t h e c h a r i t i e s were three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, joy, mirth, festivity, dance, and song. they were attendants of the goddesses aphrodite and hera, conceived as the goddesses who gave festive joy and enhanced the enjoyments of life by refinement and gentleness. gracefulness and beauty in social intercourse are therefore attributed to them. they were sometimes depicted in classical art with crowns of myrtle.
t h e e r i n y e s were three netherworld goddesses who avenged crimes against the natural order. they were particularly concerned with homicide, unfilial conduct, crimes against the gods, and perjury. a victim seeking justice could call down the curse of the erinyes upon the criminal. the most powerful of these was the curse of the parent upon the child - for the erinyes were born of just such a crime, being sprung from the blood of ouranos, when he was castrated by his son kronos.
Tommy Shelby making it clear what day it is.
Grace, can I have this dance? (1x03 // 3x01)
“Why do you stay?” He asked her, his fists clenched at his sides, his eyes betraying his anger at himself.
“Isn’t it obvious?” She answered, a sad smile forming across her face. “You have far too many storms inside you for one soul to carry.” (x)
oh lord, oh lord, i’m begging you please
don’t take that sinner from me
t h e g o r g o n s were three powerful, winged daemons named medusa, stheno, and euryale. while descriptions of gorgons vary across greek literature, the term commonly refers to any of three sisters who had hair made of living, venomous snakes, as well as a horrifying visage that turned those who beheld her to stone. of the three sisters, only medusa was mortal, and so it was her head which king polydectes of seriphos commanded the young hero perseus to fetch.
t h e m o i r a i were the goddesses of fate who personified the inescapable destiny of man and assigned to every person his or her fate or share in the scheme of things. at the birth of a man, the moirai spinned out the thread of his life, followed his steps, and directed the consequences of his actions according to the counsel of the gods. they were independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction.
Hawkeye is sent by S.H.I.E.L.D. to eliminate the infamous Black Widow. This sets in motion a series of run-ins and fights between the two highly skilled agents, each unable to get the upper hand on the other. Their game of cat-and-mouse eventually develops into a grudging mutual respect and soon, Hawkeye is having doubts about the orders of his mission as he finds himself unable to take the shot when presented with the opportunity.
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Hawkeye is sent by S.H.I.E.L.D. to eliminate the infamous Black Widow. This sets in motion a series of run-ins and fights between the two highly skilled agents, each unable to get the upper hand on the other. Their game of cat-and-mouse eventually develops into a grudging mutual respect and soon, Hawkeye is having doubts about the orders of his mission as he finds himself unable to take the shot when presented with the opportunity.
I'm not the kind of person to choose love over duty.
sometimes you are going to miss a person who was an almost to you. and feel sad because there is no name for that feeling. you just feel it in a way that makes you tired to your very bones. (x)
a n d ·e v e r y b o d y ·k n o w s
eva green & cillian murphy as primordial demons trapped on earth with only each other for company and an eternity stretched before them. with the emergence of humankind and their easily corruptible natures, they found an entertaining way to pass the next few centuries.
— w o m e n o f g r e e k m y t h o l o g y ↳ xxiii. P E R S E P H O N E
