#Hercules Golden 9

[aaronazizsasilver5]

Embrace of the Vampiric Night

Once a year, as whispers of Halloween danced on the wind, I—Hercules, an alpha male, sculpted like a Greek god in my shiny gold Adidas tracksuit—found myself drawn to the outskirts of town. The fabled Blackthorne Mansion loomed before me, its once regal structure now cloaked in shadows and the echo of forgotten tales. Rumors spoke of treasures hidden within, but my heart raced not for gold—but for the allure of the forbidden.

As I stepped onto the creaking floorboards, a feeling of electric anticipation tingled through my veins. My muscles flexed beneath the metallic sheen of my attire, every ounce of strength primed for exploration. Darkened corridors enveloped me, the air thick with history and whispered secrets.

Then, in an alcove draped in cobwebs, I spotted it—a shimmering gold cape, lined with velvet, glinting seductively in the sparse light. Enticed, I approached, fingers trembling as I draped it over my shoulders. Instantly, warmth surged through my body, the sensation both thrilling and alarming. It was as if I had awakened something dormant within me.

As the fabric enveloped me, I felt my senses heighten—colors became more vivid, sounds sharper. Then, as if pulled by an unseen force, I caught my reflection in an antique mirror. Staring back at me was a creature of divine allure: the fierce gleam of my eyes, sharpened canines, and the promise of real power.

A rush of exhilaration overcame me. I had transformed, not all at once, but rather in ways I had never dared to dream. The mask of humanity was cast aside, replaced by a primal essence that craved the unthinkable.

Driven by the thirst of the night, I stepped into the darkness, ready for whatever—whoever—awaited me. I had become more than just a man; I was a vampire, cloaked in gold, ready to explore the pleasures of this breathless new world.

[tylermileslockett]

8: ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS The ancient Greek Zodiakos, or Zodiac, is a division of the celestial sphere into twelve equal parts; each one containing a specific group of stars with a mythic association called a constellation. Ancient Greeks used the constellations for sailing navigation, time keeping for seasonal agricultural practices like planting and harvesting crops, mythic storytelling purposes, and astrology practices. Hellenistic Astrology, taking influence from the Babylonians and Egyptians, sought meaning in the zodiac signs and how they influenced a person’s character based on the position of the sun when they were born. They also used this practice for divination, providing guidance and predictions for the future. Let’s take a look at the twelve Zodiac constellations and their mythic tales. 1.) Aries (March 21-April 19) represents the flying golden ram sent by the gods to save the royal children Phrixus and Helle from sacrifice, and whose fleece later becomes the quested prize for the Argonauts. 2.) Taurus (April 20-May 20) represents the bull which Zeus transformed into to seduce Europa, and is linked to the Cretan Bull and the myth of the Minotaur. 3.) Gemini (May 21-June 21) represents the twins Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus and Leda, known for their inseparable bond and heroic deeds. 4.) Cancer (June 22- July 22) represents the crab sent by Hera to distract Hercules during his battle with the Hydra, later placed in the sky by Hera as a constellation. 5.) Leo (July 23- Aug. 22) represents the lion, representing strength and kingship, associated with the Nemean Lion defeated by Hercules. 6.) Virgo (Aug 23- Sept 22) represents the maiden, often linked to the goddess of agriculture and fertility, such as Demeter or Persephone. 7.) Libra (Sept 23- Oct 23) represents goddess of justice Astraea, daughter of Themis, who carries the scales of justice. 8.) Scorpio (Oct 24- Nov 21) represents the scorpion sent by Artemis or Gaia to kill Orion 9.) Sagittarius (Nov 22- Dec 21) represents the centaur archer, often identified as the wise and skilled Chiron. 10.) Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) represents the sea goat Aegipan, who aided Zeus in his fight against Typhon. 11.) Aquarius (Jan 20- Feb 18) represents the cupbearer of the gods, Ganymede, who was abducted by Zeus and placed among the stars. 12.) Pisces (Feb 19- March 20) represents the two fish, Aphrodite and Eros, who transformed to escape the monster Typhon.

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[sammetal25]

Lore

Dawn of New Kingspire ; Part 2

For the next two decades, King Oswald poured all the resources and assets of the Empire that made New Kingspire the capital of the world, A status that is still maintained to this very day.

For bigger the settlement grew, the more the slaves were brough in. The natives of the country, The Irish, Polish, Indians ,Africans and almost every single inch of the known world.

As time went by King Oswald's madness crossed his own reputation. From Jus primae noctis to 'Gladiator' battles where young children would get teared to shreds by rabid dogs to painful death sentences to those who even dared to look him funny or utter his name in vain.

But like all oppressors, HIs life didn't have a happy ending. One of his bastard Son from one of the native slave He R*ped. Chenoa, The Brave rose to overthrow him.

At the age of 12, He started a secret rebellion that would subtly disrupt the day to day activities of the empire. As time went on, Chenoa amassed a great army comprising former/escaped slaves, common enemies and disillusioned Veterans of the Empire.

He laid a great seige on the city and alongside his most trusted allies, He stormed the palace butchering anyone in his path. After meeting face to face with his Father for the first time, The king already gone mad as he just killed all his Children, Wives and Concubines in mad paranoia.

The Mad King taunted Chenoa to end his life. He however proceeded to cut off all his limbs, ears and tongue. He barely kept him alive to further torture him by plucking out his eyes and teeth. He personally committed every survivable torture known to extended his agony. For years, Oswald begged him for the mercy of death that Chenoa never granted as The Mad King was thrown into isolation for the rest of his days.

Chenoa would go on to rule the empire through a figurehead with the same iron fist He inherited from his father minus the cruelty and unfairness.

For the next four centuries, New Kingspire would go on to become a symbol of hope and opportunity where immigrants from all over the world would join the melting pot with unbroken period of Industrial and Technological revolution.

The extremely wealthy businesses and entrepreneurs shaped up the city's economic landscape that evolved into Cloud soaring Skyscrapers, a booming movie industry, The World's biggest stock exchange, a big Music industry, Sports center and many more attractions.

The golden period also brought world's highest crime rates, racial tensions/riots and budget crisis often leading to massive economic downfall which opened paths for the smartest, strongest and cruelest of the criminals to form their own families that would eventually form 'The Council of the 9' who practically control and run the Underbelly of the world's largest city like clockwork with intricate rules and instituions.

With support and connections with the top 0.1%, the entertainment industry, politicians from both sides and even agencies like CIA & FBI on some strict uneasy terms.

The Council of the 9 is the modern day version of Hercules's Hydra without any shortages of heads to spare.

Those who walk into the shadows only escape by the gentle guiding hand of the grim reaper. You being a miracle, is thought to be dead. You hope that you won't get involved in the fold any shape or form ever again in the city of 50 million people.

[cacaobean760]

Hero and Leander Poem Analysis

DISCLAIMER!!!!!! I am not a professional in dissecting things like this because it's written very...Shakespearish? I don't even know the word for it. So if you do see something that I said and it's wrong, please correct me <3

Sooooo uhhhh Idk why I decided to do this but I found a poem by Christopher Marlow that is about Hero and Leander. This is really long and I mean REALLYYYYYY LONG(the poem itself is 124 pages...)Here is the link if you guys yourself want to go over it(The actual poem starts on page 78): http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/590654826.pdf

But ya I am just gonna be going over the first part of how Leander is described and some things I noticed that might relate to our Leander! So strap in because this is also probably gonna be a long one~

(Also Yellow highlights will be vocab and red highlights will be descriptions)

Ok so if we look at the very first image, it tells us that Leander was born is Abydos and he had long hair(ARTIST NEED TO GET ON THIS NOW!!!!) and "unto Colchos borne" just means that if Leander did cut his hair, It would fall onto the land of Medea and the Golden Fleece. The Golden Fleece was a piece of treasure, and the word Golden is specific to Leander and the MC because when we show Leander our curse, he relates to us by saying "we match" while showing the pin on his coat that is Gold(Gold will be used A LOT in this poem). Now because the Golden Fleece we can infer that a lot of people would want to have their hands on is so by saying that if Leander hair had been cut, more of the youth of Greece would be attracted to Leander and want him more then the Golden Fleece. And then to further this emphases on his attractiveness, they name a women who whished that," his arms might be her sphere"(hugging her). Something interesting to note is that instead of saying hair here, the word Tress which as you can see in the image above, means a lock of woman's hair(which will be brough up later).

