#fuck you jackal

[itz-pandora]

There's only one person I truly hate with all my being

[ziodyne-amax]

Note to anyone here.

If you have the opportunity to get hit by a Dragon Type Z Move, don't do it.

[katerinaaqu]

Odysseus vs Trojans: Animal References and their importance (An analysis based on Homer's Iliad)

In 11th Rhapsody of Iliad we have an amazing moment in which Odysseus rushes on the spot to save Diomedes from Trojans who swarmed towards him as he was wounded at the leg by Paris's arrow. And the battle is the very least fascinating.

Odysseus had his own share of battles but arguably the one he had in rhapsody 11 is one to remember. He covers the retreat of Diomedes and stays behind while Diomedes is allowed to flee. While there he comes face to face with Socus who smites him with his spear. Odysseus is saved from his bowels being impaled thanks to Athena. After the killing of Socus himself (with a spear from the back and through the heart, damn that dude is good gotta give him that!) And he is left alone to fight the Trojans that surround him. He realizes that he is getting weaker and weaker from bloodloss and unlike other heroes Odysseus is not stupid. He knows he doesn't have chances of survival and so he calls three times for the Achaeans that are close to hear him. Eventually he is heard by Menelaus who respond to his call and arrives to his rescue with the Telamonian Ajax.

However both before and after the killing of Socus (and consequently the wounding of the hero) we have two almost identical scenes of Odysseus being surrounded by Trojans who come for him. However there seems to be an interesting difference between the two scenes

Odysseus is paralleled with different animals in different contexts

So in the first scene before the wounding by Socus we have the specific scene:

And just like two stout and vigorous hounds push a boar as it has come out of the thick woods to sharpen his white tusks in its curvy jaws, and they attack him from both sides under the sound of his gnashing teeth, but they also remain afar seeing how terrifying he is the same way Odysseus, dear to Zeus was keeping both Trojans at bay

(Translation by me)

Okay allow me to say this for one more time but HOMER IS A FREAKING GENIUS IN DESCRIPTIONS! Seriously not only do we have an amazing visual that everyone can place to the top of their heads but, daresay, we have also a sound imprint as well; the dogs that are barking as they approach the boar are the Trojans who release their battle cries or their rumblings and Odysseus is the boar; snorting and gnarling back as he is fighting.

But the visuals are not far back either!

Odysseus is a boar. For those who can google the image know how dangerous creatures wild boars are and hounds do not always dare to get close but rather keep their distance, on occasions making swift attacks because they are afraid of the ferocious strength of the creature. Odysseus the same way is aspiring fear to the Trojans. One can imagine his movements; precise, quick and fierce. You can imagine him move like a boar; making a sudden, threatening move towards the Trojans that attack him possibly making a growling or an respiring sound and the Trojans immediately jump back, keeping their distance and regroup. Odysseus is circled; obviously at disadvantage but his ferocity in battle is for sure there! Odysseus though is still a dangerous opponent; fighting in full strength against the Trojans that come for him

However the description is massively different after he is wounded and has fought for quite some time

And then they found Odysseus, dear to Zeus being surrounded from both sides by Trojans who chased him as if they were tawny jackals in the mountains, surrounding a horned stag wounded by a man's arrow, from whom it has fled running away swiftly, and now the warm blood is flowing upon its knees: but once the arrow has overpowered it the carnivorous jackals devour it in the shadowy grove of the mountain

(Translation by me)

HOMER! GODDAMMIT HOMER!

Honestly how much more descriptive can this man be? Because immediately the feeling of the scene has changed. Odysseus is no longer a boar but a stag; a stag is also a proud and powerful animal but this stag is wounded. It is bleeding profoundly and the jackals are coming for him!

