#etm aeolus

[spookky-aint-spooky]

Keep Your Friends Close And Your Enemies Closer~! (might wanna turn ur brightness down. btw.)

Somebody tell me which gods should I draw next, I'm fresh outta ideas

[sloanslone]

My FINAL Artemis x Aeolus fa...(My EPIC designs-Y'all really made me do this...)

(you'll see Artemis's antlers if you get pumba off her head ig 😭, I just didn't wanna draw a dead dog or fox on her....)

[epicsjester]

may i request some hermes x aeolus? perfectly fine to deny since i bet you have a million other requests :D

I actually don't have a lot of requests</3 but I appreciate each and every one of them<3

Yes, I did, in fact, have to make an Aeolus design just for this/pos

[feppepurin]

IM EXPLODING list of things from the ocean saga from epic the musical i think abt A Lot

[this is a long fucking list]

the heartbeat accompanying odysseus' reminiscing of penelope n telemachus . im gonna cry [the horse and the infant]

THE FUCKIN SOUND PRODUCTION IN GENERAL ¿¿¿ THE WAR SOUNDS . ITS LIKR IM THERE [the horse and the infant]

violins intensifying when zeus mentions penelope n telemachus 😭😭😭😭😭😭 also thunderbolts and lightning very very frightening when zeus' verse comes on [the horse and the infant]

this . IM IN PAIN . this is sickening this is sickening this is sickening ive been crying abt this for 15 mins and counting. might be my father issues talking but the way telemachus probably doesnt even remember odysseus and knows abt his existence only thanks to penelope meanwhile this man is fighting for his LIFE every day to see them and hug them ☹☹☹☹☹☹ save me SAVE ODYSSEUS ↓ [just a man]

'i look into your eyes and i

think back to the son of mine.

you're as old as he was

when i left for war...

***

close your eyes

and spare yourself the view.

how could i hurt you?

i'm just a man

who's trying to go home

even after all the years

away from what i've known!

i'm just a man

who's fighting for his life,

deep down i would

trade the world

to see my son and wife!!'

PENELOPES WAITINGNGGGGG FOR HIKMMMMMM ¡¡¡¡¡¡ RUHHEGHHEHHGGGGG also eurylochus and polities are so bro . they were literally sworn bros stop it [full speed ahead]

the lil spooky sounds at the start of open arms ¿ so good . POLITIES I LOVE YOU YOU DIDNT DESERVE TO DIE SO SOON . he so was what odysseus needed at the time ↓ [open arms]

'a cave!!

you're saying there's a cave where we could feast?

and where do we sail to find this food-filled cave?

thank you :)'

athenas clock motive ¡¡¡¡¡ so good . the dont disappoint me was SO . OMINOUS . I LOVE QUICK THOUGHT MOMENTS [warrior of the mind]

THEYRE BROTHERS ¡¡¡¡¡¡ ↓ [polyphemus]

'over here!'

'look at all this food,

look at all these sheep!

i can't believe this cave has all this for us to keep.'

'i've gotta hand it you, pol,

this is quite the treat.

there are enough sheep here

to feed the entire fleet.'

POLYPHEMUS IS SO SCARY I LOVE IT . LIKE ACTUALLY SCARY i had actual goosebumps i gasped so hard when the whole boss battle started it was so full of suspension and tension and there was sm going on i was like ?@*@*#*×£@£€$£×*@*('(@(#(,"*"*' i cant fully express how this particular part makes me feel but when i was listening for the 1st time i was clenching my armchair so hard . deadass was on the verge of tears when polities got sniped and odysseus' men were screaming for their captain while polyphemus just slaughters them all . ALSO IM TELLING YOU ODYSSEUS LEARNED THOSE NEGOTIATION TACTICS FROM POLITIES [polyphemus + survive]

the complete silence after odysseus reveals his name . no triumphant music no cheers NOTHIJG just the creaking of the ship . and knowing that polyphemus is supposed to just Stare at the crew w his bloody gory eye and a smile ......... god fucking damn [remember them]

'this hurts athena.' in the script after odysseus snaps and goes YOURE ALONE ...... i mean go odysseus but ohhh . athena . ATHEJNNAAAAA [my goodbye]