It described Leander's body as," Straight as Circes wand" Now what is special about this? Circe is a Goddess that practiced in the magic of Illusion and Necromancy. I think the Illusion does apply to Leander I just don't know how yet, I also saw some theories of Leander using Necromancy soooo....is this a coincidence??? Then it says that Jove, might have sipped nectar out of his hand. Now Jove being a God really says something about Leander if he would be willing to drink it out of his hands. And then you find out that Jove is actually the God of Jupiter which is also the God Zeus(they are all connected just have different names depending on the origin I believe but correct me if I am wrong). And Zeus is THE GOD, the ruler of all Gods. So for him to be willing to Drink from Leander's hand, a HUMAN hand, is really big.

(First off just want to say that White is used twice here I just forgot to highlight the first one, Gold and White will be used consistently throughout. I think that White is important because they are the color of the Lilys that Leander gives to us). It first compares Leander's solder to a nice piece of meat and then it talks about Pelops Shoulder that got....Eaten(idk don't ask me, Greek Mythology is weird) Also something that could also relate to Leander is this....

So I just wanna say that we Know that Leander is a beautiful young man and I think got resurrected and we know that Leander dies by drowing...in water...and we all know what Poseidon is the God of sooooooooooooo(they probs met in the water...Im just saying)Anyways, Then it just goes on in further detail on how attractive Leander is. Then with the Pen thing, I think Marlow meant that that he can describe men much less Gods so it will have to suffice that his muse(The 9 muses from Hercules anyone)talks about Leander's eyes. Then this was unusual to me because Marlow describes Leander's cheeks and lips as Orient which means the East. So at first I thought it was talking about Leander home town Abydos but Abydos is on the West...

And that would have to mean that Sestos(where Hero lives)must be on the East so maybe Marlow was saying that Leander's cheeks and lips were for Hero?????

Then Marlow talks about how if Hippolytus had seen Leander, He would be enamored by his beauty. Which would also be a very big thing because Hippolytus is known to be disgusted by sex and marriage(which is also ironic because we know that Leander is DEF not disgusted by sex)and also it talk about Aphrodite for a bit and who is Hero the Priestess of????(you can probs guess if you don't already know). Then says that Leander's beauty could melt the rudest peasant, So he is just really driving home how Pretty or attractive Leander is. Marlow talks about soldiers who would do anything for Leander just to get a favor from him and says that," he was a maid in man's attire, For in his looks were all that men desire." So I guess everyone just thought that Leander was soooo beautiful that he had to be a women because he was just too attractive.

Now just like the Gold and White that a brought up multipole times, Hand touching is also brought up a few times and obviously we can see the significance of this relating to Leander and MC…

The next thing is def sus and weird but I feel like goes along with how manipulative we all think Leander is because Leander wanted to get with Hero but Hero was a virgin and had to stay a virgin to be a Priestess for Aphrodite. But obvious Leander did not want this so he goes on a speech on how Virginity is just a concept(which I guess is true but its sill sus)and it does not really matter...

So ya, Leander is just telling Hero,' Hey like it does not really matter if you are a virgin or not so just get with me." Like ok....chill out dude. And then Hero rejects him and Leander continues...

It's giving what happens when we reject taking the flowers from Leander from when we first meet him.

Now this is just ironic so I figured I can put this here but I don't think it really relates because I don't see any bracelet on Leander(Poseidon gives this to him so it relates back to Pelops)...

Then Poseidon thinks Leander is also a Women???? Also I would like to note that on Leander’s belt, the shape represents the triple goddesses which are all very feminine in their descriptions so could this also relate to why Marlow keeps describing people thinking Leander is a women?

And upon Him finding out Leander is a man and not a women he gets upset a throws a weapon at Leander....

So Leander gets hurt and I am thinking that maybe that is what Leander's scar is from?????

Now I first want to talk about the white lilies because this is the flower that Leander gives us in the beginning...

ok now for all the other times gold and white are used if I count them, for white it is 13 and for gold it is 16, so ya, they are used quite a lot.

And then at the end, there is a toxic flower called Oleander, So it's very close to Leander's name and this is what I found when Hero saw Leander dead...

She shouts O, Leander soooooo is this why the flower is called that???

OK that is all! I hope you guys enjoyed, I know this was long but ya, I hope you guys liked it. Again if you guys see anything that is wrong please let me know so I can fix it!

[xtarmanderx]

WIP Tag Game

RULES: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Special shoutout to @tabbytabbytabby for the tag!

This is not the entire list. There are dozens more, but some are just screenshots of notes and some are vague ideas that I don’t remember and would need to read again. I’ve also got tons of ideas scattered in the notes on my phone, but I haven’t made docs for them. Sequel docs exist, too, but most of those aren’t fleshed out enough to be included here.

1. Need a Favor? BuckTommy

2. Sorry. Daddy? Sorry. Daddy? BuckTommy

3. Happy pride BuckTommy

4. Ryan gets a cat Ryan x Carson (Nancy Drew)

5. BuckTommy parents

6. BuckTommy crash

7. BuckTommyEddie

8. BuckTommy meet the friends

9. Shower Tevan

10. What’s in a name BuckTommy

11. Red eye back to you Carson x Ryan

12. Husks - Buddie

13. It’s all I’ve ever known Carson x Ryan

14. BuckTommy

15. Motocrossed Thiam

16. Rockstar Ryan fic Ryan x Carson

17. Ryan high Ryan x Carson

18. Lost in artifacts and cobwebs of the mind Ryan x Carson

19. The Raekoning Thiam

20. Season 4 Ryan/Carson snippets

21. Ryan x Carson Luce’s birth

22. Tony’s shirt Tony Stark x Stephen Strange

23. X-Men Thiam AU (Icarus)

24. Thiam Jatp

25. Avengers Thiam Big Bang

26. Nope Angel x OJ

27. Jaskier prisoner Geraskier

28. Jaskier nightmares Geraskier

29. This Means War (So Fire Away) Thiam

30. Nope 2 Angel x OJ

31. Harringrove fic

32. 5b rewrite with best frand Thiam

33. The Steady Fall of my Heart (Jurassic Park, Alan x Billy)

34. The Black Cauldron (Thiam)

35. The Crown Jewel - Jett

36. Aftershock Thiam

37. Jaskier/Geralt coffee shop au

38. Josh/Brett/Mason/Theo

39. Hercules (Thiam)

40. Treasure Planet Thiam

41. Josh/Brett/Liam - slaves to any semblance of touch

42. Long fic Jett

43. Thiam avatar

44. Good boys are golden boys (Sean x Garrett)

45. Static hearts Thiam

46. Thiam Prompt 7: Oh the Places We’ll Go

47. Smudges of black - discord Jett

48. Miam mating bites (Mason/Liam)

49. The Lies we Tell are Worth Dying For Thiam

50. Anastasia Thiam

51. Jump In Thiam

52. Thason slow burn (Theo/Mason)

53. When Worlds Collide (Asher x Henry, All American x Light as a Feather)

54. Making Waves - Jett

Tagging @snaeken @imjustafangirl-nobodylovesme @extrasteps @equallyloyalandlethal @osirismind @raybyanothername @purplehoodiesandleatherjackets @theoceanismyinkwell and anyone else who wants to do this!

