mythology

Koschei cannot be killed by conventional means targeting his body. His soul (or death) is hidden separate from his body inside a needle, which is in an egg, which is in a duck, which is in a hare, which is in an iron chest (sometimes the chest is crystal and/or gold), which is buried under a green oak tree, which is on the island of Buyan in the ocean. As long as his soul is safe, he cannot die. If the chest is dug up and opened, the hare will bolt away; if it is killed, the duck will emerge and try to fly off. Anyone possessing the egg has Koschei in their power. He begins to weaken, becomes sick, and immediately loses the use of his magic. If the egg is tossed about, he likewise is flung around against his will. If the needle is broken, Koschei will die.

Medea was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason. She was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy.  Medea bore Jason two children before Jason forsook her in order to marry the daughter of Creon, the king of Corinth. Medea got revenge for Jason’s desertion by killing the new bride with a poisoned robe and crown which burned the flesh from her body; King Creon died as well when he tried to embrace his dying daughter. Medea fled Corinth in a chariot, drawn by winged dragons, which belonged to her grandfather Helios. She took with her the bodies of her two children, whom she had murdered in order to give Jason further pain. (insp)

She persuades him to teach her the art of seeing into the future, this boy whose goals and aspirations are set in stone. He agrees, helps her to shape their tomorrow, that is until she realises she doesn’t want him there. Has no need for his dream wedding, the family which will bear his last name. She leaves and decides to make her own path, staring into tea leaves in the bottom of her cup and wondering if the dream last night was anything more than just that: a dream. Her own prophet, she proves those who don’t believe she is capable of achieving grand things and impressive feats wrong.

He sent me to Terra to balance its life force: to mold and connect the chains of sorrow and bliss; to cut and torch tongues spreading evil rumors; to end the conspiracy between war and peace. I still have doubts about my own being. There are voices in my head, almost consuming me. Sometimes I want to end believing, because there are much easier ways to be free. (X)

She climbs to the peak of the highest roof, the tallest tree, scales the biggest pylon, unaffected by vertigo and unafraid of the danger. There is something stoic and grand about her, as if she is carved from ancient stone, standing tall and proud for century after century. The soft curve of her lips pulls up into a smile when they tell her she is their pillar, the perfect support throughout hardship. She protects those who depend on her, offering them help in times of need.

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She decides from a young age that the world is too big. It holds too many secrets, too many mysteries. She doesn’t do homework, but instead dedicates her time to finding answers to the universe. Her findings become a mixture of magic and science, all too often coming into disputes with her teachers over fact which they clearly have not investigated properly. If at all. Try me, her smile says, daring them all to prove her wrong.

When Lucifer fell, he did not fall alone. 

Hail to you, children of Zeus and rich-haired Leto! And now I will remember you and another song also.

In Norse Paganism, Njörðr is a god among the Vanir. Njörðr, father of the deities Freyr and Freyja by his unnamed Vanir sister, was in an ill-fated marriage with the goddess Skaði, lives in Nóatún and is associated with sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility. Njörðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Njord, Njoerd, or Njorth. The name Njörðr corresponds to that of the older Germanic fertility goddess Nerthus, and both derive from the Proto-Germanic Nerþuz. The original meaning of the name is contested, but it may be related to the Irish word nert which means “force” and “power”.

Hades was depicted as a dark-bearded, regal god, as either Aidoneus, enthroned in the underworld, holding a bird-tipped sceptre, or as Plouton, the giver of wealth, pouring fertility from a cornucopia. The Romans named him Dis, or Pluto, the Latin form of his Greek title Plouton, “the Lord of Riches.“ — more info

Hear, Poseidon, ruler of the sea profound, whose liquid grasp begirds the solid ground.

I ordered the men at once to flay the sheep that lay before us, killed by my ruthless blade, and burn them both, and then say prayers to the gods, to the almighty god of death and the dread Persephone.

She has a private school education and intelligence rivalling that of her teachers. Answers to the latest pop quiz are written out in her neat scribble, passed beneath desks to her friends and sold for a profit to others. Outspoken, she is the leader of the pack, the one who creates the rules and dishes out the punishments when they’re broken. Her steely gaze seeks out only the finest art, becoming lost in paintings with a whimsical sigh. She takes cares of her own, a mother hen with a bite, and vows justice for those who dare hurt her girls.

Nyx was the goddess of the night, one of the ancient Protogenoi (first-born elemental gods). In the cosmogony of Hesiod she was born of Air (Khaos), and breeding with Darkness (Erebos) produced Light (Aither) and Day (Hemera), first components of the primeval universe. Alone, she spawned a brood of dark spirits, including the three Fates, Sleep, Death, Strife and Pain.

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“In Roman mythology, Flora was a Sabine-derived goddess of flowers and of the season of spring- a symbol for nature and flowers (especially the may-flower). While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime, as did her role as goddess of youth.” (x)