so something I've noticed within a lot of fandoms is that people will post their "neurodivergent" headcanons. which is fine ofc, however when they say "neurodivergent" they are typically only referring to autism or ADHD. maaaayybbee ptsd if the character(s) are "traumatized enough" (by that I mean, there's typically one who everyone uwuifies and infantilizes because their trauma is most prominently on display within the media). a common headcanon that often fails to address the trauma of other characters, or that trauma doesn't always manifest itself as PTSD/C-PTSD.
point being, while there's nothing wrong with headcanoning characters with these (autism, adhd, ptsd), maybe...do research? branch out more? imagine how nice it would be if suddenly large amounts of people were not only educated about other lesser-known forms of neurodivergence (ocd, did, npd, bpd, aspd, schizotypal disorders, etc.) but destigmatized them by giving these headcanons to well-loved, popular characters (rather than the villains or antagonists, or even just less popular or even hated characters). (and hey, if you didn't know, schizophrenia and autism can present similarly)
(that being said please do research before you head canon something stigmatizing or ableist.)
it could pave the way for real, genuine, non-stigmatizing or demonizing representation.
and this could probably be a separate post but I wanted to include it here as well:
POC CHARACTERS CAN BE NEURODIVERGENT. POC CHARACTERS ARE ALSO AUTISTIC, ALSO HAVE ADHD, OCD, AND MORE!! STOP LEAVING THEM OUT, STOP ONLY HEADCANONING THE WHITE PROTAGONISTS AS AUTISTIC.
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Greek myth AU designs I have yet to draw (Post 4)
+ lore
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Pyriphlegethon
Chthonian god
God of the underworld river of fire (also named Pyriphlegeton)
He is made of fire
Cocytus
Chthonian god
God of the underworld river of wailing
Brother to Pyriphlegethon, Styx, Lethe, and Acheron
Tartarus
Primordial God
God of the stormy pit of Tartarus
acts terrifying just because he can
Menoites
Chthonic god
Cattle herder of Hades
Good friends with the queen of the underworld
COWBOY GOD COWBOY GOD
had his ribs broken by Heracles once
Melinoe
Chthonic goddess
Goddess of gifts offered to ghosts and night terrors
Daughter of Persephone
Leader of ghosts
Great friends with Hecate, they witch out together
Moros
God of impending doom
Talks cryptically because he loves doing so
Drives mortals to their deadly fate and also gave people the ability to foresee their death
Husband of Tiresias
has beef with the goddess Elpis
he and Thanatos are so siblingcore (only non-only childs will know what this means)
Thanatos, sitting next to someone who has no family trying to comfort them in their final moments of life:
His one fuckass brother Moros in the corner: THE BELL TOLLS YOUR DOOM IS NIGH
Momus
God of blame, satire, mockery, faults, and comedy
Tends to make jokes about people's faults
Acts highly indifferent, insults everyone, points out peoples' flaws, and acts like he doesn't give a fuck about anyone (like Jax from TADC), but deep down he does care for his family
Has a jester costume he wears sometimes, although he mainly wears the hat
Oizys
Goddess of pain, distress, and strife
Melancholic asf
Apate
Goddess of deceit
Gets along well with Aphrodite
As soon as humans named a dinosaur after her, she had one revived and adopted it as a pet (apatosaurus)
Yellow is the color of deceit hence her eyes
Philotes
Goddess of affection, friendship, social activity, and sexual intercourse
Aegosexual-reciproromantic, uses the label aroace
She is the force behind good things
Is offended by sacrificial offerings
Geras
God of old age
Despite his short stature and old appearance, he is still a god, and may or may not have kicked Heracles's ass; he is capable of keeping up with Ares and Zeus simultaneously
Yes, he uses his spear as a cane
Lyssa
Goddess and spirit of rage, fury, and rabies in animals
Best friends with Ares and the Erinyes
Chill asf with Aphrodite
Battle axe and armor were given to her by Ares as a gift
Is a dog
Usually has her hair up in a bun and wears a helmet in actual combat
Uses her wings to properl herself forward or backwards when in combat
Comes along with Ares to battlefields
Can drive people insane (literally)
Twin sister is Mania, the personification of various forms of madness and insanity, although her twin sister usually appears in the form of a lone shadowy wolf with red eyes (or a pack of them)
Due to being the best friend of the hated child and close friends with one of the problem people, Zeus hates when she comes to visit; also she rejected Zeus's advances and kicked his ass when he tried something so yknow
Can transmit the rabies virus via her bite if she wants to
Regrets what she did to Heracles
The Hesperides
Nymphs of evening and the golden light of sunsets
Nymphs of the west
Hesperia
One of the Hesperides
i made a custom dress :)
Aigle
One of the Hesperides
The wild dancer of her sisters, would probably get along with Dionysus
Arytheisa
One of the Hesperides
Name is a combination of Arethusa and Erytheis
She lost her eyes to Zeus, but still dances with grace and precision
Penthus
God of grief
Favors those who weep for the dead, apparently
Eris
Goddess of strife and discord
Is chill asf with Ares
Technically started the Trojan War
Keeps her wings tucked in
Limos
Deity of famine and hunger
Non binary, they/them
Is where the legend of the wendigo and the antlered wendigo design comes from
^ Note as of 2026: might retcon this from my AU later
Horkos
God of curses inflicted on people who swear a false oath
Both the Erinyes and Horkos punished people who broke oaths or comitted perjury
Runs everywhere if possible
Has a handless and feetless son that runs on all fours and helps punish people with him
Ponos
God of toil, stress, and extreme physical labor
Suffers from chronic stress
Dysnomia
Goddess and personification of lawlessness
Twin of Ate
Ate
Goddess and personfication of moral blindness, recklessness, folly, and error
Can blind the minds of both gods and men
Was banished from Olympus after blinding Zeus to Hera's disowning of Heracles
Twin of Dysnomia
Electra
Goddess of electricity
Wife of Thaumas
Mother of Iris and Arke
Was a princess of Mycenae who fell in love with Thaumas and was deified via a miracle from him after he fell in love with her
yes her skin tone is meant to be olive
^ Note as of 2026: i now know olive is an undertone, so she has olive UNDERTONES
