#but troy???

[tenoart]

If ur in the epic discord you've seen this dumb thing already but here it is again

[kurzler]

a quick psa to anyone recently getting into greek mythology and is a victim of tumblr and/or tiktok misconceptions:

-there is no shame in being introduced to mytholgy from something like percy jackson, epic the musical or anything like that, but keep in mind that actual myths are going to be VERY different from modern retellings

-the myth of medusa you probably know (her being a victim of poseidon and being cursed by athena) isn't 100% accurate to GREEK mythology (look up ovid)

-there is no version of persephone's abduction in which persephone willingly stays with hades, that's a tumblr invention (look up homeric hymn to demeter)

-as much as i would like it, no, cerberus' name does not mean "spot" (probably a misunderstanding from this wikipedia article)

-zeus isn't the only god who does terrible things to women, your fav male god probably has done the same

-on that note, your fav greek hero has probably done some heinous shit as well

-gods are more complicated than simply being "god of [insert thing]", many titles overlap between gods and some may even change depending on where they were worshipped

-also, apollo and artemis being the gods of the sun and the moon isn't 100% accurate, their main aspects as deities originally were music and the hunt

-titans and gods aren't two wholly different concepts, titan is just the word used to decribe the generation of gods before the olympians

-hector isn't the villain some people make him out to be

-hephaestus WAS married to aphrodite. they divorced. yes, divorce was a thing in ancient greece. hephaestus' wife is aglaia

-ancient greek society didn't have the same concepts of sexuality that we have now, it's incorrect to describe virgin goddesses like artemis and athena as lesbians, BUT it's also not wholly accurate to describe them as aromantic/asexual, it's more complex than that

-you can never fully understand certain myths if you don't understand the societal context in which they were told

-myths have lots and lots of retellings, there isn't one singular "canon", but we can try to distinguish between older and newer versions and bewteen greek and roman versions

-most of what you know about sparta is probably incorrect

-reading/waching retellings is not a substitute to reading the original myths, read the iliad! read the odyssey! i know they may seem intimidating, but they're much more entertaining than you may think

greek mythology is so complex and interesting, don't go into it with preconcieved notions! try to be open to learn!

[moonlight-dove]

David Benioff, Troy

// Adapted from Homer, The Iliad

[tessabennet]

[incognito-duo]

[messymoonmad]

Why don't we have more content of Ody being a troll ?

[skittlejustwannahavefuns]

Uh lesbians

[ice-magician]

Has anyone done this yet?

[the-mori-arty]

HERE. IT. IS.

THE. ART.

[pizzaplexmechanic]

have these been done yet

[ramen8008]

Hermes said "remember every trick in your domain for this"

So Odysseus opened the wind bag.

He disguised himself as an old man like with the wooden horse to get back into the palace.

Hermes said "you need a mind set change for this" and "fight your way through, do what you must do"

So Odysseus stabbed Poseidon over and over again forcing him to stop the storm.

Hermes said "no matter what keep moving"

So he sailed past the Charybdis.

Hermes told him to remember every trick.

So he took down the torches to attack the suitors like scilla

And honestly? I believe Hermes reminder to "not open the bag"? Was just what he had to say. He was supposed to tell Odysseus to not open it. But Hermes being Hermes gave Ody a little push, a little wink wink.

[justsmth2]

*in penelope's costume* this is my husband

[whump-in-the-closet]

when a powerful figure is reduced to kneeling. when the lord is forced to bow. when the exile stumbles into an unwelcoming bar. when the “beast” is chained by their horns. when a god is dragged behind their enemy’s chariot, a captive and trophy. when the loyal “guard dog” character is muzzled and the silver-tongued thief falls silent in horror.

that’s the shit

it’s about the contrapasso. the reversal of roles and the sudden, plunging terror of being unable to hide.

[joanofexys]

screaming every re-read when i get to chapter 17 of the long game cause im a troy barrett girly till i die

[foolsocracy]

identity reveals are always fun