#Xiphos

[cutecuttlefish]

The sword of the day is the xiphos.

The xiphos is a short sword utilized by ancient Greek infantry as a backup weapon. A hoplite’s main weapon was their spear, so the xiphos was mainly used when the spear was lost or broken. Hoplites fought in phalanx formation, standing shoulder to shoulder with each soldier protected by their neighbor’s shield. A spear made it easy to attack from this formation, though the swords generally came out once the phalanx broke. The xiphos was mainly used for thrusting, though its leaf shaped blade made it a capable cutter as well.

[yunessa]

Daeran Arendae by Xiphos

Daeran Arendae by Xiphos, also here on @weatherbane3.

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[incredible-sugar-venus]

they’re me if you even care

i forgot to include Lester and Willow but that’s ok

[riderart]

Puzzle

[tetrachromate]

this was really fun to do

[angrennufuin]

Lin/Xiphos || 25. [artist’s choice] Snap-out-of-it Kiss

Genesis Campaign Content note: this is not how it happened, but we had met Xiphos (warforged bard, member of the Blades) a few times as an enemy NPC at this point. Our party had killed the warforged lieutenant she was in love with and we all expected to get our asses kicked for it.

Xiphos snarls as your blades cross, as you try to push her away from Argos.

“He took her from me,” she’s saying and her voice is-- her voice--

You can feel blood trickling from your nose and ears with the reverberations of it, but you press forward anyway.

“What am I supposed to do without her? What would she want me to do?” Beneath the magical onslaught of her voice, you can feel just the simple emotions -- rage, grief, absolute misery. The kind of things you felt when you realized Lairit was never going to love you the way you loved them.

With a flick of your saber, you disarm her -- you get the impression she wasn’t trying that hard. You drop your own sword and grab her wrists instead. “Listen,” you blurt, “You don’t have to-- this isn’t-- oh, goddamnit.”

You slide your hands down her forearms to grasp her elbows. You say, softly, fiercely: “Xiphos. You have more to live for than her.” Then you press your lips to where hers should be.

This isn’t so different from kissing someone flesh.The steps are basically the same --  raise one hand to cup her cheek, hold her gently to you, tilt your head to get a better angle. It may have been a while, but you still do know that much. Of course it’s weird not to feel skin under your own, or really much of a response, but you’re distracted from that by how hard you have to concentrate -- by the sheer mental effort it takes to throw every scrap of healing, purifying magic you have into Xiphos.

It feels like a rushing river blasting through you. You cling to her harder, trying to keep from being washed away, and you feel the moment the magic hits her: feel the shock go through her frame, feel her -- maybe -- start to kiss back. Is it working? You can’t tell if it’s working. You’re 85% sure that when you let go of her, she’s going to blast you across the battlefield.

But you have to try. Even if you can’t save any of the other Blades, even if you fail to save this one -- you can’t just leave someone wallowing in a despair like yours without trying to pull them out. 

“Linmir?” someone says behind you, in tones of abject horror.

You open your eyes to discover that sometime in the last -- thirty seconds? thirty minutes? -- you instinctively dipped Xiphos, supporting her back with one arm while the other still cradles her jaw. She’s looking at you with an unreadable expression. Hysterical laughter bubbles up in you and you bite it down. “Sorry,” you whisper. “Sorry.” Then you set her carefully on her feet again, and wait for whatever consequences are coming your way.

[starryscale-art]

let the voice of love take you higher!

my very belated endwalker anniversary pic where i ended up just redrawing a jojo ost album cover instead LMAO

[threestarsbazaar]

Swordtember Day 20 - Leaf

Based on the “leaf shaped” xiphos from ancient Greece, today’s sword is the Megali Pendata. A sword blessed by 5 different deities. It’s shadows edges have a surprise for those who can wield its might.

