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It's so funny hearing these people say "storgheeeh" without even knowing what is considered a "beautiful word" in Greek, and exoticizing the language to such an extent they don't realize they have the exact same words in their own language 🤦‍♀️

(I am not talking about people who want to learn Greek or have an appreciation of the Greek language. I am talking about.... these types of people who think everything Greek is so magical like "oohhh look at this amazing Greek word skataaa ✨😍")

#it's the most simple thing in my eyes. but people keep screwing it up somehow #you know this is mainly why i had someone from Greece teaching me #my pronunciation sucks #Greek facts #not mine #reblog

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If there's now a New Greece, which one am i supposed to visit now? 😔

Auntie they say NEW GREECE I'M LOSING IT

#tbh i dont even feel hatred anymore #im living in my tiny little bubble. pretending retellings dont exist #retellings #not mine #reblog

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So Giannis tweeted something in Greek because he is in Greece right now

And behold some replies from American fans

Do they even understand that not everything is about Americans or NBA? If your hero is speaking in Greek, then he probably has a reason he addresses this to Greeks in specific? Hmm? How about that?

“We speak (only) English, Giannis” Where? On Twitter? The fuck

#man. #greek #not mine #basketball #reblog

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Since you've talked about him, Hamlet for the ask game :D

Sure, buddy!

i would marry him before he saw the ghost of his dad. Then i would be afraid of him! He's a horrible person and i absolutely adore him 🧡

He's also really, REALLY pretty, not only in the manga i showed before, but also in multiple paintings, even in different covers of the play, i love almost all the character designs out there for Hamlet.

One of my favourite things that is done in his character it's the fact that in the end, you don't know if he's truly insane or has been pretending the whole time. He's probably both but SHUT.

Can't deny i would have wanted more scenes with Ophelia, so her death would hurt more regarding Hamlet's character, but oh well.

Hamlet my beloved. That's the post.

#hamlet #hamlet shakespeare #ask game #not incorrect quotes #mine

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Can i please have your attention for a second. Just a second.

MANGA HAMLET ! !

They— they dared to make him look more similar to his UNCLE instead of his PARENTS

WHY MUST YOU HURT ME THIS WAY WHO TOLD YOU TO DO SO

He thinks. He thinks a lot.

Look— at Laertes' design. Ophelia is so pretty though 🥲

i love tHIS PANEL SO MUCH

Got my copy today and i really wanted to share it !

“i can fix him” no. No you can't.

This is the "nunnery" scene and it's both intimidating and funny.

Imagine being Ophelia at the beginning of it, i would run away the moment i see Hamlet.

No Ophelia, you can't fix him.

i absolutely ADORE Hamlet's design in this. Needed to show it.

And, as a bonus:

“crap the insane one is looking at me what do i do Rosencrantz”

#i know im very basic. but Hamlet will forever be my favourite Shakespeare work #i love him and the play #aNDTHEMANGA #not incorrect quotes #hamlet #manga #hamlet manga #mine #shakespeare #hamlet shakespeare #classics #tragedy #theatre

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This is *literally* his entire character main trait. i love him.

Odysseus: All of your existences are confusing.  The Achaeans: How so?  Odysseus: Your presence is annoying, but the thought of anything bad happening to any of you upsets me.

#greek mythology #incorrect quotes #the iliad #odysseus #iliad #incorrect classics quotes #not mine #reblog

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Achilles, Hector, and Paris?

Oh boy, here we go.

// Achilles:

You know? People tend to exaggerate Achilles' character way too much for my liking. He's still one of the most iconic figures on the whole Trojan Cycle ( obviously ) but i never grew that attached to him. i like him, he's what the myths want him to be, but he got a bit overrated due to TSOA bullshit and all that. He deserved better than that.

// Hector

Hector is EVERYONE'S beloved and we are NOT going to deny that. If Odysseus didn't exist he would be my favourite out of the Trojan Cycle, that man didn't do anything wrong and no, i'm sorry, Patroclus' death wasn't wrong either. It kind of was coming. i apologize for speaking the truth. Anyways i hope wherever Hector is now he is happy with Andromache 🥲

// Paris

i don't hate Paris, he's just really boring for me... And an idiot. Look, i like idiots, Agamemnon is an idiot and i like him, for example. But Paris really just- just gets things done in a HORRIBLE way. The only time he shines is specially thanks to Apollo aaand he didn't get to live much after that. i do think he's an important character, but that doesn't mean i like him.

#ask game #hector #paris #achilles

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Hi yes i am stealing this from @15pantheons because, hey why not?

Send me a character and I’ll give you some of my thoughts on them!

#i AM in the middle of writting a lot of essays #and i don't have quotes #so yeh. i need something to post. #ask game #reblog

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Arthur, holding his sword: I can't do it!

Morgana, standing next to a badly made clone of hers: You have to be kidding.

Arthur: You two look very alike!

Morgana: Arthur Pendragon—

Arthur: It's impossible to find a difference!

Morgana:

Morgana: Great, you know what? Stab me.

