#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

[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)

[hvacinth]

you want REAL enemies to lovers? they're from rival countries who wage war against one another. he steals from her, over and over again. she maims him. she's the reason he has nightmares. she's the only one who can soothe him. calf love that survives amputation. she jokes about poisoning him. he kills for her honour. she lets him do whatever he wants. he kidnaps her so she will marry him. they wear matching embroidery. she cried on their wedding night. he saved her from her fate. she saved him from his fate. he didn't marry her to become king. he became king because he wanted to marry her. they're both just two lonely kids. the gods themselves have been rooting for them.

[kimmikart]

“He doesn’t LOOK like a king.”

Eugenides from the Queens thief series! My wife got me to start reading them recently and I’m obsessed.

[booberrybawls]

The Annux

I'll color him once finals for this quarter stop flaying me alive

[regretssweater]

meme i made for my coworkers :3

[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

[kidheart]

#WinASignedSetofTheQueensThief2024

Entry 5

The second of two drawings I did over the last few days when I heard about the contest.

Eugenides is, and always will be, my favorite character I've read in literature. I'm a firm believer that characters in media can teach you so much, and really stay with you. This thief is such a unique hero; clever and stubborn, prideful and humbled, friendly and quick tempered. There's so much to him and those around him. He's not perfect, he allows you to see his lowest points, his struggles, his pain. Yet he also shares his dearest and most earned moments as well. He can steal anything, of all sorts of treasures. He can do anything he wants, no matter what anyone tries to tell him.

[dandelion-fish]

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

I have nothing to say for myself lol

[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

[marietheran-archived]

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.