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vibiasabina:

LADIES OF LOREval·kyr·ie (v l-kîr , -k r , v l k -r ) n.

Then gleamed a ray
from Logafjelli,
and from that ray
lightning issued.
High, with helms,
from Heavens home [came the Valkyries]:
their corslets were
with blood besprinkled,
and from their spears
shone beams of light.

                    -Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, the Poetic Edda


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20. Incredulous

They tell me not to read mythology and

believe aimlessly what is forever told.


Of the formation of this universe, the

chaos that metamorphed into the sun,

the stars, the planets, you and me. The

violent rage and act of defiance by

Amnon and his death acting as a deterra

-nce, probably the first where the crime

did someone free. Did you know of all the

Greek tragedy, my favorite is the one told

bySophocles? It talks of love, honor, the

duty, oppression and tyranny as it unfolds.


They tell me not to read mythology and

believe aimlessly what is forever told.


I recall now that I once read, of woman so

strong, warriors she fed. Madhavi was her

name and she bore it with pride, she was

used as a fortune by them. Alas, it was

written by men. Forever, I did try to find the

genesis of his highness Macbeth or of

Sisyphus, who twice cheated death. If you

close your eyes, you can hear poor Orpheus’

lore.


They tell me not to read mythology and

believe aimlessly what is forever told.


When they ask me to believe, I do often

gather, the four horsemen making their way

to end the world, but I’d take hurricanes and

tsunamis rather. Fearless as they are, it’s the

women who call me from the narrative they

are written in, always longing to be at par.

The mightiness of the men, their heroism is

at what the story is often sold.


They tell me not to read mythology and

believe aimlessly what is forever told.

I snuck my pet theory about Roman mythology into my book: Pluto isn’t the god of the underworld. Pluto is just the god of

Where is the lie?

catgirlforeskin:

raimagnolia:

olderthannetfic:

raimagnolia:

driscolii:

Come on founder/king of Athens, aren’t u gonna slay the Bull of Minos or not?


Huh…



Huh…

“Slay”, huh.


this isn’t the ship of Theseus I’m used to hearing about

Looks like Theseus guessed wrong on who’d be getting speared

Unicorns are complex symbols. They are the ultimate representation of  innocence, as well as love an

Unicorns are complex symbols. They are the ultimate representation of  innocence, as well as love and devotion. They stand proud on coats of arms, emblems of courage and strength. They are also symbols of sacrifice, as we know from our tapestries, woven records of hunts for them. They are avatars of the sacred beauty of nature, and the curse of its fragility. They represent something older and just beyond humanity’s understanding- something pure, which we are not.

Tears too, are complex. Tears flow with any emotion felt deeply, wether it be elation or dismay, or rage, or fear, or relief. Crying is something deeply primal that we cannot control, like hunger and bleeding, yet what other animal cries? Tears are a cleanse, a chance to reset and try again, to become for an instant, something pure.

My first submission to this year’s Month of Love challenge! This week’s prompt was “Tears,” which got me all swept up in my feelings.

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dkpsyhog:

I always find it strange that Christians call it “good friday”. How is it good??? Isn’t this the day they killed the guy??? How is the day they killed him considered better than the day he came back??? Isn’t that guy like, your guy??? I thought you liked him???

paxamericana:

tockthewatchdog:

mattheuphonium:

kim-jong-chill:

i need feminism because when jesus does a magic trick it’s a g**damn miracle but when a woman does a magic trick she gets burned at the stake

fabulous 

i mean they did also kill jesus. that was a pretty significant thing that happened. like i understand where you’re coming from here but they very much did kill jesus.

happy good friday

I recently wrote and directed The Loathsome Lambton Worm, a full-cast audio drama sequel to The Wick

I recently wrote and directed The Loathsome Lambton Worm, a full-cast audio drama sequel to The Wicker Man based on an original treatment by Anthony Shaffer! Here’s our incredible cover artwork by the brilliant @mekagojira3k. The full play will be available as a one-off drama in late 2019 on YouTube and all good podcast platforms. Follow us on Twitter for any and all updates!


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Leo knows it’s not enough to just train your body; you also have to train your brain! That’s why he makes sure to solve these word scrambles.

inc0rrectmyths:

: *committing crimes, ruling, falling in love, murdering, plotting, scheming, lying and deceiving*

: *in their realms*

Reading back through some of my favorite older myths, there are a lot of the “King in the Mountain” tropes where a great hero of yore doesn’t actually die, they just go chill somewhere until their given countries “time of need”. So like..the apocalypse is going to be pretty epic if any of these are true.

 Probably the most famous monster from Greek Mythology is Medusa. Her name has overshadowed that of

Probably the most famous monster from Greek Mythology is Medusa. Her name has overshadowed that of all other gorgons, to the point where species meant to represent gorgons are just called “medusas”. Across the years, gorgons have changed considerably. While, to my knowledge, there is no exact origin for the monsters, I would hazard a guess that the gorgoneion predates them. The gorgoneion is an apotropaic symbol of a wide, ugly head, sometimes with a beard or tusks, but always with a lolling tongue, curly hair, and wide eyes. Like the evil eye in the modern Mediterranean, the gorgoneion was used as a ward for evil. It was supposed to be so hideous that demons and men alike would cringe in fear when they saw it. 



