tries to make a sound decision so no one feels left out.

He represents the law, court, judgement, the protector of families and even though his myths are seen today as horrid, they only highlight a time where people thought they knew better.

So next time you see a follower of Zeus, understand that they are worshipping the God version of Zeus and remember that reboots are what keep us loving our favorite comic books characters.

Time changes everything.

[sportiptv-blog]

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[graysonfirewolf85-blog]

Queer Positive Deities

Keep in mind that this is NOT a complete list of ALL pantheons and deities that are queer positive. This is a good majority, but by all means it is NOT all of them. Also not all photos would fit.

DISCLAIMER

This wiki will contain sexual terms and other mature items that each deity represented or did in their specific pantheon. If any of it bothers you, please exit the wiki and move on from it. Thank you.

Achilles (Greek)

The Greek hero Achilles was invulnerable excepting his famous weak heel, but a male shieldbearer broke through the warrior’s romantic defenses. While Homer never explicitly states a gay relationship between Achilles and sidekick Patroclus, many scholars read a romantic connection between the two, as only Patroclus ever drew out a compassionate side to the famously arrogant warrior. Patroclus’s death at the hands of Trojan Prince Hector sent Achilles into a rage in which he killed Hector and dragged his body around Troy. Other myths also disclose Achilles was struck by the beauty of Troilus, a Trojan prince.

Adonis/Tammuz (Phoenician/Greco-Roman/Mesopotamian)

The name “Adonis” now refers to a strikingly beautiful male, but the original Adonis is a cross-cultural deity, showing up in Phoenician and Greco-Roman mythology. Adonis is often equated with the Mesopotamian Tammuz, with whom he shares many attributes and stories. Most noted for his relationships with goddesses, including Astarte, Aphrodite, and Persephone, Adonis was also the beloved of the god Dionysus. Adonis and Tammuz are fertility gods, representing the vegetation of the land, in a constant state of life, death, and resurrection. Adonis died from a boar’s attack, which mutilated his genitals. In the much-celebrated descent-of-the-goddess stories known in many cultures, the Goddess travels into the many layers of the underworld to retrieve the spirit of her consort. Adonis is seen not as a king, but as a lover, somewhat effeminate or homoerotic. His priests in Athens were homoerotically inclined, and, along with priestesses, they celebrated his life and death by planting gardens of Adonis, and then uprooted them only a few days after sprouting. In the Greek magical papyri, Adonis is invoked for lesbian love spells.

Antinous (Greco-Roman-Kemetic)

This resurrection figure holds ties to ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures. Antinous was a real historical figure and the male companion of the Roman emperor Hadrian. The pair would take journeys around the Mediterranean. And on one trip, Antinous drowned in the Nile on the same day that Egyptians commemorated the watery death of Osiris. Deeply affected by the death of his lover, Hadrian encouraged the deification of Antinous, and cults sprung up around the Mediterranean honoring him. In some tellings, Antinous rose from the Nile after his death and was then revered as a form of Osiris reborn. Indeed, the god and the Roman cult that followed him still have devotees today.

Apollo and Hyacinth (Greek)

Apollo was initially the Greek god of light and later was associated with the Sun. His twin sister is Artemis. As the god of music, dance, divination, healing, and artistic inspiration, he can grant these gifts to others. Apollo is known for taking many male lovers, most notably, Hyacinthus, or Hyacinth, a mortal youth. When he was tossing the discus with Apollo, it struck Hyacinth with a mortal blow. The western wind god Zephyrus, who desired Hyacinth and was angry and jealous of Apollo, caused the accident with his winds. The Sun god could not save his beloved, but from his wound Apollo created the Hyacinth flowers, a symbol of youth cut too short. Hyacinth later became a divine patron to those pursuing same-sex love.

Aphrodite/Venus (Greco-Roman)

Aphrodite embodies the powers of love on every level, especially romantic love. Known as Venus to the Romans, and associated with the morning and evening star, the planet Venus, she was renowned for her gifts of attraction and beauty. She originated—along with the Furies—from Uranus, the sky god, springing forth from the foamy sea where Uranus’s genitalia had fallen after being castrated by his son Chronos. She is usually displayed as a beautiful woman rising out of the sea, as in Botticellis painting, “The Birth of Venus.” As she walks on land, she trails flowers behind her, even in the most barren of deserts. Her aid Eros is the original archetype for the Valentine’s Day cupid, shooting his arrows and making people fall in love. She had many lovers, most notably Ares the war god and her husband, Hephaestus. She bore Hermaphrodite from her union with Hermes.

Artemis/Diana (Greco-Roman)

Artemis is the huntress, the goddess of wild things, the protector of women and children, and the maiden aspect of the Moon. From her bow, she fires silver arrows, the shafts of moonlight to illuminate her path. In many versions of her myths, she is the archetype of the strong, independent woman, goddess of Amazons and unsympathetic to those of traditional masculinity. After her birth, she immediately got up and helped her mother deliver her twin brother, Apollo. Artemis rejects many traditional roles, such as marriage and conventional society, and feels kinship to those beyond traditional roles. Her festivals included same-sex eroticism involving both females and males. As the Romans’ Diana, she took on a more maternal, universal goddess archetype, and became the mother of Aradia, her avatar in 14th-century Italy, who taught the Goddess’s craft.

Astarte (Phoenician/Canaanite)

Astarte is a manifestation of the Great Mother Goddess of the Paleolithic cultures, identified with the earlier goddesses Ishtar and Inanna, and later the Greco-Roman Aphrodite/Venus. Versions of Astarte were worshiped throughout the Middle East, Egypt, and even across Europe, with the spread of the Roman Empire. She is a Queen of Heaven, and patron of love and war. She, too, is involved in the resurrection and fertility myths of Adonis, also known as Adoni, or lord. Though usually remembered in feminine form, like other goddesses, she does have mixed gender incarnations, sometimes depicted as a hermaphrodite, and later the Phoenician records mention King Astarte. Astarte’s temples were served by the kelabim and possibly a gender-variant order of Amazonian women.

Athena/Minerva (Greco-Roman)

Springing fully formed from the head of Zeus, without aid of a goddess, Athena is presented as the wise warrior woman of the Olympians. She has the ability to transform into a young man. Her affairs often end on a tragic note, and most modern myths present her as celibate, though such descriptions were probably added by the patriarchal rise, to demonstrate a strong warrior woman could not have love. In one such myth, her “brother” Hephaestus makes her armor, for “her love.” He means physical love, while she assumes platonic love. I find it hard to believe such a goddess of wisdom and strategy would misunderstand such an offer. Most likely, our modern Athena is a sanitized version of the ancient Minoan snake goddess. Her darker half was shed and cast off as the gorgon Medusa. Modern Athena carries a shield with Medusa’s face on it. Athena is the goddess of strategy, weaving, and invention, who is credited with teaching humans how to graft olive branches onto trees, yielding more harvest. The city of Athens is named after her. She is often called Pallas Athena, in honor of her friend (or possible lover) who died as a youth in a spear throwing accident. Minerva is her Roman name.

Atum (Kemetic)

In the creation story for the Egyptian gods, the first deity, Atum, was both male and female, according to studies by researcher Mark Burstman. The ancestor to all self-produced two offspring, Shu and Tefnut, through either a sneeze or his own semen, and it wasn’t for a few generations that the archetypal male and female gods of Isis and Osiris were born.

Baphomet (Europe)

Baphomet is not a traditional pagan god, but one most noted for its link to the Knights Templar. Pictured as a hermaphrodite, with breasts and a penis, Baphomet was also a mix between human and goat, a perfect mix between male and female, human, and animal, although something akin to the traditional Middle Age view of the devil. Baphomet is a deity of fertility and wealth. To curb their growing power and influence, King Philip IV of France claimed the Knights Templar were worshiping Baphomet and practicing homosexuality, two acts of heresy in the eyes of the Church.

Baron Samedi (Vodoun)

The Voodoo loa (law) named Baron Samedi is a god of the dead and magick, but is also evoked for help in daily life. His place is the cemetery and his symbol, a skull. Samedi is depicted as transgendered, wearing a combination of men’s and women’s clothing of black and purple, possibly representing his walk between two worlds, the living and the dead, in the same way that his sunglasses, with only one lens, do. He sees in both worlds. The Baron is known for his sexually suggestive movements indicating a desire for anal intercourse.

