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prokopetz · 7 months

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I know that grumping about fanfic epithets is often very subjective, but the one context in which they're objectively inappropriate is in plot synopses on fandom wikis and other informational resources. Do not, under any circumstances, resort to epithets in a synopsis. This is the one context where repeating a character's name every single time they come up is not only acceptable, but actively encouraged if it leads to greater clarity. You're not writing poetry here!

#media #fandom #fanfic #epithets #writing #synopses

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thegodwhocums · 3 months

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here's a tip about working with Dionysos that nobody asked for

invoke him using epithets, and be specific

like maybe don't call on Zagreus the Hunter to bless your grapevine - consider Korymbophoros the Cluster-Laden

I generally wouldn't call on Chthonios of the Underworld to bless your theatrical production - Dithyrambos the Hymned is a more appropriate option

Meilichios the Gentle might not be the best aspect to call on before attending a protest with heavy police presence - for that, consider Lyseus the Liberator

does this make sense? call on him using epithets! always always use epithets if you can manage it, be specific about what aspect you want to talk to - he is Polynomos and Polymorphos, Many-Named and Multiply-Born for a reason

there are exceptions, obviously, where you could get really specific about why for example Chthonios IS the best aspect to bless your musical (maybe you're doing Hadestown?) but put some thought into it

try and match the epithets to what it is you're trying to accomplish or honor, rather than choosing them at random or based on how they sound sonically or how badass they seem

that's it, that's the tip

easy, simple, effective

have fun

#i know this seems really obvious #and maybe it is #but a lot of people do not do it #Dionysos #hellenic polytheism #epithets #personal #if you are a beginner this is a good way to get better results fast

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scarlettohairdye · 2 years

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So I was thinking about epithets yesterday and how when they're used well they really add to the work and when they're used poorly it feels like the author has thrown a cinderblock in front of you while you're moving at a brisk walk, and then I got floostered (flu vaxx and covid booster) and managed to edit this ugly but hopefully helpful flowchart together through my flooster fever.

The question I always come back to is, "How would I, as the viewpoint character, think about this other character?" I think about my wife by her name or her relationship to me. I don't think of her as "the blue-haired woman," or "the taller woman."

This obviously doesn't cover every single permutation of epithet use out there in the would, but if I can help one person avoid writing, "Scarlett walked into the kitchen, hungry and annoyed about it. The redheaded woman found she had no snacks and grumbled," it'll be worth it.

(This is not a callout post for anyone in particular. It's just intended as general writing advice, because I had to figure out a lot of this shit for myself when I first started telling stories!)

#writing advice #epithets #they're complicated #but the most important part of this #is the bit at the beginning about not using an epithet in the viewpoint character's inner narration to describe the viewpoint character #please #i am begging you

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dionysianfreak · 2 months

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lovely polytheists, what epithet of your God(s) are you closest with ? 🎭

#both very curious and looking for inspiration 👀#helpol #hellenic polytheism #norse paganism #kemeticism #egyptian paganism #heathenry #paganism #theoi #epithets

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greenbloods · 8 months

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really big fan of using epithets as last names. theon kinslayer. theon turncloak. theon boydaughter. tyrion halfman. arya horseface. arya underfoot. daenerys stormborn. davos onionknight. jaime kingslayer. jaime goldenhand. jaime bigbrother. a lot of prayers work this way too.

#asoiaf #my posts #epithets

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delightingintragedy · 10 months

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Some of Hekate's More Gentle Epithets

Abronoê ‘Gracious-minded’, ‘Providing Grace’, ‘Gracious’ Arêgos ‘Helper’ Atala ‘Tender’, ‘Delicate’ Boôpis ‘Cow-eyed’ Deichteira ‘Teacher’, ‘Revealer’ Ekdotis ‘Bestower’ Epaine ‘Awe-Inspiring’, ‘Glorious’, ‘Sublime’ Eranne ‘Lovely’ Erannos ‘Lovely’ Êrigeneia ‘Daughter of morning’, ‘Early-born’ Erôtotokeia / Erototokos ‘Bearer of love’, ‘Producing Love’, ‘Who Bore Love’ Eukoline ‘Good Tempered’ Indalimos ‘Beautiful’ Kalligeneia ‘Bearing Beautiful Offspring’ Kalliste ‘Fairest’ Kore ‘Maiden’ Kydimos ‘Glorious’ Maera ‘Shining’ Makairapos ‘Blessed-one’ Megiste ‘Greatest’ Melinoe ‘Soothing One’ Ourania ‘Celestial’, ‘Heavenly’ Paggennêteira ‘Mother of All’ Paiônios ‘Healer’ Pammêtôr ‘Mother of All’ Pandôteira ‘All-giver’, ‘One who gives everything’, ‘Bestower of Everything’, Bounteous’ Pantrephô / Pantrophos ‘All-nurturing’, ‘All-sustaining’, ‘who feeds all’ Phaennô ‘Brilliant’ Phaesimbrotos ‘Bringer of light to mortals’ Phaethô ‘Radiant’ Phoebe ‘Bright’ Polyboteira ‘Generous Giver of Nourishment’ Rhododaktylos ‘Rosy-Fingered’ Terpsimbrotos ‘Delighting men’, ‘One who delights mortals’, ‘Gladdens the hearts of men’ Tlêtê / Tletos ‘Patient’ Zootrophos ‘Nourisher of Life’

