Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 246
March 19, 2019
OKAY FOR CLARIFICATION im the saucy ask anon and not whatever the fuck that hecate thanatos bullshit was thats fucking disgusting, i just wanted to know whether hades ever got persephone to squirt and what their reactions would be, but like holy shit peopl
Oh good! I thought it was you!! haha. Trust me, that’s not the worst anon question I’ve gotten. Like, not even close.
As to your own question, probably not, since the “squirt” that everyone thinks is so interesting…
It’s just pee. That’s all it is. Sorry, it’s been studied and while the consensus isn’t 100% there, it’s pretty much pee. There’s no magical gland that produces female ejaculate. But there’s also no shame in a release of liquids just before or during orgasm either. Sorry to burst anyone’s bladder bubble about that.
And ask any classicist or Hellenic polytheist, and they will tell you that the gods don’t pee or poop like humans do. Humans, were made in the image of the gods, but the gods function differently than humans. Gods are deemed perfect beings and therefore don’t have any miasma (uncleanness), and piss and shit definitely fall under the banner of miasma*
*yes, menses traditionally count too, and I definitely have menstruating gods in my books, but I don’t believe that menstruation is “unclean” so deal with it
So in short, no, Persephone hasn’t squirted, no matter how much furious finger fucking they do.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to take a shower. Forever.
What's your least favorite myth?
Pandora.
Or any similar myth in any culture that blames women for the evils of the world. (and sadly there are many of these myths)
Do you read the amazon reviews on your work?
Yep. All of them.
Most of the time they’re touching, sometimes they’re entertaining, sometimes they’re a mixture of both.
fuckyeaharchaeology:
Hellenistic Gold Wreaths
In Ancient...
Hellenistic Gold Wreaths
In Ancient Greece, wreath crowns were given as prizes to the victors of athletic and artistic competitions. The wreaths were often made from the branches of Laurel, Myrtle, Oak, and Olive Trees. These trees in Ancient Greece were symbolic of various number of concepts such as wisdom, triumph, fertility, peace, and virtue.
Gold wreaths were meant to imitate their natural counterparts. However, due to their fragiler nature, they were only worn on very special occasions. Many gold wreaths were dedicated as temple offerings and serves as funerary goods for royalty and the wealthy elite. The vast majority of gold wreaths date to the Hellenistic Period, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, although they have been known to have existed since the Classical era. They exemplify the exceptional skill of goldsmiths during the Hellenistic period.
Images:
1) Gold Laurel Wreath from Cyprus, 4th-3rd Century BCE.
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Germany.
2) Gold Wreath of Oak Leaves from the Royal Tombs of Aigai. 4th Century BCE. The Louvre.
3) Gold Myrtle Wreath. 4th-3rd Century BCE. The Benaki Museum, Athens.
4) Gold Wreath of Oak Leaves and Flowers from Attica. 2nd-1st Century BCE. Canadian Museum of History, Quebec.
5) Gold Wreath of Oak Leaves and Acorns. 4th Century BCE. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
6) Gold Myrtle Wreath from Corinth. 4th-3rd Century BCE. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
sartorialadventure:
Art nouveau tiara, ca. 1900, by Paul Lienard...
Art nouveau tiara, ca. 1900, by Paul Lienard of Paris. Gold, carved horn, pearls, diamond pistils.
March 18, 2019
So I know Hades tells Persephone he’s never been in love before but had he had sex before her?
Nope, he had not. And I drew that straight out of the Theogony. Zeus and Poseidon have a laundry list of lovers and Hades has Persephone and only Persephone.