Bona Dea (Roman/Italian)

Bona Dea is the “Good Goddess” about whom little is known. She is a goddess of healing, magick, prosperity, and women. In fact, her cult did not allow the participation of men, and none of her mysteries were to be shared with the outside world. Most of our information on Bona Dea comes to us from the written accounts of male scholars lacking a personal connection to her rites. Her ceremonies possibly included lesbian acts of love as a part of worship.

Bran (Welsh)

Bran the Blessed is a Celtic hero/god of the mystical otherworlds. In many Celtic myths, the line between divine and mortal, spirit and flesh, is less visible than in most other mythologies. The legends were passed on orally, and recorded only much later by Christian writers. To preserve the story, yet not blaspheme, the gods and goddesses were transformed into heroes of folktales as the stories are told and retold. Bran is a patron of magick, battle, and resurrection. His main tale is the rescue of his sister, Branwen, who in many ways seems like his feminine half. She was abused by Matholwch, her husband and king of Ireland. Bran’s army defeated Matholwch’s men and rescued her, but Bran was fatally wounded. His head was eventually severed and continued, after his death, to speak and give magical advice. Eventually it was buried in London. As an interesting note to his history, Robert Craves, the somewhat controversial author of The White Goddess, believed Bran was worshiped by an order of homosexual priests, and Amathon, a version of the Green Man, wrests Bran’s secret magical name by seducing one of Bran’s priests.

Cernunnos/Herne the Hunter (Celtic/Proto-Celtic)

Cernunnos is the fabled Horned God, a central figure in modern witchcraft. He represents the god of the waning year and animal lord, the complement to the Green Man. Usually depicted naked, sitting in a lotus position, with stag antlers and a torc (Celtic neck ring resembling a choker) around his neck and one in his hand, surrounded by the animals of the forest. Some renditions portray the Horned God with an erect penis, surrounded by men with erections as well. Very little of Cernunnos’s original mythos survives, so old are his cults. Worship of him, primarily in Caul and other Celtic territories, is believed to predate the arrival of the Celts. We don’t even know his proper name; Cernunnos is a Roman variation. He has been equated with Herne the Hunter and even the Greek Pan and Dionysus due to their similar associations with nature and shamanic trance work. Herne is a figure of British folklore, the God of the Wild Hunt, appearing at times of crisis. Cernunnos is sometimes associated with the chalk carving of the god figure at Cerne Abbas in Dorset. The figure is not horned, but associated with fertility, due to his depiction with his exaggerated phallus. Cernunnos is an aspect of the Great Father God, a force of nature, like the Goddess—loving, gentle, and receptive, but also fiercely protective and powerful.

Chin (Mayan)

Chin is described as a small child or dwarf, and is a deity of magick, divination, and the destiny of rulers. He introduced homoerotic relationships to the Mayan nobles. The nobles would obtain youths of the lower classes to be the lovers of the nobles’ sons. Such unions were considered legal marriages under Mayan law.

Chrysippus (Greek)

Euripedes wrote that this divine Peloponnesian hero was on the way to compete in the Nemean Games when his Theban tutor Laius ran off with him and raped him. The incident drew a curse upon the city of Thebes.

Damballah (Vodoun)

Damballah is the serpent god of the Voodoo loa and although Damballah is portrayed as a father figure, he has an androgynous nature and can manifest homoerotically or bisexually. Invoked for guidance, peace, and prosperous good fortune, Damballah is the god of rain and rainbows, making a modern connection to the queer rights movement.

Dionysus/Bacchus (Thracian/Greco-Roman)

Dionysus is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman named Semele. Myths paint Zeus’s immortal wife, Hera, as the villain, tricking Semele to her death while she was still pregnant. Zeus could not save her, but saved his child, and implanted the unborn child in his thigh, carrying him to term. Thus, in this myth, Dionysus is “twice born” and associated with immortality and Zeus is transgendered and associated with birth. Older myths cite Dionysus’s early death and rebirth, as well as a serpent, perhaps Persephone in disguise, as his mother. Hera plagued him after his birth, so to disguise himself, he learned the art of shape shifting into various plants and animals and dressed in women’s clothing to avoid detection. He kept company with woodland creatures, depicted as soft and feminine, yet virile and strong, Dionysus is a balance of extremes. His myths, too, contain both ends of the spectrum. As a god of ecstasy, wine, and love, he traveled the world with his teachings, before ascending to Olympus as one of the twelve main deities. Like Jesus, but predating him, Dionysus spread his message and gathered followers to his cult. Some expressions were peaceful and loving, while others were more extreme and violent. His female followers of the more extreme rituals were called the Maenads, or Bacchante. Noted for his associations with Aphrodite and Persephone, taking a sacrificial Adonis-like role in several stories, Dionysus was less well known for his love affairs with men, including Adonis and Hermaphrodite. Dionysus is both an upperworld god of light, as a newborn child of innocence, and one who has braved the underworld, in search of his mother’s spirit, to come back with the power the shamanic realms has to offer. As Bacchus to the Romans, this god was depicted less beautiful, and more masculine, yet he retained his softness and sensitivity. Dionysus is quite the example of balancing gender identities as a path to enlightenment.

Ereshkigal (Sumerian)

Sister to Inanna, and Queen of the Underworld, Ereshkigal is the dark goddess of the dead. She is like the crone, and associated with the power of transformation and destruction, with Greek Kore/Persephone, Hindu Kali, Celtic Morgan, and Norse Hel. In Egypt, Ereshkigal was petitioned for gay male love spells.

Eros (Greek)

Eros is most popularly known as the cupid image of Valentine’s Day cards, and as the aid to Aphrodite, shooting arrows to make mortals and gods alike fall in love. The mythic, truly worshiped god Eros is much different from our conception of him. Like Dionysus, he contained a mixture of feminine and masculine energies, being soft, gentle, loving, effeminate, and childlike on one hand, and ancient, wise, aggressive, and masculine on the other. Eros is the patron and protector of homosexual love. He, along with Hermes and Hercules, could grant blessings upon male couples—the gifts of loyalty, eloquence, and strength, respectively. Eros is a major deity in the Orphic Mystery Schools, associated with the dolphin, flute, lyre, rose, and rooster. As a patron of success in battle, he was called upon by warrior/lovers before a fight, because many in the Greek world believed the love men had for each other would unite and lead them to victory.

Erzulie (Vodoun)

Erzulie is the Voodoo loa of love, seduction, and beauty, who grants the gift of manifesting beauty to those in the creative arts, such as painters, musicians, poets, and designers. Although similar in some ways to the Aphrodite archetypes, Erzulie also contains darker elements akin to the underworld goddesses. Her symbol is the mirror, not only to admire her beauty, but in Voodoo, the mirror is the symbol of the spirit world, the gateway to the realm of the loa. She is sometimes known as a loa of tragic love, for she is Erzulie Ge Rouge, Erzulie of the Red Eyes. She weeps constantly because no man can love her enough. Some practitioners consider her a patron to gay men and lesbians. Men “ridden” by Erzulie often display transgender traits.

Freyja (Norse)

The Norse myths divide the gods into two tribes, the Aseir and Vanir. The Vanir tribe is considered earthier, embodying the natural forces. The Aseir represent the more intellectual aspects demonstrated by sky-god cultures. The two tribes clashed and eventually the Aseir won the conflict. As a sign of peace, the tribes traded members. Freyja and Freyr lived in Asgard with the Aseir as part of the agreement. Freyja is the good goddess of these ancient people who would become the Norse. She is the goddess of the land, fertility, eroticism, and magick. She specialized in a shamanic magick called Seidr, the practice of inducing shamanic states through shivering and shaking, and sex magick acts are also attributed to her. She wears the golden falcon cloak, which carries her into the otherworlds like the bird of prey. Freyja taught her magick to the god Odin, the all-father of the Aseir. This great goddess later became a goddess of battle, and her initiations included the rite of boys becoming men and warriors. Although modern practitioners of the Norse traditions, the Asatru, are often seen as dominantly heterosexual and sometimes even unwelcoming of gays, it appears possible their ancient spiritual ancestors had homoerotic overtones in actuality, or ritually, like most ancient cultures. Becoming a warrior was a form of blood brothering. Ritual anal intercourse may have been a part of that warrior bonding.

