#homeric epic

[thepringlesofblood]

reading the actual iliad bc of song of achilles brainrot got me saying shit like “overmuch” and “upbraiding” and “rouses”

god fagles is the most recent translation i can currently get my hands on and he is readable which is better than most older translations but the bar is not particularly high.

can’t wait til i can get my hands on the (relatively) new caroline alexander trans. from 2016 pls girl helen has called herself a whore twice and zeus called hera a bitch and i know that’s not fully supported by the original greek

#classics #tsoa #iliad #the iliad #homer #homeric epic #ancient greece #ancient rome #ik the homeric epics are greek but the iliad specifically has some rome: origins in it bc aeneas is there #the lil bitch #original post

[uritur-infelix]

"Swiftly did the dream reach the fast ships of the Achaeans. It went off to Agamemnon, son of Atreus, and found him sleeping in his bed, drenched in divine slumber."

- Book 2 of Homer's Iliad, lines 17-19

#classics #tagamemnon #poetry #iliad #homer #greek mythology #homeric epic #epic poetry #greek literature

[dhampiravidi]

achilles vs. anakin

so I've been thinking--these 2 are similar AF:

has 1 divine parent

is the Chosen One...?

very cute uwu

close to their mom

BFF is a little more than that

ultimately chooses love over honor/others' praise every time

soldier who started too young

killed at least 1 kid that we know of

they're younger & less disciplined than their love interest

badass w/a weapon

berzerker rage followed by intense ugly cry

people judge them on their actions & label them as crazy

I guess their main differences are that Achilles wasn't ever taught to let go of passion or rage, while Anakin was told those are feelings that lead to the Dark Side of the Force. Anakin had lived as a slave while Achilles had grown up as a prince(ss) who took classes.

#achilles: headcanon #anakin skywalker #star wars #the iliad #homeric epic #greek mythology #hellenic mythology #byronic hero lowkey #tragic hero

[dreamsandconstellations]

Odysseus in Epic: the musical

#Odysseus #the Iliad #homer #Greek mythology #epic the musical #epic: the ocean saga #epic: the cyclops saga #but seriously #Poseidon #jorge rivera herrans #that’s it that’s the show #odysseus of ithaca

[unbizzarre]

Young Odysseus introduces his son to the goddess Athena

(Alternative title: Telemachus meets his fairy Godmother)

Creator’s note:

Does this picture look blurry to you? Like even if you click on the image to enlarge it? I don’t know why but I can’t seem to get tumblr to show the full resolution image. I worked hard to make faces that actually look like faces for once but now they’re just blurry blobs 😭. Anybody know how to fix? EDIT: thank you all for the feedback! I’m glad it is not blurry for you!

#the odyssey #odyssey fanart #odysseus #telemachus #tagamemnon #greek mythology #greek mythology fanart #greek myth art #Athena #greek gods #epic the musical #The iliad #Trojan war #homers odyssey #classics

[toonycryptid]

Uncle Mickey.

#julius the cat #toon #mickey mouse #morty and ferdie #felicity fieldmouse #oscar the cat #epic mickey #ortensia whiskers #oswald the lucky rabbit #bunny children #homer the cat

[midsummernightsmemes]

ᴬʰ, ᵗʰᵉ ᴼᵈʸˢˢᵉʸ ... ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵗᵒ ʷᵃᵗᶜʰ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘⁱᵗᵒʳˢ, ᵃˢ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ᶠᵃᵛᵒʳⁱᵗᵉ ʸᵒᵘᵀᵘᵇᵉʳˢ ˢᵃʸˢ, ᵍᵉᵗ ᵘⁿˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳⁱᵇᵉᵈ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ˡⁱᶠᵉ. ᴮᵘᵗ ʷʰᵉⁿ ᵉˣᵃᶜᵗˡʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᴼᵈʸˢˢᵉᵘˢ ' ᵈⁱˢᵍᵘⁱˢᵉ ʷᵉᵃʳ ᵒᶠᶠ?

