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I love walking in the forest when the world is getting darker
When the sun is disappearing
When the temperature drops
And I'm not scared
I know that Lady Artemis is watching over me
I know that Lady Hecate is by my side
I know I'm safe
#paganism#hellenic pagan#pagan#gods#hellenic polytheism#pantheons#polytheism#helpol#hellenic deities#artemis#hecate
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I love how Apollo knows about the other pantheons and has plenty of interactions with them and despite being the literal god of knowledge, even he doesn’t want to think about how they all exist at the same time
#apollo#pjo apollo#toa apollo#trials of apollo#pantheons#percy jackson#rick riordan#magnus chase#toa#the trials of apollo#pjo hoo toa
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Pantheons - Zeus and the Ruling Family
A surprise Pantheons update! Featuring Zeus and his Olympians (specifically his wife and his brothers).
The theme for this year is Outremer's neighbours, and since Outremer is the biggest faction is the setting, they also share the most neighbours in the Milky Way Galaxy! The first faction of focus is Zeus and his Olympians.
Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods and the leader of the Greek Pantheon. When he was younger, he was much more impulsive and egotistical, more akin to the Zeus of popular perception of the old stories on Earth. Then he warred with Lucifer and his Angels three times and lost all of them.
After a bit of soul searching and some advice and listening to that advice from his family, he decided to try and be a better person, and try to mend strained relationships with his family, though if people needs a reminder he's STILL the law of the land, he's more than willing to show it!
If there's a problem that stumps him and his wife Hera, there's always good ol' reliable Athena to look to!
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Hera is Queen of the Gods and Goddess of Marriage and Family. Much like Zeus, she's a much different goddess than the one who made Hercules' life miserable centuries ago. She know tries to use her position as a way to mend in-family conflicts AND those of her subjects.
It doesn't matter if a family is by blood, or found or from community, each one can appeal to Hera for help.
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Poseidon is the god of the Sea and of Earthquakes. Big, Strong and Imposing, he feels like he's the only serious one in the family, now that everyone seems to be changing. He's the local curmudgeon who doesn't seem to like that the world around him is changing.
The gods are acting more like mortals in both personality and words. Perseus hooked up with MEDUSA of all people!
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Hades is the god of the underworld, and doesn't talk or visits much, as he typically prefers to stay home, a subdimension that's part of a much larger extradimensional realm accessed only by death entities.
Despite this, he's very much enjoying the change he's seeing in his family, and feels more comfortable hanging out. If only Poseidon wasn't such a curmudgeon.
#pantheons#zeus#hera#hades#poseidon#greek mythology#character design#science fantasy#worldbuilding#fantasy worldbuilding#greek gods#my art#nazrigart
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General reminder that every religion should accept their flaws and constructive criticism about them. That's what helps a religion evolve, grow and most importantly, improve.
If you get triggered by this, you're the right target audience.
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You know, if there is a Greek god that rubs you the wrong way, or if you like one element about a Greek goddess but don't like the rest, and still want to write about them in your work or include them in your game or make a fan-art or whatever...
... Instead of rewriting the Greek deity and playing at AUs as if it was your OC, maybe... just look at other non-Greek deities and pick someone else?
As a big fan of Greek mythology I always very glad that so many people are willing to use and explore the Greek gods... But if it is to just reinvent everything and create gods as fictional as the Valar or the Faith of the Seven, it is not worth it. Just invent your own gods for your fictional setting - OR PICK A GOD FROM ANOTHER PANTHEON.
Because here's the thing: people seem to use the Greek mythology as the "default" setting when dealing with mythologies. But you know there are many more mythologies and ancient dead religions and polytheistic set of legends than Greek or Roman mythologies, right? I mean, people usually are aware of Norse and Egyptian mythologies too - but there's even MORE than them. There are THOUSANDS of gods to choose from around the world, so when you take one Greek god but because their characterization displeases you, you change the character entirely, it doesn't feel like "reinventing", it feels like you're a lazy person who didn't bother looking at all the alternative deities that were offered to you.
You hate how the Greek opposed war and wisdom through Athena/Ares? Take Odin: he is both the war and the wisdom! You don't like the animals of Aphrodite and thinks she would look cooler with cats? Just take Freya! You want an hermaphroditic visual but don't like the Greek character of Hermaphrodite? Hapi the Nile god rocks the beard-boobs-beer belly look! You want Persephone to be a guy? Yarilo is awaiting. You like the idea of Aphrodite-Ares couple but you wish they'd be one person? Ishtar is right there!
