#ATREUS MY SON MY BELOVED

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Happy two year anniversary, God Of War Ragnarok!

Here's an old art !

[savior-of-humanity]

Atreus recognized the fear and apprehension in both the slugcat's thoughts and expression. He wasn't too worried about any potential bites, though; he had a feeling that she wasn't as potentially dangerous as she could be at the moment.

Regardless, Atreus was glad he could communicate with her - even if it heavily relied on him being able to read the other's surface-level thoughts. They're easy to recognize and 'read' as the slugcat seemed to process his words through her own mind - apprehension, confusion, something that could probably be transliterated as I'll be fine, I've had worse. But then there's other thoughts that pique Atreus' curiosity; a recognition of his youth, the briefest of comparisons to something that brought split-second flickers of emotions. Emotions he couldn't really identify before they vanished as quickly as they came.

He gives a small smile as the slugcat finally climbs to her feet, easing his worries of her being injured. He recognized the little wawa noise, not necessarily by sound but by its intent; it was an invitation. Come eat.

Except, there was one minor problem. Humans weren't exactly built to digest raw meat. Atreus wasn't particularly keen on eating raw meat, especially that of what he presumed to be an apex predator - there was a reason why one had to thoroughly cook bear meat, after all. He'd apply the same logic here, but there didn't seem to be any material suitable for starting a fire, and he wasn't sure how the slugcat would react to an open flame - or if she could even be near fire, given her... explosive properties.

The only solution he could think of was to shapeshift; there'd been a few times where he had to eat whilst still in an animal form, and it never really had any negative consequences on him as a human. He couldn't just transform into a bear or wolf though, as that'd either just scare her, make her flee, or even cause her to attack him. Which left only one reasonable option.

Flecks of golden light suddenly manifest around his form like ashes caught on the wind, swirling around him until he's totally consumed by the petals of magic - and just as quickly as they came, they disappeared. But Atreus was no longer there.

Instead, in his place stood a little slugcat, with gold-yellow fur and shining blue eyes. Compared to his red-furred companion, he would've about a head shorter, but not small enough to be mistaken for a pup. He hoped that this form would've eased the worries of the other slugcat a bit - but he was also fully aware that it might have the opposite intended effect, after all. Regardless, he gives the Artificer his own wawa of acknowledgement/greeting and moves (albeit a little awkwardly - he has to get used to his new anatomy, after all) to join her in eating.

When the blur starts moving toward her, a sort of dim amusement crosses her mind. It's been a while since she had been killed by a vulture of any variety. She thought herself above it, even. And yet here she is, soon to die in place of a hapless mystery, just for his seeming concern for her.

All she can do now is close her eye and wait.

Yet death never comes. Instead, there is a shriek—then silence save footsteps coming toward her. The Artificer cracks open her eye. The world is still fuzzy, but she is not so blind or far out of it to not recognize the strange creature approaching. Behind him, the king vulture is still.

He must have finished it off. Something like approval thrums in her chest. Still, for all that and the sensible answer that he means her no harm, she struggles to lift herself off the ground and flashes her teeth at him. But it's all show, really; she could bite him if she needed, maybe, but she needs more time to recover than she can feasibly get if he decides that she was more trouble than she was worth, or that she was mistaken after all.

Trust is what beckons unnecessary grief, after all.

But still, he kneels by her and asks her something that makes the low growl in her throat sputter out: "Are you alright?"

Her ears pin back—not even out of fear or a threat to fight, but confusion. But after a little bit, the tension in her body unwinds and she makes a raspy little chuff.

She's fine, really, all old scars and burns besides how winded she is right now. It's not communicated in any real capacity, of course, but the thought flits through her mind clearly enough.

When the smoke finally fades and the sparks stop flying off her fur, she also lifts her head enough to get a good look at him. He's clearly not a scavenger, physically and for the fact he hasn't tried to impale her through the head yet. There's a sort of softness to his face though, like the world has yet to fully dig its claws into him, like he's not yet an adult of his kind.

Like he's still a...

She shakes the thought out of her head and snorts, rearing back onto her hind paws. She does not need to think about this. It is almost nightfall, and there is food aplenty right there in the form of the vultures. She walks back over to get her fill, keeping the funny new creature on her good eye's side.

Is he hungry? a part of her wonders, the same part that recognizes him as a pup, but she squashes it down. He's more than capable to hunt on his own, clearly. Not a pup.

Certainly not hers.

But still... this was a kill made by a joint effort. She supposes he deserves a share, and there was plenty for two. The Artificer pulls back from the carcass and licks her maw before making a sound she hasn't made in a while—a soft sort of "wawa", a call to eat.

[gr3yart]

Okay guys i got something.

My beloved son. Atreus. (I realized i never talk abt this guy despite posting more about cyril- sorry cyril you can never take my 1# favorite spot.)

I love this man. He is a menace who managed to traumatize everyone within a 2 kilometer radius. Also exploding himself in his wifes arms to make her have a mental breakdown to... distract her from his technically adobted sibling because god wants them dead?????? Long story.

[tired0artist]

| The All-Father |

okay but what if after ragnarök kratos wasn’t the dad of boy but a dad of all?

or how kratos became the all-father.

He doesn’t know how it happened, nor who started it, but only weeks after Ragnarök he finds the first altar dedicated to the All-Father.

“Blessed is the realm, which hosts the just Allfather.

Blessed are the people, who walk the same paths as the mighty Allfather.

Blessed is the land, devoid of monsters because of the fearless Allfather.

Blessed are the days, after Ragnarök with the reforged Allfather.

We pray to you, Allfather.

Accept our gifts and bless us, in our new days.”

