#raven deity

[smarmykemetic]

"One thing draws together these various readings: in each, Raven comes down to this world. “Raven Becomes Voracious” is a story of descent. In heaven there are beings who do not eat; in this lower world of stomachs and fish there are mortals who eat constantly. The trickster Raven is a mixture, the shining boy plus appetite, a being of considerable power who is unable to satiate his hunger. Trickster makes the world, gives it sunlight, fish, and berries, but he makes it “as it is,” a world of constant need, work, limitation, and death."

-Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art by Lewis Hyde

[ladyxrawr]

Black feathers envelopes us. The fire flickers behind, illuminating her in a warm glow. Her neck is craned to the side and I can barely keep myself back. An urge to bury my fangs into the soft skin. She's allowing me the taste of a god, a deity. Something I've wanted to do for years. There's hesitation before words fill the silence, "Take your fill, Alcina. Take what you have earned." She purrs and the hesitation fizzles out and fangs pierce flesh. Wings flutter and twitch with a sharp gasp. Dark crimson floods my mouth. She tastes divine. All I can do is growl and take what is mine.

-Alciranda 🍷