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I feel like it is destined for me to turn silly centaur Izuku into a fic but I’m already working on three rn so I guess that’ll just have to wait…
[...a son, of many shifts, blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night, a thief at the gates, one who was soon to show forth wonderful deeds among the deathless gods.]
Troilus design! (ft best dad Apollo) He's around 12 years old here.
Researching Troilus' story is not an easy task because unfortunately most of the ancient texts focused on him didn't survive and others only survived in fragments.
This story is brutal even for greek mythology standards so please keep that in mind if you want to continue reading this or do more research on your own.
Something that all of the versions seems to agree on is that he was a Trojan prince, son of queen Hecuba and was killed by Achilles. His father was either Apollo or Priam (Apollo fits more with the context of the story though).
Most of the versions also focus on Troilus' young age and he's often shown to be visibly shorter than Achilles on the vase paintings depicting his death.
The most popular version of the myth (which is also supported by ancient vase paintings) states that Troilus and his sister Polyxena (she's not preset in every version though) went outside of Troy on their horses and while they were at a fountain Achilles ambushed them.
Achilles then chased Troilus who tried to hide inside of Apollo's temple (possibly seeking his father's protection) but Achilles caught up to him and murdered Troilus either inside or in front of the temple and then brutally mutilated his body.
There 2 alternative reasons given for the murder:
1. There was a prophecy which said that if Troilus reached 21 years of age Troy would never fall.
2. Achilles fell in love with Troilus, tried to force himself on him and was enraged when the boy refused his advances. (This version seems to have more surviving evidence)
It could also be that the only reason that Achilles killed Troilus was the fact that he was a Trojan prince and therefore an enemy but this does not seem to fit with the brutality of the act.
Here are some vase paintings that show Troilus' death at the hands of Achilles
HYPNOS MY BABY❤️
7 hours of work right here, i'll do an Eris version one of these days
( close ups and tags under cut)
@zigadoodle (very cute hypnos!!)
@thestarryfalls (yours is what inspired this so thank you!!)
@kyleesarthell ( gorgeous hypnos design!)
@papaseidon ( I love your design!)
Greek mythology art dump! (I can't draw dogs so it was traced a little but I'm learning how to draw canines wanna put that out there so I don't mislead but everything else is all drawn by me) and credit to @kyleesarthell for some of my inspo on ganymede's jewelry and hair kinda!
→Commission info←
Hermione of Sparta holding the vase of her husband!!! It took me all day to draw but I'm really happy with how it looks!!!
Circe with her braids undone, commission for @mageofheart-sombre
Thank you so much for commissioning me! :D
Περσεφόνη/Persephone
Thinking about how that one dead guy said galatea never actually spoke to her husband when she came to life and it makes me think about how she was only created to be for him. She was brought to life to be a person but only for him.
As far as I know, her creator only created her because he hated women and thought he could create a better, "perfect" woman.
She was created because of a man's hatred. And was brought to life because of his obsessions.
People who have read "the song of Achilles" need to read "the silence of the girls" and Homer's Iliad, as in song of Achilles the story is told from Patroclus' perspective, someone who loved Achilles so he's incredibly biased and mainly focuses on how amazing Achilles was,
when actually he's the reason so many died during the trojan was because of his massive tantrum over Briseis (who would not have been like a close friend to them she would have just been a slave for Achilles to use)
Then again after Patroclus dies he commits horrific acts "in the name of love" but in Homer's Iliad the entire plot is off Achilles anger, it starts with his annoyance of being dishonoured and ends with his rage as his lover is killed because of his original anger.
Had the most British conversation in my classical civilisation class
teacher: can anyone give a good modern day example of epic poetry like homer's Iliad? here's what we came up with: gangster granny the minecraft movie Mulan kung fu panda Narnia
Greek myths modern Au (Pt.1)
since I was bored and I’m reading a book about the myths for school here you go! >:)
Notes: -This Au is settled in southern Italy
-In Italy, the “Liceo Classico” is a high school major in humanities: it is possibly the only high school in the world where pupils study both Latin and Ancient Greek and it’s internationally renowned for its advanced curricula in philosophy, literature and history. I will refer to it as ‘Classic lyceum’ though the Hc and all
The Iliad
-Achilles is a 16yo artistic gymnastics agonist from Milan who moved to Naples with his Mom since she’s from there.
- Patroclus is a 16yo Classic lyceum student. He could be the best but doesn’t put enough effort in it.
-Hector is a friendly and caring university student, 21yo, is already married with a kid. He’s friend with Patroclus, since he’s an ex student from his same high school.
-Paris is an arrogant and stupid upperclassmen, 18yo, brother of Hector
-Odysseus is Patroclus’s class 37yo Geography-History teacher
-Agamemnon is a short-tempered 40yo gymnastic coach who heads Achilles’s Agonists group
-Briseis is a 16yo brilliant student and Patroclus’s classmate, being one of the major authors in the school’s journal..and helping Patroclus to not fail his classes.
-Deidamia is a rich and boring 15yo freshmen from a city near Naples, Sorrento
-Helen is a lovely and caring 35yo Greek teacher
-Chiron is a fresh and joyful 40yo fencing, parkour and archery coach
(a plus!)
-Aeneas is a curios and observant 16yo classmate of Briseis and Patroclus. He always fights with them ‘cause he likes Latin over greek
-Telemachus is a shy and lovely 17yo upperclassmen in the same school of Patroclus. He loves his family and he’s trying to find a job to earn some money and go abroad to study when he’s older
Yes! Medusa would be such a cool goddess, she has such a bad rep that she doesn't deserve, I hope she and all her followers have a good day
Medusa as a goddess headcanons
She is the Goddess of victims (thank you, @rey-diem )
Out of all the gods, she is very rebellious and defiant against Zeus and those who follow him.
She didn't immediately become a goddess, but after a long time of self-healing and such, godhood was bestowed upon her
She has a strong hatred for Poseidon and Athena. She also feels sorry for their mortal victims who have caught their attention (same for the mortal victims who have suffered the hands of the other gods)
Medusa would be a maiden Goddess, and her sisters would be at her side.
Obvious tension between Medusa and Athena
She is a hands-on interactive Goddess. She always interacts with her worshippers and her children
She's very protective of her people and children
Hates Poseidon and Athena with a passion and tries to keep her children far, FAR away from theirs
People who have a tattoo of Medusa, she protects and they are her followers
That's all. Hope you enjoy.
The myth of Persephone and Hades is so silly to me because the actual story is just some socially awkward guy trying to ask a girl out and asks her father but her dad’s a dick but Hades just listens to Zeus anyway and kidnaps her which (rightfully) pisses of the mom so mom gets angry and they come to a compromise and now Hades has a wife that’s actually really scary.
I can imagine Hades as a pining mess who just sits there saying “wow” and blushing like a schoolgirl every time Persephone starts ordering people around in the underworld.
we are the next prometheus. will we end up like our own creator?
I was looking up something today and two of my recent searches popped up. I think that they may perhaps be equivalent.