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One of the things that pisses me off is when people claim that Hades and Persephone are the only Underworld couple from Greek Mythology.
Excuse me, but:
Nyx and Erebus not only that are the OG goth couple, but they also have lots of children together (if you go by the versions where Nyx conceived them with him). The fact that the relationship between them two, Nyx's relationships with her children and Nyx as a goddess on her own are all interesting topics that could be more explored by the Greek Mythology Fans yet there are barely any fanfictions about them is deplorable.
Hypnos and Pasithea. There are different myth versions about how they two got together, but the most famous one was that Pasithea was one of the Graces once and that Hera promised her to Hypnos if he would make Zeus fall asleep during the Trojan War. He is the god of sleep, she is prpbably the goddess of rest and relaxation. They're basically one of those couples that prefer to cuddle and sleep together all the time. Also, Hypnos has a son named Morpheus (god of dreams), and because his mother is never specified there is a chance that it's Pasithea.
Not Canon, but popular enough to be taken into account: many people like to ship Macaria (Goddess of Blessed Death) with Thanatos (Death). The reason for this is because many Greek Mythology Fans consider that it would be interesting if the personification of Death itself would have a partner both in his field of work and his love life.
Any of these relationships can be portrayed as cute, wholesome, peaceful etc. And most importantly, none of them have a rough beginning (*ahem* abduction *ahem*). Also, Hades and Persephone already got so many fanfictions and retellings to the point where they're oversaturated. And while I have to admit that I would be interested in a well written fanfic/book that depicts their relationship in a more neutral/complex way instead of them two being that perfect uwu flower girl/emo boy couple and where Demeter's impotance and depth aren’t erased, at the same time I want these three ships from the above to be acknowledged and represented as well.
"Hades is the aesthetically darkest greek god."
Nyx, literally creating and then mating with darkness:
Erebus, literally darkness:
Greek Mythos does mention this, fairly often. You just have to read the right texts.
By the by, many rivers are also deities (and/or dragons). First one to mind is the Welsh Gwyn Ap Nudd, associated with the Irish Nuada Silverhand, both a death god and a river dragon.
Men who died were guided by Hermes, women were guided by Hekate.
Styx is the River of Hate, so sacred that the gods swear by it. The Cocytus is the River of Lamentation or Wailing. The Phlegethon is the River of Fire. The Lethe is the River of Forgetfulness. The Acheron is the River of Sadness.
The close mortal bank of the Styx is crowded with the souls of the hopeless dead -- those not buried properly, who the boatman Charon ignores. For those buried well, ferried past the river Styx by Charon, the gates to Hades are guarded by Cerberus, a three-headed dog who allow anyone in but will not let anyone out. The far shore of the Styx is called Erebus, even more crowded with the waiting dead.
The kingdom of Hades is crowded, with Hades on his throne and near him the three judges Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus, who question and sort the souls.
Leaving Erebus, you pass by a great abyss, the chasm that is the opening to Tartaros. This is the place for evil souls and those who have angered the gods, and also a prison for the Titans. It is a place with iron gates and a bronze floor, guarded by Hundred-Handers (the Hekatonchieres known as Kottos, Briareos, and Gyges). Like Hades and the Rivers, Tartaros is not only a place but a person -- the Titan Tartaros was the father of the monsters Typhon and Echidna. The Furies or Kindly Ones (also known as Erinyes) -- immortal women named Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera -- punish the cruel in Hades, and also sometimes pursue wrongdoers on earth. There is no sun in Tartaros, the only light coming from a man bound for eternity to a flaming wheel in the sky -- Ixion, the first murderer.
The souls everywhere else, in the vast majority of Hades known as the fields of Asphodel, were neither happy nor sad. Empty. Lukewarm. Faceless, nameless shades. They all eventually have drunk from the River Lethe, which wanders through the place, and makes them forget their names and lives and shapes and faces. They all just stand there, and wait. They wait for all eternity, shifting, wandering, empty.
Those who have been more good than bad go to the Elysian Fields, or Elysium. Immortal ease, no snow or winter, no rain, warm breezes from the Ocean River... three harvests a year. There is no more beautiful place in the underworld, and it is mostly empty. Or, it was, until the coming of Persephone to the Underworld.
The fields to which Hades came unseen and from which he took Persephone down to his Underworld were called the fields of Eleusis. When Demeter and Hekate found Persephone and ended the Long Winter of the world, the place where they emerged were those same fields. Later, a new set of rites were created in honor of Persephone and Demeter and Dionysus (also known as Libera, Ceres, and Liber) -- mystery rites by which those who are faithful and good can enter into the blessed peace of Elysium after death. These are known as the Eleusinian Mysteries, sacred to Dionysos and Persephone alike.
Phew.
As you can see, there is a lot of depth and complexity to it. Much recommended for further delving.
I… Ok… this shit just got complicated and now I’m not sure I understand it.
Do think Bree ran into anyone. Is Erebus actually the wards of zoelle and Elijah
I think bree might run into someone sooner or later, but it could just be teeny tiny like "oh i gotta hide!" But could also be a bigger event.
AND ABOUT THE WARDS, I DONT KNOW!!! like, how did elijah and zoelle end up there??? I mean i forgot what kind of relationship was described, but it does feel a lot like father-children... Idk.. maybe them kids made some typa deal with erebus as well? Idk its so interesting thooooo 😍
If anyone has more theories or info ab erebus & elijah zoelle relationship please lmk (reblog, comment, dm, u can pick lol) cause im kinda interested in it 😗
How would my "Crusade of Carnage" alternate heresy go?
loyalists: Guilliman, Fulgrim, Curze, Perturabo, Angron, Khan, Vulkan, Leman, Lion
Traitors: Horus, Mortarion, Dorn, Corax, Magnus, Ferrus Manus, Sanguinius, and the Arch-traitor Lorgar
α/Ω: Alpha legion is still the fricking alpha legion.
How alternate heresy 3 came to be: skipping all the 1s that are on the "same" side as in canon. Ferrus goes the way of the Dornian heresy, and gets scaleid consumed by the void dragon (not chaos). Corax doesn't get discovered by the people of his world, kinda becomes a warp obsessed version of Curze. Fulgrim jusT BOMBS THE FRICKING PLANET FROM ORBIT! Perturabo's dad dies earlier allowing him to get to grips with himself, while Dorn had his anger spark early. Curze was adopted by a kindly gent and was taught right from wrong. Angron wasn't attacked by the Eldar but was instead semi-raised by them (With an army of eldar and gladiators, angron overthrew the high-riders and smashed all their totally not khorne stuff). Lorgar gains the favor of the 4 gods and Be'lakor.
Champions;
Nurgle and Tzentch have the same champions as canon
Slaanesh: Aloni Tev
Khorn: Dante
leader of the grey knights: Abaddon
undivided (i.e. Warmaster): Erebus
