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Odysseus disguised as a beggar :

Irus, THE local ithican beggar : This island aint big enough for two beggars.

Odysseus : are you seriously gatekeeping poverty ?

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(after listening to the bard in the court of Phaeacia)

Alcinous: Hey, are you doing okay?

Odysseus: I’m fine! Why do you ask?

Alcinous: Well, for one thing, you’re openly weeping.

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Penelope: I'm going to get our wedding bed moved for you

Odysseus:

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wouldn't you like

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Traditional ornaments of minority nationalities in China, by order: 蒙古族, 珞巴族，傣族，珞巴族，普米族，珞巴族，纳西族，哈萨克族，台江族，哈尼族，达斡尔族，黎族，傣族，彝族，藏族，水族，苗族，苗族.   By 复兴手工艺

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I think a lot of people in the fandom are just kids, very young fellows that don't understand how much ancient literature in all around the world has shaped us. The Iliad and the Odyssey are pieces of literature and culture that have influence in our daily life. You don't need to read it to notice and you don't need to think so hard to doing so. Odyssey itself is a word that describes a long journey with a lot of awful events happening, which is what happens in the story, that's how much of an influence it has been. It has shaped the language around it! And the Trojan horse? We even have virus that work with the same principles and are named AFTER IT. And those are only two silly examples outside literature that came into my mind as I am writing this.

Epic is good and enjoyable but without Homer you wouldn't have the Odyssey and without the Odyssey you wouldn't have Epic. Not only that but you are disrespecting a culture while at it. Respect the source material even if you don't want to read it.

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Not this shit again

Ach here we go again stating the obvious.. when i see comments like this i get very frustrated:

"Epic will always be canon" "Epic Ody is canon", "It’s a fictional story so take whichever version you prefer"

This attitude is ignorant and tone-deaf, especially when it erases the voice of Homer, a singular author whose work shaped literature and holds deep cultural meaning for Greeks, ancient and modern.

The Odyssey isn’t some vague myth you can remix like a fairy tale. It’s a literary epic written by Homer. His words carry the soul of ancient Greece, its language, values, memory, and struggles. When you say "canon is whatever I want it to be" ,you’re erasing an actual ancient voice.

Calling Epic "canon" over Homer’s original work is like saying Disney’s Hercules is the definitive myth. It’s not. It’s fanfiction with good production value and it should stay in its lane.

Look at some great written lines from the Odyssey that people should read, giving more depth to Odysseus and the story in general:

ὢ πόποι, ἦ μάλα δὴ πονηρὸς ἔπλευ, ὦ Δῖε καὶ θεοί, ὅς τοι ἑταίρους ἀναιδείῃσιν ἀπώλεσα

-Ah me! Surely I am utterly wretched... Through my own recklessness, I have destroyed my comrades!”

ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα, πολύτροπον…

-Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns…

ἄλλοτ’ ἐπ’ ἄλλο φρονέοντες ἐώθῃται καὶ ἀνωγῇ.

-Mortal minds are always changing and uncertain.

As a Greek, this matters. Reducing The Odyssey to "whichever version you like" is harmful. It’s another form of cultural erasure. Greeks still study, translate, quote, and reflect on Homer. He's part of who we are ,not some optional headcanon to replace with TikTok edits.

In a world where literacy is at risk and people scroll past entire cultures to chase trendy content, the bare minimum is respecting a foundational author. Read him. Reflect on him. Understand what he wrote before you rewrite it.

You can enjoy modern takes. But never forget where it all came from. Homer is the canon, and everything else is a retelling.

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宋抹胸 Song Moxiong Sewing Construction

(not really a tutorial bc I don't go over how to hem/seam stuff together but close enough)

Yesterday @dragonaeve asked about the pattern for the triangle pleat moxiong in the server so I thought I'd just post it in here too lol, it's dead easy to make (coming from the clothing designer who can barely actually sew)

Some data from 花山墓 for your viewing pleasure:

Here, off Twitter but data has been corroborated with at least 3 other sources, shown is 菱形朵花紋絹抹胸, the last one in the table. This one doesn't have a chest band but a lot of people prefer having it these days bc of friction and also wear & tear purposes so I added it

onto the making

Step One: Make Some Wrecked Angles

Cut out 4 rectangles:

1x MAIN BODY: H = however long you want the garment to be (usually 30-60cm), W = your chest circumference * 1.5

1x CHEST BAND: H = chest band width (usually 3-5cm) * 2, L = (chest * 1.5) - (d¹ * 2)

2x RIBBONS: H = ribbon width (2-4cm) * 2, L = ribbon length (usually like 50-150cm, kinda whatever)

¹ d is half the difference value in the top/bottom lengths. You can either do a triangle pleat, inverse box pleat, or no pleat. The bigger the d value is the more pronounced the curvature. See next step for d value.