[whbtheories]

Character Preview: Mammon

Domain: Tartaros

Sin: Greed

Birthday: June 9 (Gemini)

Idiosyncrasy: pygophilia

Mental condition: compulsive hoarding syndrome

Ability: creates gold and treasure, can weaponise

Theme colours: gold, black

~

Interest

Pygophilia is sexual arousal from the sight, touch, and idea of the derrière, posterior, bahookie... aka the humble butt.

This Mammon, as all Mammons before him, is an ass man. And it seems he enjoys sharing his own assets too.

Judging from some of the preview art, Mammon might also enjoy being a good little pet 👀

The mention of compulsive hoarding syndrome seems slightly at odds with his personality below, but is certainly in keeping with the sin of greed.

Generally speaking, Mammon has no associated month but the most likely would be December due to his links with Saturn.

But if we consider the date format MM/DD, is it any wonder the king of butts has his birthday on 69? 😏

~

Personality

The classical Mammon is a demon whose name is synonymous with money, wealth, and greed. Consequently, he is often depicted as miserly or careless with money, in jealous pursuit of wealth or get rich quick schemes, and invoked for favours of luck or good fortune.

WHB Mammon takes a rather different approach.

Rather than harbouring greed for all the riches of the world, this Mammon expresses no envy or jealousy for anyone or anywhere's amassed wealth, because he believes it all already belongs to him.

It's hard to fault his logic though considering the fact that wherever he walks, gold and treasure are left in a trail from his golden feet, allowing him to make truly colossal wealth by doing the bare feet minimum.

Talent or treasure that is found anywhere has clearly been placed there by he himself, and he doesn't have to question this because it must be true.

It is therefore it's his ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

As a result, he is a benevolent ruler with a generous heart - a strange turn of events for the ruler of Greed, but one that perhaps strikes a familiar chord with players of Obey Me.

It is however said that if he encounters an enemy he doesn't 'need' he obliterates them from existence.

The same treasure that his feet create can be wielded as weapons, giant golden fists rising from the ground to smack an angel back to the heavens. A warrior fallen angel, a common motif for Mammon.

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Aesthetics, symbolism, and my rating in the cut! ↓

Aesthetics

As with Obey Me, the seven deadly sins are here each represented by the same seven demons, and for Greed that is Mammon.

This Mammon is unlike most portrayals of the infamous demon, though the gold horns are perhaps most familiar. He also has yellow eyes, another nod to gold (and indeed OM Mammon has some yellow in his), and his literally golden gold-generating feet.

His dark hair is an unusual choice, stark against his skin. (Mammon is generally depicted with light hair, even white or without colour.)

If we look back at some of the influences on the original Mammon, we can see that Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, is portrayed as often with dark hair as he is light, though the former may be due to historical conflation with a later name of the god Hades - Pluto.

[Plutus may be a god, but as his fable with Heracles/Hercules goes, he is the one god that the demigod refuses to meet, because the hero hates him.

Why? Because in a world where wealth is accumulated by those most evil, while the good are left to struggle in poverty, a god of wealth must indeed be a demon in their midst 👀]

Overall, gold and black is a predictable but accurate thematic choice for Mammon, invoking symbolism of royalty, elegance, and refinement as well as both joy and warning.

Like Satan he sports an inverted cross on the centre of his forehead, though his is thick and bold compared to Satan's slender symbol.

In the outfits we've seen so far, he is often bare chested, wearing a long black and gold robe pushed back off his shoulders, black pants that end in gold, arm bracers of the same, gold and silver rings on his right hand, sharp golden claws on his left, and sometimes bandaging on an arm and his torso.

The rings are befitting a magpie prince of Greed, and the golden claws are an excellent dangerous touch along with the bandages (and golden weaponry) suggesting he is very much a demon of action.

A black skintight neckpiece covers his entire neck and décolleté, ending in a large ornate black cross nestled in his generous bosom.

And that is perhaps highlighting what is the most noticeable physical attribute of this Mammon and perhaps unintentionally so...

Man has one tiny head and one gigantic set of shoulders 👀

His chest is huge, which is more than fine, demons get to have big booba, but the shoulders are of truly sattou0 worthy proportions.

Perhaps the neckpiece has squeezed his head to be smaller...

(Funnily enough, he shares both statement neckpiece and massive tiddies with the Mammon of 7 Mortal Sins.)

Ribbing aside, the horns are his actual standout feature, particularly with one of them appearing to have been broken off - in a fight? Payment? By that neck piece? Another sign of his warrior status perhaps.

And given the function of horns in WHB, is his one horn pulling double time or is he cursed with half as good experiences, or maybe a premature effusion...?

Going back to those early influences, Mammon is cognate in name with a being in Arabian mythology known as Maymun. And that being is said to be broad chested, have muscular arms, and is adorned in gold bracers, armbands, and collar 👀

He is also, as is Plutus, winged, whether in gold or black, and as well as ruler, close to the highest ruler of all over the underworld. His colours are black and gold, the same as this Mammon.

Finally, he has large horns, and his many descriptions include 'the executioner'.

The aesthetics then do very much fit a warrior and lethal force, as well as representing the corruption of all by way of wealth.

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My Rating

Again I will confess my bias upfront - this was always going to be the demon I'd judge most critically, as Mammon in Obey Me is by far my favourite fictional demon of all time.

From his origins to his personality to everything about him, I adore that demon.

So I'd take my opinion here with a huge pinch of salt for that reason alone - this ain't my Mams.

(That being said, I was equally critical of WHB Satan and my favourable rating for him can be seen here.)

But yeah, I'm not a fan of the aesthetics of this Mammon at all, which isn't helped by the fact that feet are my biggest squick and his are right there xD

For personality though, I do like this take on the ruler of Greed, as it's quite a novel approach and allows for a far more laid back version of the demon, as well as leaving room for an interpretation of another sin (coming soon!) that I think has great merit. And as mentioned above, I do think his particular interests are fitting.

Most links between Mammon and Tartarus are tenuous at best, with the former often used to mean the sin of greed or object of money, and the latter a standard translation for many of the words used for the underworld/hell.

That said, Tartarus is the destination of choice for fallen angels as included in Paradise Lost, which in my view has one of the most favourable classic depictions of Mammon - one who seizes the opportunity of falling, and presses ahead to build a city of dazzling splendor for the fallen to reside within in hell.

I'll dig more into Tartarus in another blog, but it is all round a good choice for Mammon, and aligns well with this interpretation of his character.

Sorry to his fans on this one, but while I like a lot of the individual aspects of his looks, I'm just not a big fan of this guy's overall design.

4/10.

PS. OM Mammon fans - an upcoming demon ticks way more boxes for you...

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Read more:

Character Preview: Satan

[reckless-rider]

A list no one asked for! Anyway a list of all the Wilhelm Screams found in media according to IMDB Part 1.

Happy Family

1000 Ways to Die

16 Blocks

2.0

21 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

30 Days of Night 

Lost  (S5.E6) 

51

6:66 PM

A Christmas Story Christmas 

A Day to Die

A Dog’s Way Home

A Goofy Movie

A Simple Request

Simpsons (S32.E10)

A Star Is Born

Abominable 

Accepted 

Agent Cody Banks

Ainoat oikeat

Aladdin (2019)

Aladdin (1992)

Alex Cross

Dexter: Early Cuts (S1.E2)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (S1.E14) 

Aloha

Always

American Hero

Manipulated by Fingers

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 

The Angry Birds Movie

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie

Animator vs. Animation V

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (S3.E8)

Arctic Dogs 

Are We Done Yet?

