#mythsofblood

[cinnamaldeide]

Accepting the forbidden fruit the talking snake was offering her, Eve was banished from the Garden of Eden with her male counterpart; they were also granted the knowledge of good and evil, previously reserved to God.

[bayobayo]

Hannibal Fan Art (#MythsOfBlood) for @hannibalcreative

With Will as Hades and Hannibal as Persephone. (And I'm sorry about the mess. Stylus is still broken, so I used pencils instead :D)

SO, long story short: I first had this idea around the Fullerverse event (by Hannibal Cre-Ate-Ive as well) but it hadn't been very concrete at the time. All I really thought of was putting Will and Hannibal in the American Gods universe, and have them be Hades and Persephone respectively. I've mentioned before how much I love Will being portrayed as Death (or any other similar being) in fanfic, so I thought, why not add Hanners in the mix? Turns out, it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, so I sorta forgot about it.

BUT THEN THIS event began and the idea just POPPED back in my head WITH A FUCKING VENGEANCE because the details flowed in.

(WARNING: Pretty long read under the cut)

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SO, still as an American Gods AU, Will was Hades whose memories of that time are buried inside him. Like most other Gods he did start powerful and then slowly weakened, but the kicker to his power is that to know Hades is to know death, and because there's no shortage of that soon, he himself definitely isn't going anywhere. But unlike most Gods, he has never craved prayers, nor has he actively sought them out.

Persephone was different. While she never craved prayer as well, her supply of it wasn't as abundant as his. She might've had several centuries of festivals and cults devoted to her, but as her name slowly turned into Demeter's daughter and Hades' wife, her presence slowly died as well. Hades had done his best to save her, all the while thinking that her death in his arms is the price of all the wrong he'd done her, while Persephone, who had learned to love him for the longest time, does her best to ease Hades of her death by assuring him that as long as winter comes and goes, she'll be there. Both of them knew that this was them grasping at straws, but he nods, smiles and agrees anyway. Persephone dies with a smile in her face and quickly returns to the earth as ash.

Afterwards, Hades volunteers to cover the world in snow in Demeter's place every winter.

At first, it was a case of him going in and out of the Underworld twice a year, but as time went on and people lost belief in him, he decides to live as a mortal on Earth permanently, leaving the Underworld to Thanatos.

He learns the ways of humanity while losing his original memories, but even after centuries of different lives lived, death always manages to follow him. And dogs. Dogs are a given. But then entered Hannibal.

By this point, Hades has now lived hundreds of lives but only knows himself as Will Graham. Fast forward all that jazz of finding the truth about the Chesapeake Ripper and his incarceration then release, in the process of "seducing" Hannibal, he comes to know him better and whoopdy doo, he remembers EVERYTHING because Hannibal is Persephone reborn. :)

BUT, where Hades would've had no doubt of himself during his initial capture of her, Will is completely at a loss for what to do. Here was his love reborn as a monster, with no clue of what they really were. Whatever happens next, even Will doesn't know.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I told you it got out of hand. xD

Anyway, I don't know if I'll ever come back to this in the future. It was a fun ride tho. :3

[hannibalcreative]

The Hannibal fandom is both delightfully nerdy and full of bloodthirsty murder aficionados, which are the best kind of people.  We also have the most epic of archetypes; whether you think Hannibal is a better fit as Death or the Magician, or whether Will is more the Fool or the Hanged Man (poor Will) each character’s depth and complexity goes beyond the page where they were first written and beyond the screen where we first watched them, to something that has permeated us. Why else would we still be so excited about the show a full two years after its (temporary!) cancellation?

How better to embrace that greatness than with the most epic of storytelling: the language of mythology and folklore. From May 20th through 27th, create works based on the timeless stories of monsters, gods, heroes–and anti-heroes, of course. It can be alternative universes in which Will and Hannibal represent gods from a mythology, applying a myth to Hannibal’s canon in the form of a metaphor, or exploring the very mythology present in the show!

As always, any ship or characters based on Hannibal and the Hannibal Extended Universe is welcome, with any and all orientations! All works must be all original to you and published within the dates of the fest using the hashtag #MythsOfBlood.

For more in-depth discussions, click the links below on both sources for mythology and a guide on treating the source material with respect.  We can’t wait to see what you create!!

Here are some resources and information we gathered and you may use, that we please ask you to read:

Mythology Library

Guide to Writing Fiction Based on Mythology 

Thank you so much to @pangaeastarseed for the absolutely stunning banner art!

[lightofonesoul]

Hel (Hannibal) and Pan (Will) meeting, and Hel so impressed by Pan so seducing him with also this words:

“Choice

If you chose life, you know what to fear is like

if you chose me this is would become even your kingdom”

and they become one

for #MythsOfBlood

Hel: (male version) In Norse mythology, is the ruler of Helheim the real of the death. He is the youngest. In Norse mythology, is a being who presides over a realm of the same name

Is Hannibal

Pan: In ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs.

is Will

@hannibalcreative

[herbivorousviolin]

Another Hades!Hannibal and Persephone!Will. This time, Will has already come to terms with Hannibal's feelings for him. Will has embraced his role as the Bride of Hannibal. Alana (Demeter) and Jack (Zeus) knew that Will already succumbed to Hannibal. They just have the comfort of knowing that every three months, Will returns to them, bringing life instead of death.

[the-girl-who-didnt-make-anysense]

Wrap your arms around my dark heart, it's yours to own. Lighten it with yours.  -Kirk Diedrich

Hannibal and Bedelia as Hades and Persephone for @hannibalcreative #MythsOfBlood event

[shiphitsthefan]

lee/nigel, celtic folklore a/b/o, explicit

no archive warnings apply; alpha lee; fae lee; omega nigel; intersex omega; mating cycles/in heat; knotting; fairy tale elements; hannibal extended universe; a happy surprise ending // for @hannibalcreative‘s #MythsOfBlood

Nigel has spent his life fighting for both respect and power, neither of which are easily granted to an omega, no matter how fierce he may be. It was only a matter of time before one of his alpha rivals sent an assassin to kill Nigel during his annual heat. Precautions have been set in place for such an event since he conquered the kingdom.

The man sitting on Nigel's throne defies all expectations. He might not even be a man.

[read on ao3]

[hannibalartblog]

And so it begins. Or, better, it continues: this is part of the Red Dragon mini series into Werewolf&Cannibal, that started with the introduction of The Undertaker. Did not you expect events to take this turn, uh? ;) We told you that something big was about to happen! And it starts right in time for @hannibalcreative ’s #MythsOfBlood.

It's time to explore mythology and folklore and what's better than to start with The Great Red Dragon?

To be continued!

Previous strips of the Myth miniseries [1][2]

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