Not only is Homer creating the PERFECT ANALOGY here

wounded bleeding stag-> Odysseus wounded by the spear bleeding

a stag wounded by a hunter-> Odysseus was wounded by Socus not by any other Trojan that attack him now

jackals smell the blood and attack-> The Trojans see Odysseus is wounded and bleeding out and arrive to find an opening

jackals come to devour-> Odysseus is bleeding out; he is losing blood and losing strength

but we also get to see how massively the energy is shifting. Odysseus is no longer defending himself by scaring his opponents or keeping him at bay. He is DEFENDING HIMSELF against THEIR attacks. He is no longer having the advantage; his previous threatening posture just like a deer that is bleeding out, is slowly coming to an end. The urgency for his rescue is even more intense now. He is surely losing the game. He is bleeding and possibly you can imagine him already sweating, breathing hard, having trouble seeing or moving. His wound is not life-threatening per se but his bleeding is and the attacks keep coming and Homer more or less tells us that the Trojans wait for Odysseus to collapse on the ground before attacking him.

Honestly HOW AWESOME IS THAT WRITER?! Sorry but I think this was the perfect transfer from one scene to another; a man in defense but still a threat that keeps his opponents at bay and even kills them one by one to a wounded man that is close to collapse and even if he tries his best to keep himself in a proud and strong posture he is slowly losing and the Trojans know it. And of course the scene of his rescue where Ajax is presented as a large lion that forces the jackals to flee before its roar and the size and strength!

Honestly I am not sure why not more people speak about this transfer of mood in the passage but here I am!

[proshippers-against-censorship]

Local adult proshipper infamously hates badly behaved children.

More at 12.

[blackbackedjackal]

One of the best and worst representations of Black people in modern anime. Both of these were released in the same year (2019).

[madamtrashbat]

If I see one more thing that says "hey please don't vote for Trump it would be really bad" and the response on it is "oh so you support genocide? You expect me to vote for an old warmongering fascist? Joe Biden is a fucking murderer and you hate Palestinians how does the boot taste Zionist must be nice to only care about poor widdle white Americans asshole" I'm gonna start throwing ninja stars.

[theoryofwhatnow]

like minds edits significantly outpacing sandman content over there on tiktok these days. dear god, what have we done?

[niko-jpeg]

This is a snoot appreciation post

[petitepatateuwu]

Excuse me while I go insane over this pairing I pulled from the void. Idk I liked to pair the Rookie with both Barry and Infinite and then I was like what if all three of them? They would be like a regular sonic team ; Team Never Coming Back !

If you feel the dynamic changing between the doodles it's because I went from thinking that I shipped them to they're queerplatonic to huuuh they share an appartment.

My personnal headcanon is that Gadget found him half dead after Sonic Forces and he lowkey tried to heal him but was like "lol you're gonna die anyways so you can stay at my place until it's done" and he kinda never died for some reason and now he lives with him. Also Barry joined in at some moment because they totally vibed with each other 👍

[trashcreatyre]

Erm.... what the freak...

Bonus that I don't really like that much

[quartarcade]

HEY WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE THINGS???

[aliennachos]

Whoever designed this fuck ass quest... I WANT TO HAVE A FUCKING WORD WITH YOU ALONGSIDE MY GOOD FRIEND BASEBALL BAT

[d00msd4y]

Sorry Papa hasn’t posted in awhile, come get y’all’s juice

Credit to the silly goose himself for the plant idea :3 definitely gonna post more of him AND my au! DOOMS BACK IN BUSINESS BABEY

[proshippers-against-censorship]

Even as pro ship I don’t interact with certain things, but as you said, it’s just fiction and it helps to look at it like a trope in a book. Lots of people like this book trope, but I don’t so I’m just not going to waste my time on it, instead I’ll read or write tropes I do like.

A wonderful decision.

[blackbackedjackal]

the cunty side hoe who gets shit done

[jackals-ships]

There is still an edge of instinctive fear as Odahviing looks upon the new form of his charge. Yet it lessens as he watches them awkwardly shuffle, legs shaking newborn fawn like before they simply flop with a loud whuff.

It's hard to feel any fear when they preen at the act of sitting.

jackal voice i am getting Such a good grade at being a dragon, which is normal to want and possible to achieve

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