Audition -- Aphrodite

[corte]

what’s in a name?
* Aphrodite
but it's rude to ask a lady her age,
* immortal
if you can't already tell, i'm
* female
trapped in the body of a
* goddess

you could say i'm;
a natural * flirt and a bit of a * rule breaker. then again, life does need a bit of spice doesn't it? you couldn't really label me as light or dark, black or white. no, that’s not me at all. i'd love to tell you i'm happy, kind, caring, wonderful, but that’s up for you to debate. when you please me, i'll reward you. when you piss me off, you'll feel my wrath if it's the last thing i do. for a friend, i am * loyal and * trustworthy but for a foe i'm * dangerous and * cunning. after all, i have the most powerful weapon. when love is all that matters, i'll make the dream or break it. i am * ruthless but * sincere, and those that deserve will receive. it's all * dependant on how you treat me.

what a girl needs,
* i enjoy happy endings, who doesn't? when i see a couple walking together, touching muzzles. it just makes me all fuzzy inside.
* i believe in inner beauty, so when i see a horse helping another horse, it pleases me to say the least.
* it's nice to get my own way too

what the world could do without,
* equines who are disloyal - sadly there are too many
* i have a loathing for fish, i must say. odd but true.
* the biggest hate of all? obnoxious stallions.

quaking in my boots...
* i fear loosing control, of my herd, my life, anything
* and i fear eternal life, watching everyone i love continue to die

have a little faith,
* i hope to create happiness and safety for those i love

counting the sheep,
* my dream is to have a mortal child, to let them grow up in a normal life, though i doubt it should ever occur.

such a pretty little lady;
you couldn't say i'm tall, standing only * 14.3 hands high. my pelt is a sun soaked * palomino, with a * milk-cream mane and tail, both long and flowing. i have two ocean * blue eyes, like the waves open a pale beach. as for the shape of my body, i am of * small to large build. powerful muscles ripple in my chest and thighs, but i have a * streamlined, slight body. i have a single * sock on my rear leg, and a * long blaze. like most god's, i have some special physical qualities. diamonds sculpt the underside of my hooves, making them strong and sharp.

^ i'll finish this bit when i make the picture, it's hard to write physical stuff when i might not be able to make it appear in a manip!

almighty gifts,
* empathy - the ability to feel the emotions of those she is near, sometimes this translates into strong thoughts, but these are only heard on rare occasions when the person she's talking to wants to hear them.
* manipulating emotions - she can manipulate the emotions of those around her, whether this is creating a calm atmosphere or making two equines fall in love. it only effects those she is in close proximity to, and equines under the influence can resist.

it's all in the past,
i was born the daughter of * Zeus and * Dione, a Titan Goddess. i spent my childhood close to my father. i often found myself feeling rather alone, but i felt close to my * brother throughout my childhood and remain close to him now. as only a yearling i found a fascination with love, knowing instinctively it was my destiny to grant and destroy love between two equines. it broke my heart to see a stallion abandon his mate, and still does to this day. despite my nature as goddess of love, i think of myself more as a protector, trying to prevent broken hearts.

i rarely strayed far from Mount Olympus, longing to be like the mortals below. it was not until i turned 5 of your mortal years that i finally left the realm of Gods and found myself floating down to earth. here i met a couple young mare distraught. i can to her side and asked "why do you cry?" and found that down on earth, my voice echoed at a higher octave, soft like a chime. she looked at me, a reserved fear in her eyes, but she replied "my mate, he was taken my wolves. he's left me in foal and i have no one to turn to," i could see in her heart that she missed him, i could feel her pain as if it were my own. in the distance i spotted a herd. "follow," i instructed, and jogged toward the herd. the lead stallion seemed hostile at first, but i kept calm and the mood calmed with me. "you will find love again," i whispered to the mare, and nudged her toward the stallion, who reluctantly accepted her into his herd. by the following spring, she was in foal again carrying the stallions first son and all the mares in the herd looked up to her as his mate. i have never seen a couple so close, not in all these years. that was the main even which shaped my life.

i have had foals of my own since then, i have found immortal love too. it does not stop me straying sometimes, but i always know i will return to my beloved Hephaistos.

family ties
sire & dam - * Zeus & * Dione
mate - * Hephaistos
sibling - Dionysos
past lovers - * Ares
immortal children - * Deimos & Phobos, gods of fear & terror [by Ares]
* Harmonia, goddess of harmony [by Ares]
* Anteros, god of love returned [by Ares]
* Peitho, goddess of persuasion [by Hephaistos]
* Pothos, god of loving [by Hephaistos]
* Iakkhos, demi-god [by Dionysos]
* Eros, god of love & sexual desire[by Ares]
^{www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeFamily.html#Genealogy}

((sample post will follow, and i do use capitals in role playing, just so your aware! i just don't use them in OOC posts =]))

[corte]

The rain shattered across the ground, like bombs exploding outward on impact, though this small amount of water was not nearly so lethal. Above, the sky swarmed with dark clouds, moving as if of one mind while spitting their spoils upon the thirsty earth. Like dancers the blades of grass swayed in synchrony, a perfectly timed performance. The wind sighed and groaned as it swept across the lands and out into the horizon, an invisible ribbon disturbing everything in its pathway. The darkness gave birth to the start of a storm, beginning humbly as a weak wind but soon to thrive if Zeus himself had let loose his wrath upon the helpless earth.

A glow shimmered in the cloak of black, an aurora of white light. Weightless legs let her gallop over the dirt, leaving only a small indent where the diamonds upon her hooves lightly caressed the soil. Like an entity of it's own, her mane grabbed wildly to her fleck, flailing out behind her in her haste. Her eyes glittered from what little light there was above, pools of ice blue against a sharp black iris. She could hear the sound of a herd, feel the fear in their hearts, apprehension for the oncoming storm. In the distance she could see a mortal foal, pressed deeply into the mothers side leaching off the security her presence gave him. It brought a sincere smile to the Goddess’ lips, but she did not stop. Faster she galloped until the crack of lightening forked the sky and the rumble of thunder drowned the thud of her hooves.

Onward she kept until a river cut her path. Down into the aqua her eyes gazed, watching the palomino face stare back at her own. A white streak lit up the darkness behind her, but she didn’t flinch. Her thoughts were absorbed into the reflection in the water, broken as a fish swam frantically below. The mare threw her head back, snorting in disgust at the scaly water-creature then trotted away, north, up the river bank. She was headed to a meeting and it was of the utmost importance she got there during the storm. Aphrodite broke stride into a lope again, her musical voice ringing out into a long operatic whinny. In the distance an ominous glow came to her attention, too weak to be a fire, too long to be lightening. The bright glow of a God’s aura. She’d arrived.

((there you go! hope it's good enough. if i'm allowed, i also would like to give her some control over light/heat as well, since she has no 'weapons' as such))

[ADMIN]

[[accepted]]
Yeah, light and heat are just fine considering who her mate is, and technically you never had to fill out the joining form, you only needed the audition post, but i appreciate your hard work.