#loose Greek mythology

[inkwellfire]

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I listened to Ruthlessness from EPIC too many times.

#Hippocampus #water horse #sea #tidal wave #greek mythology #epic the musical #but loosely #posidon #art #inkwell art

[mitsybubbles]

Younger Ares and the little twins

#Greek mythology #Greek myths #Apollo #Artemis #ares #misty arts #I was gonna color this but then I got sick so oh well lol #based VERY loosely off Ares warding Leto away by banging his shield instead of attacking her or smth #aka a what if that he stuck around on the ‘excuse’ that he was chasing them

[wanderingmind867]

The Greek Afterlife:

Elysium: A Gated Community for "morally righteous" people.

Isles of the Blessed: The gated community within the gated community. I bet it's snobby there.

Fields of Asphodel: Wheat Fields like Kansas or Saskatchewan. The wild fields of the prairies.

Fields of Punishment: Pretty much just Hell.

You know of all these options, I actually like Asphodel the most. I'd still prefer my own interpretation of the afterlife, but Asphodel is better than Elysium (Which is clearly just a snobby gated community) or the Fields of Punishment (which is inhumane and should be abolished). This is my exact problem with the Greek Afterlife. And I give props to Rick Riordan for presenting it faithfully, but it also sucks so much I wish he had changed it. I really do.

#percy jackson #rick riordan #pjo #pjo series #pjo hoo toa #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson series #greek mythology #riordanverse #rick riordan criticism #in a very loose way? #It's more greek mythology criticism #but you know

[6-2-aestheticsofhate]

i have a lot of thoughts on minos in relation to pasiphae and the minotaur (both greek mythological and in ultrakill) but i dont really want to make a lot of posts abt it considering. the topic is generally hard to talk about.

#like i dont wanna go around claiming that the myth went 1:1 in ultrakills lore #because for example sisyphus was more based off a book rather than his mythology (thank god) #so minos might be only loosely based on his mythological counter part as well #but like. the fact that with the introduction of the minotaur enemy we KNOW the minotaur thing actually happened? jesus fuck #like we KNOW ultrakill minos thinks that the people of lust are only punished for loving eachother.... #while his real life mythological counterpart got mad at his wife for essentially being raped by proxy and she had to defend herself saying #why would she want that. she was cursed/forced to do that because minos didnt sacrifice that bull to poseidon #like i KNOW why that was never really brought up in ultrakill that would be. a weird topic to bring up in a funny robot shooter #and i dont think you could accurately handle the themes of rape through lore books you find in levels of the game #but theres just. something about minos willfully thinking his wife did that of her own accord and him refusing to think about how lust #carries more than people who had sex a lot in ultrakill. #again the myth MAY be different in ultrakill. maybe he never even accused his wife of that. maybe he was more understanding #but theres a non zero chance he did #he could be willfully ignorant and think his wife willingly cheated on him. he thinks everyone in lust is innocent/only had consensual sex #because the alternatives are too gross/immoral for him to think about #it might be because i sympathize a lot with greek mythology women but finding out that the thing with pasiphae happened in ultrakill #DID happen made me lose respect for minos. #... also towards a lot of the fandom for joking abt it. #rape tw

[magicalstevengames]

So, over the myths, the gods have cursed like countless mortals to be monsters of some sort. Arachne, Medusa (sometimes) and the like, specifically. But Typhon and Echidna and the 'Mother and Father' of monsters. So I vote that each time they hear about a mortal being turned into an immortal monster, they just call each other

"hey babe, new kid. Some girl bragged about being better than Artemis at hunting."

"Oh, word? Alright. I'll go find her. What's her name?"

And then they just adopt/kidnap the new monster. That's where 70% of their kids come from.

#greek mythology #typhon #echidna #not the animal #i mean the mythological person #sorry guys #arachne #medusa #loosely inspired by #percy jackon and the olympians #and #immortal fenyx rising #artemis #no hate thats just who i happened to think of

[smol-blue-bird]

Greek mythology retellings that I like:

We updated this myth for a modern setting while keeping most of the story and major elements of the mythology intact

We made a story loosely based on or inspired by an old Greek myth, and we’re upfront about that

Greek mythology retellings that I don’t mind:

This is an adaptation for laypeople who have little familiarity with the subject matter, so we simplified some things out of necessity

This is an adaptation for children, so we kept it age-appropriate and handled the sexual/gory material in a non-explicit way

