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Some shitty valentine's cards from me to you cause you all are the most beautiful. Sure that won't cause a war or anything.

#mythology #greek mythology #valentines #valentine's day #greek myth art

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Here are some Yule associations, Norse Gods & traditions to get you inspired for the solstice. I love decorating a Yule tree, baking & making wassail.

#winter solstice #Yule Goats FOR LIFE #also wassail is delicious #more wassail please #Yule

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Am I making myself custom dolls of Kate and Sully? Yes, yes I am.

Sorry/Not Sorry, I LOVE THEM.

TIS THE SEASON!

Get PLAYING TO WIN for FREE and enjoy back to school fall hijinks along with a frat house Halloween costume party with two of my fave characters, Kate and Sully!

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#romance books #romance reads #romancelandia #authors of tumblr #custom dolls #free reads #romance novels #contemporary romance

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I have written A GREAT DEAL about how Theseus gets an overblown amount of hate and so I have to say: YES, THIS, AGREE!!! also if you’re interested in my thoughts they are on the blog, and this might be a good place to start: https://blog.amaliacarosella.com/2022/06/misogyny-in-myths-and-theseus.html

along with this one: https://blog.amaliacarosella.com/2022/03/everyone-hates-theseus-except-me.html

Theseus and women

Theseus is one of the most hated characters in Greek mythology on the internet and l wanted defend him because l love him and he's clearly, VERY clearly misunderstood. Now, by misunderstood l don't mean, "Oh, his father wasn't around so he was traumatized," l mean he is always characterized as this misogynist egoist man who everybody loves just because he's a MAN™, which isn't true at all. I'm not going to explain why l love him directly in this post but I'm just going to explain why people misinterpret his relationship with women, because other than his "misstreatment" of women, he's literally just a guy.

Theseus and Amphitrite

Like, look at him! He's just a boy! Anyways, let's start with the obvious reason he gets hate.

Ariadne

We all know the story of him leaving her behind and then Dionysus finds her yada yada. We don't know why he does this, some people say that he's just a jerk and did this dick move because he wanted to but l beg to differ. Many modern-day writers tried to explain this abandonment, though most of them just painted Theseus as a jerk like leaving her because she was annoying or like what l said, just because he's a dick. I was researching how authors reasoned him for his abandonment and guess what THERE ARE SOURCES ARE EXPLAINING HIS ACTION, 1) She was killed by Artemis, this is not a well-known one but it is an explanation of him leaving Ariadne behind, Ariadne was killed by Artemis while she was giving birth to his sons, l couldn't find a reason on why she did it but this is a reason, 2) Dionysus demanded him to leave her because he wanted her, some sources say this and even say that the reason Theseus forgot to change his sails was that he was sad about leaving Ariadne behind, now, does this mean he's an angel, no because some sources do say 3) Theseus willingly leaving her behind, however, they all give a different explanation. A reason l like comes from the book "The king must die" where Ariadne is participating in a human sacrificial ritual and Theseus doesn't like that because it reminds him of Medea or something. I don't know l just read it while researching l didn't read the book but l like it, Ariadne being all crazy and that because it would explain why she's great with Dionysus and her parents are both very cold people, one being a goddess and one being... Minos. I heard there are versions where Athena tells him to leave her but l couldn't find them so that could have been added very later. Now, what version do l see as the truth? None. I like the version my brother suggested, which is "He forgot,". HE FORGOT, HES FORGETFUL, AND HE ALSO FORGETS TO CHANGE THE SAILS. I like it so much because HES LITERALLY JUST A GUY. But, in all seriousness, you can dislike Theseus for leaving Ariadne behind since there are sources that say he left her willingly but check the other versions too.

Theseus, Athena, Dionysus, and Ariadne.

Now that that's out of the way, let's see any other reason Theseus gets hate that involves yet another woman! Which is...