Seriously, if you force yourself to make Greek deity stuff, then you're just limiting yourself to one branch of an entire world-tree. You don't need to reinvent Aphrodite as being faithful or Ares as being peaceful or Hephaistos as being loved by all or Hades not scaring anyone. That's just creating false images of these deities, and forcing yourself to come up with the reverse of what they are, in terms of culture, history, religion and archeology.
Just... open your horizons. Search into other religions. Read about different mythologies. Heck you even have some public-domain entire fictional pantheons if you want to really god wild, like Dunsany's Gods of Pegana! So don't tell yourself "But I HAVE to do this with X Greek deity", because you're just lying to yourself.
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Abadar is more of a social Democrat than a capitalist.
#gaming#ttrpg#pathfinder second edition#pathfinder#pf2e#pantheons#gods#pathfinder lore#pathfinder memes
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normal-type pokemon pantheon
for an introduction, how i have decided to split this up is into major deities, minor deities, major spirits, and minor spirits. i will not be creating anything in-depth in terms of the actual spirits in question, as this is not a correspondence list but rather just a loose guide for constructing a pantheon. this will involve a few concepts to get you started in working with certain pokemon, but again, it is not extensive.
in my personal belief, these spirits are standalone and evolution is completely within the pokemon universe, as opposed to our universe - however, you are free to experiment as you like, and even work with multiple pokemon of an evolutionary tree. this will also be put under a cut for length.
definitions:
the "major" deities would be equated to the legendary pokemon; the ones with more inherent strength and govern over more powerful concepts that we encounter in the universe (such as governing over the sea as opposed to water). they are less involved in our personal lives, but are still worth reaching out to.
the "minor" deities would be equated to the non-legendary, but still significantly powerful pokemon within the type. they are usually fully evolved. while they do not govern over powerful concepts such as the major deities, they are still powerful enough to be considered a deity as opposed to a spirit. there is a sense of stronger importance with minor deities than major and minor spirits. they are more involved in our personal lives than major deities, but are still less involved than major and minor spirits.
the "major" spirits would be equated with non-fully evolved pokemon, usually a middle evolution. what they govern over is less powerful than the major and minor deities, but are still stronger than the minor spirits. they are more involved in our lives than the major and minor deities, but less so than minor spirits.
the "minor" spirits would be equated with base-level pokemon. what they govern over is the least powerful of all, but are the most approachable and workable spirits to involve yourself with. they are very involved in our personal lives.
major deities...
terapagos → change.
regigigas → strong bonds.
arceus → the divine will.
meloetta → creativity.
type: null / silvally → growth.
minor deities...
( pidgeot - fearow - farfetch'd - dodrio - noctowl - swellow - staraptor - chatot - unfezant - braviary - toucannon - maushold - squawkabilly) → beauty, elegance, air, dignity.
(ratticate - furret - linoone - bibarel - lopunny - watchog - cinccino - diggersby - gumshoos - greedent - obstagoon) → ferocity, unkempt, wilderness, earth, unpredictability.
(wigglytuff - blissey - lickilicky - audino - bewear - indeedee - arboliva) → healing, fairies, love.
(persian - delcatty - purugly - stoutland - zoroark - pyroar - furfrou - oinkologne) → patience, loyalty, comfort, protection.
(kangaskhan - tauros - snorlax - miltank - slaking - exploud - zangoose - sawsbuck - boufallant - oranguru - drampa - dubwool - wyrdeer - ursaluna - cyclizar - farigiraf) → power, familial love, protection, foundations, sturdiness, the home.
(ditto - castform - porygon-z) → transformation, adaptability, magic, biology.
(smeargle - spinda - kecleon - ambipom - heliolisk - komala - grafaiai - dundunsparce) → the arts, human affairs, working hard, sleep.
major spirits...
(pidgeotto - staravia - tranquill - trumbeak) → transitions, wisdom.
(jigglytuff - chansey - dolliv) → music, songs, expressing yourself.
(ursaring - vigoroth - loudred) → power, volume, violent energy.
(porygon2) → modern technology.
(linoone (galarian)) → volume.
(herdier) → pets and animal companions.
minor spirits...
(pidgey - spearow - doduo - hoothoot - taillow - swablu - starly - pidove - rufflet - fletchling - pikipek) → reliability, guidance
(rattata - sentret - zigzagoon - bidoof - buneary - patrat - minccino - bunnelby - yungoos - skwovet - tandemaus) → new beginnings, starting an adventure
(meowth - skitty - glameow - lillipup - zorua (hisuian) - litleo) → baby animals, and baby animal spirits.
(igglybuff - azurill - teddiursa - slakoth - whismur - happiny - munchlax - stufful - smoliv) → starting small, youthfulness.
