#Hector of Troy

[egocentrismx]

It doesn't look like them, it doesn't look like I wanted it to, but I'm still kinda proud of it. Hector and Andromache they'll never make me hate you. (Also - yes Andromache is wearing his helmet)

[chaotickitchenware]

a fun thing. In the original greek for this, homer could have used loads of participles or detail etc. on the 'hector rushed off' bit, but he doesn't, emphasising the speed at which he runs.

In the most literal translation it's:

'so spoke the housekeeper. Hector rushed off'

I get to study the text for school and it's so good if not devestating lmao.

Hektor and Andromache run to each other. They both long to be together so deeply they can't help but run. Hektor learns where Andromache is and takes off at a run, and Andromache catches sight of him and runs to meet him I 🥺🥺😭♥️♥️💔

[skopsidopsi]

In a world without the trojan war:

Did Hector and Patroclus become really good friends? They match so well.

Did Achilles marry Patroclus even though it was probably against every rule to marry a man as a crown prince?

Did Telemachus and Polydorus meet and were they friends?

Did Patroclus and Achilles return to Pelion once they were older?

Did Hector and Odysseus get to see their sons grow up?

Did Agamemnon ever stop being a bitch?

Noone knows...if youre Homer pls do tell me your alternative endings for the Iliad though.

[bean-writes]

I think Achilles seriously misunderstood the rules of the drag show.

[jgjuniper]

some iliad designs(i drew achilles finally)

[chilaquilesheel]

Iliad headcanons even though nobody asked part 1:

Diomedes cusses with a worse vocabulary than a middle aged truck driver after every second sentence that comes out if his mouth.

Odysseus weirdly enjoys board game nights and cheats on every chance he gets to win. If he is caught, he will gaslight the shit out of you until you simply don't have the nerve to discuss any further.

Menelaus writes love letters to Helen while in the Greek camp; since he cannot send them, he keeps them in a box he later gifts to Helen as they marry a second time back in Sparta.

Hector adores having spa days. Also he gets really upset when nobody wants to join him to drink tea since it's something he really enjoys doing with his siblings to gossip or simply talk to them.

Andromache is like an older sister to many siblings of Hector and often spends time with the younger ones, especially when Hecuba is taking care of her eldest sons after battle.

[sihtryggr]

Troy (2004) -> shades of blue.

[epic-cycle-ships]

Intro💜

I’m lotus! This is a shipping/editing side blog. I do ships here (any ships, but mainly crack ships)

If you find the crack ships I make uncomfortable or something you don’t like, please block! I really don’t want to deal with hate and drama over a ship lol

Might post some art as well…

Request/ask for an edit of a certain ship are open!

My main acc is @blue-lotus333

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Some normal/canon ships I like:

- Odypen (Odysseus x Penelope)

- Hectromache (Andromache x Hector)

- Henelaus (Helen x Menelaus)

- Patrochilles (Patroclus x Achilles)

- Alerete (Alcinous x Arete)

- HecuPriam (Priam x Hecuba)

Some crack ships I like:

- Odydio (Diomedes x Odysseus)

- Bristho (Melantho x Briseis)

- Penemache (Penelope x Andromache)

- Meneody (Menelaus x Odysseus)

- Alsseus (Alcinous x Odysseus)

- Hermusicaa (Nausicaa x Hermione)

[kurzler]

a quick psa to anyone recently getting into greek mythology and is a victim of tumblr and/or tiktok misconceptions:

-there is no shame in being introduced to mytholgy from something like percy jackson, epic the musical or anything like that, but keep in mind that actual myths are going to be VERY different from modern retellings

-the myth of medusa you probably know (her being a victim of poseidon and being cursed by athena) isn't 100% accurate to GREEK mythology (look up ovid)

-there is no version of persephone's abduction in which persephone willingly stays with hades, that's a tumblr invention (look up homeric hymn to demeter)

-as much as i would like it, no, cerberus' name does not mean "spot" (probably a misunderstanding from this wikipedia article)

-zeus isn't the only god who does terrible things to women, your fav male god probably has done the same

-on that note, your fav greek hero has probably done some heinous shit as well

-gods are more complicated than simply being "god of [insert thing]", many titles overlap between gods and some may even change depending on where they were worshipped

-also, apollo and artemis being the gods of the sun and the moon isn't 100% accurate, their main aspects as deities originally were music and the hunt

-titans and gods aren't two wholly different concepts, titan is just the word used to decribe the generation of gods before the olympians

-hector isn't the villain some people make him out to be

-hephaestus WAS married to aphrodite. they divorced. yes, divorce was a thing in ancient greece. hephaestus' wife is aglaia

-ancient greek society didn't have the same concepts of sexuality that we have now, it's incorrect to describe virgin goddesses like artemis and athena as lesbians, BUT it's also not wholly accurate to describe them as aromantic/asexual, it's more complex than that

-you can never fully understand certain myths if you don't understand the societal context in which they were told

-myths have lots and lots of retellings, there isn't one singular "canon", but we can try to distinguish between older and newer versions and bewteen greek and roman versions

-most of what you know about sparta is probably incorrect

-reading/waching retellings is not a substitute to reading the original myths, read the iliad! read the odyssey! i know they may seem intimidating, but they're much more entertaining than you may think

greek mythology is so complex and interesting, don't go into it with preconcieved notions! try to be open to learn!

[wolfythewitch]

But never let me die without a struggle and without acclaim

[nothing-impt]

How I imagined Hector reunited with his son.

[deadbaguette]

Dear children of Priam, were you doomed all along?

[inflamedautistic]

The Iliad is probably one of the funniest books I ever read

Like I'll be having a not-so-good day, then remember how Hector had given himself an entire pep talk to fight Achilles. He saw Achilles running full speed towards him and proceeds to just book it.

Or when Menelaus got shot by an arrow in like in an ultimately nonfatal spot, and Agamemnon begins prematurely mourning him while he's standing there like 🧍���♂️” you're scaring the men.”

Or when Odysseus is walking around the camps with a royal scepter and is just beating people with it if he finds them packing or suggesting to leave.

Or when Hector is brainstorming on how to face Achilles and for a moment goes, “Maybe I could talk with him, we’re both princes, we can both be rational, I could reason with him… that's a horrible fucking idea.”

I have more, but these, in particular, really tickle me.

[skopsidopsi]

Iliad as random memes with context part 1

Hector on the walls when a kid with anger issues is yelling his name for the 54288299th time:

Achilles sitting in his tent waiting for his bf to return:

Hector when the birds were right and he fucked up:

Patroclus riding into battle with Achilles armor:

Nestor pulling up with stories of his youth for the 6263882 time in a chapter:

[erosdoceamargo]

the iliad it boy and tamer of horses