Mary Wills

  POSEIDON We all knew it was coming!  Poseidon is the Greek God of the sea and is married to Amphitrite. He is often depicted as violent, and changing like the sea he controls. He has his moments of kindness, but he is also capable if great wrong doing. He is the son of Kronos and Rhea, the middle son.   Within Conduit, this is seen with him. He does not start of great in the book. He is seen as annoyed there is mortals and trying to  wonder why the mortals will not bow down to him. It is an insult to him. He is described as having shoulder length blonde hair, sea foam green eyes and bronze skin. He is often changing when angry. His arms ripple and become the back of a stone fish.     His relationships with the characters does not go well. He has a fight with Hades and fight with Molly or aka Mols. But why have I purposely written Poseidon like this? it was not to give him a redemption arch.     Which it was at first.  But not anym...

  Hermes  Hermes is the god of messengers, writers, livestock, guide to the dead, travellers, hospitality, roads, trade, merchants, heralds, thieves, diplomacy, language, athletic contests and so many more that it would take up this blog! He is the son of Maia and Zeus, and is one of the 12 Olympians. He was often depicted in herms. He was also often depicted as a youth or an older man with a beard. Hermes was widely worshipped in ancient Greece and his herms marked boundaries.  One such herm is seen to the side. His temples were mostly in Peloponnese region, or Arcadia. The one in Arcadia was on Mount Cyllene.  What are his symbols? Hares, turtles, caduceus, rams, snakes, guard dogs, and I often associate some birds of prey to Hermes. Such as hawks and red kites. His plants are lavender, strawberries, strawberry tree, crocus, olives.  What incense to use for him? I use frankincense, as this is very standard for all deities. Lavender. Strawberry incense or essen...

Taken by Mary Wills   Izzy Askew  Izzy is an 22 year old cosplay from the UK. To her cosplay is not just a hobby. She can be herself when she is cosplaying, even if it is another person. Bringing a character to life for her is being able to embody that person and put her own spin on said character. It is another way for her to be able to connect to other people and share that joy that comes from cosplay. What is cosplay? Cosplay is an art form that allows a person to dress as a character from books, TV shows, or any other form of media. People can make costumes from hand. buy them or do closest cosplays- which is outfits very similar to the character or their own spins on said character. There is no set age for cosplay. It is a thriving community of people that come together to share their love for the characters and to share their art.  When did Izzy start cosplaying? Izzy started cosplaying about five to six years ago. When the awful lockdown had struck the UK and every...