(eevee - porygon) → hidden potential, growing potential.
(aipom - dunsparce - lickitung - helioptile - shroodle) → the eccentric, the odd-ones-out.
(girafarig - stantler - deerling - wooloo - lechonk) → popularity.
divider credit.
#bun talks#pop culture magic#pop culture paganism#pop culture witchcraft#pokemon#pantheons#spirits#deities
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Inability to sleep leads to a sweet conversation..
Even with his solemn vow to the Primus Sator and Astaroth’s arms around her, sleep eluded Yara. Every doubt and fear she ever had of being abandoned seemed to play out behind her eyelids when she closed them. No matter how much she tried to put the woman at the bar out of her mind, when she started to drift off to sleep, she would see Astaroth embrace the other woman instead of walking away from her. Her heart would clutch, her breathing would hitch, and she’d once again discover that as still as her husband was, he was not asleep. His arms would tighten around her, and once more he would whisper reassurances to her that she could relax and that her mind was just playing tricks on her. To have someone reassuring and caring for her was a foreign experience, and it only added to the weight of the guilt that seemed to press in on her from every direction
There was little Astararoth could do to quell all that weighed upon his wife’s mind, and if nothing else kept him awake, that did. While it had not been his initial choice to marry her, nor would she have been his choice even the day before, he now understood the logic of the fates. Few truly wanted to be close to him for who he was, it was rather what he could offer or do for them. He was no less alone in creation than she was, even if the reasoning was different. However, he had shown her who he was behind the mask and that was what she clung to, not all of the physicalities, the power, or the station in the universe. For this reason, the owed debt to Lucifer had turned into a repayment that was more a gift to the two of them, than a punishment for perceived wrongs.
“Astaroth?” Yara finally softly said his name, sensing once more that he was not asleep. Her fingers had been making slow and lazy circles on his chest for a while, thoughts turning over in her mind. There was something about the feeling of his skin under her fingertips that was also addictive, causing her to desire the physical contact with him in ways she had previously not with others.
Astaroth’s larger hand covered hers, stilling it. Maybe if she got out whatever was on her mind, they would both be able to rest. “Hmm?” His head tipped slightly to look over at her in the dim light. Even mostly enveloped in shadows, she was stunningly beautiful. How she could not see even a glimmer of that befuddled him.
Her breath faltered as her nerves started to grow again. Every time that Yara thought she had them under control, they would swell back up again to almost overwhelm her. Sensing that her husband was now looking at her didn’t help. She knew that he wasn’t judging her, but it still made her nervous. “Thank you.” Her voice was soft, so quiet it was barely more than a whisper against his skin. She was grateful that she did not have to be loud for him to hear her.
“For?” His brows came together as he tried to figure out what she was thanking him for now. Astaroth wondered if there was something he had missed that she was referring to, since nothing had changed since they had retired to bed. Was she once more going to thank him for not abandoning her? Or again for not being angry about the nightclub? It made him a little uncomfortable how much she had done both.
“Everything.” Fingers separating to allow his to slide between hers, Yara gently held his hand as she answered. “Just…everything.” A tear fell off of her cheek, landing on his chest. She still did not understand why she was so nervous and upset once more. What was wrong with her? He was holding her, his voice was soft and affectionate, and she knew that he would not judge her, yet her heart ached and burned.
Kissing her forehead softly, Astaroth felt his heart clutch at her words. There was nothing that she needed to thank him for, and he had repeatedly tried to tell her that. He hadn’t done anything that she didn’t deserve, nor that a true husband would not do. There was little doubt that her life under Lucifer’s thumb had led her to not understand either of those facts, certainly not what to expect from a marriage to a god. All he could do was hope one day she would see that he did genuinely care for her. “Yara, you are my wife. You owe me no thanks for anything. You know that you are now stuck with me for the rest of eternity, so you may wish to hold that thanks until you fully know what you have gotten yourself into.” His arm around her back tightened to hold her more firmly against him, and gently rub her side. Another kiss was placed against her forehead, his eyes closing as he held it in place a beat longer than normal. She was stirring things in him, making him feel things, and he had no clue how to tell her that.
A light and breathy chuckle fell from her lips. She had seen him with Lucifer and his priest, the fire and the fury that came with his anger, that she could handle. He had held her when she cried, comforting her aching heart. He might not love her, but it was the closest she’d ever come in her entire life, and it was a long one. Even if he never did, she was falling in love with him, and she would never ask more than he was giving now; because what he had already given her was far beyond what she could have dreamed when the contract had appeared before her. “I have a pretty good idea. I watched you stare down daddy, remember?”
