#the variants of dionysus

[witchthewriter]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬/𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐬

Those that self-indulge; drink, gamble, smoke, drugs - they can be the life of the party and/or the comic relief. Their storyline/plot may be addiction, or they're known for overindulging. They're the characters who like to party or get lost in the oblivion of substance abuse. A range of personalities, they usually come down to being lone wolves or get attached to people easily and wholeheartedly. No one seems to know the 'real' them. Because they don't like letting people in.

𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤

𝑇𝑖𝑔 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟

𝐻𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑘

𝐻𝑎𝑦𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝐴𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑦

𝐾𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑠 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑠

𝐴𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑟 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑏𝑦

𝐴𝑟𝑔𝑦𝑙𝑒

𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑛

𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑎ℎ𝑒𝑦

[gingermintpepper]

There is almost nothing more important to me than the idea that the gods have seasonal forms. Like, they should all have regional forms too (and in actual art and depictions they do) but the ancient greeks had so many important seasons and festivals for so many things and I wish so hard that there were more modern interpretations of gods in seasonal attire.

[asyipyip]

hey gang? hey gang? this was the craziest build ive ever played in my life

[pep-the-artemis]

Imagine Greek gods as babies with baby variants for each of their dominions.

Zeus - god of static Poseidon - god of puddles Hera - goddess of besties Demeter - goddess of berry picking Artemis - goddess of animal plushies Apollo - god of night lights Ares - god of tantrums Hephaestus - god of lego Hermes - god of pen pals Hestia - goddess of pillow forts Dionysus - god of fruit juice

[meggannn]

list of nicknames for Mel so far

(Olympic Update)

Hecate: Melinoë/Witch

Dora: Mel

Odysseus: Goddess

Nemesis: Princess (sarcastic)

Moros: Princess (sincere)

Skelly: Young one

Charon: Arrrrrggghhhhhhh

Artemis: Sister (sincere)

Zeus: Young lady

Hera: My dear

Poseidon: Little Niece

Apollo: Cousin (initially)/Sunshine (later)

Hermes: M

Hephaestus: Witchie

Aphrodite: Gorgeous/Love (rarely)

Demeter: Flower

Chaos: Spawn of Hades

Selene: Little Star

Arachne: My friend

Narcissus: Laurel

Scylla: Lady

Echo: N/A

Hades: Daughter

Chronos: My girl/Granddaughter

Heracles: Sister (derogatory)

Medea: Sorceress

Polyphemus: Meat (among other things)

Circe: Little Miss

Icarus: Meli

Eris: Trouble/Babe

Athena: Cousin

Dionysus: Mel baby

Prometheus: Agent of Change

Personal predictions:

Ares: Soldier(?)

Zagreus: Kiddo when he’s messing around, Sis otherwise (it would be funny if there was acknowledgment that everyone else has taken the obvious nicknames and he’s stuck with “Sis” because even “Sister” is taken, twice)

Persephone: Sweetheart

Nyx: My child (I just think she’d call all her kids and “young” family some variant of this). ALTERNATIVELY “my sword,” based on how Selene calls Mel “Night’s sword”

Achilles: Lass

Meg: Kid

Thanatos: ????

Dusa: Miss/Ma’am

[suzieloveships]

I should be doing uni stuff. Instead here are my Top 8 Marauders ships plus their variants because why not (I get the feeling many will disagree or at least will have questions) (I'm exposing my OTP)

Jegulus: James Potter and Regulus Black (art by corwnvus)

Tropes: Sunshine x Grumpy, Golden Retriever x Black Cat, Forbbiden Love

Variants:

PeterMJ: Peter Parker and Michelle Jones (MCU Spiderman),

Evarlark: Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games),

Narlie: Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring (Heartstopper)

Lumax: Lucas Sinclair and Max Mayfield (Stranger Things),

Starmora: Peter Quill and Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy),

Bal: Ben and Mal (Descendants),

Chaggie: Charlie Morningstar and Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel),

FirstPrince: Alex Claremont-Diaz and Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor (Red White and Royal Blue)

WolfStar: Remus Lupin and Sirius Black (art by sophithil)

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Two broken pieces fitting perfectly together, Poor x Rich

Variants:

