#epic odyseus

[itriedwritingandhereiam]

Aside from the endless dad jokes and recollection of his adventures to literally anyone with ears I think Ody would also spending a lot of time just cuddling his family.

Morning kisses for his wife and great big hugs everytime he sees his son.

Referring to Penelope as "my dearest wife" with a cheeky grin to which she replies, " my dearest husband" when they talk.

Cuddles, lots of cuddles, he likes to hear their heart beats as a reminder that they're here, and alive with him, because he made it back home!

I suspect the same with Penelope, she likes when Ody lies down on her lap and she listens to his breathing, as a reminder that he's here, he made it home, alive and well.

[katerinaaqu]

I don't think people realize how powerful the notion is that Odysseus rejected immortality from Calypso and what that says about his character and the love for his wife and son.

Odysseus had been to the underworld! He KNOWS what awaits him after death! He has seen those souls wandering about in the dark sometimes even forgotten by people above. He has even spoken with Achilles who told him that he'd rather be the last servant and unimportant and alive than king in the underworld. The proud ACHILLES told him he'd rather be a beggar than dead! Showing indeed Odysseus what it means. Even Eurylochus spewed some facts when he said that "all mortals avert death because it is so scary to them"

Odysseus is not just scared of death. HE KNOWS how it looks like! And despite the fact he is no longer young and in a dangerous situation and knowing what dying looks like he STILL rejected Calypso and immortality just to go back to his wife and child and home!

[kill-me-with-a-spoon]

Trojan War, a brief summary:

[lyushaart]

Drawings i made of Telemachus and Odysseus

[le-sapphic-artist]

luck runs out summary:

Eurylochus: Odyseus no

Odyseus: Odyseus YES

[hexx-bunny]

odysseus was canonically BLONDE???? the man deserved it all

[dreamtydraw]

hi!! just wanted to drop by and say your art is super fun and I enjoyed playing your VN a ton! i'm looking forward to the next one.

As the epic the musical brainrot has hit you too, could I ask for a doodle of Circe and Odysseus?

First off.... THANK YOU !! Glad you enjoyed my games and for enjoying my art !

Dropping here my personal designs of Circe and odyseus the Circe saga is still my most listened album on spotify rn

[sleeping-at-sea]

I can’t hear Odysseus and go “Yeah!! That’s Jorge!!” because like… That’s not Jorge, that’s Odysseus!! You get me? 😭

Like he doesn’t SOUND like Jorge, it’s hard to imagine that’s Jorge singing. Jorge’s such a silly guy, and odysseus is… emo, to say the least

[justanotherrumblrguy]

I kinda like how hades and possideon aren't part of god games...

Zeus, hades and possideon feel like incredibly powerful gods- literally in a league of their own...

As sons of chronos I feel like they all share the same levels of power and can't order eachother around-- while the other gods quite clearly don't stand a chance against zeus and are forced to comply with his challenge

None of the other gods liked that athena was "killed", but they were all combined too terrified to stand against him...

Hermes and athena don't directly fade possideon

Nobody fucks with hades at all in any sagas- and I feel like hades genuinely doesn't care that oddyseus is trespassing in the underworld because unlike practically any other mortal who goes down there-- he's not there to cheat hades, he is only there to speak to the prophet, doesn't try to steal his mother back or bring back his men

Hmm wait new hades theory coming to mind...

[squipy]

so usally in every saga for epic there is one song that im kinda eh one even in my (pervious) favorite saga the ocean saga but this saga THIS FUCKING SAGA i don't think there is a song i would rank below a tier like holy fucking shit every song just blew me away and kept my hook

[cephalojazz]

next to my wife

im usually #4 

[thefightisntoverme]

As a helpful tip for anyone looking for a full Playlist on youtube. I have updated mine to include the vengeance saga.

Here's the link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiLx5newaBAAyUK3BIufe2b1nme3_oBoA&si=15TRV2l3WFz8OntX

[helpmeimblorboing]

You know what ? The idea that Odysseus discovered his mother's death by finding her ghost in the Underworld gains a new, even more sad dimension if you assume that Epic follows the canon prescribed by some interpretations of the Odyssey, because according to some version of the story, she didn't just die of grief - she died by walking into the sea after seeing Aeolus' storms blow Odyseus' ships away from shore

Not only did Odysseus' crew get him lost at sea yet again, but they also killed his mom

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Very silly thing but I have this Epic stupid hc where when Ody went to Sparta as a suitor (mostly just to watch the chaos) the only thing he knew about Helen was that she was the most beutifull mortal woman in the whole world.

