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i wanna try to get back into making aesthetics, but i don’t really have any ideas, so send me an ask of something you’d like to see and if i’m familiar enough with it, i’ll do it! :)

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i wanna try to get back into making aesthetics, but i don’t really have any ideas, so send me an ask of something you’d like to see and if i’m familiar enough with it, i’ll do it! :)

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If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.

Jude Duarte — The Folk of the Air by Holly Black

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“Kiss me again. Kiss me until I am sick of it.”

Cardan Greenbriar — The Folk of the Air by Holly Black

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[15/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: P E R S E P H O N E 

Persephone (Περσεφόνη), also known as Kore (Κόρη), is the Greek goddess of springtime, flowers, and vegetation. Although not an Olympian herself, she is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. Through her abduction by and marriage to Hades, she is the Queen of the Underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina. 

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[14/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: D I O N Y S U S 

Dionysus (Διόνυσος) is the Greek god of revelry, madness, religious ecstasy, theatre, and wine. He is the son of Zeus and Semele. His Roman counterpart is Bacchus. 

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[13/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: H E P H A E S T U S

Hephaestus ( Ἥφαιστος) is the Greek god of the forge, blacksmiths, inventors, volcanoes, and fire. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

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[12/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: A P H R O D I T E

Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη) is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, desire, and pleasure. She was born from the sea foam that was formed from Ouranos’ dismembered remains. She is the wife of Hephaestus. Her Roman counterpart is Venus.

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[11/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: H E R M E S 

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is the Greek god of travelling, thieves, and merchants, and is the messenger of Olympus. He is the son of Zeus and Maia. His Roman counterpart is Mercury.

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[10/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: A R T E M I S

Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) is the Greek goddess of archery, the moon, the hunt, wilderness, and maidenhood, and is the patron goddess of young girls. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. Her Roman counterpart is Diana.

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[9/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: A P O L L O 

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) is the Greek god of archery, the sun, prophecy, healing and medicine, poetry, and music. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis. His Roman counterpart is also known by the name Apollo.

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[8/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: A T H E N A 

Athena (Αθηνά) is the Greek goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and handicraft, and is the patron goddess of the city of Athens. She is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, having been born from Zeus’ skull. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.

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[7/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: A R E S

Ares (Ἄρης) is the Greek god of war, typically representing the physical or violent and untamed aspects of war, and the personification of sheer brutality. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. His Roman counterpart is Mars.

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[6/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: H E S T I A 

Hestia (Ἑστία) is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, domesticity, and familial love. She is the eldest daughter of Rhea and Kronos. Her Roman counterpart is Vesta.

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[5/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: H A D E S

Hades (ᾍδης) is the Greek god of the Underworld, the dead, and riches. He is the eldest son of Kronos and Rhea. His Roman counterpart is Pluto.

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[4/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: D E M E T E R

Demeter (Δημήτηρ) is the Greek goddess of the harvest, fertility, agriculture, and the seasons. She is the daughter of the Titans Rhea and Kronos. Her Roman counterpart is Ceres.

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[3/15] OLYMPIAN GODS: P O S E I D O N

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) is the Greek god of the sea, storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods, and horses. He is the son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. His Roman counterpart is Neptune.