#opora

_ _. Lady Opora

in Greek, metoporôn is the word dedicated to this after-season with mét-méta meaning “after” and oporon “after the season”, it is indeed the “season after the season”, the season of figs and grapes, the link between the apple and pear orchards and the wind that becomes more bitter, colder, more hostile

Overview

Opora is described by Aristophanes, in his play, The Peace, as a venerable goddess who gives grapes.

Personification / goddess of

ripened fruit of late summer, the harvest, autumn, and late summer

Art

In Athens, the Seasons were personified. They liked to imagine them as young girls or mature women, dressed in long frothy dresses, airy, embroidered with flowers, holding, according to the represented season, bouquets, crowns of flowers or plants, fruits, vine branches. Each one was wearing the emblem of the time of year it symbolized: flowers in spring, ears of wheat and a sickle in summer, a vase and grapes in autumn, seeds and reeds in winter.

Worship

You can worship Opora with Dionysus, offer her autumnal gifts, roses, grapes, and wine (18+)

Offerings

Grapes, roses, grapes, and wine (18+)

Devotional acts

Harvesting, gardening, going outside, and honoring her

Symbolisms

Grapes, figs, roses, and wine

Notes

She is often in the company of Dionysus, the god of wine and banquets

Sources

beautytherapy.absolution-cosmetics.com/en/wellness/meeting-divinites-themis/ , theoi.com, and singingforher.wordpress.com/category/obscure-gods/

Opora is a minor Greek goddess of fruit and the autumn harvest. She doesn't have an exact Roman equivalent but Pomona is similar. Opora attracted the attention of the star god Sirius, who is associated with the "dog days" of summer. He burned hotter and hotter as his love for Opora remained unrequited, scorching the earth. Eventually mortals cried out and the north wind god Boreas sent his sons to bring Opora to Sirius, making the story a sort of parallel to the one of Helios' son Phaethon.

Opora's cabin is full of fruit snacks, candy, fruit itself, and lots of fruity drinks and smoothies. There is a tree that has all kinds of fruit growing on it, while many different birds inhabit the tree. A small fruit garden is attached to the back of the cabin. An orangutan named Amber watches over the cabin. Opora's children tend to eat healthy and many are vegetarian. They can also identify which fruits are edible and which ones are poison, though they themselves are immune to all poisonous fruit. Opora's children often hang out with demigod children of Dionysus, Demeter, and Graces. among others. They carry a bag of seeds in their pockets which can grow quickly to provide fruit.

Opora's children can inflict scurvy on enemies, and they often have weapons dipped in poison. They can also summon bees and other pollinators, and some can even turn into fruit-eating creatures. They are also decent healers due to their knowledge of fruits and herbs.

Historical Demigods/Legacies: Johnny Appleseed, Agnes Block, Paul Cézanne, Carmen Miranda, David Fairchild

Cabin Members: Georgia Perry, Kiri Parata, Yesenia Morales, Barry Appleton, Polycarp Adamos

Even though religion in general would not have the same significance for ethereal/occult beings as it does for humanity, it is my personal headcanon that the feast day honoring Guardian Angels is important to Crowley. Now that Crowley and Aziraphale no longer have to hide from Heaven and Hell, I find it hard to imagine that Crowley isn’t pulling out all the stops. 

This isn’t my usual writing style, but I was having so much fun imagining this little concept that I couldn’t help but write it. I threw this together really quickly (because I wanted to post it on the actual guardian angels feast day...which didn’t quite happen) so there’s probably some clunky phrasing, but a badly written story is better than no story at all, right?

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens) Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens) Additional Tags: No Plot/Plotless, No Angst, literally just fluff, Crowley loves Aziraphale (Good Omens), Aziraphale loves Crowley (Good Omens), South Downs Cottage (Good Omens) Summary:

Relax and Listen to the Rain