JORGE TALKED ABT THIS BUT THE HARMONIES IN STORM ARE SO FUNKY ¡¡¡¡¡ AHHHHH STOOOoooOOOoooOOORM STOOOoooOOOoooOOORM THE LIKES OF WHICH WEVE NEVER SEEN BEFOREEEEE BRACE FOR THE STOOOoooOOOoooOOORM STOOOoooOOOoooOOORM WITH HOME SO CLOSE WE MUST BE PUSHING FORWARDDDD ‼️‼️‼️ [storm]

the absolute divine Island In The Sky melody in the middle of the goddamn storm made me levitate . i had goosebumps . polities would fucking love it [storm]

i was so sure for some reason that 'lead from the heart and see what starts' was a callback to open arms but it wasnt . hmm . WELL STILL . eurylochus literally says odysseus is the brother he could never do without oughhhhh ..... AND eurylochus is so real throughout this whole thingg no wonder hes the right hand man . [luck runs out]

aeolus' lil HAHAs are wonderful . i feel like shes def friends w hermes . also her song is such a bop ¿¿¿ got me grooving ¡¡¡¡ winions are so fjsjjsjwjwjaja theyre the definition of skrunkly . [keep your friends close]

this also broke me . any fucking interaction odysseus has w his kid and wife is sure to send me straight into my coffin . the way odysseus is pulled out from his bittersweet dream straight into new chaos and new problems . bro cant even communicate w his fam thru prophetic dreams hes so tired GIVE HIM PENELOPE N TELEMACHUS NOW ↓ [keep your friends close]

'the bag is still closed and i'm getting closer

to you.

penelopeee~

i can't wait to make some new memories...

telemachusss~

time for me to be the father i never was...

'just keep your eyes open...'

'why are my eyes and my heart and my soul

so heavy?..'

'just keep your eyes open.'

'i keep on trying to embrace you both,

why won't you let me?'

'just keep your eyes open!'

'so much has changed, but i'm the same,

yes, i'm the same!!'

'just keep your eyes open!!'

i lauf dramatic entrances poseidon is so extra ↓ [ruthlessness]

'OOOOOOOOOOOODYSSEUS OF ITHACA ‼️‼️‼️ do you know who i am.'

sea grandpa you absolute NUT ¡¡¡¡ HE SOUNDS SO GOOD ¿¿¿¿ AHHHHH the raspy voice fits him so well . the chanting at the start of the song made me chant too . POSEIDON POSEIDON POSEIDON POSEIDON POSEIDON POSEIDON POSEIDON . he tried to chill w the waves guys . [ruthlessness]

PPL SCREAMING FOR THEIR CAPTAIN ¡¡¡¡¡ it always gets me idfk why [ruthlessness]

HES SO SILLY W IT ↓ [ruthlessness]

'ALL I GOTTA DO IS OPEN THIS BAG!! :P'

[feathers-second-face]

Here are the designs I made for a good chunk of the characters. I have some more, but I'll post those tomorrow. They were all based on the appearance of their voice actors (except Polites because I couldn't find his VA until after- whoops-), art/statues I found on Google from like- Greece or wherever they're from, and other designs people had made for them.

They're probably not the best or most accurate, but I like them and that's all that matters I think. This is all for fun anyways.

[would-they-listen-to-that]

could i mayhaps get a kin playlist for aeolus from EPIC: The Musical... (specifically gigis design, if thats any help!)

‧₊˚🖇️✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡ here you go, caller!

Cloud 9 - Beach Bunny

Made You Look - Meghan Trainor

Talk Too Much - COIN

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Dream Sweet in Sea Major - Miracle Musical

Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? - Arctic Monkeys

Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr.

space girl - Frances Forever

Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan

Too Sweet - Hozier

thanks for dialing in!

[nerdasaurus1200]

An incorrect quote based on an ETM au that me and a friend have

Hermes: From now on we’ll be using codenames, darlings. You can address me as Eagle 1.

Hermes: Circe, codename- Been There Done That.

Circe:

Hermes: Aeolus is Currently Doing That

Aeolus: *high fives Hermes*

Hermes: Eurylochus is It Happened Once In a Dream

Eurylochus: What???

Hermes: Atalanta, codename, Precious Baby Can Do No Wrong.

Atalanta: I’m an adult, Hermes.

Hermes: Polites, codename- I’d be Lying If I Said I Hadn’t Thought about it.

Polites: Awww!

Hermes: Penth is If I Had to Pick an Amazon.

Penthesilea: *winks*

Hermes: Odysseus is…Eagle 2.

Odysseus: Oh thank gods.

[ladyartichokie]

Okay, I've kind of put this in tags of different posts but I want a full post about it.

Since the first time I listened to Epic: The Musical (what had been released thus far) certain parts of the story have bugged me a little bit. (STAY WITH ME, THIS ISN'T A HATE POST). Odysseus seemed different from Homer's Odysseus in a way that I couldn't fully explain. I thought that perhaps it was motivation (honor vs. family, etc), which it is to an extent, but that's not fully it.

Disclaimer: when I talk about "the ends justifying the means" I mean evil means justifying a good end.