Anderperry: Todd Anderso and Neil Perry (Dead Poets Society),

Captain Swan: Emma Swan and Killian Jones (Once Upon a Time),

Wesper: Wylan van Eck and Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows),

Poolverine: Logan "Wolverine" Howlett and Wade "Deadpool" Wilson (Deadpool),

Stolitz: Blitzo and Stolas Goetia (Helluva Boss),

WolfStone: Jack Russell and Elsa Bloodstone (Werewolf by Night),

Pepperony: Pepper Potts and Tony Stark (Iron Man),

Merthur: Merlin and Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Dorlene: Dorcas Meadows and Marlene Mckinnon (art by likeafunerall)

Tropes: Rivals to Lovers, Significant Annoyance, Soulmates

Variants:

Tarcy: Tara Jone and Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper),

Dimya: Dimitry and Anastasia "Anya" Romanov (Anastasia),

Tianaveen: Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen (Princess and the Frog),

Merlylie: Merliah Summers and Kylie Morgan (Barbie in Mermaid Tale),

Catradora: Catra and Adora (She-ra and the Princesses of Power),

AppleDash: AppleJack and Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony),

SoftBoots: Kitty Softpaws and Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots),

Zikki: Zane Bennett and Rikki Chadwick (H2O Just Add Water)

MaryLily: Mary MacDonald and Lily Evans (art by likeafunerall)

Tropes: Best Friends to Lovers, Prep x Nerd, Different yet so similar at the same time

Variants:

Orangeberry: Orange Blossom and Strawberry Shortcake (Strawberry Shortcake),

Josibel: Isabel and Josie (Bottoms),

Sunlight: Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle (Equestria Girls),

Agentdiamond: Lucy Diamond and Amy Bradshaw (D.E.B.S.),

Ineffable Husbands: Crowley and Aziraphale (Good Omens),

Alexiana: Alexa and Liana (Barbie: Diamond Castle),

Snowing: Snow White and Prince Charming (Once Upon a Time),

Clewis: Cleo Sertori and Lewis McCartney (H2O Just Add Water)

Rosekiller: Evan Rosier and Barty Crouch jr (art by industrations)

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Partners on Crime, Matching each other crazy

Variants:

Butterfly Bog: Bog King and Marianne (Strange Magic),

M&M: Millie and Moxxie (Helluva Boss),

RiddleBird: Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot and Edward "Riddler" Nygma (Gotham),

Rocket Shipping: Jesse and James (Pokemon),

Dilila: Lila and Diego Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy),

They don't have a ship name :( :Camilla the Chicken and Gonzo (Muppets),

Gigalon: Megalon and Gigan (Godzilla),

KOBD: Breakdown and Knock Out (Transformers: Prime)

Pebill: Peter Pettigrew and Sybill Trelawney (art by sophithil)

Tropes: Troublemaker x Wallflower, Powerful One x One who isn't afraid, Local man really loves his Wife

Variants:

Duzie: Dustin Henderson and Suzie (Stranger Things),

Scarlet Vision: Vision and Wanda Maximoff (MCU),

Polin: Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington (Bridgerton),

Huntlow: Hunter and Willow (Owl House),

Fiyeraba: Fiyero Tigalaar and Elphaba Thropp (Wicked),

They also don't have a ship name: Dionysus and Ariadne (Greek Mythology),

Fluttercord: Discord and Fluttershy (My Little Pony),

Janlos: Carlos and Jane (Descendants)

Xenodora: Xenophilius Lovegood and Pandora Lovegood/Rosier/Lestrange/Ollivander/Lupin/any other last name you choose for her (art by sophithil)

Tropes: She is Everything, He is just Ken, Local man really loves his Wife, Adorkable, Weird Girl x Guy that loves all of her for her quirks

Variants:

Eriel: Prince Eric and Princess Ariel (Little Mermaid),

Gorticia: Gomez and Morticia (Addams Family),

Karbie: Ken and Barbie (Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse),

Phike: Mike Hannigan and Phoebe Buffay (Friends),

MickMinn: Mickey and Minnie (Mickey Mouse),

CheesePie: Cheese Sandwich and Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony),

Devie: Doug and Evie (Descendants),

Stage Dorks: Jeremy Heere and Christine Canigula (Be More Chill)

