#winter god

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

Ah, this is so beautiful. Every agent of the four seasons has his/her/their own song.

[p-rtyboy]

Flag id: To be added /end pt

Winter Deity

Pt: Winter Deity /end pt

A flag for those who are a deity of winter, a deity who is the embodiment of winter, etc. This can be kin, delusion, religious beliefs, etc. anyone who can fall under this and anyone can use it. Can also be called Winter God, Winter Goddess, Winter Xeity / Godx, Winter Fewity, or Winter Odity

Coined on August 28th, 2024

Colors picked from my other winter flags, under the Deity Umbrella [link]

Tagging @ficto-religious-archive

Banner id: @/prettypinknarc in lavender text, with clipart of a rosy maple moth on the left and a black outline /end id

[nogetron]

Ullr, the bringer of the snowy rime. Ullr is the step son of the mighty Thor and the golden goddess Sif. Ullr manifested in the cold season of winter and brought the snow and ice to Midgard. Ullr entailed all activities of the cold season, such as hunting and especially skiing. Ullr was renowned as one of the highest ranking Gods among the Aesir and Vanir, second only to Odin. Every year Odin leaves his position in the Aesir to travel the world, with Ullr assuming the throne and becoming the chief of the gods and ushering in winter. However once Odin returns, Ullr relinquishes the throne to Odin once more, allowing the warm season to return to Midgard.

Ullr is thought to have been originally one of the most important deities in the older Germanic pantheon. Over time however Ullr’s importance begun to be overshadowed by the other gods and ultimately became a niche and minor god. His ancient importance can still be seen in Nordic myth, with his role as the winter leader of the Aesir likely stemming from his Germanic roots. Ullr may have originally been the god of sledding rather than the Skis he’s known for in Norse mythology, as Ullr was heavily associated with shields with euhemerized Middle Age literature stating that a shield was his ship, some posit that shields were originally used or at least conflated with ancient Germanic sleds, while others have said that early skis could’ve resembled shields in a way. Ullr’s name has deviated over time, going by Ullr and Ullinn in Scandinavia, and latinized into Ollerus by authors in the Middle Ages. Ullr holds a surprising connection to the Abrahamic God due to him being connected to the Proto-Germanic wulþuz, meaning “glory” or “sight”, a word which developed into wuldor, a word used as a name for God among the Anglo-Saxons. Some theories suggest that Ullr was a manifestation or aspect of the Germanic sky god, either Odin or Tyr, other theories posit that he was the husband of the goddess Skadi. A less reliable theory alleges that Ullr was a member of the Vanir, however the evidence used in support of this is sparse and is contradicted by primary sources.

[fae-sodapop]

I've been having crazy art block right now so I'm really slow to draw stuff right now.

This is a winter snow whatever god in one of my world building stories & I really don't like how the armor turned out on them, I think they could look much better in digital.

Their name is Nieves, they're 13"8 ft tall, she's gender fluid - any pronouns, and he just has a general hatred for humanity for humanity just like the rest of her Pantheon.

[ranans-art]

The people only ever knew the god of winter, as the god of seasons has long perished. To appease his unending frost, they offer him the lives of their own, assuming he'd have pity on them.

But never did his frost lessen, neither could he stop it. So he was called 'Ghost', as he is but a husk of the god of seasons.

Where Lucia goes, Ghost follows right after! For the longest time he only had a concept design, I'm so sorry Ghost

Old design under read more

[maypoleman1]

29th January

Herne the Hunter

Source: Herne the Hunter on Craiyon

On this day in 1906, the ancient tree, Herne’s Oak was replanted in Windsor Park, Berkshire. According to legend, Herne was a skilled hunter who saved the life of King Henry VIII by placing himself between the monarch and a charging stag. Herne was made Henry’s chief huntsman as a reward, but jealous gossip ultimately led to the hero’s dismissal from the king’s service. A distraught Herne then killed himself. But his story did not end there. In death, Herne transformed in a giant stag-masked hunting god, and has haunted the woods of Windsor Park ever since, leading phantom hounds in a never-ending pursuit of spectral stags. Herne was believed to be real enough, appearing in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor to terrify a drink-addled Falstaff. The unwary are advised to flee at the sight of Herne, whose bow has been known to seek human victims as well as the creatures of the forest.

Herne is almost certainly a Tudor memory of the Celtic god of the Underworld, the winter deity, stag-headed Cernunnos. The god’s manifestation, like that of Herne, is best avoided by mortals.

[allthepandasintheworld]

spring god rene and winter god alois, they're good for the soul

also in their lore, even gods can have lasting damage done to their physical forms (usually done by significant natural disasters that damage their domain or done by other gods)

alois has holly branches that are usually bare, but around rene, they come to life bc he's happy and in love

rene usually only has blue flowers, blue hyacinths and forget me nots and sometimes blue violas, but after alois came into his life (and he developed a little crush shhh) he grew like, a single sprig of lavender (alois's favorite flower) and a ton of pink flowers like pink roses and pink magnolias

[poeticnorth]

More wordy words for wording words to the gods on the solstice

Yule 2022: Winter Solstice Prayers

This year is the first year I’m attempting to actually do some proper Yule celebrations. Yule, for me, based on my calculations using the lu