The symbol then evolved into a monster (and in Arkadia was given to Demeter in her wrathful form). Its ability to inspire paralysis with fear was exaggerated into a petrifying gaze. The rest of the gorgon’s body was a bit harder to piece together. For most of history it was just a head. A humanoid head, so obviously it was humanoid, right? Well, one archaic image of Medusa (which we can surmise is Medusa because Perseus is right next to her) shows her with a centaur-like body. After that though, the general consensus became that gorgons had human bodies, with or without wings. Wings were given to a large number of minor gods and goddesses to represent connections to air and traveling fast over large distances, such as the harpies or the messenger Iris. Snakes also got added on. Nearly all gorgons had curly heads of hair. It’s not too much of a stretch to turn that into a viper’s nest of roiling reptiles, further enhancing the scariness of the monster. Partially. Most gorgons have both hair and serpents. As time went on more and more changes and adaptations of Medusa turned her into a metamorphic character. Once that happened, it became popular to depict her as a woman without the monstrous aspects. Whether out of empathy for her or artists wanting to break out of the stylistic gorgoneion in favor of more naturalistic anatomy, who’s to say. This continues to the modern day. Then a snake body below the belt got added for some reason. 



Almost all of the focus on gorgons has been, both in this blurb and historically, on Medusa. What about the other gorgons though? Aside from Medusa’s sisters, they don’t count. There is an enigmatic gorgon named Aix in mythology. This gorgon, whether male or female, was on the side of the titans during the Titanomachy, but was killed by Zeus and converted into the aegis. They supposedly had, in addition to the classical gorgon face, hairy skin. Which would explain why their name, Aix, translates to goat. Euripedes introduced a similar Gorgon in the gigantomachy, slain by Athena (who just seems to hate gorgons I guess). Whether it was a giant named Gorgon or a gorgon helping the giants is unclear. Others use gorgons as a sort of stock monster. Virgil mentions multiple generic gorgons alongside other monsters while certain authors claimed gorgons lived on islands off of Ethiopia. And, to bring it back around, Medusa and her sisters were said to be the daughters of the nymph Keto and either the god Phorcys, or some unnamed male gorgon. Wherever we go, we just can’t shake her off! 



This gorgon is primarily inspired by one depiction of Medusa. She had wings, snake hair, curly hair, and a stylish outfit, all while she’s running off somewhere. I wanted to keep her hair a bit ambiguous, so you can’t really tell which lock is a snake and which one is regular hair. Her wings are primarily vulturine. She’s also got bronze claws mixed in with scales and a loud outfit. Meeting her in a seaside cave would be a shock to the eyes, for multiple reasons.


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 Welp. Remember when I said I’d post the rest of the Greek creatures as a pack you could buy?

Welp. Remember when I said I’d post the rest of the Greek creatures as a pack you could buy? Maybe not, because I scrubbed that from the post that had it. It turns out I probably don’t have what it takes to make money off art, because I suck at getting anything done unless I have a deadline. And setting ones that only exist in my brain clearly doesn’t work, as the TDG shows… But it also means I’ll be showing off what I did so far without charging. I’ll find money some other way, probably with writing or something.


Sirens, am I right? In myths, the sirens were a variety of nymphs. Like all nymphs they were excellent singers able to lure people away into the wilds. The sirens were especially good singers, but of course they could not compare with the deathless muses. What set them apart from their sisters were their bird bodies and fatal edge to their music. Cursed by Demeter for failing to find her daughter, they were given an island in the Mediterranean as their haunt. They sung to sailors in a bid to make them jump into the tumultuous waters and drown. For seemingly no reason other than their own malice. In pottery their shape is ambiguous. Sometimes it is merely the head of a woman on a bird, other times it’s a sort of bird-centaur shape. When given hands they also may play instruments to enhance their own voices. 



As time went on, the sirens began changing into more sea beings than aerial ones. Where once they were merely confined to an island, it was their maritime association that saw them become the mermaids of the Middle Ages. The shape of the mermaid isn’t original to them: Mesopotamian spirits had it long before the sweet-singers, and some Celtic figures may predate the fishy sirens. However, most mermaids have some roots with them. Singing to sailors is especially the key mark, although they do so with a twist of lust in the mix. Siren is even the word for mermaid in many romance languages. When depicted in their original bird forms, they tend to lose the grace and talent they used to possess. Sirens in modern stories are often murderous, eating those they drown. Authors like Rick Riordan reduce them even further to a sort of vulture with only the face of a human.


My siren is the armed sort. I just thought it would look different. Her bird half is inspired by birds of prey more than seabirds, seeing as how they can’t move away from that island of theirs. Her upper half has the porcelain whiteness associated with goddesses and nymphs in ancient Greek poetry. The dryads and naiads don’t have this because they’re less airy and more earthy, but I think the nereids will. Unlike her sisters, she’s enamored with her island home and has taken to using washed up shells as jewelry. Also, her downy feathers extend up her chest because no booba for u.


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