Nobleflower: Narcissa Black and Alice Fortescue (art by cutegirlsart)

Tropes: Rich x Poor, Prep x Rebel, Book smart x Street smart

Variants:

No ship name here as well: Duchess and Thomas O'Malley (Aristocats)

Lumity: Amity Bright and Luz Noceda (Owl House)

Jaladdin: Jasmine and Aladdin (Aladdin)

LyraBon: Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon (My Little Pony)

OutlawQueen: Regina Mills and Robin Hood (Once Upon a Time)

Appling: Apple White and Darling Charming (Ever After High)

They don't have a ship name?: Evelyn Carnahan and Rick O'Connell (The Mummy)

Dipcifica: Pacifica Nortwest and Dipper Pine (Gravity Falls)

marylily colour coding hurts my eyes and rosekiller is lowkey all over the place. But it's cute so who cares

[4mph1r1t3]

HOLIDAY SEASON RP - LORE

Genre; Idk fluff??

Word Count; 351 

Previously; N/A

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Contains (not a TW);

Aphrodite , Poseidon , Penelope , Caleb , Scylla

       • @notesbyaphrodite , @king-of-the-fish , @imnotaman , @frayna-of-the-hollow , @seamonsterscylla

Holiday Playlist by F/Amphi’s mod

       • SPOTIFY | YOUTUBE

Enjoy and have a happy holidays!!

" For Auld Lang Syne, my dear~ "

The melody floats in the air. Its’ joy fits the atmosphere. What IS the atmosphere you may ask? 

THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

A beautifully decorated tree with lights that shine brighter than Helios’ mighty rays. It’s almost like they’re celebrating the birthday of Dionysus. I mean- they MIGHT be. But I don’t think any of them would say yes. 

Around the tree and the hall for that matter are people. Gods and goddesses, creatures beyond man’s wildest imaginations, even mortal people! Everyone in Christmas regalia in some variant. Whether it be like Aphrodite and Amphitrite, sipping Ambrosia in very Christmas distinct outfits, or Poseidon in a …..interesting sea themed christmas sweater. Sorry. UGLY Christmas sweater. 

With the welcoming and happy environment, gifts collect under the ‘Christmas’ Olive tree. It’s a beautiful but rather silly event.

[Amphitrite is looking around at the sights and sounds of the new Christmas party. It truly is admirable. She puts her wine down on a table shakily, not wishing to spill it on her gown. Her almost dusty purple eyes scan the entire room.]

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬!!

( this is amazing! I cannot believe we’re doing this!!)

[She says excitedly. Sitting back down, the goddess can’t seem to contain her excitement, almost like a golden retriever if it were a fish goddess.]

[With gentle touches she smoothes out her dress to try and contain herself. However someone else has some different opinions on the Christmas party.]

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PLEASE NOTE; 

This is the LORE RP/OPEN RP. click the other for the other post. 

Because it says ‘different opinions DOES NOT MEAN a character firmly hates it

LORE RP is canon, OPEN RP is for other blogs to interact with!

LORE RP’s gift giving starts on Christmas Day/Boxing Day. Depends when everyone is free!

Happy Holidays from myself (fronzie), Lady Amphitrite, and Lady Hera!

[neverendingfanart]

Dennis is a boy's name of Greek origin and a variant of the French name Denis. It means "follower of Dionysus."

[amostcuriousmythicist]

what do you think about the new defenders of Ares? Lol, the people who basically white knight him? do you think Ares is the feminist girl boss who is outcasted or are people just giving Hephaestus characterization to Ares?

Hello. Thanks for the ask 👍. So sorry it took this long for me to respond. I’ve been busy with college and I had a very elaborate post in mind

Now to answer your question on how I feel about Ares being romanticized on the internet as a misunderstood male femenist that never mistreated a woman. Well the thing is I do actually understand where these fans of Ares are coming from. Just like with Hades, Hollywood has made Ares a stereotypical villain, or at least a one note jerk, that is either trying to destroy Olympus or serving as the “other guy” to Hephaestus and Aphrodite. So I do understand the need to give a much needed correction to the misinformation that’s long been spread about him.

I am however annoyed at times by the historical misconceptions that are spread in order to make Ares look better, such as claiming he was the patron god of Sparta, that he was actually worshipped as the divine protector of women, and that all the negative stories about Ares was the result of “Athenian propaganda”.

The claim that Athens was the one responsible for making Ares look bad is especially ironic because many of the myths people like point to in order to show how good Ares actually is, are in fact Athenian in origin.

The story of Ares avenging the rape of his daughter Alcippe and being put on trial and acquitted by the gods took place at the hill known as the Areopagus which is located within the city of Athens. The story was used by Athenians as a precedent for trials over the shedding of blood. (Pausanias 1.21.4)

Another story people also often use to show how good Ares is, him saving Thanatos after Sisyphus was a variant passed down by Pherecydes of Athens, a famed Athenian historian. Most of his works were lost but they do survive in fragments.

As for if they are transferring Hephaestus characterization over to Ares…well they do at times try to make Ares feel more persecuted than he actually was at times. I remember when a bunch of people were saying that Ares was a child when he was trapped by the Aloadae giants. I don’t know of any text that says that and it just feels like a need to make Ares more of a martyr.

One other thing is that people act as if Ares is the only god to ever protect or avenge a woman that was sexually abused. We actually have plenty of examples of other gods coming to the defense of an abused women:

Apollo and Artemis killed the giant Tityos when he tried to rape their mother Leto, Poseidon sacred off a satyr that tried to rape the Argive princess Amymone, Dionysus avenged the rape of his Maenad Coronis by making the perpetrator (Butes) commit suicide, and Athena and Poseidon killed Ajax the lesser in revenge for the rape of Cassandra.

At the same time Ares himself does occasionally come across rather morally dubious such as when he helped his mother Hera in persecuting Leto during her labor or when he disguised himself as shepherd so he could sleep with the huntress Phylonome.

So yes, the romanization of Ares on the internet can be a bit much, even if it does have a valid reason for existing.

[ssj2hindudude]

Ok, with the "Hades" game finally getting a sequel and the "Hades and Persephone Ficlets" Webtoon going over the story, I present the following idea for Rick Riordan should he see it:

*cue Nico and Mr. D sitting on the porch playing Mythomagic*

Nico: And I place down Hades. And with the Persephone card next to it, they both now deal double damage.

Mr. D: Not a bad move, kid. You even changed your Demeter card from a Grass variant to an Ice variant.

Nico: I gotta say, this is nice. As much as I like hanging out with Will, it's nice to just spend a little quiet time with a fellow introvert.

Mr. D: Kid, if you've seen some of my parties, you would NOT be calling me an introvert. But yeah, you are one of the more tolerable campers.

Nico: Thanks, I guess?

Mr. D: You know, you actually remind me of myself when I was your age.

Nico: Isn't that just something old people say to feel young again?

Mr. D: I'm trying to compliment you, don't blow it. Anyways, we really have more in common than you think.

Nico: What, you like Happy Meals too?

Mr. D: No. Well, maybe if there's a good prize inside, but no. I'm saying you're not the first son of Hades to get stuck somewhere and essentially lose your old life.

Nico: Son of Hade- but you're the son of Zeus!

Mr. D: I wasn't always

Nico: Wait, so you got stuck at the Lotus Casino too?!?

Mr. D: Not exactly, kid. You see *places down the Dionysus card* this wasn't always my name

Nico: What, you mean this is about your Roman form?

Mr. D: No. This is something else entirely. My name actually used to be-

*places down the Zagreus card and the camera zooms in on it and the story begins*

I call it Kid Z: Mr.D Origins

[sunnylucy31]

have you answered about what pokemon teams ur ocs would have???? if not, well....... 👁👁 what pokemon would they have????

Alright so I kinda went ham on this and made full Pokemon teams for both my OCs AND the canon Tomb of Time cast. I’ll post them all here with some notes! Generally, I gave everyone a single legendary/mythical, and a couple have partner Pokemon that don’t battle, which are included in the corner of their trainer portraits.

Celebi is obvious; a time traveler needs a time traveling Pokemon! Max keeps them out in most circumstances.

Butterfree is a reference to the LiS butterfly. Pity there aren’t any blue butterfly Pokemon.

