#Odysseus

[botanicallyinclinednerd]

Polites died believing that the world is kind, and yet his death contributes to Odysseus deciding to become a monster. Absolutely devastating

[raointean]

[laerwenmith]

"..Mom?"

[lily-s-world]

*Listening to The Underworld Saga on repeat*

[usuallyobsessedtmblr]

Damn son calm down the one with a trail of bodies is still you

[maybe-i-am-a-bot]

how the fuck does jay expect us to be comforted by the fact that polities believed in open arms even when he fucking died???

[stufftoinspiremetowrite]

When the prophet tells Odysseus that he sees a man with his wife, a dangerous killer with a trail of bodies behind him, and Odysseus screams like he never has before, even when the guy told them they were never going to get home- chef kiss

Knowing that that dangerous killer IS Odysseus- donkey kick to the gut.

[thetiredprometheus]

[moonmeg]

"I see a song of past romance, I see the sacrifice of man, I see portrayal of betrayal and a brother's final stand. I see you on the brink of death, I see you draw your final breath, I see a man who gets to make it home alive but it's no longer you."

[itsakarp]

Actual image of Odysseus on his way back to Penelope (he’s got to get through the suitors first)

[thedoorthatopensonitsown]

Jorge casting his own mother as Odysseus' mother

[svetochey]

fanart i drew of odysseus: updated

[raointean]

[angelicathedaisy]

the underworld in a nutshell

[hollenka99]

Jay, checking the reactions after releasing the Underworld Saga, specifically The Underworld: All I hear are screams.

[e-quinn-fc]

I hate to say it, but Polites' death was even sadder than I first thought. Not only did he, Odysseus's best friend, die a horrible death, but his beliefs died with him. His song was all about convincing Odysseus to great the world with open arms, to be kind to his foes, but his death causes Odysseus to not only abandon those beliefs, but move in the complete opposite direction.

This is reinforced by "No longer you", with Tiresias telling Odysseus that the man who returns home isn't him anymore. That's because the old Odysseus, the one who believed in kindness and open arms, died with Polites, but the new Odysseus from "Monster" who believes in ruthlessness, in making it home no matter the cost, survives. He doesn't just become the monster, he destroys the other parts of him who believed what Polites did. In other words, Open arms Ody dies, but Ruthlessness is mercy Ody lives.

Sorry for the ramble but those are just my thoughts and interpretation of the Underworld Saga.