This is a ten-minute YouTube video that can’t possibly explain every tiny detail about this extremely complex topic, so we’re gonna stick to the basics

Greek mythology retellings that I loathe with every fiber of my being:

This is the Secret True Version of the original myth that historians have been hiding out of malice, and if anyone tells you otherwise they’re a liar who’s shilling for Big Archeology

The original myth was Wrong and Problematic and you’re Bad if you enjoyed learning about it, but don’t worry, I rewrote it to make it Good

I hate history, I hate reading, I hate the classics, and I especially hate ancient Greece. I did zero research whatsoever for this project and I have no respect for the source material or the field in general, and I’m very proud of that

#i think this is why i’ve always liked Hadestown but I hate those Hades/Persephone romance books #there’s a difference between making a play loosely based around an old myth #that incorporates existing mythology about Hades being the god of wealth/the ruler of the underworld and uses it to make a point #versus writing a romance novel and going NO ACTUALLY THIS IS TOTALLY WHAT THE ANCIENTS BELIEVED #EVERY HISTORIAN IN THE WORLD IS LYING TO YOU BECAUSE HISTORIANS HATE TRUE LOVE #this is also why I never minded kids’ series like the Percy Jackson books or that weird goddess high school AU #using Greek mythology as a framework to write a fun adventure story is cool! #but sitting there and going #UM these myths are Messed Up and hashtag Problematic and I rewrote them so now they’re Morally Okay to Like #is just obnoxious #basically #making not-necessarily-accurate-but-interesting mythology-inspired fiction is fine #but making stuff that attacks historians and archeologists #or spreads misinformation #or makes people feel bad for ever enjoying or wanting to study the original Problematic mythology #is just irritating. #anyway #classicsblr #greek mythology

[macadam]

God surrealist transformers artwork really has me feeling a lot right now I think I’m going to bs some sort of excuse to explore surrealist distorted robots for my next college assignment

#wine labels following the theme of titans/Greek mythology? #no. #cosmic robots #I’ll make it work I’ll charm my prof with my piercing gaze and sardonic voice I can do it I can I can #I miss making surrealist ornate nonsense those are my roots!!! #I have to get back into this #why’d I ever stop doodling zentangles and exploring patterns and liquified colours and whatnot #where’d I loose track of that pure artistic joy #ok enough ranting I have an 8am class #mac mumbles #god the feelings flowing through me rn #okokokok I’m done I’m finished goodnight

[veilchenjaeger]

Can I have one (1) single classics blog that doesn't continuously shit on adaptations/retellings

#[talk less smile more] #/this is my one tumblr post this week hi #/blog: 'hey look at this cool art of your favourite homer characters! here's a dionysos! here's a good take on ancient greek literature!' #/blog five seconds later: '~feminist~ retellings are ruining culture forever. lore olympus has personally killed my family. #/the ~real myth~ was sooo feminist and my personal headcanon is superior to anything madeline miller does ever which is evil' #/begging y'all to shut the fuck up and think for three seconds about what an adaptation is #/'making a story that is definitely ~originally about~ rape and abduction romantic is evil actually--' #/THIS IS WHAT LORE OLYMPUS IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT RAPE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. #/i'm not a big fan of it and it plays very fast and loose with mythology (which is FINE because it's an ADAPTATION) but it IS about rape #/anyways rant over have a lovely week #/rec me blogs if u know any i'd love to engage with classics tumblr a bit again but by the gods it's so tiring

[roselightfairy]

@thevillainsmustache and I are watching Troy and I am BRIMMING with hot takes

#greek mythology #loosely

[justastrugglinghotchocolate]

thinking about how in the MythAU Basil as the God of Life is so giving and kind. Life for the mortals he serves is full of childlike wonder, and blessings all around. Basil makes it so that it is pure joy to be alive, even when it’s hard. He visits the temples dedicated to him just to give hope to everyone, because above all else he loves humans.

then Dorian appears and does what he does and suddenly Basil can no longer make life joyful. He cannot find any comfort in the very thing he represents. The scars on his neck hurt whenever he thinks of the beautiful days before Dorian. And he can’t help but feel resentful. He blessed these humans, he made their lives as easy as they could be, and humanity’s finest stabbed him in the neck, all because he couldn’t be content with the one life he had. Because he feared what Basil’s gift would become in the coming years.

