#penelope speaks

[articlefour]

how can this bitch (me) be independent to the point of loneliness and yet so helpless at the same time

[reigningprinceofithaca]

why is…my son being kissed so much?

[datenightfright]

Godzilla x Fem Kaiju S/O.

This female Kaiju is a species that is closely related to Godzilla, but the only difference is that she has wings and horns like a dragon.

And the plot is that they meet in the far past, and while their relationship starts off rocky it gets intimate later on, but they are separated when they are attacked, and Goji can't find his S/O.

In modern times, he has long since accepted that his S/O was probably dead and that he won't find a mate like her. Until he feels some commotion going somewhere in (let's say) Africa. There he goes to see what's up and sees two Kaijus fighting and goes to break it up but realizes one of them looks very familiar. It looks like him but with wings and horns.

It was his S/O. She was struggling against the other beast and was clearly losing. Seeing this Goji intervenes and blasts away the other Kaiju, sending it to retreat. He then turns towards his S/O, who has a moment but then instantly recognizes him.

After a heartfelt reunion, they left for Godzilla's new home in Rome. Godzilla leaves and comes back with food for his S/O seeing how she was in a deep hibernation and went who knows how long without food and then they both go to sleep. You can probably imagine the humans' reactions to this type of interaction.

I imagine they would freak the fuck out. Because like...you're sort of in our very important historical landmark? Sir? Ma'am? Please move? I'm sure MONARCH is all over it too. Monitoring the situation, trying their damndest to make sense of it. Was the what females of his kind all looked like? Did other Titans have mates? Mothra, and Rodan? I'm sure there's a lot of question they're asking, but just don't know the answers to. But Leave it to dear old Goji to throw everyone for a loop just when they think they're getting a handle on things.

[justkeepyoureyesopen]

I might not have made it back home yet but I found you, my dear wife Penelope. 💕 Sending my love from the moon

-@odysseus-of-ithaca-is-lost

dear, odysseus! hello, the suitors have been quite a bit feisty, but I promise me and telemachus are doing well. i hope your traveling goes safely love. 🩷

[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

I love Suffering animatics/art where Odysseus has a chain or rope around his ankle, connecting him to the mast. not only is it a great reference to the source material, but it implies that someone on the ship was worried that the mere sight of Penelope might convince Odysseus to jump in the water, even though he knows its a siren who will kill him

and that they were so persuasive in this argument that Odysseus actually agreed to it

[cuntmand]

possibly the funniest thing in this season of bridgerton is when colin comes to comfort penelope after lady whistledown writes about them and she says something like “oh, it would’ve been suspicious had she not written about it”, like ??? yes, penelope, that is SUCH a normal thing to say to someone who doesn’t even suspect you to be lady whistledown 😭😭😭

[ochiody]

in which during odysseus' absence, diomedes is the only man allowed inside penelope's bedroom. though he helps her at the loom, he refuses to desecrate the bed and what it represents; the most he can do when she cries is to kneel beside it to comfort her.

^badly paraphrased off of @shouldertheskies so sorry

[victorian-nymph]

In honour of May 4th, I have a delivery of more questionable tweets

[starch1ldz]

Y/n, certified collector of all things creepy and weird: my bones are almost clean :)

Garcia: HUH?

Y/n: wait did I not tell you guys about the bones??

Morgan: what the fuck does that even mean

Emily: and you guys say I'm the crazy one

Spencer: I think you're all missing a very important piece of this conversation.

[gingermintpepper]

I haven't read the Odyssey so I'm asking you. Are you telling me besides Athena, Apollo was the god who helped Odysseus and his family the most? Indirectly at least.

If that's true it's really a missed opportunity in EPIC.

No, no, the god who assists Odysseus the most after Athena is unquestionably Zeus.

Zeus genuinely has no problems with Odysseus and makes it very clear that he finds the man brilliant and would have already had him home and safe if he had his way, but he makes it clear that he's deferring to Poseidon who actually has the problem with Odysseus because, ultimately, the sea is Poseidon's domain and kingdom and Zeus doesn't intend to step on his brother's toes.

(Od. Book 1 trans. Robert Fitzgerald)

I'd definitely give third place to Apollo however. The big bug-bear about Apollo in the Odyssey is just that he's much less tangible than Athena or even Hermes who appears to Odysseus multiple times to help guide him/give him proclamations. His presence is everywhere though; like I've previously mentioned (and like he did with Jason) it's Apollo protecting Odysseus from Poseidon as he sails the sea after Odysseus blinds Polyphemus. It's also Apollo keeping Telemachus safe. His most vital role by far is when Odysseus returns to Ithaca in time for the challenge that will determine the next king. Not only is it a shooting contest whose first hurdle is to string a bow, the challenge itself takes place on a festival day for Apollo. Athena is there with Odysseus and Telemachus physically, but Apollo is looking after them in spirit, sending signs and signals to keep Telemachus especially safe.

(Od. Book 15, Telemachus warns about the state of Odysseus' house to Theoclymenus, a son of one of Apollo's prophets.)

There's also the fact that Odysseus makes sure to pray to Apollo before he attempts to string the bow:

(Od. Book 21. Beggar-Odysseus petitions to shoot his shot)

Likewise, before he slays the first suitor, Odysseus again prays for Apollo's guidance and gaze to guide his arrows:

(Od. Book 22. Odysseus commits the first of many (divinely-sanctioned) murders)

Also, as an additional thing, have Telemachus invoking Zeus, Athena and Apollo that he could see the suitors have their asses beat:

(Od. Book 18. Telemachus excitedly gushes to him mom about his cool new friend (Odysseus. Odysseus is the friend.)

There's a lot of minimisation of Apollo's role in the Odyssey because it isn't as bright and showy as his role was in the Iliad but hey, even there people tend to minimise how truly present Apollo is for the duration of the war when they're doing adaptations. Within Epic, the stage is already more than set for both Apollo and Athena to be there at the advent of Odysseus' revenge but none of that matters if that's not the creator's intention, y'know?

[homoose]

POLIN x nonsense

[articlefour]

eh i am feeling so low

[reigningprinceofithaca]

Oh Penelope, Odysseus, your technically my grandparents :]

well, thats true

GRANDCHILDREN!!!!!

[datenightfright]

I know it’s been a long time since you’ve written for outlast, but if you still do, could you do cuddle headcanons for trager? Or nighttime routines with him?

He never initiates cuddles, but he definitely won't ever reject them.

Likes to be little spoon and is not shy about telling you that.

Like to rest his head on your chest so he can hear your heart beat, or your legs, so he can revel in the softness of your thighs.

Once he gets used to physical affection he begins to crave it.

Cannot sleep without being tangled up with you.

Likes cuddling most when you're freshly showered. The smell of your shampoo, of your body wash, it soothes him.

You must dispense at least three kisses while cuddling, one is with tongue. Its mandatory.

[justkeepyoureyesopen]

wow, this sites a sight…

hello, im penelope of ithaca, and for some reason, me and others have been transported to the future in unknown causes. ask me anything :)!

kill count: more than 100. I’ll tell you that.

death count: 0

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[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

love that, in the Odyssey, there's one suitor (Leodes) who very specifically didn’t do anything wrong. he didn’t eat too much food, he didn’t harass the staff, he didn’t plot to kill Telemachus. and when Odysseus starts killing suitors, he begs for mercy because he was always respectful and kind and even tried to stop the other suitors from being like that

and I love that Odysseus was like “you were trying to marry my wife tho” and immediately kills him