BUT NOW I GET WHY. In "Keep Your Friends Close", Aeolus says, "The end always justifies the means" which brought me back to my high school freshmen lit class. We read the Odyssey (and the Iliad) and basically every conversation we had on it was either: 1. Can we trust literally anything Odysseus says? 2. Do the ends justify the means? I don't have examples off the top of my head (I'll likely reblog this later with examples) but Odyssey Odysseus was ruthless. He wasn't as trigger-happy as some other Greek heroes (*cough* Achilles *cough*) but he is an ancient Greek standard for intelligence: that meant being able to kill when necessary without getting emotions involved (i.e. that time he killed Dolon in The Iliad). For Odyssey Odysseus, the ends had to justify the means.

BUT for ETM Odysseus, the ends don't justify the means. He kills Hector's baby son but he is emotionally torn up about it. He refuses to kill Polyphemus--despite Athena's demands--because he wants to be merciful. (In the Odyssey Athena and Odysseus never have this argument, btw). For ETM Odysseus, mercy is more important than making sure the job gets done. This opinion is obviously a lot more palatable for modern sensibilities.

ETM Odysseus is clever, but he isn't cunning. He is a trickster but I wouldn't call him a liar. ETM Odysseus, as a whole, is far more similar to a modern hero than an Ancient one. (I could go into how Christian morals have shaped most of Western Civilization but I'll contain myself for now). AND NOW FOR MY THESIS: ETM is a story about a modern hero in a world of ancient morals. The Odyssey is a story about the ideal ancient hero in a world of ancient morals.

But, as I said, this is NOT a hate post. I'm the daughter of two philosophy PhDs: there is little I love more than a story that explores hypothetical morals. Coming to this conclusion about the difference between the Odysseuses just makes me even more excited to keep listening to ETM.

[gotstabbedbyapen]

Eyyyy thanks for tagging me <3

1. So far it's a tie between The Ocean Saga and The Thunder Saga!

2. I love all of them!!!!! But I really enjoy the mischievous deities like Hermes and Aeolus, the side characters who are willing to help the protagonist but also want to watch some drama XD

3. God Games (godly rap battle!), Get In The Water (I've been crazy over the snippets), and Odysseus' reunion with Penelope and Telemachus.

4. Around May/June 2023??? I've been irregularly following Gigi on Youtube for Six the Musical, then I saw her Legendary animatic and clicked in because hey, I didn't know she was into Greek myths as well! That decision kicked me down the ETM hole and sealed my fate.

5. I've dedicated my life to study Hyacinthus of Sparta. His history of worship is a pain-staking yet super interesting topic to learn!

Free tags for anyone who wants to join!

EPIC QUESTIONSSSS

Okay, so I love these tag games BUT i wanted to make an epic specific one!

Soo, here are the questions:

What is your favorite saga and why?? Mine is thunder saga I think. It broke my heart but I LOVE the songs

Favorite character?? I gotta say Polites, love him forever

Scene you are most looking forward to: the suitors. Its gonna be so dark and amazing

How and when did you find EPIC: last year shortly after troy saga through tiktok

Favorite greek myth because why not: Athena and Pallas

Hope you enjoy this!

A few tags:

@viablemess @thisusedtobeafanpage @elegantvoidss @still-mourning-polites + anyone who wants to join!!

[sloanslone]

OLD ART(+ old Hermes design, if you can't tell bc idk what to post while i work on the comic)

Hermes closeup:

Aeolus close up:

This was my first ever windwings art 🫠

Winion design belongs to: @gigizetz 🩵

[sloanslone]

Cinnamon

They're so silly

[sloanslone]

Wait what brushes do you use on ibispaint

Here you go..!🩵

🤓

[sloanslone]

trick or treat :3

Treat! Here's some Aeolus (in modern clothes) art for you!

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(I'm sorry if it looks wonky I drew this awhile back and didn't know what to do with it I hope you like it😭)

[sloanslone]

i just saw you take doodle requests!! i love your art style and would love to see a little sketch or doodle of aeolus and hermes hanging out together in it:3

Ty! You're in luck.

I was just cooking this up!!

Hermes and Aeolus (first time revealing my Aeolus design btw):

They have a cute dynamic 🥹

Chibi version:

(they look like stickers :))

:p

Also, if you are wondering were the hat is, let's say she knocked it off his head 😭

[sloanslone]

*hold up an offering of drawings*

Maybe please make some Hermes x aeolus?

no pressure! You don't have to do anything u don't wanna

Still Rough*

More windwings?

More windwings.

[sloanslone]

I hope you know I am now cursed to find any other aeolus design entirely inadequate your aeolus design is Too Good i used to love every aeolus design and now i can only love yours...

Omg... that's - I'm speechless 🥹🩵

I'll give you a peek of what I'm working on for this!

They're so silly