“Darling, you don’t have the faintest clue.” Now it was he who laughed. She really did not. It had only been a few days that Yara had known him. He might have let her see who he was under the surface, but she truly did not know what becoming his wife would entail her facing from others, not just from him. While Lucifer and the priest had been hateful because of her, there would be those who would be just as nasty due to who he was as well. Not to mention those who would wish to cause her physical harm.
It was his hope that he would be able to protect her from the worst of it. He knew the mental and emotional scars she already bore from living as Lucifer’s daughter, he did not wish to add to that. He would shield her as best he could, but inevitably she would feel the brunt of it all. When that happened, it was Astaroth’s supreme hope that she would not turn and blame him, but rather that they could unify against any mutual foes together. The love he had for her already was starting to form, and the thought of her rejection of him caused an ache unlike any he had known.
Yara’s eyes rolled at his answer, thinking she knew what he was referring to. They had argued when they had first met in his office, he had almost killed her father's priest for disrespecting her, they had stood side by side in Lucifer’s office, and when she had wanted to run from the club due to her own insecurities, he hadn’t allowed her to. While Astaroth may not realize how much she was reading him, she was. That didn’t mean the voices in her head, that had been created from many millennia of her father and her father’s men deriding her, would be gone overnight.
After a brief pause, she gave a short hum, then asked: “Well, then, I have a favor to ask if I am entitled to certain things as your wife.”
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So, did you have a Greek/Egyptian/Aztec Mythology phase as a kid or are you straight and neurotypical?
#neurospicy#just adhd things#greek mythology#ancient egypt#aztec mythology#pantheons#queer and weird#adhd adult
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Djall visits the other Lords of the Afterlife...
“What do you mean you don’t know where she goes?! You accidentally sent her to HELL and now you don’t know where to put her? I’m not running a fucking soul daycare down there. Why can’t you just put her in one of your happy worlds and call it a day?” Djall was absolutely flabbergasted as he looked at the other Lords of the Afterlife that had convened to deal with the six remaining souls that were not where they should be. The problem was that no one was quite sure where any of them WERE supposed to go, and no one wanted to just take one.
“Now, Djall, you know it doesn’t work that way. We can’t just take a soul and treat it like a lost puppy. Here, don’t pee in the River Styxx, enjoy the Elysian Fields.” Hades was none too happy either, he had a small child suck in his realm that he wanted to give to anyone else before Persephone showed back up and decided they should keep it. The thought almost gave him hives.
“She’s not mummified or even embalmed, so I don’t know why anyone’s looking at me.” Anubis sat back. At least he could sit this one out and didn’t have anyone he needed to get rid of. Somehow he’d lucked out on this SNAFU. Last time…he didn’t want to think about last time. He was still trying to calm Maahes down about that fiasco.
Gefjon looked around, glad Freyja had sat this one out. “Technically she is a virgin, so I could take her, but I’d have to get Odin’s approval. She wasn’t a warrior, so I’m not sure he’s going to approve.” She turned her attention to Hades, “and you’re shit out of luck. Kids don’t count.” She was pretty sure Odin was going to say no anyway. He and Djall had a falling out a few centuries before, so it wasn’t like the All Father had any reason to do the Lord of Hell a favor.
Next it was time for Mantus and Orcus, who somehow had gotten two souls redirected to their realm that didn’t belong there. “I think one of ours belongs to Hades, she’s Greek and believes in the old gods. I don’t know where the other goes. I don’t think we need Djall’s either. Djall, just keep her or something. At least she’s not trying to kill you constantly, count your blessings, dude.”
Djall could absolutely not believe this. None of them acted the least bit worried about the six souls that were in their care or finding out where they should go. Add to that Odin, Baal, Shiva, Amun, Yahweh, and the other ruling gods had gone off on some “team building retreat” and would not answer summons, prayers, or offerings. So, now he had an innocent soul in his realm that could get stuck there because a bunch of fuckwits didn’t really care. Why did he care more than they did?
“Listen, we have to do something. The longer that innocent souls stay in hell realms and not in at least neutral territory, the greater the risk for smudges. Miriana already has one because she got dumped in the Forest of Beasts and a hellcat attacked her. I have to watch how long I touch her, how close she gets to my staff, and a myriad of other things so that she doesn’t get so smudged that she can’t leave. Am I the only one concerned about the damn souls we’ve got all fucked up?” Djall looked around the room.
