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In Greek mythology, Hades the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers, Zeus, the youngest of the three, and Poseidon. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. After their release, the six younger gods, along with allies they managed to gather, challenged the elder gods for power in the Titanomachy, a divine war. The war lasted for ten years and ended with the victory of the younger gods. Following their victory, according to a single famous passage in the Iliad (xv.187–93), Hades and his two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, drew lots for realms to rule. Zeus received the sky, Poseidon received the seas, and Hades received the underworld, the unseen realm to which the souls of the dead go upon leaving the world as well as any and all things beneath the earth. Some myths suggest that Hades was dissatisfied with his turnout, but had no choice and moved to his new realm.

[adrasteiax]

Put high walls around the part of you that dreams (…)

Fernando Pessoa, from Advice in “Pessoa: Poems Of Fernando” [translated and edited by Edwin Honig and Susan M. Brown]  (via weltenwellen)

[svilorsmoon]

“Persephone climbed into her husband’s lap as if it were her throne, as if she never sat anywhere else. Hades, stiff and frightening to eyes of others, let the flower goddess run her fingers through his hair like any love drunk young man tasting the nectar of a woman’s love for the first time. To the world he was an unyielding and merciless king, but for her he was vulnerable and tender.”

— “Sundown,” Chapter 11 (via thesupersass)

[lifeinpoetry]

A witch is just a girl who knows her mind.

Catherynne M. Valente, from “The Bread We Eat in Dreams,” The Bread We Eat in Dreams (via 4a0000)

[annbeth]

name moodboard → S E L E N E for @thehalfblood-sociopath

means moon in greek this was the name of the greek titan of the moon

[elains]

Mythology Posters: Selene was the Greek Titaness of the Moon who drove the moon chariot across the heavens , the daughter of Hyperion and Theia and sister to Helios (The Sun) and Eos (The Dawn). In Classical Times she was identified with the Goddess Artemis, and along with Hecate they were regarded as lunar goddess, though only Selene was seen as the personification of the moon itself.

[rustofstardust]

all your gods are teenage girls:  selene, goddess of the moon

[cjtaylor225-blog]

🌙🔮REBLOG IF YOU'RE A ✨WITCH🔮🌙

[lxcuna]

Greek Mythology Meme | Six Olympians [ 4 / 6 ]: Hephaestus

[theivorypiano]

MAKE ME CHOOSE EDITS > @ilithiyas asked: Enyo or Eris

[ramonameisel]

(hera) she waits for her husband she loves him, probably more than anyone else ever did definitely more than the boy under his fingers or the girl in his sheets she waits because she has to a lonely soul will break alone a kaleidoscope of broken shards she paints her nails pink and pretends she doesn’t care

(aphrodite) she wears short dresses and shows dark skin, round cheeks, thick thighs people call her fat and unhealthy but she laughs at their ignorance and puts pearls in her ears the mirror calls her beautiful the magazine covers don’t

(artemis) she wears black combat boots bright red ilps over clenched teeth her mother always told her that real girls wear skirts and dresses instead of skinny jeans and military jackets real girls keep their heads bowed and their tongues locked real girls don’t bite and claw their way out real girls don’t need to

(athena) she’s no one’s first choice not in school, not at home her arms are heavy from the books she keeps neatly tugged under her arm eyes hidden behind thick reading glasses short skirts and long woollen jumpers they always take from her but never give

- modern myths | r.m

[whereicarusfell]

mythology moodboard: icarus

[rustofstardust]

all your gods are teenage girls:  asteria, goddess of the stars

[wordsnstuff]

I am more of a beast than human, more drunk than sober, more of anarchy than order, more of a scoundrel than a saint more of a fallen than an angel, but she loved all of my darkness, so I gave her what’s left of my light.

Daniel Saint (via wordsnstuff)

[greekichor]

³/∞  gods

↳ poseidon, god of the sea,  horses and earthquakes.

[aphrodihe]

moodboard: hera

“Hera was the Olympian queen of the gods, and the goddess of marriage, women, the sky and the stars of heaven. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and holding a royal, lotus-tipped sceptre, and sometimes accompanied by a lion, peacock or hawk”

[tvrtarus]

Aphrodite: I need a drink and a shade of lipstick that will put the fear of God in a man's heart

[poseidcn]

all your gods are teenage girls.

when the heavens had decided the rain down the shattered souls of the gods, there had been an unimaginable amount of beauty fallen across the earth; in a way that was indescribable.

like fairies in the wind, the pieces of the gods had taken off and forever merged themselves across the globe and into the girls who would one day grow up to be powerful, beautiful, and heavenly.

zeus dances in the heart of a crowd; music blasting through the fields and voices drowning out her emotions until it was all intangible. she’s carefree and having the time of her life, a thin layer of sweat coating her skin. but the air is humid and it’s attracting electricity— static crackling in wavelengths. and all of a sudden, zeus just breaks into hysterics because there are too many things racing through her mind, too many things she wants to forget; her regrets, her sorrows, and her guilt. she’s angry, she’s tired, and she’s unpredictable. her eyes dart in all different directions and there’s this booming thunder in her stomach; the air sputtering in sync with her pulse. and it’s heartbreaking for zeus’ friends to see her like this, because the facade of being wise and strong just falls beneath her, like the weight across her shoulder was too unbearable. but they pick her back, they rise and aid her so she can lead again, because she is fierce, imposing, and made to be a ruler.

poseidon rakes the world in need for more. the beauty she has within herself is not enough for her, and she searches and searches for something she will never have. constantly changing, her eyes flicker colors in exchange with the emotions she’s feeling, a temper so hard to calm like the raging storms of the sea. her mood swings differentiate into so many unexpected personalities yet each and every one of them are brilliant all the same— poseidon, like the god himself, is terrifying yet breathtaking. a girl who holds a piece of poseidon within her will eternally wish that she has more in her hands than she can bear. revenge always sits at the tip of their tongue; and her words so sharp they could part the ocean. playful winks and side smirks are all held dear to poseidon’s heart, but a sneer and a glare are her signatures. she hopes for a day when the world will crumble under her touch, because the waters is already hers.

hades has tired eyes and a tired soul, and she’s just ready for everything to be over with. the days she spends inside are what makes her happy, the time with her other friends in front of a screen, across the world. hades has a stubbornness incomparable to anyone else’s, and the emotions of others have absolutely no effect on her her—  because she knows that she comes first. she has put herself through hell and back, and some days the dizziness of anger and frustration never goes away. but since she is suffering, everyone else around her too must suffer along with her. she is symbolic in a way that she should be feared, but there’s this impeccable beauty around her that causes you to stay close. hades is simply mesmerizing. the burning fire in her eyes and the brush of cold skin that makes you wonder if she really is part of your world. she sinks her claws into unsuspecting hearts, unmoved by their prayers or pleas for mercy. she holds them near, and never lets them go.

and this had only been the the big three— not even half of the olympians. there were hundreds, thousands, of other gods and goddesses amongst the stars who had spilled their light upon the girls of earth. and now, because they had been touched by ethereal and heavenly powers, they would never be the same. who had rained stardust in your veins?