ben-brnes: Hymn to Persephone. Daughter of Zeus, Persephone divine, come, blessed queen, and to these rites incline: only-befotten, Hades’ honoured wife, O venerable Goddess, source of life: ‘tis thine in earth’s profundities to dwell, fast by the wide and dismal gates of hell. Zeus’ holy offspring, of a beauteous mien, Praxidike, subterranean queen.

thewinedarksea: mythology aesthetics → faeries the term faerie is sometimes used to describe any magical creature, including goblins and gnomes, while at other times, the term describes only a specific type of ethereal creature or sprite. the concept of “faerie” in the narrower sense is unique to english folklore, later made diminutive in accordance with prevailing tastes …

sethkates: greek goddess series ➳ persephone; goddess of spring and queen of the underworld           "i am not pure           nor powerless.           i am not your fantasy           of an innocent you can corrupt.           you think he took me?           you think i knew not what i did           when i laughed and placed those crimson seeds           upon my tongue?“ (x) …

queeniegoldtsein: mythology » greek hero/group/creature » odysseus  Son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus, Odysseus is renowned for his intellectual brilliance, guile, and versatility, and is thus known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning. He is most famous for his nostos or “homecoming”, which took him ten eventful years after …