#It's canon that Penelope doesn't blame Helen!!!

[dootznbootz]

Ok saw the Helen of Sparta post and idk if you’ve read them but the books Nobody’s Princess and Nobody’s Prize are about young Helen in Sparta growing up as a princess, heir to the throne they’re really good

Thank you so much!!! I'll have to look into them!!! As I love her to bits but I'm also picky with characterization and I sadly have found very few retellings that don't villainize someone or mischaracterize them. I've been scarred by a retelling before...😰

If it's JUST in her youth before the Oath of Tyndarius, and it's just her growing up, then less likely to happen and hell yeah! Helen in Childhood!

But if it's after, I'll have to see what the books do with Menelaus and Agamemnon. I'll look into my local Library though!!! Thank you again!!!

#Ithaka by adele garas will haunt me for the rest of my life. :'D #And I will never do anything with Troy (2004) or Miller's stuff for example :'D #or Penelopiad despite my love of Penelope as I heard it calls Helen names and that is illegal😡 #It's canon that Penelope doesn't blame Helen!!! #ask #anon #Thank you so much for the recs!!! :D I'll see if I can find at library!!!

[pelideswhore]

one-line head canons about peeps from the iliad (kinda)

hector: is bi but doesn't know it yet (and never will because he sort of died)

helen: suffers from a very bad anxiety disorder

menelaus: is literally the best dad ever

agamemnon: is literally the worst dad ever

sarpedon: over-achiever in everything he does

diomed: teacher's pet

achilles: a spoiled brat (this is canon)

penelope: has PCOS and suffered from infertility which is why Telemachus is a miracle for her

clytemnestra: is traumatized by agamemnon killing her husband and son, it made her go a little crazy

ajax the lesser: a pretentious brat

ajax telamon: that one cousin (yk which one)

odysseus: disloyal when it comes to everyone but his son (and wife-ish??)

priam: forgets his kids' names but blames it on his age (i mean, 50+ kids? bro, fr?)

paris: would be the jock in every american high school film

aeneas: is confused all. the. time.

deiphobus: was a feminist, best friend of all his sister's and was lowkey insulted when helen killed him

helenus: has a hard-core crush on apollo and is jealous of cassandra (i feel you bro)

cassandra: would be a girlboss if she lived rn, very patriotic

patroclus: the mum of the gang

ik i left out a lot. send me asks with their names and i’ll make head canons for them :)

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