➴ ┊ goddess of the hunt;

GODDESS OF HUNT, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity, moon, archery and protector of young girls.

[artemisic]

hello! i’m i’m lenny, 23, she/her. this is a rp blog for the goddess ARTEMIS, primarily taking influence from greek mythology and my own personal headcanons .    i adopt aspects of several different articles and poems / books into my portrayal ,  as well as some tv shows / songs that inspire me .   my interpretation is my own and follows no particular “canon” .    that said ,  i will not associate with the lore of percy jackson / lore olympus in any way ,  shape ,  or form ,  because i don’t believe it does my vision of her much justice at all. 

click here for my rules / about . 

[artemisic]

how rapidly does the wolf ,     and the stag ,   and the bear   leap    past silhouetted trees   ,     dipped in the warmth of their golden of sundown .     laughing like summer - children  ,      youthful    &     inconsequential  ,     in conjunction  ,    they chant:    “  follow me !     catch me !  "    furthest away from scrutiny ,     from duties and obligations  .      at last  ,     they pounce ,    and silver melts under the scorching heat ,      mending into a single body  ,   a single girl ,     readily  jumping from between bay laurel trees and rolling down evergreen hills   ,   snarling  ,      crinkle - eyed  ,      black mane trickling down his chest    &     palms firmly pinning him still to the ground .

❝      gotcha !         ready to    admit defeat   yet ?     ❞

@gildedtm​​​​    ❤’d.

[artemisic]

let’s attempt a   starter call   while i pretend to work on my google docs .   capping at … 10? length may vary.  mumus pls specify

[artemisic]

but like....... human verse where artemis has been thrown into earth by zeus (bc zeus) and doesn’t have her memories / powers .

[artemisic]

i just ...   it’s fine for people to have their own hc about things and all, but i start to get salty the moment people go from that to ‘thIS IS CANON’ without no actual evidence from the original source / myth ,  and nothing really other than their own modern world view goggles .  and then the bs spreads like wildfire through this hellsite bc ofc it does.

[artemisic]

artemis ,    lady of the wild things .

[artemisic]

anyways, i hate the concept that artemis is butch/tomboyish with a passion, and you will see no mentions or acknowledgement of it in this blog.   

i know it’s a popular concept in the fandom, and i get why people get to that conclusion, and obviously, i don’t see anything wrong with being either or both of those things, but to me it’s important that  artemis exudes femininity .    she is a feminine goddess ,   and that does not limit her in any way shape or form ,   she is not less valued for it  ,     her strength does not rely on emulating male stereotypes .  she is feral,  she is wild and she is prideful .   she is female  ,    but she does not adhere to the pre-imposed rules of society that femininity must be tame ,    something mild and digestible .     she is free ,   unrestricted femininity ,    a woman ,   a female , no less than a  lioness in the jungle ,   who hunts and brings home the kill ,     who feeds ,    and raises protects her cubs with her life .   she doesn’t want ,   need or would never take on male attributes to play this role .    she is the patron goddess and protector of young girls ,   and they do not wish for a man when they cry her name ,   or leave offerings at her temple / altars .

[dayaftermoon]

[artemisic]

➹                              sunbruise .

kenneth liked hunches.     he’d bet as much,    that he’d survive a kilometre into the forbidden woods beyond camp jupiter.    of course he would,   carbon copy of his father that he was.    a bow sat slung against his back and,   against his trained instincts,   he did not reach for it even as the knowledge of the goddess had not escaped him.    it was a risk,   but he took it without doubt.    eventually,    he stares the silver arrow point down,    dauntless scowl and unfazed stature.       ❛❛       i’m trained to sniff out bluffs,   you know.       ❜❜     birthright as much,   what with his father being the god of truth and lupa his trainer.    he offers a curt bow of his head,    and addresses her,      ❛❛        aunt diana.     i want a minute of your time.       ❜❜      that was the hunch then:    mercy of love.

she wears no diadem ,  no golden carcanet     to embellish beast in thumping in her lungs .    her eyes , neither sweet nor subtle ,  were not made to be deciphered by men ;    they would find in them only whispers of  delirium  to be lead into an early grave .   and so  ,    she does not look upon the meddler .     when she raises ,   not her eyes ,    but her crownless her head ,    golden bay leaves sit in a mane of ebony ,   and the crescent moon shines high upon the center of her forehead .     ❝       do not     challenge me  ,     boy .        you have    one card     to play  ,     but even that card has its   limits     here .       ❞        the figure drapes itself in ivory  ;     easily mistaken for a small ,    pale ghost ,     flickering under the moonlight ;     but the shadow it casts towers over the child ,    the trees  ,    and all who seek shelter within these woods  .   

spoiled rotten ,     she thinks    ---  emptied handed  ,    barking his wants aloud like a child in a candy shop .      surely  ,     it belongs to her brother .     and if nothing else  ,   artemis can admire his bravery ,    inconsequential as it is .     ❝       tell me ,     then .   what is of such importance to you that has brought you all the way here?      ❞ 

[rachelbtw]

[artemisic]

Artemis: I love my brothers and sisters, the whole family... Persephone, Apollo, bleh. I forget all their other names.