#literature #funny memes #funny #lit memes #literature memes #memes #odysseus #odyssey #the odyssey #homer #epic poem #epic #epic poetry #athena #futurama

[jedi-valjean]

Odysseus' Strategy Notebook

PLAN TO DEFEAT THE TROJANS

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

PLAN TO DEFEAT THE CYCLOPS

Build giant wooden horse spear and hide inside it stab the cyclops with it

PLAN TO ESCAPE THE CYCLOPS' CAVE

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

Build giant wooden SHEEP and hide inside it

Build a bunch of normal-sized sheep and hide in those

Skin real sheep and use them to make incredibly realistic sheep costumes

Ride the sheep out of the cave but upside-down so he doesn't find us

PLAN TO DEFEAT THE LASTER LAESYTR LESTRYG CANNIBAL GIANTS

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

Build giant wooden cannibal giant and hide inside it

Build giant wooden RUN

PLAN TO DEFEAT THE WITCH

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

Build giant wooden pig and hide inside it?

Build giant wooden d go with Hermes' plan

PLAN TO DEFEAT SCYLLA

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

Build wooden decoy sailors and hope she eats those DID NOT WORK

PLAN TO STOP MEN FROM EATING SACRED CATTLE

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

Build giant wooden cow and trick the men into eating it

Take a nap and come up with a better plan

PLAN TO ESCAPE CALYPSO'S ISLAND

Build giant wooden horse and hide inside it

Build wooden decoy statue of me and put it in her bed

Build giant wooden d

PLAN TO KEEP ODYSSEUS HERE FOREVER

Steal strategy notebook

Check for splinters just in case

PLAN TO SNEAK BACK INTO THE PALACE

Build giant wooden h

Disguise self as giant wooden beggar normal old beggar OKAY I GET IT NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE A GIGANTIC WOODEN REPLICA I GET IT ALREADY sheesh Athena

GET THE SUITORS OFF MY BACK, PLAN B (THANKS A LOT MELANTHO)

Announce that I will marry whoever can string my husband's bow and shoot through wait this isn't my notebook

PLAN TO KILL THE SUITORS wait who scribbled in my notebook

#the odyssey #odyssey #homer's odyssey #odysseus #odypen #penelope #epic the musical #trojan war #trojan horse #polyphemus #cyclops #circe #laestrygonians #scylla #calypso #athena #hermes #melantho

[desos-records]

The EPIC Circe Saga making Odysseus' love for Penelope what ultimately saves him from Circe just healed a massive hole in my heart.

Because YES the Odyssey like all of Ancient Greek Mythology has a misogynist streak a mile wide, but that primarily comes down to the written text, preserved by Athens--no one hates women more than Athens--and translated into English for centuries by sexist men who wanted to see a powerful woman tamed by a man.

But the Odyssey and the Iliad come from ancient oral tradition. They were told and retold and everyone, EVERYONE, got a say in how to interpret them. Why can't we?

Why can't the story be: Odysseus' love for his wife and his family is what saves him. Hermes tells him the only way to protect himself from Circe is to seduce her. Agamemnon, who lied and betrayed his wife, warns him that trusting women will get him killed. But Odysseus doesn't listen. Instead, he passes Circe's test of character where others failed. He trusts Penelope and does right by her and she does the same for him. The secret of their marriage bed serves as a symbol of loyalty and commitment upheld by them both, not just Penelope.

Why can't it be that? Greek Myth is already brutal, why do we have to willfully make it more so?

