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HER VOICE BREAKING AT SEEING HER OTHER SON HURT, LEAVE THEM ALONE-

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Question

I love your Analysis posts on Eurylochus along with Odysseus and I just want your opinion on. Something.

What If Eurylochus and Ctimene had a Daughter?

Like what if Odysseus had a Niece?

But he wouldn't know about her until After his Return

And she's the perfect mix of Eurylochus And Ctimene and has Eurylochus's Eyes

So how do you think their relationship would be?

Do you think he'll feel a Little bad about what has happened between him and Eurylochus?

And what about her relationship with Telemachus and Penelope?

I'm curious on what you think.

Ohhh I love this question.

Okay, so first off—I can’t really say much for Ctimene herself, because we literally don’t get her in the Odyssey beyond a name-drop in relation to Eumaeus’ story. She doesn’t do anything, so her characterization is basically left in the void. So I’ll have to leave her out of the speculation here.

But if we’re talking about her and Eurylochus’ hypothetical daughter...Hoo, boy.

Odysseus would almost definitely have this weird, aching mix of regret and tenderness toward her. Because every time he looks at her, he’d see Eurylochus—his companion, his foil, his rebel brother-in-law who he lost in the mess of the journey. The eyes especially would hit him hard. Homer is obsessed with eyes as markers of identity, and having “Eurylochus’ eyes” would force Odysseus into constantly remembering what happened between them.

On the one hand, he’d know he can’t make up for what happened. On the other, she’d give him the chance to honor Eurylochus in a way that doesn’t involve endless grief or silence. I can absolutely see him being very protective of her, almost overly so, because she’s his niece and because she ties him back to Ithaca in a way the war never could.

And yes, he’d feel guilt. He’s not a man who sits and wallows in guilt long-term, but when it’s personal, he does carry it, and here it would flare up every time he looks at her. This man genuinely weeps at the loss of his men in the poem.

With Telemachus, I think it would be a very natural, sibling-like relationship. Telemachus spent years surrounded by suitors, who were basically his antagonists, and suddenly he’s got someone near his age who is kin, who gets what being Ithacan means. There’s something about Telemachus’ arc that’s about searching for male role models, but imagine him suddenly having this cousin who’s his age (or younger, depending on when she was born). They’d be close, maybe teasing, but also protective of each other.

Penelope would love her. That’s the easiest one for me to imagine. Penelope is so family-oriented in the Odyssey, and she knows what it means to keep bonds alive when the men are away or gone. She’d see her as part of the household, someone to shield and nurture.

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my goodbye but it’s from the crew’s POV

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A puzzle that can never be completed.

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Got back into cookierun for a bit

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gettin old

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Heh.. Is that your circus archetype.. That's cringe....

YOU'RE CRINGE!!!

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i like jax and ragatha.

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alright listen here.

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I mean she didn't imply that herself in the slightest Jax so whatcha talking about there buddy

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...Teehee

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Can't get this musical out of my mind 💆‍♀️💖

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Little Soldiers — The Crane Wives

Some parts are a bit messed up and chopped / cut oddly due to export issues, apologies!

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hollyberry and her sons, royalberry and wildberry 💕💕💕

(since this isn’t colored yet, wildberry is on the left and royalberry is on the right)

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Eurylochs in luck runs out: “Captain for the love of the gods be careful and think things through. I don’t want to lose anybody else, especially not you.”

The fandom: “Omg ALL HE DOES IS COMPLAIN.”

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