#odysseus

[qinnyanimation]

I also did this. Apollo’s forgot about the loophole.

My girl Cassandra deserved a better fate. Let her be one of the Ithacan sisters.

[abandoned-raccoon]

ˑ . 𖥔 . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ILLIAD - ODYDIO BAND AU

So I had this silly idea in my head and I finally started fanfiction for them, I really hope I can public first chapter today!

ˑ . 𖥔 . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ More OdyDio content~

Fun fact - most Diomedes backstory is based on Epigoni

And last but not least

[saiiibaki]

look at this silly guy im sure he wouldn't hurt a fly /btw yeah im alive/

[qinnyanimation]

It’s good to be back and see a lot of love sent to me for the past few days 🥺🫶 Thank you all!

Have some Ody sketches I did while I was away

I’m planning on making him a full-colored character sheet

[pecchbear]

odydiopen (?) sketch

[lady-of-the-upside-down]

Underrated reply

Was curious how far Ithaca was from troy today while listening to epic the musical and rereading the illiad and I found this map

I think odysseus would have been better just to walk😭

[australet789]

Old Odypen being as flirty as they were when younger.

[bumfucknowhere]

@every-name-is-already-taken

Could you please explain one thing I was always confused about in the Odysey ? I couldn't find any explanation online for this fragment, so I'm hoping you know something - after Ody sleeps with Circe, the book says his men had to beg him to leave the palace after months/years of staying there. Why wasn't Ody the first to want to leave if his relationship with Circe wasn't consensual?

i'm so so sorry it took me so long to reply! your message got buried and this rotted in my drafts for far to long. I hope you enjoy this belated answer nonetheless! all quotes are from the E.V. Rieu translation.

you're referring to "We stayed on day after day for a whole year [...] But as the months went by and the seasons passed and the long days returned, my loyal companions called me aside one day and said: "What possesses you to stay here?""  i assume? this is a very interesting bit to dive into, especially in regards to Circe and Odysseus's dynamic! I think that it’s a two sided, with the reasons they stayed so long, and the reason they stayed at all. However, the most important part of this whole situation is not when he leaves, but how he asks, in my opinion.

"[Odysseus] went to Circe's beautiful bed and there clasped the goddesses knees in supplication, and she listened to my winged words: "Circe," [Odysseus] said "keep that promise which you once made me, to send me home." to clasp someones legs is a rather extreme way to ask someone for something- and not something you'd do to someone you trust/ are on good terms with, especially if all you're doing is asking to leave. We see this a little earlier in the odyssey, when Telemachus leaves Sparta. Instead of kneeling before Menelaus and asking to leave, he simply says "Do not keep me here on a lengthy visit. It is true that your tales and talk so delight me that I could easily stop with you for a year and never feel homesick for Ithaca or my parents. But my friends must already be tired of waiting for me in sacred Pylos; and now you prolong my stay" and leaves. Obviously, he;s still being very polite and the power dynamic between a king and a prince, and a god and a mortal are different, but I think this shines light on how Odysseus felt while staying at Aeaea, if he felt that he needed to beg to leave. My interpretation was that he put off asking to leave in fear of what Circe might do. She was very helpful in the end, but Odysseus had no way of knowing she would be.

Additionally, it wouldn't make sense for them to leave immediately after de-pigging the men anyways. the ship  that they would have been using (It's highly contested as to what was actually used, and I'm NO expert, but you can look into Penteconters, as they are a strong candidate) were not designed for the extended traveling of the odyssey, and the sailors themselves would be rather shaken as they had only just lost most of their fleet to the Laestrygonians- as seen after they arrived on Aeaea, where they are described as "[laying] on the beach for two days and nights, utterly exhausted and eating [their] hearts out with grief" While Circe is certainly a threat, and someone I doubt any of them felt comfortable or safe around, she's still better than having to face the open sea until they recover.

Overall, I got the impression that it was Odysseus fear of Circe that prevented him from leaving, as opposed to affection towards Circe herself. I'd really advise reading @dootznbootz's essay, Odysseus was afraid the entire year on Aeaea as it is really well written and goes much, much deeper into the situation than I could. She's read like, a million translations and knows the Odyssey like the back of her hand.

Men use “I’m just a man” to cheat on their wives. Odysseus uses “I’m just a man” to kill, slay and torture people to get back to HIS wife. They are not the same.

[ochiody]

my migraine diomedes agenda

[qinnyanimation]

I was drawing Odysseus character sheet and my older brother told me to hand him my ipad

I presented you, Qin-brother’s official Odysseus design

He’s a very skilled photographer. His drawing on storyboard is absolutely magnificent….

[pecchbear]

loving father of dear telemachus

[mrdcrowley]

Okay, i just can't finished this art, so, ya

ODYSEIDONCHIKI

Author design Poseidon: @cassiel-celest

[kisu-doodles]

My dearest oomfie described this in such a way that my soul left my body "Odysseus gonna need some ibuprofen to treat his EURYLCLEMENDRIOSIS"

[freezingwhitefire]

That was one of the best parts of the song honestly. Odysseus just not able to let them keep the idea they knew the place better than he did.

Can we please appreciate Odysseus being a silent stalker in the shadows, taking out suitors with his bow, not deigning to speak to them as he takes them out one by one

until some of them go "we have to strike him in the darkness too! we know the halls of this palace! the odds can be tilted!"

and Odysseus, built this palace with his very hands, has to step out of the shadows like "are you this fucking stupid"