The altar wasn’t grand nor made of stone, it was wooden yet sturdy, already overflowing with flowers, stones, herbs and other trinkets that could be found in the early Spring.

Kratos frowned at the runic text once more, before heading off his own way. Was it in the past, he might have destroyed it, huffing at the blindness the human possessed when it came to the gods, who would never stop to read their little messages, nor their prayers.

But now, he leaves it alone, knowing that after Fimbulwinter and Ragnarök, they needed something to believe in. Or someone, whoever the so-called reforged All-Father was supposed to be.

He means to speak to Mimir about it, but once he is home, he remembers that the head was with Freya. Advising in Vanaheim as the tensions between the Aesir and Vanir grew heated.

Perhaps, he should join them in a day or so. He surely knew little of politics, but perhaps he could at the very least aid his companions in some other way.

Glancing around his home, his amber gaze lingered on the bed not far from his own. It was tidy and unmoved, from when Kratos remade it in the morning.

It was a habit which he developed since Faye’s passing. Atreus always forgot to make his bed look presentable, or at the very least not a complete mess. He tried many times, showing his boy how to do it, but in the end all of his training was lost on Atreus. In the end, Kratos tidied it up for him in the mornings, right after taking care of his own space. And even now that his boy is gone… he still wakes up, cleans his bed and remakes the already perfectly tidied up bed.

Kratos reasoned to himself often that he doesn’t like to change his routine. That he doesn’t want bugs to build a nest underneath the furrs.

But all that wasn’t true.

He remade the bed every morning because he missed his son. Because he wanted Atreus to come back and sleep in a clean bed. Because leaving the bed alone made him think too much about how long his boy was gone.

Blinking he let out a shaky breath and hung up his axe, tearing his gaze away from the empty spot Atreus’ leaving left in the hut.

It’s two days later, just as he makes his way to Týr’s temple, to transport himself to Vanaheim, that he finds another altar.

“I call to the Allfather, great God of War,

father to Loki, the great and just General of Realms.

Yours is the realm of justice, of strength, of judgement, of rebirth.

Yours is the hand that guides those in darkness, the axe that cuts the unjust.

Grant me, O Allfather, the justice for my child.

Grant me, O Allfather, the strength to smite down the one who took her.

Grant me, O Allfather, the judgement for his devious soul.

Grant me, O Allfather, the will for rebirth once the revenge has left me.”

It is him… the All-Father that the alters are mentioning.

Rage builds up as he reads the prayer, thoughts of Calliope and Atreus filling his head. Someone killed another’s child, and Kratos wills it with everything he possesses that they meet a grim end at the child’s parent’s hand.

It is hard, but he moves on. Doing his best not to think about him being called and prayed to as the All-Father. It will pass. Týr will come back from his journey and all will be well, he will take charge and be the beloved god again. All while Kratos retires back to his hut.

“It will pass.” he whispered to himself, leaving the altar behind him, trying not to shiver as he felt an echoing rage of another in the back of his mind, clinging to their right to seek revenge.

It will pass. He thought to himself, while in the middle of settling an agreement between Aesir and Vanir, feeling an echoing sense of relief from those around, all synced in thanking for the unheard prayer for peace being enacted.

It will pass. He said to Mimir and Freya as together they found an altar, in Vanaheim no less, reading the plea for the great beast, that Kratos just ended, to be slain.

It. Will. Pass. Kratos hissed under his breath, leaving the Lake of Nine in haste as a grand statue of the All-Father was being constructed.

It will pass.

“It doesn’t have to.” said Atreus, now a man grown, as tall as his father, as kind as his mother, as strong as Freya and as wise as Mimir. His son just stared at him, before nodding down at the lively new villages around the Lake of Nine, from where they sat together on top of a cliff.

“You earned this, father. Accept this as you accept their pleas and prayers. Allow yourself to have this purpose and for them to finally have an All-Father that listens. That walks among them with the same worn down hands and the same troubled mind. Don’t let it pass, father. Embrace it.”

Atreus smiled and reached out to touch his father’s chest “The God of War can retire for now, while the All-Father takes his post for a little while.”

Kratos cupped his son’s hand and squeezed it, nodding slowly and echoing quietly “Only for a little while…”

His son smiled and agreed “Only for a little while.”

Looking at the new settlements and the grand statue of the All-Father, Leviathan Axe and Gjallarhorn in his hands, Kratos nodded again.

It will pass… but it doesn’t have to. The God of War retires, while All-Father takes his post… but only for a little while.

Hundreds years later, all still pray and speak of one true All-Father only. The one that had both eyes, a mischievous son, bore an axe that rivalled Mjölnir and was a General that led all Nine Realms against the false God Odin in Ragnarök.

A little while can last quite a long time, it would seem

thank you for reading! i hope that you liked it, i might cross post this on ao3 but first i wanna see how it will be received here <3

okay fuck it it’s also up on ao3 and i added little bit to it.

[ilitiaforever]

WIPART PATREON PACK

HELLO MY LOVES!

I hope you are very well, I'm coming to say hello and bring you great news, soon I will have the new pack ready! I am very excited! Thank you for your support and love, always working to bring you nice things from our beloved mpreg.

And what will this month's pack have, variety and beauty!

1-Ken and Ken = Ken (Ryan Gosling) posing in his jean vest while heavily pregnant, admiring Ken (Simu Liu) as he flexes shirtless and heavily pregnant in board shorts on the beach.

2-Jack from the Titanic movie pregnant and laying naked on the sofa posing for the infamous drawing scene

3-Red White and Royal Blue. A pregnant Henry (in his polo outfit) is getting a blowjob from Alex. Basically the scene from the movie but with mpreg

4-Pregnant kratos with his son atreus in a cute family scene. They are bathing under a waterfall after a muddy fight with monsters. Kratos is trying to was his son's hair, but atreus uses the closeness listen to his unborn sibling. Atreus thinks the pregnancy is beautiful and is so excited to be a big brother.

Samej-Alef-Lamed

[stupidrant]

Thanks to the previous user for that information about Skjoldr and Aesir goddess which I, too, didn't know of. And you absolutely don't need to apologize for anything, quite the contrary, you're stimulating analysis and critical thinking about the potential scenarios rather than forcing people into their bubble and that's why we all love you <3 The writers were occasionally paralleling Atreus/Angrboda and Skjoldr/Thrud from the start. For example, when Thrud calls Skjoldr and other midgardian boys "weird" to which Atreus indirectly references Angrboda's "weird can be good". This way he not only highlights the profound impact Angrboda had on him (being able to quote one of the very first things she said to Atreus) but also lightly encourages Thrud to give Skjoldr a chance. As the other user pointed out, Atreus alluded to Skjoldr's feelings for Thrud in a conversation with Mimir where he also stated he has no romantic interest in Thrud but Skjoldr does. That not even delving into some problematic elements of Atreus&Thrud's dynamic which we discussed before (such as her physical aggression towards him).

On the contrary, Atreus/Angrboda had positive and healthy interactions from the beginning and scenes that were traditionally framed as budding romance: the flower Atreus gave her which Angrboda ultimately kept on her table, Atreus inviting her to leave Ironwood and go with him multiple times, the "heart shape" of their hands when they performed the soul ritual, the fireflies (a classic romantic build up scene akin to magic carpet in Aladdin, lanterns in Tangled and Kiss the Girl in TLM), Angrboda holding his hand at her home before they're stargazing, Atreus trusting her with his beloved pet Fenrir, Atreus gently taking her hands in his and them leaning towards each other (which even Kratos interpreted as romantic with his "didn't want to intrude"), the goodbye hug and Angrboda giving him her marble.

Post-game several conversations between Kratos, Mimir and Freya indicated they all knew it was specifically Angrboda that Atreus liked and it was alluded that Atreus said or hinted as such to Mimir. In that vein, Mimir told Angrboda about her making an impression "on Atreus's heart" and he and Kratos noted they wanted to know Angrboda's "intentions" regarding Atreus. But visiting her in Ironwood was enough for them to no longer question her (though I admit it DID look rather invasive when Mimir started interrogating her about Atreus, especially since Angrboda, unlike Atreus, had no support system and was even less experienced with social interaction). Kratos - who referred to Angrboda specifically as someone Atreus is falling in love with, wondering if he'd prepared him for that - expressed his approval of her twice ("I like you", "I trusted her with my life, I trust her with my son"). Those scenes were obviously there to emphasize that's the romantic arc Atreus is going to get.

thank youu 🥺i think you and everyone else is far better at the analyzing than me tho! and yea ive noticed the parallels myself hence why its funny that its even being questioned in the first place 😭 the worst has passed imho

[areiphilos]

kicking in the fucking door at the apocalyptic trumpet blast katsignal that is your reblog of the "send me a character" meme with the whole greek squad: tyndareus, hippodamia, agamemnon, tydeus, my beloved diomedes tydides, and the one, the only helen tyndaridas.

tyndareus

First impression — it's been so long but i think it was curiosity

Impression now — someone give that man some chalk, some milk and tuck him in. he is so stressed.

Favorite moment — i like it whenever he establishes rapport with pony and whenever he tells texas to fuck off.

Idea for a story — 70s era fic with him hanging out with helen and pony all day

Unpopular opinion — i don't have one!

Favorite relationship — tyn and atreus and tyn and helen are jockeying for first

Favorite headcanon — literally, omega4omega but texas is the singular exception and he kinda regrets that at times

hippodamia

First impression — the first time she came up i felt sad, esp bc at that point, pelops and her weren't a real even relationship and one where he was closeted

Impression now — i love ehr so muuucchhhhhh

Favorite moment — possessing helen to stab paris when he hurt pony

Idea for a story — i would really love to write a fic of her and pelops at some point, or something where she was able to meet pony while alive

Unpopular opinion — i have none

Favorite relationship — her and all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren

Favorite headcanon — mene + pony have her hair type for the most part and wear it similarly lengthed at different points; she liked jennifer immediately and could tell she was The One; she was way more impulsive in life than what she is in death

aga

First impression — i envisioned the entirely wrong man at first so he was also super old to me on accident

Impression now — insane drip, garbage personality

Favorite moment — any time pony decides to square up with him and also any time mene tells him to go fuck himself

Idea for a story — i wouldn't write it but i would read the comedy of aga being annoyed with a new sibling

Unpopular opinion — hm. i don't think i have any?

Favorite relationship — him and mene being super toxic is fun for what it can force pony to do

Favorite headcanon — in sacramento aus, he's having a really good time and is kinda happy he got what he wanted. but has no idea orestes is going to kill him and when he can't get mene or helen, would go after pony

tydeus

First impression — who's he?

Impression now — SOBBING I LOVE HIM. HE'S JUST A GUY! AN OLD GUY! AND HIS SON!

Favorite moment — taking in molly

Idea for a story — i would like 5k of tydeus and dio and molly, 80s movie style. mene and pony can cameo.

Unpopular opinion — zero

Favorite relationship — him and dio, him and molly

Favorite headcanon — he knew all along about the cenzo and atreus relationship conflict before either realized what was going on

dio

First impression — i have got to make this guy the most fun guy ever

Impression now — he's some guy and he's perfect

Favorite moment — literally anytime he's roasting mene or hanging out with him. and when he made pony dinosaur mac and cheese even though it was hurting his spirit

Idea for a story — him and molly getting together and all the awkwardness initially involved. or something in podverse.

