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athena can usually be found with her nose in a book. she’s often been described as bookish. as such, she sometimes appears to be aloof or eccentric.

athena is a strong believer in the phrase “history repeats itself.” she is a fierce proponent of women’s rights and believes that all women should learn self-defense.

when she’s not researching or writing, she can usually be found attending some kind of rally/protest. she considers herself to be an activist. she can be loud and in your face when it comes to social issues

enjoys: games of logic, chess, history. dislikes: losing. she’s got a competitive streak a mile long and her self-worth is tied up in her ability to outwit an opponent. so, loss is a major hit to her ego.

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athena is ruled by logic. it is both her power and weakness as it allows her to step back from a situation and examine it from every angle. this provides her with the bird’s eye view needed to examine ever angle of a problem. she’s a planner, a plotter... wisdom in battle, whether that battle be a debate or a game of chess or something more physical.

as such, though, athena can sometimes be described as cold. empathy is often difficult for her.

athena’s mind is her greatest strength. in addition to wisdom and plotting, it’s allowed her to invent various different creations.

athena’s desire to win can sometimes push her to abandon her ethics. this is especially apparent in her fierce fight for justice, specifically in the strategies she uses when protesting/advocating on behalf of those she views as weaker.

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Athena’s desire to win can sometimes push her to abandon her ethics. this is especially apparent in her fierce fight for justice, specifically in the strategies she uses when protesting/advocating on behalf of those she views as weaker.

Athena’s power to create can only be used in dire circumstances and is limited to inanimate objects such as tools or weapons of the trade. After all, necessity is the mother of invention.

The beginning of Echo is tricky, because she had the ability to speak for herself. To paint the elegant lie of how her parents loved her, and how she had so many siblings she swore to protect. The truth is she didn’t really know her own beginning. Her mortal form adopted by a couple that hiked the woods, and heard the bellows of a child. 

Everything was as normal as could be when she was younger, she’d say. Except for the euphoric sound of her singing able to entrance those around her. She was always keen about the details, and where she would be best suited for anyone else’s need but her own. 

In her early twenties, she had started to sneak out back to her original home. Blanketed in nature, where she felt the most alive as a humanoid could feel. It was then she realized her siblings felt the pull to that same place. It was her own sister that brought Zeus to her safe haven. This created a problem for them all, especially if Zeus’s wandering libido was caught by his rumored wrathful wife. 

It was inevitable that the time would come that she needed to protect her brethren from that fire of a scorned woman. The lies rolled off her tongue with ease. All her details built a well disguised story, but it wasn’t good enough. At the age of twenty-six, that’s the last time the mortal and nymph could speak freely. The casted screams from the mountain mirrored every word. 

At first it was a bitch challenge, the woman silent except when she felt the compulsion rise in her throat to parrot the words of someone else. She never heard her singing voice again, and her home no longer made her feel safe. Zeus was confused at the situation, but deep down she hung onto the hope he had the power to revert the curse.

She learned to cope with it, and for society she took a vow of silence. This became easier to live with when her partner started to be as much as her voice they could be. The less she used her voice or fought to silence herself has taken a toll on her tone. Those that hear the hoarse whispers echo their verses back to them - almost think it’s their own voice reverberating off of the high rise buildings. It’s unrecognizable even to her. 

The only work around she has found is communication via text or letters.  The private detective route was perfect for her, with her partner by her side to get the verbal details. Her dark hues honed in like a hawk to try to decipher the underbelly clues of crime.

She frequently suffered from migraines and bouts of vertigo. But each year was the same, some day Zeus would help her, right? Then he ended up dead, and his case landed on her lap. Unable to even scream out in frustration, as her lips distorted in fury before they clasped shut forcefully. The tears peaked over the rim of her eyes, and cascaded down her cheeks. The future was bleak, and her only hope had been murdered. One of her tired hands moved to wipe away the droplets. A blank slate covered her face once more, as she grabbed the case file with her notebook to help start.

♣ b a s i c s ♣

name ♣ thanatos

nickname ♣ than, grim (if you want to die)

sexuality ♣ bisexual

alignment ♣ true neutral

lyric ♣ i am folded and unfolded and unfolding

traits ♣  guarded, jealous, judgemental. reflective, stoic, eloquent

♣ b i o g r a p h y ♣ (more to come)

♣ when someone says the god of death, there are certain images that one thinks of. violence, bloodshed, people pleading for their life. none of those are thanatos, well at least he hopes not. there are god of violent death, illness and pain, and he is not that, he was a gentle guide to the afterlife. those who misconstrue his myth say that he causes death, but truthfully thanatos only takes lives that were at their natural end peacefully.

