Hades & Persephone.

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Hades & Persephone.

Persephone was gathering flowers with the Oceanids along with Artemis and Athena—the Homeric Hymn says—in a field when Hades came to abduct her, bursting through a cleft in the earth. Demeter, when she found her daughter had disappeared, searched for her all over the earth with torches. In most versions she forbids the earth to produce, or she neglects the earth and in the depth of her despair she causes nothing to grow. Helios, the sun, who sees everything, eventually told Demeter what had happened and at length she discovered the place of her abode. Finally, Zeus, pressed by the cries of the hungry people and by the other deities who also heard their anguish, forced Hades to return Persephone. Hades indeed complied with the request, but first he tricked her, giving her some pomegranate seeds to eat. Persephone was released by Hermes, who had been sent to retrieve her, but because she had tasted food in the underworld, she was obliged to spend a third of each year (the winter months) there, and the remaining part of the year with the gods above. but even that hardest of hearts unhardened suddenly when he saw her there: persephone in her mother’s garden, sun on her shoulders, wind in her hair, the smell of flowers she held in her hand and the pollen that fell from her fingertips. and suddenly, hades was only a man with a taste of nectar upon his lips To live your life in darkness is no easy task. Evil may be just a point of view - one you may not ascribe to yourself - but a black heart or a ruthless mind is hardly quieted. While you don't regret what you've done, at least not outwardly, you do wonder if there isn't something more. Grey morality has discolored your world. That is, until you see them. They are beautiful, pure, good: everything that you are not. You should be annoyed or at least ambivalent to their presence; after all, they serve you no purpose, promise you no gain. But oddly enough, you are drawn to them, and not even in hopes to destroy or corrupt. No, you want to have them, to keep them with you. What to do with this newfound feeling? Act on it, of course. You've never let anything stop you before. What you don't realize (or perhaps do, you just don't exactly care) is that the object of your...affection may not be too keen on being taken what they see as prisoner. Yet you only have their best interests at heart! Still, you do care for them, in your own fashion, more than almost anyone else, so surely a deal can be struck... You just couldn't bear to lose them. This meme, obviously, is inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone. Feel free to be as literal or as loose with your interpretations as you'd like. Comment with your character, canon, preferences, and what role you'd like your character to play. Reply to others. Play anything and any scenario that fits within the theme.

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kylo b̶e̶n̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶o̶ ren. STAR☆WARS. ota

[vaderstan]

Eros | Greek/Roman Mythology

[ascended_desire]

((Wrong myth for him but ayo.))

Aden Corso | Stargate SG-1

[ruthlessrogue]

((The bad guy in this story naturally))

persephone | lore olympus

[friggingoddessofspring]

[ oops? ]

Hades | Hadestown | M/F

[king_of_shades]

((OOC: You rang? Voicetesting, preferences tend to run strong to the smuttier side of the Force, tbh. ))

hades | greek mythos

[subterrene]

[ well i feel called out. ]

[maidenspring]

(OK I just had to reply because of FC reasons. But if you are interested, excuse me while I yeet Persephone here in your direction)

Emet-Selch | Final Fantasy 14 Shadowbringers | OTA

[emet_once_lived]

[I'd be lying if I said I shouldn't tag. wink]

[paianas]

((Now, the question is "which variation on this particular theme?", because there's the Warrior and there's that whole "halcyon days" thing she just doesn't have those icons yet because I'm lazy—.))

Persephone | Greek Myth

[maidenspring]

(he-flipping-lo)

[king_of_shades]

((OOC: Howdy. Any particular take you prefer with them or scenes you do/don't want to try out? ))

Juri | original | m/m

[halfacat]

[The persephone in this case. For more literal takes, he can be a minor deity of hunting, which could still have some effects when he's removed from play. More info on journal!]

stephanie rogers | 63 mcu

[thelibertybelle]

[ almost certainly the persephone ]

megara | greek myth inspired

[realslice]

[ basic info here and sure why not? she already sold her soul to hades, what's being a persephone?! ]

Vergil "Klingsor" Klingermann / King Arthur Legendarium Modern AU

[gardenwarlock]

[Could be a plant-loving Hades, or a weird dark male Persephone...]

Sansa Stark | GoT | M/F

[stonebird]

(What if. What if she was Hades?)

[times_new_roman]

OOC: If she wants to be I could offer a slightly heartbroken time and dimension travelling nurse who will help absolutely anyone and doesn't care about rank.

Daenerys Targaryen | GoT | M/F

[decisiveconquest]

Scarecrow | Batman Arkham Knight | M/M

[doctor_terror]

[The Hades]

Dr. Habit - Smile For Me

[smile4me]

[I'm. Not sure how well this goofy seven foot tall Russian muppet man fits into this scenario but he'd be the Hades. M/M pref for shipping, but I'm still figuring out my headcanons so I'm flexible.]

Therion | Octopath Traveler | OTA

[bolderfell]

[Personally, I think it'd be absofrigginlutely hilarious if Therion were Persephone...]

arrives several days late without starbucks, and breaks the rules

[fatumvivus]

[Ryoji knows he shouldn't be on earth. He has completed his duties as Thanatos and guided the dead down to the underworld. He needs to return there to guard it, to complete his duties.

He's been slacking lately, wasting time watching the living go about their days, more so than usual, because one in particular has taken a hold of his heart. He can't explain why, and if asked he would give some obtuse poetic answer that really isn't an answer.

The result, though, is that he's here, hiding in the shadows like an absolute creep, watching this young man spend a relaxing day among some wildflowers.]

Noctis | FFXV | closed

[nocturnumque]

[still voice testing so this is closed to photoshooter]

[photoshooter]

[In Eos's modern era, walking the world's much more interesting. Mortals change things so fast. There are lights and screens and noise, cities that go up in what feels like a blink of an eye, technologies that change the very nature of things instantaneously. Prompto loves it all.

Even the somber places where the old ways are still kept--the places dedicated to memory, to the dead--are just neat with innovation. Prompto wanders one such dark-lit temple of sorts, dressed like a mourner in blacks but like a human in fashionable newness, and admires how the echoes of tradition layer over one another due to architectural cleverness and sturdy building.]

Wow...

[His voice echoes, too, hushed, awed, and excited. He lifts something on a strap around his neck, his newest toy.]

They can't stop me, right? Right. I mean, who'd even try?

[Chuckling, Prompto starts to take pictures of the beautiful tomb-temple around him, shutter snapping loud in the dark and the quiet.]

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey | M/F

[thequitecontrary]

[ Persephone. ]

Ganymede | Greek mythology | m/m

[eagleswept]

[For a variation on the theme.]

alex benedetto | GANGSTA | ota

[windowsills]

[ either role would be fun. Would like to keep it AU’d to mythology! ]

claude von riegan | fe3h | ota

[inaurate]

[there's an argument to be made for him being the persephone i think?? idk hit me up for smth]

Nico Acosta | OC | M/F

[anoranza]

[ooc: The Hades.]

Evie Montgomery | OC | OTA

[la_bonne_chose]

[ooc: The Persephone.]