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((I really did intend to be here more but between the vertigo and the start of the semester, I'm just all over the place

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Gold and crystal amulet depicting Hathor, Nubia, 743-712 BC

from The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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#percy truly is a new yorker <3

(source by @maxiemumdamage)

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I really like this painting it's your typical Classical painting about the wrath of Achilles but i also find it hilarious after you notice how Athena holds him

She just tags a tiny bit of his hair like a disappointed mother scolding her child telling him to behave 🤣

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🔱 "I BECOME SUPREME LORD OF THE BATHROOM" assorted dialogue from s1 e2 of percy jackson and the olympians. feel free to change pronouns as needed.

' where am i? '

' you drool when you sleep. '

' it's okay. you're safe. '

' i know this isn't easy, but i wanna talk about it. '

' i think i really need that right now. '

' is that really all you have to say to me? '

' this all seems totally normal and reasonable. '

' why must you ruin everything? '

' great care was taken to get you here. '

' even now, he still wants nothing to do with me. '

' what am i even doing here? '

' there's no place for me here. '

' i know you feel powerless, but you're not. '

' all will reveal itself in time. '

' look, if you're here to give me a hard time, just do it tomorrow? i can't do any more today. '

' i heard what happened to you on the hill, and i just wanted to say that i'm really sorry. '

' the truth can be very dangerous if it isn't handled carefully. '

' i don't wanna lie to him anymore. '

' he left you here. left you with nothing. '

' you want what's been taken from you. '

' you want justice. '

' for the first time in your life, you're just like everyone else. '

' why do they get to bring us here, just to ignore some of us? '

' spend too much time trying to figure out why the gods do whatever it is they do. '

' look, you want attention around here, dummy? you better be ready for it when it comes. '

' you can't force the gods to do anything. '

' is there a greek god of disappointment? maybe someone should ask him if he's missing a kid. '

' ignoring me is one thing, but he doesn't get to ignore you. '

' i'm gonna make him come down here. '

' i'm gonna make him see me. '

' i'm gonna make him see us both. '

' some kids gotta learn the hard way, huh? '

' i can explain. '

' are you stalking me? '

' well, i've been waiting to see if something like this would happen. '

' we've been family ever since. '

' there will be no maiming and no killing. '

' not you, sunshine. you're with me. '

' i'm fine, thanks. but i appreciate you standing there, you know. silently. '

' you still don't get where you fit into all this, do you? '

' glory's fine. revenge is more fun. '

' not bad, hero. '

' were you here the whole time? '

' you were here the whole time, and you didn't help me? '

' what is wrong with you? '

' your dad's calling. '

' good luck finding 'em, 'cause it ain't gonna be me. '

' the fate of the world hangs in the balance. '

' if you can find her there, i think you can bring her back. '

' when do we leave. '

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the titan's curse by rick riordan sentence starters.

are you sure you don't want me to wait?

you look stupid just standing there.

i'm not going to bite.

i'm going to take you out of here, get you somewhere safe.

it's my shoulder. it burns.

my poison causes pain. it will not kill you.

unfortunately, you are wanted alive, if possible. otherwise you would already be dead.

we don't have any family.

we've got no one but each other.

oh, super idea. you're completely nuts, too.

i'm sorry, but your friend is beyond help.

you are in no condition to be hurling yourself off cliffs.

you know what that monster us?

let us pray i am wrong.

you never call. you never write. i was getting worried.

he's a traitor. don't trust him.

why should i trust you?

i've been terrible to you.

in the meantime, try not to die.

i'll pulverize them.

if you hadn't butted in, we would've won.

a daughter of aphrodite does not wish to be looked at. what would your mother say?

i don't pretend to understand prophecies.

both of you together would be a dangerous thing.

you need to do whatever you think you have to.

your heart is always in the right place. listen to it.

i'm telling you that i'll support you, even if what you decide to do is dangerous.

you surprised me. it will not happen again.

i'm not going to hurt you. just let me cut the net.

you're planning to go anyway, aren't you?

so you'll excuse me if i have no love for heroes. they are a selfish, ungrateful lot.

i should throw you into the pits of tartarus for your incompetence.

but you promised me revenge.

this is why i don't use mortals. they are unreliable.

try to keep it distracted until i think of a way to kill it.

you are part of this quest now. i do not like it, but there is no changing fate.

sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.

do me a favor. get out of my car.

i don't trust your father.

i never behead my enemies in front of a lady.

you even dream about her. that's so cute.

so why haven't you killed me?

be careful. aphrodite has led many heroes astray.

it happened just as it was supposed to.

i'm kind of in a hurry. i'm in trouble.

do yourself a favor. forget it. forget you ever saw me.

i won't leave you. we fight together.

you're hurt. let me see.

life is a fragile thing.

please remember, you always have a home with us. we will keep you safe.

you didn't believe i was dead?

you won't let me down, i hope.

i won't let you down.

the gods use heroes as their tools. destroy the tools, and the gods will be crippled.

you promised you would protect her.

i shouldn't have trusted you. you lied to me.

i wish you were dead.

why are you saying that? you want to be responsible for the whole world?

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thinking about the years 431-430 BCE in Athens like man. at least the poor plague victims probably got to enjoy the fucking banger that must have been the original performance of Euripides' Medea

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spell out your url using characters you love from any media. then, tag as many people as there are letters in your url ( or however many you'd like ! ) inspired by the song titles dashboard game.

B artimaeus - The Bartimaeus Trilogy R ick O'Connel - The Mummy (1999) O dysseus - The Odyssey K enshin Himura - Ruroni Kenshin E zio Auditore da Fierenze - Assassins Creed N eo Politan - RWBY B lake Belladonna - RWBY O scar Pine - RWBY W ithers - Baldur's Gate III

tagged: @nectaric

tagging:

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Engraved Scaraboid with Aphrodite Riding a Goose, about 400 B.C.E.

Aphrodite riding on a goose. Terracotta from Locri, Calabria, Italy. Made in Boeotia c. 470 – 460 BC. [this actually looks like a swan to me; look at the upper beak?].

Aphrodite on a goose, 2nd-1st Century B.C.E.

Aphrodite riding on a goose, 380 BCE, Taranto.

Relief of Aphrodite on a goose, 50 BCE-100 CE, Italy.

Terracotta figurine of Aphrodite seated on a goose, 3rd to 2nd century BCE, Cyprus.

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Aphrodite Holding a Dove, mid 5th century BCE. Said to come from Epidauros.

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A woman plays the aulos (a double-reeded wind instrument, often played at symposia and other festive occasions in the ancient Greek world). Attic red-figure lekythos (oil jar), attributed to the Brygos Painter; ca. 480 BCE. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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"Oh nooo, not those!" Apollo had to cover his mouth to hide his smile, but his suppressed laughter still showed itself in the way his eyes crinkled.

"watch your tone, apollo, or i'll take away your --" zeus paused, voice faltering. "what is it children like? pokemon cards? i'll take away your pokemon cards, son, i swear it!"

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Swan skypos, southern Italy, Colony of Apulia, late 4th century BCE.

Swan plate, Magna Graecia, South Italy, Xenon, ca. 4th c. BCE.

Apulian Greek Olpe with swan, Magnia Graecia, c. 4th Century BCE

Apulian lekythos with swan, ca. 340 to 325 BCE.

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Poseidon: Any last words?

Odysseus:

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i've been here since I was a kid I did everything they ever asked, yeah, I did and for what?

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Roman / Late Hellenstic Bracelet

* 1st century BCE - 1st century CE

* Gold

* Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm

Stockholm, November 2023