#alcestis-eurydice

[flamingogh-aesthetics]

Cluttered Romo Aro Wallpaper

- Requested by @alcestis-eurydice​ -

#wallpaper #anemone speaks #requested #moodboard #aesthetic #aro #aromantic #romo #romo aro #pride #lgbt #cluttered #purple #green #white #pink #aes #iphone #wallpapers #alcestis-eurydice

[finelythreadedsky]

obsessed with stories where the message is that you can't bring someone back from the dead even if you can bring someone back from the dead

#the ones where people come back from the dead *to tell their loved ones they cant come back from the dead*... #orpheus and eurydice #iliad 23 #alcestis #the set of songs that includes the unquiet grave and sweet williams ghost and lowlands away and the two brothers #mine

[a-romantic--aromantic]

okay so out of curiosity how important are dms to this blog? like i think theyre really important to me BUT i cant properly transfer to my new main without losing that, and if this account leaves the group blog i lose 211 drafts (some of which are reblogs from before the mass exodus) so i. cant lose those. those are really important to me. so. thoughts?

#rambles #new blog is alcestis-eurydice btw! #at least for main

[aro-acethetic]

can i have a ‘cozy’ romo aro moodboard?

sure! I toiled over this one for a while because I couldn't make it look how I wanted it lol but I'm happy with how it turned out! hope you like it took!

#asks #alcestis eurydice #mod lily

[heylookitsghost]

im not asking for money but god when you get adopted into a new family but two years later theres nothing but blatant disrespect and a lot of being woken up and having anxiety, because for some reason despite the “love” you end up not able to sleep in your own bedroom , with your furniture damaged and back to sleeping on the couch- but the new people here, who have taken your room, will just. play videos without headphones and wake you up, because now youre stuck living in the living room. and for some reason people dont see this flaw anymore. and youre stuck between a family that “loves” you and your bio family and moving to your college town and you cant afford to live in your college town for the extra few months anyways .

#anyways #wouldnt it be nice to be allowed to live in the summers #instead of having no where to live and being functionally homeless #tags #idk dm me @alcestis-eurydice to help or something idk

[tachvintlogic]

Title: Stalking Astronauts: Gotham's Latest Social Media Craze!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Fandoms: Danny Phantom, DCU

Characters: Danny Fenton, Original Characters, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Tim Drake, Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson, Duke Thomas, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, Tucker Foley, Sam Manson

Additional Tags: Astronaut Danny Fenton, Trans Danny Fenton, Social Media, Multimedia, Stalking, Hacking, Threats of Violence, Mental Breakdown, Panic Attacks, mentions of transphobia, Racism, Mentions of Ableism, Cybercrimes, Originally Posted on Tumblr, Tumblr Prompt, Amity Park Is Strange (Danny Phantom), Danny Fenton Has an Electric Ghost Core

Words: 6100

Summary: Danny is in his 30s and he's an astronaut. He’s officially retired from doing any vigilante work. He has a good relationship with his still living parents. Vlad is in ghost jail for the foreseeable future. Things are going great. He would assume that given all of that, he would be safe from the threat of being forcefully adopted by some creepy rich guy.

He would be wrong. At least, according to everyone who thinks he looks like a Wayne.

Notes: This fic will contain 4 different prompt fill all telling a single story

Tags for people interested in more story for the prompt fills in this fic and memes for this chapter under the cut! (If I didn't tag you and you wanted to be, sorry there were a lot. If I tagged you and you didn't want to be, sorry about that too.)

@undead-essence @someonebored0100 @wandererofthestars @alculai @space-dreams-world @causehesdannyphantom @weird-droplet-309 @bitt-better @melicmusicmagic @inactive-nonentity @gohan420 @starscreamlover @postit-nope @stealingyourbones @evilminji @big-tiddy-bi @wolfeyedwitch @geek-half-blood @alcestis-eurydice @crimsonaccent @hzu-channel @mentalcarebear @skulld3mort-1fan @coffeeandcrown @cyber-geist @pike-s @heartsong18 @kitty-page @lazy-bouqet @treepainting @thefearfullone @polarboba @overtherose @phoenixdemonqueen @opal-ocean

#dpxdc #tach's fics #prompt fill #finally after all this time #it's done #this was so much work

[nablah]

something i do think people forget because of the prevalence of the french Alceste over the italian and even the original play is that admetus and alcestis are uniquely selfish characters who act on behalf of a state, not themselves, much like real life monarchs.

alcestis dies for her husband to prolong their royal lineage. admetus' parents refuse to die for their son failing to see alcestis' reasoning, and admetus does not offer his life in exchange for hers because he knows what her sacrifice preserves.

in the italian version, it's more about the love but the undercurrents of preserving their rule is very much there. in act 2, we have this (quoting sav here) a jaunty ass tune about suffering

which is like half the point of the opera, no one sacrifices themselves for their country, they'd only do it for something they held dear (idk i keep thinking about Gluck as Marie Antoinette's court composer...like.... was this a warning...no loyal citizen is truly loyal to their country).

