#eugenides attolis

[fictionisalwaysbetter]

So many moments in Return of the Thief where Eugenides gives that “extremely dangerous downright scary but extremely fuckable” vibe. What great literature is about in essence

[tenebrius-excellium]

This is murder baby he is VERY PISSED

aka Eugenides Attolis in 'The King of Attolia'

[characterswithgodsnamesbattle]

Finals

Eugenides is the god of thieves from Eddisian mythology, fantasy Greek style pantheon mythology of the little peninsula of the book series’ nations (description provided by a submitter)

Eris, is the goddess of discord in Greek Mythology

[ardenetoile]

Eugenides after a long day of 1.planning intricate war strategies that baffle human comprehension, or, 2. Making fun of the Mede ambassador

[irisseireth]

I don't have a lot of coherent thoughts on this but I think it's very interesting how Gen lets the people he wants to get to like him see him at his worst and most annoying, and how these people grow to like him anyway. It says a lot about how Gen sees himself, as well as the careful image he projects, because of course sometimes he is being intentionally annoying, but sometimes he is choosing to reveal the least likable aspects of himself to people who aren't very fond of him at the moment, but he does it so carefully that it works.

[cogentranting]

Thinking about the idea of Gen as a christ figure and how he has both abundant mercy (which especially stands out in King of Attolia) and just wrath (especially in Return of the Thief, which in some ways could serve as a sort of Second Coming bringing judgment and then final victory)

[nuisancehelicopter]

That's why the first book is the most important.

[regretssweater]

meme i made for my coworkers :3

[emerydraws]

whats he lookin at ??

[cogentranting]

I reblogged once, reblogging again with your tags

#like wily coyote right. it’s grinning lying beckoning into a trap that will harm the one.#does Gen actually outright lie? idk. but it’s always holding himself back it’s always not showing all his cards and then bam!! there it is!#the whole plan a revelation of himself every time!#and the thing is who he is is someone fundamentally loyal good and loving!#his motive is always love!#and works out pretty well for all except those who will oppose him#even the downfall of his enemies is often t their advantage#and the twist always comes simply because he reveals more of who he is#in ways no one assumes he was#idk but I think there’s something typological in that#(me always thinking about twists revealing love because of revelations being the end and the revelation being love?? more likely than#you think!!) anyways! yeah!

I think the reason I love Eugenides as a trickster is his particular brand of cleverness doesn’t revolve around deception so much as revelation

[vegetable-soup-wizard]

Since I can’t help myself-

The Queens Thief books as John Mulaney quotes:

The thief

The Queen of Attolia

The King of Attolia

A Conspiracy of Kings

Thick as Thieves

Return of the Thief

[tenebrius-excellium]

Sooo the Eugenides painting is finished except for the placing of the watermark...I love how it turned out, it was sooo worth the effort, but the stupid watermark is testing my nerves lol <3

[characterswithgodsnamesbattle]

Round 1 Poll 6

Eugenides is the god of thieves from Eddisian mythology, fantasy Greek style pantheon mythology of the little peninsula of the book series’ nations

A/N : this description was provided by a submitter

Gaia, Greek goddess, represents Earth

[dandelion-fish]

I've been rereading "The Queen's Thief" series by Megan Whalen Turner...

I have nothing to say for myself lol

[marietheran]

This is dumb, but...

...has anyone made this joke?

[cogentranting]

The thing about Queen's Thief is that the reveals that come with Gen's trickster type, don't just reveal that he is smarter or more skilled than the people around him (or the readers) thought, but also that he is more good than they originally thought. Gen's goodness is a part of the twist.

This is probably most prominent in King of Attolia where his surprising mercy is a huge part of the plot (and his genuine love and friendship). But it happens over and over again.

In The Thief we are led to believe that he is motivated primarily by self-interest and we are surprised by the depths of his loyalty, the generous affection that comes out for the Magus, and by the fact that he is actually primarily motivated by duty and love for his queen/favorite cousin/reigning bestie.

In Queen of Attolia the twist is that his actions which looked like generalized mischief and political power plays actually all spring from love, and that love arose initially from empathy with a girl's loneliness.

Or when he becomes king, and then it's revealed that yes he got what he wanted but actually this is an act of self sacrifice (for the sake of Irene and Hellen and Eddis).

And on and on.

The pettiness and the pride and the mischief for its own sake are all still there, but they coexist with this deep undercurrent of loyalty and duty and love and mercy and kindness. And when push comes to shove that undercurrent will always win out and its that which makes the twists so triumphant and satisfying.