So, fine then, Basil decides. The humans fear what they have no right to control? He will give them something to fear. He will give them the constant terror he feels upon visiting his temples—wondering if one of his priestesses or shamans will take a blade to him as well. He will give them the terror he felt lying in that damn bed watching everyone he loves panic because of the actions of one ungrateful mortal. Life isn’t fair, not even for Gods.

Henry’s foolish experiment resulted in worse than a corrupted mortal. It made a corrupted God.

#can you tell how much i love Basil letting loose???? #Bagil be angry you deserve to be >:3 #Also like imagine his outfit #Ik i’ve only drawn him in his vaguely greek dress/toga thing #But if basil’s gonna be bad then goddammit i will make him a baddie #mythology au

[meekmedea]

pomegranates pt.7

previous part (pt.6)

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Damian’s head reels at the information that he’s collected from Wilson, Todd and Richard. When combined with what his research had yielded, he’s almost in disbelief of everything. 

Of gods and tragic fates. 

`

Μεσονυξ is only one of Wilson’s names. Rarely in use as the mercenary – no, the god – preferred his other name much more. Pyroeis. “Don’t get too starstruck over it, little bird,” he’d teased.

Todd had cooed over how flattered she was. 

It is all Richard’s fault for revealing Damian’s fascination in Μεσονυξ. In both the god itself from the stories told by the League and the figure that had made her debut recently.

`

Then there’s Todd and Richard. The immortal and the mortal pair of siblings. 

Todd herself confirms that she is not named for the sorceress, she is the sorceress. Privately, Damian suspects that she must be the mortal princess in the legend then. There is no other that could fit into it. Not with how they talked of cycles and past lives. 

And how does his Baba tie in to all this? He’s her brother. “Always has been,” he says with a laugh. “But I’m older this time.”

“And I’m taller,” shoots back Medea. 

`

So perhaps Medea and Abystrus are more fitting. 

But Abystrus doesn’t have the best of endings in mythology. Nor do Medea’s children. As if guessing where his thoughts had gone, the siblings are quick to nip that in the bud. 

“I know what you’re thinking, but no, she never killed me,” says Dick. 

“The stories that have survived aren’t the most accurate,” she offers. 

`

He thinks back to the times that he’s hung out with Todd. “Is this why you have a distaste for Euripides?”