Unpopular opinion — it's equally funny to have him with ace but not as much depth.

Favorite relationship — him and tydeus tugs at the delicate strings of my heart

Favorite headcanon — could not be happier to mostly be a stay at home dad for his kids first few years of life

helen

First impression — me, watching troy way back when: nice dress but she's boring :(

Impression now — i love her and i will stab on sight if anyone thinks her and paris are meant to be together

Favorite moment — too many to choose from but her releasing a pigeon inside is an all timer

Idea for a story — my id is always calling to me about helen finding out about pony being with her very divorced brother

Unpopular opinion — paris/helen is evil

Favorite relationship — pony and helen bffs forever

Favorite headcanon — her and pony having the same height sometimes makes me all happy

[crisalidaseason]

i saw your god of war posts and agree with many of them, what do you think about Freya and Kratos being together? I see alot of people ship it.

oh boy, ya'll love to put me on tight shoes. I hope I don't get hate but, as always, I'll be respecful (and I also demand it back). SPOILERS FOR RAGNAROK!!!

Kratos and Freya, in my humble opinion, already reached the maximum of their relationship. I don't think they should become anything else, specially romantic! Hear me out:

Freya is woman who is deeply grieving right now. She is grieving the death of her son, brother, her dignity (Odin striped her of everything she once loved). This woman is hurt, so hurt, and she is trying to heal by rebuilding her life. Let's also not forget how Kratos still is in deep grief over Faye, he dreams of her and constantly misses her presence (as seen in the game, he still has the bag, now empty, of her ashes on his belt).

Kratos is still the one who killed Freya's son. She might have reached an understanding with Kratos, but she will never forgive him for being the one to actually break his neck, even if Odin was the one to send Baldur on the path of death. I don't think she would get romantically involved with her son's murderer, even if Kratos did not kill Baldur for his own reason. Even Kratos knows he has blame in killing him, Kratos says that he shouldn't have intervened of Freya's decision to live or die.

They have a great relationship as it is. They have a common goal of helping the nine realms rebuild after Asgard's fall. Freya wants the vanir to bloom again, regain the love she once had from her people (let's not forget that Freya was deeply hated by many of her followers after her marriage with Odin, it must hurt to loose the love of your people). Kratos wants to be someone that builds and helps instead of destroying everything, it brings him peace and redemption, while also honoring his promise to Atreus.

In short, they are too busy with their own pain and also goals to ever get involved. I like their partnership, a silent agreement of working together for a greater good. I think Freya doesn't need a lover, she needs to heal and rebuild her realm. Same with Kratos, he needs to find purpose that is not living for his son, he needs to know how is it to be a beloved god.

If you ship Kratos and Freya, I am not going to hate you, I promise! You can read and write about whatever you like, it's your freedom and choice. I personally won't consume anything regarding them as a couple because I don't enjoy it, but everyone else has the right to consume whatever pleases them.

That's all folks, remember to be respecfull because I really don't mean to offend anyone with my takes! Love ya'll.

[pantheonsofgaynessanddespair]

greetings! this is the classical studies/mythology sideblog of @appljuiceboxx

what i will be freaking out about here: -the iliad/the odyssey -the trojan war itself -the hades video game!!!! and the sequel!!!!! -alexander the great and hephaestion.......... and FUCKING BAGOAS HAHDHAHHDSFUCK -menelaus and agamemnon cause i love them -the house of atreus in general (fyi i believe in the version of the myth where pleisthenes is menelaus and agamemnon's dad and atreus is their grandpa) -ea nasir: the world's shittiest copper merchant! -ancient rome: like julius caesar and all that biz (basically hbo rome but less sex because holy SHIT). i also really love octavian (babygirl) -and some others probably. i mean i would put a bunch of dialogues but i haven't read them yet -the sons of horus my beloved <3 and horus in general -THE ENNEAD WEBCOMIC GFFHHDFH -furry anubis -just... the whole ennead and all the other gods yk.

as of 1/1/24 this is also my egyptian mythology sideblog! with little sprinkles of norse mythology!! and maybe some bible stuff. like, religion/mythology in general. and pjo some pjo.

enjoy all the shit i get up to here :)

[mysticaldreamwitch]

Its in the Blood

This was suppose to be a fanfic, but as I am currently in no headspace to write it, any of you creative people out there can feel very welcome to make this idea your own!

Please me sure to tag me tho, I'd love to read where you take this concept!

Also TRIGGERWARNING for child murder, cannibalism, incest and murder

The Line of Atreus is really fecked up guys x.x

This is about the movie Remainder from 2015, starring our beloved Tom Sturridge in the main role as a nameless man, who looses his memory after a crash and desperately tries to reclaim it, using everything, anything and anyone at his disposal to do his bidding.

He starts off somewhat sympathetic, but in his ongoing mania, he rids himself of any moral or human notion, turning into a merciless killer in the end to get what he wants, and only realizing in a final moment of clarity, that he has been running in cirlces, and that he had just repeated everything up to the moment to which the crash occurred, making him loose him memory all again, indicating that this is an endless cycle, which the character has gone through before many times.

When I first saw it, I admit, I was quite baffled and perplexed by it all and I couldn't really make sense of it. I appreciated the movie for the craft, the camera, the lighting, the acting, everything was great, but the story left me feeling hollow in a way, filled with dread.