Assignment to Kill

Astro Boy

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potions

Atomic Blonde

Avatar 

Avengers: Infinity War

April and the Extraordinary World 

Game of Thrones (S1.E9)

Leap!

Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2

Barbie in the Pink Shoes

Batman Returns

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Battle Creek Brawl

Baywatch 

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Money Heist (S2.E6)

Ben 10: Race Against Time 

Beta Test

Clarence (S3.E12)

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn

Black Sheep

Mythbusters (S9.E6)

Family Guy (S6.E1)

Bolt

House (S7.E15)

Bon Bini Holland

Borrowed Time

Bounty Killer

Brainstorming 

Bratz

Calamity Jane: Wild West Legend

Captain America: The First Avenger 

Cars

Cars 2

Lupin (S2.E5)

Stars Wars: Clone Wars (S2.E7)

Stars Wars: Clone Wars (S3.E4)

The Book of Boba Fett (S1.E7)

Chisum

Stars Wars: Clone Wars (S3.E20)

Clash of the Titans

Clifford the Big Red Dog 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Colin 

Fast & Furious Spy Racers (S2.E4)

Amphibia (S3.E11)

Blindspot (S2.E5)

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Corto Maltese (S1.E1)

Community (S3.E18)

Cowboys & Aliens

Cradle 2 the Grave 

Crawlspace

Fantasy Island (S4.E8)

Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (S1.E2)

Community (S2.E18)

Dragon Wars: D-War

DOA: Dead or Alive

Daddy’s Home

Daddy’s Perfect Little Girl 

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (S7.E7)

Dante’s Peak

Agency of Vengeance: Dark Rising 

Date Movie

Day & Night

De film van Dylan Haegens

Deadpool 2

Lego Star Wars: All-Stars (S1.E3)

Death Proof

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (S2.E20)

Two Is a Family

Despicable Me

Despicable Me 2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 

The Goldfish 

Die Hard with a Vengeance 

DieRy

Dinocroc vs. Supergator

Dinoshark

Drawn Together (S1.E6)

Distant Drums

District 9

Django Unchained 

Community (S3.E8)

Doom

Littlest Pet Shop (S1.E23)

Down by the Riverside 

Due Date 

Galavant (S1.E6)

Blizzards of Souls

Maverick (S3.E10)

Ein Rabe namens Poe

Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas

Encanto

Enchanted 

Star Trek Phase II (S1.E6)

Enthiran

Community (S2.E6)

Toren C (S2.E2)

Maverick (S2.E6)

Evening Class

Ever After High: Dragon Games

Everything Wrong with… (S9.E100)

Everything Wrong with… (S10.E105)

Everything Wrong with… (S4.E24)

Regular Show (S4.E1)

Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (S1.E1)

Explorers 

Extinct

Outlander (S3.E13)

F9: The Fast Saga 

Face Eater 

Fantastic Four

Feast 

Feels Good Man

Doom Patrol (S2.E5)

Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (S1.E4)

Flushed Away 

Regular Show (S6.E16)

Freddy vs. Ghostbusters

Free Guy

Fresh 

The Simpsons (S28.E2)

The Loud House (S1.E2)

Community (S5.E5)

Getaway

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 

Ghost Rock

Ghosted 

God of War

God of War III

Golden Dreams

Grabbers

CSI: NY (S1.E4)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Grey Eyes

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

SMG4 (S6.E36)

Guns Akimbo

Family Guy (S20.E14)

Hacksaw Ridge 

Halo Wars

Hancock

Hardcore Henry 

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harper 

Hellboy 

Star Wars: Rebels (S3.E5)

Hercules 

The Boys (S3.E6)

Schnitzel Paradise 

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party 

Epic Rap Battles of History (S3.E1)

Hitman: Agent 47

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (S1.E2)

Home Team

Masters of Horror (S1.E6)

Homefront

How 13 Props are Made for Movies and TV

How It Should Have Ended (S9.E2)

How It Should Have Ended (S8.E18)

Howard the Duck

A Frozen Rooster

I Am David

Impasse

In a Valley of Violence

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Inglourious Basterds 

Injustice 

Inspector Gadget (S2.E26)

Community (S2.E17)

Ultimate Spider-Man (S2.E12)

Jason and the Argonauts

Jiu Jitsu 

Jumanji: The Next Level

Juno

Just Visiting 

Justice 

Katy Perry: Roar

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (S3.E10)

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Cyanide and Happiness Shorts (S1.E140)

Kill Possible 

Nostalgia Critic (S12.E28)

King Kong

Kingdom of Heaven

Klitschko

Knight Rider (S1.E3)

Steven Universe (S4.E2)

Knowing

From Up on Poppy Hill

Kung Fu Panda

Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation 

Dogmatix and the Indomitables (S1.E15)

Land of the Pharaohs

Tad: The Lost Explorer

The Legend of Hallowaiian

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

Legion of Iron

Lego Beyond Worlds

Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

Lego the Lord of the Rings: The Video Game

Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 4

License to Wed

[tipsycad147]

The Muses: Greek Gods and Goddesses

“We are the muses Goddesses of the arts And proclaimers of heroes”

If your house is anything like mine, you probably have quite a few Disney Movies stashed around. Even before we had Munchkin, Mr Moose and I bonded over our love of movies, songs and quoting lines.

These 5 ladies are sassy, have some really good songs and are so pretty. Currently, as an adult with an appreciation of History, Mythology and Art, I love the Muses even more.

We recently added a 3 year old Nubian doe named Calliope to our group, she goes by Callie for short. She’s sassy, tries to be in charge and definitely fits her name.( In fact, if you’re curious about which Alcohol brand it is. There’s a brand of wines called Calliope Wines based out of Canada, so we didn’t even have to change her name!)

Consequently, I wanted to do some more research on this set of ladies. Who are literally referred to as THE Inspirations of Science, The Arts, Astronomy and more.

History Behind The Muses

The Muses Origin Story(s)

The daughters of Zeus and The Titaness Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, the Muses lived on Mount Olympus entertaining the Gods. Later, they were moved to Mount Parnassus or Mount Helicon depending on who’s research you follow.

However, the other origin story of the Muses is that they are water nymphs who sprung from the four sacred springs on Mount Helicon when Pegasus proceeded to stomp his hooves upon the ground. Most people follow the origin of them being daughters of Zeus.(Which makes the movie Hercules,about their little brother.)

Putting a Face to the Names

Worshipers of The Muses

Being Goddesses, The Muses had their own following of Worshipers. Scattered all over South and Central Greece, worshipers of The Muses were commonly found at either Mount Helicon in Boeotia and Pieria in Macedonia. Festivals were held frequently all over Greece, full of Poetry Competitions and Dancing and Singing. Pythagoras, the inventor of the Pythagorean Theorem is one of the more famously known followers of the Muses.

Who Are The Muses?

There are 9 Muses total, each with a focus on her area of expertise and inspiration. Some have had children, others have not.

Muse #1-Calliope

Epic Poetry is a lengthy narrative told in a storytelling manner. In fact, some well known examples include Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey as well as Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy. The Muses and their mother are actually mentioned in both of Homer’s works.

Calliope has several sons depending on the lore. The 2 most known are Orpheus and Linus. Orpheus was the great musical hero of Greek mythology, and Linus was the inventor of rhythm and melody.

Calliope is known to have been the inspiration for Heroic poems and Rhetoric Arts.

Calliope is physically represented as wearing a gold crown and typically carrying a scroll, book or tablet in her hands.

Muse #2- Clio

Clio is known as the pro-claimer, glorifier and celebrator of history, great deeds and accomplishments. She is the inspiration and namesake for various modern brands.

