MYTHOLOGY A-Z: COATLICUE for anonymous
Coatlicue was a major deity in the Aztec pantheon and regarded as the earth-mother goddess, symbolising the antiquity of earth worship. She was also associated with childbirth, warfare, governance and agriculture, and considered the female aspect of the primordial god Ometeotl
MYTHOLOGY A-Z: BRIGID for @hiddeniron
Also known as the Exalted One, Brigid was one the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Irish goddess of spring, fertility, and life. She was also associated wit hwisdom, poetry, healing, protection, blacksmithing and domesticated animals.
MYTHOLOGY A-Z: AMATERASU
One of the major deities of Shinto, Amatersu is the japanese goddes of the sun and the ruler of the heavenly realm Takamagahara and the mythical ancestor of the Japanese imperial house. Along with her siblings, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo, she is considered to be one of the “Three Precious Children”, the three most important offspring of the creator god Izanagi.
acotar moodboards ❧ the autumn court
“Days decrease, / And autumn grows, autumn in everything.”
MYTHOLOGY MOODBOARDS • THEIA for anonymous
The Titan goddess of sight and the shining ether of the bright, blue sky, who endowed gold and silver with their brilliance and value. She was the mother of Helios, Selene and Eos, the titans of the Sun, the Moon and the Dawn.
A Court of Thorns and Roses ♦ Gwyneth Berdara
“Is it living, though? To take the safe road?”
“You’re the one who’s been in a library for two years,” Emerie said.
Gwyn didn’t flinch. “I have. And I am tired of it.” She surveyed the blood-soaked leather along her thigh. “I don’t want to take the safe road.” She pointed to the mountain, to the slender path upward. “I want to take that road.” Her voice thickened. “take the road that no one dares travel, and I want to travel it with you two. No matter what may befall us. Not as Illyrians, not for their titles, but as something new. To prove to them, to everyone, that something new and different might triumph over their rules and restrictions"
A Court of Thorns and Roses Ships ♦ azriel & gwyneth berdara
But Azriel tucked away the thought, consciously erasing the slight smile it brought to his face. Buried the image down deep, where it glowed quietly.
A thing of secret, lovely beauty
Mythology Posters Series for @asterllm: The Graces
Also known as the Charities, they were the goddessess if charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility, often the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, and oceanid. While other goddesses are sometimes cited as part of the graces, the usual roster as given by Hesiod is that of Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia.