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A Reconsecration in Blood and Twilight
Happy Pride to everyone, but especially to my beloved prince in horns Askalaphos and his blackguard, Solar, an NPC from our Ravenloft campaign.
Once a devout paladin of the Morning Lord, then of Mother Night after his death, corrupt rebirth, and subsequent fall from grace as he pursued power no matter the cost in the pursuit of vengeance against Strahd... the aasimar blackguard Solar now learns what it is to be true to his own heart as the newest disciple of Askalaphos, a fallen demigod son of Ares and former slave to the Abyss slowly regaining his own spark of divinity and sense of purpose as he seeks an escape from the mists of Ravenloft. None of this would have been possible, however, had their mutual annoyance friend Rixa not been dead-set on saving the both of them from themselves, despite their belief that this was a hopeless cause... or if they had not joined forces to save her in return when she was captured by her nemesis. A long and dangerous road still lies between them and victory over Strahd, the Dark Powers, and the corruption that stains their very souls, but walk it they shall... after all, nothing worth fighting for is ever easy.
#askalaphos areios#rixa's arts#it was really SUCH a journey like. irl years in the making. like almost ten years when u think abt it. and i am damn proud of this.#they still have a long way to go and two paladins to un-doom from the narrative but yknow#something something gay love can pierce the veil of death and save the day#i don't know how we're going to pull that off but i am definitely going to cry when we do#anyway i finally got around to making a censored edit of this painting so the weenie police don't get me. pls tumblr its covered i promise.#not that there was very much of one showing there in the first place since it was askalaphos' but still.#so anyway happy pride to my demigod and his blackguard#who he literally seduced into leaving his old homophobic god and joining his cult instead#they are absolutely terrible disasters your honour but they're trying to get better and that's what matters#some fun details abt this piece: the constellation in the background is Gemini. both his birth sign and representative of his twin brother#sadly his twin ialmenos is deceased however#and the statue in the background is based on my fave statue of Ares.#alright i'll hush now. i just really am proud of this little painting and all the story behind it. i hope you guys like it too.
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I am ever a champion of the idea you see in several older texts about Greek myth (Catalogue of Women, Works and Days for example) that the Trojan war marked the end of the heroic age (and leads into our "regular" historical Iron Age), for several reasons.
But also, just - the demigods.
Yes, the trojan war being the End of an Age (an apocalypse, in a way) for the overarching involvement of the gods in human life quite so deeply as back then is interesting. But if you let go of the idea of the gods not changing and them ~always fucking humans~ (because they didn't), and look at the war as the end of this sort of involvement, too...
Penthesilea, Troilos, Achilles, Ascalaphos and Ialmenos, Kyknos and Tennes, Rhesos (Sarpedon, if you're counting him as born in Lycia instead of being Europa's son and thus of an older generation of demigods), Aeneas, Helen...
They're the last ones.
There will come no more after them, not like this.
Nymphs might sleep with mortal men, still, but they're not "demigods", really. Gods will undoubtedly sleep with nymphs still, but maybe the only thing produced will be nymphs; Zeus himself is father of a number of them, after all.
The effect of divine heritage among mortal bloodlines will undoubtedly last for a bit longer (much like it takes a while for "the end" to actually happen, a slow trickling off), but that's it. They might not know it, but there will be none like them to follow, ever again.
A few will survive the war, but there is no survival for the presence of the mortal children of gods in the world; in the end, whether having died in some manner or still alive, they will go to Elysium/the Blesses Isles.
The last one out truly will mark it as the end of an age.
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“ Listen to the Music ”
Goddesses of music, song and dance, and the source of inspiration of poets. Goddesses of knowledge, those who remembered all things that have come to pass.
Daughters of Zeus; Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Euterpe, Erato, Terpsichore, Urania, Thalia, Polyhymnia. The Muses
Calliope - epic poetry
Her name meaning “beautiful-voiced” deriving from the Greek words kallos and ops. Calliope is the Muse of epic poetry. She is also known as the Muse of eloquence.
She is portrayed holding a tablet and stylus or a scroll. In older art, she’s portrayed with a lyre. She is often referred to as “the One with a Beautiful Voice” and named “Chiefest of them all [The Muses]” She is the wisest of the Muses as well as the most assertive according to Hesiod. She is the mother of Orpheus, Linos, Ialmenos, Rhesos, and The Corybantes and is the eldest of the Muses.
