Finished Book 12 Of The Iliad, And The Best Part Was Definitely When Zeus Sent The Trojans An Omen Telling

As someone who got into greek myths when I was 10, because of pjo ^^^ no notes : perfection even

a quick psa to anyone recently getting into greek mythology and is a victim of tumblr and/or tiktok misconceptions:

-there is no shame in being introduced to mytholgy from something like percy jackson, epic the musical or anything like that, but keep in mind that actual myths are going to be VERY different from modern retellings

-the myth of medusa you probably know (her being a victim of poseidon and being cursed by athena) isn't 100% accurate to GREEK mythology (look up ovid)

-there is no version of persephone's abduction in which persephone willingly stays with hades, that's a tumblr invention (look up homeric hymn to demeter)

-as much as i would like it, no, cerberus' name does not mean "spot" (probably a misunderstanding from this wikipedia article)

-zeus isn't the only god who does terrible things to women, your fav male god probably has done the same

-on that note, your fav greek hero has probably done some heinous shit as well

-gods are more complicated than simply being "god of [insert thing]", many titles overlap between gods and some may even change depending on where they were worshipped

-also, apollo and artemis being the gods of the sun and the moon isn't 100% accurate, their main aspects as deities originally were music and the hunt

-titans and gods aren't two wholly different concepts, titan is just the word used to decribe the generation of gods before the olympians

-hector isn't the villain some people make him out to be

-hephaestus WAS married to aphrodite. they divorced. yes, divorce was a thing in ancient greece. hephaestus' wife is aglaia

-ancient greek society didn't have the same concepts of sexuality that we have now, it's incorrect to describe virgin goddesses like artemis and athena as lesbians, BUT it's also not wholly accurate to describe them as aromantic/asexual, it's more complex than that

-you can never fully understand certain myths if you don't understand the societal context in which they were told

-myths have lots and lots of retellings, there isn't one singular "canon", but we can try to distinguish between older and newer versions and bewteen greek and roman versions

-most of what you know about sparta is probably incorrect

-reading/waching retellings is not a substitute to reading the original myths, read the iliad! read the odyssey! i know they may seem intimidating, but they're much more entertaining than you may think

greek mythology is so complex and interesting, don't go into it with preconcieved notions! try to be open to learn!

Pictures in my camera roll that remind me of the song 'sun bleached flies'

(They're all outside my local church, btw)

I think one of my favourite parts about the iliad is the gods interacting on Olympus. Obviously I love my lil greek heroes but somehting about the gods just hanging about like normal people is so silly. Like people are dying Zeus why are we having brunch 😭

FROM THE DESK OF TAYLOR SWIFT Chairman, The Tortured Poets Department (2006-2024)

My (little to no context) reaction to the thunder saga 💛💛💛💛💛💛

Suffering

. PENELOPE OMG

. I need to calm down

. Of course he does?

. WHAT

. SIRENS????

. AAAHAJDJEJWN

. Daughter??

. They're so adorable

. Is it sirens...

. Of course, of course, hypothetically

. "Oh no" JSNSJW

. It's not sirens

. Is it?

. He's so silly

. "The things I do for you" down baddd

Different beast

. "Let's cut the charades, you are no wife of mine" tfff

. Packs??

. SIRENS!!

. OF COURSE HE'S NOT SCARED OF WATER

. God why did I think he had a daughter

. And how did they do that?? Just casually kill a bunch of sirens

. Just tell your whole life story then

. And plan?? ODYSSEUS HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING

. Damnnn okay he did NOT come to play

. Who's voicing the sirens? Heavenly voices

. Woah Odysseus

. Different beast indeed

. "Kill them all" I mean, fair enough 🤷‍♀️

Scylla

. "This is our only way home"

. Ooo the line we heard

. Eurylochous knowsss

. HE OPENED THE WIND BAGGGG

. EURYLOCHUS SORRY IS NOT ENOUGH

. "Full speed ahead"

. Odyssey respond now please, I'm getting nervous

. "Light up 6 torches" um, whyyy (I know the Odyssey and... oh god, I'm worried)

. "Hello."

. The instrumental?? Animatics are about to go crazyyy

. "ROW FOR YOUR LIVES"

. "DROWN IN YOUR SORROW AND TEARS"

. Her voice is hellish /pos

. They're the same???

. Oh my godd

Mutiny

. LUCK RUNS OUT AAA

. Eurylochus already knows

. "This is all some tricks the gods have sent"

. The snippet...

. I'm gonna cry

. Don't test me

. Sounds like a boss battle

. "IF YOU WANT ALL THE POWER YOU MUST CARRY ALL THE BLAME"

. SHITTTTT

. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 NOOOOOOO

. His teams turning against him

. What... happened

. Whatt

. Not the cows

. BRO YOU HAVE ONE JOB

. "please dont tell me your about to do what I think your going to do"

. LUCK RUNS OUT I'M CRYING DUDE

. "How much longer must I suffer now"

. THE CREW?!!?!

. Odysseus is STILL so hopeful

. J-just... JUST A MAN

. Eurylochus you IDIOT

. Friends um okay

. "FULL SPEED AHEAD"

Thunder bringer

. I'm so excited for this one ngl

. It's definitely gonna be like ruthlessness

. Instrumental goes harddd

. "Pride is a damsel in distress" that distress was sooo

. It's so funny imagining him monologuing whilst the crew are terrified (it's actually really sad)

. Oh well... we do know they'd lose

. "I wonder who'd take the weight of the damned"

. This is so epic but I kinda wanna shake ass to it

. Huh

. NOOOO

. HE CHOSE TO KILL HIS CREW, NOT ZEUSSS

. HE CHOOSES😃😀🙂🥲😢😭😭😭

. DON'T MAKE HIM DO IT

. CMON I MEAN LIKE

. I hate this

. I hate you Jay 😔 I hate you

. I just can't

. What the actual fuck is wrong with you Jay

. The worst part is Odysseus doesnt consider for a singular second that he should choose his crew

. All bangers but at what cost

. AT WHAT COST

the books, english and I think its pronounced Zafod?

social experiment time! reblog this & put in the tags:

what medium you first experienced hitchhiker's guide in,

what language you first experienced it in, and

if it was an audioless/text-based medium (eg books, game, graphic novels) how did you first think to pronounce Zaphod's name?

Sooooo I’ve been looking for references for the Poseidon/Odysseus/Zeus sandwich and… I don’t know, guys… I can’t imagine Odysseus being between them and NOT looking absolutely terrified. Not having Odysseus enjoy it… IT MAKES IT SO DISTURBING, GUYS! Right now, I’m going to have the one in the middle be an anonymous figure, and if I get the mental strength to draw Odysseus instead, I’ll give you guys a heads up.

SUE ME I WANNA BE WANTED

(P.S Sorry your dog died)

(P.S.S Sorry, I'm like your dream bride)

I fear the ttpd set might be my favourite on the tour, just about surpassing midnights <3

My walking to school playlist for autumn because I love love LOVE autumn