#chariots chariots

[bluef00t]

Among the perpetual They Might Be Gay LOL posting or jokes about how [X song] said Gay Rights, I do wonder. Are people aware of who the Pink Album is dedicated to and why

[ilions-end]

i've noticed just how often achilles' dragging of hector's corpse is framed mostly as an act of extreme disrespect, or only some brutal show of triumph. personally i think that's underselling both achilles' intention and what the trojans must be thinking as they watch it happen.

hector's corpse is divinely protected so it can't be damaged by the greeks after death; all that effectively happens in the iliad is that his body gets dirty. but under normal circumstances (and i'm not gonna impose realism on mythology, but the iliad is famously detailed when it comes to bodily trauma), the physical reality of dragging a corpse along stony ground for miles would be severe disfigurement and dismemberment. first the skin would wear off, then soft tissues, then extremities would start to detach. i think the iliad's original audience would be aware of that as an intended outcome.

achilles (who doesn't yet know that hector's body has been granted divine stasis) doesn't just want to parade his enemy's corpse around, he wants to tear it apart ("i only wish that this fury inside my heart would drive me to carve you to pieces and eat your flesh raw..."), he wants it to not resemble a human anymore. he wants hector's blood and flesh to circle the city of troy. he wants to make it impossible for hector's family to gather the pieces of him to cremate and that way hector's spirit won't find passage into the underworld. that's what the gods are preventing from happening, they're not just keeping the corpse pretty for priam to pick up later.

[golfishwiththebigeyes]

I am now playing p3 portable

[prokopetz]

— Chariots of Steel v1.0 by @open-sketchbook, p. 72

This is very possibly the best explanation for lack of realism in a tabletop RPG I've ever read.

[nothing-impt]

Achilles doesn’t think Hector sparks joy :(

[benx101cool]

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure powers be like:

[cry-ptidd]

” Am I not right to weep? O my children, cursed children of a hateful mother - ”

[tskmartinsen666]

silver cart

[risibledeer]

happy christmas or merry holidays <3

i threw symbolism on this thing like glitter on a school diorama.

[samipekoe]

greatest minds of our generation

[bluef00t]

poll makers: reblog for larger sample size :) the more votes the more reliable result

poll rebloggers: my psionic warriors. hopelessly bias this poll to my will immediately

[thatshowthingstarted]

A Roman Red Jasper Ringstone with a Chariot Race,

Circa 1ST Century A.D.

7/8 in. (2 cm.) wide; ring size 9.

Courtesy: Christie's

[brightgoat]

[ Standverse AU ] - Requiem Regime

GER with their personal guard, Purple Haze Distortion, and their advisor, Chariot Requiem (who tries to advise them for their own good but is never listed to anyway)

[vendcf]

PolPol! |}

[mimefish]

proposal everybody. the chariot for Joel's winner's tarot card because. because the car. guys please hear me out

[eyefoes]

dadtaro + uncle polnareff brainrot bc i can't stop thinking about them