#gygee

[fine-arts-gallery]

King Candaules of Lydia Showing his Wife to Gyges (1646) by Jacob Jordaens.

[floofysmallbob]

eeehhhhhh I’m not feeling this redesign but here it is

I mean, I like it better than canon, but it just doesn’t look too great, and the name I was going to use (Braires) is already the name of the guard at Tartarus, so I had to settle on this, and it’s just kinda meh, but honestly, it’s not going to be perfect, and i unfortunately have to accept that. So here’s Polymeliac Hero: Hekatonkheires

camouflage pattern

no weird eyes

more muted colors

knee pads

steel knuckled gloves

pointy ears

mask is separated from the rest of the costume

extra arms cut off at the wrist instead of having a joint where the hand would be

forgot the shading where the clothes are casting a shadow on his skin but it’s ok

COLD WEATHER VERSION:

poncho

slightly darker colors

thicker gloves(not fingerless)

thicker fabric(not visible)

WARM WEATHER VERSION:

lighter colors

lighter fabric(not visible)

thats it

this was honestly fairly rushed, but idk it turned out ok

As always, tips and advice are appreciated!

[theherdofturtles]

England and Wales 100% have purchased a golden ring and enchanted it to turn the wearer invisible. There's no way they haven't done this.

[nupaintings]

[spacehero-23]

Tolkien: Hey, can I copy your homework?

Plato: Sure but don't make it too obvious

[lemuseum]

[leviabeat]

In total, 32 bands will be at the Næstved Metalfest 2024 spread over three stages and three days. The final program and schedule will be announced in March.

Via Naestved Metalfest on Instagram

[guarderiadehuesitos]

🎄Feliz navidad y felices fiestas! // Merry Christmas and happy holidays! 🎅

Estos peques son mios y de @qiropteroneon  ^^

[aboutanancientenquiry]

Herodotus, the tale of Gyges, and the ideology of "sacred marriage" in Ancient Near East

"In summarizing the workings of political power and its associations in the ANE one could glance at Herodotus’ most tantalizing representation of Lydian kingship, an episode of conjugal disagreement that he oddly places at the start of his universal history.22 Possibly drawing on a drama dealing with Gyges’ usurpation of the Lydian power,23 Herodotus relates how the sovereign power of the Heraclid kings fell to the Mermnadae. We are told that Candaules, the last of the descendants of Heracles and king of the Lydians, entrusted to Gyges, his bodyguard, καὶ τὰ σπουδαιέστερα τῶν πρηγμάτων (all his weightiest secrets, 1.8). Candaules held the beauty of his wife in high esteem and wished for Gyges to gaze upon her naked body to further convince him of her beauty since

ὦτα γὰρ τυγχάνει ἀνθρώποισι ἐόντα ἀπιστότερα ὀφθαλμῶν in humans ears happen to be less trustworthy than eyes.

However, by revealing the nature of his wife to Gyges, Candaules sets in motion the end of his political power. The queen discovers the plot and is enraged at her royal husband and the injustice she suffered. She gives Gyges an ultimatum: he must either kill Candaules, restoring thus her honour, or he will be executed for his indiscretion. The naked beauty of the royal consort is thus inextricably linked to the Lydian kingship and the sense of justice it promotes. The punishment, of course, that the queen exacts through Gyges results in the change of the royal dynasty. Candaules dies, and the queen now favours Gyges to become the legitimate king of the Lydians.

The tale exemplifies, I would argue, the pervasive influence of the “sacred marriage” ideology and its metaphorical value as appreciated by ancient authors and readers alike: the fact that in his initial terror at Candaules’ suggestion Gyges protests by citing the laws “discovered by human beings,” stressing the conventions of civilization with which kingship is closely associated, encourages the reading of the tale in the context of the exclusive relationship of the king with the goddess. The idea is also corroborated by the fact that the queen’s ultimatum to Gyges is placed in the middle of a debate about justice and the offence committed against her. Hence, in relating the tale, Herodotus invites the reader to fantasize about Gyges’ political cum erotic desires, stressing the familiar association of sex with good governance and death with political failure. The tale is deeply didactic in two ways: those in possession of power must be ready to honour their responsibilities, while those who dare to get a glimpse of the glory of kingship must be prepared to fight for it. The garden of the goddess comes at a cost."

Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides In the Garden of the Gods. Models of kingship from the Sumerians to the Seleucids, Routledge 2017 (pp 203-204)

[outlandishsblogm]

The Ring of Gyges

If you are in possession of the ring, how would you use it?

We are intrinsically wicked just as much as we are intrinsically righteous. Balanced, as all things are ought to be. It is true however that humans act just because we cannot fathom getting condemned with injustices. That we cannot bear to be judged and suffer the negative consequences of wrong doings. So, the righteousness outweighs, and we get on with it.

Vileness is just hidden behind our demure character. It only emerges when an external element triggers the long unwritten print of goodness engraved in our being. Or when we have a magical ring.

Even I cannot deny the presence of slightest possibility of resorting to take advantage of things if I am in possession of the ring. Just to explore the irresistible desire to disappear suddenly, as though I am to spectate life, just log off, and grasp how would the earth turn without my presence. To get hold of the ring and just twist away from disappointments, cringes, embarrassments, and every moment that dismantles my utopia.

I reckon the impulse that lingers within us to wear the ring is driven by our discontentment and fear. The continual desire to have more even though our species are not built to be more, speaks loudly about our being not of humaneness but wanting to get comfortable. And the fear that is resultative from the failure of abiding to our moral codes—eventually challenging our nobleness, engages us to maneuver an act that neutralizes the perception of our being; giving license to indulge in the idea that acting congruently is relative.

Although with all that, considerably, there would still be a piece of conscience that remains beneath our being. And the conscience is the fundamental good on how we “should” make use of the ring. That eventually, we would find ourselves constrained within a mind that is struggling with moral dilemma. That albeit we succumb to a flexible moral code as a response, we will just convince ourselves that being just is always preferable than violating our own principles; howbeit, irrepressible.

[themetalgodsmeltdownposts]

(The Metal Gods Meltdown)

[metalshockfinland]

Icelandic RING OF GYGES Release New Single + Lyric Video 'Nautilus'

Icelandic Progressive rockers RING OF GYGES have released the second single/video “Nautilus” from their forthcoming album “Metamorphosis” which will be released via ViciSolum Productions on May19. Helgi Jónsson (vocalist and guitarist) about the single/video:“Nautilus is perhaps the heaviest song we’ve written, but it’s also one of the most progressive. There isn’t a single measure of 4/4 rhythm…

[fytpop]

[lemuseum]

[leviabeat]

Asinhell will perform live for their first concert at Naestved Metalfest 2024

"Michael Poulsen (Volbeat, Asinhell) states, "The first time I stood and played death metal in Musikstalden in Næstved was in 1991. 33 years later, it has now become time again to find the death metal axe and be part of Næstved Metalfest with a new band, Asinhell. I'm looking forward to sharing horn and the love for metal with you all and my good old friend and arranger Michael Hvolgaard Andersen with whom I did my very first interview at home from the boys' room. See you out there and let the metal flow." "

Via Naestved Metalfest on Instagram

[strdstwanderer]

Learning about the Ring of Gyges story is so weird because it influenced the creation of Lord of the Rings. But besides the golden ring that makes you invisible, that's where the similarities end.

The Ring of Gyges makes the wearer show their true colors because of the anonymity the ring gives them. It was to show that Justice is self serving and that we all act morally in front of society because of the social pressure to act morally. The One Ring doesn't represent that.

The One Ring doesn't temp people because of the lack of accountability it can give, but rather the vague promise of power. The One Ring tempts people so it can find its way back to Sauron. Its invisibility isn't a perk, it's a way for Ring Wraiths to see the wearer in the unseen world.

If there's any big modern story that best approximates the lesson in The Ring of Gyges, it's Death Note. Light immediately professes to be the god of the new world after his first kill. Light killed innocent people to keep his anonymity. Not to mention how Frodo is a Chosen one character, he was meant to have the ring and to cast it in the fires of Mount Doom. But the shepherd in the Ring of Gyges wasn't chosen. He found the ring on happenstance when he fell from a hole. It could have happened to anyone. Much like how Light found the Death Note. Ryuk even tells him that he wasn't chosen and that humans are funny for thinking everything is fated.

Anyone could have had the Ring of Gyges. Anyone could have had the Death Note.