#Keep Your Friends Close

[aaronofithaca05]

Today is my birthday!!!!! 25 of April!🍋🍃🌙🌊🍰

Also happy birthday to @the-decapod too!.

My gods who would have thought this day would come, hehehe.

Anyways I´m so happy for being able to have such nice community and thank you so much for putting up with me and my shenanigans!.

Today is an special day as we are near the release of the Underworld sagÁ!

And how to better wait for tomorrow with a song for someone who has waited more than 20 years to see Nobody!

Done by the amazing and talented artist @gigizetz

Parody song of "Hold them down" from Epic the musical!.

I would like to thank all my Tumblr friends with whom I have been having a blast with since February, what a journey!:

@jarondont, @iroissleepdeprived, @nikoisme, @perroulisses,@poshgirlsstuff, @orchestrated-haunting, @katerinaaqu @incorrecthomer, @dootznbootz, @nyx-of-darkness-1620, @sunshines-child, @random-krab, @ironspdr6700,

@fangirlofallthefanthings, @twomanyfandomshelp, @thehighpaladin, @the-decapod @myblacknightworld, @simugeuge, @itszorrito67, @incorrectatlas @tunguszka20

Art by Wolfy the witch. Everytime I open my mouth hahaha.

#aaronofithaca #my birthday #friends #keep your friends close #odysseus #the odyssey #greek mythology #epic the musical #homer #telemachus #art #antinous #the suitors #Hold them down (parody) #aaron´s birthday #25 of April #25 of april #lemon pie

[sonchop]

The Odyssey // The Odyssey, if Odysseus' men hadn't opened the bag of winds

#just hear me out #guys have already seen their island #it's freaking treasure #odysseus was awake for 9 days for it #how this man is still alive #odysseus #the odyssey #aeolus #ithaca #epic the musical #keep your friends close #epic the ocean saga #jorge rivera herrans #sonchop screaming #epic: the musical #tagamemnon

[thestormlightnetwork]

"ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA! do you know who I am?"

#epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #keep your friends close #POSTS THAT DON'T HAVE 1K. THEY DO NOT REACH ONE THOUSAND NOTES. #1k

[owltale]

Odysseus: “Why are my eyes and my heart and my soul so heavy?”

My honest reaction:

#epic musical #epic the musical #odysseus #odysseus epic #epic odysseus #keep your friends close #epic keep your friends close #keep your friends close epic #musical #greek mythology #THIS MUSICAL IS RUINING ME #I HATE IT HERE

[gigizetz]

Aeolus character design process!

(disclaimer: my writing sucks and I'm not good at explaining things so if it gets a bit weird just know I'm trying my best)

a lot of people have been saying very nice things about my character design for Aeolus in EPIC, and that makes me really happy! So I decided to break it down to show you guys my full process in designing them! :D

When I first listened to the snippet of Keep Your Friends Close I was very excited that this old bearded god man was going to be interpreted by a girl, so the first concept I had was to maximize this contrast by also making my Aeolus appear as a child. Aside from the contrast thing, it would also tie in with their playful personality. Here are some of the sketches I did at the time (around 2022):

Since the beginning I always had the clown aesthetic in mind. Not sure why, just thought it matched the cute playfulness of the character. It was fun combining wind/cloud stuff with the clown aesthetic, like the cloud around the neck and wrists, which was supposed to resemble those ruff thingies that clowns usually wear.

I experimented with a lot of elements, like the headband and the cropped shirt, but I decided to remove and recicle them in other EPIC characters (Odysseus and Circe). Their design was also more feminine, and since I was aiming for a more androgynous look this would be changed later.

I remember around this time I saw a video of Jay where he said he envisioned Aeolus having a more calm nature aesthetic, so I decided to change my design to better match what he had in mind. I made the hair wavier, with clean and smooth lines, made sure that Aeolus would act less clown-like, rarely stand up and never abandon the cloud. These doodles better resemble the current design:

it was also around this time that I designed the island in the sky. My biggest inspiration was New Super Mario Bros. WII world 7, mainly because of the chill vibes and cute fluffy clouds. So I took that and threw the combined aesthetic of a child's playroom and ancient Greece temple on top of it and it was done.

Right now here's the full body reference of them:

I'm very proud of it, I think it matches the themes and feelings I had in mind while also translating their personality quite well. The color palette is a simple blue/yellow/red, but the simplicity helps to complement the childish appearance. Their outfit is comfy, cute, and something you'd like to sleep in. The round shapes makes them adorable. Overall a cute little gremlin that is also a very powerful god.

