Current Residents:
Zoe Simon (Persephone)
Do not be fooled by their beauty. These are dangerous women. โฆโขโโโฟ ฯัฮนััฮตฮท ะฒาฏ ฯฮฑัvฮฑ โฟโโโขโฆ
โOh really?โ he laughed, sitting across from her and sipping the cocktail. Grapes and oranges that she had grown, better than anything from a bottle. When she brought up her gig, he licked on his bottom lip. โMaybe.โ he said, which basically meant โnoโ. He hated crowds, hated the noise, even if he loved his wife and her talents. โMaybe I could get a private performance sometime?โ he said, forcing a smile on his face before putting a napkin in his lap and leaning over to grab some bread and butter.
โWell that and the whole tall dark and handsome thing,โ She said, taking her seat and putting her own napkin on her lap. She poured herself a cup of tea, one of the few things they bought instead of grew on their lands. She could grow a lovely tea tree, but then you had to dry and toast the leaves, it was better to let the mortals handle it. His response to her mentioning her gig made her look down, just a brief flash of sadness, maybe he wouldnโt notice. She loved her singing career, even if it would never be anything significant. Music had always been her favorite thing. It was hard not to share it with one of her favorite people.ย โSorry,โ She quipped, as chipper as ever now,ย โWouldnโt be fair to the people that paid.โ She took a sip of her tea as though to avoid eye contact.ย
nyx barely gave inanna a second glance, sheโd seen many a scanty outfit in the club and throughout her millenias she had seen even less on the gods. but the love goddesses were a special breed, with more sensuality in their skin than most humans in their whole bodies. she could appreciate their beauty but found it to be a strange thing to focus a life on.ย โiโm afraid the choices are slim at this point, you should have arrived a few hours earlier.โ
If Inanna had been reading the Night Goddessโs thoughts, she might have been annoyed. Just a Love Goddess was hardly an accurate description of everything she was. But she didnโt bother, instead crossing her arms.ย โOh donโt worry,โ She said, surveying the room, her eyes landing on the doors,ย โTheyโll be here soon.โ And like magic, what had been a steady flow of people leaving turned into a steady flow of people coming.ย โYou can thank me later, darling.โย
โ do you often stare at strangers ,
ย or is a new hobby you picked up ? โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย the goddess inquired , gaze turning up
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย to the newcomer . digits close the book
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย sheโd been previously reading , so that
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย her full attention was given . there was
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย something different about this one โฆ
Persephone shrugged, โSorry if I offended you, I was just thinking.โ She held up her notebook sheโd been trying to write a song, but nothing came to mind. When the writerโs block hit, she usually zoned out. โBut I like your hair,โ She smiled, trying to be friendly to what was clearly another goddess. "Where are you from?"
apollo walked by and noticed the composition of the area that was too beautiful to pass up. he slowly raised his camera, as if the speed in which he moved would affect the outcome of the photo he was about to take. with the precision of a practiced photographer, which he was, apollo captured the moment forever, he didnโt want to disturb the person but they turned his direction,ย โiโm so sorry, i didnโt mean to bother you, but the way the sun framed you, i just had to get a picture.โ he said before the other could even begin to speak.ย
โIโm sure my husband will be interested to hear you say that.โ Persephone said with her typical flippancy. She did look amazing, with her deep emerald dress, glittering softly in the sunlight. A delicate necklace draped diamonds like rain drops over her chest.ย โHow are you, brother? Come to see the concert?โย
โAh, well, even without actual fruit, youโre still veryโฆ fruitful.โ he said, wincing a little at his pun, but he wanted to make her laugh. It was all he ever wanted, these days. โSorry, that was a stretch.โ He said as he held the chair out for her. โHmm, I like to think I spoil you the right amount. Itโs rare weโre home at the same time - might as well dust off the silverware and pull out the stops.โ
โThat was absolutely terrible.โ She teased, but there was a bright smile on her face. His apology made her lean up to kiss his cheek,ย โHey, terrible puns and being kidnapped are the two reasons I married you.โ She said, still looking cheeky. She slipped into her chair, thinking about how nice it would be to spend the day with him.ย โI know...I have a gig tonight if you want to come.โย
โSeph?โ Hades called out from the other side of the garden, holding two mimosas. In a shady spot, under a tree, brunch for two was being set up by the staff. Hades caught up to his wife and kissed her on the temple before handing her her drink. โNice harvest, babe.โ he murmured into her hair, inhaling her scent. Everything about her comforted him, even after all these years.
