Miscellaneous Myths: Pride Tales

It's pride month! Here's a quick anthology of various tales that fit the spirit of the season!

ALSO HERE'S SOME MERCH:
"Every month is pride month if you allow yourself to be consumed by hubris":
Three variants on "Aphrodite holds no power over me" (ace, aro, aroace):

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[stegosaurus]

Headcannon: the reason the leaf was so special wasn't for the colors or the writing on it, it merely had very VERY high crunch potential

[manuathreya]

Athena: While you were having questionable relationships with mortals I studied the blade

[Berries]

Athena, probably: "While you were busy getting mortals pregnant, I studied the Art of War"

[ankoku]

Aphrodite: "Why don't you slip into something a little more... comfortable?"
Athena: "I am most comfortable when I'm impervious to most forms of physical attack."

[АлинаАхметова-ую]

Do you like boys or girls?
Apollo: YES
Artemis: NO
Athena: Gentlemen I like WAR

[marlene]

I can just imagine people in the past asking "Do you like Sappho's poetry?" just like our modern "Do you listen to Girl in Red?"

[raii]

Athena: "Yeah, romance is great and all but have you ever heard of *battle strategy* ?"

[arthurboyle]

Everyone talking about Athena and Artemis in the comments, but can we take a minute to appreciate Emperor Ai and Dong Xian? That story is so friggin cute.

[Julia-jkhw]

“This leaf rules, you’re royalty now” god I love mythology

[longc]

“Every month is pride month if you allow yourself to be consumed by hubris!” is my new favorite quote.

[cryptic]

Hestia: Athena is at that very special age of her life where she's thinking of one thing.
Aphrodite: Boys?
Athena: Homicide

[briancarballo]

one of the few beings Aphrodite has no Influence over: A God of War
One of the few beings Aphrodite has direct influence over: The other God of War

[AxJfan]

"Aphrodite has no sway over me" is perhaps the coolest way of coming out as Ace/Aro. I think I'll be using that from now on.

[valor]

What's the first thing you notice when a man approaches you?

Athena: The Audacity.

[katelynpringle]

*I Won't Lose My Virginity Because I Never Lose*
-Athena (probably)

[drayiskewl]

Apollo and Artemis are literally
"Do you like boys or girls?"
"Yes"
"No"

[ButterflyColors]

“Aphrodite has no sway over me” can we get that on a pin
And also a shirt that says something along the lines of “pining fox spirit”

[craxnor]

Admetus: “So you’re cool with me wanting to be with Alcestis?”

Apollo: “Are you kidding? Of course! She’s cute, you’re cute. Perfect fit!”

Admetus: “Honestly thought you’d be jealous and I’d be in trouble.”

Apollo: “What? Who do you think I am? Hera?”

[TheDiplomancer]

"Ever do something so gay and so sweet it's literally talked about thousands of years later?" Hopefully one day, Red. One day.

[guppy]

I feel like Rick Riordan discovered that Athena wasn’t a romantic goddess a few books into Percy Jackson and he then had to figure out where all of these Athena children came from