#mythology nerd

[bbyalwayhigh]

I'm about to script a reality where I'm like a mother nature deity and my reverse harem is the greek Gods and Goddesses. This is going to be so fun to script and shift to 💗🤭

[josy-woodhouse]

So my wife and I had our honeymoon on Crete recently and in the museum of Heraklion we saw her:

I am obsessed!

What do you mean there was a possible Goddess of nature AND cats AND snakes and no one told me about this before??

So basically the Minoan civilization was one of the first civilisations in Europe and we know very little about them and what we know of them comes largely from the fact they were really talented artists, to the point where they have been hired by the Egyptian Pharos. They had a lot of cults on the Greek island Crete and built big labyrinth like "Palaces" there, which we by now know, probably weren't palaces at all. Most often they are assumed to have been temples, but it is subject of ongoing debate. Unrelated to the snake goddess (probably?) they found a cave on Crete filled with double edged axe heads of varying sizes, probably for religious reasons(?) because some of these sizes don't make sense as weapons or tools.

Why did Greek mythology tumblr not tell me about this?

Anyway I bought myself a tiny figure and a T-Shirt (picture below) of the snake goddess and am planning to become a collector of her merchandise now.

Anyway, I have been reading up on the Minoan culture on wiki and I advise other history or mythology nerds to do the same.

[yuuyuuuyuuuu]

hello mythology fans please give me your favorite mythological story. does not have to be from anything specific, it can be like Greek, Egyptian, etc., I just wanna hear some cool stories!!!! however please do include where the story is from

thanks guys 😋

[secretlifeofsparrow]

I GOT TO SEE ONE OF MY FAVORITE MYTHOLOGY STORIES AT THE OPERA FOR A CHOIR TRIP!!!!! OMG, IT WAS SO PRETTY!!

Btw, it's Orpheus and Eurydice!!!

[shadowpuppetteer]

The holy trinity of Mythology Nerd Books. If you read these books as a kid, come sit next to me.

[rottenguppy]

Most of the time, here in America with the film industry or overall industry of art, shows, and media, I see a lot of Americanization of other culture.

Which gets me really sad when I want to see history or research done right in a book or art, and while they exist, it's very hard to find in a sea of romanticization, Americanization, or just shitty research.

(And while I would love to find books in Greek that give a Greek modern perspective, I cannot read Greek and don't know how I would even find a book in Greek here in America (let alone the damn south))

[thatisayouproblem]

Odysseus in French is usually called Ulysse, and The Odyssey is commonly called L’Odyssée d’Ulysse (The Odyssey of Odysseus) instead of just L’Odyssée (The Odyssey), so for the longest time I believed that in English they called it Odysseus’ Odyssey.

[blumineck]

Why was Odysseus’ bow so hard to string?

(The bow I use in this is Chinese in design rather than Greek, but it hits some of the key shape points)

[phoebepheebsphibs]

BRO WHAT

@boots-with-the-fur-club OMG BOOTS BOOTS BOOTS!!

WHAT ARE THE ODDS —

[toaster-fire-art]

I've offically come full circle a decade later since I'm back hyperfixating on the Arthurian legend distracting myself from everything and listening to the same music as my 14 year old self was. But hey at least I have the confidence in drawing them now.

I love them so so dearly I'm going just a little insane, I'm sorry to everyone who doesn't know me beyond my usual fandoms, you have to put up with what rearranged my brain chemistry when I was a kid.

This started as just a few of the knights, Lancelot, Gawaine, and Galahad and then it became: "Oh but then I should draw __" and here we are. My designs are all over the place and I cannot be bothered to actually draw armor I'll die i just want to draw pretty patterns. But I think the mismatch of clothing styles and all that makes it cohesive?

And I'm going with Malroy and T.H White influence as it's what I know best, that being said all the boys have their coat of arms alluded to in some way but you might have to squint.

(my laptop absolutely hates me for this one. imagine exporting a file and then having to manipulate the sizing 3 times for it to even be able to upload anywhere, couldn't be me. I don't even know how to show the full thing..)

[greekmythcomix]

Had some surgery lately and anxiety made me make these: Olympian vintage band tee homages. They’re on my Classics Nerds Redbubble if you like them!

