Fiction: Down to Earth (Demeter/Farm Boy OC)
Hello my lovelies,
as promised, a brave farm boy steps up to rail a dry and cranky Demeter, now with extra cunnilingus as requested by Alison 😘
This month's illustration was created by Sinita, based on vase paintings of Triptolemos and her previous design of a voluptuous Demeter that you can admire in her drawing of Demeter and the dryad in Growing Wood. Find the illustrated version of this story for demigod members and above here.
Glossary
Corn: I'm using the (British) meaning of grain, cereal here, as maize is from the Americas and was therefore unknown in ancient Greece.
erastai: plural of erastes, the adult male lover to a usually adolescent male "beloved" eromenos. A young man was deemed attractive and acceptable as an eromenos until he grew body hair, with a full beard marking his entry into adulthood.
exomis: the most famous Greek garment used by workers and light infantry. It's the one worn over one shoulder, leaving the breast free. The exomis could be worn together with the chlamys cloak like our hero does in this story.
halteres: weights used by ancient Greek athletes for lifting and the long jump. Learn more about them here.
Horn of Amaltheia: (κέρας Ἀμαλθείας, keras Amaltheias), the horn of the nanny goat Amaltheia, the nurse of Zeus. According to Ovid's Fasti (5. 111), she snapped her horn on a tree and the nymphs filled it with herbs and fruit so it provided nourishment for baby Zeus. When Zeus took his father's throne, he put the fruitful horn among the stars and made sure it would bear his nurse's name. In English it is better known by the Latin term cornu copiae „Horn of Plenty“.
The Horn of Amaltheia or cornucopia is a symbol associated with Demeter and other gods of abundance.
idiot: the word is of ancient Greek origin and was used in a similar way even back then. Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) means “one who has no professional knowledge, layman, uneducated, ignorant or clumsy person”.
poleis: plural of the Greek word polis (πόλις), city, meaning ancient Greek city states in particular
Potnia: (πότνια) Mistress, Lady