Clio has one son, Hyacinth. Story has it; Clio, after reprimanding the goddess Aphrodite for her passionate love for Adonis, was punished by Aphrodite, who made her fall in love with Pierus, king of Macedonia. In spite of that,they bore a son named Hyacinthus, a young man of great beauty who was later killed by his lover, the god Apollo. From his blood sprang a flower (the hyacinth).

Clio is often represented holding an open scroll or sitting by a stack of books.

Muse #3- Erato

Lyric Poetry is poetry expressing personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in first person. However, lyric poetry is of no relation to the word lyrics when talking about song lyrics.

She is typically represented holding a wreath of myrtle and roses or holding a Kithara(lyre) or a Golden Arrow.( She’s often represented accompanied by Cupid or Eros as well)

Muse #4-Euterpe

She serves as the inspiration for many courses and dialects in language. As well as the inspiration for various instruments.

Muse #5-Melpomene

The inspirations from Melpomene include; tragedy dramas, rhetoric speeches and Melos,the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.

Melpomene is always represented holding a tragedy mask. Other representations can include boots commonly worn by tragedy actors or a knife or sword held in her opposite hand.

Muse #6-Polyhymnia

Sacred Poetry is a collection of works including hymns and other religious texts.

Polyhymnia is the inspiration for Divine Hymns, Mimic Art, Geometry and Grammar.

Her representation is a serious expression, a finger held to her lips in silence and a long cloak or veil.

Muse #7-Terpsichore

She is the inspirations for Dance, the Harp and Education as a whole.

Terpsichore is the other Muse known as Mother of Sirens. One of the most known Sirens, Parthenope, cast herself into the sea after her songs failed to ensnare Odysseus.

Muse #8-Thalia

Idyllic Poetry or Idyll Poems,are typically a short poem, descriptive of rustic life.

Thalia is known as being the inspiration for Comedy Drama, Geometry, Architectural Science and Agriculture.

Muse #9- Urania

She is associated with universal love and astronomical writings. It was said Urania could tell the future by the arrangement of the stars.

Urania is said to have inherited her majesty and power from her father Zeus, and her beauty and grace from her mother.

The “10th” Muse

Little is known about her history and many of her works have been lost to time. There are several theories that she is the inspiration for the word Lesbian and other LGBTQ+ phrases. One of her only completed works that can be found is a poem titled “Ode to Aphrodite”.

The Muses’ Purpose

The Muses were created to help the People and the Gods to forget their troubles and suffering through art, music and poetry. In fact, these 9 women were very close to each other and, subsequently, still serve as inspiration for many of the Arts today.

Mentions of the Muses in Popular Culture

In contrast to Homer and Dante’s works, the Muses are mentioned in a number of modern cultures as well.

My favorites include the Disney movie “Hercules” where the Muses are the musical narrators throughout the movie. My other favorite is the Book series Xanth by Piers Anthony. In Xanth, the Muses live on Mount Parnassus and are one of several residents visited to be asked questions pertaining to their( the visitor’s) quests.

Other examples include:

Rick Riordan’s mythical series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus and The Trials of Apollo.

South Korean all-female idol group debuted under the name ‘Nine Muses’

The show Charmed, an episode features The Charmed Ones who must protect the Muses from a warlock who is trapping them into a magical ring.

The Muse Calliope is a character in the graphic novel Sandman, by Neil Gaiman.

There are tons of other pop culture references to the Muses, from Animes, Comics, Musical, Movies and Books.

Who Inspires You?

In a word, the Muses are an Inspiration, not only in Ancient Greece but also in the modern realm as well. Who is your favorite Muse? Will you be calling on a Muse next time you need inspiration? 

[bryanevansduff]

Enforcing Our Company’s Back-To-Office Policy Has Made Me Drunk Off A Power You Couldn’t Possibly Comprehend

Our company’s back-to-the-office policy strives to promote a healthy balance between remote work and in-office collaboration. By having team members return to the office, we can foster a sense of connection, strengthen our company culture, and, most importantly, make an HR middle manager like me drunker on power than you would ever believe.

Truly, my power high is indescribable. The Germans don’t have a word for how intoxicating it is to command people to spend more time in the physical presence of coworkers who could care less if they lived or died. The Romans’ Bacchus himself could never have dreamed of the wild orgy of elation I get to experience when I report to a team leader that their direct report didn’t arrive last Thursday as they said they would. And the Hindus never conceived of a caste high enough for those of us who get to remind their colleagues to fill out the shared Outlook calendar to schedule a workspace for their days in the office. Now I Am Become Death.

As a reminder, our company believes in-person attendance is a powerful way to build unity and cohesion, but that power dwarfs in comparison to what I feel when enforcing it. Sending out back-to-office mass emails fill me with an Atlas-like resolve. Forcefully weaning these babies’ off of their precious “work-life balance” makes me think of Hercules’ 12 labors as child’s play. And had I been able to call their personal cell phones to issue them a verbal warning for not being in the office enough, Genghis Khan and his Mongol Horde would have stopped dead in their tracks. King Kong Ain't Got Shit On Me.

Though my resolve is unrelenting, that’s not to say I won’t occasionally vary my approach. I’ll surprise someone with a “I hate to be the bad guy...” or “You know, if it were up to me...” when reminding them they have to spend two hours a day commuting if they want to keep their health insurance. But all this empathy is nothing but a performative sham. The truth is, if it WAS up to me, you’d all be chained to galley oars like Ben Hurr, where your rowing could power the vending machines in the break rooms that no one has used since the last Bush administration. I Am The Captain Now.

Some call me a zealot, but how could I not be with a responsibility this important? I’m charged with ensuring the company crams as many people as possible into our big, dumb open floor plan so they can all sit on Zoom calls with each other all day while our Wifi bandwidth totally tanks from it. Upper management charged me with the divine purpose of justifying the company’s inordinate, shortsighted investments into the office’s real estate and I have accepted that calling with an unbridled enthusiasm. I Am A Golden God. 

There are no exceptions to the policy, as there are none with my power. You have a funeral to attend during one of your scheduled back-to-office days? Hey, why don’t you “Zoom in” to the service to pay your respects? What’s wrong - I thought you said being remote was JUST AS PRODUCTIVE as being in person? Allow me to remind you that your offer sheet said you were required to come to the office three days a week as terms of your employment and said nothing about you being able to adequately mourn for your mother. That’s right: Say My Name. (In case you forgot, it’s “Hayley” or “Sayge” or “Zacc” or something stupid because the boomers in charge outsourced this work to someone who was born shortly after 9/11).

Anyway, if you have any questions at all about this transition, please do not hesitate to reach out! But as a reminder I do not work Mondays, Wednesday, Thursdays, or Fridays.

