#lethe

[strovii]

wiselove

[letheyim]

[charnel-grounds]

Carlo Farneti (1892–1961), “Le Léthé”

from ‘Les Fleur du Mal’ by Charles Baudelaire

[sivavakkiyar]

[mer-acle]

Mnemosyne and Lethe

Titans of Memory and Forgetting

I did a design Mnemosyne, so I wanted to do Lethe as well. They are partnered designs, kinda a yin-yang concept, so I'm going to talk about them both in tandem even though Mnemosyne already had a standalone post.

I reversed their hair and eye colors. Lethe has a warmer color palette than Mnemosyne and Mnemosyne's shapes are sharper and clearer, like an exactly remembered memory. Lethe is softer, rounder, and people generally find it incredibly hard to keep her appearance in mind. If a memory is given to Mnemosyne's river, it turns to a white river pearl. The titan wears a variety of them on her body like a personal museum. If a memory is given to Lethe, it turns into black sand, but her jewelry is silver. Why would you carry a forgotten memory with you, after all? She would never let the past weigh her down.

And here is a sketch of their domicile in the underworld by the twin rivers. The Lethe's water is completely white and opaque; you can only see the black sand on the shores, while the river Mnemosyne is crystal clear and you can see the river pearls in its bed. They flow together in the heart of the titans' palace in a place where you can remember everything and nothing at the same time.

gods I love worldbuilding

[redqueenmiku]

~8-13-2023 -> 9-9-2023 -> 10-14-2023~

Look out! The animal people are on the prowl!

[majestativa]

I love to pause in Nature’s solitude, to hear and see nothing but surge and skies. I have known too much passion, love, and fret; Now, living, I am seeking Lethe’s peace. […] My sole remaining joy is to forget.*

ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE — Six French Poets of the Nineteenth Century, transl. by A.M. Blackmore & E.H. Blackmore, (2009)

*(L’oubli seul desormais est ma félicité.)

[ciarre]

rendered my Draw From Memory pieces from @emblemcon!

these will also be random freebies with every emblemcon order <3