#Homer's iliad

[katerinaaqu]

Honestly the introduction of Achilles chilling butt naked at the beach playing with the sand in "Iphigenia (1977)" was arguably the best Achilles intro we could have 😆😆😆

Kudos to Panos Michalopoulos for gracing us with his portrayal as Achilles for the movie (the only thing he misses is the usual blonde hair that we have for Achilles from his description in the Iliad). Definitely fitting for the part playing in his youth, barely 28 at that time! Kudos indeed! 👏

[xixovart]

odysseus and telemachus.

father and son.

they’re going to kill me some day

(thx to @ikea09 for the idea :])

[simoondraws]

That scene still makes me laugh so hard

…The son of Peleus was furious, and his heart within his shaggy breast was divided whether to draw his sword, push the others aside, and kill the son of Atreus, or to restrain himself and check his anger. While he was thus in two minds, and was drawing his mighty sword from its scabbard, Minerva came down from heaven (for Juno had sent her in the love she bore to them both), and seized the son of Peleus by his yellow hair, visible to him alone, for of the others no man could see her. Achilles turned in amaze, and by the fire that flashed from her eyes at once knew that she was Minerva. "Why are you here," said he, "daughter of aegis-bearing Jove? To see the pride of Agamemnon, son of Atreus? Let me tell you- and it shall surely be- he shall pay for this insolence with his life."

And Minerva said, "I come from heaven, if you will hear me, to bid you stay your anger. Juno has sent me, who cares for both of you alike. Cease, then, this brawling, and do not draw your sword; rail at him if you will, and your railing will not be vain, for I tell you- and it shall surely be- that you shall hereafter receive gifts three times as splendid by reason of this present insult. Hold, therefore, and obey."..

[iktend]

“I’d like to be a hero though, I think I could do it.”

✧ ✦ ✧

part two.

[qinnyanimation]

Guess who’s my favorite greek hero.

My Iliad book 5 fanart. He goes stabby stab on immortal gods, gotta love the guy for that.

[jugganautism]

devotional art for apollo ☀️

[maggie44paint]

*giggles and bites your arm off affectionately*

[greeknerdsstuff]

#I'm back on my bullshit :3

[nadia-cannot-think-straight]

People who hiperfixate on Epic of Gilgamesh, Iliad/Oddysey and The Bible are actually the coolest mfs out there. Like yess pleasee draw more Gilgamesh x Enkidu fanart, write more Achilles angst, call Jesus of Nazareth your babygirl, nothing makes me happier.

[official-english-major]

Rereading the iliad bc the epic the musical brainrot is real (and also bc the iliad is a banger)

[generouskittentidalwave]

In other news:

[katerinaaqu]

Odysseus's fixation upon his son could possibly be explained by the timeline.

A small thing that needs to be said is that according to Homer Odysseus left Telemachus a "newborn" (or at least so Menelaus says in the Odyssey). Interestingly is hard to tell how long Odysseus and Penelope have been married before they had Telemachus because the time line is not cut and clear.

It seems like their marriage took place during the oath of Tyndareus period when Odysseus was at Sparta as a suitor to Helen. From the Oath till Helen's infidelity or abduction or forced seduction by Aphrodite we see there were around 10 years of difference (quite frankly according to some accounts Helen mentions she was 20 years in Troy). That means that he and Penelope were potentially married at least a decade (which makes sense given that he made a wedding bed for her from scratch making it seem that their palace was also being rebuilt at that time)

But if Telemachus was newborn or almost newborn (like let's say about 1 year old tops) that means that Odysseus and Penelope were childless for almost a decade. Either that means they were having some issues aka Odysseus running errands in the kingdom or that they were trying very hard to have children and somehow they couldn't

Do you imagine what this means?

Odysseus potentially had to leave behind a son he wished for for almost a decade full and not to mention that Palamedes nearly killed him, that very son that he potentially tried so hard for and wished for so much!

Hell no wonder he names himself "Father of Telemachus" and quite frankly one can understand why he would hold a grudge against Palamedes (be it Higenius you follow where he frames him or be it Pausanias who says he drowned him) one can imagine why his brain would snap like that! If this hypothesis is correct that is.

[nnay-naee]

"Ugh classics are so boring" Classics:

Iliad, book II, vv. 257-264

[nerointhecorner]

women want me for my deceitful nature and fine thighs

[lurelinvillager]

I started this during the livestream the other day! Poseidon is my favorite antagonist in the musical (mainly bc of the voice acting) so I was excited to listen to the Vengeance saga

[re-kyba]

Book 5 of the iliad