#I will never stop losing my mind over the iliad and the odyssey #odysseus and penelope are the original power couple #greek mythology #epic the musical #epic the circe saga #odysseus #penelope #circe #the odyssey #homer

[katkit-drops-alt]

aaaaaaaaaaaa the iliad/odyssey as cat memes aaaaaaaaaaaaa

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #greek mythology #odysseus #the odyssey #the iliad #agamemnon #menelaus #paris of troy #hector of troy #Achilles #patroclus #tsoa achilles #tsoa patroclus #tsoa #the song of achilles #song of achilles #diomedes #greek mythology memes #greek memes #memes #mythology memes #odyssey #Iliad #homer’s iliad #homer's odyssey #Cat memes #Funny cats #Cats

[larkspurglove]

Fun fact about the underworld saga:

‘558 men who died under your command’ from The Underworld, combined with ‘43 left under your command’ from Ruthlessness, doesn’t add up to 600 men.

Which means that the guy who fell off Circe’s roof and died is canon to Epic the musical.

#for context in Homer’s odyssey there was a guy who got really drunk and fell asleep on Circe’s roof the day before they were meant to leave #and when he woke up he forgot he was on the roof of the palace and fell off #and as such broke his neck and died #epic the underworld saga #epic the musical

[sunshines-child]

Circe, Witch of Aiaia

I have drawn Circe so many times and i've finally settle on a design that is largely different but I like a lot

#on that note who the fuck thought Aiaia was a good name #it sounds like an asian parent when they look at your report car and see an A- #aiyahh repeated twice #like what were they doing #"I've created this cool character she's a witch and she's part of Odysseussy's journey! #okay Homer where does she live? #Uhhh Aiaiaiaiiaiaiaiaiaia #Oh Aiaia? Smart #...yeah #epic the circe saga #odyseussy #circe #circe saga #epic the musical #odysseus #the odyssey

[generouskittentidalwave]

I will never understand how Odysseus has all the braincells while also having none of them at the same exact time. He is an amazing war general and is insanely smart but has the attention span of a rat fuelled by the need to cause chaos simply because he is bored. He can't listen to one thing while getting distracted by the thing he was specifically told not to touch.

#this man will forever be an enigma #odysseus #the odyssey #homer's odyssey #the iliad #homer's iliad #ancient greek mythology #greek mythology #ancient greek #greek myth #greek mythology memes #greek myth memes #greek heroes #greek stuff #greek posts #greek blog #epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic the troy saga #epic: the troy saga #epic the cyclops saga #epic: the cyclops saga #epic the ocean saga #epic saga

[gayraltofrivia]

"ruthlessness" is a devastating song, no argument, but just how devastating it is always gives me goosebumps when i listen to it. i love that jay understands that silence can be as powerful as sound, and that's what really drives the loss of his men home, for me.

think about it; 600 men on a dozen ships initially, so that's about 50 people per ship. the 43 men left are solely on odysseus's vessel.

the men screaming his name, the wind roaring, and suddenly, everyone is gone. the silence is so loud. so final.

it's not like they fell overboard, and are screaming for help in the waves. they're gone immediately, and the sudden silence is so chilling.

#epic: the musical #epic the musical #odysseus #the odyssey #homer #dantes rambles #this isn't anything new but #it was on my mind #the ocean saga #ruthlessness #poseidon

[dreamsandconstellations]

Nobody:

Odysseus:

#epic the musical #epic the musical fanart #Odysseus #the odyssey #such a wife guy #the illiad #Homer #Greek mythology #penelope #the circe saga #epic troy saga #Odysseus’ return address label #jorge rivera herrans #Odyssesus please return me to sender

[unbizzarre]

The Odyssey, but if Odysseus just got to stay home and chill with his son and goddess bestie.

been obsessing over this musical project lately.

Can't stop imagining the moments Odysseus missed. Little mischievous joys, teaching moments etc. In this scene, Odysseus teaches Telemachus how to braid hair and Athena shares profound wisdom with two of her favorite mortals.

#Epic the musical #Athena #Telemachus #the Odyssey but happy #odysseus #the odyssey #odyssey #ithaca #greek mythology #greek myth retellings #greek myth art #odyssey fanart #fanart #my art #trojan war #tagamemnon #the iliad #Iliad #homers odyssey #homers iliad