#wes is cassandra of troy

[desertsportshipping]

Some called the Wanderer crazy, unhinged, a loose cannon who stabbed a man over an off handed sentence. Some called the Wanderer ill, a sick man who was tortured by dreams and driven mad by the lack of sleep. Some called the Wanderer blessed, touched by Sinnoh to have a supernatural understanding and connection with every Pokemon he meets.

The real answer was a little bit of all three.

Wes was a mysterious stranger deposited on the beach near Jubilife, bleeding out and clutching two futuristic looking Poke balls. They held an Espeon and an Umbreon, scarred and scrawny and fiercely loyal to the boy they had traveled through the rift with.

When he woke up in the medical ward, he had no memories of anything; they were locked away. Some stuff came back to him instinctually: handling Pokemon being one of them. Despite most of the town's reservations about the mysterious stranger, he was immediately tapped to join the Survey Corps.

Despite never throwing a Pokeball (because something in the back of his brain screams at him not to, even if he demonstrates perfect form when throwing at the little wooden targets), he collects a lot of information just by being near the wild Pokemon and gaining their trust. He may have lost his memories, but there are some things that are engrained into Wes's character, like never recalling Espeon or Umbreon into their balls and generally keeping to himself.

Most people in Jubilife Village do not like him. Perhaps sensing the hostility, Wes kept to himself, choosing to go on longer and longer survey missions to be among the Pokemon. This creates a negative feedback loop, and it's only his respect for Cyrene and Laventon that Wes even comes back to the village at all.

The feelings among the Diamond and Pearl clans are the same, if not as strong due to the fact that Wes doesn't usually run into them. Adaman and Irina keep in touch with Kamado about Wes: they believe he's blessed by Sinnoh, but they still want to keep him at an arms length to avoid any trouble. Unsurprisingly, the closest Wes has to friends in Hisui is the Wardens: Wes befriending the Noble Pokemon is enough for the Wardens to think favorably of him.

Then, five months after his eighteenth birthday, a year after landing on the beach, Wes is cursed with nightmares. Most of them are dregs of memories, mixed together to create something horrific, but some of them...

He talked to Laventon about some of the more unsettling dreams. The visions of Lord Arcanine dying, Volo in a ruined temple with odd plates, a Pokemon with wings of fire whipped into a frenzy, a man with the soul of the sun falling from the rift. Laventon reassured him that they were probably just dreams with no meaning. Wes wasn't sure, but he didn't have a better explanation, so he just wrote them down alongside the other nightmares.

Being constantly woken up in the middle of the night and being unable to go back to sleep is a recipe for sleep deprivation. Combine that with stress, and it's a recipe for disaster.

About six months after the dreams started, during a routine visit from the Gingko Guild, Volo said something off hand. No one involved can remember what it was: all anyone remembers was how Wes snapped and stabbed Volo right in the gut. It was only Laventon shouting his name in panic that brought Wes back to reality. In a split-second decision to keep the Galaxy Clan's relationship with the Gingko Guild intact, Wes was exiled on the spot.

Understandably, neither the Diamond nor Pearl clans wanted to take Wes in. Even if they had offered, Wes probably would've refused: he felt a lot more comfortable among the wild Pokemon than around people.

Everyone thought that Wes's exile was a death sentence. Most people believed it was, as he was very rarely spotted by people. He became a bit of a myth around the Survey Corps: if you're lucky, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the Ghost of the Wanderer.

A couple years after Wes's exile, the Noble Arcanine tragically fell ill and passed away due to an unforeseen illness. Only one remembered his warning.

[theerurishipper]

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Masterpost

[ala-chrisgoods]

Imagine you have a lot of young siblings and Now there are thunder and lightning so they can't sleep, jump into your bed and scream 'Hector Hector'

some sketch in February, I love Trojan family.☺���❤️

[baihujun]

The 4th? 5th? time I've done this meme. Thanks for the suggestions👋

[mmemirrorball]

taylor swift as cassandra of troy

[windsweptinred]

Don't get me wrong, canon wise I want Dionysus x Ariadne yesterday! And you WILL be giving us it Netflix.

But in a, playing with the fictional dolls and making them kiss kinda way... I've got Ariadne x Cassandra in my head now and I can't get that glorious sight out again.

A true union of Crete and Troy in these two phenomenonal women. They both deserve the world for what they've been through. And what a powerhouse couple they'd make.

[hermesmoly]

BkII:402-437 Cassandra is Taken, Virgil's Aeneid

"Every man in her life failed Cassandra of Troy" Never ever speak ill of Coroebus of Phrygia

[kaurwreck]

The average American's ignorance of federalism and the separation of powers is going to fuck us on child online protection legislation if the same energy that is going towards KOSA isn't dedicated towards state legislatures too.

The federal efforts towards KOSA have moved much more slowly than state efforts, and Section 301 of KOSA is drafted with language that permits much more restrictive state legislation because Congress is trying to avoid preempting the 23+ child online protection bills already passed by states, and the many more being considered by states.

[sbd-laytall]

Hell, yeah! We love Donna supporting her chaotic little sister.

