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ASOIAF + Greek Mythology

Part I // Part II

For @yendany because we’re both getting tired of people getting these counterparts wrong

The Aegon who is known to history as Aegon the Conqueror and Aegon the Dragon was born on Dragonstone in 27 BC. He was the only son, and second child, of Aerion, Lord of Dragonstone, and Laday Valaena of House Velaryon, herself half-Targaryen on her mother’s side. Aegon had two trueborn siblings; an elder sister, Visenya, and a younger sister, Rhaenys. It had long been the custom amongst the dragonlords of Valyria to wed brother to sister, to keep the bloodlines pure, but Aegon took both his sisters to bride. By tradition, he was expected to wed only his older sister, Visenya; the inclusion of Rhaenys as a second wife was unusual, though not without precedent. It was said by some that Aegon wed Visenya out of duty and Rhaenys out of desire.

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Daenerys Targaryen as Longmu or Wen Shi (溫氏) , a woman in Chinese mythology who was defied as a goddess after raising dragons. She was named ‘Mother of Dragons’ by villagers after she stopped a drought, and brought rain. It is believed that Wen Shi can control the weather. After Wen Shi died, the dragons, overwhelmed with sadness, took human form. In modern China, she is the patron goddess of parents and children, and stories of her devoted dragons touch hearts everywhere. (x)

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asoiaf & got characters // pt. XXXIII - Daenerys Targaryen (ver. I, ver. II, ver. III, ver. IV, ver. V, ver. VI, ver. VII, ver. VIII)

“The fire is mine. I am Daenerys Stormborn, daughter of dragons, bride of dragons, mother of dragons, don’t you see? Don’t you SEE? With a belch of flame and smoke that reached thirty feet into the sky, the pyre collapsed and came down around her. Unafraid, Dany stepped forward into the firestorm, calling to her children.”

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rubies flew like drops of blood from the chest of a dying prince, and he sank to his knees in the water and with his last breath murmured a woman’s name.

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Visenya Targaryen: Game of Thrones fanart [Artist: theDURRRRIAN]

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Daenerys Targaryen and Strong Belwas by artist Mark Evans

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You need her, as she needs you.

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“…Visenya was both a dragonrider and a warrior, comfortable in both silk and in ringmail…”

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Rhaegar Targaryen

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Daenerys Targaryen in Dragonstone (7.01)

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Pre-A Song of Ice and Fire: Rhaenys Targaryen and her dragon Meraxes:

“Yet it was said that Rhaenys spent more time on dragonback than her brother and sister combined, for above all things she loved to fly. She once was heard to say that before she died she meant to fly Meraxes across the Sunset Sea to see what lay upon its western shores.” - Fire and Blood

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Jonerys Appreciation Week - Day 1 - Seven Deadly Sins - Wrath You don’t want to w a k e t h e d r a g o n , do you?

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Pre-A Song of Ice and Fire: Visenya & Rhaenys:

“Though none doubted that Aegon Targaryen was the final authority in all matters relating to the governance of the realm, his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys remained his partners in power throughout his reign. Save perhaps for Good Queen Alysanne, the wife of King Jaehaerys I, no other queen in history of the Seven Kingdoms ever excercised as much influence over policy as the Dragon’s sisters.” - Fire And Blood

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asoiaf & got characters // pt. XXXI - Aegon, Visenya, Rhaenys (ver. I, ver. II)

“A cloud of ravens burst from the towers of Dragonstone to bring Lord Aegon’s word to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. To the seven kings they flew, to the Citadel of Oldtown, to lords both great and small. All carried the same message: from this day forth there would be but one king in Westeros. Those who bent the knee to Aegon of House Targaryen would keep their lands and titles. Those who took up arms against him would be thrown down, humbled, and destroyed. […] Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar, ridden by Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya. The three-headed dragon of House Targaryen—three dragons, and three riders.”

(the second graphic was inspired by my favorite artwork of King Aegon with his sister-queens by Amok)

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