Freyr (Norse)

Her brother, the god Freyr, also embodies the earth, like a vegetation king, growing, dying, and then resurrecting. Sharing attributes with the traditional Wiccan horned and green gods, Freyr is sometimes depicted with an erect penis, and fertility icons are present as part of his worship. He is also a patron of magick, shamanism, water, eroticism, love, peace, boars, horses, and stags. Freyr seems to keep his associations with peace, an association many queer men identify with instead of focusing on the more patriarchal and warlike gods, while other gods, including his sister, were directed toward war. His priest may have been homoerotic or transgendered, and well versed in his sister’s form of shamanic magick. In many ways, Freyja and Freyr are like two sides of the same coin, even in name. To modern pagans, they represent the primal Goddess and God of the land, the Lady and Lord seen all over the world

Ganesha (Hindu)

Ganesha, the breaker of obstacles and binder of evil, is usually depicted as a four-armed, plump, elephant-headed man, riding a rat. Ganesha is a benefactor, a wise, gentle, and loving god, acting as an aide and intermediary for other deities of the Hindu faith. He is the son of the goddess Parvati. One myth claims his father is the god Shiva. Another says he was created by Parvati from clay and dust, to be both her son and servant. Lesser-known myths say he sprung from the union of Parvati with the goddess of the Ganges River, Ganga, or another handmaiden goddess. Shiva beheads him in a fit of anger, as Ganesha protects the inner chambers of Parvati. The goddess replaced his fallen human head with an elephant’s head. Shiva later gave control of his armies, his own power, to Ganesha. The inner chambers of the goddess represent the inner, sacred power, and the power of sexuality, as he is said to guard the root chakra, and kundalini. The gates to the kundalini energy are the vagina and anus, and the elephant-headed god has been linked to homoerotic forms of worship involving anal sex. Ganesha is mixed in terms of sexuality, masculine in gender, and as represented with the elephant’s trunk, but also is soft, tender, and portrayed with breasts. He opens the gateways that block our path, removes obstacles, and protects travelers. Speaking from personal experience, Ganesha is a powerful ally to have when overcoming challenges placed before you.

Ganymede (Greek)

The most famous male lover of the Olympian god-king Zeus, Ganymede was a prince whom Zeus coveted. Taking the shape of an eagle, Zeus snatched Ganymede up to Mount Olympus to be his lover and his cupbearer, pourer of the golden ambrosia, the nectar of the gods. Ambrosia, like other sacred liquids, is associated with semen. The sign of Aquarius is associated with Ganymede.

Gwydion (Celtic)

Brother to the Welsh warrior Gilfaethwy, Gwydion is an archetypal magician figure, whose attributes were later absorbed by the Arthurian legends in the figure of Merlin. Gwydion is a trickster, as well as a magician, associated with the Celtic otherworlds and rites similar to shamanism, shape-shifting, and transformation. To woo the lady Goewin from the warrior/magician/king Math, Gilfaethwy asked for Gwydion’s aid. Though greatly skilled, they failed, causing a war with the King Pywll. Math punished them by transforming them into animals of the opposite gender and having them mate, producing a deer, pig, and wolf, who were later transformed by Math into human men, the heroes Hyddwn, Hychtwn, and Bleiden. Gilfaethwy took the female role twice, but Math made them both retain their human consciousness within their animal incarnations, as punishment. The results, however, were quite

wonderful, creating three heroes. Such myths can construe an archetypal reality that preceded events of ritual transgenderism and homoerotic worship among the Celtic people. Only later, as the myth was retold to Christian audiences, does the same-sex union become punishment for misdeeds. Gwydion later guides the development of the warrior Lleu, much like Merlin did with King Arthur.

Hecate (Greco-Roman)

The archetypal goddess of the witches, Hecate is the triple goddess of magick, justice, travel, the night, and the crossroads. She guards the roads of travel, sailors, horses, dogs, and wealth. As Hecate Triformus, she is the one who is three, embodying maiden, mother, and crone, but is most often seen as the crone, the dark goddess of the underworld—the bringer of light or terrible darkness, as a goddess of blessings and curses. Her symbol is the torch, carried into the dark night. As a handmaiden to Aphrodite and Persephone, she is a goddess of love, evoked for gay male love spells going back to the 3rd century C.E. She is also linked with Diana and Proserpina by the Romans, as triple Moon goddesses, and with Artemis, Luna, and Persephone in various triplicies, by the Greeks. Though most typically viewed as a Greek goddess, worshiped by priestesses, her roots trace back to Thrace, and she was honored by gender-variant male priests called semnotatoi. The Romans did not change her name when they assimilated her from the Greek pantheon.

Heracles (Greek)

The famous hero had a number of male companions through his many trials. Among them: Abderos, who kept the mares of Diomedes for Heracles but was eaten by the beasts; Hylas, Heracles’ companion when he sailed on the Argo, who was eventually kidnapped by nymphs in Mysia; and Iolaus, who help cauterize the necks of the hydra when Heracles famously chopped off the beast’s many heads. Indeed, the relationship with Iolaus was enshrined in Thebes, where male couples of the day could be found “exchanging vows and pledges with their beloved at his tomb,” according to historian Louis Crompton.

Hermaphrodite (Greek)

Hermaphrodite is a deity of both genders, having a penis and breasts. One myth states Hermaphrodite is the child of Hermes and Aphrodite, hence the name, and contained the best attributes of them both. Another myth states a nymph named Salmacis pursued a mortal man who spurned her. She asked that she and the mortal be joined forever, and the gods did just that, fulfilling her exact words, and not her intention. The gods melted the two together into one being with both masculine and feminine attributes.

Hermes/Mercury (Greco-Roman)

Although called the messenger god of the Olympians, Hermes has a much greater sphere of influence. True, he is the god of travel, but he is not restricted to any place or role. When speaking to his father, Zeus, he asks to go anywhere he chooses, and takes the role of messenger and psychopomp, traveling between the heavens, Earth, and underworlds. A psychopomp is a guide for souls who takes the dead to the underworld, and new souls to Earth. The psychopomp is the divine archetype of the shaman and magician. As one not bound by traditional roles and obligations, he is free to go and do as he pleases. Hermes took male and female lovers as he desired. With Hercules and Eros, he is part of a homoerotic trinity. His son is the god Pan. Although a male deity, Hermes is androgynous, and carries a lot of boyish charm. Called “Mercury” by the Romans, and associated with Thoth of the Egyptians, Hermes was evoked during the 3rd century in Egypt for gay and lesbian love spells in Hellenistic (Greek) magick. Dill seeds are considered the “semen of Hermes.” Hermes is also credited with giving humans the gifts of writing, mathematics, music, geometry, games, gambling, gymnastics, and wrestling. He is even said to be the inventor of masturbation. Invoked for protection when traveling, Hermes is another Greek patron of the crossroads. He is the god of both intellect and cunning, and as a trickster spirit, he is a patron of thieves. The symbols of Hermes include the winged sandals and cap, the caduceus, and the wand. The caduceus symbolizes the currents of kundalini, rising in a spiral, and later pictured as a double helix, like DNA, or the currents of masculine and feminine energy blending together. Now it is the symbol of modern medicine, as Hermes is a patron of healers. Hermes is a versatile god of many talents, trades, and attributes.

Horus (Egyptian)

Horus is the avenging son and a savior figure, a divine child in the Osirian cults. Horus is the falcon-headed god. One of his eyes is the Sun and the other is the Moon. The son of Osiris and Isis, he revenges himself against his father’s murderer, his uncle Set. Although Horus and Set were in constant conflict until Horus’s eventual victory, one myth relates the story of oral intercourse between Set and Horus, and Set consequently gives birth to Horus’s child. The child is either the Moon god Khonshu or the scribe of the gods, Thoth. Thoth is also associated with the Moon and homosexuality, although in most stories Thoth predates Horus. Homoerotic reproduction is common between divine personages, and their union often signifies birth of a mystical truth rather than a physical child. This particular birth suggests that the child of light and the god of darkness, nephew, and uncle are really two sides of the same deity, much like the cyclical Oak and Holly King of Celtic myth. Unfortunately, many scholars interpret the saga of Horus and Set as the struggle of good versus evil.

