[How it would have played out if Minthe, Thetis and Thanatos went to Hecate with their information on Persephone’s act of wrath.]
Hecate: Let me get this straight, you think that the Goddess of Spring, heir to one of the wealthiest and most powerful Goddesses in the world, secretly grew to giant proportions and slaughtered an entire human city during a psychotic break, and your plan is to blackmail this person?
[The snarky chat trio’s face fall and Hecate smiles.]
Hestia, *teaching sex ed to the couples of Olympus*: Alright, your partner just texted you ‘I want a baby’. What are your responses?
Zeus x Hera-
Hera: No
Zeus: why
Hera: I don’t need another child with emotional trauma, we already have six
Demeter x Hecate-
Demeter: depends.
Hecate: on what?
Demeter: are you going to neglect that child and then tell your brother to kidnap them so they can marry and not asking me?
Hecate: … No
Demeter: then possibly.
Artemis x Athena-
Athena *blushing furiously*: We-well that’s u-up to Arte.
Artemis: …
Athena: Artemis please this is killing me.
Artemis: *smiles mischievously*
Athena: don’t you dare.
Artemis: *runs away faster than Hermes*
Athena*runs after her: ARTEMIS PLEASE YOU KNOW I CAN’T TAKE SUSPENSE!!!
Ares x Aphrodite-
Aphrodite *seductively walks up to Ares*: well I- *wraps her arms around his neck* wouldn’t be apposed to the idea.
Ares *smirks*: what ever you want babe.
*Cue enthusiastic makeout*
Hestia: please dears, later
Hermes x Thanatos-
Thanatos: I don’t really want kids I just want to live a peaceful life with my boyfriend
Hermes: you’d do that bro?
Thanatos: of course bro
Hermes *grabs Thanatos’s hand*: bro
Poseidon x Amphitrite-
Amphitrite: we have enough kids
Poseidon: Agreed
Apollo x Ares-
Ares: can we even have kids?
Apollo: what?
Ares: I mean we are both male.
Apollo: Ares we are gods we can do anything and even if we weren’t there is this magical thing called ✨adoption✨
Ares: oh… Then yeah probs.
Apollo: *blushes*
Aphrodite x Hephaestus-
Aphrodite: well-
Hephaestus: it is pretty obvious the answer is no
Aphrodite: what
Hephaestus: it’s always been no so stop what your saying because is is just going to break my heart.
Aphrodite: actually Hephy I was thinking- *grabs Hephaestus’s hand* maybe we could try.
Hephaestus *shocked*: what?
Aphrodite: I have been treating you horribly for how long we have been married so I was thinking that we could try if you want.
Hephaestus *trying not to cry*: I- I would love that my dear
Both: *kiss*
Hera: I’m happy for you two but can we move on
Both: of course, sorry.
Dionysus xAriadne-
Dionysus: I am kinda feeling like Poseidon and Amphitrite I don’t really want kids at the moment, how about you Hun?
Ariadne: agreed my love
Hades x Persephone-
Hades: well I would want to talk to Persephone first about it and depending on the answer is where we’ll go from there but that is all I will say at the moment
Persephone: I love you so much *kisses him*
Hades: *Turns as red as a tomato* Hestia what are our scores?
I really should start posting things when I right them because otherwise I end up with 10 finished things in my drafts and no new content
Jisoo - Daughter of Aphrodite - Goddess of Love and Beauty
stunning visuals
can somehow be cute, sassy, and sexy all at once
I know I already said visuals but she is literally so beautiful
Jennie - Daughter of Hebe - Goddess of Youth
cute chubby cheeks
members love babying her even though she isn’t the youngest in the group
(arguably) the most popular member
Rosé - Daughter of Persephone - Goddess of Springtime and Queen of the Underworld
very sweet and happy
can also have a dark side
draws attention just by being in the room
Lisa - Daughter of Hecate - Goddess of Crossroads, Magic, and Manipulation
radiates strength and power
looks cute but also like she can kick ass
her voice is so enchanting whether she’s singing, rapping, or even just talking
I have ideas for like a dozen actual fics but it’s gonna take me a while to actually get any done so I’ll try and post more of this stuff so there will always be new things on here
is it possible to worship the Moon as the Maiden, Mother and Crone ?? what are some of yalls experiences ??
Thisis not an attack I’m using this as a chance to talk about the concept.
(aw man i accidentally clicked off the reblog I had)
Maiden-Mother-Crone (MMC for my own sanity) is it’s own theological framework. Created entirely in the early 20th century and has evolved and gained more meanings, associations, and worship over the past 100 years. It is not ancient and no ancient Goddess truly fits this framework.