Clefable and Blissey are much like Max: rare and shy, but friendly when they trust you. Also pink.

Pink Deerling for the pink Jane Doe shirt Max typically wears in LiS.

Tinkaton, again, is much like Max: pink and cute, but will absolutely wreck your shit if given cause (Remember how she almost shot Frank? Imagine if she’d had a hammer instead of a gun.)

Shaymin is admittedly influenced by TToT Chloe’s mother being Persephone, but I think Chloe would really bond with the little guy. They would also be kept out in most circumstances and play with Max’s Celebi.

Absol can sense impending disasters. I imagine Chloe sought hers out in the wake of William’s accident.

Cloyster because… Well, look at it.

Her Persian’s name is Bongo, after her childhood cat.

Ferrothorn and Roserade are again due to TToT Chloe’s Persephone parentage. Ferrothorn specifically refers to the brambles surrounding her mother’s grove at Camp Half-Blood (thanks to @bulletbilltime for that suggestion among others!)

TToT Rachel is a child of Dionysus, and being there aren’t many Pokemon themed around drinking, I reached for other elements of her character. Solgaleo and Pyroar are due to her assertions of being a proud Leo (don’t call her out on that)

Arcanine and Flareon for the many associations between Rachel’s character and fire. Flareon is kept out while traveling.

Zoroark for canon Rachel’s deception and masking, and TToT Rachel’s skill with illusions.

Gardevoir for her outward poise and grace that she shows to all but those closest to her.

I don’t have much to say about Gideon’s lineup, because Zacian, Aegislash, and Sirfetch’d really just boil down to “swords.” Girl loves her swords.

Steelix and Aggron for some more tough and strong steel types. You could argue they have some swordlike features on them.

Golem because canon Gideon grew up in a hole in the ground (specifically on Pluto but there’s not a Plutonian regional variant of Golem yet so sue me)

Harrow has a partner Cubone that doesn’t battle, both because bones, and she empathizes with mourning a mother you never really knew.

Darkrai for the nightmare element; Harrow is no stranger to frequent nightmares.

Houndstone, Spiritomb, and Cofagrigus for the tomb motifs. Spiritomb is particularly appropriate due to it being an amalgamation of souls.

Duskull is left unevolved because its later forms lose the bone motif.

Banette is formed by feelings of abandonment, which… Yeah.

Frieda, as a daughter of Kronos, gets the other time themed legendary in Dialga.

Corviknight and Bisharp represent her martial skill as a warrior; Bisharp in particular for the twin swords she wields.

Empoleon, Nidoqueen, and Vespiquen are straightforward references to her position as Queen of the demititans. Type wise they mean that she probably has the most varied team of the demititans.

I have even less to say about Hunter’s lineup than I did Gideon’s, because they all boil down to being fighters. He probably uses the humanoids for sparring partners.

Terrakion, Machamp, Hariyama, and Conkledurr are noted for their extreme endurance, a trait he shares as a son of Atlas.

Incineroar and Lucario represent his use of combat magic to supplement his martial skill.

Maya’s team is psychics selected for intelligence to pair with her role as a mage/scholar. She rarely uses them for actual battles; instead they assist with her research.

Mewtwo and Alakazam are noted for their especially robust memories, a trait she shares as a favored daughter of Mnemosyne.

Meowstic and Hatterene pair well with her aloof and asocial temperament. Hatterene in particular helps keep unwanted visitors from disturbing her work.

Malamar for her manipulative side as one of the Queen’s Hands.

Delphox for the part of her that really wants to just burn something to ground every once in a while. (Rachel can relate.)

Pierce’s team took some thought, on account of most star/astronomy themed Pokemon being legendary. Of those, she gets Jirachi, as she’d find them adorable and keep them out in most cases.

Starmie, Minior and Gothitelle continue the star/astronomy theme, owing to her father being Krios, lord of stars and constellations.

Appletun because she’s a hobbyist cook, and makes a mean pie.

Escavalier because she’s a spear fighter, and it’s literally the only pokemon I could find that references any kind of polearm. Yeah I know its arms are lances and not spears but I took what I could get.

Siren has a partner Spheal that doesn’t fight, simply because she doesn’t want him getting hurt. His name is Blubby.

