#athena: test it

[athenaareia]

Meanwhile, Achilles: *climbing up a mountain* Hello, everybody. Today, I am going to go to the top off this mountain and dare Lord Zeus to do his worst. Let's see if lightning can actually kill me or not, fuckers.

Thetis: Look, I don't want Achilles to die. You don't want Achilles to die. Let's work together to make sure Achilles doesn't die. Patroclus: Fantastic plan, my queen, but have you ever fucking met Achilles?

[demigods-posts]

luke fumbling in recruiting percy has to be one of his greatest failures. a beautiful thing the show does regarding luke and percy's relationship is building rapport between them through shared moments like settling into camp, eating meals together, but especially through swordfighting lessons. the swordfighting scene at the beginning of episode 8 not only reveals that percy and luke already share similar beliefs about the fear-based system the gods have cultivated, but it's clear the conversation stays with percy when he fights ares and later calls out zeus on his waning skills as a father and a king. however, luke's plan fell through the moment percy learned that the winged-shoes were meant to drag him to tartarus. not only that, but the shoes nearly killed grover, a friend percy cared for deeply. if nourishing loyalty and trust was the key to ensuring a partnership with percy, then it was luke's faulty planning, arrogance, and impatience that cost him the greatest ally he could ask for.

[turquoisemagpie]

Athena piece in the works.

[roachcicle]

elliot knights your diomedes of argos

[nightshademyn]

Ok ok I mean this with all the love in my heart for God Games and this is by no means a criticism but I love how much Apollo’s verse sounds like he got called for jury duty lmao

[backpackingspace]

Hi yes more unhinged penelope pleaseeee.

[australet789]

Honestly, i wouldn't be surprised if Ares was indeed helping Odysseus beat Poseidon up and why his eyes were glowing up red

In the books, Athena helps Odysseus twice with the Phaecians before he reaches Ithaca and she reveals herself. Now, the Phaecians don't appear in Epic

However, Athena's helping does

"Keep Your Friends Close" appeared in Athena's Time Dive in "Love in Paradise". Considering no one knew about what the bag was supposed to do except Aeolus (and the winions), im almost certain she was the one who told Hermes about it to give to Odysseus again. Poseidon here is more active than in the books (he was busy partying lmao), the bag coming back as a Chekhov's gun makes sense. That would be the first helping tied to the books: Athena there helps Odysseus "infiltrate" the Phaecians since they werent used to strangers and would have immediately killed him. She was dressed as one of them so Ody could use his wits to convince one of the girls to help and so the King.

Anyone wondering why a specific Winion suddenly got a Voice Actor?

Now how do the Phaecians help? They make Odysseus travel to Ithaca safe, during the night so he is safe from Poseidon's eyes (beats me how they thought a god couldnt sense someone at night but anyways) and him being asleep in a boat full of "treasure"

You know what else is called full with "treasure" in Epic?

Oh yeah, the windbag.

Now about Ares. We know he was watching Telemachus' and Antinous' fight. He calls both Ody and Telemachus weak and cowards for not even trying to fight when odds are against them (see Scylla). But in "600 Strike" Odysseus wants to fight Poseidon, he is tired and done with everyone's bullshit but specially the Gods. And we know that Ares also didnt like Athena being bullied by Zeus' in "God Games".

He was promised a bloodshed by his sister, but how one man can proof to being able to handle 108 men just by himself? Odysseus in the books was seen as weak because he used only a bow in his fights, since it was a "cowards weapon for being used to long distances attacks".

So he now uses a Trident. Odysseus is willing to change his mindset to go to see his family, to use a melee attack instead of avoiding fighting. Like the King of the Phaecians being impressed by Odysseus journey, Ares is also impressed by him actually wanting to fight a god. So he grants him help.

