#Niobe

[tsartistry]

Apollo may be a god, but Lester's brain is very human, with some very human security risks.

More doodles from that fic idea where Niobe kidnaps Lester Apollo and brainwashes him into thinking he's her human son, to get some long overdue revenge on Leto.

Niobe's covering her bases. She's not just relying on Circe's magic manipulating Lester's memories, she's stacking those effects with some hypnosis & even some (banned for being dangerous) attachment therapy techniques. Poor Lester's head is gonna be such a mess, it's gonna take more than water from the River Mnemosyne to sort him out.

[bluesakura007]

After a whole month of no more posts until now (I did have free time but my latest university assignments have chewed right through it), the full image of this came to me yesterday in what's akin to a divine revelation.

[satellitedusterart]

🐰 misadventure 🌀

[+ breakin in some new pencils!]

[artverso]

Caanan White - Niobe

[dese-o]

A small gardener can really be the difference between life and death for the duck legion…

[fuckyeahcostumedramas]

Indira Varma as Niobe in Rome (TV Series, 2005-2007).

[snarky-art]

I think Androsi hair is my favorite

Still working on those traditional fits also slowly but surely🥲

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

Currently sitting in a Pizza Hut stuffing my face with wings. Anyways, first question: What’s the wildest myth or variant of a myth you’ve encountered regarding Apollo? This can range in terms of “wtf” to “this is oddly specific, and whatever the person who thought of this was on probably went extinct centuries ago. Thank all that is holy for that.”

Second question: What is the myth or variant you find most particularly interesting regarding Apollo?

Third, completely unrelated: You’re amazing. That’s all. Cheers. <3

Hope the wings were good!!!

Question 1:

I once heard a variation of the birth of Apollo where Leto gives birth to him in the form of a wolf. Why? Idk, but it sure is a detail LMAO

Question 2:

I think the myths of Niobe and Marsyas really put him into a more complex/interesting light.

Allow me to explain.

Often times, gods will deal out a punishment even if it is rather extreme, and not make any amends for it.

However, he's something interesting with Apollo.

If we take the variation where he spares Niobe's youngest son (which I do, for reason to be explained!), he does try to make amends for it!

How? Via Nestor, king of Pylos! He's in The Iliad and is quite the prominent character too boot.

So, how did he make amends? By granting Nestor a VERYYYY long life! He did this because Nestor's ancestor was Niobe's youngest son, and to (sorta) make amends for it, Apollo extended his lifespan to include six (?) lifetimes- one lifespan, for each son he killed.

In some Marsyas variations, Apollo also rips the strings off his lyre and refuses to play, because he is so wracked with guilt over what he did! These things really show a very humanized side of him, and fits very well with his overall characterization because remember, this is the man who cried a literal river over Asclepius's death! This is the man who orchestrated Achilles's death to avenge his sons! This is the man who time and time again shows great emotion, and I love that the god who is essentially the god of humanity itself has this capacity for emotion!

It makes him sooo complex i love it <3

Third:

ahhhhh! thank you!!! :333 you're great too!!!

[bufomancer]

Niobe came out to explore for a bit while I did some maintenance on her enclosure :)

[tsartistry]

I've been rotating this fanfic idea in my head for weeks like a rotisserie chicken

[spockvarietyhour]

It just clicked that Indira Varma was Suzie Costello in Torchwood and in Kenobi as Tala Durith.

[satellitedusterart]

communications expert [w/500-year jetlag]

[geekynerfherder]

'Niobe' by Jae Lee & June Chung.

Mid-campaign Kickstarter exclusive Variant cover art for 'Niobe: She Tribe' issue #1, published by Stranger Comics.

[afrosheen]

halloween 2023.

more donna costume pics.

[hovershiplogos]

Guess who's doing rewatches again? It's me, and well, not entirely a rewatch:

Yes, that's right, it's Enter the Matrix. Because it's criminal that for a blog named for the little ship that could, I've haven't actually done a deep dive on the game itself! So I'm going to fix that!

I'm also going to play through as both Niobe and Ghost, as depending on who you're playing, the missions play out slightly different, and the cutscene dialogue varies as well. Also, not going to do like a  blow by blow kinda thing. Only going to comment on things that caught my  interest, or seem rather amusing to me.  If you want a little more context, I suggest checking out the couple of playthroughs/cut scene compilations on youtube.

Also of note, the game picks up right after the Animatrix short Final Flight of the Osiris.

Anyway, let's get to it!

AND IT'S THE MAIN REASON I'M STILL HERE, BECAUSE OF THIS PESSIMISTIC SNARKY COWARD RIGHT HERE. And he's self aware about it as well.

Also interesting to note is that according to this cutscene, Sparks has been operating on board the Logos for 3 years. Now, a standard US navy tour of duty (and I'm going with Navy rather than Army as Zion's army is referred to as a Navy fleet) is between 2-3 years. Not really going anywhere with this, but it's interesting to note.

Niobe is a 'my way or the highway' kinda person. No wonder it didn't work between her and Morpheus. It's also telling that Ghost has known Niobe for long enough to know that this is what she's like. I wonder if Ghost is the glue in this ship dynamic? As in, he knew Niobe and Sparks separately before they knew each other, if that makes sense?

And it's the little hovership that could, the little lightning bug of the fleet! Those red lights on the ship look like they're the same as the ones on the sentinels. I wonder if a bulb blows or something they scavenge one from a deactivated squiddie as a replacement?

It's not particularly clear, but I never realised that Niobe's hair is tied with what looks like string with gold in it? Maybe a metal band with gold on it? I'm not sure, but it's pretty!

Also, I appreciate that they give a reason why Niobe is going after this drop, rather than waiting for someone else (ie: Neo) to go get it.

Also, saying are you red or blue on this is a very cool in universe way of saying are you with me or not?

The subtitles are missing here, but what he says:

"You know me Niobe. It's not a choice, it's a way of life."

Ghost, you're awesome, you know that, right?

I get Sparks' complaint here, there are only two of them, and it would be a lot safer to wait for back up to help them out. But nope, you know what Niobe's like, get it done.

Also, as I remarked earlier, the fact that Niobe is willing to risk going in without support , especially given what she says about Thaddeus not using the drops unless he had no choice? And now they're all dead? They definitely need to get that package before the agents do.

I personally love Niobe's little eye roll here.

I also love that Ghost is more chill and amused by Sparks than exasperated like Niobe is. Yeah, Ghost is the glue holding the team together.

Also, a little mention of Zion funerary practices. As someone pointed out to me years ago, I suspect that the gardens is similar to the Exodus fleet's method of burial, but who knows?

Yup, words to live by!

Once again, Niobe is rolling her eyes behind the sunnies. This is what she has to put up with. Also, I would love to think that one time Sparks pranked Ghost by running some program that sent his guns soaring upward.

I always used to think that Ghost was the serious, no nonsense one in the crew, but I'm beginning to think I'm wrong on that front.

Sparks, why do you want his boots? They're too small for your big feet!

Niobe has great taste in old muscle cars. Good old 1967 Pontiac Firebird, in eggplant purple instead of black. Very stylish!

That's all for now, next up will be the post office. See you then!

[neotrinitysource]

Enter the Matrix (2003) | The Matrix Revolutions (2003)