Perhaps other people like movies like this, the kind that depict a downwards spiral, and usually I watch it once, and thats it, but this one lingered in my mind, as it did something similar, but just different enough: The downwards spiral NEVER ends. He will always loose his memory, try to reclaim it, turn into a horrible void doing it, just to be struck down and start from zero again. It has no beginning, no end, no meaning, besides the mental and physical suffering of this person and everyone around him. And that, for a lack of a better word, fucked me up. I do NOT like that, cause it just made me feel so helpless. Nothing is explain, nothing is clear, you just watch this human suffer, knowning the end of it will never come.

So it kind of got me thinking if there could be a reason for this, some kind of explanation. And I think there is perhaps an interesting viewpoint one could turn this into.

Maybe its not that interesting, idk, it is to me

Consider, the main character as a descent of House Atreus.

For explaination, the bloodline of Atreus, as well as his brothers, were cursed, first by the actions of the grandfather Tantalus, who served his son Pelops to the olympian gods for food, to test their omniscience. This action got him sent to Tartarus, a part of the underworld, where he is damed to stay in water he can never drink, under a tree with rich fruit he can never reach.

His temper was passed down to his son, who, after being reassembled by the gods as good as they were able to (this will be relevant later), went on to live a normal life. However when the time came to marry, he was not the only suitor for the hand of a princess, so he convinced a servant by the name of Myrtilus to saboage his rivals chariot, which drove the man into death. However, instead of rewarding him, Pelops pushed the servant down a cliff, so his secret may die with him. In his dying fall, the servant uttered a curse on Pelops and his entire lineage, that the gods shall punish them all.

Pelops went on to have three sons: Chrysippus, Thyestes and Atreus. The ladder killed they half-brother Chrysippus in order to get the throne, but soon grew unsatisfied, resulting in another fight, which lead to Thyestes taking the throne, an act which was later resolved through devine help, as the gods helped Atreus claim the thone.

However, Atreus soon learned that his wife and brother had an affair, an affront that enraged him so much, that he invited his brother for a feast, only later to reveal the meal servend was made of his brothers own children. His brother was exiled for the crime of cannibalism and sought revenge, looking for the help of an oracle, which told him to have a child with his own daughter, which would later kill Atreus.

He did as the oracle told him, but the mother abandoned the child, ashamed of its origin, and it was discovered by shepherds and brought to Atreus palace, where the boy was raised, only later to kill his grandfather/father, after Thyestes revealed the plot to his own brother.

However, at this point, Atreus already had children of his own, the most important being Menelaus and Argamemnon. You know...the guys that went to war with Troy over Helen of Sparta, Menelauses wife. They went out to kill Thyestes to get back their kingdom and succeeded in their goal.

Coming back to the beginning of the Trojan however Argamemnon had angered Artemis goddess of the hunt by killing one of the sacred deer and boasting about being a better hunter then her, something she didn't take to too kindly, as he made the wind still and the ships unable to sail. A sacrifice had to be made: Iphigenia, his first born daughter.

But of course Iphigenia also had a mother, Clytemnestra, twin sister to Helen. Enraged by the sacrafice of her daughter, she started an affair with Aegisthus (the incest baby of Thyestes and his daughter) and started to plot her husbands murder, which she executed in the night her husband returned from the war. She let him into a bath, where she stabbed him to his death.

However, of course, Clytemnestra and Argamemnon had more then one child, however only one son Orestes, who had taken away by his sister Electra (or was exciled, depending on the version), and raised by/with her, swearing revenge on the murder of his father.

Him and his sister planned the murder, and Orestes executed it, being cursed by his mother in turn to be haunted by the Erinyes, the Three Furies. After wandering the land with guilt in his heart for many years, the gods decided, that enough penance had been done and freed the man from the curse.

How as he have established, technically the curse should be cured, right? Well yes...and no. You see apart from the fact that most of the people mentioned before had siblings, male and female where barely their names are known, one significant person in this whole plot was not punished at all: Elektra.

Althought their is speculation, for the most part her whereabouts after the murder and during the brothers penance is unknown, and what happened to her finally is quite unclear. So let you propose this idea to you: The main character in Remainder as a descent of Electras bloodline.

This may seem like a strech, but considering how many children went barely or completely unnamed, especially if they were female (yey to that old greece, good job), there is a high chance, many descents were never cleared of the House of Atreus curse like Orestes was. Therefore, the curse is still active or simply lies dormant.

Perhaps one could entertain the idea, that it is spread throughout their children like Haemophilia, which is found primarily in men, due to the genetic defect laying in the X-Chromosome. It happens in women as well, but only rarely, when the other X has a malfunction in some capacity.

This is also the reason why I chose "In the Blood" as the title of this idea. Apart from it being an absolute banger song from the Hades videogame, I think it could be an interesting piece here as well considering its context of family and kin.

I linked it, give it a listen if you can, its amazing!

So the characters spiral and violent tendencies could be attributed to that curse, okay, but how did he end up in this repeating nightmare you ask?

Simple: He's in hell. Well Tatarus. Actually both. Lemme explain.

As mythology got convoluted over time, so could the underworld be one giant realm which consists of many parts, including the Greek Underworld, as well the the concept known as hell in Christianity. And as seen in the show Lucifer, it is not uncommon to imagine hell to be a place where people relive their worst parts of life.

But the people in Lucifer are aware they are in hell, thats the whole point of it , you'd say, and yes, that is correct. However, what if this is not for his own mind to realize, apart from that small moment right before it all starts again, but for someone else to watch, to be amused by it. Someone that habours a resentment towards him, or maybe his entire line?

Far strech I know, but bare with me. A never-ending punishment made of agony, dispair and the very short realisation that it is indeed a punshiment, that sounds quite like Tantalus himself I think. Totured in Tartarus for all eternity for what he did.