Hypnos (Greek)

Popular in mythology is the story of the Moon goddess Selene, who loved the boy Endymion. Most versions tell us she was so distracted by her love that she failed to pull her Moon chariot across the sky, causing darkness and the phases of the Moon. The gods punished her by putting poor Endymion to sleep, yet she still visits, continuing the dark phases of the Moon. The underworld god Hypnos, god of sleep, also loved Endymion, and he put Endymion to sleep, so they may share time together through dreams.

Indra (Hindu)

Indra is the Hindu sky god, with many similarities to Zeus. Both bisexual and transgendered, Indra loves his wife, Indrani. Indrani and Indra are viewed as the feminine and masculine sides to one being. Indra also loves the Moon god Soma, who elicits comparisons to Ganymede. The word soma also refers to the drink of the gods, like the Greek ambrosia, an offering, or potentially a psychotropic substance, real or mythic, which opens the gate to the gods. Soma also forms a union with Agni, the Hindu god of fire.

Isis (Egyptian)

The most beloved of goddesses, Isis is the Great Mother goddess of the Egyptians, the mother of gods and pharaohs. As the goddess of the land, agriculture, Moon, heaven, the underworld, healing, and magick, she is essentially the goddess of life. Her worship started in Stone Age Egypt, but was later incorporated in the more patriarchal myths of Ra, Osiris, and Horus. Even so, she plays a pivotal part in such dramas. Her worship spread into Europe, particularly as a result of Rome’s contact with Egypt, and only diminished with the rise of Christianity and the violent conversions associated with it. Christianized emperor Constantine forbade her worship and rites, desecrated her temples and killed her priests and priestesses. Actually, she was worshiped almost twice as long as Christ has been, and modern pagans are reviving her worship. Her cults and mysteries may have been similar to or even inspired the Eleusian mysteries of Persephone and Demeter. Although associated with homosexuality through her son Horus and brother Set, Isis, like other goddesses of her time and place, is served in ancient times, and today, by gay and transgendered priests and priestesses. Priests of the ancient world grew out their hair and nails, wore skirts, engaged in ritual sex, fertility rites, and possibly ritual castration, all to the dismay of later Christian observers. As the Great Mother, she welcomes all genders, orientations, races, and classes to her worship, and is considered one of the most popular and well-known goddesses in the modern pagan movement.

Kali Ma (Hindu)

Known in Hindu myth as the destroyer, the warrior goddess, and devouring mother is Kali. She is a dark goddess of magick, tantra, thieves, warriors, and death, with many arms carrying weapons, skin like ebony, and wearing a necklace of human heads. She is the destroyer of demons, and the wife/mother of Shiva, the dissolver. In modern practice, Kali is the harsh mother called upon to destroy what does not serve, including our own egos and illusions. She is both beauty and horror personified, forcing us to face our fears. Most people misunderstand the power of Kali. She is not a monster. She is akin to the Celtic war goddesses and crones, like the triple Morgan and the Cailleach. In the Hindu traditions, she is like Mother Nature. Male worshipers sometimes dress as Kali, with fright wigs, masks, and dresses, or ritually cut themselves with swords, as a symbolic castration.

Loki (Norse/Scandinavian/Germanic)

Originally, Loki was a fire god, later absorbed by the Teutonic tribes. In Norse myth, he is adopted as Odin’s blood brother. As his myth changed over time, he was demonized much like the Egyptian Set was. Loki is the trickster, in the positive and negative associations of the word. Although oriented to fire and light, Loki is as much a mercurial figure as Hermes and Thoth, working in words and clever unpredictability, like a combination of The Fool and The Magician of the tarot. Later his words turned to lies and his pranks turned much more malicious, siding with the enemies of the Asgardian gods, causing the death of Balder, the Sun god, son of Odin and brother to Thor. Loki is credited with starting Ragnarok, the Norse Apocalypse the gods desperately tried to prevent. As a shape-shifter, Loki is associated with transgenderism. To help Thor recover his hammer, stolen by the giants, he dresses Thor as Freyja and disguises himself as “her” handmaiden. Later disguised as the giantess Thokk, he prevented Balder’s resurrection by refusing to cry for Balder and defying the goddess Hel’s vow to release Balder from the land of the dead if all would shed a tear for him. Loki also assumed Freyja’s form and cloak, indicating magical and shamanic associations with the goddess, although it appears Loki never had a cult or priesthood exclusively his own. He transforms to a mare, gets pregnant, and gives birth to Odin’s eight-legged magical steed Sleipnir. Because of it, Loki, as a male god, is associated with homosexual union, called “argr” by Odin, an abusive term in old Norse for a sexually receptive male. Related to the word “ergi” that may indicate a sexually receptive male and one versed in Freyja’s magick. Loki also fathered the Midgard Serpent, Fenris Wolf, and Hel, the goddess of death.

Macha (Celtic)

Macha is an aspect of the Celtic triplicity known as the Morgan. Her name means “battle” and she is associated with both the crow and the horse. Three Machas have appeared in Celtic myth. The first is the wife of Nemed. Another is Cimbeath’s wife, who becomes a war chief, herself. The last, and most unusual, is Macha, the wife of Crunnchu. She came to Crunnchu as a fairy lover, making him promise never to reveal her identity. She becomes pregnant with his child. Foolishly, Crunnchu brags to the King in Ulster that his wife can outrun any of the king’s horses. The king accepts his challenge, demanding Crunnchu’s head should the latter lose the bet. Macha, in her mortal guise, is forced to run the race, and she wins, immediately gives birth to twins, and reveals her divine nature, cursing the men of Ulster for their treatment of her. For nine generations, in times of great crisis, all the men of Ulster experience a feminine transformation, living the pains of childbirth. Such androgynous transformation could signify a strong goddess cult influence in Ulster, originally demonstrating not a punishment, but an understanding of the goddess Macha. Although a goddess of war, she is also a goddess of life and sovereignty, giving birth under harsh conditions. Both Emain Macha, Ulster’s capital, and Ard Macha are named after her.

Morrigu/Morrigan/Morgan (Celtic)

The Celtic trinity of war goddesses are known by the name Morrigu. One version contains the goddesses Anu, Babd Catha, and Macha. Another version consists of Babd, Macha, and Nemain. All are associated with battle and death, but also with life. On Samhain, the Morrigan mates with the Dagda, with one foot in the river and one on land, symbolizing the veil between the worlds opening as spirits pass through it. In the revival of modern witchcraft, she is one of the most popular Celtic goddesses, associated with the Great Mother of the Earth, sea, and cosmos. In later myths, she was transformed into Morgan Le Fey of the Arthurian legend, sometimes ally and sometimes villain.

Narcissus (Greek)

A figure mostly known for his obsessive vanity, this son of a nymph and a river god would spend his last days gazing at his own reflection, but the first man he showed affection for was not himself. A myth traced in origin to the Boeotia region mentions a relationship between Narcissus and the smitten Ameinias, whom Narcissus would eventually grow tired of before sending him a sword as a kiss-off. Ameinias, desperately depressed over the rejection, killed himself.

Nephthys (Kemetic)

While there are fewer tales in Egyptian history and mythology about female than male homosexuality, many considered the goddess Nephthys to be a lesbian. The sister and constant companion of Isis, she married brother Seth but bore him no children. Scholars have debated whether the stories of Nephthys, who did bear one son by Osiris, show that the culture held lesbians in greater esteem than gay men, because they could still be fertile despite their sexual orientation. Then again, others express skepticism about her lesbianism altogether.