[helenadurazzo]

25 Songs That Remind Me Of Ortho Shroud

These are in no particular order

1. Shooting Star by Owl City

2. Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille

3. Blackbird by the Beatles

4. Fireflies by Owl City

5. Chasing the Sun by The Wanted

6. Safe and Sound by Capital Cities

7. Levitating by Dua Lipa

8. Ultraluminary from Over the Moon

9. Put On Your Sunday Clothes from Hello Dolly!

10. A Star is Born from Hercules

11. Let’s Groove by Earth, Wind, & Fire

12. Welcome to Wonderland by Anson Seabra

13. Dusk Till Dawn by ZAYN and Sia

14. Golden Hour by JVKE

15. Sunflower by Post Malone

16. Sugar Rush from Wreck it Ralph

17. Angeleyes by ABBA

18. Heatwaves by Glass Animals

19. Dynamite by BTS

20. La Da Dee by Cody Simpson

21. Rather Be by Clean Bandit

22. Celebration by Cool & The Gang

23. SNAP by Rosa Linn

24. Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift

25. Blow by Kesha

[saintsenara]

one year in every ten - the masterpost

harry potter/tom riddle explicit | no major warnings apply

a decade on from the battle of hogwarts, after ten years of the wizarding world thinking it's safe, a serial killer emerges, leaving a trail of dead women in his wake. each of the bodies bears a gruesome, encoded message for the aurors... a message which - once unscrambled - claims the dark lord has risen again. in the face of the mystery, the order of the phoenix is hastily reformed, ron is stoic, hermione is scared, ginny is getting very good at putting on a brave face, death eaters who were never caught are getting ready to crawl out of the woodwork, and the ministry of magic has plenty of secrets of its own for kingsley to worry about... all harry wants is to distract himself from a marriage falling apart at the seams. all lord voldemort wants is to get out of the horrible place between life and death. so much so that he's willing to agree to help his old enemy solve the case. or so he claims.

read from the beginning here

chapter summaries: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 author's notes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 moodboards: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 playlist | reading | answered asks

this is a detective story.

and it is, like all detective stories, about the investigation of a crime. but, like all detective stories, this is not the only thing it's about... one year in every ten is an homage to - in my humble opinion - one of the greatest forms of literature: golden age detective fiction. think sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, peter wimsey, miss marple and so on... this sort of crime fiction often seems - on the surface - to be quite light-hearted, and to focus on a sort of whimsical, eccentric crime [aristocrats glamorously poisoning each other, and so on] which is far removed from the reality of violence. but behind the eccentric investigators, scheming criminals, dissolute toffs in their secret-filled houses, clues, and red herrings, the detective fiction written in the first half of the twentieth century - especially that written by women - has a great deal more to say about topics such as gender, class, politics, the police, journalism, grief, anger, remorse, and the weight of history than it's often given credit for. and this story attempts to do the same.

it's a story about how the wizarding world has recovered from the war. and how it hasn't.

one year in every ten takes place a decade after the battle of hogwarts, in a world which thinks that it's moved on from the horrors of voldemort's second war and that all is well. if the daily prophet is to be believed, the sun hasn't stopped shining since the day the dark lord dropped dead: the economy is booming; prejudice has been eradicated; the grieving have been comforted by seeing justice done, and harry potter is perfectly content to live happily ever after. but maybe the truth behind the fairytale ending is a little more complicated...

it's a story about how getting the future you actually want requires dealing with the weight of the past.

one year in every ten is a story about the fact that the war had complex causes which can't be easily eradicated, and a ministry which pretends that they have been is doomed to continue in the mire of institutional corruption, even with a good man in the minister's office. it's a story about the people who have been left behind by justice, and about the problems with vengeance, the exhaustion of anger, and the trouble with forgiveness. it's a story about interrogating the decisions and regrets of the past, and about coming to learn that your enemies are real people, capable - even if only occasionally - of goodness. it's a story about being honest about who you really are and who you'd really like to be, and about what it takes to change yourself. it's a story about families, blood or otherwise. it's a story about death, and about life.

it is also a love story.

[tylermileslockett]

8: ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS

The ancient Greek Zodiakos, or Zodiac, is a division of the celestial sphere into twelve equal parts; each one containing a specific group of stars with a mythic association called a constellation. Ancient Greeks used the constellations for sailing navigation, time keeping for seasonal agricultural practices like planting and harvesting crops, mythic storytelling purposes, and astrology practices.

 Hellenistic Astrology, taking influence from the Babylonians and Egyptians, sought meaning in the zodiac signs and how they influenced a person’s character based on the position of the sun when they were born.  They also used this practice for divination, providing guidance and predictions for the future. Let’s take a look at the twelve Zodiac constellations and their mythic tales.

1.) Aries (March 21-April 19) represents the flying golden ram sent by the gods to save the royal children Phrixus and Helle from sacrifice, and whose fleece later becomes the quested prize for the Argonauts.

2.) Taurus (April 20-May 20) represents the bull which Zeus transformed into to seduce Europa, and is linked to the Cretan Bull and the myth of the Minotaur.

3.) Gemini (May 21-June 21) represents the twins Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus and Leda, known for their inseparable bond and heroic deeds. 

4.) Cancer (June 22- July 22) represents the crab sent by Hera to distract Hercules during his battle with the Hydra, later placed in the sky by Hera as a constellation.

5.) Leo (July 23- Aug. 22) represents the lion, representing strength and kingship, associated with the Nemean Lion defeated by Hercules.

6.) Virgo (Aug 23- Sept 22) represents the maiden, often linked to the goddess of agriculture and fertility, such as Demeter or Persephone.

7.) Libra (Sept 23- Oct 23) represents goddess of justice Astraea, daughter of Themis, who carries the scales of justice.

8.) Scorpio (Oct 24- Nov 21) represents the scorpion sent by Artemis or Gaia to kill Orion

9.) Sagittarius (Nov 22- Dec 21) represents the centaur archer, often identified as the wise and skilled Chiron.

10.) Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) represents the sea goat Aegipan, who aided Zeus in his fight against Typhon.

11.) Aquarius (Jan 20- Feb 18) represents the cupbearer of the gods, Ganymede, who was abducted by Zeus and placed among the stars.

12.) Pisces (Feb 19- March 20) represents the two fish, Aphrodite and Eros, who transformed to escape the monster Typhon.

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The ENTIRE Story of Greek Mythology Explained | Best Greek Mythology Documentary

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Greek Mythology and the Greek Gods have had a profound impact on the world, with the tales of Zeus, Pandora’s Box, Prometheus, Icarus, Medusa, Orpheus, King Midas, Sisyphus, Narcissus, Perseus, The 12 Labours of Hercules, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, The Trojan War, The Odyssey, and many more having spread to every corner of the globe.

From the very beginnings of Chaos to the adventures of Odysseus, this video takes you through, in chronological order, the entire story of Greek Mythology. No stone is left unturned, with every Greek God from Zeus to Hades and every Hero from Hercules to Achilles having their share of the limelight.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy everything you've ever wanted to know about the Greek Myths.

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📽 Timestamps:

Intro: 0:00

CHAPTER 1:

Out of Chaos 1:28

Prometheus 5:45

Pandora's Box 8:15

The Great Flood 10:22

CHAPTER 2:

The Gods 15:37

- ZEUS 15:58

Europa 19:09

- HERA 21:05

Io 21:40

Leto 23:56

Niobe 25:18

- APOLLO 26:45

The Oracle of Delphi 27:18

Daphne 27:43

Asclepius 29:57

- ARTEMIS 30:41

- POSEIDON 31:30

- ATHENA 32:47

Arachne 34:10

- APHRODITE 35:38

Narcissus 36:15

Pygmalion’s Statue 38:12

Eros and Psyche 40:28

- HEPHAESTUS 44:43

- ARES 46:12

Eos and Tithonus 47:06

- HERMES 49:36

Pan 50:11

- DIONYSUS 52:12

King Midas 53:01

- DEMETER 54:52

Persephone 55:11

- HADES 56:55

The Three Places of Souls 58:31

Sisyphus 1:01:21

Places of the Underworld 1:01:47

Orpheus 1:03:47

CHAPTER 3:

