#kyrene

Kyrene, by me, as a Secret Santa gift to my friend, Tay!

This is Tay's D&D character who is a sea elf and wereshark barbarian. A former gladiator, all she really wants is to earn enough along her adventures to settle down. As Tay described, “[Kyrene] and her shark have fought for survival for so long. She wants to live, not just survive.”

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Oooh yess I'd love that!

Physical Appearance

Well-fleshed, her muscles not obvious until they're flexed

Large shoulders and thighs, narrower hips

Youthful face, with rounded cheeks and warm brown eyes

Loose curls, usually plaited or braided

Golden skin loved by the sun

Now that I think about it, kind of how I imagine Katniss 🤔

Personality

Adventurous, playful

Reckless and impulsive

Wrestles lions but is scared of little things like butterflies

Never starts a fight, but always ends them

Prefers an active lifestyle and doesn't like sitting in one place too long

Introverted, needs her time alone in nature after being in the company of men

In the afternoon, she naps in the sunlight, sometimes with a calf in her arms

As a mother

She is satisfied with her sons and doesn't want more kids

She had not enjoyed being pregnant, especially in the later months

Mostly because she had to sit still and she missed the forests and wild beasts

And Artemis spoiled her too much which she thought herself underserving of

After becoming a mother, she became less of a risk-taker, because she wants to be there for her sons

She's a hugger, but squeezes very tight though

At home they call her the rib-cracker jokingly

Likes to remind her sons that she wrestled a lion

When they're acting up: I wrestled a lion, once, you know.

When they're having relationship issues: I wrestled a lion, once, you know

When they want a bedtime story: I wrestled a lion, once, you know.

They never get tired of bringing it up, though.

As a lover

Apollo loves to sing her praises

She's really into that

At first she didn't know why Apollo would be interested, having no interest in the arts

She doesn't understand how one can sit hours long to paint a portrait, for example

There were doubts on both sides of the relationships, thinking that their respective lifestyles were not compatible with marriage

But Chiron's blessing relieved that, by assuring them they can make it work with compromises

Which they managed in the end

Hence their healthy, peaceful marriage

As a friend

Apollo would take her to see the Muses once in a while and they'd all try to teach her the arts

But inevitably the Muses would get struck with inspiration when they talk to her

And at the end of their meet-ups everyone is pressed to go home to work on their own stuff

She'd also get along with Ariadne, having much in common with her in the mortal turned immortal bride category

Of course, one cannot forget Artemis and the huntresses

They are the ones Cyrene can hang out with and not need to recharge afterwards

As a sister

I headcanon her as the youngest, and Themisto the oldest

Themisto being she who, upon accidentally killing her sons, took her own life

I think Cyrene would feel guilty not only for the loss of her innocent nephews, but for her older sister who she admired

Themisto tried to tell Cyrene of what she was plotting to do

Yet Cyrene had not listened, telling Themisto that her jealousy will pass

Cyrene expected her sister to get over her jealousy just like she had done with Apollo and his multitude of lovers

But Themisto did not "get over it" and Cyrene lost her nephews and dear sister in the process

When she heard the news, Cyrene became silent and hardly spoke

It happened when Aristaeus was still young, and he didn't know what was going on

After long days, Cyrene broke her grieving silence and hugged her son very tightly against her chest

I WANT an AU on this now ☠️

OMGGGG IKRRRRRRR

They'd be the bestiest besties fr

I had to do a quick Google cause I didn't know who Kyrene was. 😂😂 I really only took time to learn about Hera and went "I'm a certified Greeky Mythologer."

I don't hate them? I can see them close or whatever, I don't have much thought other than ofc Apollo saw this woman with his sister and went "Well imma marry her." Lmaoo I hope Artemis kicked his ass.

Κυρηνη