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“I HATE YOU! ” Athena screamed, “CHILL WOMAN! ” Apollo screamed back. “DON’T TOUCH MY LAST RAIL ROAD! ” Athena said, almost in tears. “BUT THAT’S NOT HOW YOU PLAY!!!! ” Artemis stood between them, ready to bang her head on the wall. “IT’S JUST MONOPOLY PLEASE DON’T KILL EACH OTHER! ” Ares flipped the whole game. “WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT!? ” Athena and Apollo yelled at him while Artemis tried to hold them back for dear life. “WHY IN THE WORLD ARE YOU GUYS SCREAMING? ” Hera stormed into the room. “Mamma, we were playing Monopoly and Athena cheated. ” Apollo pouted. “You cheated not me! ” Athena nudged him with her elbow. “You both cheated. ” Ares and Artemis rolled their eyes. “Stop fighting and go out. Maybe go on a date..? ” Hera suggested. And four of them instantly blushed. “See y'all seem to like the idea. ” Hera smirked. “Um… Ok! Let’s just go for coffee! ” Athena tried to cover them up.

Four of them walked down the streets of Greece. “Let’s fine a cafe…? ” Apollo asked. “But I wanna go to the museum. ” Apollo whined. “Let’s go and watch sunset. ” Artemis suggested. “Ok best idea! ” Athena volunteered. So the foursome went to the beach. Sitting on the warm sand as the cool sea touched their feet, warm breeze flew and the sun started setting. The sky started getting dark and dark. A dark orange shade coloured the sky. The sea reflecting the colours of the sun, shining brilliantly. “It’s so pretty. ” Ares giggled, lying down and resting his head on Athena’s lap. Her head resting on Artemis’ shoulder while Apollo had his arms wrapped around Artemis. Four of them, without even realizing were cuddling in the beach. “Its beautiful just like our sunny Apollo! ” Artemis kissed his head as Athena and Ares cheered making Apollo blush deeply. “Stop! ” he stuck his tongue out. “No we won’t. ” Athena smiled. “Oye! Guys! I love you all. ” Ares winked at them. “We love you too. ” Artemis ran her fingers through Ares’ smooth black hair. After sharing some sweet moments, a comfortable silence again fell upon them. Watching the natural beauty and enjoying each other’s warmth.

Back in Olympus;

Hera: My kids are adorable! (≧∇≦)

Zeus: Yeah yeah whatever ┐(￣ー￣)┌

crimsondawnsdevotionals:

The Hunt Is On

Wolves howling
In the dead of night.
Her skin glows
Under the moonlit sky.
The prey is in sight.
The prey is in sight.
Racing silently through brush,
The chase begins.
It tries to run,
But it cannot hide.
Approaching, approaching,
She is ready for the kill.
Drawing back an arrow
With perfect skill.
She takes aim
And the arrow lurches forward.
Approaching, approaching,
It strikes the target
Between the eyes.
Pride swells in Her chest
As She claims Her prize.
None are surprised
By Her perfect aim.
She is the Lady of the Wild
And long may She reign.

athena vs ares

i’ve seen this common mistake everywhere where when athena is referred to as a war goddess, people will say “no she’s the wisdom goddess, ares is the god of war,” and you’re not wrong. she is the goddess of wisdom but she is also a war goddess. so here’s the difference between athena’s “war” and ares’ “war.”

ATHENA

athena is a strategist, the tactician: she represented the ‘higher’ arts of warfare, and was also known as a patron of the ‘hero.’ she guided and supported those who did heroic deeds and was instrumental in demi-gods beating their monsters. (perseus’ and medusa), while aiding heracles during his twelve labours, and enabling achilles to defeat hector. she thinks along the lines of cunningness and not just pure violence without thought.

ARES

now ares is a much bigger difference. he represents the brutality and violence of war. it doesn’t matter who is at the end of the brutality. he enjoys it, i mean his chariot is pulled by horses that are red (the color of blood). he isn’t smart or cunning (often he is alongside another deity that will aid him in this aspect or help along with his victory like nike), he uses cruel violence. this displays who worshipped him (which surprise, wasn’t many; he didn’t have many temples either)

also so it’s clarified; greek mythology has many gods, goddesses, or deities that share aspects of the same thing. hekate and artemis share the moon aspect as goddesses, athena, hephaestus, and techne (all deities of arts)

edit: this isn’t supposed to be rude towards ares, im just explaining how he was in battle. of course, they’re both extremely important, but ares is most certainly pure violence, he does not think and represents more the mad rage on the battlefield that soldiers will have, while athena is viewed more like a commander-like figure that won’t fight but will do little things to ensure her side with being successful. war is such a difficult aspect of human civilization that needs two different deities to accurately represent it. another thing i want to explain is im not english, so when i explain something, it might come off extremely blunt. what i mean by ares not having temples was because not everyone actively worshipped war (there was a few cultures that did worship ares though (spartans)).

I apologize to anyone that thought i was disrespecting ares (thank you to @cyanide-latte for pointing out that i did use extreme unflattering words towards ares, it wasn’t intentional, english just looks weird to me.

Artemis of Ephesus

A Roman copy of an original from the 2nd century BCE.

Musei Capitolini

What the bulbous protrusions on Artemis’ garment are still remains a matter of debate. Initially they were thought to be breasts and this assumption was prominent even in the later ancient period – the 4th/5th century CE Christian writer Jerome referred to her as πoλυμαστις (“many-breasted”) – and throughout most of the Early Modern period. Now, however, there are competing interpretations: eggs, bull’s testicles, beehives, and gourds.