#OLYMPUSWIFE

he has made you fragile, brutalized your beauty. yet, there is strength in fragility. you are forged from earth and fire and everything lovely and no one can take that from you. you EMPOWER your women and men ; they pray to you, not him. you are a goddess, do not forget it. ( indie. priv. sel. myth inspired hera as interpreted by naya ! )

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"But mom"

   “ no buts. ”

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hera: talks shit about her kids, is okay w it

sb else: talks shit about hera’s kids

hera, dusting off her hands: i love smiting people

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zeus: says literally anything at all

hera: ur the reason i drink

[dumbledoresgrave]

   the devil is,  first and foremost,  a gentleman.  he will deceive you ;  you will let him.  you are the girl who destroys armies,  you will be his crowning jewel.  

   (    indie,  selective,  private  human ! elder wand ;  created by naya,  est. 2014 !    )

[flwerpower]

      “ if a plant is sad,  do the others  photosympathize  with it? ”

                    (   indie + selective mutant oc ;  created by naya !   )

[flwerpower]

                   ❝ keep your face always toward the sunshine                       and the shadows will fall behind you. ❞                                                                     - walt whitman

                       (  ind.  priv.  sel.  oc ;  created by naya !  )

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     here for you,  wherever you are.       bare your fangs,  wolf,  stand and fight for what you know is true.            (  ind. priv. sel.  derek hale from mtv’s teen wolf ;  as loved by naya ! )

[where-wordsfail]

She knew tragedy - knew the feeling of it wrapping around her bones and the sticky taste it left in her throat. She could handle this.

M.L. / excepts from a book I’ll (never) write (via where-wordsfail)

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Zeus: you almost set me on fire last night

Hera: you probably deserved it

[hopesymbols]

naya’s blogs !

kara zor-el / super/girl !  semi-hiatus & very low activity

hera / goddess of marriage and family !  greek mythos !  active

thalia ( tj ) presley / indie oc !  very active & main blog 

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hubrisveined:

moon or stars ? roses or sunflowers ? autumn or spring ? sunrise or sunset ? fairy lights or lanterns ? snow or thunder ? cold or hot ? boats or planes ? velvet or lace ? pastels or darks ? gold or silver ? late walks or midnight drives ? camouflage or contrast ? summer or winter ? violets or daisies ? balloons or streamers ?

[pieandhotdogs]

Quick reminder that Hera is the Goddess of Marriage. This includes all aspects marriage not just a certain kind.

you want marriage equality? Hera does too

are you single and like it that way? BOOM so does Hera

she protects child-brides

she protects abused spouses

couples in need of counseling

couples not in need of counseling

single mothers

poly-amorous marriages

literally anything to do with marriage. She’s on it.

[afireeater]

For all her “bad reputation” when people learn the Greek myths, Hera was quite beloved and a popular goddess to appeal to back in the day. Thomas Moore also had a really cool perspective on her jealous nature as portrayed in the myths. (That, and who wouldn’t be pissed that their husband can literally sleep with everyone but her?)

[pieandhotdogs]

It’s because our classics education is sadly lacking in this and other countries. I’ve made a few other posts about Hera before and in one of them, I mention the fact that nobody really thinks poorly of other Greek gods punishing humans for their hubris (e.g. Artemis killing those who claim they are better hunters than her, the story of Athena and Arachne). I mean, if Hera is the goddess of marriage, and a human sleeps with her husband, wouldn’t Hera consider that the highest hubris committed against her?

Also, people complain that she punishes the human offenders rather than Zeus, but in one of her myths, she tries to incite a rebellion against her husband, only to end up chained from the sky in punishment.

But people want to just paint her as a petty bitch.

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What’s worse is, as goddess of marriage, Hera knows she’s in a bad situation, but can’t leave because people would see it as the goddess of marriage couldn’t handle it. It wouldn’t be zeus’s fault, it would be hers, because she is automatically looked to to bless a marriage and hers is probably the worst of all.

[pieandhotdogs]

This is untrue (and more than a little judgmental). By Ancient Greek standards, Hera and Zeus enjoy a very happy, albeit drama-filled, marriage. In Ancient Greece, husbands of high status were expected to have at least a a couple mistresses, and brides were groomed to function in pairs. The woman’s status was tied to that of her husband, and as long as he took care of her and treated her well, this was considered functional. And we know from the Iliad that Zeus desires Hera moreso than any conquest. We may see this as dysfunctional and misogynistic today, but placing myth in its original context is always important to actually understanding the myth, and by Greek estimations, Zeus and Hera had the perfect marriage.

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((I could read interpretations of the myths based off the societal context they were written in all day))

[ladyoftheaesthetic]

I’ve never blamed Hera for Zeus’s bullshit, tbh

[pieandhotdogs]

Here’s a great post on the subject, now that you bring it up!

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ofdivinerevenge:

❝ Some more than others … though at least you own up to it. Many don’t, and never will. ❞

   “ i will always own my actions.  i reserve less respect for those who do not,  don’t you? ”

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❝ You know, it's ironic that Apollo is the god of truth because he's honestly such a lyre, man. ❞ ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)

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Hera : Ares went through a phase where he would just constantly say ‘hi’ to things. 

Hera : One day, it came out sounding more like ‘Die’

Hera : So I say to him ‘What’s that you’re saying?’

Hera : And he turns to face me and just whispers ‘Diieeee…’

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megaraa:

     ❛  i ———- yeah…  ❜   what   seemed   like   a   simple   question   causes   megara   to   stumble   upon   her   words.   a  sharp   tongue   dulls   as   it   hits   a   veiled   INSECURITY   that   she   had   been   carrying   upon   her   shoulders   for   what   felt   like   countless   lifetimes.   though,   hercules   had   given   her   no   reason   to   assume   that   he   was   not   content.   her   past   is   riddled   with   unpleasant   surprises   that   left   her   feeling   like   she   was   not   enough   to   make   someone   truly   happy.   with   that   in   mind,   she   can   only   hope   this   time   around.   ❛   he’s   unlike   any   man,   or   person.   i’ve   ever   met.   ❜   empathy   washes   over   the   girl,   just   the   thought,   of   losing   a   child   was   beyond   her.   ❛  i’m   sorry   that   he   cannot   come   home   to   you.   if   i   could   change   that,   i   would.   ❜   

  the response has hints of uncertainty --- ones hera would rather not read into.  hera spent years kneeling at her bedside,  pleading to the sky that her son would find a place on earth and be happy.  she didn’t CARE with whom ;  she only wanted him to be happy.  it was,  after all,  a mother’s greatest wish for her child.   (  hera had prayed his childhood would be better than that of the olympians ;  the titanomachy was a horror no child should endure.  and yet,  having her infant stolen was almost worse than what she and her siblings had lived through.  )    but it was over.   the other’s wash of affection brings a warm smile to the goddess’s cheeks.   “ he has made his choice.  as long as he is happy,  his father and i are as well. ”   content seeps through her bones and eases that fear she once held.  her son is safe in the arms of another.   “ and you,  my dear --- you are what makes him happy. ”

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seaprofound replied to your post: He sniffled, hugging his tiny body with trembling...

this :))) is fine :))) i’m fine :)))

narrator: she was not, in fact, fine

she probably sees him upset,  pulls him into a bear hug and covers his ears,  turns to their entire family and is like ‘which one of you fuckers did this because i swear i will find out and i will rip ur spleen from ur asshole’