#Argosians

[leohtttbriar]

DAX: Do you remember that Argosian lieutenant who threw a drink in your face?  SISKO: And you knocked me down with a right cross before I could kill him. I still have a little scar here from your ring finger.  DAX: I tried on that ring on after Curzon died. It just slipped off my finger.  SISKO: If you don't help me, old man, they're going to take you because I don't know any more arguments.  DAX: Then allow it to happen. 

the way jadzia is literally saying to sisko that she doesn't feel worthy of being curzon and she is honoring his promises and love (which are now in some way hers) to enina as the absolute best she can do and is telling sisko to allow her to be taken, as it's what she can offer despite the fact that the ring doesn't fit.

or maybe this whole conversation is, like many dax conversations, an experiment in how seamlessly a person can move and express different people within them--how easily dax can say "do you remember...?" and then in the next breath say that is not me.

the back and forth is so back-and-forth and only feels more so in the face of jadzia's absolute conviction. and it is honestly so beautiful that enina gives her a sort of benediction at the end of it all--jadzia's loyalty is always to the endurance of connection and love. no matter who the ring belongs to. the ring exists and she'll honor it.

[alaknog]

Eh, another bit's from Perseus' Grandson. Mostly not serious

There small bits I find a little funny. Mostly some less central characters, but throw Dionysus and Perseus (not serious)

Cephalus just learn some information about his future wife

— The rulers of Athens are from the snake—legs. Everyone saw old Erichthonius tail, and he didn't hide it. We will also be recognized by our names…

— And my bride? Gods, have mercy!

Cephalus imagined utter horror. Cephalus with his young wife on the marriage bed, extinguishes the lamp, hugs Procris… He holds a lithe, slippery body in his arms. Instead of velvety skin, there are cold scales under my fingers. Snake coils entwine the young man, contracting; the forked tongue tickles his lips, slides inside, penetrating deeper…

—You don't like snakes? You fool! Snakes are the best wives!

— You're lying!

— Slender, cool-headed; never jealous…

___ The usual gloom reigned in the temple of the Peon. Few people came here. Even the priest, a deaf old man, cleaned the temple two days later on the third. The Argosians did not trust the healing god at home. It's another matter to go to Kos or Epidaurus! There are covered galleries for dreams sent down by the deity, and master interpreters, and sacred snakes in a pit of black and white marble; walks in a pine grove, a statue made of gold and ivory... And here? A wretched hut and a cypress idol. Look, the woodworms have gnawed idol's ears — shame!

No, you can't heal at home. You can't even die properly at home.

"Don't be offended by them," Melampus said to the statue. "They're like children. For them, all medicines across the sea are honey. When Zeus gave them health, they found it hard. They loaded him onto a donkey. Is it any wonder that a stupid donkey gave their health to a snake?

___A bit of Dionysus

Palms as heavy as cliffs pressed down on his back. Lower, lower; to the loins. The last of the air hissed out of the Cephalus chest. A sweet crunch ran along the ridge. Bliss was strangely mixed with horror. If the young man had moved out of place, the Shaggy One would have easily wrung his neck. But if he hasn't turned off yet, he's let the living escape from the shore.…

If he is a god, then a broken neck is not the worst thing.

—Why are you pusue me?

—Me?— the Shaggy One was amazed. — Artemis the Huntress is in pursuit. The Apollo Shooter is in pursuit. You pursue the game by going out to hunt. I'm just waiting around any corner. You find me by yourself. And then you complain: you've lost your mind. So I can ask: why didn't you go with Perseus? There's a fun hunt, and you're hanging out in the sauna. When you can run, dirty and smelly, after rabid girls… That's life!

___ And Perseus

—One day fang became a man. Now the man has become a fang again. I'm ready to bite. But I'm not ready to choose my words to please you.

Echion stepped closer:

—Why are you shaving your head, Perseus? Challenging the conventional faison, right?

— I lost my hair early. Those bushes behind the ears… That's better.

Note Echion is one of Spatoi

[ekaterin1701]

Brief Candle

I watched two episodes of Stargate last weekend, but have struggled to find the time to post about it. The first was season 1, episode 9: Brief Candle. Now updated with a screenshot of shirtless Jack 😀

SG1 travel to the planet Argos, arriving in the temple to Pelops that holds the stargate, and the first thing they do (well, mainly Daniel who has some experience) is help deliver a baby. There’s a celebration, Jack gets given a special cake by a woman called Kynthia, is clearly drugged, sleeps with her, and then all the villagers and Jack fall into a very deep sleep as the day ends. Here is a very dimly lit image of shirtless Jack before he also passes out.

They’re all fine the next morning except that the baby is now a toddler… Eventually SG1 discover that the Argosians only live short lives due to the nanites in their blood, and Jack has been infected. Pelops was experimenting on the Argosians and shortened their lifespans to see what the human host would evolve into.

Jack stays behind on Argos to avoid infecting anyone else, and eventually realises (after encouraging the Argosians to rebel against Pelops and pull down the statue) that there was a transmitter in the statue than was controlling the nanites (including making them fall deeply asleep each evening). Without the transmitter, they will have normal lifespans, and Jack will return to his actual age as the nanites only mimicked the signs of aging.

