Twirling Around Cause It's Just So Good

– Nonnus, Dionysiaca

See, this is what I love about Apollo. For the people he truly loves, he’s ready to do anything for them. Here he is, a god, an Olympian, lifting the nets of a mortal woman because he’s head over heels for her and her biceps.

Girlboss x malewifego brrrr

I think I'm going to start drawing Apollo's children because I love them and they don't have enough appreciation.

So here is some Idmon and Aristaeus for the soul!

And some happy family bonus (they don't know that one of them is going to die)

Cyrene, save me Cyrene

apollo and cyrene,,, sav eme,, apollo and cyrene,,,

working an 8-hour shift at night sure does wonders for the creativity

anyway, so you know Apollo & Cyrene, right? And you know how they essentially eloped and are technically married even though Apollo is widely considered to be an eternal bachelor?

I had a THOUGHT about this :D

*slams hands on table*

Y'all know Hymenaeus, right? Son of Apollo & Calliope, full-brother of Ialemus, and one of the Erotes. He's the god of marriage ceremonies/hymns.

I once saw a headcanon here on tumblr that Hymenaeus got really sad when he found out his parents weren't going to get married, so he started randomly asking people if they'd like to marry his dad.

Enter Stage Left: Cyrene

Picture this-

Apollo and Cyrene chilling in Libya, when Hymenaeus pops outta no where and excitedly asks; "WILL YOU MARRY MY DAD?"

And Cyrene, thinking this is funny and kind of a joke question, is like "haha, sure. why not."

"DAD. WOULD YOU MARRY HER."

And Apollo, half-used to these questions, just absently shrugs and is like "yeah i guess so."

"COOL." *bam* "You're married now :)"

"Wait what."

Now considering traditional Greek marriages, Apollo & Cyrene aren't married in the typical way/sense, but more so because Hymenaeus Says So.

This was spawned because I'm aware that Apollo has been married in the myths (Cyrene) but also he's not, because, from my understanding, it's because his marriages are more metaphorical in nature. So he's married to the Muses in this sense, as well as Cyrene, but also not.

I'm getting queer-platonic-but-also-not-platonic vibes from this haha! They love each other, that's all that matters, and Hymenaeus know this too :3

(I think Hymenaeus is more relaxed about extramarital affairs, especially considering in Ancient Greece it was quite normal for guys to be married and have affairs. It's slightly different for gods, too, because goddesses can have affairs (ie, how Orpheus was born) so I think Hymenaeus would be chill with that.)

anyway, now to meme this:

Aristaeus, snickering: So does that mean I'm the legitimate son-

Hymenaeus, Ialemus, and Asclepius, all older than him: SHUT

Apollo and his lovers pt. 1 ✨️💕

Lovers: Cyrene, Rhoeo, Hyacinthus, Admetus

Hopefully I will be able to post pt. 2 this month

I don’t know what else to post sooooo <.<

(I’m only including mortals / demigods for this one cuz there’s probably already a poll for the gods out there)

(edit: goddamnit I forgot to add polites,,, oh well, #justiceforpolites)

CYRENE

COME ON WHO WOULDNT WANT TO MEET THE LION-KILLER NYMPH QUEEN???

DO MY GIRL JUSTICE

OH OR APOLLO OBVIOUSLY

*points to username* I think that’s pretty obvious lmao

I would grill him on a lot of things.

I wanted to vote for siren but misclicked so I got Oddseus

if we take Peneus and Creusa being the parents of Daphne and Hypseus, and Hypseus marries Chlidanope, then that means...

Cyrene is Daphne's niece.

Enjoy this new information :3