It shouldn’t be placed on any Goddess unless that Goddess appears as a maiden, mother, and ‘crone’ within their own mythology and historical religion. That mythology and history coming from vetted, peer reviewed, academic consensus— by people actually in the ancient history fields. This includes any female moon deities: Selene, Artemis, Hekate (Greek) Diana, Luna (Roman) Šelardi (Urartian), Ilargi (Basque). [Most moon dieties are male in my knowledge]
The associations and meanings behind each MMC aspect were created by the neo-pagan movement; thus they don’t match up to the maidenhood, motherhood, or crone(hood?) of the cultures and cultus of any ancient deities. For example, the maidenhood of a Theos [Greek], a Dingir [Mesopotamian], and a Netjer [Egyptian] are all going to be different. Therefore cannot fit into the box the neo-pagan community has defined as maiden Goddesses i.e what you will read about the MMC aspects in books and websites.
The concept of a triple deity can be traced back to ancient civilizations […] example is the goddess Hera, who has three different roles in Greek mythology: Girl, Woman, and Widow.
No, she can’t. This is a watered down view of Hera. She is girl [Pais], bethrothed [Nympheuomenê], adult woman [Teleia], widow [Khêra] among many other epithets. Her epithets do not correspond to the MMC aspects. These four epithets have no connection to the moon’s cycle or the cycle of seasons which are both often connected to MMC framework in neo-paganism. The explanations and associations of Maidenhood in the MMC framework are dissimilar to the “girl” stage of ancient Greek life. The explanations and associations of Motherhood in the MMC framework are dissimilar to the “Adult Woman” stage that Hera represents. I also don’t think Widow and Crone should be synonymous does a crone have to lose her spouse?
These major goddesses were likely at least part of the inspiration for an important book in the history of Wicca’s development: The White Goddess: a Historical Grammar of Poetic MythbyRobert Graves. Graves was a British poet and scholar, writing around the time that Gerald Gardner and others were first practicing their form of Witchcraft which eventually became known as Wicca. The White Goddess made the case that cultures throughout pre-Christian Europe and the ancient Middle East worshipped a White Goddess of Birth, Love, and Death, and that she had different names in different regions.
Robert Graves book is rejected by scholars; it is a work of modern poetic ideas and speculation.
Other, earlier writers also described a Triple Goddess, including Aleister CrowleyandSigmund Freud. Gardner himself did not worship the Triple Goddess in his tradition, but other Witches of the time were drawn to her, including Robert Cochrane, who is often credited with bringing her into the modern Witchcraft movement.
Crowley has no credentials to claim facts about ancient cultus without actual historical academic sources. His own religion Thelema makes use of Egyptian deities in an ahistorical fashion. Robert Cochrane also has no credentials to speak on ancient cultus without actual historical academic sources. He even lied about being a hereditary witch for awhile, not exactly trustworthy. Freud speaking accurately on ancient cultus is legitimately laughable. I had no idea he did commentary about this.
However, it was during the 1970s that the Triple Goddess as we know her today—Maiden, Mother and Crone—became firmly rooted in many forms of Wicca. But rather than being a single identity taking different forms, the Wiccan Triple Goddess is typically represented by three separate deities, each an aspect of the Goddess in her own right. These may be borrowed from one or more ancient cultures. For example, many worship Diana (Roman) as the Maiden, Isis (Egyptian) as the Mother, and Kali (Hindu) as the Crone. These designations are rooted in the individual deities’ roles within the cultures they are borrowed from. Isis, for instance, was a mother goddess in ancient Egypt. Each aspect within the Triple Goddess is associated with particular seasons and other natural phenomena, as well as human characteristics and elements of life on Earth. These associations can be used to call on the appropriate aspect of the Goddess during magical work, ritual worship, and prayer.
This is not true for many of the Wiccan & neo-pagan materials I have read. Many see her as one deity. Additionally, even if you designate three different deities for these aspects it is still inaccurate in regards to the ancient deity’s actual theological traits and meaning, as I mentioned about Hera.
Labeling Isis as “Mother” within the MMC framework adds meaning onto her. Meaning developed by the Wiccan/Witch/Neo-Pagan movement including: what it means to be a mother outside the concept in ancient Egypt, a moon phase, a modern life stage, a season, personality traits, energy traits, magic traits, divination meanings, and/or the western element system. Which is further illustrated in the next link. None of it has anything to do with Isis.
Yes,we can modernize our view of Goddesses, after we take the time to understand the accurate historical view. I absolutely have done this—my view of Hera Teleia, “adult woman,” is extremely modernized in my practice. But in the MMC framwork a LOT of associations and meanings are added by default for each aspect.
