Hello, and welcome to the second entry for “Pokemon Mythology in the Modern World”! These articles will cover the legendary Pokemon and apply their domains in the Pokemon world and how they would adapt to the modern world. Usually, these would tackle the legendaries with little myth or backstory, but the “major” legendaries can also be fleshed out. The articles will feature its Pokedex entries, and there will be a myth/backstory about the legendary, followed by the ideas and/or theories and will be followed up by certain question to guide other forms of theories/head-canons.
Kindly remember that these articles are like theories and are not full-canon or endorsed by official Pokemon staff.
This article will revolve around Diancie the Jewel Pokemon. While official sources state that Diancie is just a mutated Carbink, it is too few of a reason for it to be a legendary Pokemon. Diancie is also know for her ability to make diamonds from air by compressing the carbon in the air.
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The following piece is the Legend of the Diamond, which features Diancie. Guess why diamonds are considered a woman’s best friend.
During the past, where and when people lived simply and dutifully, people interacted with the gods. The gods were treated like normal villagers, albeit with respect and honor. One of the gods and goddesses who frequent with the mortals was Diancie. She was the goddess of sexuality; she controlled over human thoughts relating to desire and love. She was also the patron of gems, for she believes in its importance and glamour.
One day, she came across with a mortal man. She knew him as a local farmer who’s busy with his job. Diancie found interest with the man, so she later talked with some of the local villagers. She found out that his name was Amond.
Diancie’s visits went more as days passed. She watched Amond from far away. She learned how hardworking Amond was all day. During the evenings, Diancie witnessed Amond’s friendliness, especially with the village ladies. She found out how Amond was first heartbroken by a woman. She also learned how he loved a woman and died months later. She basically found out that he was unlucky in terms of love. Because of that, Diancie always went to Amond’s place and developed their friendship.
Until Diancie fell in love. While the other gods and goddesses were not complaining about her love interest, Arceus, the alpha and omega of the gods, intervened. He told Diancie in a dream visitation that her love must be stopped, for it will stir trouble for the gods.
Diancie became stubborn. She sent a vision to Amond saying that they must meet tonight. That night, Amond fulfilled Diancie’s wishes. They met in the middle of his farm, nearby an apple tree. As Diancie was about to tell her feelings, a strong gale of wind blew and light as bright as the day beamed on the couple. Arceus’s voice boomed, although only the two can hear.
“Thou have been warned, Diancie. If thou cannot manage, let him receive the damage,” Arceus said. After the message, a beam of black light hit Amond. Everything went bright, and when Diancie opened her eyes, she saw a lump of ashes in front of her, intact even with the storm.
She screamed, tears running from her eyes, “Why thou have to be cruel? Why cannot I have even my own happiness? If I cannot have him, then let me give him my blessing.”
The storm stopped and the harsh light dimmed until the moonlight prevailed. Then, Diancie murmured something and glowed with a pinklish aura. When her light faded, a gem was in front of her. It was somehow transparent and reflected the moonlight.
“This gem will be the diamond. It will honor him throughout the years. Let the fair ladies remember my story and cherish this stone.”
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It seems that Diancie is the goddess of sexuality, love and gemstones. She decides whether something would be oriented for masculinity and femininity. She is often controversial due to her role (take a guess). Because she is the patron of gemstones, they were classified as feminine.
She is also the goddess of love. It’s easier to think that her work is like the Cupid. She decides over people’s love interests. Sometimes, though, she screws up, causing asexuality, pansexuality, and other forms of non-heterosexuality.
Since she is the goddess of love, she might be near places of love. Expect her to be around monuments like the Eiffel Tower in Paris (since the place is the “City of Love”) and those bridges with lots of padlocks (which were deemed to be symbolic). There is this recent news where one of the padlocks-of-love bridge was demolished due to the whole weight of the padlocks weigh down the bridge, threatening the bridge to fall down. Now, let’s take the common interpretation that patrons need prayers badly. Since that bridge is a symbol of Diancie’s power, it means that she got damaged and her power weakened due to the loss of the sacred monument.
Although her domain is over sexuality, she prefers the feminine side. Because of this, she often talks about feminine things over the internet. Like, ever heard of the blog “justgirlythings”? Diancie is one of the owners.
In reference to the previous article about Meloetta, she also gives blessing to the love songs. If the love song deems satisfying for her, she blesses it so that it would be a success emotionally. If you ever held a love song emotionally, Diancie might have blessed it to emotionally affect someone.
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Guide Questions:
1. If Diancie was a male, would she prefer the masculine side?
2. Has Diancie recovered from her past memories?
3. While the PokeDex states that Diancie is a mutated Carbink, which do you think is true? The PokeDex or a myth?
4. Why would Arceus ban or disallow intimate relationships between gods and mortals?
