Hold Steady

'Revelation fell upon them, and they knew what it meant to be holy. Hell was filled.' Grace - 16 - Gods are feisty things

[anneelliots]

in slavic folklore, an effigy of the goddess marzanna is drowned around the time of the spring equinox, to represent the death of winter and the rebirth of spring.

@modernmythsnet‘s event twenty → equinox

[fyeahmyths]

rhiannon, welsh goddess of birds and horses and also known as queen of the fairies.

requested by anon

[leholidaymagazine-deactivated20]

[brilliantlybeloved]

[artamirs-deactivated20170606]

➝ “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” [insp]

[illucify-deactivated20131022]

[sad-plath]

[alarkling]

                   “This [place] has many dangers. I cannot save you from most of them.”                    “I wasn’t born to be saved.”                                                                                   — Rosamund Hodge (x)

[patroclusgf]

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Demeter was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It was believed that she made the crops grow each year; thus the first loaf of bread made from the annual harvest was offered to her. Demeter was the goddess of the earth, of agriculture, and of fertility in general.

[jezzahell]

Mythology Meme - Duos

Hades and Persephone are the king and queen of the underworld, land of the dead. Persephone resides in the underworld during autumn and winter, and her rise to the surface world brings the flourish of spring.

[aphrhodite]

modern goddess : Athena Αθηνά goddess of wisdom, craft, and war requested by (x)

[mahitoluvr]

modern aesthetics: apollo 🌞

[wasbella102]

Cherry Blossoms in the Evening by Matsubayashi Keigetsu

[expatesque]

Moodboards | Mythology | the Z o r j a 

↳ Slavic guardian goddesses, the Auroras. In the morning, Zorja Utrennjaja, the Morning Star, opens the gates for the sun-chariot’s departure. At dusk, Zorja Vechernjaja, the Evening Star, closes the palace gates once more after its return.

+ requested by @mrskestrel

[haviye-deactivated20170417]

[luxe-pauvre]

[cruelmagic-deactivated20161228]

CREATION MYTHS MEME: Enûma Eliš (Mesopotamian creation myth)

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Mesopotamian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece, ‘When on High’.

The story, one of the oldest, if not the oldest in the world, concerns the birth of the gods and the creation of the universe and human beings. In the beginning there was only undifferentiated water swirling in chaos. Out of this swirl, the waters divided into sweet, fresh water, known as the god Apsu, and salty bitter water, the goddess Tiamat. Once differentiated, the union of these two entities gave birth to the younger gods.

These young gods, however, were extremely loud, troubling the sleep of Apsu at night and distracting him from his work by day. Upon the advice of his Vizier, Mummu, Apsu decides to kill the younger gods. Tiamat, hearing of their plan, warns her eldest son, Enki and he puts Apsu to sleep and kills him. From Apsu’s remains, Enki creates his home. Tiamat, once the supporter of the younger gods, now is enraged that they have killed her mate. She consults with the god, Quingu, who advises her to make war on the younger gods. Tiamat rewards Quingu with the Tablets of Destiny, which legitimize the rule of a god and control the fates, and he wears them proudly as a breastplate. With Quingu as her champion, Tiamat summons the forces of chaos and creates eleven horrible monsters to destroy her children. (x)