โNot harvest yet,โ She corrected,ย โBut soon,โ The smile she gave her husband was radiant as she leaned against his chest. He had always been so all-encompassing, and she loved it. She took a sip of her mimosa and followed him to the table heโd had set up,ย โThis is lovely, sweetheart.โ She said looking at the spread.ย โYou spoil me too much you know.โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย โโ ย โพ โOh I donโt doubt you,โ Circe mused as she watched the Goddess indulge, โif anyone out here understands the state that the world is in, itโs youโ.ย
Her eyes narrowed as she focused in on the object of Persephoneโs gaze. She hardly thought that the presence of unripe berries meant anything, especially ones of their stature. Blueberries were scarcely the kings of the fruit world. The only decadence that the little blue ball would ever have dripped from Persephoneโs touch before she had shovelled it into her mouth. โI suppose congratulations are in order then. I honestly didnโt think that we would find the cure for global warming so soon, but if this summer is going to be a good one then we must have. Iโll have to cancel my order for my thirteen extra fans. Who do I have to thank?โ
Persephone hummed her agreement and then frowned. She hadn't really been listening. "I'm not sure what you're implying, Circe." She said with a raised eyebrow. "I think summer is always wonderful even with Global warming. Now winter....that's another matter entirely." The world was only so flexible and the very fact that she could come and go showed how bad things had gotten. But she had to stay on the positive side. "Would you like me to grow you a lemon? It would match your sour disposition."
โThe flowers have to be purple. Pur โ P for Parrot. No, P for parrot not C for Carrot. How in Hadesโ name are you getting this so wrong?โ Circe pressed her fingertips against her forehead in an act of visible stress. There was nothing easy about subliminal magic and curple flowers definitely wouldnโt make honeyย fall in love with her. With her emotions heightened, her senses shivered as she felt her personal space being violated.ย โDonโt stand so close to meย please,โ She said through gritted teeth.
โOh, I didnโt mean to interrupt.โ Persephone stepped back, as though someone had hit the rewind button on her feet. She paused awkwardly for a moment before pointing at her journal where it stood on the shelf.ย โUm...sorry, I just need to grab my journal.โ It was, perhaps ironically, a brilliant purple hue.ย โBy the way, Iโm not sure my husband would be very happy with you invoking him for something so small.โ
Persephone smiled at the little green berries that were already more swollen than last week. Blueberries and their cousins from the New World were so fascinating to her. These ones would be particularly plump, and she couldnโt wait to taste them. She reached out to a green berry and it grew in her fingers, darkening and ripening as though she herself was the nourishing sun. Then, as though it afraid of being caught, she popped it into her mouth. It was just as satisfying as sheโd thought it would be.ย โThis is going to be a wonderful summer,โ She said with her usual smile.ย
hold on, is that FAHRIYE EVCEN? oh no itโs PERSEPHONE the God of SPRING from the GREEK pantheon. These days theyโre posing as ZOE SIMON the SINGER. On their good days theyโre known to be COMPASSIONATE + HONEST, but donโt catch them on a bad day! They can be VINDICTIVE + SELF-RIGHTEOUS. I hear theyโre doing a good job following the rules. Theyโve come a long way from the old days. Letโs see how they handle the modern world. (parva. she/her. est)
so rather than run through all of Persephoneโs mythology, Iโm going to link yโall to her Theoi page, which I absolutely love for any Greek God or Goddess.ย
Here is her page.
ย The Basics.ย
Persephone has always defied expectations. She was supposed to be a minor flower goddess, but became the Queen of the Underworld.ย
She has always been fairly liberally minded, she didnโt grow up with men around her, only her mother and the other nymphs so she has always had a preference for female friends and she doesnโt apologize for her gender the way she was taught to.ย
If she doesnโt get the rule, she doesnโt follow it.ย
She absolutely loves children.ย
A big fan of Athena and Artemisย
Is so over people judging her marriage or her relationship with her mother.ย
She has always loved music and taught herself to sing and play instruments in her sheltered youth.ย
I think there is a lot of evidence to suggest that where Demeter represents agriculture and sort of the grounded day-to-day of peopleโs interactions with plant life. Persephone on the other hand represents like the more exotic, strange plants and animals. Some evidence for this is that she is represented by talking and colorful birds at times. So I definitely see her as embracing and bringing out the more colorful and beautiful parts of nature as opposed to the strictly useful ones (not that those arenโt beautiful too!)ย
Her role in the underworld is similar. She is there not just to bring useful things, but beautiful things. She brings out the most beautiful parts of the world,ย
These Days.ย
As humans change, Persephone has always advocated for her kind to change as well. She has always felt that Olympus was corrupt and that Zeus was only interested in maintaining his own luxury.ย
She still feels their purpose is to create and make the world more beautiful. Sheโs just not sure how to do that with humans still trying to destroy everything.
As someone who has always loved music, she is now currently a singer. Think Halsey and Billie Eillish but a little more positive and more acoustic (WC, Night Clubs where she frequently sings)
With the new rules, she comes and goes from the Underworld at will.ย
She does have a significant amount of fame as Zoe Simon. She has a very popular online profile and has an album online but because sheโs not in it for the money, she doesnโt really do concerts or record labels, so she has something of a cult following.ย
She has a lot of opinions so beware if you ask her.ย
She loves parrots and has several.ย
Potential Plots.
ย Iโd love to see her connect with people of other pantheons. Sheโs generally easy to like as sheโs just a sunshine flower child who wants the world to be a better place.ย
Persephone does have a decent pagan following in the modern world (me the mun included) Iโd love to see someone invoke her and actually get the real thing!ย
goddess squad! Iโd love to see any goddesses getting together for a weekly brunch lol.ย
Generally anyone who underestimates her and gets more than they bargained for.ย