ALSO ADD SEAM ALLOWANCE AND STUFF

Step Two: Choose Your Fighter

Choice 1: No Pleat

d = 0. You don't have to do anything queen sit back n relax

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Choice 2: 三角褶 Triangle Pleat (aka dart)

d = 5cm if you're mimicking the Huashan artifact but most people like to go smaller than that so u can adjust if u want

Fold that shit in half (wrong side out)

2. Sew this line to make this triangle in the corner (w = d, h = 2*d)

3. Unfold it (still wrong side out)

4. Either press the triangle thing to one side or squish it flat.

Tada

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Choice 3: 工字褶 Inverse Box Pleat

d = ~2-5cm ish up to you

Fold that shit in half (wrong side out)

2. Make a W that's d/2 tall

3. Flip it and reverse it

4. Open the book and smush the ears flat

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Step Three: Make A Sandwich

(You can add interfacing to the chest band first if u want it makes it easier. The ribbons are just tubes)

Obviously hem stuff and sew things together like normal lol otherwise that's it

Optional Toppings:

Make a vertical slit in the chest band at the 1/3 point for the ribbon to pass through when u tie it

If you don't got them Tang Dynasty sized titties, add loops for straps and/or sew straps directly onto the band

Add a lining (literally just another big rectangle that u sew to the main body and then proceed as usual)

Use different fabrics for the band and the body for funsies

Add trim between the band & body for decor

No chest band, sew ribbons directly to main body (more accurate to Huashan moxiong)

Fabric not wide enough for the main body? Sew a bunch of smaller rectangles together to make One Big Wrecked Angle. Make them out of different fabrics if you're feeling adventurous

Use already-made hair ribbons or satin ribbons for ribbons if u don't wanna sew tubes

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They are indeed a couple, then what?

光·渊 JUSTICE IN THE DARK · 2025

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One of my friends loves this sketch a lot so I decided to give it some color as well and I don't regret it.

I didn't forget the silly hat!! (I love that hat, it changes his vibe)

And some sitting poses practice with Odysseus! (I couldn't choose which one to draw so I sketched everything, plus, there's always a good excuse to draw some thighs 🙂‍↕️)

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iliad musical except one of the songs is just helen rapping the entire list of ships from book 2

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Have you all noticed how everything about Odysseus screams "trickster"? That dude is a moving contradiction that drives one in the false sense of security till it is too late.

Yes he is barely average or short but he is incredibly well built and strong, much more than what meets the eye.

Yes he is old but he is incredibly vigorous and fast to the point of younger men have tough time to compete against him

Yes he often seems like a simpleton when he doesn't talk and then he starts to and people realize he can speak and twist his words and spin them like fine thread

Yes he doesn't have any divine beauty and yet his charm is enough to capture many people on his way including two goddesses and a young princess

Yes he is patient and looks like he can be calm and then you see him explode and you realize how wrong you are

Yes he is a pious man and religious to the point of following the gods laws to the t no matter how horrible that looks and yet he is the one who is not afraid to bend the rules.

Yes he is incredible to the art of spear but he can aim with the arrow as well

Yes he looks like he doesn't care and yet he cares deeply

Yes he appears that he would rather be safe and sound but then he jumps into battle for you

The dude's presence makes you underestimate him and everything else makes you realize that you actually DO underestimate him and he can do much more! The dude is a naturally-born trickster! XD

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No words, just internal screaming

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Never the eyes only the thighs

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I didn't forget the silly hat!! (I love that hat, it changes his vibe)

And some sitting poses practice with Odysseus! (I couldn't choose which one to draw so I sketched everything, plus, there's always a good excuse to draw some thighs 🙂‍↕️)

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Sketches