So when they enter and see the whole Spartian Royal Family waiting he sees Penelope and thinks she has to be Helen as she is clearly the prestiest. At this point he still isn't in love. But he is pretty sure she is Helen.

So they keep finding each other and talking and Ody is soon pretty in love and talking all about how he knew Helen was gorgeus but not that she was funny and smart and the guys are like "wow he is already talking to Helen" because the king still didn't made proper introducions so Helen is only talking to the guys she really likes.

Then the official introduction between the suitors and Helen happens and Odyseus fully thinks it's some sort of test and is like "this is not Helen, that's Helen" *points to Penelope who is just there to cheer for her cousin and is pretending to not be disapointed the guy she was talking for weeks was here for Helen* and everyone else is like "what" and Helen is "no that's my cousin Penelope" and Odysseus just blurts out "but they said to look for the most beutifull woman around" Penelope blushes hard. And that's how Odysseus absolutely fails in conquering the heart of Helen of Sparta (and everyone is pretty okay with it).

[kilgarraghforever]

I am genuinely really enjoying seeing people who have clearly never read the Odyssey before reacting to EPIC's Ithaca saga. I haven't listened to EPIC myself (yet) but people keep saying stuff like "Odyseeus built their palace around an olive tree he carved into his and Penelope's marriage bed that's so symbolic" and "He really just murdered all the suitors wouldn't that piss off their parents?" Which are observations and questions that the Odyssey makes incredibly blatantly clear as to the symbolism or the answer because it's a really old poem and subtlety wasn't really Homer's strong suit.

There's something really endearing about seeing people interact with the Odyssey through the same way the Ancient Greeks did - a bard singing the story of Odyseus' nostos.

(I gather the details have changed a little, but that's what happens with oral storytelling, and that's how the Odyssey got created in the first place)

Also as congratulations have my favourite ancient depiction of Odysseus surfing with two amphemorae having stolen Poseidon's trident, being sped along by Boreas, stark naked except for a cloak he's holding onto.

[sno-noh]

SoLavellan fic prompts: theirs so many unused material and I’ve barely seen any fica at all based on any of these ideas I want to get more artwork out there so please feel free to use these prompts for your own stories on AO3

PROMPT # 1

- Solas reveals the truth in glencrest. What comes next is up to you. Does he continues with his plan? Or does he decide to stick with you instead after? Or does you both decide to find a way to awaken the ancient elves with either with JUST weakening the veil (in Veilgaurd solas ritual weakened the veil and had old artifacts and buildings working and floating again, which is why they created the veil jumpers, Including old magic so maybe you can expand on this) , tearing it down together, or finding some third way of awakening the elves of olde without touching the veil (Cole and Solas banter has mentioned theirs a ton of olde ancient elves still asleep beyond the eluvians)

PROMPT #2

-Epic fan enthusiasts who are also SoLavellan - we all think Penelope and Odysseus are very SoLavellan coded so here’s an idea: Solas and Lavellan post veilgaurd attempt to make a life in the fade and take on the blight.

They make a home in the black city maybe they have a child, and you know one of the final songs? “Odyseus” the final boss? Well one line at the beginning gave me such a brain worm

“For twenty years, I've suffered every punishment and pain

From the wrath of gods and monsters to the screams of comrades slain

I come back and find my palace desecrated, sacked like Troy

Worst of all, I hear you dare to touch my wife and hurt my boy

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]

I have had enough”

So what if a new baddy tries to take solas wife and he hunts them down in the black city to save Lavellan after intense fighting ?

“SUITOR #10]

We know these halls, the odds can be tilted

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]

You don't think I know my own palace? I built it”

Like that scene would go so hard with SoLavellan.

PROMPT 3#

- Ancient au - Lavellan fell in love with and romanced Solas in ancient Arlathan. During one of the rebellions something happens to Lavellan. Solas thinks she died but she was put into uthenera. Solas never forgave or loved again after that and is more ruthless and cold than the og timeline.

In this timeline Lavellan is found by clan Lavellan and taken in. She thinks Solas long since dead. But then the conclave happens and in this timeline maybe she isn’t found yet by the fledgling inq. She just shows up to seal the breach and Solas and her are both shocked to find another alive again.

From there you can chose what happens next, but here’s another brain worm: Solas is more codependent and will risk everything for Lavellan in this timeline. He refuses to let her go or out of his sight in this one.

^ this is heavily inspired by epics “will you fall in love with me again” and feynites legendary “looking glass” fics.

Anyways take these ideas and I beg you to run wild with it. We need more SoLavellan content.