#wonderful night for perusing tumblr awful night for being unable to string thoughts together
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I'm actually so frustrated that I'm so tired and incoherent tonight because not only have I seen a great many fantastic Apollo posts I'd love to contribute to, I also got a mythical, super rare Achilles/Troilus post that directly names Achilles' crimes against Apollo and I can't!! Respond!! Or Add!!! To it!!! in any meaningful way!!!!
AGONIES!! TORMENT!!! A THOUSAND PAINS!!!
#ginger rambles#wonderful night for perusing tumblr awful night for being unable to string thoughts together#I had a whole discussion in dms with someone about Achilles and Troilus earlier this week too#UGH I wanna talk about it so bad#once again I am defeated by my own brain#I'm coming back to some of these posts though they're way too good to pass up holy shit#That Achilles/Troilus post brought tears to my eyes I was so happy#I personally think of the Iliad as a love story#But specifically as a love story of a god to his city/people#The Iliad is a massive living testament to the strength of love Apollo had for Troy despite knowing its fate#and the lengths he went to to try and make things better for those city-dwellers he so adored#It's his love for his children for his worshippers for the land itself#for the people that loved him and called upon his name#Super unpopular reading of the Iliad I know but like once again I'm concerned with the Apollonian above all else#UGH
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