how we kiss and kill each other

if we were both worms

Acida’lia = refers to the well where she bathed with the Graces at Acidalius, Orchomenos

Acraea = “of the heights”, whose temple is on a hill

Alitta = syncretism: Arab world

Amathusia = temple seat at Amathus, Cyprus

Ambologera = “she who postpones old age” (Sparta)

Amyclaeus = (Amyclae, Laconia)

Anadyomene = “rising from the sea”

Androphonos = “killer of men”

Anosia = “unholy”

Antheia = “the blooming,” goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths

Apaturia, Apatouria, Apaturus = “the deceitful” (Taurian Chersonesus)

Aphacitis = temple seat of Aphaca, Coele-Syria

Aphroditus = depiction with a beard & lifting up the dress to show a phallus (Amathus, Cyprus)

Apostrophia = “averter of” unlawful desires

Apotrophia = “the expeller,” expelled sinful lust from the hearts of men (Thebes)

Aracynthias = possible temple seat at Mount Aracynthus?

Areia = “the warlike” or “of Ares” (Sparta)

Barbata = “bearded” (Rome)

Castinia = of Mount Castium, Pamphylia

Catascopia = “spying, peeping”

Cepoïs, En kopois = “of the gardens,” refers to her patronage over garden fertility (Athens)

Chrysea = “golden” (Lesbos)

Colias = (Colias, Attica)

Cypris, Cypria = (Cyprus)

Cythereia = (Cythera, Laconia)

Despoina = “our lady” or similar (Mycenaean Greece)

Dia = “divine, shining”

Dionaea, Dionaia = daughter of Dione

Dios Thugater = “daughter of Zeus”

Doritis = “bountiful”

Eleemon = “the merciful” (Cyprus)

Enoplios = “armed” (Sparta)

Epistrophia = “she who turns to” love

Epitragia = “from a she-goat” (Elis)

Erukine, Erycina = temple seat at Mount Eryx, Sicily (Rome)

Euploea = “fair voyage”

Eustephanus =“richly-crowned, well-girdled”

Gamelii = protector of marriage

Genetrix = mother of the Roman people (Rome)

Genetyllis = “mother” (Cape Colias), protector of births

Hecaerge = (Iulis, Cos)

Hera = “of Hera”, or of marriage

Hoplismena = “armed”

Ida’lia = (Idalion, Cyprus)

Kallipygos = “of the beautiful buttocks”

Knidia = statue made by Praxiteles at Cnidus, Caria

Kolias = statue at Colias

Kourotrophos = “protector of young people”

Limenia = “protector of the harbour” or “of the harbour”

Machanitis = “deviser, contriver”

Mechaneus = “skilled in invention”

Melainis = “black one” (Corinth)

Melinaea, Melinaia = (Meline, Argive) 

Migontis = marital “union”

Migonitis = temple seat at Migonium, Laconia

Morpho = “shapely, fair-shaped” (Sparta)

Nikephoros, Nicephorus = “bringing victory”

Nymphia = “bridal”

Pandemos = “for all the folk,” goddess of sensual pleasure, common love, physical desire, courtesans, heterosexual desire

Paphia = temple seat at Paphos, Cyprus

Peitho = “persuasion”

Philommedes = “smile-loving,” sometimes translated as “laughter-loving”

Pontia = “of the sea”

Pothon Mater = “mother of desire”

Potnia = “mistress” (Sparta)

Psithyristes = “whispering”

Praxis = sexual “action”

Skotia = “dark one”

Surie theos = “the Syrian goddess”. syncretism: Astarte

Symmachia = “ally” in love

Tymborychos = “gravedigger”

Urania = “heavenly,” goddess of spiritual love, pedastry, homosexual desire

Venus = syncretism: Rome

Verticordia = “turner of hearts,” refers to her moving people from lust into chastity; worshipped by married women and young maidens (Rome)

Victrix = bringer of victory

Xenia = “of the foreigner”

Zerunthia = temple seat at Zerinthus, Thrace

Gradient.

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the discomfort of healing

1. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle - Nirvana

2. self portrait against red wallpaper - Richard Siken

1: I miss the comfort in being sad / I miss the comfort in being sad / I miss the comfort in being sad

2: I clawed my way into the light but the light is just as scary. I’d rather quit. I’d rather be sad. It’s too much work.

3: Brooklyn’s too cold tonight / & all my friends are three yeard away. / My mother said I could be anything / I wanted - but I chose to live.

more hua cheng’s moving castle!!