#on any of that. butttt do correct me if im wrong

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OK ACTUALLY THIS TIME. These r gonna be better

8 28 n 30

(answering all of these for cicada!!)

OKAY. SO. apologies in advance for anything i get wrong i did not study for this test (its more fun that way x)) and im not letting myself read up on anything abt em until ive answered the ask. so.

Are they in love?

well, basically--

uhm.

sweating tucking my hair behind my ears shuffling my feet clearing my throat uuuUUHHHHHHHH. weeeellll. i think cicada is someone who loves very very deeply. i think love is written through them like a stick of rock, and i think love plays some part in the motivations of practically all their actions.

i think the love the members- cicada included- have for one another is what holds h1ve together. i think felix cosm is an absolute bastard for the wording of this question (/j)

okay im googling the actual definition of what being 'in love' means.

i think that cicada is not necessarily 'in love' as in the meaning of 'develop a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone', because i think they're operating on many, equally powerful, more unexplainable spectrums. but is cicada 'in love' as in 'to develop a deep liking for something'? yes. very much so.

What matters most in life to them?

the people they care about being safe <3

Are they afraid of death?

(hesitantly) yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssss . ..?

i think they are afraid of death. i think it's a different question as to whether or not they're afraid of their own death. which i have not been asked, and thus technically don't have to answer (it would be another hesitant yes, by the way. depending on circumstances. and cicada.)

i think death clings to them constantly, and they hate it. i think they're constantly aware of the fact dragging death behind them doesn't mean it can't suddenly appear in their path too. i think they're afraid of death- jessicas death, that is, PR1ZEs death, jimmys death-- dare i go on?

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Reading the Iliad, Book 7 thoughts

This is my first time ever reading it and I know next to nothing abt greek mythology so if I interpret anything wrong by all means pls correct me

Im reading the Robert Fagles translation

The Trojan start wining a lil bit so Athena goes to find Apollo. Apollo tells her that they should start another one on one fight between the Argives and the Trojans bc that went sooo well the last time

Apollo picks Hector for the battle

Helenus tells Hector to go challenge one of the Greeks to a fight and he says ok.

Agamemnon and Hector tell both their sides to settle tf down and they do

Hector is like "Fight me, any one of you rn."

The rules are that whoever kills the other, their side wins. They are allowed to take their opponents armor upon their death. BUTTTT leave the bodies alone so that their respective side may give them a proper burial.

Hector you got a big storm coming.

The greek are kinda scared to fight Hector😭

So Menelaus is like "What the hell guys. You know what I'll do it." BRO UR INJURED

So then Agamemnon tells his brother "Even Achilles is scared to fight Hector....sit this round out."

Nestor starts giving a speech abt how the Greeks are kinds bitches and how if he was young again that he would fight Hector or whatever.

This makes a bunch of ppl stand up

But Diomedes is one of them. I immediately shouted "JUST SEND DIOMEDES."

They draw lots and Ajax the greater ends up wining the draw.

WHYYYYYYYYYY

Homer likens Ajax to that of Ares so I have to assume he's a bad ass.

I just feel like Dio could have ate this battle

Hector is like "Holy fucking shit this guy is HUUUUGGGE." But he cant back down now.

And Ajax tells Hector that he just here bc Achilles is still crying abt something that happened 6 BOOKS AGO

So Ajax and Hector start fighting.

By the way how strong are these spears that they pierce through solid bronze shields on the regular???

Ajax gets really close to spearing Hector one time.

Hector does end up getting nicked on the neck however.

Then they start throwing rocks

Apollo saves Hector at one point

Just as the fight starts getting good two ppl, one from the Greek side and one from the Trojan side stand in between them.

And they say "Hey we're not getting anywhere, plus its late so lets just stop."

WE JUST GOT STARTED THO????? This one fight could end the whole war whhhhyyy are you stopping it

So Hector and Ajax stop fighting and call a truce by exchanging gifts

All the Trojans think that Paris should give Helen back but Paris says no but he will back back the stuff that he stole plus some.

Troy sends a messenger to tell the Greeks this.

Diomedes is like "Yeah no♥️."

Both sides bury their dead before they start fighting again.

Poseidon and Zeus are watching this and Poseidon decides that he hates the Greeks bc they didnt offer the gods bulls or something.

The Greeks make the offering they forgot and then the book ends