Koides

Phanes

Ajras

Nuestro Señor de la Unión

Aphrodite (grandmother)

Ares (grandfather)

Amayah (aunt)

Khala (daughter)

## Overview

A New God on the Hellenic pantheon, Koides is the god of union, and a deity of relationship, marriage, love, sex, beauty, passion, desire, and fertility. He is known as the only consort of Apari, but is a very powerful god himself who's earthly manifestation sacrificed in himself the Divine War in order to save Jay, Apari's earthly manifestation. He has had no other lover or consorts besides Apari.

## History

Koides was born after Hedone, Eros' first child, in what would Thespeia, Greece. He is the ultimate embodiment of the union formed by Psyche and Eros, and is speculated to be another manifestion of the primordial Eros aka Phanes. Koides is known to Romans as Cupidis, to Earth as Amare and known to early Hellenics and Orphics ad Enosi. He was named Koides, the God of Union, after Zeus declared all children born after 350 BC would be known as New Gods. Koides just happened to be born that year, making him one of the oldest among the New Gods (along with Nychtus, New God of night; Gio, New God of nature; Avyssos, New God of the Abyss; Skotadi, New God of the dark.)

## Koides and Apari

Koides first fell in love with Apari's Hellenic aspect, Afthonís, but many practicioners speculate their primordial aspects first worked together in the creation of reality itself. But Apari, first came to the ancient Greek people as Afthonís in the Greek Dark Ages of 750 BC and once again in 1 AD. Koides went to the Underworld one day to receive cures from Hekate for the Greeks. Hekate met him at the River Styx, and with her, was Afthonís. As he laid eyes on Afthonís, he noticed that he looked familiar. Koides also noticed that he'd never seen him before. They were both enthralled with each other, and for three days they would meet every morning and stay together until nightfall. Koides went back to the Underworld to look for Afthonís, but was instead met Hermes, who told him Afthonís had left that morning to go to Egypt. Koides began his trek to Egypt, in order to look for his lost love, but could not find him. He travelled from Thrace, through Rome, Persia, Egypt, Ethiopia, all over Alkebulan, and he finally found him in a civillization known as Nok in the city of Lagos.

Koides finally found Apari in a meeting with many spirits that inhabited Alkebulan, professed his love for him, and proposed. Of course, sharing the same primordial love for him, Afthonís, gave in and said yes. The pair went to Olympus, inviting all deities, spirits, and creatures; and celebrating their love. The two have been inseparable ever since, unless another one of Apari's aspects are called, some of which have no consort. Koides eventually asked to see Afthonís in his truest form, Afthonís then told him his true name which was, Apari.

As Apari was establishing the Ulaka Irrupu in Egypt, he and Koides had adopted a child. A daughter named, Khala, who then would be forever tied to the Egyptian pantheon but continue to branch out and gain followers everywhere. Jay being the patron of misunderstood and adoptees, was accepting of his new daughter; Koides on the other hand was not too fond of having a child. Over time, he warmed up to her and finally accepted her fully as his own child. Koides, being the god of union, was disappointed that he didn't gain affection for her sooner. He soon realized that it was because of his strong affection for Apari and how they were inseperable for a long time. He thought that Khala would get in the middle of them, but she ended up bringing them closer together before she was able to be on her own.

## Aspects of Koides

* Cupidis: Roman and French
* Enosi: Early Hellenism
* Phanes: Primordial
* Ajras: Kemetic and North African
* Nuestro Señor de la Unión: Folk Saint