(Source)

#hekate #hecate #hekatean #hellenic #hellenic polytheism #helpol #epithets #paganism #paganblr #pagan #quotes #riley cackles

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loverofdoves · 9 months

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some epithets i found on theoi.com surrounding the theme of justice, civil safety, and the ability to be accepted by the gods because some people think our gods are not welcoming to those who are othered by society and don’t care about our individual politics, so i just have to prove them wrong

Aphrodite:

Aphrodite Pandemos - common to all people

Aphrodite Xenia - of the foreigner

Aphrodite Nikephoros - bringer of victory

Apollon

Apollon Akteios - of the foreigner

Ares

Ares Laossoos - he who rallies men

Artemis

Artemis Philomeirax - friend of young girls

Artemis Soteria - savior

Athena

Athena Eryma - defender

Athena Soteria - savior

Athena Poliatis - of the city

Athena Xenia - of hospitality, of the foreigner

Demeter

Demeter Thesmophoros - bringer of laws

Demeter Panakhaia - of all the greeks

Demeter Praxidikê - exactor of justice

Dionysus

Dionysus Eleuthereus - of liberation, freedom

Dionysus Saôtês - savior

Dionysus Politês - citizen

Dionysus Agyieus - protector of the streets, the ways

Hermes

Hermes Agoraios - of the marketplace

Hermes Hermêneutês - interpreter, translator

Hermes Pompaios - the guide

Poseidon

Poseidon Asphalios - secures safe voyage

Poseidon Laoitês - of the people

Zeus

Zeus Koryphaios - chief, leader

Zeus Amboulios - counsellor

Zeus Xenios - of hospitality, strangers

Zeus Phyxios - of refuge

Zeus Laoitês - of the people

Zeus Sôsipolis - city-savior

Zeus Eleutherios - of freedom

(all epithets found on theoi.com)

TERFs/Radfems/Racists/Homophobes/Ableists/etc. don’t clown on this post, just take a moment to learn and move on instead of harassing like you always do.

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artemisiansanctuary · 24 days

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Epithets for Artemis

Agrotera - Of the Hunt Agreia - Of the Wild Elaphaea - Of the Deer Daphnaea - of the Laurel Tree Cedreatis - Of the Cedar Tree Caryae/Caryatis - Of the Walnut Tree Limnaea/Limnatus - Of the Lake Heleia - Of the Marshes Eurynome - Of Broad Pastures Lycaea - Of the Wolves Leucophryne - Of the White Bird Paedotrophus - The Nurse of Children Philoeirax - The Friend of Young Girls Orsilochia - The Helper of Childbirth Selasphorus/Phosphorus - The Light Bringer Soleira - The Saviour Hemerasia - She who Soothes Hymnia - Of the Hymns Hegemore - The Leader of Dances Ariste - The Best/The Excellent Eucleia - Of Good Repute Calliste - The very Beautiful Basileis - The Princess Ehiereia - The Priestess Heurippa - The Horse Finder Peitho - The Persuasive Pyronia - Of the Fire Potnia Theron - Mistress of Animals Io-khéira - Pourer of Arrows/Delighting in Arrows Hecate - Far-Shooting Chryselacatus - Of the Golden Distaff/With Shafts of Gold. Chrysenius - Of the Golden Reins Chrysothronus - Of the Golden Throne Celadeinus - Strong - Voiced Celadeine - Lady of Clamours Potnia Thea - Goddess Queen

#Artemis #artemis goddess #artemis deity #artemisian #goddess #goddess worship #epithets #hellenic #praise to the goddess #praise to our lady

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templeofvenusministry · 8 months

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Enjoy our shine to the Goddess Aphrodite ✨️ 💖 may she bless you and your feed on this day.

#deity devotion #hellenic pantheon #witchythings #epithets #aphrodite #aphrodite devotee #aphrodite worship #aphrodite deity #aphrodite goddess #shrine #templeofvenus #temple #venus #statue #hellenic community #neopaganism

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virgils-muse · 7 months

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Thinking about how Athena and Pallas were raised together. And how Athena accidentally killed Pallas. And then Pallas became an epithet for her and in the entire Iliad she’s always referred to as “Pallas Athena”. And how Odysseus, her favorite devotee, is referred to as Pallas Odysseus because of that. Totally not sobbing. Definitely.