Clio - history
Her name deriving from the Greek verb kleô meaning “to make famous” or “celebrate”, Clio is the Muse of history. She is also known as the Muse of poetry.
She is portrayed holding an open scroll or seated beside a chest of books. She is often referred to lyre playing and named “Muse of History” She is the mother of Hyacinthus and Hymenaeus
Melpomene - tragedy
Her name deriving from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai meaning “to celebrate with dance and song”, Melpomene is the Muse of tragedy. She is also known as the Muse of chorus, singing, and musical harmony.
She is portrayed holding a tragic mask or sword and a knife in the other hand, depicted as richly dressed with a serious face. Sometimes wearing an ivy wreath and cothurnus boots. She is said to charm the souls of her listeners with melodia. She is the mother of the Sirens.
Euterpe - lyric poetry
Her name meaning “giver of much delight” deriving from the Greek words eu- and terpô, Euterpe is the Muse of lyric poetry. She is also known as the Muse of music.
Her main attribute was the double-flute. She would entertain the Gods and serve as an inspiration to poets with her influence on liberal and fine arts in Ancient Greece. She is the mother of Rhesos.
Erato - erotic poetry
Her name meaning “lovely” or “beloved” deriving from the Greek word eratos, Erato is the Muse of erotic poetry. She is also known as the Muse of mimic imitation (‘mime’) and lyrical poetry.
She is portrayed with a myrtle and rose wreath, holding either a lyre or a small kithara. She is the mother of Kleopheme.
Terpsichore - choral song and dance
Her name meaning “delighting in dance” deriving from the Greek words terpsis and khoros, (similar to Melpomene) Terpsichore is the Muse of dance. She is also known as the Muse of choral song
She is portrayed with a lyre and plectrum. She lends her name to the word “terpsichorean” which means “of or relating to dance”. She is the mother of Rhesos, Linos, and the Sirens.
Urania - astronomy
Her name meaning “heavenly one”, Urania is the Muse of astronomy. She is also known as the Muse of astrological writings. She is able to foretell the future by the arrangement of the stars.
Her main attributes are the globe and the compass. She is portrayed pointing at a celestial globe with a rod. She is often associated with universal love, power, majesty, beauty and grace. She is the mother Linos and Hymenaeus.
Thalia - comedy
Her name meaning “rich festivity” or “blooming”, deriving from the Greek word thaleia, Thalia is the Muse of comedy. She is also known as the Muse of bucolic poetry.
She is portrayed with the attributes of comic mask, shepherd’s staff, and an ivy wreath. She is the mother of the Corybantes
Polyhymnia - religious hymn
Her name meaning “many hymns” deriving from the Greek words poly and hymnos, Polyhymnia is the Muse of religious hymns. She is also known as the Muse of sacred poetry, dance, eloquence, agriculture, and pantomime.
She is portrayed in a pensive or meditative pose. She’s believed to have made the lyre. It is unclear due to many disbelief. It is not sure if she bore children or had many.
#muses#nine muses#mousai#polytheism#calliope#clio#melpomene#euterpe#erato#terpsichore#urania#thalia#polyhymnia#helpol#the muses#signed/author
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(les) Achéens
description: participants grecs à la guerre de Troie, aussi appelés Danaens, Hellènes ou encore Argiens (de la ville d’Argos); tous les prétendants d'Hélène se retrouvent autour d'Agamemnon pour qu'il puisse reprendre son épouse Hélène enlevée par Pâris
liste des achéens: Acamas, Achille, Agamemnon, Agapenor, Ajax le grand, Ajax Oïlée, Alcimus, Anticlus, Antilochos, Arcesilaus, Ascalaphus, Automédon, Bias, Calchas, Diomède, Eléphénor, Epeius, Eudoros, Euryalus, Eurybates, Eurydamas, Eurypyle, Guneus, Hélen, Ialmenos, Idomeneos, Leitus, Leontée, Lycomède, Machaon, Médon, Meges, Ménélas, Menestheos, Meriones, Néoptolème, Nestor, Nireus, Palamède, Patrocle, Peneleos, Philoctète, Phoenix, Podalirius, Podarces, Polites, Polypoetes, Promachus, Protesilaus, Prothoenor, Schedius, Stentor, Sthenelos, Talthybios, Teucer, Thersites, Thoas, Thrasymedes, Tlépolémos
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Arès - Mars
