#swift footed achilles

[deliajackson]

If we follow the logic; No. According to the Achilleid - which is the main source of him being bathed in the Styx by his mother when he was an infant(and is roman literature, btw). The Styx didnt stop him from aging naturally. He still growned up and died at the early age of his 20's.

If I had a nickel for every time Percy Jackson turned down immortality/godhood, I would have two nickels. Which is a lot, and it is absolutely iconic that it happened twice!

[thecatundertheladder]

Me when I’m in a using epithets competition and my opponents are a twelve-year-old from Wattpad and Homer

[baejax-the-great]

Still thinking about how Ajax isn't even in the Odyssey yet Homer twice is like, remember that guy? Remember Ajax? Damn that dude was sexy. Okay moving on.

[deadbaguette]

There is the overwhelming urge sometimes to just suddenly… refer to the Iliad characters with the epithets. All. the. time.

[thelesbianthespianposts]

get me out of here!! My dad (classics professor) is talking about the ‘similarities’ between Seinfeld and the Homeric epics

[ah-kill-es]

i bring a certain empurpling glow of heroism to the barricade that the monarchist troops don't seem to like

[finelythreadedsky]

yeah i'm doing homeric philology on child ballads but when the peggy seeger and ewan maccoll recording of the twa brothers says that the elder brother gives the younger "a deathless wound". what does that mean??? he does die.

[streets-in-paradise]

I had to stop writing for a second because I was laughing hard for imagining Eudorus and Patroclus singing the Gaston song to cheer up Achilles after Agamemnon screws him over.

[thecrimsondandelion]

All my notes in The Iliad so far is me telling Agamemnon to fuck off

[hayatheauthor]

10 Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

Prev: Non-Lethal Injury Ideas

Need some creative ways to give your characters a real fight for survival? Here are 10 ideas: 

1. Punctured Artery

A puncture to major arteries like the femoral artery (thigh), the carotid artery (neck), or radial artery (arm) can cause rapid blood loss. It starts off with a sharp pain, weakness, lightheadedness and eventually can lead to hypovolemic shock. Requires urgent medical attention.

2. Punctured Eye Socket

A punctured eye socket will cause blood vessel damage leading to internal bleeding. I would use this for non-combat characters trying to get away. The eyes are an easy weak spot + you don’t need much strength to cause a critical injury/puncture. Also good for a protag's tragic backstory.

3. Torn Achilles Tendon

A torn Achilles tendon can result in severe bleeding if nearby arteries or veins are damaged. Your character will be forced to hobble away as pain causes their foot to swell and bruise. Plus, you can easily adjust the pain levels per your scene, from swift cuts to explosive jumps. 

4. Neck Hyperextension (Hangman’s Fracture)

This injury will fracture the C2 vertebra and can lead to spinal cord damage, paralysis or sudden death. This isn’t a light injury your character can come back from, so I would suggest using it only when you’re aiming for death.

5. Pierced Lung

A punctured lung will lead to a pneumothorax where air escapes into the chest cavity, collapsing the lung. Characters with this injury may have difficulty breathing, chest pain, and a cough that produces frothy blood (all the dramatics you need). 

6. Severe Concussion

A severe concussion will lead to confusion, vomiting, immobility and memory loss. More dangerously, brain swelling, internal bleeding and damaged brain tissue. Plus, it has a long recovery period. 

7. Shattered Pelvis

If you need something severe that restricts mobility but also causes severe pain then this is perfect! Involves signs of shock, internal bleeding, numbness, swelling—really a lot of things. Can occur if OC falls from a high place, hit repeatedly, car accident, etc.  

8. Internal Bleeding from Blunt Force Trauma

I like using this when you need something subtle since it doesn't show immediate symptoms. Over time, they will feel weak, cold, nauseous, and intense pain. Perfect if you want that 'everyone made it out then suddenly someone collapses' moment. 

9. Intestinal Perforation

A sharp blow or penetrating wound can cause a tear in the intestines, leaking bacteria into the body cavity, then peritonitis. It can go from small stomach pain to near death pretty quickly. Without prompt medical care, sepsis can set in, causing organ failure and death.

10. Cut to the Jugular

If you need something more visibly dramatic then go with the classic cut to the jugular. A warm rush of blood will pour out, and blood would spurt with every heartbeat. Causes panic, choking, and internal bleeding too. All the blood and gore you need. 