[kiwi-koala]

Happy year of the snake! 🐍 🥳 I celebrate with spreading the word of the tsuchinoko monster from one of my favorite scenes!

[dollypopup]

today I'm thinking about how the fandom so frequently characterized Colin as being an idiot (to the point where it's a tag on AO3 used near 1K times) and called him clueless and dumb almost entirely because he didn't recognize that Penelope had feelings for him

and then we find out in Season 3 that Eloise, Anthony, Benedict, Debling, Portia and literally no one else knew. by the time CRESSIDA said something about it, the whole city had been watching those two clowns on unicycles honk honking and circle around each other like water in a drain after going kissy kissy smooch smooch for like a month

'oh why is colin so clueless-'

he's not in the audience. he isn't privy to Penelope's pining like we are. every single other character, including Colin, do not see what we see

justice for my boy!!!! we spent like two years calling Colin an idiot and then my baby ended up being the most emotionally intelligent character on that entire show. apologize to him

[scrivenger-grimgar]

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[twisted-dork]

Dick Grayson Meets May Parker (AKA the Most Confusing, Yet Intriguing Woman in Gotham Right Now)

Dick Grayson was not expecting much when he walked into the Gotham Public Library.

Sure, he’d heard the stories.

A mysterious new woman, a librarian of all things, who had somehow beaten the Joker without breaking a sweat.

Tim had been going insane trying to figure her out.

Jason was suspiciously quiet about the whole thing. (Which was already a red flag.)

And Stephanie? Stephanie had flat-out told him: “She’s like a cool aunt who could probably kill a man with a spoon.”

Which, honestly? Intriguing.

So, naturally, he had to see for himself.

The library was warm, a stark contrast to the dreary Gotham weather outside.

And there she was.

May Parker.

Sitting behind the counter, sorting through a stack of books with the kind of effortless focus that only librarians and crimefighters seemed to master.

But there was something else about her.

Something that immediately set off his instincts.

She carried herself like she was always aware of her surroundings.

Like she was waiting for the other shoe to drop.

And when a sudden thud echoed from the back of the library, she subtly shifted, her fingers tensing—

Before realizing it was just a kid dropping a book.

She relaxed instantly, but Dick saw it.

That was not the reaction of a civilian.

And yet, when she looked up and smiled at him, she looked so… normal.

Dick had been in the game long enough to know that was bullshit.

He approached the counter with his best, most charming smile.

Dick: “Hey there. You must be the famous May Parker.”

May blinked up at him, clearly unimpressed.

May: “Famous? I think you have the wrong person.”

Dick leaned on the counter.

Dick: “Oh, I dunno. It’s not every day someone beats the Joker with a baseball bat.”

May gave him a look.

May: “I don’t know where people keep getting these rumors.”

Dick grinned.

Dick: “Uh-huh. Right.”

She raised an eyebrow, clearly not buying into his easy charm.

And honestly? He kind of respected that.

Then, Peter Parker came running up to her, clutching a book to his chest.

Peter: “May! Look, look! They have ‘The Hobbit’!”

May’s entire demeanor softened instantly.

She ruffled Peter’s hair, his curls jumping around everywhere, and smiled.

May: “Well, that’s a classic. You gonna read it all by yourself?”

Peter puffed up stars clear in his eyes.

Peter: “Uh-huh! And then I’ll read it to you!”

Dick watched the exchange, filing away the way May instinctively kept Peter close.

The way she subtly scanned the room before focusing on him again.

That was protection in its purest form.

And suddenly, Dick understood exactly why Jason had been so weird about her.

Because this woman?

She wasn’t just anyone.

She was someone who had fought for that kid.

Who had won against one of the worst monsters Gotham had to offer.

And she had done it without a mask. That kind of thing?

It wasn’t luck.

It was something else entirely.

Dick wasn’t stupid.

He knew better than to push too hard.

So he backed off, chatted about books, and let her think he was just some friendly guy making conversation.

But as he left, he sent Jason a message:

Dickwing: So. You like her.

Littlewing: Don’t start, Dickwing.

Dickwing: Oh, I’m starting. You’re down bad, Littlewing

Littlewing: Block me.

Dick laughed.

Because yeah.

May Parker?

She was someone worth keeping an eye on.

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