#classics stuff

[local-queer-classicist]

WAKE UP BITCHES THEY FOUND NEW EURIPIDES FRAGMENTS

98 LINES, 80% COMPLETELY NEW MATERIAL

[ihavedonenothingright]

So I think I either unintentionally made someone delete a post, or they chose to block me, which is fair either way, but if it's the former: sorry unknown Tumblr user! I didn't mean to scare or irritate you, I just thought I had some info you might find interesting.

The post in question was an AU idea in the Captive Prince tag based on the 19th century theory that Ancient Greek peoples lacked the genes to perceive the color blue (due to extant Homeric vocabulary lacking a specific term for it). Modern scholars do not believe this is the case, since nearby peoples had specific words for blue (and in fact, Ancient Greek does have some of its own, they simply don't appear in Homeric texts) and the theory seems to have fed into a wider narrative about Eastern Europeans evolving 'slower' than Western ones that was used to validate the exploitation of Greece. What likely is the case is that perception-wise, blue and violet were not perceived as separate colors, but shades of one another. Ancient Greek color descriptions tend to fall on a spectrum of light to dark rather than hue to hue, so that's why you get the classic description of the 'wine dark' sea; the depth and darkness of the color are prioritized.

Anyway, sorry about that. I do think your AU idea is cool and I hope you go on to write it! I just try to keep an eye out for classical misinformation since it's still pretty prevalent (see: a bunch of online articles swearing Romans cleaned their teeth with urine based entirely on a satirical poem written by Catullus.)

[jedinerd27]

drinking wine in a baseball bat while I'm slowly moving out of my college apartment is something I think the ancient Romans would appreciate... I get way more in it than my Pythagorean cup

[sorrel-scribbles]

The Great Gatsby Characters as Things I Have Heard/Said in Art Class

Nick: I'm not going to get involved in this. Gatsby: But I AM better than you! Daisy: Yeah, I just, like secretly have a child and none of you know about it. Tom: *holding up a copy of Spandau* It's really good! Jordan: Ok, but what if Gatsby actually was a German spy? Wilson: You totally miss the apple and just nail him in the chest with [a knife] instead. Myrtle: I'm being ABUSED! Wolfsheim: 'Cause I'm, you know, just casually practicing cannibalism. McKee: I am so gay! Catherine: My hair is so pretty!

[local-queer-classicist]

Once in Latin the professor was talking about the word persōna (“mask”, such as a theater mask), and it’s use in modern English to refer to a metaphorical “mask” that one might dawn, and one of the other students was like, “yeah, like a carsona”, and then we as a class spent like 10 minutes trying to explain to this poor gen x man what a carsona is, which of course necessitated explaining what a fursona is because we tried to use it as an example initially since we thought he’d at least know what that is, and then we had to explain furries, and also why he should probably use caution later if he tries to google any of the words we’re saying, and in the end we gave up because he didn’t understand and also the class period was over.

I live in fear that the next time he teaches this class he’ll try to bring up furries because we’ve given him the impression that this is a good way to explain this to our generation.

It’s very possible we created a monster

i love when professors try to use modern slang to relate to students. my professor referred to the theater of pompey as “the place where caesar got vibe checked by a bunch of senators” and i lost it. 

[mushyooms]

Poseidon: after everything you've done, how will you sleep at night?

Odysseus:

based on this incredible tweet below i only drew over it HAHA

[local-queer-classicist]

I have acquired several dusty tomes (books) from the ancient archives (college library) with which to perform evils (research paper writing).

[local-queer-classicist]

“Friends, Romans, and all the other fucks out there.” <- inclusive of friends, Romans, and all the other fucks out there

“Girls gays and theys” <- uninclusive while trying to be inclusive. Bad. Makes me uncomfortable.

“Ladies, gentlemen, and other distinguished guests” <- inclusive but far, far too formal

“Alrighty gamers” <- Incisive of everyone, informal, and fun to say.

[darkeyedghost]

The Roman femboys got Emperor Hadrian acting unwise

[tampire]

#My Two Moods

[nadiajustbe]

One of my favorite parts about the writing of Howl's Moving Castle is how easy it is to write off all the things from our world at first as him just being a weird wizard™ (also thanks to bestie @jutenium for spotting this I wouldn't put it like that without you!!/pos). Sure, Sophie uses weird descriptions, but readers have every reason to believe them because of the way Howl is presented as a character. When Sophie says he wrote with a quill that doesn't need an ink, you wouldn't think it was actually a ballpoint pen, you would think Howl had just enchanted his quill so that it wouldn't need ink! When she adds that she can't make out a single word, you think he has matchingly terrible handwriting, but in fact Sophie has simply never seen a pen writing. When she sees the mysterious labels on his books, you think he's keeping a lot of obscure magical literature, but it's really just an encyclopedia and a guide like "Top 10 Rugby Tips." When Sophie notices the bottles in Howl's bathtub, you think they're some kind of magical jars where he keeps girl's hearts, but I'm almost certain that they're just 'Dove' and 'Head and Shoulders' that he's enhanced with his spells and put silly labels on. When you read Calicifer singing a song in a language Sophie doesn't understand, you think it's some kind of ancient cipher or code, but it's actually just a rugby song in Welsh that Howl sings when he's drunk. And finally, when you see the terrifying black door, which is completely shrouded in darkness, you imagine a passage to an eerie, mythical place, similar to what Miyazaki showed us - but it's just fucking Wales.

[local-queer-classicist]

I present a new translation of the Iliad for the mutuals et. al.

Do u think it has potential. I think the nougoddess would be pleased about the murdernuts.

i literally cannot believe that the Snickers snacklish translator is apparently lost media what the fuck

[i-just-like-games]

This is so unserious but

[hometoursandotherstuff]