#helenus

[likethexan]

Scamandrios? Do you mean Scamandrios (Helenus) or Scamandrios (Astyanax)

[vichypnos]

the university is back and so i will have to leave the vampires (not quite) and return to my beautiful wife Helenus of Troy(i'm writing an article about him. maybe i'll get to the conference. just maybe)

[lordmartiya]

Again on Epic: The Musical. Or rather, on what Jorge could do next. And I hope it's a musical based on The Aeneid, for two reasons. The first is that I'm Italian and Aeneas' voyage to Italy is part of Rome's foundation myth, and thus Italy's as being Romaboos is part of our culture (seriously, you will find quotes and homages everywhere in Italy. Have you tried reading a science fiction comic book and suddenly have an alien general utter "Personally... I distrust the earthlings even when they bring gifts!" and IMMEDIATELY recognize where that sentence comes from?). The second, however, is the part where Aeneas' fleet goes to Epyrus to consult Helenus, last surviving son of Priam, augur, and king of the coastal cities since Neoptolemus got murdered, and find out where their destination mandated by the gods is... And thus pass close to Ithaca, as Helenus' Capital of Buthrotum is right across the sea. And when put in context with The Odyssey, that episode explains why exactly the young nobles of Ithaca collectively decided to commit treason by courting Penelope and sidelining the heir to the throne and why the people let them, they were utterly terrified as they knew there was an enemy kingdom just off the coast and an enemy fleet roaming the sea.

Imagine, the Trojans watching Ithaca in hatred to "Cruel Ulysses" but renouncing to raid it in revenge... And everyone there panicking because there's twenty ships full of people they know hate them just off the coast.

[of-ardea]

i decided to draw my helenus design w/ ancient assyrian clothing- i replaced the usual flowers with suns and gave him a horse motif on the center of the front panel. i just think the children of priam could have imported clothes from various surrounding cultures and also im assyrian and i make the rules

[arwenwenofficial]

I love how out of all of your songs, Helenus with Hella rizz is the one getting the animatics and I'm pretty sure it's not even an official song

YEP THE POWER OF HELLARIZZ

[kingbryancroidragon]

Doesn't get Helen, turns traitor. Sounds legit.

[alabanza-a-lucretia]

Hecuba: How is Lord Apollo?

Helenus: He is-

Deiphobus: Hot?

Paris: How a mycenaean god?

Helenus: FINE! HE'S FINE!

[chilaquilesheel]

Hi! I'm here humbly requesting more Iliad headcanons because I'm living for them!

Hii!! I'm so so so happy you like them, it means a lot!

Iliad headcanons part 3 because somebody asked <3

Telemachus as a kid actually breaks my heart. He always lives with the idea of a father and doesn't grow up with one. Even when Ody is back, he struggles not to idealize his father like he did as a child because he actually just had the idea of him the whole time.

Helenos and Kassandra of Troy are mirror figures of Apollo and Artemis to me. Helenus even means "light" or "shining one" and Kassandra "the one who shines or excels over a man". Let me know if you want a separate post on this theory!

The Myrmidons probably have the best inside jokes ever. They're just a big friend group that grew up together in Phthia, they still bring up stories of people falling into the river as kids or playing pranks.

Hector's horses actually just have names like "sparkles" and "blondie" because he probably asked his little siblings to name them. He's literally the best big brother. It's giving letting your little sibling put a really unserious sticker on your laptop and you still loving it

Achilles and Patroclus go on date nights on the beach near the camp. Just imagine them looking at the stars and Pat explaining the constellations while Achilles looks at his whole universe next to him not listening to a word like the hopeless idiot that he is

[dilfaeneas]

I've been curious for a while now... What inspired you to make Helenus with such long hair?

PS: I love your art

Thank you so much!! A few major factors lmao,

Kashuan's Helenus lives in my mind rent free.

Apollo is the "god of uncut hair" to symbolise his youth and in the translation of the Aeneid I have Helenus's head/ hair is sacred and tied up in pretty ribbons. So to me it made sense that Helenus as Apollo's prophet has to keep his hair long for religious reasons. Its a fun combination of the religion and also the ribbons can somewhat tie him into being a sacrifice to Apollo in his own way.

The Greeks had some things where slaves had their heads shaved. So giving him long hair, something he's proud of something that is important to him and sets him apart from his brothers in some way. That then gives him something else to lose.

Sneaky minor factor I like the idea that he and Cassandra looked basically identical before he had his growth spurt.

Kind of embarassing how many more thoughts I have about this man's hair.

[piedrawscandles]

Ramble time

Okay so if you like EPIC, or Hadestown, or Greek Myth, or musicals, or Greek Myth Musicals you need to check out All Fall Together. It's a musical written by my great friend @arwenwenofficial and it tells the story of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the Trojans. We see 5 children of Priam in Hector, Cassandra, Helenus, Paris and Deiphobus as they all navigate through their roles in the war, in their family and in society. Of course we also see the Acheans and naturally the Gods have a presence.

It's currently a work in progress and it's an emotional rollercoaster that will definitely make you cry. You can find snippets of songs like "Judgment of Paris" (sung by Paris, Athena, Hera and Aphrodite), Nothing Girl (sung by Cassandra), Peace Was Never An Option (sung by Athena) and Twelve Days (sung by Priam) here on tumblr and more snippets available on Arwens tiktok page! You can also find song 2 "My Advice" sung by Cassandra of Troy out on all streaming platforms with song 18 "Nothing Girl" coming out this Monday coming March 31st, also sung by Cassandra of Troy.

The demo cast for this musical are genuinely so amazing, and so talented it's incredible. I am so honoured to call Arwen my friend and it's incredible to witness this musical become a reality. It provides such an interesting and unique perspective on the Trojan War. I genuinely love this musical from it's orchestration and it's lyrics and I have so much love in my heart for Arwen.

Anyway that's enough yapping from me, I'm going back to my drawing.

[sarafangirlart]

I know that DARES OF PHRYGIA's History of the Fall of Troy is a late Roman story but I like that there is a version where Cassandra wasn’t taken by Agamemnon and got to stay with her family, then I got mad again bc apparently the Greeks were never specifically told they needed to kill Polyxena but Neoptolemus (the bastard) wanted to kill her anyway.

[ri-dumb-fck]

Kassandra: Helenus, I hate it there, this guy Ajax always look weird at me

Helenus: wait, isn't he dead?

Kassandra: no, that's was greater Ajax

Helenus: I thought that was Teucer?

Kassandra: no, Teucer is his little brother

Helenus: of who?

Kassandra: Ajax

Helenus: which one?

Kassandra: greater

Helenus: I thought his father only have one son?

Kassandra: Teucer is illegitimate

Helenus: so, Teucer is the twink one, right?

Kassandra: which twink

Helenus: red one

Kassandra: no, that's Neoptolemus, son of Achilles

Helenus: the gay one?

Kassandra: that's a tricky one, there is lots of gays...

Helenus: tall and sexy one

Kassandra: no, that's Diomedes

Helenus: huh? Isn't he eaten by horses?

Kassandra: no, that's other Diomedes, this Diomedes is friend of Odysseus

Helenus: that one with big boobs?

Kassandra: YEAH, FINALLY YOU GOT SOMETHING

[of-ardea]

wanted to make a helenus design bc he's sooooo interesting to me

[katya-ships]

Fighting Menelaus was a bad idea

[moplopbool]

Kids before the war!

[alabanza-a-lucretia]