The Age of Heroes 1:05:53

- THE HOUSE OF CADMUS 1:06:26

Oedipus 1:11:35

- PERSEUS 1:16:47

Medusa 1:18:55

The Gorgon's Head 1:20:45

Andromeda 1:22:17

The Prophecy Fulfilled 1:23:22

- THE 12 LABOURS OF HERCULES 1:26:26

Youth & the Madness of Hercules 1:28:47

Labour 1: The Nemean Lion 1:32:19

Labour 2: The Lernaean Hydra 1:35:04

Labour 3: The Cerynean Hind 1:37:32

Labour 4: The Erymanthian Boar 1:38:17

Labour 5: The Augean Stables 1:41:48

Labour 6: The Stymphalian birds 1:44:06

Labour 7: The Cretan Bull 1:45:07

Labour 8: The Mares of Diomedes 1:47:06

Labour 9: The Girdle of Hippolyta 1:48:48

Labour 10: The Cattle of Geryon 1:50:50

Labour 11: The Apples of the Hesperides 1:52:15

Labour 12: The Capture of Cerberus 1:55:40

The Death of Hercules 1:57:18

Bellerophon 2:01:44

- JASON AND THE ARGONAUTES 2:03:17

The Argonautes 2:05:41

The Voyage Begins 2:07:48

The Golden Fleece 2:10:30

The Journey Home 2:12:06

The Sirens 2:13:28

The Fate of King Pelias 2:15:54

Medea 2:17:32

- THESEUS 2:20:10

Icarus 2:27:32

- THE CALYDONIAN BOAR HUNT 2:29:16

Atalanta 2:32:10

The Footrace of Atalanta 2:36:12

- THE TROJAN WAR 2:38:48

The Suitors of Helen 2:40:57

The Judgment of Paris 2:42:52

The Greeks Assemble 2:4610

Achilles 2:47:35

Trojan Allies 2:49:35

The War Begins (Start of the Iliad) 2:51:14

The Tenth Year of War 2:53:37

The Death of Hector 2:55:20

The Trojan Horse 2:57:53

The Fall of Troy 3:01:02

- ORESTES 3:02:42

- THE ODYSSEY 3:04:50

The Cyclops 3:05:50

Aeolus 3:09:07

The Laestrygonians 3:10:39

Circe 3:11:19

The Underworld 3:13:31

The Sirens 3:14:20

Scylla and Charybdis 3:15:47

The Cattle of the Sun 3:16:57

Calypso 3:18:33

The Phaeacians 3:20:04

The Suitors 3:22:52

- THE AGE OF IRON 3:27:48

📚 Sources:

Classical Mythology, by Mark Morford, Robert Lenardon and Michael Sham

Greek Mythology, by Katerina Servi

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton

Apollodorus - The Library of Greek Mythology, translated by Robin Hard

The Greek Myths Vol 1&2, By Robert Graves

Heroes, by Stephen Fry

The Argonautica, by Apollonius of Rhodes, translated by Richard Hunter

The Iliad, translated by Martin Hammond

Troy, by Stephen Fry

The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson

The Aeneid, translated by David West

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri-Ao...

Egyptian Gods Explained In 13 Minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bURNg...

Norse Mythology Explained In 15 Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oxzm...

Nikola Tesla Explained In 16 Minutes:

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[disney-film-tourney]

Hey everyone!

I'm recycling the Animal Crossing Tourney side blog for Disney now, so it's had a bit of a makeover.

So here are the movies I'm thinking of doing. I'll add notes for the questionable ones. Please let me know if there are any you want me to remove or add.

Some notes to start off with:

- There are four groups: Golden to Bronze, Dark Ages to Renaissance, Post-Ren, and Revival

- They're ranked by how they're rated on IMDB

- I only have the first film of each franchise included

- Only fully animated films are included (old school and CGI.) So the part live action, part animated films were left out. (But if anyone really wants them added, I'll go back and include them. Mostly did it like this so I wouldn't have to do Song of the South 😬 since I think that's mixed)

Golden to Bronze:

(1) Fantasia

(2) Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book

(3) Pinocchio, Robin Hood, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

(4) Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady & the Tramp

(5) Dumbo, Sleeping Beauty

(6) The Sword & the Stone, The Aristocats

(7) The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad*, The Rescuers

(8) Victory Through Air Power*

(9) Make Mine Music*

*I haven't actually seen any of these, but they're old Disney films

Dark Ages to Renaissance:

(1) The Lion King

(2) Toy Story

(3) Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin

(4) The Nightmare Before Christmas*

(5) The Little Mermaid, Mulan

(6) The Brave Little Toaster*, Hercules, Tarzan

(7) The Fox & the Hound, A Bug's Life

(8) The Great Mouse Detective

(9) The Hunchback of Notre Dame

(10) A Goofy Movie

(11) Pocahontas

(12) Oliver & Company

(13) The Black Cauldron

*The Nightmare Before Christmas - Tim Burton was working for Disney at the time. Film was released through Touchstone Pictures (owned by Disney) due to concerns it was too scary for kids. It's also been reissued under Walt Disney Pictures.

*The Brave Little Toaster - Original Pixar members were involved. Walt Disney Studios got rights to the book in 1982.

Post-Ren:

(1) WALL-E

(2) Finding Nemo

(3) Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille

(4) The Incredibles

(5) The Emperor's New Groove

(6) Lilo & Stitch

(7) Treasure Planet, Cars

(8) Atlantis: The Lost Empire

(9) Brother Bear, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt

(10) Paris 2054: Renaissance*

(11) Dinosaur

(12) Chicken Little

(13) Home on the Range

(14) The Wild

(15) Roadside Romeo*

*Paris 2054: Renaissance - Released by MiraMax when they were under Disney. Disney provided some funding. Personally I'm iffy on this one since it doesn't feel very Disney, and it's rated R.

*Roadside Romeo - Produced by Walt Disney Pictures India, Yash Raj Films, and Disney World Cinema. Distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures.

Revival:

(1) Coco

(2) Up

(3) Inside Out

(4) Zootopia, Soul

(5) Big Hero 6

(6) Tangled

(7) Moana

(8) Frozen, Onward, Luca

(9) Raya & the Dragon

(10) Encanto

(11) The Princess & The Frog, Brave

(12) Ron's Gone Wrong*, Turning Red

(13) Frankenweenie

(14) A Christmas Carol*, Arjun: The Warrior Prince*

(15) The Good Dinosaur

(16) Gnomeo & Juliet*

(17) Strange Magic*

(18) Strange World

(19) Mars Needs Moms*

(20) Elemental*, Wish*, Elio*

*Ron's Gone Wrong - Released by 20th Century Studios after being acquired by Disney. The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records.

*A Christmas Carol & Mars Needs Moms - Produced by ImageMovers Digital, a joint venture animation company by ImageMovers & The Walt Disney Company. Released by Walt Disney Pictures.

*Arjun: The Warrior Prince - Produced by Walt Disney Pictures & UTV Motion Pictures.

*Gnomeo & Juliet - Produced by Touchstone Pictures (owned by Disney), Rocket Pictures (parent company is Lucasfilm which is now part of Walt Disney Studios - look at that chain~), & Starz Animation. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

*Strange Magic - Produced by multiple Lucasfilm companies (under Disney), & Touchstone Pictures (owned by Disney.) Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

*Elemental, Wish, & Elio - To be released 6/16/23, 11/22/23, & 3/2024, respectively. Elemental & Elio are both Pixar, & Wish is Walt Disney Animation Studios.

[shunderdome]

My new longterm goal is to read every piece of literature that was the basis for an episode of Wishbone.

The guide is as follows. 

Strike Through: I have read this and remember it well.

Italics: I have read this but do not feel like I remember it well enough answer the interrogative, “What’s the story, Wishbone?” 

Bold: I have read this since beginning this ill-advised endeavor.