Odin/Wotan (Norse/German/Scandinavian)

Known as Wotan the Wanderer in Germanic myth, Odin is the all father and king of the Aseir, the warrior gods of the Norse pantheon. Credited with creating, with his brothers, the nine worlds of the Norse cosmology Odin, is a god king and mercurial figure, a traveler, binder, and inspirer. Odin is very shamanic, hanging himself from the world tree to gain knowledge of the runes and giving his eye for knowledge. He is attended by two ravens—Thought and Memory—the head of Mimir who granted him knowledge, and the spirits of the warriors of Valhalla and the Valkyries. (“Valkyrie” means “choosers of the slain,” a group comprising of Amazon-like warrior goddesses acting as psychopomps to the souls of heroes, leading them to Valhalla.) He is the god of nobles, leaders, warriors, poets, magicians, and mad men, evoking a frenzy or fury for battlers. His son Thor is the chief god of the common folk. Odin is known to have assumed feminine dress and identity when it suited his purpose. Freyja initiated him into Seidr shamanic magick, a form traditionally reserved for women and transgendered/homosexual men. He is blood brother to Loki, and their bonding has homoerotic overtones, much like the process of warriors bonding in the rites of Freyja.

Orpheus (Greek)

The legendary poet and musician may be best known for the story of his journey to the underworld to retrieve his wife, Eurydice; he failed to do so when he succumbed to temptation and looked at her before both had returned to the world of the living. According to Ovid, he never took another female lover after that — but did love other young men in Thrace. Spurned, Ciconian women would eventually tear Orpheus apart during a Bacchic orgy.

Osiris (Egyptian)

Osiris is one of the few fertility gods of the ancient pagan world not specifically associated with homosexual relationships, as Adonis and Dionysus are. His only association comes from his brother Set and his son Horus. Originally a god of fertility, he is killed by his brother Set, and resurrected by his wife, Isis. Angered by his resurrection, Set dismembers him. Isis finds all the pieces, except his penis. She resurrects him, placing a symbolic phallus in the correct position. Because of his inability to create new life, Osiris becomes lord of the dead. Either prior to his second death, or through the magical workings of Isis after his second resurrection, he conceives a child with Isis, named Horus, who continues his battle against Set, with the aid of Anubis, Nephthys, and Thoth, and eventually wins, becoming the new pharaoh, ruling in Osiris’s name. The flooding of the Nile River is said to be the semen of Osiris, the life-giving waters resulting from his acts of self-pleasure in the realms below. Pharaohs may have imitated Osiris during their enthronement rituals, masturbating before the image of the gods. These rituals later led to public masturbation as religious worship in Egypt. Such acts of religious sexuality can be found also in ancient Phoenicia, Babylon, and Assyria.

Pan/Faunus (Greco-Roman)

The horned god Pan incarnates the power of the land and animals, the power of wild things, into an archetype of immense power. Often viewed as the primary representation of the Wiccan godforce, Pan is the goat-legged god of music, creativity, poetry, nature, animals, sexuality, and even terror. He is the god of life and death, though not often portrayed as a lord or king, but somewhat as a trickster or nature spirit, cavorting with nymphs and satyrs. Originating the term “pansexual,” Pan loves both men and women. Artwork depicts him playing the panpipes, penis erect and chasing after men and maidens, particularly shepherds and young men to whom he is teaching music. He has been associated with Dionysus and Ganymede. Unfortunately, his visage was partially adopted by Christians to embody the devil, or Satan, though Pan’s pagan historical worship had absolutely nothing to do with Satan.

Poseidon (Greek)

According to Pindar’s First Olympian Ode, Pelops, the king of Pisa, once shared “Aphrodite’s sweet gifts” with the ocean god himself. Pelops for a time was taken to Olympus by Poseidon and trained to drive the divine chariot.

Quan Yin (Asian)

Quan Yin, or Kuan Yin, is the Chinese goddess of compassion. She sits on an island and listens to the prayers of the world, particularly those of women, children, and sailors. In Buddhists terms, she is a bodhisattva, one who forsakes her own union with divinity to remain behind on a spiritual plane, to guide and help the people of the world. She could be thought of as an ascended master or saint. Quite possibly Quan Yin was once depicted as male, from Indian origin, as Avalokiteshvara, and later viewed as a female figure, since union with the divine reconciles the female and male aspects. The Buddha is generally shown as male, so his companion, Quan Yin, was depicted as female in the 8th century. As a bodhisattva, Quan Yin is seen as beyond this world’s concept of gender, and can change gender at will, as needed.

Ra (Kemetic)

While the sun god Ra in most mythological accounts was regarded as the father to the major gods, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge wrote of clear indications of a double-gender nature to the deity. As early as the fifth dynasty, Budge wrote of Ra’s female counterpart Rat, who was considered the mother of the gods.

Rama (Hindu)

Another origin story for the hijras comes from the Ramayana, which tells the tale of Rama gathering his subjects in the forest before his 14-year adventure. He tells the men and women to return to their appropriate places in Ayodhya, but upon his return from his epic journey, Rama finds some have not left the place of that speech and instead merged together in an intersex fashion. He grants hijras the ability to confer certain blessings, the beginning of the badhai tradition.

Sedna (Native American/Inuit)

Several myths paint Sedna has a gynandromorphous creation deity, served by two-spirit shamans. Others depict her as a young woman who lived with her female partner at the bottom of the ocean. She is a mother goddess of life and death, of animals, particularly sea creatures, hunting, heaven, and destiny.

Set (Egyptian)

Set, or Seth to some, is the brother to Isis and Osiris, the divine mother and father of dominant Egyptian myth. He is also husband to his sister Nephthys, a dark goddess who lacked Set’s association with evil and later defected to her sister Isis’s cause. Set is considered the god of evil by the Osirian cults of Egypt, but more rightly he is the god of the harsh forces, the desert, the tests of the world, and the mysteries of death and sacrifice. He is distinguished by his red hair and fair skin—a far cry from the other Egyptian gods—suggesting a previous incarnation and set of associations from another people that were later absorbed into the Egyptian pantheon. His redness is reminiscent of the red sands and dust storms. He is also considered pansexual. Much later he was connected with Typhon, the serpent chaos god and nemesis of Zeus. Typhon is associated with the watery chaos serpent creation goddess Tiamat of Sumeria. In modern mythology, Set slays his brother Osiris twice out of jealousy and twice Isis returns him to life, though finally as a god of the dead. The two begot Horus, who continues the fight. Though Set himself was Horus’s nemesis, the two have oral sex, Set swallows Horus’s seed, and gives birth to a child.

Teiresias (Greek)

The blind prophet of Apollo was most famous in Greek myth for being transformed from a man into a woman for seven years. During his female years, Teiresias became a priestess of Hera, married, and even had children, according to Hesiod. Call him mythology’s original transgender person. After the gods changed him back, Zeus asked who enjoyed sex more, men or women. Teiresias revealed the ladies had it roughly 10 times better than the lads. Reporting this earned him a blinding by Hera.

Tezcatlipoca (Aztec)

As the Father of Witches, Tezcatlipoca walks the jungles in many forms, including a jaguar, coyote, monkey, or woman. He is the patron of sorcery and divination, often depicted holding his namesake, a black obsidian, or “smoking,” mirror. Seen as a dark solar figure at times, he is the mirror image of Quetzalcoatl, with whom he battled often. As a magician and shaman, Tezcatlipoca grants miraculous healings, although he is associated with death and sacrifice. Tezcatlipoca and his priests are associated with transgenderism, homosexuality, and ritual prostitution similar to the cults of the Middle Eastern goddesses.

Thoth (Egyptian)

The myths surrounding Thoth are numerous and varied, ranging from his role as a primal creation god to that of guide and aide to the ruling god, or son of Set and Horus’s homosexual union. His is pictured variously as a man with an ape or ibis head. Thoth’s title, “shepard of the anus,” comes from his association with the ibis, which fastidiously cleans its anus with its beak. He is primarily a god of writing, communication, magick, invention, justice, and the Moon.

Tlazoteotl (Aztec)

Tlazoteotl is the “Eater of Filth,” “Dirt Goddess,” or the “Shit Goddess” who takes all the darkness of the world, all the horrors, pain, and suffering and transforms it to purest gold. With these attributes in mind, Tlazoteotl can be viewed as an underworld, dark goddess figure, bringing the wisdom of the shadow to her people. She is a powerful goddess of life and death. Viewed as the archetypal witch, even in the Americas, she is seen partially nude, with either horns or a conical hat, holding a snake and riding a broom. The rabbit is her animal. Along with Xochiquetzal, she is mother and protector of the huastecs, transgendered, lesbian priestess. She is also linked with male homosexuality in her form as “Goddess of the Anus.” In most recent times, in a pop-culture, graphic story called The Invisibles by Grant Morrison (Vertigo/DC), she is associated with a shamanic drag queen named Lord Fanny.

