#quote is translated by Robin Kirkpatrick btw!

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"Whoever, fameless, wastes her life away, leaves of herself no greater mark on earth than smoke in air or froth upon the wave" (Dante, Inferno xxiv. 49-51)

#my OC ember <3 #shes like... if a classical epic hero was a girl actually... with all the same destructive mentalities #I am once again telling you that quintessence is girl shounen #quote is translated by Robin Kirkpatrick btw! #apparently the dante quote is based on a quote from Aeneid book 5 but I gotta check I didn't bring either book to uni with me </3 #but I thought the quote encapsulated the ideologies instilled in her since childhood #which are loosely based on the ancient greek concept of kleos (renown/glory) & ancient roman concept of pietas (duty to family/gods/nation) #and how these form many of her insecurities through the story #search for quintessence #myart #ember seraphinos #oc #original character #elf #elves