♣ thanatos grew up in the underworld with his brother, hypnos. it was always the two of them, guiding the souls of the dead to the underworld. thanatos wasn’t sure when people started to see him as the intimidating one. he didn’t want to be intimidating but apparently being associated with death would do that to a person. realistically he wishes he could be more like hypnos, with less expectation and less pressure. he puts on a steely front, but the tension between himself and hypnos hurts him more than he will ever say.

♣ being associated with death means that thanatos knows more than anyone that everything is fleeting. at first he didn’t let him stop that from having his little flings and friendships, but it felt like he was caught in a loop of opening up to someone and then having to lead them into death, or worse befriending someone only for them to try and use him or trick him into escaping death. To other gods he was a stoic and intimidating presence but realistically he was just lonely and hiding it from others.

♣ despite everything, thanatos took his job as a good seriously for a long time, refusing to participate in the frivolity of new crete, until he finally just broke. he needed a change. he needed to be away from death. so he opened a coffee shop.

♣ in terms of zeus’ passing. he isn’t shocked, although usually he can feel when death is near and zeus didn’t give off that stench of a soon to be dead person. but the man was widely disliked, so of course someone would come up with a way to kill a god just to be rid of him.

♣ p o w e r s ♣

♣ of course, thanatos doesn’t just up and kill people. that would be immoral. however being associated with a peaceful death does mean that he can help ease pain with a touch (not heal it, just take some of the pain). in human form it’s not as strong as it could be, so i would say he has more of an aspirin touch.

♣ thanatos can get a sense for death, he’s been around it so much that it’s easy to recognise. he can generally ignore it, but if someone is close to death or has recently been close to someone who has passed it is like a smell that he just can’t get away from. he can’t stop someone from dying, again immoral, but he just knows when it is near. if he concentrated real hard he could probably tell you when you’ll die, but please don’t do that. it’s painful and sad.

♣ is making a GREAT cappuccino a power?

GENERAL INFORMATION . . .

name : hel

alias(es) : helena

title : norse goddess of death

apparent age : thirty-eight

pronouns : she/her

sexuality : bisexual

relationship status : single 

occupation : owner of lost & found, a hole in the wall vintage store

traits : aloof, sarcastic, cynical, genuine, good-hearted, introverted, well-spoken, clever.

BEFORE . . .

downward and northward. hel, for all her stubborn determination, cannot recall exactly what came before niflheim. logically — that is, in her logic —there must have been something! some sort of before bit prior to her responsibility over the dead of the nine worlds. she simply couldn’t fathom a reality in which there was nothing and then there was niflheim. 

and yet . . . niflheim is all she can remember. she can remember — if she focuses ever so carefully — the orders given to her. board and lodging. board and lodging to the old and the sick and the unremarkable sent to her dominion. the orders were the first of her many, many memories, and so she took them to heart. 

hel tried to taking special care of those sent to her; offered them board and lodging and, at first, care and compassion. however, the souls sent to her did not take so kindly to the death which she embodied, mournful and eternally regretting valhalla, which they had not earned. 

hel one day found herself grown cold and detached from the souls which she ruled over — for loving those who could scarcely spare her a passing thought wore down on her spirits. there was one, however, amidst the many, who offered her a bit of solace. baldr — beauty incarnate in the weary eyes of hel. he offered her kindness, a treatment the other souls of niflheim had refused her. she could understand why the living loved him so, and almost — just almost — considered releasing him from the underworld at frigg’s pleas. it was not right to keep someone so beloved from those who loved him! . . . but hel had grown selfish and fond of the man, and would only release him if every single being — alive and dead — wept for the man’s death. when they did not, and baldr was to remain at her side for eternity, she did not feel her deserved happiness . . . she only felt . . . guilt: gnawing and numbing and all encompassing.

 AFTER . . .

hel was less than impressed when knowledge of the city of gods reached her. what was a city compared to nine worlds? she had grown proud in her cynicism, and yet, with each passing day, she found that city — new crete, was it? — making it’s way into her thoughts more and more often.

she cannot remember what spurred the move, only that: one day there was niflheim, and the next there was new crete. in new crete she could start anew. 

lost & found began as merely a way to pass time, a side gig while she discovered what wonders new crete could offer. but her side gig became her main gig, and lost & found has stood proud as a local favorite “hole in the wall” vintage shop. 

still, hel kept to herself as she navigated the ever-growing city. when news of zeus’s death reached her doorstep, the goddess had a hard time hiding her amusement. the pompous bastard deserved it. perhaps, one day, the implications of the god’s death would dawn on the goddess, but for now . . .