Further Thoughts

Sadly I haven’t been able to find a decent screenshot of Jack wrapped in a sheet after waking up with Kynthia 😀

A few interesting things in this one - it’s the first time we’ve seen the Stargate in a temple that’s still in use; we find out that Daniel has delivered a baby before (after the guys all turn to Sam and she says she doesn’t know what to do!); and when the nanites start evolving Hammond is very quick to stop the research, destroy the samples, and refuse to return to Argos (having learned from the Broca Divide).

Teal’c and Daniel translate the inscriptions on the statue together, which I think is the first time we see this happen, and Daniel says the ‘obscure Goa’uld dialect’ is Linear A script, which seems hugely significant from a linguistics point of view! Is this ever mentioned again?

On a practical note: if they are not allowed to leave the village, which doesn’t seem that large, does that mean that the Argosians are all inter-related by now? Why haven’t they become over-crowded in the limited space (though perhaps the nanites control fertility)? How do they produce enough food to feed themselves? Do they ever build boats to explore the sea?

I feel that this episode (plus the mention of Carter’s actions on P3X-595) probably started the ‘eating alien food and losing inhibitions’ fanfic trope and influenced the ‘accidentally married off-world’ trope.

It’s also interesting, having come back to Stargate mainly via fanfic at first, to see that things I found cliched in fic (Teal’c helping Daniel translate) are actually canon and I’d just forgotten that.

[bright-side-of-the-moon-tele]

"I heard Persephone brought Eurymachus back... That could help.."

He sighed as he looked at him before smiling, attempting to crack a joke in a serious situation.

"You look Uncle Diomedes of Argos when he visited that one night— Do you remember when the Argosian court visited Ithaca? Uncle Diomedes got so drunk me and my mom had to drag him out of her bed and into a spare room."

After a few days of guilt and grief, Telemachus hadn't left the room he was in once. The prince wasn't even in his room either. For the last 3 days the heir of Ithaca had been laying in the suitor's bed wrapped in one of his wolf pelts and hugging a pillow sadly.

@bright-side-of-the-moon-tele

Antinous hadn't really come up with a plan to make this better. Mainly because he was never good with words.. and now, he couldn't even use physical touch to help. So, he was in a bad situation. Not worse than the rest, though.

"You shouldn't do this to yourself, little wolf."

He began speaking, approaching the bed and 'sitting' down on it, which was pretty much just floating in that position, since he was sure he would just go through the bed.

"I mean, you can technically see me.. that's a plus, right?"

[bonesingerofyme-loc]

Silly Exotic Ideas I

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Thetis’ Pride [Titan Leg Armor]

Stygian Shroud: Take 33% damage from body shots, 166% damage from precision damage

“Unmoved as Death I shall remain, though prostate you shall bleed in vain.”

Argosian Rebuke [Titan Helmet]

Blessing of Pallas: Blocking with Sentinel shield will absorb damage. Press [Grenade] to retaliate with a directional burst of void energy commensurate to damage blocked. Alters Code of the Aggressor super behavior.

“So towers his helmet, so flames his shield, if ‘tis a god, he wears that Chief’s disguise.’

The Tyrannicide [Hunter Arms]

Lover’s Embrace: Way of a Thousand Cuts: Summon a single, flaming knife while gaining momentarily invisibility. Damage scales according to position relative to the enemy, from 1x Super damage from the front to 4x from behind.

“With what remonstrance should I try to tear away so strange a delusion?”

Never Alone [Warlock Chest]

Erasmus’ Fire: Summon a permanent Arc soul. Arc soul will fire at targets you have damaged, electrifying them. Electrified enemies take +15% Arc damage. Summoned Arc soul deals commensurate volley damage as standard Soul. Can no longer bless allies with Arc Souls if using Attunement of Elements.

“In the Midst of the Darkness it happened that, in direst Need, suddenly a Divine Lantern was seen shining and Danger was Appeased.”

[esportopedia]

WoW: A special cooperative tournament all week with Nayru and Malganyr!

WoW: A special cooperative tournament all week with Nayru and Malganyr!

In August 2022, French-speaking players of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands have the opportunity to participate in the Argosian version of the Olympic Games. so-called event Eredath Games and organizedAzeroth ArchiveHe’s a fan of the MMORPG Blizzard archives, offering plenty of fun anecdotes about well-known elements from the game’s origins. How to attend or be a spectator at the Eredati…

[chandacomic]

Ladonian Diplomacy - 08

Ambition is a great fire that turns all around it into fuel.

- Mnason, Argosian scholar

[linksmovie]

Conan serves as the bodyguard of a young Argosian noblewoman

Additionally, the Sword of Power was an indestructible Absurdly Sharp Blade that could cut through pretty much anything, an awesomeness made slightly redundant by the fact that He Man’s punch could break anything too.. The band got out of that situation by flashing some copies.

All of the rounds are live http://jmrobindesigns.com/index.php/2017/12/11/he-once-knocked-out-commander-an-jo-from-the-…

[terceiraterra]

Vilões que amamos odiar

Holodeck: Vilões que amamos odiar com @Marcellvs, @dbohr e @Luagostinho

Ilustrações: arte de Marcelo Ferrari sobre capa do Narrator’s Guide da Decipher (destaque) e still do filme Star Trek: Nemesis (topo) [powerpress] Todo mundo tem um. Ou mais de um. Vilões que odiamos, mas amamos quando aparecem num episódio.

Efeitos especiais retirados de TrekCore.com. Os direitos autorais da trilha de Star Trek Nemesispor Jerry Goldsmith e o tema dos Romulanos do episódio “The…