and what do the children of Pontus and Thalassa look like (Nereus, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybia and Thaumas) and where and what is happening to them now?:3
this was fun ask, i had a blast with these <3 minus Eurybia, didnt get idea for her at all. Little too vague figure.
(In GOtv) Nereus and Doris were first driven from the Golden Palace when domains were divided between the Olympians. Later, after Amfi married Poseidon, they returned to the Palace with all of their children. Thaumas lives at the Palace too with his wife. Ceto and Phorcys chill somewhere deep in the vast sea - both have sea floor tied creatures as inspiration.
Eurybia followed her Titan husband to the Tartaros after the Titanomachy.
(As I devote myself to Iris as my patroness, She's encouraged me to reach out to Her family. I figured Her mother is a wonderful place to start. I wasnt entirely sure how to do the citing, so if anyone has any better-formatted ideas let me know haha.)
Elektra (lit. "amber," from êlektron) was an Okeanid-nymph, the daughter of Okeanos and Tethys. [1] Okeanos was the great river that encircled the entire world, and the father of the many river gods and naiades. As he became associated with saltwater as well as freshwater, his daughters were as well. Tethys was a sea titaness, said to be the nurse of Hera. [2]
The Theoi Project suggests her name denotes her role as one of the nephelai, cloud nymphs, specifically over amber-trimmed clouds. [3] Her name could hypothetically be connected to the epithet Elektor, often translated as beaming/radiant, used of Helios. [4]
Elektra is also listed as one of the many Okeanids which accompanied Kore-Persephone before her abduction. [1]
She was the mother of the Harpyiai and Iris by Thaumas, first mentioned in Hesiod's Theogony. [1, 5] There are various names for the Harpyiai. Both Apollodorus and Hesiod name them Okypete and Aello, though Apollodorus also names a third named Nikothoe or Aellopos. Hyginus names for them varies in his work, as he names an Aellopos, Ocypete, Calaeno, and Podarke (though not all at once; they are typically listed as three). [5]
Hyginus calls her another name, Ozomene (lit. strong branches/branching), perhaps connected to the rainbow. [6]
In the Dionysiaca, she is the mother (with Thaumas) of only Iris and a river god, Hydaspes (a personification of the modern Jhelum river). [7]
However the most interesting child listed, to me, is the goddess Arke, attested only by Ptolemy Hephaestion. [8] During the Titanomachy, Arke was the sister of Iris, daughter of Thaumas (and assumedly Elektra), who sided with the titans and became their messenger. Zeus punished her by stripping her wings and throwing her into Tartaros. He gives this as an explanation of Achilles' epithet podarkes (swift-footed).
Okeanids are primordial nymphs which rarely feature in cult, and are often portrayed as kourotrophoi (protectors of the young) in both myth and cult. [9] With Okeanos gaining a saltwater association, the Okeanids were prayed to by sailors wishing safe travel, just like the Nereids. [10]
I thought I would list out some UPG and ways to worship her, in case anyone else was interested in her as well.
Domain:
Freshwater (rivers, streams, ponds, creeks, etc)
Saltwater (though I personally associate her more with freshwater)
My Greek myth AU designs that I have yet to draw (Post 5)
+ lore
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Thaumas
God of the sea and miracles
Husband of Electra
Father of Iris and Arke
Sweater was knitted by his wife
Enyo
Goddess of war
Eldest daughter of Aphrodite and Ares
"DEIMOS, PHOBOS, ENYALIUS, ALALA, GET IN THE CHARIOT, ERIS GO FETCH YOUR SISTERS, WE'VE GOT WARRIORS TO KILL >:D"
(Lyssa and the Keres are the sisters of Eris)
Enyalius
God of close quarter combat
Second eldest child of Aphrodite and Ares
Shield was a gift from his mother
Got his scar during the Trojan War
Wields a xiphos and is an expert at throwing hands
Phobos
God of fear and panic
Middle child of Aphrodite and Eros
The elder twin of Deimos
Is basically Pennywise but unrestrained
Deimos
God of terror and dread
Middle child of Ares and Aphrodite
The younger twin of Phobos
He is the father of Scylla
Harmonia
Goddess of harmony and concord
Youngest child of Aphrodite and Ares
Cursed her (now ex) husband after he killed a dragon that was sacred to her father. The curse entales misfortune and unluckiness to all of his siblings' descendants as long as she wears the necklace that upholds the curse.
Gigi's depiction of scylla is the canon scylla design in my AU
Scylla
Nymph
Daughter of Deimos
was transformed into the monster she is now by Circe
The Charites
Attendants of Aphrodite, part of her retinue
Aglaia
One of the charites
Goddess of splendor, brilliance, and brightness
Daughter of Zeus and Eurynome
she has wings, they're just hard to see
honestly I headcanon she has minor lightning powers, but its more akin to static electricity
Pupils are meant to resemble sunflowers cuz her mother is the titaness goddess of flowers, flowery meadows, pastures, and meadows
Thalia
One of the charites
Goddess of banquets and festivity
Daughter of Helios and Eurynome
star birthmark because Hyperion is her paternal grandfather
necklace was a gift from Aphrodite
i put a smaller model beside her so you can see her halo in full
Euphrosyne
One of the Charites
Goddess of enthusiam, joy, and mirth
Daughter of Dionysus and Eurynome
Her design is one of my favorites by far
I modeled her design after the Longdan tiger because her father's retinue, the maenads, tend to wear animal pelts which are most commonly depicted as leopard pelts in paintings
Eileithyia
Goddess of childbirth and midwifery
Leaf hat was given to her by her grandmother Rhea
Assisted her sister, Hebe, when she was giving birth to Alexiares and Anicetus
Maid of the moirai / fates
Eldest daughter of Zeus and Hera
^ Hebe is the youngest, Ares is the oldest child
^ Hephaestus would be the second youngest, but he's technically a 3/4 brother because he has no father but was born to Hera
Arke
Messenger of the titans
Daughter of Electra and Thaumas
Sister of Iris
She had her wings cut off when she was banished to Tartarus for siding with the titans, when she was released from her imprisonment she had Hephaestus make her prosthetic wings
Atlas
Titan
God of gravity and orbits
Son of Klymene and Iapetus
Father of Calypso, the Hyades, the Pleiades, and Hyas
Husband of Pleione
Really skilled when it comes to philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy
Pleione
Oceanid nymph
God of flocks and their breeding + bird migration
Mother of Calypso, the Hyades, the Pleiades, and Hyas
✨ HER ✨
also Pleione's star hairclip was given to her by Atlas
Calliope
Goddess of epic poetry
One of the Muses
Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne
I just made her design up along the way, I like how the golden fabric wraps around her body as clothes ngl
Cleo
Goddess of history
One of the Muses
Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne
She does not believe in footwear
^ random fun fact: this is technically a reference / inside joke to / of my christian myth AU