Helen

There is a myth that Helen is kidnapped by Theseus... That's it. So, for context (even though everyone knows it already) Theseus and his "best bud" (wink, wink) Pirithous are both demigods, Theseus being Poseidon's son and Pirithous Zeus's. Since they both have divine blood, they conclude that they will marry one of Zeus's daughters, Theseus picks Helen and Pirithous picks Persephone (like an idiot). They abduct Helen, yada yada, try to abduct Persephone but fail miserably, yada yada. And people dislike him because... he kidnapped Helen, yeah, okay, let's break this down. Kidnapping women was a very well-known thing in ancient Greece, was it acknowledged it was bad? Yes. But was it still there? Also yes. But this isn't about lust, Theseus kidnaps Helen because she is Zeus's daughter and he thinks he deserves at least a demi-god because he is one too. Can this be considered hubris? Yes, it can, and in my opinion, it is. Theseus has done very heroic stuff and wants something in return, he thinks that a mortal wife is too little for him so he picks what he thinks is the best thing for him, a wife whose father is Zeus. He doesn't do this as an act of lust, just hubris, and maybe for reputation, since Helen is the most beautiful woman, having the most beautiful woman as a wife is a thing to be proud of. But that doesn't mean Theseus gets what he wants immediately, because Helen is young, very young. He even acknowledges that as an Athenian, which is okay to marry a 14-year-old girl, but Helen is younger. Sources change her age from 9 to 12, but the point is, she's too young. So, Theseus decides he'll wait and gives her to his mother in the meantime. When he gets rescued by Heracles, he faces consequences, which is learning his mother is now a slave to Castor and Pollux. This is what l like about him too, he's a king, a hero, yet faces consequences more than anyone. Even if he doesn't, when he does bad things to another, bad things happen to him later, Karma bites him in the ass, and in my opinion making a character face consequences is the best way to make them feel human and relatable. Theseus isn't the only one, every mortal in Greek mythology are human-like character to me because they face consequences! Heracles, Achilles, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Bellerophon, and many more make bad choices, face the consequences, and acknowledge them! Theseus kidnapping Helen is a bad thing, yes, but he didn't even touch her because she was a child and his mother got taken away in the end.

Theseus taking away Helen

So yeah, this is it. I was going to go into more detail about his relationship with women since there are women he helps and respects but this is all for now. If l made any mistakes, please let me know without sounding rude, l can take constructive criticism. Anyways, have a good day!

(@coloricioso was the one who asked me to explain my Theseus obsession, so here it is!)

#Theseus #TheseusLove #tagamemnon #greek mythology #greek heroes #greek demigods #demigods #Helen of Sparta #ariadne

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MEET OENONE in episode FIVE of A BROKEN HORSE! The first SIX episodes are now live for Patreon Patrons, who can listen along for as little as a dollar a month--and will get the earliest access to EVERY episode as they release!

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As hero after hero falls before the walls of Troy, Achaean and Trojan alike, two reluctant warriors--neither remembered as a hero--must sacrifice themselves for the sake of the people they love.  Prince Paris has all the fame he ever wanted, anointed by the gods, honored as a youth for both his bravery and judgment, and gifted the most beautiful woman in the world by Aphrodite. If his theft of Helen results in a war, surely he is not meant to stop it. Let all the world burn to ash; so long as Paris has Helen, he is content to leave the destinies of kings and nations in the gods’ hands. But to keep Helen, they must survive. Paris must survive.

Even as a grandson of Zeus, Polypoetes is a king of little consequence—his kingdom beyond the long-armed reach of Mycenae in ordinary times, yet forced still by oath and duty into a war he doesn’t want to fight. Desperate to save his lover Leonteus and protect the rest of his people, left behind in Thessaly, Polypoetes struggles to keep his forces out of harm’s way, even if it means making himself an enemy of Achilles. -- While A BROKEN HORSE can be enjoyed as a standalone work, if you haven't read or listened to Amalia Carosella's other mythic retellings, don't miss HELEN OF SPARTA and BY HELEN'S HAND, the story of Helen's life BEFORE she was stolen away to Troy!