Oh, also, to come back to the Pelops thing, ha, don't think I forgot! I mentioned before that the gods tried to put Pelops together as much as possible, because, while all the other gods immediately knew they were tricked, the goddess Demeter, still grieving the loss of the daughter Persephone, ate part of Pelops shoulder, which was deplaced by an ovory shoulder crafted by Hephaistos. So all of Pelops decendence have a white spot on the back of their shoulder. A nice little detail, you might wanna include if you like.

So yeah thats it, that was my rant about this idea, aka me trying to comprehend this movie, cause my little brain can't accept that there is suffering like this for no apparent reason.

I'd like to know y'alls views on it and feel free to use the idea in your own writing if I feel like it, see you around!

witch x.

[angstandhappiness]

DUDE

@perfectharmonyloveschaos #kratos being afraid that he will influence his son to be like him: is a distant and somewhat neglectful father#his son: is so much like him only a smaller ball of rage that neither realise he also inherited from his mom#i love this so much#i wish there was an option to have blood in the game rather than it always vanishing#it would be so cool#gross#but cool

@butlerkitty this scene made me feel So Much... poor atreus. little boy :(

@the-awakened-insomnis This scene wasn't bloody enough in game. I like this drawing really scary. Also Atreus fuckin eyes💀

@aussiepineapple1st Just about It was exactly like that

@lovecraft-enjoyer kratos' eyes went through the 7 stages of grief

@tamanbunga123 Which scene is this

@dmzira @tamanbunga123 when Kratos is in the light of Alfheim, for him its a few minutes but in reality it was much much longer and Atreus had been fighting the elves by himself until he pulled his father out of the light. Kratos was mad (I dont remember why but I think he was pulled out just as he started hearing Faye) and Atreus snaps back that Kratos abandoned him again and scream asks why he doesn't care. The wording and realization of how long he had been 'gone' seems to shook him a lot

@the-support-character You draw Atreus so Skrunkly it makes me happy

@cutietears This scene is my abandonment issues/trauma fr :(

@dessertwaffle The way you drew this is just so Right. Thank you so much. I’m alive. Love you. You’re doing amazing.

@threi @dessertwaffle thank youuuuuu 😭

@renatogpadilla The EXACT moment Kratos knew how much he fucked up.

@starcourts #.jpeg#this shit fucking hurt !!!!#thinking abt the interview w sunny where he says he cringed at his performance in the og game bc he feels like he could do better but then#there were scenes like this that were so ….

@lacm-ac Ah kids...#just kids being kids haha

@fruitstealer #this was messed up i agree atreus

@anathash #gods same same#it was traumatic though 🫠

@forgedobsidian #oh that child is TRAUMATIZED traumatized

@just-in-the-nickleback-of-time #drawing Atreus as a little Creature TM is correct

@blackrabbit-megapig #Atreus yelling at his father about how much he wants Kratos to love him#while they’re surrounded by the piles of bodies of dead elves Atreus killed#will never not be funny to me

@peiskos-and-apricity #I become absolutely feral every time i see this scene somewhere#just absolutly tearing things apart while I scream#that child just murdered thousands of dark elves and was more concerned about his dad not coming back#like BRO#how are you not FUCKING DEAD#absolutely insane#i love him#also love how perfectly you captured his 'tiny pathetic wet cat of a child' and 'literally covered in the blood of his enemies'

@candlesofthebog #So Atreus? Still giddy to wield the axe?

@livingbythecreed #sunny's voice acting in this is just wow... broke my heart

@mayormimii #even covered in blood he’s the 🥺 emoji#okay but jokes aside that line stuck with me and i’m glad someone else seems to be thinking about it too#angsty 2018 atreus….my beloved

@botopsy #and then kratos just like NOT TELLING HIM WHAT HAPPENED#bc he's just Like That#u love to see the character flaws as they grow

@fandom-blackhole #just played through this part#and i mean atreus was a little scary during that scene ngl#but also like i just wanted to give him a hug bc fuck he went through it

@theholytoaster #god i love this#its so true#kratos get your stoic ass and get EMOTION OUT

@gaysparkler #GOD WHEN HE PULLS YOU OUT OF THE LIGHT AND YOU SEE ALL THE BODIES AROUND#AND THEN KRATOS TRIES TO CONNECT WITH HIM BUT ATREUS PUSHES AWAY ANY ATTEMPT HE MAKES#baby boy. baby.#kratos is trying so hard#HE CARES!!! HE DOES CARE!!!!!!!! HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW IT#i need to replay ghjkdshgjshgjk#op your baby atreus is truly one of the best depictions of him i've seen

@k4ik4yk04 #// HIS STUPID GOOFY EYES GO GET HIS ASS . BOY !!!! this is so good

@ixorahh #top ten crazy moments tbh#tiny atreus literally bodying every enemy BY HIMSELF in order to protect his dad

@majjiktricks #ohh hes a fucked up little guy!

@changelinghearts #i forgot how bloodthirsty atreus was in gow 2018#my man was a little menace

@chorkless #nah atreus was valid for that#this fucks byw i love this

@bird-wells2144 #i think about this scene so often#something something metaphor something something

@ronsenboobi #the Horrors!!!

