Post by Medousa Asterius (H) on Oct 16, 2005 23:29:48 GMT -5
Name: Medousa Asterius
Age: 25
Race: Kritian
Gender: Female
Hekateris of the Temenos, Serpent Oracle
Appearance: Medousa is a tall woman, standing just under 5’11”. Her skin has the pale luster of fine, gold flecked marble. Her lips are lush, often tinted the color of ripe plums. A shallow indentation graces her full lower lip, and begs to be kissed. Her eyes are the cool, almost translucent grey of winter skies, but when strong emotion moves through her, they glint with amber splinters. Her body is curvaceous; a veritable temple to fertility, but firm and well muscled. Medousa is a beautiful woman, with a rough beauty that reflects that of the Goddess she serves. By D’Angeline standards she is striking, not stunning. But her true crowning glory, by any standard, is her hair. It flows in loose waves to her knees, a mass of rippling silk. At first glance it looks black, but in the light it is the color of heart-blood; a dark slumberous red. It is often partially bound into a braided coronet, entwined with beads and pinned with delicate golden snakes. A wine red birthmark shaped like a coiled serpent graces her right hip.
History: Medousa is of the House of Minos, the granddaughter of Pasiphae Asterius. During her reign as Kore of the Temenos, Pasiphae bore several children, Klytmene, the eldest, would eventually succeed her as Kore. Her other children found happy places for themselves in the palace of the Temenos serving as priests and priestesses. All save Lysithea, the youngest. At a loss, Pasiphae fostered her daughter at the court of the Archon of Phaistos, her dear cousin. Lysithea blossomed at court, and was happy to be free of the mysticism of her mother’s home. A few years after her arrival, Timanthes, the Archon’s lover and the Kyria’s brother, wed Lysithea to beget heirs. It was not a love match, but they found deep contentment with each other, and Lysithea did not begrudge her husband’s love for Demetrios. Lysithea bore her husband four daughters and a son. Medousa was the youngest, born on winter solstice during a lunar eclipse. Lysithea knew at her daughter’s birth that she was destined for the Temenos.
Medousa grew up in her grandmother’s care, receiving the finest education. She is fluent in Hellene, Illyrian, Caerdicci, D’Angeline, Akkadian and Menekhetian. At the age of twelve she received her first prophecy. She was caring for the temple serpents, feeding and cleaning them when she was bitten by the matron snake. The Kore found her curled in the matron snake’s den, the serpent coiled loosely around her and her blood pooling in a depression on the floor. With a grandmother’s horrified concern, she reached for the child, when Medousa spoke. She told Pasiphae the Archon was dead, killed in the earthquake as part of the palace collapsed. The young heir was safe. Shocked, the Kore asked “what earthquake?” It was then the ground began to shake. Her gift as a Serpent Oracle has been manifest ever since.
Upon Pasiphae’s death, her daughter Klytmene ascended as Kore. Medousa continued to show much promise in the ways of the priestess, and at 20, her aunt named her Hekateris of the Temenos. This is an old title, and given to the Kore’s most trusted priestess, and often successor. When the great Goddess Kore was abducted by Haides, her mother the Goddess Deo, set out in search of her. Her companion and torchbearer was Hekate. Once Kore was found, Hekate stayed by her side in the Underworld as her companion and minister. As the Kore is of the light and earth’s bounty, the Hekateris is of the night and the ghosts of the dead.
Age: 25
Race: Kritian
Gender: Female
Hekateris of the Temenos, Serpent Oracle
Appearance: Medousa is a tall woman, standing just under 5’11”. Her skin has the pale luster of fine, gold flecked marble. Her lips are lush, often tinted the color of ripe plums. A shallow indentation graces her full lower lip, and begs to be kissed. Her eyes are the cool, almost translucent grey of winter skies, but when strong emotion moves through her, they glint with amber splinters. Her body is curvaceous; a veritable temple to fertility, but firm and well muscled. Medousa is a beautiful woman, with a rough beauty that reflects that of the Goddess she serves. By D’Angeline standards she is striking, not stunning. But her true crowning glory, by any standard, is her hair. It flows in loose waves to her knees, a mass of rippling silk. At first glance it looks black, but in the light it is the color of heart-blood; a dark slumberous red. It is often partially bound into a braided coronet, entwined with beads and pinned with delicate golden snakes. A wine red birthmark shaped like a coiled serpent graces her right hip.
History: Medousa is of the House of Minos, the granddaughter of Pasiphae Asterius. During her reign as Kore of the Temenos, Pasiphae bore several children, Klytmene, the eldest, would eventually succeed her as Kore. Her other children found happy places for themselves in the palace of the Temenos serving as priests and priestesses. All save Lysithea, the youngest. At a loss, Pasiphae fostered her daughter at the court of the Archon of Phaistos, her dear cousin. Lysithea blossomed at court, and was happy to be free of the mysticism of her mother’s home. A few years after her arrival, Timanthes, the Archon’s lover and the Kyria’s brother, wed Lysithea to beget heirs. It was not a love match, but they found deep contentment with each other, and Lysithea did not begrudge her husband’s love for Demetrios. Lysithea bore her husband four daughters and a son. Medousa was the youngest, born on winter solstice during a lunar eclipse. Lysithea knew at her daughter’s birth that she was destined for the Temenos.
Medousa grew up in her grandmother’s care, receiving the finest education. She is fluent in Hellene, Illyrian, Caerdicci, D’Angeline, Akkadian and Menekhetian. At the age of twelve she received her first prophecy. She was caring for the temple serpents, feeding and cleaning them when she was bitten by the matron snake. The Kore found her curled in the matron snake’s den, the serpent coiled loosely around her and her blood pooling in a depression on the floor. With a grandmother’s horrified concern, she reached for the child, when Medousa spoke. She told Pasiphae the Archon was dead, killed in the earthquake as part of the palace collapsed. The young heir was safe. Shocked, the Kore asked “what earthquake?” It was then the ground began to shake. Her gift as a Serpent Oracle has been manifest ever since.
Upon Pasiphae’s death, her daughter Klytmene ascended as Kore. Medousa continued to show much promise in the ways of the priestess, and at 20, her aunt named her Hekateris of the Temenos. This is an old title, and given to the Kore’s most trusted priestess, and often successor. When the great Goddess Kore was abducted by Haides, her mother the Goddess Deo, set out in search of her. Her companion and torchbearer was Hekate. Once Kore was found, Hekate stayed by her side in the Underworld as her companion and minister. As the Kore is of the light and earth’s bounty, the Hekateris is of the night and the ghosts of the dead.