#OdyxPen

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OdyxPen kiddos + OdyxCirce bby! [WIP/Sketches)

Guys please understand these are 100% just for fun! I thought it would be a little fun to draw Telemachus and Telegonus together and then I was browsing Penelope’s wiki page (Ik ik it’s not the most reliable source but that’s not the point) and I saw that there is apparently a version where Odysseus and Penelope have another son after Ody returns named Poliporthes. That’s what made me think of drawing all of the kiddos together!

(I know there’s also a version where Poli is Telemachus and Nausicaa’s kid by this isn’t the same Poli)

My Nausicaä is a completely made up character b/c Odysseus is 100% a girl dad change my mind 😤

Nausicaä and Poliporthes are twins with Nausicaä being the older twin. Since Poli’s name means "destroyer of cities" and Nausicaä means “burner of ships” I felt they were similar/matching names. Also I figured it might be cute if Odysseus named his daughter in honour of Princess Nausicaa who was one of the few kind people he met on his journey home.

Telemachus’ design is an aged up version since he’s the eldest! I also like the idea of androgynous Telegonus so…androgynous Telegonus. Given who his mother is, I figured Telegonus happens to stay relatively young. Maybe Athena helps keep the others young-ish kind of like how she would sometimes make their parents look younger. 🤷🏻

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Listening to my own playlist, I have found an oldie that´s the embodiment of OdyxPen 8while Odysseus is trying to get home, this Is Penelope´s mind every night !!(*￣3￣)╭, sorry it´s in Spanish but i will translate it to the best of my abilities

It´s a spanish song from La Oreja de Van Gogh sung by Amaia Montero from 2003.

Translated lyrics

A coffee with a pinch of salt Wanting to cry My world began to trembled I feel the end is near I don´t want to win, what does it matter I´m tired of inventing excuses unable to walk And only yesterday´s good moments made by the two will remain And today I only want to believe That you´ll remember winter´s afternoons in Madrid Full sleepless nights Live marched on and I felt that I was dying of Seeing you seated at my entrance without thinking You could can count on me There was never malice only ingenuity Pretending us to believe that the world was under our feet When the sleep comes to me in silence I will make A coulourfull life where the two of us can live And only yesterday´s good moments made by the two will remain And today I only want to believe That you´ll remember winter´s afternoons in Madrid Full sleepless nights Live marched on and I felt that I was dying of Seeing you seated at my entrance without thinking You could can count on me (2x) Life´s moving on and I´m dying, dying for you…

For me this is Penelope´s own monologue, trying to stay afloat, clinging to the idea of Odysseus getting home, and the last lines meaning how she´s internally breaking T T. Change Madrid to Ithaca and the coffee with salt to honey, mead or something.

Sometimes a pinch of salt is used to get rid of coffee´´s bitterness so is a metaphor of trying to relieve herself from the anguish she is enduring.

Don´t worry Ody didn´t forgets her, ( couple goals if I´ve seen one in my life)

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Nausicaä; Princess of Ithaca ✨

I’m finally getting around to making my Odysseus kiddo ref sheets and we’re starting with Nausicaä! Hopefully this will get me to finish Nausithous and Nausinous‘ designs 😅 To make things easier on me, I’m turning the original 1/2 body shots I did originally for this set of OC’s and just making them full body shots. The original 1/2 body pose ref is by @mellon_soup!

Without further ado; here is Nausicaä, Princess of Ithaca and only daughter of Odysseus and Penelope. She was born following Ody’s return to Ithaca and the disposal of the suitors. She’s the elder twin sister to Poliporthes and is known to be the “voice of reason” for her brothers. She’s known for having a mix of her parent’s personalities, with her having Penelope’s wit and Odysseus’ cunning making her a force to be reckoned with. While she may be the voice of reason in most cases, she is known for being a mischievous girl who does enjoy a good prank/joke as long as it’s harmless. She has a fondness for things like music and poetry, making her a perfect match for my poet oc Iphimedeia. However, she is far from a damsel in distress type, you can’t convince me that Odysseus wouldn’t teach his daughter how to use at least a bow and arrow. With that in mind you also can’t convince me that Odysseus wouldn’t teach wouldn’t be a girl dad! Nausicaä could absolutely get this man to do anything she wants, change my mind 😤

I like to imagine Nausicaä gets along well with her full and half siblings. She’s grown up with them all in my au so it’s not like a sibling came out of no where. I also imagine the older boys (particularly Telemachus and Nausinous) being rather protective of their only sister. I do imagine that with so many siblings, there is a healthy amount of sibling rivalry and conflict from time to time but it’s nothing too concerning.

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Penelope wears bits of blue in her outfits, be it a shawl, belt, or even a simple hair ribbon because it reminds her of Odysseus’ cunning and playful blue eyes.

Odysseus wears bits of teal/green in his outfits like his silly little hat, a sash, or perhaps the occasional piece of jewellery like a ring because it reminds him of Penelope’s kind and loving green eyes.