@aggressivekeyboard #wish the scene had been as fucked up as this#give that boy the Horrors#but this slaps

@acute-octogon #ooof pain#hug him and build a lyre with him please

@din-skywalker #this is why you need to hug your son more#and he does in r :)

@the-poorgroomsbride #love this scene#boy really let it all out#loved this whole chapter tbh#except the dark elf king guy he kicked my ass royally the first time#took me like two hours to beat him#and I was REFUSING to lower the difficulty#I was at the balanced level#do you have something to say boy#I SAID THE ONLY TIME YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME IS WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING#god tier

@sapphcon-ic #fucking sick#wanna see a flashback of atreus defending himself against dark elves so bad

favorite scene

[andromedainruins]

Thursday, August 24th || Homeric Greek

We actually got a lot of greek done today! We made it well past what I had prepared and did some sight reading towards the end of the class period

Here's the Greek:

τίς τ᾽ ἄρ σφωε θεῶν ἔριδι ξυνέηκε μάχεσθαι; Λητοῦς καὶ Διὸς υἱός: ὃ γὰρ βασιλῆϊ χολωθεὶς νοῦσον ἀνὰ στρατὸν ὄρσε κακήν, ὀλέκοντο δὲ λαοί, οὕνεκα τὸν Χρύσην ἠτίμασεν ἀρητῆρα Ἀτρεΐδης: ὃ γὰρ ἦλθε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν λυσόμενός τε θύγατρα φέρων τ᾽ ἀπερείσι᾽ ἄποινα, στέμματ᾽ ἔχων ἐν χερσὶν ἑκηβόλου Ἀπόλλωνος χρυσέῳ ἀνὰ σκήπτρῳ, καὶ λίσσετο πάντας Ἀχαιούς, Ἀτρεΐδα δὲ μάλιστα δύω, κοσμήτορε λαῶν: Ἀτρεΐδαι τε καὶ ἄλλοι ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοί, ὑμῖν μὲν θεοὶ δοῖεν Ὀλύμπια δώματ᾽ ἔχοντες ἐκπέρσαι Πριάμοιο πόλιν, εὖ δ᾽ οἴκαδ᾽ ἱκέσθαι: παῖδα δ᾽ ἐμοὶ λύσαιτε φίλην, τὰ δ᾽ ἄποινα δέχεσθαι, ἁζόμενοι Διὸς υἱὸν ἑκηβόλον Ἀπόλλωνα.

ἔνθ᾽ ἄλλοι μὲν πάντες ἐπευφήμησαν Ἀχαιοὶ αἰδεῖσθαί θ᾽ ἱερῆα καὶ ἀγλαὰ δέχθαι ἄποινα: ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ Ἀτρεΐδῃ Ἀγαμέμνονι ἥνδανε θυμῷ, ἀλλὰ κακῶς ἀφίει, κρατερὸν δ᾽ ἐπὶ μῦθον ἔτελλε: μή σε γέρον κοίλῃσιν ἐγὼ παρὰ νηυσὶ κιχείω ἢ νῦν δηθύνοντ᾽ ἢ ὕστερον αὖτις ἰόντα, μή νύ τοι οὐ χραίσμῃ σκῆπτρον καὶ στέμμα θεοῖο: τὴν δ᾽ ἐγὼ οὐ λύσω: πρίν μιν καὶ γῆρας ἔπεισιν ἡμετέρῳ ἐνὶ ��ἴκῳ ἐν Ἄργεϊ τηλόθι πάτρης

Here's my at home translation (minus the part that was sight read):

Which of the gods brought them to fight? The son of Leto and Zeus. For the king was angering him and he set a plague of death upon the army, he killed the men, because the son of Atreus held the priest, Chryses, in ho honor. For he quickly came upon the Achaean ships to free the daughter, carrying boundless ransom, holding a wreath of far-shooting Apollon in hand and a staff laden with gold, he begged all the Achaeans, especially the two sons of Atreus, commanders of the men; "Sons of Atreus and all well-greaved Achaeans, on one hand may the gods of Olympus give you guidance to utterly destroy the palace and city of Priam, and then come home well; on the other hand free my beloved child and take the ransom and stand in awe at far-shooting Apollon, the son of Zeus."

Here's the corrected translation from class:

Which of the gods brought them to strife to fight? The son of Leto and Zeus. For having been angered at the king He set a deadly plague upon the army, and the men were being destroyed, Because he dishonored Chryses the priest The son of Atreus. For he came to the swift ships of the Achaeans In order to free his daughter, carrying a boundless ransom, He was holding a wreath of far-shooting Apollon in his hands Upon a golden staff, and begged the many Achaeans, In particular the sons of Atreus, the two commanders of the men; “Sons of Atreus and all the well-greaved Achaeans, May the gods with homes on Olympus grant you To destroy the city of Priam, and then come home well; Release the child that is dear to me and accept the ransom Reverencing of far-shooting Apollon, the son of Zeus.” Then all the other Achaeans shouted their approval to Respect the priest and to accept the shiny ransom; But it was not pleasing to Agamemnon the son of Atreus or his heart, But he rudely sent him away, and placed a strong word upon him; “Don’t let me catch you, old man, near the hollow ships Loitering now or coming back again later, Lest the staff and wreath of the God not be of any help to you. I will not free her; old age will come upon her first In our house in Argos far from her native land,

[tatarthekaiju-blog]

(As you can probably see, I have a soft spot for family fics 🥺 I'm giving Heimdall a happy family, particularly Kratos and his two children)

Kratos had always been a powerful and feared Spartan king, but there was one thing that softened his heart - his two precious children, Atreus and Calliope. After years of being alone, he found love in the form of the beautiful and gentle Heimdall.

As they walked hand-in-hand through the palace gardens, Kratos felt a sense of pride as he introduced his new spouse to his little ones. Atreus and Calliope looked up at Heimdall with wide eyes, amazed by his grace and kindness.

Without hesitation, they both ran towards him, calling out 'mama' excitedly. Heimdall felt his heart fill with warmth as he scooped them up into his arms, feeling an overwhelming sense of love for these two precious souls that had captured his heart.