POWERS . . . 

hel, despite the rather large domain under her command, is not as powerful as many of the other god’s inhabiting new crete. 

I . her most notable power is that of necromancy. as goddess of the underworld, she has complete control of the souls within her domain. should she will it, she can release a soul from niflheim to return and walk amongst the living once more. this process does, however, take a great toll on hel’s human form — both mentally, and physically. it is not something done often — or for free.

II . it is a grim gift — if one could even call it that — but hel can sense when death is near. she cannot determine the cause or exact time, but she can feel it’s proximity in her bones and who it comes for. furthermore, her touch can ease the pain of passing. since coming to crete, she has made it a point to assist any passing she may come across.

III . hel can also, as her domain resides over the nine worlds, understand and speak any spoken, written, or otherwise communicated language. if utilized for prolonged periods of time, it can leave hel with a nasty, thrumming migraine that only rest ( and laying off the powers ) can solve. 

IV . in a more general sense, hel is not as powerful in new crete as she is in niflheim. many of her powers do not extend to this realm, left behind in the halls of her many mansions. the price of her staying in new crete is that, more often than deemed “normal”, she finds her human form falling victim to illness or fatigue. any extraneous use of her powers only aggravates this.

MISCELLANEOUS FACTS & TID - BITS . . . 

I . my portrayal of hel is not an evil one ! instead of playing into any true evil archetypes, i’d say she’s more of a morally grey character — withdrawn, cold, and sometimes’s self serving, but fiercely loyal to those who have proven themself a friend. once you break through her icy exterior, she’s good company to have around — honest.

II . hel does not remember her family, nor does she remember the brief part of her childhood spent in jötunheimer. she does, however, remember what brief glimpse of odin she got before being exiled beneath the roots of yggdrasil to niflheim. she does not assume him family, but does feel a strange kinship for him. this fact shames her, considering it was his command that banished her to niflheim.

III . hel has an alias — a secret identity, if you will — for when she she interacts with mortals, or simply doesn’t want to be perceived as hel. the name helena struck her fancy — similar enough that it was still her, yet different enough that, when she so desired a break from hel, she could take one. she mainly uses it when interacting with mortals ignorant of the goings-on of new crete, or those outside new crete entirely.

ADMIN NOTE . . . 

PART TWO - SHOW YOUR WEAKNESS

outside of the underworld they can scarcely use his powers

he cannot manipulate in the upperworld

he cannot tell a soul whether in the upper or underworld where their loved ones are in the underworld

everyone has a beginning , but when you’re as old as time you kinda just forget and hades has 100% forgotten a lot of his childhood. so like to him he just kinda spawned you know ?

imagine hades just walking out of some shadows like here i am bitch

a very thoughtful and man of few words

always within the shadows, listening and watching

the crow’s nest is very dear and near to hades’ heart. a place where one can dance, drink and forget. but hades has a private room overlooking the floor where one can play cards, still drink and socialize with the elite but what’s more is that this is where hades sees mortals and the divine alike to see and hear from those in need. but in return they must do something for hades. its a bargain, and if they lose well, they get nothing.

hades has always been the suffering in silence type. he looks back on the younger years, wondering why the fuck he was such an idiot and full of such rage. picking fights, too many vices.

now he lives a simpler life, days in the upperworld and nights in the underworld, taking care of the souls within his realm

who needs daddy zeus when daddy thor is in town?? jk jk rip daddy zeus ;)

so i’m saying this for myself mostly, but this thor is v different from marvel’s thor!! saying that right off the bat or else he’ll turn into marvel thor i can feel it in my bones i know myself

he’s a man of the people which is part of why he chose to be a blacksmith in the human realm. he wasn’t down with trying to be a big hot-shot ceo like his mythos counterparts. too much paperwork.

he’ll sometimes guest bartend at valhalla bar & grill

still in possession of mjölnir - he uses it for work mostly now but always keeps it close

did do drag once to help freya out

wants to do what’s right, although his methods aren’t always the most by-the-book

loves his wife sif, they have an open marriage, but they both know that at the end of the day, they’re each other’s ride or die

he knows he’s a suspect in zeus’s murder (because of the big ass “T” carved into daddy boy’s chest), so he’s trying to keep a low profile at the moment, hoping the suspicions around hera overwhelm any kind of noise about him. besides, why would he wanna kill zeus? it’s not like he had any strong motive...that anyone knows of...