Xochilpilli (Aztec)

Known as “the prince of flowers,” Xochilpilli is the Aztec patron god of flowers, physical pleasure, fine food, dancing, singing, games, entertaining, and perfumes. Although he is a giver of curses as well as blessings, his festivals are known for their lack of human sacrifice. Xochilpilli is a corn or grain god, partaking in the fertility mysteries of the spring equinox, much like a New World Adonis, with his mother and lover, Xochiquetzal. He is a patron of gay men, gender variance, and male prostitution. As a form of the god Naxcit-Xuchitl, he is said to have introduced homosexuality to his people. As Naxcit-Xuchitl, he ruled the Age of Flowers, or the Cosmic Cycle of the Four-Petaled Flower. Though most records of this time are derogatory, the general, less hostile position marks it as a time ruled by women warriors, where a form of Xochiquetzal was prevalent, and men focused on the arts and possibly same-sex relationships. Perhaps the Four-Petaled Flower age was a New World matriarchal age.

Xochiquetzal (Aztec)

An Aztec goddess of the underworld and of spring flowers, Xochiquetzal is somewhat akin to the Greek Persephone in that regard, though others relate her to the biblical Eve. The rain god Tlaloc is her husband, though Tezcatlipoca fell in love with her and took her away. Tlaloc then brought the great flood. Xochiquetzal is the mother of Quetzalcoatl and Xochilpilli. Marigolds, the Moon, red serpents, deer, spiders, butterfly wings, and thorns are her symbols, as she is a goddess of weavers, painters, sculptors, craftsmen, smiths, poets, and those engaging in nonreproductive sex. She is a protector of lesbians, along with Tlazolteotl, and is strongly linked to gay and transgendered men.

Vishnu/Mohini (Hindu)

A major deity of the religion regarded as protector of the world, Vishnu is clearly depicted in the faith as gender-fluid. This major Hindu deity frequently took on the female avatar of Mohini. Vishnu even procreated with Shiva in the Mohini form, resulting in the birth of Ayyappa, a major figure still worshipped by millions who make pilgrimages to shrines in India. The avatar Mohini frequently gets describes as an enchantress who maddens lovers.

Yemaya (Santeria)

Yemaya is the orisha of oceans, rivers, and water, a divine mother. The orisha are like the loa of Voodoo, but Santeria practices have a particularly Spanish flair. Yemaya is a great sorceress, a powerful patron of magick, and is known to shapeshift into a man at times. As a warrior woman, Yemaya is linked to transgendered and lesbian women. Water is generally associated with healing, cleansing, and emotion, so Yemaya is appealed to for healing, particularly now, to wash away HIV/AIDS, as she is also seen as a patron to gay, bisexual, and transgendered men.

Zeus/Jupiter (Greco-Roman)

Zeus is a sky and storm god, the carrier of lightning and rain, and the leader of the Olympians. The son of Chronos the Titan and grandson of the sky god Uranus, Zeus led his siblings to victory against the Titans. He divided creation among his brothers. He gained the heavens, Poseidon the seas, and Hades the underworld. Zeus is both a beneficent father figure and a stern patriarch, but always the supreme god. Zeus is associated with the planet Jupiter, which is his Roman name, and the granter of fortune, blessings, and prosperity. His wife is the sky goddess Hera, although he is known for his liaisons with both men and women, siring numerous offspring. Zeus is a shape-shifter and often uses the ability to seduce unsuspecting young men and women. In the Orphic mythology, he is transgendered as Zeus Arrhenothelus, being both mother and father. Later myths completely abandon Zeus’s transgendered aspects, but he retains some motherly attributes. Zeus gave birth to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, directly from his brow, as he did Dionysus from his thigh. This ability to carry a child to term echoes Zeus’s older attributes and we should not forget Them.

https://www.pride.com/entertainment/2017/9/11/52-queer-gods-who-ruled-ancient-history

Christopher Penczak’s Gay Witchcraft: Empowering the Tribe

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7.12: He’s strictly into Dick...

SAM: I can't believe I'm about to say this but I hope you're watching cartoon smut, 'cause reading Dick Roman crap over and over again is just self-punishment. After a pause, DEAN closes the laptop. DEAN: It's called anime, and it's an art form.

He wasn’t watching anime.

Meanwhile Sam is getting proof that not only does Dean read (which he joked about in the last episode and Dean proved him wrong... again...), but he casually demonstrates how easily he hacked into all the local surveillance cameras.

(and the mummy was found outside a Gas N Sip...)

They split up to chase after their suspect (oh guys, didn’t you learn just in the last episode that y’all are better in PAIRS?) and Dean gets sucked back to 1944 with the monster, who turns out to be Chronos, god of time who gets pulled around through all of time, because without the energy of his devotees to give him the power to CONTROL where he lands, he keeps getting yanked around against his will, when all he wants is to stay pinned in 1944 with the woman he loves.

(amazing)

So he’s forced to drain the energy of random victims in order to build up enough to zap back to her until the sacrifices wear off and he’s yanked away by time again.

I’m with Ezra.

Dean gets stuck in 1944, but he also gets to work with Eliot Ness and wear that outfit.

What? It’s an excellent outfit.

Shut up.

So Dean gets to work with Eliot Ness, who’s also a hunter.

Meanwhile back in the present, Sam calls Jody for help, since she directed them to this case in the first place. She brings boxes full of Bobby’s stuff and they settle in for some research (and we see the bottle of whiskey that Rufus gave Bobby at the end of their case in 11.16 and I feel all verklempt), 

This episode is one long example of Brilliant Dean, who figures out the monster, AND figures out how to send a message to Sam in the future, figures out time travel, and how to use Chronos to boop himself back to the present.

And it relies on him knowing that Sam is smart enough to figure things out on his end. He has ABSOLUTE trust in Sam.

*pauses to weep with joy*

(Jody using her mom voice)

DEAN: So, now, w-who died in your life and made you a hunter? ELIOT NESS: Who died? Nobody died, you morbid son of a bitch. I started doing this 'cause vampires were turning folks in Cleveland. DEAN: And you got the bug. ELIOT NESS: That's when I got the bug. Sometimes you just want to punch through the red tape with a silver bullet. Yeah, hunting sets me free. Isn't that why you hunt? DEAN: I used to do it 'cause that's what my family did. ELIOT NESS: Hmm. DEAN: But they just seem to keep dying. To tell you the truth, I don't know why I'm doing much of anything anymore. ELIOT NESS: Boo-hoo. Cry me a river, ya nancy. Tell me, are all hunters as soft as you in the future? Everybody loses everybody. And then one day, boom. Your number's up, but at least you're making a difference. So enjoy it while it lasts, kid, 'cause hunting's the only clarity you're gonna find in this life. And that makes you luckier than most.

So Dean finally met a hunter whose origin story wasn’t grounded in a personal tragedy. It was a life he CHOSE of his own free will. To Eliot, it was FREEDOM, and not the trap of destiny like it was for Dean. But heck, at this point in his life in s12? Dean sees hunting as something he HAS chosen for himself now. And Eliot’s philosophy really rings true for Dean now.

Even to the point where Dean’s considering if he might even be allowed to have something more.

(and heck, I forgot Dean’s moment of genius was inspired by Back to the Future 3, but there you go... it just proves his genius might not all come from traditional sources, but it’s equally brilliant nonetheless)

Eliot gets Dean’s attention to catch the weapon that will kill Chronos by shouting, “Hey, Untouchable!” at him. :’)

But summoning Chronos also compels him to tell the summoner their future, which seems oddly relevant after 12.19:

CHRONOS: You want to know your future? I know your future. It's covered in thick black ooze. It's everywhere. They're everywhere. CHRONOS laughs. CHRONOS:  Enjoy oblivion.

Guess his all-knowing vision of the future wasn’t quite as accurate as he expected. I guess the future isn’t set in stone. And yet again TFW puts free will and choice over destiny.