#digital art #art #epic the musical #greek myths #epic: the musical #character design #epic the ocean saga #epic the musical fanart #the oddyssey #the ocean saga #keep your friends close

[olivsie]

Made these real quick

#odysseus #the oddyssey #the iliad #epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #jorge rivera herrans #ruthlessness #keep your friends close #luck runs out #strom

[myreygn]

odysseus: where's the storm taking us

aeolus: bro idk man looks like a you problem tho frfr

#idek anymore #incorrect quote #incorrect quotes #epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #the ocean saga #incorrect epic #keep your friends close #odysseus #aeolus

[the-tech-turn]

I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND

For NINE DAYS Odysseus was wide awake

He was just trying to make it home with NO storm or tidal wave.

AND IN THAT TIME he remained unopposed and the bag was STILL CLOSED.

He was SO CLOSE, too, reuniting with his wife and son.

He was SO eager to make new memories with his beloved wife, and he wanted to make up for lost time with his son.

All he had to do was keep his eyes open.

But he was so tired.

Just had to keep his eyes open.

He just wanted to see his family.

Keep your eyes open Odysseus.

He just wanted to embarce them after a long war.

If only he had kept his eyes open.

#epic the musical #the odyssey #odysseus #keep your friends close #telemachus #Penelope

[blue-raeofsunshine]

odysseus to his crew: hey don’t open that bag

odysseus: *falls asleep*

his crew: *opens the bag*

poseidon: *shows up to kill them*

odysseus to his crew: hey don’t eat those cows

odysseus: *goes to pray*

his crew: *eats the cows*

zeus: *shows up to kill them*

#the rest of odysseus’s crew dies because they eat helios’ cows #if i had a nickel for every time odysseus’s crew doesn’t listen to him and then dies #i’d have two nickels #which isn’t much but it’s weird that it happens twice #the odyssey #odysseus #epic the musical #thunder bringer #keep your friends close #epic the thunder saga #epic the ocean saga

[pevensiechase]

I’M FREAKING OUT

I made a little reel of The Ocean Saga from the last few seconds of “Keep Your Friends Close” yesterday.

I posted it on my art account on Instagram, and I tagged Jay just for the heck of it. HE PUT IT ON HIS STORY AND COMMENTED ON THE POST.

I literally died.

Proof

HE’S SUCH A NICE PERSON

#keep your friends close #jorge rivera herrans #the ocean saga #epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #alexa's takes #mine

[tunguszka20]

Aeolus: All you gotta do is not open this bag :) Odysseus, one song later: ALL I GOTTA DO IS OPEN THIS BAG

#epic the musical #odysseus #aeolus #keep your friends close #ruthlessness #epic the ocean saga #The Wind Bag™️

[sonchop]

Odysseus in Epic: the musical when his men opened the bag of winds:

Help me close the bag! We can save whatever wind we have to use another day

Come on!

meanwhile Odysseus in Odyssey:

#it's like #hey you have to thank me for not killing myself #i can still throw myself into the sea #and the dude from the musical: #noooooooookay okay let's figure it out now #odysseus #epic the musical #epic: the musical #jorge rivera herrans #epic the ocean saga #keep your friends close #the odyssey #sonchop screaming #okay but #i can't stop

[aro-screams-into-the-void]

Not the "everything's changed since Polites"

And the "so much has changed but I'm the same / Yes, I'm the same"

#keep your friends close #epic the musical #the ocean saga

[epicthemusicalstuff]

EPIC THE OCEAN SAGA HAS BEEN OUT FOR ONE DAY NOW

What is everyone’s favorite song from the Saga, now that you’ve had a day to absorb it all!

#Epic the musical #poll #epic the ocean saga #favorite song #Storm #Luck Runs Out #keep your friends close #ruthlessness

[olivsie]

GUYS

Guys, holy shit

IS THE PART WHERE ODYSSEUS SAYS

"I keep on trying to embrace you both, why won't you let me?"

A REFERENCE TO BOOK 11 WHERE HE CRIES BEGGING TO EMBRACE HIS DEAD MOTHER??? OHHHHHH MY GOD

#epic the ocean saga #odysseus #the iliad #the oddyssey #epic the musical #epic the troy saga #epic the cyclops saga #the ocean saga #Translation by Emily Wilson #i SWEAR if this was the actual intent #that just makes the song even more ouch aaaaaaaaaa #keep your friends close

[vint-knight]

The fucking "NOOOOO" Jorge lets out as Odysseus in Keep your friends closer

#epic the ocean saga #epic the musical #odysseus #the odyssey #keep your friends close #jorge rivera herrans