Wonder Woman (1987) #130

[mirefireflies]

theyre the same theyre sisters theyre doomed and desperate to escape their story do you get it do you

[trojanhorseleftbackhoove]

Unpopular opinion:

I'd get Cassandra of Troy tattooed more than Medusa. If yk, yk

[alkibiadessuperfan]

i cannot work i can only think about kassandra

[secretceremonials]

No thoughts, just jagos’s cassandra

[filmnoirsbian]

Incomplete list of recommendations if you want greek myth retellings that are actually interesting and do something new with the concept:

Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell (& friends)

O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)

Cassandra by Christa Wolf

The King Must Die by Mary Renault

Los Reyes by Julio Cortázar

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Trojan Women: A Comic by Anne Carson and Rosanna Bruno (let's be honest, Ms. Carson could easily dominate this whole list but I'm trying to limit myself to one and I think this one is the most interesting.)

Girl on an Altar by Marina Carr

Oresteia by Robert Icke

An Iliad by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson

Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis

Helen in Egypt by Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)

Norma Jean Baker of Troy by Anne Carson (ok I lied, what are you gonna do about it?)

Weight by Jeanette Winterson

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Averno by Louise Glück

[tylermileslockett]

"Homecoming,"

In this scene, of Aeschylus's Greek tragic play "Agamemnon",  King Agamemnon has finally arrived back to his palace in Argos (Mycenea) after conquering Troy. He arrives in a chariot with his spoil of war; CASSANDRA (a Trojan slave girl cursed by Apollo with the power of prophecy - but that none shall believe her visions).

Agamemnon's wife, CLYTEMNESTRA meets them at the palace doors, obstructing his entrance. (The chorus has previously related the tale of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter, Iphigenia, ten years prior on the way to Troy. So this confrontation is eagerly anticipated). She showers her husband with rhetoric of love and respect, then rolls out fine embroidered cloth (with fragile red dye) and then convinces him that only by walking barefoot on the  tapestry will he prove his high worth and placate her to enter.  

Professor Peter meineck, in his "Modern Scholar" audio lecture series: "Greek Drama", points to the symbolism when he says "...Agamemnon is wading through blood of his sacrificed daughter," and "...trampling the wealth of the house." Professor Meienck also thinks this tapestry is a menstrual image representing Clytemnestra's power (he even mentions that the ancient Greek word for door was also a slang word for vagina). So when Agamemnon relents, he unknowingly goes to his death. He now represents the sacrificial bull of the Greek new year "Buphonia" Festival.

Random Fun fact: this scene in this play is where we get the concept of "rolling out the red carpet" for honored guests.  

Want to own my Illustrated Greek myth book jam packed with over 130 illustrations like this? Please support my kickstarter for my book "lockett Illustrated: Greek Gods and Heroes" coming in October.You can also sign up for my free email newsletter. please check my LINKTREE 

[blueiscoool]

Breathtaking New Frescoes Found at Pompeii

Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly discovered frescoes are among the finest ever to emerge at the renowned archeological site.

The works of art line the high walls of what was once a large banquet hall. The walls themselves were painted mostly black, and the figures on the frescoes appear to emerge from the shadows. Site director Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel told CBS News partner network BBC News that the dark color was likely used to hide stains from the lamps that lit the hall after the sun went down.

"In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to life," Zuchtriegel said.

Two pieces dominate the hall; one depicts the Greek god Apollo trying to seduce the priestess Cassandra. The second piece shows Prince Paris meeting Helen of Troy.

About a third of the "lost city" of Pompeii remains obscured by volcanic debris from the eruption almost two millennia ago. As scientists make new finds, they quickly move them to a storeroom to protect them from the elements.

The newly discovered frescoes, however, cannot be moved, so they have been protected with temporary roofing. Plaster glue is also being injected into the walls behind the artwork to stop them from falling down.

"We have a passion and a deep love for what we're doing, because what we're uncovering and protecting is for the joy also of the generations that come after us," chief restorer Dr. Roberta Prisco told the BBC, adding that the work was very stressful.

The dig site is much bigger than just the banquet hall.

Another fresco recovered from what was once one of Pompeii's grand properties had been on a ceiling, but it was smashed by the eruption that destroyed the city. Archeologists were able to lay out the pieces like a puzzle and recreate landscapes, theatrical masks, and Egyptian characters.

"This is my favorite discovery in this excavation because it is complex and rare," Dr. Alessandro Russo, co-lead archeologist on the dig, told the BBC. "It is high-quality, for a high-status individual."

In a bakery next to the grand property, the skeletons of two adults and a child were discovered.

Archeologists believe they may have been slaves who were trapped and couldn't flee the eruption, and were killed by falling stones.

"When we excavate, we wonder what we're looking at," co-lead archeologist Dr. Gennaro Iovino told the BBC. "Much like a theater stage, you have the scenery, the backdrop, and the culprit, which is Mount Vesuvius. The archeologist has to be good at filling in the gaps — telling the story of the missing cast, the families and children, the people who are not there anymore."

The team's discovery was just one of a number of recent revelations from the site, after they found other mythological-themed frescoes in early March and then, just weeks later, a construction site that was being worked on right up until the eruption.

The archeologists said near the end of March that they'd found a home construction project that was frozen in time by the eruption, with materials such as bricks and tools still piled up in the reception area of the home.

By Haley Ott.