#fandom: homer

[hermesseus]

Still not over "father I've been stabbed, control your daughter" -> "shut up son I hate you, you're just like your mother, just die already"

The Iliad is probably one of the funniest books I ever read

Like I'll be having a not-so-good day, then remember how Hector had given himself an entire pep talk to fight Achilles. He saw Achilles running full speed towards him and proceeds to just book it.

Or when Menelaus got shot by an arrow in like in an ultimately nonfatal spot, and Agamemnon begins prematurely mourning him while he's standing there like 🧍‍♂️” you're scaring the men.”

Or when Odysseus is walking around the camps with a royal scepter and is just beating people with it if he finds them packing or suggesting to leave.

Or when Hector is brainstorming on how to face Achilles and for a moment goes, “Maybe I could talk with him, we’re both princes, we can both be rational, I could reason with him… that's a horrible fucking idea.”

I have more, but these, in particular, really tickle me.

[dantistmarty]

[poppitron360]

You can tell how much Odysseus wants to go back and be a father to Telemachus when he tells the cyclops “I’m so glad we see eye to eye.”

Like dude’s been practicing his dad jokes he is READY-

[miyetko]

“Patroklos…I loved him, and I killed him.” -Book 18 of The Iliad

[gaygirldoodles]

"Remember every trick in your domain for this"

Buddy

My guy

Have you forgotten that one of Ody's tricks is manslaughter? I think you forgot about that, bud. Did you also forget about Thersites?

[xixovart]

can you draw Penelope and Telemachus?

used to sloanslone's designs bc i have yet to come up with my own THEY ARE SO AKJWNAKBDNQ

[gothamite-rambler]

Odysseus: But the prophet said the man before would no longer be me.

Penelope: I mean you're older, went through a war, Euryolous the asshole caused you to be stuck for an extra few years and you've been through a lot.

Odysseus: Damn, prophets are always vague. But Penelope... Euryolous was my brother in law, you don't miss him?

Penelope (crossing her arms): He betrayed you over returning to his own wife.

Odysseus: I- Yeah. Even though I'm a changed man you still want me?

Penelope: Mm-hm.

Odysseus: Oh... And we'd have babies and be happily married?

Penelope: I'm physically restraining myself to not have sex now, but yes.

Odysseus: I'm so glad I married a Spartan. I'm going to lay down this is a lot to take in.

Penelope: Oh yes, I saved the spot for you. Kept the pillows fluffed and all that.

Odysseus (sniffling): If I cry, just know it's from happiness.

Penelope shrugged with a playful smile.

Penelope: I'm happy you're back too.

[tristniseult]

greek mythology really is the only fandom everyone gets spoilers for. i’m reading the iliad for the first time and first book in i’m thinking wow… this achilles guy really has it rough, hope things get better for him! then i remembered what happened to his heel

[katerinaaqu]

People who criticize others for disliking the changes of Greek mythology when gods are twisted to look like some sort or final villain boss fight video game I honestly wanna see how the reactions would be if someone created a biblical musical where the Pharaoh of Egypt takes revenge against God of Israelites for killing the first born of Egypt by smiting him with his own sword or justice and claim he does it for his people while God begs for mercy.

Food for thought

[sunrisebutterfly]

please people stop seeing retellings as an substitute of the original material. thanks.

[mytho-maniac-108]

Wikipedia tells me one of the meanings of the name Andromache is "man-battler".

Andromache is named such that she fights against men. All the men in her family get killed. Her father, her brothers, her husband and even her son. IIRC, in contrast, her mother lives and dies naturally at her father's house. With the exception of Astynax, all the men are killed by Achilles.

I'M TEARING MY HAIR OUT!!!

Homer. Homer I'm shaking you by the shoulders. WHY DOES ANDROMACHE NOT KILL ANYONE WHYYYY??? SUCH HARDSHIP FOR MY GIRL AND SHE CAN'T EVEN KILL PEOPLE IN A WAR??? SHE SHOULD'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO STRANGLE ACHILLES!!!

[dantistmarty]

[poppitron360]

Is Polites actually my favourite character in EPIC the musical or do I just desperately need someone to tell me that it’s okay for me to relax?

[miyetko]

changed the words a little—mostly because I just wanted to write Aristos Achaion somewhere

[bimu2ndo]

Did I really just design Odysseus to draw him dressed as Mama Odie? Yes. Yes, I did.

[backpackingspace]

Its really interesting that we've come full circle with odysseus. Like what is the manwhore au except the modern version if everyone post Homer writing odysseus sleeping with everyone? And beyond that from what I've seen (which granted is very little) the manwhore au stories are just a more consensual version of what happened with circe.