#but Odysseus and his men also float over the cyclops 😂😂
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a personal favorite retelling of mine is Merugud Uilix maicc Leirtis (The Wandering of Ulixes Son of Laertes), simply because of the sheer delight it inspires
#I've already talked about Odysseus wriggling away from the cyclops#but Odysseus and his men also float over the cyclops 😂😂#and essentially Telemachus related gets cut out#which. thematically? sad#but the story that remains (and the revisions) is fascinating to me#the insertion of native themes and references into non-native stories remains one of my favorite things ever#like the bit in The Destruction of Troy where one of the warriors gets described as having a warp-spasm?#just like Cúchulainn?? and the description is word for word taken from the Táin?? *chef's kiss* beautiful#anyway stopping here before the tags become longer than the actual post 😂😂#history#and *deep sigh*#irish mythology#I KNOW it doesn't apply really but I don't wanna lose the post :(
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personally I think the medieval Irish were onto something
#this doesn't even have to be about anything specific this is just the constant thought looping around my head 24/7#but if you must know#tonight it is specifically about medieval Irish versions of various legends#for example the medieval Irish Odyssey back when they didn't have access to a copy#Odysseus' men being like 'bro if you take us on one more crazy adventure we'll DIE' and then they DO#Odysseus and his men floating over the cyclops#the whole bit where Odysseus notices he's being carried off by a cyclops and wriggles out is 😂😂#Penelope being overjoyed that Odysseus has returned but also refusing to kiss him until the enchantment that makes him ugly wears off#the DOG#the purple and green dog!!!#see also: the King Arthur story where Arthur has a kick ass daughter#who travels the world disguised as a knight to rescue her true love from where he's trapped in an enchanted castle#she collects magic items and has fun adventures#this isn't even touching upon the native legends near and dear to my heart#but GOD do I love reading medieval Irish lit#except for the Book of Invasions#that one SHOULD be cool but in fact reads like stereo instructions 😔#thank you for coming to my tedtalk#this is what it looks like inside my head at all times#I am usually thinking about something that predates the Industrial Revolution 😂😂
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