According to a lot of Wiccan traditions, the Goddess takes a three-fold form, known as the Triple Goddess. Her aspects, known as the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone, are aligned with the phases of the Moon’s cycle as it orbits the Earth-the waxing crescent, the Full Moon, and the waning crescent. These aspects are also the three phases of a woman’s life in terms of physical reproduction which is before, during, and after the body’s ability to have a child.
Like I said above, all of these aspects would have to be superimposed onto a Goddess as a modern ahistorical theology. Not only that but the focus on biology takes away from the deity’s divinity. In addition it is completely inaccurate physically for plenty of ciswoman who literally cannot go through those life phases or who choose not to. (I didn’t mentioning NB & Transwoman specifically to emphasize that the terf-y argument about how the Tripled Goddess “represents "real” women’s life phases uwu" is still bullshit. MMC doesn’t represent any woman’s life phases cis or trans)
Hekate
Also…..that website claims some real bullshit about how it existed before Graves with the example of Hekate. Then a few others with absolutely no proof and it even sounds like made up BS from the get go.
Trying to fit any of the Theoi[Greek],Dei[Roman],Dingirene[Mesopotamia],Netjeru[Egyptian],'Iluma[Canannite],'Ālihat[Arabian],Siwannies[Hittite],Enna[Hurrian],*Deywóes [PIE], into the Triple Goddes Maiden-Mother-Crone theological framework is an inaccurate ahistorical view of those deities, plain and simple. “Triple MMC Goddess” label should not be slapped onto any Goddess with the claim its who she was in ancient cultus. Like Wolkstein did in her book about Inana.
If you can find a deity worshipped in such a way in their historic cultus then go for it, otherwise if you want to be accurate to the deities identity then don’t. I highly suggest looking into the actual cultures (which I put in brackets) and theology of those pantheons.
I realize this isn’t going to change anyone’s practice because many many people worship MMC with ancient Goddess names. Thats okay imo IF you can say “[Insert Goddess] wasn’t an MMC Goddess or aspect in her ancient religion but I see her and worship her in this concept today,” and aren’t worshipping them in Recon-Revive practice. It’s really really not that hard to say it and I don’t understand why witches/neo-pagans/polytheists are hyper-allergicto admitting something is modern.
Or you could also just worship MMC on her own as a Goddess not with an ancient name. I have seen a moon MMC goddess worshiped that way; as “The Maiden,” “The Mother.” and “The Crone,” with no name. Worship the moon as literally just the Moon and in this framework. I’ve worshipped the Sun, no name or anything.
Hecate, Chthonian goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, the moon, ghosts, … Im not that good at pencil and watercolor drawings haha. The underworld deities are my favourites. Im still looking for an interesting look and feel to connect all of their designs. This is my current character design for Hecate, but I might change her later. I like her, but I feel like she is lacking a crucial Hecate feel.
Feel free to share some of your Hecate headcanons with me!
With the resurgence of Percy Jackson, I’m thinking of making a uquiz about whichrealistic godly parent you’d get (meaning no option to be fathered by Zeus, Poseiden, or Hades, and an rare option to not be a demigod at all) because I think we all need that.
Behold, the realistic godly parent quiz! And behold, apparently I’m the daughter of the God of sleep. How fitting.
I’ve been on a reading binge so I’m thinking of doing a witchy book recommendations. I’m hoping to put some on there besides the basics. Let me know if this is what y’all want! Also comment book you want me to read !
Hades: This is my wife Persephone, and these are Persephone’s girlfriends Minthe and Aphrodite. Then there’s Hephaestus who is Aphrodite’s husband and Ares who is her boyfriend. And that’s Ares’ boyfriend Apollo and his sister Artemis, who is also the girlfriend of Athena. Oh and that’s Artemis and Apollo’s mom Leto who is dating the mother of Athena, Metis. And she’s dating Maia who is Hermes’ mother and he is dating my worker Thanatos. Hypnos, Thanatos’ brother is dating Hermes’ brother Dionysus, and The mother of Dionysus, Demeter is dating both Hecate, and Dione who is the sister of Metis- Oh and Metis is also dating Hera, who is also in a polyamorus relationship with Maia and Leto as well. Hera is also married to my younger brother Zeus, and my other younger brother, Poseidon is married to Amphitrite, and that’s my eldest sibling Hestia who is dating Iris.
Hades: She is mentally and emotionally abusive towards her.
Hecate: Ok?
Hades: …
Persephone: She gaslights and manipulates me.
Hecate: There are two things to say to this.
Hecate: First, Holy Shit! You guys are incredibly wrong. The entire time I’ve know her and been around the both of you she has been loving and caring and I would have known If she did any of that.
Persephone: How?
Hecate: … I definitely didn’t put a spell on the both of you to tell me if one of you was treating the other in a horrible or abusive manner, so don’t ask.
Hades: … Right-
Hecate: And number two … Your mom is really hot tho, Perse.
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