[kultofathena]

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This #Greek Xiphos possesses a tempered and sharpened #blade of 420 stainless steel. The grip of carved and polished hardwood is dual-pinned to the thick blade tang. The pommel is also #wood and is capped on its end with a steel disc. The sword comes with a stitched leather scabbard with an integrated riveted belt loop.

This blade is on sale right now! Order here today!

[gemsofgreece]

A few days ago, I stumbled across this album (bless @kebriones), titled "Xiphos: The rise and fall of Athens", which basically narrates the lives of nine individuals who have been associated with Athens, and since the whole premise reminded me of "Six: The musical" (which I loved), I ended up falling in love with this one as well! Both of them present their historical figures in a positive light (even the most controversial ones) and each character's song has a different "personality" to help the listener identify them (for example, Themistocles' song sounds like a ballad, Cimon's is accompanied by war trumpets, Pericles' leads to an epic climax etc).

Here are the songs in order:

https://youtu.be/r0lmZJsfN5Q

https://youtu.be/bSh2w_KiU6w

https://youtu.be/9XyGZRVMi1g

https://youtu.be/bceX4Xjnzw8

https://youtu.be/T9Zvpx70ZP0

https://youtu.be/M0UDgpqdnjU

https://youtu.be/L6v1mpEDqRI

https://youtu.be/SR_7grysgRo

https://youtu.be/xtzzuHjknRk

https://youtu.be/DXVuaLtGtTU

https://youtu.be/sILhE1zdf18

And here are the lyrics in case you have trouble understanding them:

https://xiphos.bandcamp.com/album/the-rise-and-fall-of-athens

You do realize the potential of such an idea! We could have an album/musical about the Byzantine emperors (though they are far too many, though we could focus on the important ones) or about the heroes of the Greek War of Independence! Wouldn't that be awesome?

Ah, okay here's my honest opinion, with both the positives and the negatives. I started with the intro, which is instrumental, and it got me in the right mindset, Ancient Greece (if not exactly Athens tbh) and all.

So then when I moved to Theseus, for some reason I expected fewer lyrics and them to be in Modern or Ancient Greek, so when I heard this loooong flow of impeccable English speech, I admit it was alienating to me, because the English language, which I love, is sooo vastly different from Greek vocalizations and aesthetics.

In any case, Cimon's was my favorite song with lyrics but I preferred the instrumental intro.

It's still a beautiful and passionate work and I am sure people who love Greek history and culture but do not speak Greek will find it very enjoyable indeed. And of course those Greek speakers who don't have the same pet peeves as me!

Also, yes, the potential art that could be created if someone cared to do so would be immense...

[autoacafiles]

[chaoschenoo]

Jet Adler; Twice Promised Prince by birth, forced upon him by his father and the Otherside. Opener of the Way by choice, breaching the barriers between him and Melvin. Lord of Ruin by obligation. Only way to protect the others and ensure Melvin escaped with the possibility of a normal life.

For Jet I emphasized the Theseus parallels, giving him a xiphos and Athenian style clothing. Khopesh for the parallels between him and Wepwawet the Opener of the Way, coyotes and jackals occupying the same niche and being similar canines. Lean build because he's let himself go in a different way, sustained by the Otherside. Decided to go with mouth horror drawing on the 'smile' hat and mouth eyes. Eyes seemed to be Willis Adler's thing so the mouths consuming/containing the eyes are Jets.

[mjhartwork]

I made this big ink/watercolor painting in class!

[enigmasart]

I have an excessive amount of Bisharp art that I most likely have not posted here but I'm just gonna post Xiphos for now

[blueiscoool]

Greek Iron Xiphos Sword C. 550-400 BC H. 63 cm.

Of elongated double edge form, with an integral hilt and riveted cross guard.

[autism-swagger]

Top 5 knives 👍🏻

1. Modified Buck 120 (aka Ghostface's knife)

2. Damascus steel dagger

3. Rainbow pseudo-butterfly knife

4. This tiny Winchester

5. Rainbow folding Karambit