Alceste herself makes the demand that Admeto does not remarry, much like in the original play, because to do so would put their bloodline in danger.

BUT this is where the third act strikes a compromise between love (something i think gluck was putting as his sole propaganda for his reform operas) and loyalty, Admeto tries to die anyway, disregarding the whole point of the play and opera (in the play his life is exchanged in the first place by apollo for someone else's to also lengthen his reign). It is the disregard for the state that sets this version of Alceste and Admeto apart. On the surface level they are willing to sacrifice everything to ensure the continuity of their nation, but when push comes to shove, you see how this selfishness is a selfishness of marital love and not for their country anymore (BTW THIS IS WHY THE ITALIAN VERSION DRIVES ME CRAZY. THEY WERE JUST WILLING TO FLUSH DOWN EURIPIDES LIKE THAT.)

WHICH IS WHY THE FRENCH VERSION IS not as good. it focuses on the love aspect which disregards the whole political theme of the story in the first place. It's not quite as simple a story as Orfeo ed Euridice,, which worked in its french adaptation, because Orpheus and Eurydice are ordinary, and it is relatively easy to project ourselves onto them. Sort of a man vs. god story. Alcestis and Admetus are not-- they are holders of power, almost equal to gods of death and life in their own right. Their story is man vs god but they were once god too, something like that

#alceste #opera #alcestis

[bugs-sad-lgbtq-edits]

Romo Aro and Neu Aro Embroidery And Flowers Moodboard and Wallpapers for @alcestis-eurydice

#romo aro #neu aro #embroidery #flower #flowers #wallpapers #wallpaper #lockscreens #lockscreen

[susmogai]

corrected neu aro among us mini crewmate! requested by @alcestis-eurydice

#neu aro #*mine

[52booksproject]

Book 33 Selected New Poems

The RNG brought 831 which is German poetry. I'm not a poetry person myself, but the hot name seemed to be Rainer Maria Rilke, so I got her Selected New Poems translated by Alice Derry.

Some of Rilke's poems rhymed, but I was grateful that Derry didn't try to make her translations rhyme and focused on feeling or meter or whatever. A good deal of them seem to be about mythological subjects like Venus, Apollo, Leda, and Alcestis. I hadn't heard of the last but she has a Euripides play about her sacrificing herself to save her husband.

The poem that intrigued me the most was "Orpheus. Eurydike. Hermes." About the Orpheus myth with Hermes escorting Eurydice behind him. Her take- that Eurydice no longer cared about Orpheus because she was dead really struck me in a new way.

Best Line: "und sagte leise: Wer?" [me: Ouch!]

SHOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK: I once read in a book about improving yourself that you should only read poetry as it is edifying. It was in prose itself, so maybe it wasn't the most straightforward advice. Still, this book is good poetry (I think). And you're probably not going to find better poetry about a lady schtuping a swan.

ART PROJECT:

I, of course, went for the Orpheus legend and did a picture of that.

#rainer maria rilke #52booksproject #52books #dewey decimal system #german poetry #orpheus

[flamingogh-aesthetics]

may i please have a romo aro layered/cluttered phone wallpaper? it would mean the world to me. even if you cant, i hope youre having a wonderful pride!!!!!!!

Of course you can! So sorry it took so long to get to your request; life got pretty hectic!

The wallpaper has just been posted, hope you like it!

#anemone speaks #ask #answered #not a moodboard #alcestis eurydice

[vivo-morior-iterum-vivo]

Virgil (Eclogue X 70-19BC line 69): 

LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

Also Virgil (Georgics 29BC? referring to Orpheus and Eurydice): 

When a loved one passes we are forever doomed to look back upon them in memoriam. Ergo Orpheus never stood a chance of escaping the underworld with Eurydice. (me paraphrasing heavily)

So...

JK!

DEATH CONQUERS LOVE!

