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Some genderbends.

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Another angle of that Espanyol player just randomly coming for Gavi 😒😒

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https://www.tumblr.com/ikram1909/783657909471019008/another-angle-of-that-espanyol-player-just

what has me crying is the way he just holds Gavi in one arm and pushes the guy with his other hand 😂 like could put Gavi down but no gotta hold the baby (probably for the best actually)

No because he literally kept him on his side like a child while fighting 😭😭😭😭

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pic goes so hard

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Sorry for my absence this week i will upload some stories

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Riccardo Calafiori - PSG v. Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League

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handsome horsey

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Why was Iphigenia sacrificed for Artemis? What was the actual reason or philosophy behind it?

Iphigenia was a maiden. She was a young and innocent girl.

I don't see how sacrifice her would actually be something Artemis wanted. In my eyes this would only anger the goddess, since they are killing the chore of what she is a protector of, a maiden innocent girl. It doesn't make sense for me.

Can you try to explain?

Sure. Let's see;

By n large greek gods despise human scrifice (so it is a way for greek literature to show how human sacrifice was not used for worship) but in occasion we hear on a myth that a God demands it. In the case of Artemis the story seems to be like the biblical story of Abraham where God demands his son as a sacrifice as a test of faith to see if Abraham would follow his word and of course he saves the child after.

This story seems to be similar. Agamemnon shot one of her sacred deer so she wanted to cause pain to Agamemnon by making him sacrifice a precious thing to him but without the intention of actually accept the human sacrifice. She makes Agamemnon choose a painful way to redeem himself. Artemis is also known for being ruthless or even cruel with her punishments to those who offend her (one example is Actaeon who accidentally sees her naked while bathing and she transformed him into a deer and he is later mangled by his own hounds)

Now symbolically it shows who usually serve under Artemis; maidens before the age of marriage who are still virgins. There was even an entire part of her cult that involved young girls serving at her temple before they reach puberty and eventually marry. Iphigenia is a maiden that is "offered" to Artemis the same way families dedicate their girls to Artemis at times to serve her cult.

Of course in Greek literature gods are still offended by blasphemous acts even if the act is being performed after the order of a God (for example Diomedes wounds Aphrodite after Athena tells him to and helps him but Aphrodite still punishes Diomedes for his hubris and so his wife cheats on him and he has to flee from his homeland) likewise Agamemnon obeys the goddesses's demand but he is still performing the unholy act of human sacrifice which is what is being part of his "karma" so to speak and he is eventually killed by Clytemnestra and her lover (in one way Nemesis strikes him by the hand of his wife and her lover)

So yeah it seems that Artemis wishes to punish Agamemnon or teach him a lesson but she doesn't plan to accept the sacrifice but at the same time the act of human sacrifice is still considered unholy and punishable thus Agamemnon is punished. Symbolically it could be indicating the people that are offered to serve the goddess aka young virgin girls.

Hope this helps

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two friends hanging out - a doodle i did between work. i wanted to draw minoan fashion but in a casual way. it’s all from memory so historians, please leave the pitchforks home

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Theo james (1/4 tho) and Nicholas galitzine who is half greek are both great actors and proud of their heritage.

Theo james definitely has the greek look and Nicholas definitely has the british Hollywood charm that they want yet they don’t get casted…

I wonder why..

is casting an actor who has no connection to their heritage good representation or surface level?

You mean an actor who has - let's say - Greek parents but has lost all connection to their heritage?

Representation in movies is only physical when it comes to the actor. The cultural representation is the responsibility of the writers, the directors, the set and costume designers, and the advisors. For the actor having connection to the culture is good, but if one has lost it for any reason, it doesn't matter for the movie because it's not their job to show the culture. They just have to show up and say lines. They are not responsible for the dialogue, the interactions, the customs shown etc.

In the no-connection scenario, at least people are getting exposed to how the average Greek looks and many people who look like them are more likely to find roles in the future. And just the fact that people get more aware that we still exist (yes, that's a thing!!) when this actor says "well, actually I am Greek" is a plus on its own. This has happened with many Latin stars in Hollywood so far.

For me, I feel like a more connected actor would be more passionate and would do more good for representation but as Greeks I don't think we can be choosers in this regard. We are usually *begging* for just one actor of Greek heritage in shows about Greek culture and we are rarely getting any, sooo.... I say let's get the people used to hiring that one actor first, and then we'll see.

I guess it would be nice to cast the actor with a great connection but it's not a huge deal if they have little to no connection. Generally, I think this is case-by-case because the actor who is more immersed in the culture is not necessary the best actor for the job. It would be really nice to have a good actor and someone who knows a lot about their culture, but that's not always the case. And most of the time it's not their fault, since they are getting the pressure to assimilate from a very young age. On the bright side, perhaps the role makes the person look more into their heritage, be proud of it and want to share it with people.

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Match highlights 😔

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