Support Amalia and get early access to more episodes of A BROKEN HORSE at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Amaliad⁠

#tagamemnon #amalia carosella #Greek Mythology #greek myth #Greek Heroes #Paris of Troy #helen of troy #oenone #gods and heroes #greek gods and heroes #greek demigods #demigods #trojan women #the trojan war

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I wrote the Trojan War! And now I'm reading it to you in a serialized podcast over on patreon!!! Come listen for as little as a dollar a month! The first three episodes are now live!!!

If you've read BY HELEN'S HAND, you might remember both Paris (prince of Troy) and Polypoetes (the son of Pirithous)--well, Polypoetes and Paris both had some more to say, and retelling the Trojan War through the perspective of Polypoetes, particularly, gave me something fresh and different to chew through, and a story that you really and truly haven't heard before.

A BROKEN HORSE will be 23 episodes, and Patreon Patrons be able to listen to them FIRST!

#amalia carosella #tagememnon #Greek Mythology #greek myth retellings #The Trojan War #helen of troy #helen of sparta #song of achilles #madeline miller

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These are all so Rockefeller Center in NYC.

Helen Sewell (1896-1957), “A Book of Myths: Selections from Bulfincher’s Age of Fable”, 1942 Source

#Greek Mythology #greek myth art

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Ariadne’s Crown

Prints

#ariadne #ariadne and dionysus #dionysus

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gordon ramsay at the banquet of tantalus: oh fuck me, he put his own son in the food. jesus christ. demeter's over there having a nibble out of his shoulder. at least SOMEONE'S not going home hungry

#i loled #Greek Mythology #greek myth #tantalus

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The Norns by Alois Delug, 1895

#norns #norse mythology #norse myth art

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Sometimes you find sculptures that just take your breath away. These two are a couple of my MOST favorites* at the National Gallery in DC. Characters from my books, both, come to life--I could have stared at them all day. In the foreground: Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert's Amazon Preparing for Battle (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta?), or Armed Venus, cast by 1882 In the backrgound: The Abduction of Hippodamia (L'Enlèvement d'Hippodamie), cast after 1877, by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, possibly with Auguste Rodin

*they are all my favorites. ALL MYTHOLOGICAL SCULPTURE IS MY FAVORITE!!!!

#antiope #Hippodamia #the amazons #centauromachy #the abduction of hippodamia #art #artwork #sculpture #I love sculpture #mythology #Greek Mythology #greek myth art #greek myth #tagamemnon #national gallery of art

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just two shades in elysium

#hades game #patroclus #achilles #Greek Mythology #greek myth art #I haven't made it this far in the game yet and I am dying!!!!

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Leda and the Swan by Jean-Leon Gerome, 1895.

#Leda #leda and the swan #affairs of the gods #Greek Mythology #greek myth art #greek myth

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“…Hekate, with a torch in her hands, met Demeter, and spoke to her and told her news: ‘Queenly Demeter, bringer of seasons and giver of good gifts, what god of heaven or what mortal man has rapt away Persephone and pierced with sorrow your dear heart? For I heard her voice, yet saw not with my eyes who it was. But I tell you truly and shortly all I know.’

So, then, said Hekate. And the daughter of rich-haired Rhea answered her not, but sped swiftly with her, holding flaming torches in her hands.”

-Homeric Hymn to Demeter

#hekate #demeter #homeric hymns #Greek Mythology #greek myth art #greek myth #greek goddesses

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aphrodite doodle from this neat little comic (i didnt know her canon colours </3)

#Aphrodite #Greek Mythology #greek myth art #greek myth #greek goddess

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a lot of people draw hermes with a winged helmet which is fine and all but i think we are all sleeping on his farmer's hat. if anyone deserves to wear a big hat like this it's hermes

#Hermes #Greek Mythology #greek myth art #greek myth #Greek gods

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Manly P. Hall, The Yggdrasil Tree (from The Secret Teachings of All Ages)

#yggdrasil #norse mythology #norse myth art #norse myth