#he's not being sarcastic. he really can't. #incorrect quotes #arthurian legend #arthurian cycle #morgana le fay #arthur pendragon #king arthur #celtic mythology

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Leto: This is my daughter, Artemis. She loves her personal space.

Leto, pointing at both of them hugging: And that's my son, Apollo. He loves my daughter's personal space as well.

#i miss the twins so much #greek mythology #incorrect quotes #incorrect greek mythology #apollo #artemis #leto #THE TWINS

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It would surprise me not seeing Antigone having one already haha pain 🥲🥲🥲

#reblog

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Another one down the list ! So, who's the next to suffer the whole rewritting phenomenon? Make your bets, or cry, or both 🥲🥲

#cant you. just. read the original and thats it #aaaaAAAAA

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This might come as an ignorant question, but were there any distinctions of the gods and the personifications of things? I'm aware gods are technically emboidements of such things, but for example, Gaia and Demeter, were they considered the same at some point? Or Apollo and the Sun maybe? Or were they always distinctive? Thanks for your time, the Wikipedia isn't helping me with this

This needs a long analysis but I will try to keep it short and hopefully, I will provide information to the best of my ability. I feel I know the answer but it is difficult to explain it because I've taken the difference for granted and never had to explain it to anyone.

No worries, it's normal for you to have this question because ancient personifications are often described as "gods" by foreigners today, and also you might be missing some context in the Hellenic tradition.

There is a difference between deities and concept personifications like Health, Wealth, Poverty, Nourishment, Wisdom, Zeal, Violence, Peace, etc. The gods are distinct and whole "persons" who have control over certain elements and domains, not embodiments. There were arguments even in ancient times about the gods being "persons" or just "energy" but most Hellenes - like the good ol Hellenes they are xD - preferred to see them as more "apt". But even as "energy" the gods weren't considered personifications.

Gods can be embodiments, but metaphorically (like Athena, signifying wisdom. Still, Wisdom can have a statue on her own as a personification). Other times the gods are also the means of element control because humans don't have this power and they ask the gods to intervene for them.

The personifications are not gods but, as a statement to society, their statues exist and were/are honored (I am talking about different Greek periods because even today we have them). For example in an ancient music school, there could be a statue of Music, who is a personification. The statue is there as a statement, and as a reminder to people to keep music in their hearts and acknowledge its importance. The concepts may also have a story of origin, but this doesn't exactly elevate them to the status of gods. It can elevate them to the "honorable entity worthy of sacrifices" status (like Nice), is my understanding.

My understanding is that personifications and deities were always distinctive, at least for Greece and the Near East. Sun and Earth are powerful entities on their own but during the times people believe in a pantheon, they are rarely invoked as if they are gods. (But often they are less powerful than gods and act only a little). If we go back to the early Bronze age, perhaps there weren't any gods and people only revered the elements such as the earth, the sun, the moon etc. But slowly we see the concept of deities develop, like the Earth/Mother/Fertility Goddess who is not the same as the Earth itself, but rather commands the earth/soil/fertility. The early version of Demeter could be just a goddess, not Earth itself. Her name literally means "Mother of the Earth/Soil". And the fact that she coexists with Gaia, Earth, means that one was developed to be something different than the other.

Some very important elements, such as the Earth, can be considered more potent than gods in the sense that they are innocent ever-present, and primordial, but they are more static in their actions and don't antagonize the gods (after the Titanomachy, that is). In the Hellenic tradition since the ancient years the mountains, sun, river, earth, and all things natural can be characters on their own and even fight against heroes, or speak their minds about a situation. They kind of belong in the divine sphere but they are more like expressions of the physical world, and still less prominent than the gods. In the recent Hellenic tradition, they are still lower than the saints, who have some dominion over the world's domains.

**There might be some things I haven't read or know so if someone has read about any ancient traditions and the reverence of certain personifications in a way that is not described here, please add to this post!

#holy #do ya'll get me now when i mean we don't know even a 20% about this stuff #reblogging not just for ya'll. but for me as well #personifications #greek mythology #greek gods #greek tradition #ancient greek religion #reblog #not mine

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Apollo and Dionysus.

#this has been sitting in my drafts for way too long #anyways. pretty #dionysus #dionysus art #apollo #not mine #reblog #busts #sculpture

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Bestie don't you remember Limbo—

Dante: If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!

Virgil:

Homer:

Horace:

Ovid:

Lucan:

Dante: Man, ya'll depressed as hell.

Virgil: You didn't clap either.

Dante: SHUT UP—

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Dante: If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!

Virgil:

Homer:

Horace:

Ovid:

Lucan:

Dante: Man, ya'll depressed as hell.

Virgil: You didn't clap either.

Dante: SHUT UP—

#no one is clapping right now. right? #incorrect quotes #divine comedy #the divine comedy #virgil #dante #homer #horace #ovid #lucan

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💌 Send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome. 💌

Oh look, another one !!

Thank you so much, means a lot to me !! <3

#answered #not incorrect quotes #random