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We need to bring back free the nipple

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had a headache a while ago and i realized advil was percy's eye color god bless

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Fun fact: the guys at our college’s geology department prop out the doors with their samples. I totally understand why but as someone whose work with samples is necessarily super delicate and sterile it fucks me up so bad

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You know that moment that something completly impossible becomes plausible

Leo being related to ouranos (just an edit when i mean "related" i mean more directly than the other demigods because in general all of them are related to both gaia and ouranos ok)

Yes i know it sounds insane but let me explain

So one thing that always annoyed me, is the lack of explanation on how the FUCK leo killed gaia

because when kronos killed ouranos he was a TITAN with A DIVINE WEAPON, while leo is 5'6 kid with fire powers and he still did

but then i realised the scene mirrors the way tha kronos killed ouranos: weakening him, dragging him away of his source of power then killing him, if we consider leo fire a divine weapon the only thing missing is the fact kronos like i said before is a titan and because of it he have divinity, but what if leo is somehow (im gonna explain later dont worry) related to ouranos

It would explain him killing gaia because hes related to her polar opposite, the same way gaia forged the scythe of kronos using the material of her body, leo could have some degree of ouranos material in his body, make him able to kill gaia

It also would explain the fact that leo is a child of hephaestus who isnt afraid of heights like his brothers, the fact he had power since he was a newborn and even the constant elfic characterstics in his body

And how it would explain the last one? Simple, because there is other creatures born from ouranos who have elf characterstics, THE NYMPHS, not all of them are born from ouranos but most are so leo could be related to nymphs and by proxy to ouranos or even ouranos directly somehow but i find that hard(it would be really cool tho)

But anyway that is just a ramdom theory but i found really cool

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Maybe it's cuz I dislike Caleo but sometimes I see fanart of them all lovey-dovey and it's cute and all, but I genuinely can't imagine Calypso being all sweet and affectionate towards Leo 😭😭 Mind you, I'm one of the very rare Caleo dislikers who don't hate Calypso; she's an alright character with a lot of missed potential (PJO's Calypso of course, I obviously don't like the original one- and YES, there IS a difference!!)

I dunno, they had some cute scenes in the HoH and BoO, but even those scenes aren't really affectionate and fluffy; after all, part of the appeal of Caleo is their banter and sarcasm, and the way they kinda act like "tsunderes" for lack of a better word (don't come at me for using weeb language, I legit couldn't think of an easier way to describe it LMAO). Both times when she kisses him, it's abrupt and without warning, interrupting whatever Leo was saying. The first time she kisses him, she full on grabs his face and then pushes him away to tell him to get out of here. Which, romantic, sure okay, but affectionate and fluffy??? Nahh... The second time was more sweet though, I will give them that.

And in TDP, Caleo has some nice moments where they show concern for each other, but that's really it and almost all their other interactions are them fighting. Calypso laughs at Leo's jokes like... once or twice in the entire series, but seems totally done with his sense of humor by TDP.

I do think she genuinely cares for him and I don't think she "used" him to get off the island (that's not how her curse works guys, I get that y'all hate her but let's not spread straight up lies here), but just because you care about someone doesn't make you a good romantic partner for them. Calypso doesn't seem to appreciate Leo's coping mechanisms with humor and mechanics, which are a very big part of who Leo is. They already have a pretty weak emotional foundation, but being in a relatively normal setting surrounded by other people instead of being isolated together on an island, the cracks were REALLY starting to show.

This was meant to be a short post, but turned into this whole rant 😅😅 while I say I dislike Caleo, I'm not super against it, partly because they're honestly interesting to dissect and pick apart since they're so messy. At the same time, I think they shouldn't have existed to begin with because of how Calypso's PJO characterization erases Odysseus's suffering, but that's a whole other topic.

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Blessing of Protector of Demigods and Protector of Youths

the first bead the demigods got at camp half blood wasnt always of the first summer they were there.

It was a pearl, with sun etched on its surface as the camp was started by Perse Athenide and Apollo.

(I cant draw very good anymore so i made use of my CAD skills to make what i think its like)

It glowed green-blue and gave off homely warmth when praying to Perse and/or Apollo. It had the blessing of both the gods.

The pearl broke when the demigod died or when one of the gods took the blessing away from the demigod (Achilles after he killed Troilus or Theseus and Heracles' misdeeds).