Meanwhile Euripides (Alcestis 438BC):

HERAKLES CONQUERS DEATH!!!!!!!

#Myth #mythology #greek mythology #greek myth #virgil #euripides #orpheus and eurydice #orpheus #eurydice #herakles #hercules #alcestis #I feel like this is basically greek myth rock paper scissors #I also think about this way to often #Alcestis is also my fave greek play #the banter between Apollo and Thanatos is on point! #can we all go back to stating our arguments via mythology?

[chthonic-cassandra]

Do you have any favorite modern retellings of Greek myths (any medium)?

Yes! Good question. Here's my idiosyncratic list, keeping modern to 'within the last century':

Performance, all kinds: - Andrei Serban and Liz Swados' Trojan Women, created for La Mama ETC in 1974 and revived many times since then, theater production of my heart always, beside which all others will pale - Martha Graham's Clytemnestra - Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses - Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice - Griselda Gambaro's Antigona Furiosa - Athol Fugard's The Island - Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin's Hadestown

Text: - H.D. Helen in Egypt - Derek Walcott, Omeros - Caitlin Sweet, The Door in the Mountain and The Flame in the Maze - Pat Barker, The Silence of the Girls - Gillian Hanscombe, Sybil: The Glide of Her Tongue - Katharine Beutner, Alcestis - Samuel Delany, The Einstein Intersection - Rachel Swirsky, "A Memory of Wind" - Donna Jo Napoli, Sirena

Movies: - Medea, dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini - Oedipus Rex, dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini - That's sort of it. I guess maybe also Black Orpheus? The Cocteau Orpheus trilogy? - and I have a weird fondness for the 2003 Helen of Troy miniseries

#pearlsthatwereeyes #hellenic #recs

[tachvintlogic]

Stalking Astronauts: Gotham's Latest Social Media Craze!

Chapter 10 - Epilogue

Chapter Summary: The aftermath, in somewhat chronological order.

Tags and memes under the cut!

@undead-essence @someonebored0100 @wandererofthestars @alculai @space-dreams-world @causehesdannyphantom @weird-droplet-309 @bitt-better @melicmusicmagic @inactive-nonentity @gohan420 @starscreamlover @postit-nope @stealingyourbones @evilminji @big-tiddy-bi @wolfeyedwitch @geek-half-blood @alcestis-eurydice @crimsonaccent @hzu-channel @mentalcarebear @skulld3mort-1fan @coffeeandcrown @cyber-geist @pike-s @heartsong18 @kitty-page @lazy-bouqet @treepainting @thefearfullone @polarboba @overtherose @phoenixdemonqueen @opal-ocean @dissociativehyperfixating

#dpxdc #tach's fics #Stalking Astronauts: Gotham's Latest Social Media Craze!

[weapon13whitefang]

TWD NEW EPISODE TITLES

1101 - Acheron Part 1

1102 - Acheron Part II

1103 - Hunted

1104 - Rendition

1105 - Out of the Ashes

1106 - On the Inside

1107 - Promises Broken

1108 - For Blood

Instantly the titles of 1101 and 1102 caught my attention. Acheron is one of the five rivers in the Underworld. It’s “the river of woe or misery” and is the river where the newly dead would be ferried across by Charon in order to enter the Underworld. At least in some adaptations. In other adaptations it’s the Styx they cross. It’s a principle river. It’s also said the dead who do not have payment for Charon will walk the shores of the Acheron for all eternity.

I thought it was very interesting they’re touching on something that’s heavily related to Greek Mythology. Especially with the underworld which is associated to Hades. And that’s the start of Season 11… Which generally sets the theme for the whole season.

So. It seems we’re gonna be entering the underworld. Which is appropriate considering it’s a zombie apocalypse and they’re surrounded by the dead… Seems our people will be just like the many Greek heroes who entered the Underworld for whatever task they had…

Only thing is, sadly, only 10 heroes entered the Underworld and survived. Er, Orpheus, Odysseus, Psyche, Heracles/Hercules, Alcestis, Aeneas, Theseus, Hippolytus, and Sisyphus.

Now some of these heroes of the underworld went to the underworld to retrieve the dead OR for love. While others it was simply a trial and it was part of their quests.

Like Orpheus. See Orpheus’s wife, Eurydice, died from a snakebite on their wedding day. He went through literal Hell to ask Hades to return her. Hades was so charmed by Orpheus’s music, He agreed but issued a condition that she was to follow behind him, and Orpheus could not look back— if he did, she would remain in the Underworld. Spoiler, he looked back and she was returned and Orpheus returned to the living and swore off love.

