#hi. guy named after icarus has too much icarus knowledge. who would’ve guessed

[apollos-boyfriend]

i just think it’s super interesting how icarus is so widely known as a greek myth, because while don’t get me wrong, it IS, we kind of have like. so little surviving greek texts depicting him. he was alluded to a lot, but the longest text we have with him only mentions his name like, twice, and his appearance lasts for three paragraphs max before his death.

a lot of the prestige and acknowledgement for the mythos comes from roman poets and writers, and i just feel like that’s. never acknowledged. icarus’ fall is kind of THE greek myth nowadays, when really, the fad largely should be attributed to the romans, as it’s their texts that would go onto inspire icarus comparisons and references in literature/media.