This tradition stopped after Perse's fading. Her blessing vanished too from the remaining pearls. They only gave off homely warmth because of Apollo.

Only one pearl like this remains, it belongs to Dionysus. He prayed to his mother even after her death, just to feel something of hers in the glow of the pearl, her blessing.

It glowed briefly after Perse entered camp Half blood, sending Dionysus spiraling.

More "images" of the pearl below

just basic CAD and very bare minimum rendering

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Archeological Site of Ancient Olympia | UNESCO

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Archaia Olympia, Ilia, Greece

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A 2,000-Year-Old Pompeii Garden Springs Back to Life

The Pompeii Archaeological Park has recreated an ancient perfume garden—right down to its antique roses.

A garden once flourished in Pompeii. There, alongside a typical row house, olive trees, roses, and vines blossomed, nourished by hand-carved irrigation channels. The entrance to the site bore the Latin inscription “Cras Credo,” translated to “Credit will be offered tomorrow,” a touch of Pompeiian humor. The Vesuvius eruption in 79 C.E. wiped out the grounds—but preserved hints of its purpose.

Now, a new garden is taking root the same spot. The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just unveiled the restored Garden of Hercules (so named for a statue of the mythical hero uncovered at the site), freshly planted with 1,200 violets, 1,000 ruscus plants, and 800 antique roses, as well as vines and cherry and cotton apple trees. The botanical display is intended to mirror how the garden appeared 2,000 years ago, based on the findings of botanist Wilhelmina Jashemski, who identified pollen, spores, and plant fossils in the area in the 1950s.

“In Pompeii, the natural and archaeological landscape are one,” Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the park’s director, said in a statement. “The green of Pompeii, which was once perceived as a management and maintenance problem, an element almost separate from archaeological structures, is now recognized as an essential component of archaeological areas, as well as of the largest agricultural project of the Park.”

Located on Regio VIII, Insula 2 of the archaeological park, the house joining the garden was uncovered in 1953 before the rest of its grounds was excavated in 1971–72, with further studies carried out in the ’80s. Researchers found that the house was rebuilt following a 62 C.E. earthquake, with its owner buying surrounding land to plant the garden.

In the garden, archaeologists discovered holes in the earth that once held the roots of olive trees, impressions left in the soil by vine trellises, and biological traces of roses. Numerous perfume bottles found on the site indicate the garden was once involved in the commercial production of perfume. Flowers would be pressed with olive oil or grape juice, researchers found, before the concoction was bottled and sold.

Also significant was the discovery of an ancient irrigation system, which allowed gardeners to water the plants through a hole in the wall, without having to enter the site. The water would then flow through channels that wound their way around flower beds, or pool in reservoirs created by earthenware pots, or dolia, situated around the grounds.

“If a gardener needed to give extra water to a plant, they could take it from a dolia,” historian Maurizio Bartolini told the London Times.

Bartolini, who worked on the replanted garden, believes that the garden’s owner might have been experimenting with scents at the site, as opposed to running a full-scale operation. The garden, he noted, measures a mere 98 by 98 feet, while creating 5cc of perfume takes some 2,000 roses.

The irrigation system has been recreated for the Garden of Hercules, its troughs meandering across the new beds. A terracotta statue of the Greek legend has also been reproduced, installed in a small nook next to an outdoor dining space.

“This was a productive place,” Zuchtriegel told the Times of the space, “but also really beautiful.”

The recreated garden is part of Pompeii Archaeological Park’s efforts to shed light on daily life in the ancient Roman city before its destruction. Also currently on view at the site is “Being a Woman in Ancient Pompeii,” an exhibition that delves into the lives, roles, and activities of Pompeiian women.

By Min Chen.

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Other pjo fans watching the tv series: nooooo they didn't make it exactly like the books

Me watching the tv series: OMG IM GONNA CRY THEY GAVE HIM A BALLPOINT PEN WITH A CAP THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

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~Taylor Swift in Magnus Chase~

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The Karnak Temple, Luxor - Egypt.

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An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell circa 500,000-300,000 years ago.

The maker appears to have deliberately flaked around the shell to preserve and place it in a central position. As a result this handaxe has been described as an early example of artistic thought.

From West Tofts, Norfolk.

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Courtesy Alison Fisk