[artemisic]

she is    little older    than her maidens  ,       younger even than her summoners ;      wild mane flowing down the crevices in silver flesh ,     bambi - eyed ,   shoulders draped in boar pelt  ,     the last thing you’d expect to see before dying  .      she wears disappointment gracefully  &   it falls heavy upon the head of those who must bear it .   

❝      you have long    gone astray ,     child .      why should i offer you any help ,    at all ?       ❞

@vlena​​​    ❤’d.

[artemisic]

at mercy   of love ,     her bow dangles low  ,    glued to her arm like another limb  ,      now aimed solely at the soil where weeds and dandelions have swallowed the carcasses of her foes  .    there  ,     she stands  ,     feet planted firmly ,    unwavering ,    with two impossibly large hounds nesting against bared ankles .

❝     you don’t yet have an      arrow through your heart .     it’s more than     most boys     who dare cross this threshold can say     -----     run along ,   now  .      least i change my mind .       ❞        (      she wouldn’t ----       she couldn’t ,    not as nonchalantly as she might’ve anyone else .    not to this one  .     )

@sunbruise​​​​    ❤’d.

[artemisic]

pale knuckles    wipe specks of red off her cheek  ,      the howls of midnight trail close   .      Artemis bends near the creek’s edge  ,    feet muddy   &    lashes damp with midnight dew ,    diving her trusted spear  ,   sleek with sacrificial blood  ,     into Achelous’s waters .    

❝     it’s    almost     impressive    how frequently you manage to get wrapped up in these situations .     ❞

@lysius​​​    ❤’d.

[artemisic]

ok important q time which psd

[artemisic]

anybody: speaks french artemis: disgusted face intensifies

[shellheadtmarc]

random dialogue starters from the elder scrolls v: skyrim.  change wording and pronouns as needed!

“Could sure use a warm bed right about now.”

“Only burglars and vampires creep around after dark.  So which are you?”

“I’ve been looking for you.  Got something I’m supposed to deliver, your hands only.”

“It’s bad luck to talk about that place.”

“You hear that?  I swear, there’s something out there.  In the dark.”

“I fear the night, because the werewolves and vampires don’t.”

“You were right, we were wrong.  Isn’t that enough for you?”

“No lollygaggin’.”

“You come up to me, fists raised?  You looking for a beating?”

“I find your wolfish grin…Unsettling.”

“I cover my tracks and I keep my eyes open.”

“Wait…I know you.”

“I find your hand in my pocket I’m going to cut it off.”

“Heard about you and your honeyed words…”

“I told you, I’ve prepared for this.  It’s going to work.”

“Best offense is a good defense, am I right?”

“Don’t feel like a guest, because you’re not.”

“If we’re going to survive this, we’re going to have to be as ruthless as our enemies.”

“Go fiddling with any locks around here, we’re going to have a real problem.”

“We don’t have many options, do we?”

“I was this close to catching that killer.  I swear it.”

“That’s a touching story.  Now get outta my face.”

“Right, well.  You can relax, I have it under control.”

“Do you know where he/she/they are staying now?”

“The damned nightmares have finally stopped.  Don’t supposed you know anything about that?”

“Don’t like those eyes you got.  They’ve got a bad hunger in them.”

“You know I’m more than capable.  Why are you bringing this up?”

“These vampires are becoming a real menace.”

“Got a lot of nerve coming down here.”

“They say if a vampire so much as scratches you, you’ll turn into one.  That better not be true.”

“We’ve got our eyes on you.”

“Around here we don’t ignore what’s happening in the world.”

“I would use the blue thing.”

“I don’t want to settle.  I like things the way they are.”

“Spendid.  Another mouth to feed.”

“Someone actually interested in what I’m doing?  Amazing!”

“I don’t relax.  Ever.”

“I may need to throw out the components and start again.”

“Just remember who’s in charge around here.”

“I can’t afford to make any assumptions.  That’s how people wind up dead.”

“Trouble?”

“I work for them, okay?  We’re not friends.”

“What do you need?”

“We all do.  It is our burden to bear, but we can overcome.”

“Staying safe, I hope.”

“I find the concept of sleeping with you not only repulsive, but morally unsettling.  Does that answer your question?”

“They pay me and I get the job done.  That’s it.”