She laughs. “Yes. And while I don’t like his depiction of me, I’m fond of how modern society views my story nowadays.”

~~~~~~~~~~~

They answer his questions to the best of their abilities and Damian finds himself surprised by the three. People weaker than them had undergone less trials and been broken beyond repair. 

Yet here they were. Not the epitome of a healthy or a sane person – one was never such in this profession – but as close as one could get to it. 

`

“Will you tell me more of your adventures?” he asks Richard one day. 

Baba smiles and obliges.

Sometimes Medea will join them, pointing out details that Richard has missed. And by the gods, she is a born storyteller. She weaves scenes out of mere words, making him feel like he’s part of the story. 

`

Pages and pages of his sketchbook are now filled with scenes from their past lives. Such as the Egyptian palace that they’d spent their early childhood in as Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene. Or of Colchis – there’s one of a dragon guarding a fleece. 

And when some of them make their way into their hands as gifts, Damian pretends not to notice how their eyes had teared up over a portrait of their mother, Idiya – the oceanid that had raised them. 

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He returns home one day to find pomegranates all over the counter. A quick count tells him there’s a dozen.

They’d been a common sight lately, as Medea had a fondness for them. As had Richard, but they weren’t in season right now in Bludhaven. Though he supposed, when you could travel with a snap of your fingers, anything was possible. 

`

Wilson is in the midst of cutting one, and he offers a wedge to Medea. “Are you that worried about me?” she teases, taking it. “That you’ve turned to bribing me with pomegranates?”

“You shine so bright that I’m afraid someone will try to snuff you out.”

“Nobody would dare. Not with you around,” she hums. 

`

They are disgustingly sweet. Sickening. 

And Damian wishes his parents were like that – anything is better than having to listen to the poison dripping in each and every word of their conversations about the other. 

`

In the short period that both Medea and Wilson reside in Richard’s apartment – for Baba had insisted on it, even if they had their own accommodations in the city – the two immortals are very much in tune with each other. 

He has heard the soft words murmured behind closed doors and the way they look at each other when the other isn’t looking. It’s hard to explain, but this is what he thinks the poets write of when they describe love. One that has endured the test of time and continues to grow by the day.

`

And when Medea leaves Bludhaven with her wounds healed, she takes the rest, leaving behind the other six pomegranates with Baba.

Damian wonders. Are they safe to eat? It is never bad to err on the side of caution when dealing with the deathless ones. 

Richard laughs, already taking one apart. “Of course they are.”

He startles, realizing he’d spoken out loud. 

`

“Pomegranate?” offers Richard, holding out a wedge for him. 

After a moment, he takes it. 

`

It’s sweet, much sweeter than the ones back home. The surprise must show on his face as Richard gives him a knowing look. 

“You know, even though I don’t think I’ll ever like Slade completely, he does have great taste in picking fruit.”

“Richard…I don’t think that should be your basis for liking someone.”

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#post alea iacta est #female jason todd #slade wilson #jason todd #wip #damian wayne #dick grayson #loose usage of mythology #extremely loose interpretation of greek myths #medea and abystrus of the myths #gods and mortals

[persephonaae]

One of these I’m gonna write out all my thoughts on Greek mythology as it exists in the modern lens — as a Greek person who grew up with these stories being very important to me as well as an autistic person who has a special interest they’ve put a lot of effort and actual research into — but also I kinda don’t wanna since I feel like despite my efforts to unify different aspects of mythos, religion, and storytelling, instead all it’s gonna do is grant me the anger of classicists, Hellenists/pagans, people who’ve fandomized myth either by the canon* stories or through some interpretation/piece of media, AND other Greek people because all of these groups would literally prefer to be at each other’s throats than to find any sort of common ground fjjdjsjskjfjf

#one day I’m gonna write the post then shut off my phone for a few hours #something something don’t have to like how another person interacts w myth but like don’t go for their throats fjjsjsjf #can’t believe the amount of other Greek people I’ve seen clowning around too like come on. #you only have so much ‘authority’ over your myths when you don’t care to really dig deep into our culture and history #‘bluh bluh I’m Greek so I know more than you’ bitch shut up and read some Greek history and probably go unlearn your racism while ur at it #anywho the asterisk after canon was bc Greek mythological canon is. I mean. it’s hard to define. I really do not like calling #something necessarily canon bc there’s a lot of things to consider but yea #and by ‘the canon is loose’ neither do I mean tho shit like ‘oh Persephone actually wandered into the underworld herself!’ #but. I digress. my long winded post is for another day

[spilledbutter]

Geraskefer Triad:

Jaskier as Hermes, fuckboy trickster attempting to win aphrodite's love

Geralt as Zeus, Tired God King™, pitying the poor fool in love with Jennifer but attempting to help him shoot his shot

Yennefer as Aphrodite, hot, lustful, and totally fucking sick of both of them

#geralt #jaskier #yennefer #geraskefer #hermes #zeus #aphrodite #geralt concepts #jaskier concepts #yennefer concepts #geraskefer concepts #witcher concepts #asi rambles #playing fast and loose with greek mythology

[butt-puncher]

cant wait for hades 3 to come out. i am manifesting makaria the third child of hades

#her legitimacy as an actual greek figure is questionable but fuck it we ball #supergiant is already playing it fast and loose with mythology #hades game #hades 2019 #hades 2023 #supergiant games

[osias-twstcorner]

My OCs

I actually do have two Ignihyde OCs! Except both are based on some poor concept of irony and twisted from Greek mythology instead of Disney movies…

Cervi is based on Cerberus, obviously, however instead of being a dog, Cervi is a jackal beastman. Oh, he’s also scared of dogs. Only the little ones.

Grey is a little bit more of a stretch. He’s twisted from… wait for it… Geryon the three bodied/head/whatever there’s three something giant. Okay, okay, hear me out. Geryon has a dog that is portrayed usually as two headed or three headed and is Cerberus’ brother. Guess what it’s named. Orthrus. And you’ll never guess what happens in their myth! That’s right. They’re part of one of Heracles’ labors! ahem. Out of my mini rant about where I think Ortho’s name came from, on with Grey. Grey’s full name is Grey Kontos, which means short in Greek. I really am clever at naming things

I honestly only made these two for a plot device in a story me and my gf wrote that involved Deuce having a bunch of Ignihyde blastcycle buddies, in particular one crushing on riddle (Cervi) but I figured I may as well flesh them out a bit. Expect profiles soon.

#ignihyde #twst oc #twisted wonderland oc #not Yuu OCs #greek mythology #i need to be stopped #When you go to make an oc and wind up with ones from greek mythology loosely related to ortho’s namesake #Oh? Just me?