#penelope and telemachus

[polentaconleche]

"Hijo mio mi amor..." 🫂❤️ A little reminder that in Telemachus's first 20 years, Penelope had to be his mother and father...

Fun fact: My Penelope's design is based in my own mom's looks, in that way I see her more like a mother bc... it looks like my mum x'd. Anyway, hope you enjoy this and Happy early father's day! jsjs

[sunnidawn]

She got a bit overprotective

[muwchi]

In on the joke rn bc im so original u guys HAPPY PRIDE MONTH YALL 🫶🫶🫶💕💕💕

[tired0artist]

Imagine if Athena could grant Odysseus, Penelope and Telemachus a blessing. Where for the next 20 years, they don’t age.

Returning the lost 20 years to them, in a way that she only can.

It doesn’t fix any of the hurt and longing for any of them, but it gives them time to recover. To catch up on what was lost…

Ithaca gets to bloom under the rule of a King who was lost for so long.

And our beloved family gets to take their time, and they value every moment of it.

Granting immortality, is past the capabilities of the Goddess. A matter that would have to be brought before Zeus.

But what is 20 years to a God? Nothing. The Olympus wouldn’t even care to notice, if some mortals lived longer than they should. A case too boring to even look into.

And while it would be that way for the Gods. For Odysseus and his family, it’s everything.

[restlesskeychains]

Penelope and Telemachus doodle while my schoolwork eats me alive

[curiouslymyown]

Telemachus being the only thing stopping the suitors from getting to Penelope makes me SICK

[toxinoire]

I feel like the main thing about Epic that I love so much is how Jorge has explicitly stated that it's not accurate to the actual Odyssey, but stayed true to how Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus feel about one another.

Odysseus wants nothing more but to go home to his wife.

Penelope is patient, loyal, and cunning who believes Ody will return.

Telemachus wants to be like his father and keep his mother safe from the men who are taking over his home.

These are main things that often get changed in most retellings. The fact that there are many translations that show Odysseus's encounters with Circe and Calypso as non consensual or dubiously consensual show that there is a HUGE possibility that Homer actually wrote Odysseus to be an SA victim, and should not be dismissed--Ody should not be dismissed as just a cheater. Some retellings portray Penelope as someone who doesn't truly love Odysseus, as if she didn't wait for 20 years. While canon Telemachus may seem like a troubled man, he is trying his best to uphold the reputation of his father and keep his mom away from the suitors, even if he has to result to yelling at her to go back to her room sometimes. Not the best way to keep her safe, but his intention is pure, his intention is to make sure his mother doesn't get hounded by them.

Epic is inaccurate, and Jorge has said that.

Many was changed to make it more engaging and like a video game and anime.

But it does stay true to how the Ithacan family see and feel towards one another. And I love that.

[nyssasatelier]

He did it, he's home.

No words I'm too overwhelmed by it still. Probably doesn't help that I've been listening to it for hours on loop haha

[naminimimmifonn]

Penelope & Telemachus dessign!

I said id have more epic content so here it is! It has been a while since I wanted to make a proper design for Penelope and Telemachus (a lot of characters actually) but didnt find the inspiration until today!

A Nice reminder I have comissions Open!

Speedpaint + alt ver under the cut (mostly me suffering)

Would You guys like to see anything in special? :3

[thhouseofblack]

Chapter 3 of Fighting from Afar is out! 🫶

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63800938/chapters/164724886

[maidenofcrows]

More Penelope Headcanons

• Pointy canines! Vampire teeth! Sharp chompers! Because her mother was a naiad, and Telemachus inherits the trait as well

• Pointy ears! Not like elvishly long and pointed. Human sized and pointed. Also something she got from her mother and that her son will get from her

• Very introverted. So introverted. The only two people who (usually) don’t drain her social battery are her husband and her son

• Impulsive thoughts include (gently) biting her husband’s upper arm. Relatively harmless things that mostly cause confusion. Ordinarily, she’s got a pretty good handle on it, but sometimes… sometimes

• Loves animals but is always apprehensive of them at first because they have teeth/beaks/claws and it probably wouldn’t go so well if she tried to bite back

• In a similar vein, she feels horrible about what happened to Argos. She was out of her depth with a hunting dog and her son hadn’t even been able to walk at the time, much less train a dog to hunt. By the time they got him back, the suitors were abusing everything she cared about and she didn’t know how to take care of him without making matters worse, and subsequently is constantly berating herself for “not being clever enough” to figure it out

• Part (not all, but a bit) of the reason she clashes with Telemachus in the Odyssey is because she never really had a parent figure she would really consider stable. The closest thing was her uncle, but he was still obviously going to place his own children first. She’s doing her best

• Sometimes makes jokes about being thrown to the water to drown as a baby, but they don’t land well. Odysseus, however, was the first to offer to throw hands

• “I know it sucks, but thems the rules” she says while exploiting every loophole

• Yes she is modest — wearing clothes that cover more, donning some form of headdress or veil even if it’s not technically necessary, whatever. But it’s not out of any sort of moralistic standpoint, it’s just what’s comfortable for her

• Everyone seems to headcanon that Penelope runs cold and Odysseus runs warm. I am no different. Ice block x Heater respectively

• Everyone’s first impression is always how kind she is, how gentle she is, how sweet she is. All of this is true. She is kind and gentle and sweet. She is also identifying your weaknesses and planning the best way to utterly destroy you just in case.

• While her primary love language is quality time, she will let her loved ones know when she wants physical affection too. And then she becomes so clingy. Human octopus. Gets even worse when she gets married because then her favorite person is right there and maybe if they snuggle long enough they’ll just meld into one being

[sunnidawn]

He freaks his mother out sometimes (unintentionally)

[faerie-sketches-things]

“and I’ve been waiting, waiting”

Lil sketch of Penelope and baby Telemachus 🥹

[stayasleepanddream]

I keep imagining what would happen between Telemachus and Penelope after "We'll be fine"

He just, comes to her room, very proud, very bloody too and immediately tells his mother everything that happened

Penelope *eye twitching just a little bit*: so you fought the suitors because they insulted me.

Telemachus nods

Penelope: and you were losing

Nods harder

Penelope: then Athena. The goddess of wisdom, intervened and helped you stay alive

Telemachus smiles brightly

Penelope: and now you're friends

Telemachus: Isn't that amazing?!

Penelope: I'm sensing a pattern in the men of this family

[restlesskeychains]

Penelope and Telemachus hanging out part 2

[rozadoesart]

EMO TELEMACHUS SAGA CONTINUES