(basically I’m saying that The Future isn’t some sort of foreshadowing of whatever vision Cas has been whammied into believing... because THAT IS THE ANTITHESIS OF FREE WILL)

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Rolex Daytona Movement Guide: Zenith vs. In-House

It is fair to say that much of the storied history of the Rolex Daytona really belongs to its movement. It was a change in caliber that took the watch from the brand’s underperforming also-ran and transformed it into the hottest horological property of the last 30 years.

A model Rolex could barely give away for the first quarter century of its production is now one so in demand that you have more chance of being struck by lightning on your way to buying a winning lottery ticket than picking one up new from your local authorized retailer. So how much difference can one movement have over another?

Throughout its life, the Rolex Daytona has had three generations of movements – the manual-wind Valjoux calibers, followed by two automatic movements: one based on the Zenith El Primero, and most recently, one that is entirely of Rolex’s own design: the Cal. 4130. It is these last movements that made the Daytona what it is today, both fantastically accomplished calibers with a host of differences. Below we take a look at both in a bit more detail.

Zenith Daytona vs. Rolex Daytona – Which ones better?

The Race Is On 

The battle to create the world’s first automatically-winding mechanical chronograph movement ended in a sort of three-way tie in 1969. The competitors – Seiko in Japan and two Swiss entrants: Zenith (teaming up with fellow countrymen Movado) and a consortium called the Chronomatic Group (consisting of Heuer, Breitling, Hamilton-Buren, and Dubois Depraz) all released their own takes on the challenge that year.

Zenith were the first to announce their caliber (the El Primero) in January, but it didn’t actually become available until the following September. Seiko won the race to market, their 6139 launching in May, but with a frequency of 21,600vph, it was outperformed by the Zenith, which famously beat at 36,000vph and was able to measure time down to 1/10th second. The Caliber 11 from the Chronomatic Group also surfaced earlier, released in August, but it was an already existing movement with a chrono module retrofitted to it and experienced a number of problems from the outset.

The first automatic winding Rolex Daytona was powered by a modified Zenith movement.

In terms of the overall winner in a closely-run race, most experts give the title to Zenith. Unfortunately, the self-winding chronograph movement was perfected just in time to coincide with the quartz crisis, which bankrupted nearly two-thirds of Switzerland’s traditional brands. Zenith themselves came within a whisker of it, eventually being bought out by the Chicago-based Zenith Radio Corporation (no relation) in 1971.

That could well have been the end for the El Primero (and possibly the Rolex Daytona too), but by the end of the decade the world had started to grow tired of the soullessness of electronics and were clamoring once again for the heritage and artistry of mechanical watches. Zenith was returned to Swiss hands in 1978 and were able to start production on the El Primero again almost immediately. (For a great story on just how they were able to do that, look up Charles Vermot and his heroic efforts; there’s no room to go into it here sadly).

The first big order came from Ebel in 1981, which poured much needed funds back into the manufacturer’s business, and then in 1986, Rolex came knocking, signing a 10-year deal worth around seven million Swiss francs. Two years later, the second generation of the Rolex Daytona surfaced, powered by an automatic movement for the first time.

The in-house Rolex Daytona movement is one of the best chronograph calibers ever created.

The Zenith Daytona

The reason it took so long for the new Daytona to come out following the two companies forming an alliance is because Rolex’s engineers gave the El Primero a severe going-over before fitting it inside the watch. Stripping the movement back to its mainplate, they made more than 200 separate modifications and left it with fewer than half its original components.

The most significant were the removal of the date function and the fitting of an entirely new escapement, with a larger free sprung Glucydur balance wheel and Rolex’s own Microstella regulating system. In addition, the flat hairspring was given a Breguet overcoil and the frequency was brought in line with the rest of the brand’s lineup, dropping from 36,000vph to 28,800vph. The resulting movement was christened the Cal. 4030 and debuted inside the Rolex Daytona ref. 16520 in 1988.

The ref. 165XX series of watches was the one to turn the Rolex Daytona into the legend it is today, revolutionizing the reputation of the much maligned watch practically overnight. However, as spectacular a success as it was, in Rolex’s eyes it still had one fatal flaw.

A Zenith-based Rolex Cal. 4030 movement.

The Rolex Daytona

With the new millennium on the horizon, the Rolex Daytona was the only model in the brand’s portfolio reliant on a third-party movement, and it was a situation that could not possibly last. After five years of development, the brand closed the loop and introduced the Cal. 4130 movement, the in-house engine that would drive the third generation of their chronograph.

Outwardly, the new iteration of the Rolex Daytona was strikingly similar to the one it replaced, but inside, the movements were vastly different. Generally accepted as one of the finest mechanisms of its type ever made, the Cal. 4130 exemplifies Rolex’s drive for efficiency, drawing the highest level of performance out of the smallest number of parts. In all, it is made up of just 201 components (20% fewer than the El Primero) making it just about the lowest of any modern chronograph movement.

It has taken the sort of creative engineering for which Rolex is rightly famous. The minute and hour stopwatch functions, for example, which were controlled by two individual modules in Zenith’s caliber, have been combined into a single unit on the Cal. 4130. That has freed up enough space for a larger mainspring, upping the power reserve from 50 to 72 hours. It also means that the chronograph module only needs one screw for its adjustment, as opposed to five on the previous movement.

An in-house Rolex Cal. 4130 movement.

Other changes can be found on the self-winding system, which now uses ball bearings, making it 68% more efficient. The Cal. 4130 was also the movement chosen to debut Rolex’s patented Parachrom hairspring, made from an antimagnetic alloy of niobium and zirconium which is impervious to temperature variations and offers up to 10 times the shock resistance compared to standard springs. In 2005 it was updated again, given a thicker oxide coating which caused it to change color when reacting with the air, and giving rise to its new name of the Blue Parachrom.

But perhaps most importantly is the use of a vertical clutch. Where the El Primero employed a horizontal, or lateral, arrangement to control the chronograph, the Cal. 4130 has a pair of discs one on top of the other, running in constant synch with the drivetrain. Engaging and releasing the discs with the clutch eradicates the tiny jumps on the chrono hands during starts and stops, known as backlash. It not only means a more precise stopwatch, but also the chronograph can be run for longer periods of time without affecting the watch’s overall timekeeping.

While it undoubtedly improves upon the outgoing Zenith caliber, you will still find devotees who prefer the El Primero-powered models, which have a charm all their own. Those middle generation watches are also generally the most affordable entryway into Daytona ownership, particularly the two-tone steel and gold Rolesor examples. Rolex’s racing legend has certainly come a long way from the early days of commercial failure, and it really has its movements to thank for much of its success. Perhaps the most important sports watch of them all, there is room for at least one Rolex Daytona in any watch collection.

All modern Rolex Daytona watches feature in-house Cal. 4130 movements.

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Some of the world’s most celebrated individuals are school dropouts. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Ellen DeGeneres and Mark Zuckerberg are some of today’s most distinguished examples. But did you know that the person responsible for designing the Porsche 911 was also a dropout? Well, he actually got kicked out of design school, so it’s one the same.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, more affectionately known as Butzi, was his name. After his expulsion, Butzi – then in his 20s – worked for his grandfather Ferdinand Porsche and was rubbing shoulders with then hotshot design director for Volkswagen and Porsche, Erwin Komenda. That tutelage didn’t go too well for him either, so they parted ways. Butzi holed up in the adjacent body shop and immediately started working on the 911.

It’s been 56 years since the original Porsche 911 broke cover. After eight iterations, it remains as one of the world’s most endearing sports cars, and is among the very few to still use a rear-engine layout. Prioritising tradition has always been one of the automaker’s key mantras, and the 911 is unequivocally its torchbearer.

From a design standpoint, the 992-generation Porsche 911 remains unmistakably recognisable, like all the models that precede it. While the exterior styling seems familiar, everything else underneath is 95% new. So yes, you’re looking at an entirely new Porsche 911.

Essentially, the front and rear design of the car have been modelled after the automaker’s latest styling direction, which comprise of the four-point LED headlights (the top LED matrix headlights feature 84 individual LEDs), wide air intakes, and the continuous rear LED bar.