The last of Athena's helping hand before reaching Ithaca

[dreamsy990]

Iso from Valorant is asexual (headcannon)

@lavacane @swipamous @skys-trash-bin @feralcringeman @verathena14 from your headcanons here are some aroace doodles. sorry i meant to post these a while ago but i got half done and then got held up for a bit by responsibilities and also i forgor. but here!! meant to do a couple more but i just wanted to get this done so!! here

bonus for athena heres sora with a different flag. for funsies

[gayvoidobject]

I've been doodling like crazy, and for the last few days, I just COULDN'T find something I like… but I think I have it, it's just a preliminary design, I want to have something from canon but also combine my favorite designs from other people… . So I present to you Beta Athena!

secret option is oc/fanfiction related

[abyss-king444]

Digital Offering for Lady Athena; Bright-eyed goddess of Wisdom, War, and Courage.

Oh great Lady Athena, I am forever grateful for your guidance during my psychology midterm. May you guide me further in the future in both academic and personal life. 

[ashley-kins]

Hi. I'm Ashley or you can call me by any of my kins' names. Whichever works.

My kinlist can be found in this post here

Oh, and I have 4 side blogs dedicated to my permashifted kintypes: @ashleyleygraves @colin-is-changed @cyn-is-silly & @linklethehylian

She/Her/Hers/Herself pronouns.

My favorite things to do is listen to music, play Pony Town, go on coffee dates with anyone willing, study sciences, and I love answering questions.

I don't really know how to start or hold a conversation. So please don't think I'm ignoring you. I'm just socially awkward.

My pride flags:

I'm in an open relationship. So, if that scares you, go away. If it means you want to shoot your shot, go ahead.

DNI: Minors and assholes

My thoughts are my own. Block me. Or don't. I'm not a cop.

Tags and their meanings under cut

#ashley rambles = random post that means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of the universe

#athena answers = an answer to an ask

#colin boops = reblog

#cyn posting = hot takes

#emberlynn attacks = horny lol

#glados tests = post relating to science or testing

#leyley cries = a vent post

#linkle snaps = a real life picture I took

#titan jokes = my own shitpost that I think is funny

Edits: I will be changing stuff in this post over time to not bother people with remaking a whole new pinned post every time SOMETHING changes.

[sarafangirlart]

I’m reading an interview with Io’s actress and even that poor woman hated the romance her character had with Perseus lol

[magical-girl-trucy]

Take more werethena (I was testing out a different lighting style)

[coriander-candlesticks]

I realized recently (read: today as I'm writing this) that while I associate certain specific fiber arts with Athena (knitting, weaving, dying, and spinning), I associate crochet specifically with Apollo, though Athena's there too, of course. I think it's because it's more free-flowing: I can freehand something with crochet more easily than I can with knitting, both because I've known it longer and because there are fewer Things To Learn, unlike knitting which has a million different techniques that may seem interchangeable but actually aren't and that all affect the end product in a pretty big way (looking at you decreases & bind-offs). Because I can free-hand crochet more easily, and I grew with it the same way I did with drawing, they have similar vibes. Knitting and weaving, on the other hand, have steeper learning curves imo and are way more structured- and I associate more solid (dare I say rigid) structure with Athena. Embroidery and cross-stitch are kinda in their own floating category, maybe because I do them less and therefore have weaker associations with them over-all. I associate hand-sewing largely with Hestia, though again, Athena is always also there, because I associate it with mending, altering clothing, and making home items (ex the quilted pillowcase I've been mentally turning around in my head for the last few weeks).

Interestingly, I find printmaking specifically to be associated with both Athena and Apollo. It leans into the latter's domain, of course, the same way crochet does Athena's, but the structure you need in order to layer & print properly without hurting yourself, ruining equipment, or fucking up you edition seems reminiscent of Athena. Dyeing, especially making & using natural dyes, feels very much like an Athena thing despite it 1) feeling similar to painting or using inks and 2) being a trial & error process that's honestly pretty free-flowing if you approach it a certain way (especially if you do solar dyeing, which doesn't necessarily need some of the more meticulous processes you need to boil-dye something).

[bog-horse]

don’t ask me for advice about religion because this is what i’m like

[backpackingspace]

Okay but consider by the time the odysseus is baby girling himself during suffering, it's been very well established that he is the distraction/talk their way out of trouble friend. So eurylochus who has probably been putting up with this nonsense since they were children was going no no this is 100% normal just ignore it. While the crew (who was just random subjects yes?) Was going what the fuck what the fuck