Sunshine challenge 2 + 3

So I’ve decided to do both of these prompts together.

Prompt 2: Eos
The dawn goddess Eos was almost always described with rosy fingers or rosy forearms as she opened the gates of heaven for the Sun to rise. Eos had a team of divine horses to pull her chariot, providing daylight as they climbed the arc of heaven scattering sparks of fire across the sky (she was also sometimes depicted aloft by the power of her own wings). Eos is known for having had many lovers, which has led to Eos being known by some as a goddess of joy and pleasure in addition to being the goddess of the dawn.

Bonus Prompt: Bull of Minos

So as I mentioned in a post when this first came up my first two thoughts were Sunshine and Elder Scrolls.

Sunshine is a film that I’ve not seen in sometime, and really need to. It’s a sci-fi film, about a ship being sent to the sun with a nuclear device to ‘kick start it again’. (I’m not sure exactly what happened off the top of my head.) it starts Cillian Murphy and Michelle Yeoh and I really should watch it again sometime.

In Elder Scrolls Azura, one of the Daedric Princes, is the prince of Dusk and Dawn and is one of the few Daedra that could be considered good. Unrelated to her in Elder Scrolls Dawnguard the vampires in it are sue arching for a magical bow which will end the ‘tyranny of the sun’ which I always thought was such a great line.

This isn’t a fic that’s to do with the sun, but it’s set in a warm place and it’s based on one of my favourite films, Mamma Mia, so here is Why Did It Have To Be Me? which is basically Mamma Mia but with the Umbrella Academy boys. (dreamwidth link here) I consider it my favourite fic because it’s just so… different and it just flowed out.

The bull of Minos just makes me think of the bull in Hades, and of course the Minotaur in Elder Scrolls.

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Prompt 3: Hecate
Otherworldly and mysterious, Hecate is best known for her association with magic, ghosts, and the night. If you hear the baying of hounds in the dark, she's likely near as they were ever at her side. She is traditionally depicted as bearing two torches to light her way or as a triple goddess of the crossroads. In mythology she is known for helping Demeter search for her daughter Persephone, a theme that ties her even more to the Underworld and spirits she is associated with. Today she is often considered a representative of those liminal places where reality bends and all manner of events may unfold...

Bonus Prompt: Sphinx of Thebes

Ghosts naturally makes me think of Klaus from The Umbrella Academy and his ability to channel ghosts, most notably Ben in the last episode of season 1 which is still so awesome.

Also speaking of ghosts I’ve kinda sensed them before, but I definitely saw one years ago. I was walking home and saw a kid walking in front of me. It turned to go down a driveway, but when I glanced down it there was no sign of him…. And the gate was chained up. It was so strange.

Magic makes me think most recently of the Loki series and how awesome it is to see him use magic. No spoilers here but the last ep was awesome and I love alligator Loki.

Ironically I watched a film last week with a Sphinx, Riddles Of The Sphinx, which was on horror channel one afternoon. It was ok, but nothing specially. There was a bit of strange world building which made me wonder if it was part of a series but I can’t seem to find out it that’s true. Plus it was a lot of zooming about.

Not specific to the prompt, but it fits with the challenge theme. Has anyone played Immortals Fenyx Rising? It’s based on Greek myths and it’s pretty good, though I’ve not been on it in awhile. It was fun playing on it doing Athena’s questline, which was what I did first. I need to get back on to do Ares’. Also, Hermes is so cute in it.

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I won’t get into it here, maybe in a locked post, but depression has been such a bitch lately, especially last night where it felt like it was kicking my ass so many which I hated.

I have ordered the build a bear Loth cat though, cause I had a free delivery code.

Dead by daylight has got a sale on dlc this weekend and I might get some. Alas Resident Evil isn’t included (but then it did just come out) but there’s the Silent Hill and All Kill dlcs in the sale which I’ll likely get cause the killers are hot (Pyramid head and the trickster).

This morning I had a delivery of the Doctor Who stuff I ordered, which was a load of graphic novels. I’m gonna try and read graphic novels a lot more, I have so many around that I have to get through. I’m setting a goal of reading one a day to get through them.

Tonight I’m gonna finish the Who special features on Paradise Towers, game some and maybe watch some stuff. I wanna watch Bad Batch and maybe Resident Evil Degeneration or Fear Street.

Plus I’m gonna do my nails since I found my pretty blue nail polish.