#tagamemnon #athena #pallas athena #Pallas #Odysseus #pallas Odysseus #the iliad #the odyssey #the Trojan war #epithets #greek mythology #greco roman mythology #hellenic mythology #vex sings to the muses #fav of mine

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thefloweredblade · 4 months

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I hear Aphrodite’s laughter in the world around me and love overflows my soul. Oh, what a beautiful sound!

#poetry #devotional poetry #lady aphrodite #lord aphrodite #aphrodite deity #aphrodite goddess #aphrodite worship #aphrodite #helpol #e offering #art #laughter loving Aphrodite #Aphrodite Philommedes #Philommedes #epithets

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prokopetz · 2 years

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There’s always a temptation to limit oneself to edgy titles like “the Blood God”, “the End of All Wisdom”, etc. when coming up with epithets for a fictional demon, but I once read a book that managed to make “He Who Shaves the Barber” come off as legitimately threatening, so as long as you’ve established the appropriate context you can literally just do whatever.

#media #tropes #demons #epithets #nameology #russell's paradox

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thegodwhocums · 1 year

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Bull-god, drunk god, god of women and transvestites, giver of ecstasy, master of dance, lord of the emotions—such were the various masks worn by the daimon whose lineage went back to ancient Minoan civilization. In his myths and rituals, Dionysos embodied both a feeling for the living continuities of nature and a concept of the human personality as an organism deeply rooted in the nonrational forces of the cosmos. Serving as the focus for the spiritual needs of Greece's underclasses, he became the god that the patriarchal establishment could neither accept nor eliminate. And so Dionysos represented the return of the repressed in several senses: return of the religious needs of the lower classes, return of the demands of the nonrational part of the self, and return of the Minoan feeling for the living unity of nature. And so in turn he threatened several repressors: the aristocracy of well-to-do male citizens, the domination of intellect over emotion, the alienated ethos of the city-state.

Arthur Evans, “The God of Ecstasy: Sex Roles and the Madness of Dionysos,” 1988

#Dionysos #euripides #the bacchae #books #Arthur Evans #liberation #epithets

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unsightlythinker · 2 months

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You’re Odysseus, of course you have divinely-induced trauma and epithets.

#epic the musical #jorge rivera herrans #greek mythology #the odyssey #odyssey #odysseus #odysseus and penelope #penelope #sad character #traumatised character #epithets #homer #homeric epithets #poor ody #…this is a joke by the way #odysseus is an insanely complex and layered character #I know this because I have just finished studying The Odyssey #if you are a fan of Epic #I highly recommend reading the source material

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dionysianfreak · 8 months

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Prayer to Hephaestus against wildfires

Lord Hephaestos of the Smoldering Kilns—

tamer of the flame and shaper of smoke,

lover of the ashes and crafter of unmatched skill.

i plead with thee to tame this wild beast.

quell the roaring spirits whom consume all they touch,

their greed unquenchable, destructive, and smoldering.

thus I call to you, my savior, undying Hephaestos—

Klytomêtis, Klytos, Aithalóeis Theós—

bend back this unruly beast and strike down your mighty hammer.

show mercy to us, God of the Scorching Heat,

that we may sing your praises to the unburned skies.

for i will remember you with this prayer, and again with another.

Klytomêtis (Κλυτομητις) - Famed for Skill, Crafts

Klytos (Κλυτος) - Renowed, Famed, Glorious

Aithalóeis Theós (Αιθαλοεις Θεος) - Sooty God

#prayers #hephaestus #hephaistos #hymns #devotional poetry #hellenic polytheism #helpol #polytheist #wildfires #epithets #fire tw #personal #theoi #greek gods #pagansim

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dootznbootz · 3 months

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Why is one of Odysseus' epithets "Godlike"? Epithets usually say something about the person. But Godlike is so... vague??? I mean most other epithets lets you know about the person.

"Swift-footed"? Fast as fuck. Eat their dust, slowpoke.

"Loud of Warcry"? Can speak at max volume. Who needs a fire alarm when you have this guy?

"Breaker of Horses"? Horse girl™

But what about Odysseus specifically makes him godlike??? While he is a descendant of Hermes, he is not a demigod like, for example, Achilles. He's a favorite of Athena but he's not the only person favored by a god.

Is it because he's "as wise as Zeus"? Is it because he's a pretty boy with hair like hyacinths in full bloom and fine thighs? Is it because he's unpredictable af in everything other than his family?

Idk I just think it's neat to think about.

#I think others had the epithet too but ya know #I tried to write this as insanely as possible. How'd I do? >:)#if someone does know what specifically godlike means (beauty/intelligence/chaos/etc.) Feel free to share! :D #this was pretty silly but I'm always happy to learn!#odysseus #epithets #greek mythology #tagamemnon #iliad #odyssey #the odyssey #the iliad #Mad rambles #shot by odysseus

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