                           hello,   i’m   danvers   (  she/her  )   and   i   hail   in   the   pacific   time   zone.   it’s   been  a  longtime   since   i’ve   been   in   a   mythology   group   but  i’m  stoked  to  be  here!   pls   bare   with   me   while   i   find   hermes   voice!

character.

 name:   hermes.   god   of   speed,   trade,   and   travel.   pronouns:   he/him.   appears   twenty-six.   occupation:   track   coach   at   new   crete   uni.   traits:   clever,   empathetic.   though   dishonest,   and   cunning.   height:   5′10″.   hair   /   eye   color:   brunette,   styled   /   hazel.   facial   features:   thick   beard.   orientation:   heteromantic.

mythology.

as  it  goes;  hermes  was  the  messenger  of  gods  and  the  god  of  trade  and  eloquence.  more  so,  he  had  the  ability  to  travel  between  worlds  (  from  heaven  to  earth  and  most  notoriously  the  land  of  hades,  which  was  difficult  for  other  gods  ).  as  such,  part  of  his  duties  were  to  guide  souls  or  astral  forms  down  to  the  underworld  after  death,  a  role  he  shared  with  the  god  of  death,  thanatos.  he  no  longer  does  this  now  of  course.

his  powers  include  super  speed  and  flight.  he  doesn’t  use  these  abilities  normally,  though.  he  mainly  relies  on  his  cunning  and  slick  tongue  and  talents  to  weasel  his  way  out  of  situations.

hermes  was  a  known  trickster  and  for  a  time  even  pranked  the  other  gods  for  his  own  amusement      apollo  being  one  of  them.  he’s  since  matured  and  lessoned  the  tricks.

new  crete.

i  assume  hermes  followed  the  other  olympians  to  new  crete?  his  interest  and  infatuations  with  earth  had  always  been  known,  so  it  took  little  push  for  him  to  settle.

his  love  for  running  went  hand  in  hand  with  the  mundane  sport,  track  &  field.  hermes  found  himself  quite  bored  in  new  crete,  and  as  the  saying  goes:  idle  hands  are  the  devil’s  workshop,  so  he  weaseled  his  way  into  being  a  coach.  he  got  into  trouble,  though,  when  he  attempted  to  give  magic  running  socks  to  a  human.  zeus  did  not  like  this,  so  hermes  knew  never  to  use  olympian  gifts  for  self  gain.

he  tends  to  surround  himself  with  humans  who  like  his  interests  in  some  form  or  another.  this  usually  imbodies  his  love  for  sports  and  music.

hermes  is  by  reputation  a  trickster  but  this  is  not  to  get  confused  with  malevolence.  he’s  a  great  liar  yes,  but  doesn’t  do  things  with  ill  intentions.  he’s  generally  reasonable  and  helpful  by  nature  and  has  a  comical  side  to  himself.  if  things  get  too  serious,  he  knows  just  how  to  finesse  a  conversation  and  then  bolt.  

now,  the  news  of  zeus  caused  him  a  great  deal  of  shock.  how  the  great  god  of  the  sky  could  be  slayed  reminded  hermes  that  his  life  was  in  danger  now  more  than  ever.  his  first  thought  was  to  run,  save  his  own  divinity  and  hope  others  followed  but  he  couldn’t.  at  least  not  yet. 

wanted connections.

basic stats: 

name: eros

age: 32

occupation: baker at thebes coffee and bakery.

for plotting purposes because eros’ parents were often rumored as aphrodite or ares, or oftentimes just aphrodite i’m just going to say that most people don’t know what his parentage is not even eros. the case with the bows and arrows however, remains the same. eros had two different sorts of arrows, golden ones which caused individuals to fall in love, and ones made of lead that caused others to love or hate each other depending on who they are.

eros’ relationship with lust, love and sex is however complicated for the young god. he is all in for helping other people fall in love, however for himself? he would never imagine it. people have considered eros to be childish in a sense to believe in love at first sight for other people other than himself. for most of the part if it was regarding to himself, eros had assumed that he would be doomed to never finding anything. although he’s not always a matchmaker relationship wise, he doesn’t mind setting people up even if he thinks that they’ll just be good for each other with actual love or not.... 

eros has fallen in love once with the young princess psyche. but most people know not to even murmur her name around him. eros since, has been unhinged, unraveling into other gods lives making it messier more for them than himself because he can be told that he’s quite monotone with relationships that aren’t pertaining to his own. in fact, it’s quite hard for most people to even understand who eros has relationships with because in a sense he is closed off. eros most of the time doesn’t believe in relationships for himself, they were dead to him. however whenever people thought of eros they thought of relationships for him despite the fact of him never actually being in one himself.