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Odysseus of Troy au

A friend of mine misspoke and said ‘Odysseus of Troy’ instead of ‘Ithaca’. 

And thus, this au was born:

What if Paris had chosen Athena in the Goddess’s beauty contest to receive her offer of wisdom and battle tactics?

Instead of giving these qualities to him directly she has him kidnap Odysseus as an advisor.

Who would go:

Penelope would organise for the forces of Ithaca to travel to Troy under Eurylochus to retrieve her husband. I also imagine that Agamemnon and Menelaus would bring some forces as a favour to Penelope (they have family connections to her through Clytemnestra and Helen). Achilles and the myrmidons might still show up for glory, despite not having personal stakes. Overall there are way fewer people going to Troy as Odysseus is not Helen. 

The gods’ favour:

Assuming the Trojans refuse to hand Odysseus over in diplomatic talks, they go to war. 

Athena favours the Trojans in this version. Hera favours the Greeks. Aphrodite really wants Paris dead so generally supports the Greek warriors but she doesn’t hate all the Trojans and still protects her son Aeneas. The other Gods fill pretty much the same roles.

Odysseus’ experience:

In this version of the Iliad, Odysseus would make several escape attempts throughout the story but would be thwarted by Athena and the Trojans. 

Odysseus would also be uncooperative in supplying the Trojans with strategies. They consider just handing him over but fear going against Athena’s will and losing her favour. There would be an interaction between Odysseus and Athena similar to the moment in book 3 when Aphrodite threatens Helen.

The war’s end:

The war would probably end diplomatically as ,after a time, it becomes increasingly pointless for all involved. Odysseus would be of no use to the Trojans while being uncooperative. Priam, feeling guilty about keeping a father from his wife and son, would decide to return him. Paris would put up less of a fuss about losing a prisoner than a bride.

Athena out of spite at the outcome would guide some Greeks into Troy to steal some prizes. It would not be a full scale sacking of Troy due to having fewer troops, but it would satisfy them to be happy to return home. 

If anyone has any ideas they’d like to add I’d love to see them

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Is this Legendary???

Okay IK THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH RIGHT NOW, BUT I SWEAR I'VE GOT SMTH GOOD COOKING

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*unsicks you*

I'm telling you guys if I wasn't sick asf rn I would be making a super epic cover bc I just wrote some fire lyrics

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...

You do know Odysseus is gonna kill you

Right?

Reminder to everyone to read the list of all of your friend's altars daily

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Oop-

Reminder to everyone to read the list of all of your friend's altars daily

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YOU HAVE A TELEMACHUS NOW TOO??

Reminder to everyone to read the list of all of your friend's altars daily

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Tele..

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AGDHDHHEDJEEEEEOKAYSUREILLJUSTCONTINUESCREAMINGAGHHH

AHHHHHHGGG

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AGHHGHHHHHHHHWHYAREWESCREAMINGAGHHHH

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What if

When eurylochus passed out the torches

He kept one for himself and he went to stand beside his captain, hoping to get the chance to apologize again

And the light obvi attracts one of Scyllas heads

And in the end, Odysseus never managed to get home

Instead his blood stained the wood of the ship and covered eurylochus' skin

Oh.

This has gotta be Ravi. If it's not, you probably gave them another fic idea

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*stares before slowly clicking the button to vote for Reyna*

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You

Who's your weirdest online friend?

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TF DID THEY DO TO ZEUS

😭 AND IS THAT METIS???

What in the A.I bullshit is this

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LETS GUARANTEE THEY NEVER SEE THEIR SENIOR PROM ✨

AND SO I BUILT A BOMB

TONIGHT OUR SCHOOL IS VIETNAM

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*Sees my best friend dragged into the asylum* UHHHH JASON GRACE IS SMART *gets dragged after my friend*

JASON GRACE IS ALIVE I say as they drag me into the Asylum

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Another edit because why not

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My life has one mission, create the greatest warrior

Odysseus and Athena.