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Episode 1 and 2: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Episode 3: Oliver Twist

Episode 4:  Romeo and Juliet

Episode 5: The Odyssey

Episode 6: African American Folk Tales (Anansi the Spider; The People Could Fly)

Episode 7: Cyrano de Bergerac

Episode 8: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Episode 9: Rip Van Winkle   (Jan 2023)

Episode 10: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Episode 11: Don Quixote

Episode 12: Faust

Episode 13: Ivanhoe

Episode 14: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Episode 15: Silas Marner

Episode 16: A Tale of Two Cities

Episode 17: Frankenstein

Episode 18: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Episode 19: One Thousand and One Nights

Episode 20: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Episode 21: The Imaginary Invalid

Episode 22: The Purloined Letter    (Jan 2023)

Episode 23: The Time Machine

Episode 24: The Adventures of Robin Hood

Episode 25: Pride and Prejudice

Episode 26: The Prince and the Pauper

Episode 27: The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode 28: Treasure Island

Episode 29: David and Goliath

Episode 30: A Scandal in Bohemia   (Jan 2023)

Episode 31: The Red Badge of Courage

Episode 32: The Tempest

Episode 33: The Three Musketeers

Episode 34: Hercules and the Golden Apples

Episode 35: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Episode 36: Metamorphoses

Episode 37: Phantom of the Opera

Episode 38: The Story of the Deathless Voice

Episode 39: The Inspector General

Episode 40: Recap Episode

Episode 41 and 42: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Episode 43: Henry IV, Part 1

Episode 44: The Courtship of Miles Standish

Episode 45: Great Expectations

Episode 46: The Black Arrow

Episode 47: The Moonstone

Episode 48: Monkey (Journey to the West)

Episode 49: Northanger Abbey

Episode 50: The Aeneid

TV Movie: Heart of the West

[zirhlikuzgun]

Farewell, our heroes! - Part 1

Farewell music (during the farewell departure of Toni and her friends, the farewell departure of Cedric Narce and his superheroes (along with their families (including the JCtn Squad, JZtn Elite Squad, JStn.98 Hero League, and JKMBN Elite Forces), the ironic farewell of Shalim, and Shalim's unfortunate death)

Regular farewell music: from Jurassic Park (alternate accent from An American Tail)

Inspiring farewell music #1: from Home Alone

Inspiring farewell music #2: from Finding Nemo

Inspiring farewell music #3: from Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Inspiring farewell music #4: from WALL-E

Inspiring farewell music #5: from Puss in Boots

Inspiring farewell music #6: from Independence Day

Inspiring farewell music #7: from Hercules

Inspiring farewell music #8: from Inside Out

Inspiring farewell music #9: from Finding Nemo 2: Finding Dory

Inspiring farewell music #10: from Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Inspiring farewell music #11: from Ice Age

Inspiring farewell music #12: from Lilo and Stitch

Inspiring farewell music #13: from Treasure Planet

Darkos' reaction to Shalim's unfortunate death

Darkos: "That's the end of Shalim!"

Bartoldy family/Uncle to Six’ mid-credit quotes (upon watching the end credits sequence for “January Robinson Uncork’d”)

Hugo "Amazon Jack": "Sheesh! "January Robinson Uncork'd" is over. Let's go back home."

Quote #1: Frode: "I've been holding it since the Dolph gang were desiring about an British bowler hat and a golden tooth."

Quote #2: Frode: "I've been holding it since the Earth had been unexpectedly merged with Planet Runouw and Planet Uncork'd."

Quote #3: Frode: "I've been holding it since the citizens of Planet Runouw got abducted by Giygas and the Wither Storm."

Quote #4: Frode: "I've been holding it since Dr. Waterfield Jr. held the Deities of Unova hostage."

Quote #5: Frode: "I've been holding it since the White Pumpkin had obliterated the Nowhere universe."

Quote #6: Frode: "I've been holding it since the Scary Logo Alliance and the Scary Cy-bug Alliance caused a lot of chaos in Logo Land."

Quote #7: Frode: "I've been holding it since the B Gang caused a lot of trouble in New Runouw City."

Quote #8: Frode: "I've been holding it since the security system had been shut down."

Quote #9: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were washed ashore."

Quote #10: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison and Dave Matson got lost far away from home."

Quote #11: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were having trouble in paradise."

Quote #12: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were exploring Runouwerica."

Quote #13: Frode: "I've been holding it since Dr. Phil had bankrupt that property."

Quote #14: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison and Dave Matson tricked the NSA."

Quote #15: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison bought Baby Sissy at the shelter."

Quote #16: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had engaged their first ride into the new-wile-ain't-no-wile adventure into the new-wile world beyond the new-wile horizons."

Quote #17: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had bankrupted Taco Hell."

Quote #18: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had witnessed the mysteries of Planet Uncork'd."

Quote #19: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends discovered Emperor Eville, Hades and the Prince of Darkness' most devious schemes."

Quote #20: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends discovered Lord Aytien's most devious conspiracy."

Quote #21: Frode: "I've been holding it since Mr. Rudolf and Mrs. Jadee helped Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends get rid of their troublemaking ways."

Quote #22: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison and Dave Matson had helped on getting rid of their troublemaking trickery."

Quote #23: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison taught Dave Matson how to remove control-freak tendencies."

Quote #24: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison and Dave Matson had their control-freak tendencies removed."

Quote #25: Frode: "I've been holding it since the Order of the Stone helped Harry Donaldson and Terry Hardhý rescue TootyCH Hodges and Stella Markýe from the clutches of Sean and Dave's evil doppelgangers."

Quote #26: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends arrived into New Runouw City."

Quote #27: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were all having a very good time at Planet Runouw and the Runouw universe."

Quote #28: Frode: "I've been holding it since the Stoker Sisters and the Ash Sisters (including Rowena Stoker, Magma Ash, Helena Stoker, Bandita Stoker, Vulcanna Ash, and Volcorona Ash) had sabotaged the Block Airways airplane."

Quote #29: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were engaging LT Bloopers, ESC Bloopers, as well as various logo intro bloopers."

Quote #30: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison and Dave Matson got sucked into "Arthur, malédiction"."

Quote #31: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had expected those swift-ring shenanigans."

Quote #32: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends caused trouble throughout Runouw-O-ROFL."

Quote #33: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were getting big trouble with Lucifer and Lucretia McEvil."

Quote #34: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends got tricked by the Stoker Sisters and the Ash Sisters (including Rowena Stoker, Magma Ash, Helena Stoker, Bandita Stoker, Vulcanna Ash, and Volcorona Ash)

Quote #35: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were getting going to the BKR63w-verse."

Quote #36: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were engaging the JCtn6798 experience."

Quote #37: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison we're climbing up at the top of the JCtn6798 castle."

Quote #38: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were training how to become troublemaker-slaying superheroes at JCtn6798's troublemaker-slaying superhero central."

Quote #39: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had encountered the Heaven Logo Alliance, the Heaven Fairy Alliance, and the Heaven Pixie Alliance."

Quote #40: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were challenging Cedric Narce, the JCtn Squad, JZtn Elite Squad, JStn.98 Hero League, and JKMBN Elite Forces on engaging the hero-brave troublemaker-slaying superhero action."

Quote #41: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were going rollercoasting."

Quote #42: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison defeated Elijah the generic troll at the pod race."

Quote #43: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends got onboard at the Runouwxiom."

Quote #44: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends were confronting Grimms Kordahl."

Quote #45: Frode: "I've been holding it since Megan Evers broke Rowena Stoker, Helena Stoker, Bandita Stoker, Walter Stoker, and Carolina Viper's eardrums with her sonic scream."

Quote #46: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had thoroughly defeated Grimms Kordahl."

Quote #47: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison, Dave Matson and their friends had thoroughly wiped out the Stoker Sisters and the Ash Sisters (including Rowena Stoker, Magma Ash, Helena Stoker, Bandita Stoker, Vulcanna Ash, and Volcorona Ash)."

Quote #48: Frode: "I've been holding it since Sean Allison and Dave Matson pulled the sword out of the stone."

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We'll be back in a moment...