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. Remember the worse the injury the more likely your character is to die (so be realistic folks). Happy writing! :)

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[panthermouthh]

Swift-footed Achilles, son of Peleus 🏹

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[wolfythewitch]

All I want is to see Achilles go vroom vroom is that too much to ask

To do research for my nonexistent fi Iliad au I have started watching drive to survive

[homers-filing-cabinet]

The Iliad is a wonderful epic filled with super cool fight scenes, stealth missions, and gut wrenching sadness, but there’s this one moment that lives in my head rent free for absolutely no reason aside from slight amusement.

Not sure which book(chapter) it is, but there is a scene in which Achilles has completed his mourning over Patroclus, and if I’m not mistaken, Achilles was there for twelve days and did not eat or drink anything. Trust me this is important.

Achilles goes and he tells his mates (Ody, Menelaus, etc) that he’s gonna go out and absolutely rip Hector a new one.

Before he goes out though, Odysseus stops him and I kid you not, for at minimum half a page, our boy Odysseus goes on a whole MONOLOGUE about how important breakfast is, and how Achilles needs to at least have some meat and wine before he tears through the Trojan army and turns Hector into his personal ragdoll.

And if I’m not mistaken, Odysseus actually gets Achilles to eat before he leaves. What a guy, getting Achilles to listen to him.

Now go eat breakfast like Homer intended, dear readers. If the great, swift footed Achilles needs to eat breakfast, so do you.

[thelesbianthespianposts]

Pre-Iliad Dashboard simulator

⬜️ iphy-the-princess-deactivated12990415

Eeeee!!! Guess who’s getting married to swift-footed Achilles??!!!

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💪 bestofgreeks

hurts being the only competent Greek warrior but someone’s gotta do it

#aristos achaeon #suck it agamemnon #im so hot #trojan war

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🪢 ilovemywife

I’m so strong for putting up with the other kings of Greece. #Except my bestie o-my-gods-just-let-me-die-omedes the only real one #if I have to hear agamemnon refuse to acknowledge the gods’ help one more time #he has so much hubris #could never be me

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🖕o-my-gods-just-let-me-die-omedes

why do people find Odysseus charming? He’s literally just lying about everything??

🖕o-my-gods-just-let-me-die-omedes

I get it

#i would legit die for him #hes the best of all of us ok?? 245 notes

👁️ pleaseimaprophetiswear

PLEASE SOMEONE LISTEN TO ME

🗡️ agamemnon

yes?

👁️ pleaseimaprophetiswear

SOMEBODY ELSE

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👑 prettiest-girl-ever-derogatory

Day 57 in Troy: living my best life, my new “husband” was away today thank the Gods. I heard there’s going to be a war over me. Love the sentiment but it’s a little much y’know?

#my husband is so nice but he’s so dramatic #hes pooled together all the armies in Greece to come together #no hector hate in the reblogs ok? #hes actually pretty ok #we make fun of paris together

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🏹 paris-not-the-city

Ok poll to prove I’m not crazy

No nuance option bc I wasn’t given one

#not my fault #its clearly aphrodite #olympian gods #i didn’t know kidnapping the queen of sparta would have consequences

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✨ queen-clytemnestra

im going to kill my husband. with an axe

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[ah-kill-es]

i temporarily rise from my tumblr grave to offer you A Concept: zagreus hadesgame singing legendary from epic.

that's it that's the post. back into my grave i go

[claireverlasting]

*cracks knuckles* so funny thing actually:

New arcana card arts!!! I’ve known Achilles is the swift runner (swift-footed achilles lol) since the beginning, but I did not expect Patroclus to be excellence, this is cool

It’s obvious these two matches (two horse? Could be Achilles’ two immortal steeds), and oh boy do I have Theories about this

First off, Achilles. It’s pretty obvious that this is him during trojan war, but more specifically after his fight with Scamander in the iliad. You can see the river filled with blood here

So pretty straight forward. This is Achilles’ aristeia (as in a hero’s best moment in battle)

Patroclus is harder to guess. He’s not wearing his armor in Hades. It could be part of the myrmidons’ armor during the war, but it’s not in his palette and he’s not wearing the bracer.

He is, however, in Achilles’ color. So it could be him borrowing Achilles’ armor and fighting in his place in book 16, aka Patroclus’ aristeia. These two are now extra matched lol

Oh and the punchline? Aristeia literally means Excellence