Her full team is water type owing to her father being Oceanus. Kyogre specifically represents the primal power of the deep ocean that is her birthright.

Milotic, Gorebyss, Lapras, and Primarina are chosen for their beauty and elegance, traits she prizes in herself.

Greninja refers to her dexterity and deadly skill with small blades.

[aliciavance4228]

Hey so what do you think of the depiction of Zeus in “TheiaMania” by A-gnosis

Out of all depictions of Zeus that I've seen in the Media I would say that I really appreciate how different he is portrayed here compared to the classic "Zeus is the youngest stupid brother who cannot keep it in his pants." depiction I'm used to.

He is wise, cunning and has great leadership skills. Hades isn't ashamed of asking him for advice nor putting responsibilities on him, because he knows that his brother is just as competent as him. His relationship with Hera is chaotic and he cheats on her - just like in the myths - but the differences between other characterizations of his infidelity and this one are that a) he purposefully chooses only women who are "worthy" of sleeping with such as goddesses, princesses, beautiful nymphs etc. and b) he's aware of his wife's intelligence and cunning as well and he's attracted by it, which is part of the reason why he seems to let himself "influenced" by her even when it's quite clear that she'll either get angry on him or plan something mischevous.

I usually do not like the retellings where Athena shows romantic interest, but this one is an exception because I liked the way she depicted her relationship with Prometheus and how part of the reason why Zeus punished was his love for her, if I remember correctly.

My biggest complain would be his relationship with Ganymede. I've always perceived Ganymede as a tragic figure since not only that he was kidnapped by Zeus, but he never got the chance to see his family ever again. I'm not sure wheter she turned their relationship into a less non-consentual one in order to avoid certain disturbing themes (if that makes any sense...) or if he only pretends to enjoy the attention Zeus gives him.

Given the fact that @a-gnosis came up an alternative story for Zagreus' conception and birth (and reincarnation as Dionysus) and erased the part where Zeus straight-up rapes his daughter while still keeping the basic elements and themes I'd say that it's rather the first variant, though there's I'm not sure.

Guess I'll have to reread her comics when I'll have more time.

[sarafangirlart]

Where did the thing about Hephaestus asking for Aphrodite if he freed Hera come from? I've seen it a lot but haven't found any references to og sources

It’s a modern theory based on the François Vase:

“Dionysos leads Hephaistos to the assembled deities on Olympos.

Zeus and Hera seated on thrones are waiting for Hephaistos. Behind them Athena, Ares, Artemis, Poseidon (?) and Hermes. Ares sits dejectedly on a block, his head bowed, his spear pointed down on the ground indicating the failure of his previous attempt to bring Hephaistos back. Athena stands looking at him and pointing with her hands in opposite directions as if to say, you failed while the barbarians succeeded.”

It makes sense to think that maybe Aphrodite was involved in the story in some shape or form, but to say that she was straight up made into a prize by Zeus is such a weird conclusion, for all we know the artists might have added her in there to fill up the empty space or added her there as a sort of foreshadowing of their future marriage. Maybe she was promised to Hephaestus but I don’t buy it bc why does every reference to this story mention the fact that Dionysus convinced Hephaestus to come to Olympus not mention Aphrodite at all? That’s a pretty key part of the story to just omit.

Then there is Ares, I sometimes read ppl claim that Aphrodite sent Ares to get Hephaestus hoping that he’d win (a claim that was so repeated I thought it was legitimate) and that’s way he’s ashamed and on his knees but there is no evidence for that either, it’s way more likely that he feels ashamed bc he failed his mother and queen, Athena bullying him over it probably didn’t help either lol tho I have to wonder why Athena supposedly didn’t try to bring Hephaestus herself, or if she did try and then failed herself, maybe this is a variant where Hephaestus attempts to assault while she was trying to talk to him so she leaves through no fault of her own.

And bc scholars are allowed to make baseless theories, I’ll make my own little headcanon, I think Athena tried to reason with Hephaestus and was about to break through to him until Ares busted in all violent and shit that Hephaestus had to shoo him away with fire and he shut himself in again lol and Athena never stopped berating Ares over it on the way home.