Speaking of which, the body is considerably wider than the 991 model it replaces – the 992 is a staggering 45 mm wider up front. We’re told that it’s a deliberate design decision (influenced in part by the new chassis) to emphasise the bulging rear arches, and this combination helps accentuate the tapered midsection.

This widebody look is now standard for all models including the Carrera 2. Traditionally, rear-wheel drive 911s feature a narrower rump, but many 911 owners prefer the swelled haunches. There’s also an adaptive rear spoiler with a 25% larger surface area, which supports charge air cooling to prevent loss in performance.

Even before stepping into the car, the 992’s shell features a number of firsts for the model, such as the pop-up door handles, vertical third brake lights that take the form of a pause symbol (which I’m unusually fond of), and a more rigid all-aluminium body. Mixed tyre width is also applied for the first time – the front gets shod with 20-inch wheels, and the rear gets fatter 21-inch hoops.

Inside is where things get a bit more snazzy. Here, the cabin feels like the end result of zealous over-engineering. Materials are soft to the touch for most surfaces – there’s ample use of leather, and our test unit had matching burgundy suede headlining and floor mats. Am I really in a 911?

As if that wasn’t enough, the driver now gets a cleaner, more sophisticated cockpit, featuring two seven-inch digital instrument displays that flank the analogue rev counter in the middle. Together, they form the iconic five-dial setup that’s graced by every other 911 in existence. Next to that is a high-resolution 10.9-inch touchscreen display for the Porsche Communication Management, below which rests a row of five retro-styled switches.

The centre tunnel is also entirely new, and gone is the good ol’ stick. In its place is a mini electronic shifter that’s super intuitive to operate – flick up to reverse, down to drive. Easy peasy. Purists though, may find this modern approach slightly offensive. There’s no manual version for now, but perhaps in the near future.

The redesigned seats collectively shave three kg off the car – they are plonked five millimetres lower than before – and offer better lateral and shoulder support. In short, build quality is absolutely on point, and the cabin is a work of art, by far the best in a 911. This reinforces the notion of it being an all-purpose driving machine. But is it any better to drive than before?

Well, the experience starts at the turn of the key. Like the 991.2, base models get the turbocharged 3.0 litre horizontally-opposed six-cylinder petrol engine. While displacement is the same as before, the engine is new for the most part, featuring larger symmetrical turbochargers and a brand new intercooler. Piezo injectors are used for the first time, allowing improved responsiveness and revving characteristic.

As one of the world’s last few remaining devotees to the Boxer engine, one has to appreciate the distinctive acoustic rumble it makes. The optional Porsche Sports Exhaust system amplifies this addictive trait, and unless you’re crazy (like those who claim that a flat-six engine is simply a V6 with a 180-degree opening), you’d have it specified right from the get-go, even before you choose the colour of your car.

In Carrera S form, the engine makes 450 PS at 6,500 rpm and 530 Nm of torque at 2,300 to 5,000 rpm, or 30 hp and 30 Nm more than the 991.2 Carrera S. That’s more than enough for most drivers’ needs – the 992, now equipped with a new fast-shifting eight-speed PDK, rockets from standstill to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds, or 3.5 seconds with the optional Sports Chrono Pack.

The extra cog (the 991 has a seven-speed PDK) allows for a wider spread of ratios, and there’s an obvious sense of linearity and responsiveness during in-gear accelerations. This is in part due to the larger turbochargers, which feature mirrored turbines that rotate in opposing directions. This improves air flow, with a maximum boost pressure of 1.2 bar.

Gearshifts are lightning quick, as you’d expect from the world-renowned PDK, and imperceptibly slick as well. All eight ratios are new, with the first gear shorter and eighth longer, allowing for a longer final-drive ratio. Also, the 306 km/h V-max can be achieved in sixth gear, and all things considered, there’s absolutely no way of faulting the eight-speed PDK. World-class stuff, this.

Barreling down Circuit Ricardo Tormo (otherwise known as Circuit de Valencia) in the C2S showcased increased stability and balance, two traits that further distance itself from the ominous widow-making reputation its predecessors were infamously known for.

There are two things that proved key to achieving this, the first being the wider tracks – the front tracks are wider by 46 mm, and the rear is pushed out by 39 mm. The other thing is that the entire powertrain assembly is moved forwards by 20 mm. Don’t worry, loyalists, the engine still hangs over the rear axle.

The 992 also gets stiffer springs and uprated anti-roll bars to combat lateral forces – the net effect of this is a less tail-happy RR sports car, though the small downside to this is that the drive becomes a tad more predictable.

You could still go sideways with PSM (Porsche Stability Management) turned off, but unfortunately we weren’t permitted to disable the life-saving system. What’s clear is that the 911 Carrera S is not as focused a machine as the 718 Cayman GTS, but what it lacks in the drive is made up for with the sublime cabin. Plus, the 911 still seats four.

As for the C4S, its all-wheel drive system also gets upgraded with a new clutch and differential unit. They are water-cooled and strengthened to cope with the higher engine output, and the car is inherently less twitchy when cornering, especially when gunning the throttle on exits.

There’s a discernible deftness to the steering as well. Porsche says the steering rack on the 992 is 11% quicker than before, while models with the optional rear-wheel steering are 6% more direct. One thing’s for sure, the steering feels keener on the turn-ins than the 991 C4S.

Typically in a RWD car, you’d want the tail to swing wide when prompted. But to avoid wrapping the car around a tree on a rainy day, Porsche develop Wet Mode, otherwise known as the world’s first wetness recognition programme. This works by using acoustic sensors in the front wheel well to recognise spray patterns while driving, and this helps the system determine the amount of water present on the driven surface.

The process is swift, and upon detection, the driver will be prompted to manually switch to Wet Mode. When activated, PSM and PTM (Porsche Traction Management) work in unison to prevent the car from swapping ends. We exhaustively tried pushing the C2S wide on a designated wet surface as best as we could, but the second slippage is detected, power gets cut and the ABS system springs into action. It’s a weird sensation, but like it or not, it’s going to be available across the new 911 range.

On the track, the new Carrera S has shown its mettle – it’s got a sharper front end, a more stable tail, and a decidedly more pliable powertrain. Power is available on demand, no matter the speed or gear it’s in. But at the end of the day, the 911 is not all about track days, and the three million odd kilometres the prototype vehicles have gone through covers just about every driving scenario imaginable.

For city dwellers with a penchant for spirited drives along scenic routes, the 911 is just the kind of car Porsche makes for you. It’s like a Swiss Army knife, an all-in-one package that includes all things necessary and omits the redundant. Except now, the new 911 feels infinitely more luxurious than ever before.

It rides better as well, thanks to a set of fully re-engineered adaptive dampers (Porsche Active Suspension Management). This suspension is standard and has been upgraded on both the hardware and software side of things, so it’s more comfortable and, conversely, sportier. If it’s not firm enough, there’s PASM sports chassis, which lowers ride height by 10 mm.

The brakes bite more precisely, which makes brake modulation seamlessly intuitive and confidence-inspiring. This is achieved by shortening the brake pedal ratio and the employment of an electric brake booster, which replaces the older pneumatic booster.

Since the rear wheels are now bigger and can accommodate larger discs, the rotor size is up by 20 mm to 350 mm, yet each weigh 300 grammes less than before thanks to new compounds. For track junkies, there’s the optional Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake that’s even lighter and doesn’t fade.

To add salt to injury (die-hard purists would have considered forsaking the 992 by now), the 911 can be specified with a number of driver assistance systems. This includes autonomous emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control with stop-go function, lane keeping assist with traffic sign recognition, lane change assist, park assist with 360-degree view and night vision assist with thermal imaging. Blasphemy, I hear you say?

Well, as with many things, change is inevitable. As Zuffenhausen’s crown jewel, the 911 will continue to evolve unapologetically, and in the case of the 992, that change is for the better. In short, the Carrera S is many times more than good enough for most 911 virgins.

Objectively, the 718 Boxster and Cayman would be the obvious driver’s choice, but the charm in which the 911 radiates is second to none. With over a million collective units sold, it’s impossible to overlook the colossal cult movement a design school dropout instituted 56 years ago. If special is what you’re looking for, then there’s none out there with the legacy to match the Porsche 911. Also, stay in school, yeah?

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