Later that evening in the castle halls, Heimdall sat down to braid Calliope's hair, per her request. He finished the final braid, and stepped back to admire his handiwork. Calliope spun around, admiring herself in the mirror. She giggled with delight and gave him a hug.

'Thank you so much, mama! I feel like a princess!' she exclaimed.

Heimdall smiled lovingly at her and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. 'You are a princess, my dear. A beautiful, brave, and kind princess.'

Kratos watched from afar, feeling a swell of pride in his heart at the sight of his family. He remembered how lonely he had felt after the loss of his wives. Likewise, Heimdall didn't want to be in solitude for the sake of his manipulative father, spending a life devoid of love and happiness. Now with each other and their two children, their lives are much better than before.

As Calliope twirled around in her new hairstyle, Atreus entered the room. He grinned at his sister and ran over to her. 'Wow, your hair looks amazing!' he looked at Heimdall 'Can you do my hair too, ma?'

Heimdall laughed and ruffled Atreus' hair. 'Of course, little warrior. Let's get started!'

I also imagine about Kratos's child with Heimdall before and your idea is so adorable! Especially with Calliope. (My Idea was like Heimdall would be surprised with how did Kratos treat his beloved daughter so gently. Not like with his son.)

[littlesparklight]

/slams my ass in here

Hi.

Anyway, so. @johnskleats

I'm assuming we're talking about this line of Achilles' in Book 9:

"Do the sons of Atreus alone of mortal men love their wives? No, for any man who is decent and wise loves her who is his own and cares for her, as I too loved this one from my heart, spear-won though she be." (l. ~340ff, all translations I'm going to be using here will be from Caroline Alexander's.)

There's also this, a little before:

"[...]mine alone of the Achaeans he took away, and holds the bride fitted to my heart."

Fine and well - let's allow that Achilles says what he means throughout this speech, from beginning to end. (I'll just note that if he is truthful, he doesn't practice as he preaches, because he's been sitting on his ass for ~two weeks at this point, and has no real intention of leaving. The whole situation with Briseis is part of that, too.) He can absolutely love her, as he says - we just can't know what, exactly, he means by that, or what it means to him. And much like @theodysseyofhomer Penelope and slaves post point out, any care and affection is conditional and limited. Penelope and Melantho is a pretty excellent comparison, honestly; she raised that (slave) girl as something of her own daughter, and yet...

Because, even as Achilles says what has been quoted above, he also says this, right after the second line and before he restates that he love(ed) Briseis:

"Let him [Agamemnon] lie with her and take his pleasure."

Does this sound like a man who cares about Briseis as a full person, about what she might feel and think? (Especially in having to hypothetically lie with yet another man who she hasn't willingly come to.) Does this sound like a man who cares about his relationship with Briseis, who would put that, and his stated love/affection for her, above his injured pride and honour?

Because he simply doesn't.

Whatever he feels for her doesn't matter as much as the insult to his worth as peer among other princes and kings, as the insult dealt to his honour and pride (and the implicit regard the other Achaeans hold for these) when Briseis was taken. He says it quite plainly to his mother back in Book 1, who he doesn't use such words as "wife/alochos" or "love" with; he calls Briseis the prize he was given, and says Agamemnon has dishonoured him by taking it.

Achilles' affection for Briseis doesn't outweigh her symbolic worth of the regard the Achaeans hold for him, the worth they put him in and his position and effort in the war.

Agamemnon offers Briseis back at this point, in the Book 9 embassy, and Achilles rejects her along with all the other gifts Agamemnon is willing to give as reparation.

He rejects having her back so hard he doesn't just say Agamemnon can keep her and sleep with her as he wishes, but: "[...] then Peleus himself will seek out a woman for me; there are many Achaean women throughout Hellas and Phthia, daughters of noble men who defend high cities; of these whichever I like I will make my beloved wife." (l. 394~ff in Book 9)

He perhaps loves Briseis, but whatever his affection is, he is willing to discard it and get a wife from elsewhere. In fact, not even the mother of his son on Skyros seems to be in question here!

And then after Patroklos' death and Agamemnon insists on giving all the gifts he presently can, Achilles says this in Book 19, ll. 59-60:

"Artemis herself should have killed her with an arrow aboard the ships on that day when I took her as a prize after destroying Lyrnessos;[...]"

So.

Does Achilles love Briseis?

Perhaps.

But it's conditional, and certainly not in any way that values her for who she is as a person and who she is to him personally, aside from that symbolic worth she has as geras. Not enough not to say Agamemnon can keep her and then to wish her dead when she has been cause of more trouble than he now deems worth it.

Hey, I saw your post about Penelope and her inability to care for slaves, and how that can imply Homer's lack of empathy for slaves.

How, in your opinion (I know this is an Odyssey blog), would that affect Achilles' relationship with Briseis in the Illiad, and the line about him loving her as a wife, though she was a slave?

i was going to sit on this and try replying when i had more energy, but the odds are i would forget i ever received your ask and i know @littlesparklight wants at it. so [hands off]

[zannia]

dont bother me im switching into god of war mode

[bird-wells214]

my favorite thing about norse era kratos is that everyone's like "ohhh he's so scary don't go near him he'll kill you he's a menace" which like sorta yeah, but the entire time kratos is just defending himself. kratos is like "please. please fucking leave me alone. please leave me the fuck alone pleasae i justt wanna take care of my son PLEASE leave me alone." and then they don't leave him alone and everyone's like "hohoho he KILLS without REMORSE" and meanwhile kratos is petting doggies and asking mimir if atreus knows how to flirt with a girl and is making arrows for his teenage son and having mournful dreams about his beloved late wife