mercy not sacrifice

Medium: anime series
Fandom: Psycho-Pass season 1 and 2
Characters: Tsunemori Akane
Notes: 5 icons for the Kyanite prompt at Sunshine Challenge. I also included a Youtube video. Spoiler warning for the abovementioned fandom. Canon-typical violence.

Prompt 4: Kyanite
Kyanite typically ranges from light to dark blue (which gives it its name, from the Greek kyanos) and usually appears in sprays of bladed crystals. It is usually associated with calming, grounding energy, and sometimes linked to clarity and logic as well. It's a lesser-known gemstone that you won't often see in jewelry stores, but can be a beautiful, steadying presence among flashier stones.

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Medium: tv series
Fandom: Inuyasha, Inuyasha The Final Act
Characters: Sesshomaru, Rin, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, and Kagome
Notes: Analysis of Inuyasha characters for the Rose Quartz prompt at Sunshine Challenge. Spoiler warning for the abovementioned fandoms.

Prompt 2: Rose Quartz
Soft pink in color, Rose Quartz has been a popular stone since as far back as 800-600 BCE. Today, as in the past, it’s most associated with love, compassion, and healing in all its forms both towards oneself and others. In the Greek myths it’s mentioned at least twice: once where Eros is said to have brought it to man to inspire love, and again in the story of Aphrodite and Adonis where it came to represent love triumphant. It’s a stone of beauty and sentiment and will likely be favored for years to come.

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Medium: books, film, tumblr
Fandom: Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox, Beauty and the Beast (2014), Он – дракон (I Am Dragon, 2015)
Characters: Tsumiko Hajime, Argent Mettlebright, The Beast, Belle, Mira, Arman
Notes: Spoiler warning for abovementioned fandoms. 1 book recommendation, 2 film recommendations. 1 tumblr graphic which I made. 1 link to gifset (not mine).

Prompt 7: Zephyrus
The child of Dawn (Eos) and the Titan Astraeus, Zephyrus represents the West wind. Zephyrus was considered to be the gentlest of the Anemoi (wind gods representing the cardinal points of the compass), and the beneficial bringer of Spring. The gentle springtime winds of the West indicated an end to Winter and the new growth of plants and flowers.

Bonus Prompt: Nemean Lion

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Medium: music, film, meme, YouTube video
Fandom: Hozier, Peter Pan (2003), Barbarian Alien (Ice Planet Barbarians), Bridget's Bane (Icehome), Willa's Beast (Icehome), Hulk (2003)
Characters: Hozier, Peter Pan, Raahosh, A'tam, Gren, Bruce Banner
Notes: Spoiler warning for abovementioned fandoms. Horror warning. 2 picspams, 1 audio link, 1 YouTube video rec, 3 book recs.

Prompt 5: Pan
Part man and part goat, Pan is a nature god well known in many mythologies. Born in Arcadia to Hermes and a dryad, Pan was a precocious child whose goat’s feet and horned head delighted the gods, but startled the mortals he lived nearer to; Pan did not live on Mount Olympus, but rather in the forests and wilds of Arcadia. Pan famously invented a musical instrument: the syrinx, or pan pipes as they are more commonly known. He is known for his haunting melodies, and music was often a central part to his worship.

Bonus Prompt: Chimaera

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Medium: tv, books, film
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries, Shadowland, The Dirt on Ninth Grave, Betwixt, Mirrormask
Characters: Bonnie Bennett, Susannah Simon, Jane Doe, Defiance Dayne, Sphinx
Notes: Behind the cut is a picspam/graphic I made. There are also 3 book recs and 3 video recs. Warning for canon graphic violence, blood, and gore because it's The Vampire Diaries. I haven't mastered the art of spoiler-free writing so SPOILER WARNING/there will be spoilers.

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

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Prompt: Hades
Medium: film, books, fanfic
Fandom: Gods of Jade and Shadow, Deathless, The Crow, Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Discworld + Riddick universe crossover
Ratings: Mature
Notes: 2 book recommendations, 1 fanfic recommendation, 2 picspams for Sunshine Challenge 2021 prompt 1: "Hades".

Prompt 1: Hades
Hades is the god of the dead and the king of the Underworld with which his name became synonymous. Despite modern connotations of death as evil, Hades was actually more altruistically inclined in mythology; his role was often maintaining relative balance between the realms. He was often depicted as cold and stern in his judgement, and he held all of his subjects equally accountable to his laws. Above all else, Hades ensured the finality of death and that none of his subjects ever left the Underworld.

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