description: dieu de la guerre sanglante, de la violence et de la destruction
catégorie: olympiens
parents: Zeus et Héra
amante: Aphrodite, Enyo (enfant: Enyalios), Eos, Harmonia, Harpina (enfants: Œnomaos, Stéropé) /Otréré (enfants: Hippolyte, Antiope, Mélanippé, Penthésilée), Périmèle (enfant: Ixion), Perséphone, Phylonomé (enfants: Parrhasios, Lycastos), Protogénie (enfant: Oxylos), Pyrène/Pélopia (enfant: Cycnos), Sèté (enfants: Bithys), Stéropé, Tanagra, Tereine (enfant: Thrassa), Théogone (enfant: Timolos), Tritei (enfant: Mélanippos), Althée (enfant: Méléagre), Anchiroe (enfant: Sithon), Astyoche (enfants: Ascalaphos, Ialmenos), Atalante (enfants: Parthénopée, Méléagre/Hippomène), Caldene, Calliope (enfants: Mygdon, Edonos, Bistos), Callirrhoé, Chrysè (enfant: Phlegyas), Cyrène (enfant: Diomède), Démonicé (enfants: Evenos, Molos, Pylos, Thestios), Dormothéa (enfant: Stymphalos), Dotis (enfant: Phlegyas), Aerope (enfant: Aeropos), Aglaure (enfant: Alcippé)
enfants: Enyalios, Œnomaos, Stéropé, Hippolyte, Antiope, Mélanippé, Penthésilée, Ixion, Parrhasios, Lycastos, Oxylos, Cycnos), Bithys, Stéropé, Thrassa, Timolos, Mélanippos, Méléagre, Sithon, Ascalaphos, Ialmenos, Parthénopée, Méléagre/Hippomène), Mygdon, Edonos, Bistos, Phlegyas, Diomède, Evenos, Molos, Pylos, Thestios, Stymphalos, Phlegyas, Aeropo, Alcippé
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A convenient list of my OCs
I feel like I made a compilation post of them a while back, complete with art, but I can't find it so here's an abridged list. Some are just old friends from my short stories, many of them are d&d characters, and all of them could always use further development. May edit this later to add links to each of their tags. Team Chaotic Good: Kíhyué, Éomer the Gryphon, Arekos Aidoneus, Faendys, Anaziah the Kind, Inimicia, and Xadrea Shadowborn... and sometimes Psamion. Team Morally Questionable: Rixa. Askalaphos and Ialmenos Areios, twin sons of Ares. Vexana Areios, Zimia Areios, and Kido Ketsuhei, three of Askalaphos' numerous bastards. Malah Agbah-Kro, and Danae Thespidos. The Cat Crew: Ni'Ima and Mi'Ima: the khajiit clerics, wanderers of the multiverse, hands of the Void, and high priestesses of Chaos. Kz'Ima and Qa'Ima, khajiit monks of the Whispering Fang. The Queer AF Elf Squad: Amanthos Panideios, Psamion, Arekos Aidoneus (and yes, there's a reason these three needed a separate section together).
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THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
Askalaphos and Ialmenos, as well as Marcurio coming to ruin that deep brooding vibe. They just can’t leave him alone... please leave him alone. He’s not covered in spikes because he wants hugs, guys, stop it.
#skyrim shenanigans#im switching it up and playing this bad boy again i needed a break from being a girl
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slowly but surely putting all my old characters back together again. It's rough but I'll get them to where they used to be eventually. Askalaphos and Rixa's kits are the most frustrating to redo, but that's mostly because of just how much stuff they had... and for some reason Ialmenos is just completely and inexplicably glitched. I haven't even touched Anaziah or Malah yet, mostly because if I'm gonna do that I'll do it as one big project and get all of them done at once since they're both rather complex. I'm mostly doing all this because I really want to make a new character but like, rationally, before I do that I should fix all my old ones again.
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In the Iliad, Askalaphos dies in battle and his twin brother Ialmenos goes home. In the d&d game, Askalaphos was thrown into the abyss by an enemy wizard in battle and by the time he finally returns home and remembers who he is, his brother has aged 50 years while he remained the same... and Ialmenos dies a few months after they reunite. So I was sad and tried to put them together in Skyrim, but guess what? Every single character I have EXCEPT these two is working properly. I can't load them in the same game. I have spent several weeks trying to fix this, and I think I may finally have done it... no more cruel twists of fate, they're gonna go adventuring together and have a good time.
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