#the cypria

[red-moon-at-night]

So you know this section of the Cypria fragment synopsis:

The Greeks take up their dead and send envoys to the Trojans demanding the surrender of Helen and the treasure with her. The Trojans refusing, they first assault the city, and then go out and lay waste the country and cities round about. After this, Achilles desires to see Helen, and Aphrodite and Thetis contrive a meeting between them. The Achaeans next desire to return home, but are restrained by Achilles, who afterwards drives off the cattle of Aeneas, and sacks Lyrnessus and Pedasus and many of the neighbouring cities, and kills Troilus. — Proclus, Chrestomathia, i

I am endlessly curious how that meeting between Achilles and Helen went down and what they talked about.

Especially with the implication that after meeting her he stops the Achaeans from returning home and has gained some new motivation to fight (and kill).

[koruga]

Achilles has always been...intense, when it comes to falling in love.

I wanted to bring to mind Greek pottery for this one, I hope it came through. Maybe I should have coloured in the background as well but was afraid it would get overwhelming -- that's what the blue is for, too.

[finelythreadedsky]

i just think it's neat that odysseus gets put in a position where he has to kill his child to avoid going to war and he can't do it and then agamemnon gets put in a position where he has to kill his child to go to war and he does it

[beautyofaphrodite]

Αφροφίτη Κυπρία

Aphrodite of Cyprus

Images found on Pinterest, arranged by me

[dilutedh2so4]

paris the musical from 1990 (squared)

second part of my The Leader """"analysis""""

the one friend who did stick by him and his decision to leave the battlefield (patroclus) died because of it

:(

something something tragic irony

idk what my man thinks ""winning"" looks like butttttttt

he lost his slave girl, his honour, his bf, and his life

L

let's just say it's not glory for you

(yes yes ik kleos)

(but see my above list of L's)

(definitely not his finest moments in my humble opinion)

girl they just decided on one 5 minutes ago

get this man an alarm clock

meanwhile patroclus: 💀

haha sorry

yeah that went well, didn't it?

paris: so anyways i started blastin'

anyways LISTEN TO THIS MUSICAL

[dreamconsumer]

Prince Paris by Herman Wilhelm Bissen.

[littlesparklight]

Aphrodite: Aeneas, my eyes! I am sending that pretty cousin of yours to Sparta, and I want you to go with him. Aeneas: I'll keep Alexander out of trouble. Aphrodite: No, darling. Aeneas, now confused: ... I'll not keep him out of trouble? Aphrodite, delightedly kissing his cheek: That's my boy! Now, only *specific* trouble, you understand - you'll know when it happens. I don't want him otherwise harmed. Aeneas, very much not understanding: Yes, Mother.

[adriles]

bros out here are seriously saying that im “SCUM” and “DESERVING OF A CRUEL FATE” for ambushing and killing troilus the young son of priam w/o even considering that the act represented that all trojan efforts to defend their city would be in vain. Cool

[evilios]

Re: last reblog's tag (mine).

Cypria is a lost epic that only reached us in fragmentary state from different authors but. Something about procreation to deliver fate etc.

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 21: The Library of Alexandria (Miscellaneous III)

I welcome your suggestions for both Library of Alexandria and other lost works of World Literature and History, as there will be future polls.

[red-moon-at-night]

The impeccable drama of a Judgment of Paris interpretation that chooses to have Aphrodite disguised in the appearance of Helen and say "Grant me your apple cast from gold ... Take me as your reward" is so SO incredibly good what a galaxy-brained idea

AND THEN all of the tension and conflict created between Paris and Helen through him constantly referring to her as "Sweet Aphrodite" and "goddess"... Like it starts off very endearing for Helen in Perfect Stranger ("He called out a name meant for me") but quickly turns sour in Paris In Court and Any Fool Could See - Paris has precisely 0 brain cells and is quite possibly the densest lead role I've ever come across. His naivete and optimism is actually quite scary (especially at the beginning of Any Fool Could See) and the constant kneeling and devotion towards Helen is just *chefs kiss*

Helen becomes less of a person and more of a symbol of love (to Paris) and war (to everyone else). The line delivery of "I become the object / Of such bitterness / And fear" in Hell Or High Water tugs at my heartstrings. Sheila Parker's performance throughout the musical absolutely elevates Helen's character, her vocals are AMAZING honestly.

There's layers to it I'm not going to be able to put into words or do justice right now but that's okay. TL;DR: "One goddess / One human counterpart". It's such a fun twist on that myth!!

[emmikay]

*slams door open* Does Chiron have access to the lost works of the epic cycle?

[faithfulcat111]

I really am regretting decisions make by me three weeks ago. I really should have bought that Euripedes plays collection book while I was at the bookstore.

[oracleofdiscord]

[bear-cubs-art-things]

Fandoms you're in?

excellent question!

Currently hyperfixating The Odyssey/EPIC the musical, but I also draw Good Omens, MSM, and maybe Trolls once in a while :)

[nepurrta-cataria]

twas a koma day today