The story of Psyche and Eros(Cupid) is a well known story. But in case you don’t know it that well, Eros fell in love with the beautiful mortal Psyche and took her away to a darkened palace to be his bride. He kept her well taken care of and gave her lavish gifts. But he warned that she could never learn his true identity, which she promised and agreed to. But poor psyche was tricked by her jealous, evil sisters, who already suspected the truth of who the mysterious voice/being was. Psyche went and looked upon her husband’s face by the light of an oil lamp while he slept. In some versions some of the oil from the lamp spilled onto Eros’s shoulder and burned him. In others he heard her approach and woke up. Either way he reproached Psyche for not listening and breaking her promise before he flew away.

Psyche went looking for him but Aphrodite, who had originally forbid her son from having anything to do with Psyche, who she didn’t like because people would say she was prettier than Aphrodite. Anyway, Aphrodite - in vengeance against Psyche - gave the girl four very impossible tasks. The last task had Psyche go to the underground to ask Persephone to put a piece of her beauty inside it. She gets past Cerberus and even has payment for Charon but she gets curious and looks in the box Aphrodite gave her, and inside was death-like sleep. Eros, who either healed up from his oil burn or because he was keeping an eye on Psyche, rescues her and puts the death-sleep back in the box and gets her out of the underworld. End note, she gets to marry Eros because Zeus sanctifies the marriage and Psyche becomes the Goddess of Soul.

And then there’s Heracles, who had to be extra, and went to the underworld and back twice. His first time was to save the Princess Alcestis (yup the one on the list) . He wasn’t in love with her or anything, he did this for King Admetus after defeating Thanatos (no not the purple asshole, the God of Death) he volunteered to go get Alcestis for Admetus after he forgot to give an offering to Athena for her help in his tasks. He gets her back. The second time was for the trials of Heracles and the last one was to take Cerberus from the underworld. Which he did then returned him to Hades.

Now ten made it back from Hell, but many did not. One such character was Pirithous. He was friends with Theseus (the one I listed above) and these two fools set out to take wives that were daughters of Zeus. Theseus went for Helen (yup, Helen of Troy- THAT Troy) who was 13 at the time and were going to hold onto her until she was of age to be wedded. But Pirithous chose to go big or go hone. He chose to try for Persephone… Yup. He went and tried to steal the Goddess of the Underworld. With Theseus’s help. In the end Theseus escapes the Underworld due to Heracles. But Pirithous not so much. He’d committed a great crime trying to kidnap a God’s wife. Pirithous turned to stone and was condemned to remain in the underworld there eternity.

Now even thought I listed Sisyphus as an escapee of the Underworld, his story is a wee bit different. King Sisyphus was a well-known trickster. See, Sisyphus revealed that Zeus carried off Aspos (the river God’s) daughter. Of course this enraged Zeus. So he sent Thanatos to take Sisyphus to the underworld. But Sisyphus bested Thanatos and chained him up. Well with death in chains, no one could die. So Thanatos was freed by Ares, who was mad that battles weren’t any fun anymore cause no one died. Well then Thanatos found Sisyphus and turned him over. However, before he was taken away, Sisyphus instructed his wife not to perform his burial rites. Because of this, Hades did not receive the customary sacrifices, and so he sent Sisyphus back to scold his wife. He then stayed in his kingdom and died of old age. And for his trickery, Sisyphus was tasked to roll a boulder up a hill with the condition being that he would able to go free once he had finished (as in get the Boulder to the top). Sisyphus tried, but everytime he got close to the top of the hill, the boulder would fall back down and so he continues to try again, and again, and again, forever.

Basically you can see that going to the underworld can work out or there’s a terrible consequence. It’s a nod to the ole belief that going to hell and back is a torture and can affect a person.

So for the first two episodes to be named after a river associated with death… It’s terrifying but fascinating. This paints the rest of the season… Will they survive the trip or loose to it..

#the walking dead #kind of team delusional if you squint #the walking dead season 11 #daryl dixon #carol peletier #beth greene #maggie greene #maggie rhee #twd negan

[bugs-sad-lgbtq-edits]

Romo Aro Stimboard for @alcestis-eurydice

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / x / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9

#stim #stims #stimboard #stimboards #aro #aromantic #romo aro