#mythedit

[diioonysus]

arthurian mythology

[evermore-grimoire]

The Evermore Grimoire: Greek Mythology

Khaos (Χαεος meaning "Gap" or "Chasm") was the first of the primeval gods to emerge at the creation of the universe in Greek Mythology. Personified as a female, she was the primal feature of the universe, a shadowy realm of mass and energy (mostly negative and dark) within the world that would stem forth in later genealogies. In the beginning, Khaos was all that there was, the dark majesty and mystery of creation incarnate. It was from her that the first three primordial gods sprang forth: Gaia (goddess of earth), Tartarus (the Underworld) and Eros (god of love), the fairest among the deathless gods. Gaia would go on to become the mother of everything beautiful within the world; Khaos however would not be as fortunate. Out of herself, she would give birth to two more children: Erebus (god of darkness) and Nyx (goddess of the night). Their sexual union produced the luminous offspring, Aether (god of the divine air) and Hemera (goddess of the day). However it would her daughter Nyx that would bring fear to the almighty god, Zeus (king of the gods).

artwork by Yliade

[bramblrose]

celtic mythology: selkie

"Peppered throughout Celtic folklore are stories about seal people, also called selkies who are said to be cursed with a constant longing for what they do not have: when they are swimming in the water as seals, they yearn to be on land, and when they walk on two legs as a human, they long to be in the sea. They can transform from one creature to another by shedding their sealskin, and alternatively, putting it on again."

[nocapesdahling]

Poseidon | God of the Sea, Earthquakes, Storms, and Horses

I’ve been waiting for this moment, for the perfect time to strike

When your home’s so close and you’ve reached your coast

That’s when our paths collide

I’ve got a reputation

I’ve got a name to uphold

So I can’t go letting you walk or else the world forgets I’m cold

Now get in the water

Get in the water or I’ll raise the tide so high, all of Ithaca will die

Get in the water…

Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

[thewinedarksea]

myth moodboard: coventina

romano-british goddess of wells and springs

[allmythologies]

lithuanian mythology: austėja

goddess of the bees, she is isssociated with growth, abundance, and reproduction, she has been a protective figure for families and regarded as the true “mother of bees.”

[facinaoris]

Great mare goddess.

[elains]

MYTHOLOGY A-Z:  GHOSTS 

“At night, here in the library, the ghosts have voices.”

[scionafreynan]

myth & folklore around the world [1/?]: faeries (celtic myth & folklore)

come fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

[ronandreams]

mythology moodboard: hermes "so you've heard of me?" she rolled her eyes. "the god of trickery and thieves." "i beg your pardon. you forgot trade, commerce, merchants, roads, sports, travelers, athletes, heraldry..." "how could i have forgotten heraldry?"

[queeenpersephone]

let me fix the lie: nobody grabbed, nobody pulled. i jumped. persephone lied

[diioonysus]

persephone

[evermore-grimoire]

The Evermore Grimoire: Greek Mythology

Melpomene (Μελπομενη meaning "Celebrate with Song") was one of the nine muses known as the 'Muse of Tragedy' in Greek mythology. She was also known as the goddess of music, song and dance as well as being the daughter of Zeus (king of the gods) and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). In the Classical era, when the Muses were assigned specific artistic and literary spheres, Melpomene was named muse of tragedy. In this guise she was portrayed holding a tragic mask or sword, and sometimes wearing a wreath of ivy and cothurnus boots. According to some traditions, the Sirens (half bird half women) were born from the union of Melpomene with the river god Achelous.

artwork by Yliade

[bramblrose]

mythology: vampires (chupacabra, vrykolakas, strigoi)

"A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living."

[thetudorslovers]

At that time, he was probably the most beautiful man alive, as he was certainly the most violent, but that’s the problem. How do you separate a tiger’s beauty from it’s ferocity? Or a cheetah’s elegance from the speed of it’s attack? Achilles was like that — the beauty and the terror were two sides of a single coin. - Pat Barker, The silence of the girls

[thewinedarksea]

myth moodboard: arianrhod

welsh goddess of the moon, the stars, and fate