#trt rambles

OK so

Charon the Ferryman, son of Erebus and Nyx (void and night), who takes the dead across the Styx or Acheron after recieving payment left in their body, a single coin (normally obulus or danake) under the tongue. Were a person not to have the coin they would not receive judgment and wait on the mortal sides of the shores forever, or until they faded forever. It should be noted as long as you had payment he would ferry you to the land of the dead, and possibly back, regardless of your condition of being alive. Fun fact: Charon and Thanatos were siblings!

Hellhounds, famous through Cereberus, are a diverse breed of names. We have Black Dogs from the U.K., Inu-gami, hellhounds, Fenrir, and so SO MANY MORE!!! PASTA!!! There are SO MANY!!! But- im gonna grab a few for reference out of Greece. We know cerberus, guardian of the underworld, but how about Sirius and Laelaps? (also a quick piece on church grims)

Sirius, the dog star, was named after Orion’s faithful hunting dog of the same name. If you track the movement of stars, Orion chases his faithful hunting dog, even among the stars. Laelaps, was a hunting dog who never lost a scent, or its prey. Both mythologically legendary hunters.

So church grims and black dogs are both british isles folklore and HEAR ME OUT OK!!!! Its GOOD SHIT!!!! Grims were black dogs buried first in a churchyard (graveyard) first so that the belief that the first buried there was stuck wasn’t human. It’s not IDEAL but it works. The dogs, now grims, would guide the buried to the Beyond and then protect the churchyard against any and ALL threats. Neat huh? Also I wonder who might go to a church??

Black Dogs or Black Shucks (they can intersect but im gonna focus on Black Dogs), is often associated with THE DEVIL and DEATH WILL SOON FOLLOW. I W O ND E R where that assumption might fit into our story??? HRMMMMMM

Ok so anyways where im going with this-