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tragicpatroclus: H E R M E S Source: tragicpatroclus

aldamirie: I had to learn this today and I felt like typing this as a reminder and for perhaps anyone else that needs this : Often times, you won’t have a dialogue with your gods every day, and sometimes they can even be silent for weeks or months. And that’s okay – part of thatContinue reading

parzifalsjudgment: achillvs: garnetthefirst: dusty-purple: I just love the myth of Persephone, i mean the real, original version of it, because it’s not like she got kidnapped, no, this bitch was la-de-da-ing in a meadow and she just happened to find an entrance to the Underworld and she was like “Imma check this out”. And she justContinue reading

fadedbronzeandwitheredgarlands: Hermes is the smell of gasoline and diesel. The unique scent of highway asphalt and the coffee you clutch between your shaking, over-caffeinated fingers. Hermes is the slightly cold bag of Mcdonalds sitting between the driver and passenger on a long drive. Hermes is the streetlights dancing across the painted lines you’re oh-so-tempted toContinue reading

northern-seidmadr: doodbog: Norse goddesses! OMMMMGGGGGG Source: doodbog

From atop a shadowed throne, Hades watches the seasons pass. He grieves as the first buds of spring push their way up through the frozen earth. He thinks how cruel it is, that the days should be so much longer in the months they must be apart. He wonders if it was Zeus who orderedContinue reading

gaygirlgroups: It makes me sad how misunderstood and misrepresented Aphrodite is. She’s more than just the Goddess of love. She’s the beauty in the world around us, the passion that drives you through each day. And at the same time She’s also that rage you feel after being mistreated. The raw power of anger thatContinue reading

mythosidhe: Sekmet with her kitties – Cairo Museum [x] Most humans might not still believe in the old Gods, but cats know what’s what! Source: mythosidhe

Haides, for those who fear death?

pomegranateandivy-deactivated20: Shush now child, There is nothing to fear from Me. I wait for you with open arms, And gifts for your restless soul. First, let loyal Charon ferry you across Styx. Then wash your face in Acheron, and Be cleansed of your woes. Next, let your wails fill Cocytus, and Unburden yourself of lamentation.Continue reading “Haides, for those who fear death?”

Bríd was their queen of song, and unto her They prayed with fire-touched lips. Thomas D’Arcy McGee, The Celts (via ladycoriolanus) Source: ladycoriolanus