“No, but we don’t know what to do. Right now, no one’s happy but everyone’s safe. What if we change something and make it worse, Djall. Your soul is alive and you’re keeping her safe. If she came to our realm, she might get injured or obliterated. There are no guarantees. Until the ruling gods come back, I don’t know what we can do since we have no idea where they go.” Orcus sounded as stressed at Djall, and that did at least make the latter male feel a little better. To know that he wasn’t the only one worried about the soul in his care.
“The other consideration is that if we move them to another realm and they get all comfy and cozy, what happens when it’s wrong? What if they’ve made friends or met someone that steals their heart? Do you want to be responsible for moving them twice and causing a broken heart the second time? At least this way we only have to deal with the upset once.” Djall hated it when Hades made sense, but the man had been married forever, so he did have a clue about a few things. He too didn’t look all too happy, more resigned to his fate.
“Fine, but I hope that the ruling gods know that none of us can be held responsible if something happens to the souls in our care while they’re out….doing whatever the fuck gods do in order to team build.” Djall shook his head, trying not to grind his teeth, then he disappeared. He’d had enough of the other Lords of Death. He needed away from it. Strangely, he found himself wanting to go talk to Miriana, but since it was the middle of the night and the poor girl had been flat out exhausted, he decided better of it. Instead he would go back to his study, he had an idea of what Miriana could do until they figured out where she belonged, at least it would keep her too busy to think about the fact she now lived in Hell in the home of the proverbial Devil.
#writeblr cafe#writeblrcafe#writeblr#authorblr#my writing#my ocs#fiction#fantasy#dark fantasy#afterlife#strangers to friends#found family#strangers to lovers#intrigue#mystery#complicated feelings#complicated relationships#it's complicated#original world#original concept#original character#original fantasy#original fiction#original story#original writing#demons#gods#hell#pantheons#while you wait
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#my polls#oh i am going to have fun with these polls#but yeah this really is a question#I have SO MUCH LORE#and I want to share it all with all of you#I have darling dear characters#and darling dear places#and I want to brag about how I break them into pieces#but I don't know where to start#USAmericana#Remia#Beasts of Remia#Aamand#am worldbuilding#worldbuilding#my writing#authors of tumblr#gods#pantheons#superheroes#magic#magic school
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Today I was sitting on a swing in the park because I was waiting for my plans to start and decided to offer the moment to Selene. And even though it was day and there was no moon for my Lady, she accepted it.
At first I just felt lightheaded but second later she closed me in a "bubble" separating me from the world and it's noises (I've been having terrible headaches for five years constantly).
I'm so grateful and thankful for the protection, Lady Selene🌙
#paganism#hellenic pagan#pagan#gods#hellenic polytheism#pantheons#polytheism#helpol#hellenic deities#selene
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My favourite way to narratively deal with the omniscience of gods is to make them incapable of language. They're not being vague because they're unhelpful or the writer needs them to be unhelpful. It's because the only way they can communicate e.g. an incoming avalanche is to knock over a pile of pebbles in view of the local priest.
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Kaijune 2023: Extra Large Angelic Beings
So, far Kaijune, I’ve been drawing some updates to settings I haven’t drawn in a loooooong while.
In the universe of Pantheons, Angels and Gods exist alongside mortals, set in a distant far flung future. Among angels, Zaphkiel, lord of Ophanim (and an extreme doormat who’s too nice for his own good) is the biggest angel by a large margin.
Alongside mythology’s deities, so too are their monsters. The Chalkydri in particular are the only form of Angelic wildlife, as they are every bit as animalistic as one would see a tiger in the wild, but scaled FAR larger and made of the same star matter and hard light angels are.
#pantheons#kaijune 2023#mythology and folklore#angels#biblically accurate angel#science fantasy#worldbuilding#my art#nazrigart
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HOLLOW KNIGHT (KINDA SPOILERS IDK)
I need tips on how to beat the absolute radiance and the pantheons, cause Holy moly I am suffering beyond the normal amount(ToT)
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Marvel/Moon Knight questions I have
Thor: Love and Thunder established that gods from all different cultures and pantheons exist, even when x god is the same as y god, (such as Aphrodite is the Greek version of Venus, Mars is Ares, Eros is Cupid)
When Thor bestowed his powers amongst the Asgardian children to defeat ugly Batman, did they become his avatars temporarily?
Why can Thor be seen by humans, but Khonshu and Ammit can't (excluding their avatars)?
Can gods from other pantheons have avatars?
And yes this was inspired by me playing Mario Kart on the Athens map and thinking, "aw it would be nice to go to Greece on holiday with Steven and visit all the old temples and structures WAIT A MINUTE imagine if you were Aphrodite's avatar lololol"
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