Mythology – Amethyst’s Archive

virtuous-thing: geekremix: xenaamazon: awkward-dark-mori-girl: takealookatyourlife: takealookatyourlife: Athena blessed her with the ability to protect herself and men beheaded her for it. That’s actually a really intetesting intpretation of it I hadn’t thought of. Most people seem to think Athena turned Medusa into a gorgon as punishment for defiling her temple, but thinking that she didContinue reading

Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

redadhdventures: thewritingcafe: thewritingcafe: Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources! General: General Folklore Various Folktales Heroes Weather Folklore Trees in Mythology Animals in Mythology Birds in Mythology Flowers in Mythology Fruit in Mythology Plants in Mythology Folktales from Around the World Africa: Egyptian Mythology African Mythology MoreContinue reading “Myths, Creatures, and Folklore”

earlhamclassics: thoodleoo: thoodleoo: there’s a lot of evidence that the iliad and the odyssey were actually composed by a variety of poets through an oral tradition rather than just by one poet, so what if the homeric texts are actually just a very long game of D&D homer, the dm: okay achilles, agamemnon has justContinue reading

inkskinned: what if medusa was a real woman. i mean: what if the woman with snakes in her hair was once a tiny girl with beautiful braids in her black hair. what if the stories came from her smooth hands. when she was six she could make pottery that looked like flowers blooming in yourContinue reading

pomegranateandivy: notarabidporcupine: battlescarmentality: allieinarden: I’ve noticed this revisionist Greek myth is common wherein Persephone loves Hades and eats the pomegranate seeds in order to evade her overbearing mother, and that’s all well and good. You know, sometimes I’m in the mood for it and sometimes I’m not. But hear this: as long as we’re doingContinue reading

ilsirius: GREEK MYTHOLOGY: persephone. She was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld, infuriating her mother who made the crops wither and the earth barren. Zeus intervened and tried to bring Persephone back to the world of the living; however, Persephone ate the seeds of a pomegranate that Hades had given to her,Continue reading

spickerzocker: darkbookworm13: johnbodyheat: ghostcat3000: ronandhermy: zenosanalytic: chazkeats: autisticenjolras: hades isn’t a badass. hades named his three-headed-guard-of-the-underworld-dog spot. hades whispers to his flowers to make them grow. hades grows fruit. there’s no sun in the underworld. hades isn’t a badass. stop saying this false thing #hades probably double knots his laces In myth, Hades’ most remarkedContinue reading

Hey, who in mythology is Nikos? I googled some stuff but the closest I got was Nike. Thanks even if you don’t find anything.

I haven’t been able to find anything really. My best guess is that they might possibly be the same, as deities sometimes get called by different names or versions of their names. Followers, do you have anything that can help them out?

offaeriesandfawns: thewritingcafe: Symbolism Birds symbolize freedom, power, messengers or carriers, transcendence, death, war, wisdom, life and death, and deities. Blackbird – good omens, magic, shyness, insecurity, and enchantment. Crow – guardian, carrier of souls, magic, trickery, thievery, cunning, boldness, eloquence, destiny, intelligence, swiftness, sacred law, and mysticism. Dove – peace, purity, love, prophecy, gentleness, the Holy Spirit, andContinue reading