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children of the sea and the cliffs, of lions and tigers

Patroclus to Achilles at Iliad 16.33-5: “have you no pity? your father was not the horseman Peleus, nor was Thetis your mother: the steely sea and her high crags raised you to keep your mind cruel.”

(Sosias Painter, Achilles Binding Patroclus’ Wounds, c. 500 bce)

Jason to Medea at Euripides, Medea 1342-3: “you are a lioness, not a woman, you have the beastly nature of a Tuscan Scylla.”

and Medea to Jason at Euripides, Medea 1358-9: “so call me a lioness, if you want, and a Tuscan Scylla, dwelling on crags”

(Medea Pondering the Murder of her Children, House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii, c. 1st century bce)

Ariadne to Theseus at Catullus 64.154-7: “what lioness bore you under her solitary crag? what sea spit you forth, conceived in its foaming waves? what Syrtis, what savage Scylla, what monstrous Charybdis raised you to render such payment for my sweet life?”

(Angelica Kauffman, Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus, 1774)

Dido to Aeneas at Vergil, Aeneid 4.365-7: “your mother was no goddess, Dardanus is not your ancestor, liar! the dreaded Caucasus bore you on harsh cliffs, and Hyrcanian tigers nursed you.”

(Joseph Stallaert, The Death of Dido, 1872)

Medea to herself at Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.32-3: “then I will be called a tiger’s daughter, and they will say I carry iron and cliffs in my heart”

(Eduardo Acero, Margarita Xirgu as Medea, 2008)

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fratricide like civvy war crises / don’t treat me rough, treat me polynices

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People are so much more sad, and desparate, and lonely than you think. I have had three incidents in the last four months were a technician I was working with was being either dangerously unfocused (we work with high voltage), or just flat out angry with their coworkers, and every time when I just pulled them aside to say hey, this isn't you, you're nice, and you're competent, so something must be up - what can I do to help - they have responded by bursting into tears. One guy was struggling to get his wife moved into a care home, one guy just got served divorce papers, and the other hadn't slept a wink the night before because his daughter had the pukes.

I haven't spent my whole life responding to people being rude, or stupid, or dangerous with knee jerk compassion. It's a new habit. The first time I did that as the lead for my lab, it was because the guy genuinely was so good natured that I knew something had to be off. But the other two times were just me going, alright, lets see if it always goes this well, and so far, it has. I'm almost 30, and I just figured out that the #1 reason people are shitty are because they are going through shit.

I don't think you have, like, a moral obligation to respond to people being jerks with knee jerk compassion. But it has made my life so much easier the last four months that I would recommend trying. For your own sake. Please.

(I'll step off my soapbox now. Enjoy your Sunday.)

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Quetzalcoatl or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent the Aztec god of wind, air, and learning

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God I miss when I wasn’t depressed. I would take notes on a class I made up in my head.

This is my type of autism. I’m not religious.

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This is my type of autism. I’m not religious.

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Works by Vivien Zhang

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This is probably my favorite image of all time I first saw it years ago and it has stuck in my head since then. The only vibes I’ll ever need

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Khopesh sword with cartouche of Ramesses II

The Khopesh is an Egyptian sickle-sword that evolved from battle axes. The blunted edge of the weapon’s tip also served as an effective bludgeon, as well as a hook. This Khopesh sword is made of bronze with a typical length of 57.5 cm.

The Egyptian term “khopesh”, hinted at the resemblance to the foreleg of a cow or an ox, as well as it was its owner’s “mighty arm”. The khopesh first appeared in the Middle Bronze Age, in the centuries before 2000 BC, and went out of use after 1200 BC.

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279-1213 BC. Dimensions: length: 57.5 cm (22.6 in); width: 4.8 cm (1.8 in). Now in the Louvre. E 25689

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powerjah @powerjahrt

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its so awesome that you can straight up write fanfiction in your head to help yourself fall asleep and it doesnt even have to be good or something anyone would ever want to read. even yourself

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touch starved will graham my beloved

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Aladar Korosfoi-Kriesch - Cassandra, 1908

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realest tweet ever

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It’s just me and my grandma’s ungodly amount of free memo pads against the world

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Roman Head Covering, Bolton Museum, Greater Manchester

This woollen felt head covering is one of only three known, the others being in Manchester and Florence, and is the best known example of its kind in the world.

It is around 1800-2000 years old and is most likely a hat or helmet cover that was worn by the Roman military, after they conquered Egypt in 30BCE. The style is similar to military hats worn in the area around modern-day Turkey, but this hat has had a large scalloped brim added, possibly to protect against the sun and sand.

This is the first time it has been seen by the public since it was found over 100 years ago due to recent conservation.