[writtenmisfits]

Muse List

updated 1/27/2025

Primary Fandoms

These are the fandoms I focus on the most. They are the ones I have the most muse for and you'll find me fawning over, as well as having the most interactions for. The most active fandoms have a * next to them.

BG3

Lae'zel

The Witcher (mix of canon from books, shows, and games)*

Yennefer - Yarpen

The Originals

Elijah Mikealson - Rebekah Mikealson

True Blood (show canon, I have not read the books)

Lafayette Reynolds - Eric Northman - Pamela Swynford De Beaufort

Other Fandoms/Request Muses

These are characters I have either written in the past and occasionally have muse for, or muses I want to test out, but the fandoms are dead or they aren't my strongest and are far more sporadic and are more request muses than anything.

Criminal Minds

Dr. Spencer Reed - Derek Morgan - David Rossi

Doctor Who

The Master/Missy - Jack Harkness - John Hart - The Doctor

Kaos

Orpheus - Dionysus - Hera - Prometheus

Leverage (Original and Redemption)

Eliot Spencer - Tara Cole

The Magicians

Penny Adiyodi - Mischa Mayakovsky

MCU

Logan (D&W variant)

Prodigal Son

Malcolm Bright - Martin Whitly

Supernatural

Crowley - Gabriel

Side Blog Muses

These muses are not everyone's cup of tea and can sometimes be a hyperfocus for me, though activity is so I've decided to give them their own spaces.

Cazador @rhapsodyandwoe

Husk @helluvabartender

Blitzo @the0isfuckingsilent

Moxxie @deeplyunsettled

Ozzie @trustdesire

[themotherofwitches]

“Three-headed Goddess Hecate”

Hecate was also the goddess with pharmakeia, which refers to witchcraft, but specifically to the practice of using herbs, potions, and drugs to cast (usually baneful) spells.

Hecate personally instructed Circe and Medea in these arts, and according to some sources, they were her daughters. Hecate was associated specifically with poisonous plants like aconite, belladonna, mandrake, and yew.

She also is mentioned repeatedly in the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM), a real magical text of ancient Graeco-Egyptian spells and rituals, most of which would not be considered ethical by today’s standards.

Hecate was explicitly associated with Nekyia, necromancy, which in Ancient Greece meant actually digging up a corpse to talk to its spirit.

In the Orphic Mysteries, Persephone’s daughter (and Dionysus-Zagreus’ sister) Melinoe is likely a variant of Hecate, being a goddess of ghosts who is associated with psychotic disorders.

She’s comfortable in liminal places where most people feel unsettled. She, like the dark, is terrifying at first glance, but compassionate and motherly once you get to know her.

She accepts as her familiars, women who have been transformed into animals. She waits in the dark for people to come to her to learn her secrets.

[4mph1r1t3]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS - OPEN

Genre; Idk fluff??

Word Count; 351 

Previously; N/A

Contains (not a TW);

Holiday Playlist by F/Amphi’s mod

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Enjoy and have a happy holidays!!

" For Auld Lang Syne, my dear~ "

The melody floats in the air. Its’ joy fits the atmosphere. What IS the atmosphere you may ask? 

THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

A beautifully decorated tree with lights that shine brighter than Helios’ mighty rays. It’s almost like they’re celebrating the birthday of Dionysus. I mean- they MIGHT be. But I don’t think any of them would say yes. 

Around the tree and the hall for that matter are people. Gods and goddesses, creatures beyond man’s wildest imaginations, even mortal people! Everyone in Christmas regalia in some variant. Whether it be like Aphrodite and Amphitrite, sipping Ambrosia in very Christmas distinct outfits, or Poseidon in a …..interesting sea themed christmas sweater. Sorry. UGLY Christmas sweater. 

With the welcoming and happy environment, gifts collect under the ‘Christmas’ Olive tree. It’s a beautiful but rather silly event.

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PLEASE NOTE; 

This is the LORE RP/OPEN RP. click the other for the other post. 

Because it says ‘different opinions DOES NOT MEAN a character firmly hates it

LORE RP is canon, OPEN RP is for other blogs to interact with!

Happy Holidays from myself (fronzie), Lady Amphitrite, and Lady Hera!