#go against the flow

[palatinewolfsblog]

"What the herd hates most is the one who thinks differently; It's not so much the opinion itself, but the boldness of wanting to think for yourself - an ability of which they themselves are not capable." Arthur Schopenhauer.

[hinamie]

unconditionally

[lightgamble]

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN | 1.09

Nothin' in this world a good cup of coffee can't fix.

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Black Excellence.

[journey-to-the-attic]

the new nightmare is cool but i think not putting them in hanfu was an missed opportunity

(+ long hair version that i wasn't as sure about)

[istan-idraw]

Mayblade D-19 | Rain

[gingermintpepper]

Why did Apollo favor the trojans in the Illiad?

So, dear Anon, I've been thinking about how to answer this question since I got it a couple days ago and I think I kind of want to make something clear before I get into it.

The Iliad by itself as a poem only covers some of the events that occur in the final year of a long protracted conflict that had been brewing for at least two decades and was an active war for ten. Within the space of the Iliad itself, the motivations and affairs of the major players are often referenced but there are many, many parts of the story that are not there because they belong to a different story cycle that has been since lost or was never recorded with words. In the space of the Iliad Apollo's motivations are questioned a lot - his pride is questioned by Poseidon who thinks Apollo should be just as angry at the Trojans as he considering Apollo was treated equally as poorly by Laomedon while they worked together. His honour is questioned by Hera who chastises him for taking the Trojans' side when he'd proclaimed that Achilles would live a long life and prosper at Thetis and Peleus' wedding. His own sister calls him a coward for refusing to fight when Zeus gives permission for the gods to go wild on the battlefield. For all that there's this image of Apollo in the Iliad as some staunch and unwavering protector of the Trojans, believe it or not, I largely think of Apollo as neutral in the war.

Which, I suppose, comes back to the question - why did Apollo favour the Trojans? The truthful answer is that I don't know. The Iliad and all its connected stories isn't something I've done enough research on to have an answer or a reference to an answer off the top of my head. The reasoning I'm aware of is that Apollo was a Patron God of Troy and really a god doesn't need any reason besides that to protect his people but it's not like Apollo abandoned the Greeks either. Calchas is the biggest example of that I can point to - descended directly from a priest of Apollo and one who attributed his mantic power to the god, Calchas was pivotal in ensuring the Greeks even got to Troy in the first place.

From a personal perspective however, I think Apollo was more dedicated to the house of Priam than he was the city of Troy itself. Apollo's affection for that house and all its members ran deep - from his admiration of Hecuba and Hector to his love and attempted courtship of Cassandra to his blessings given to Helenus, Deiphobos, Cassandra, Troilus and even his partnership with Paris - Apollo loved the house of Priam. When you think about the times Apollo lashes out against the Greeks, it's generally because they've done some nonsense to earn his ire. The plague was caused by Agamemnon disrespecting his priest, his aid in the slaughter of Patroclus was because he didn't respect him, his minor grudge against Diomedes too was because he tried to test Apollo's mettle and well, the less said about Achilles the better. Apart from his obvious favouring of Hector in the skirmishes, Apollo doesn't really oppose the Greeks. He has a ton of reasons to by the time the Iliad rolls around, including avenging the death of two of his sons, but he remains mostly satisfied with conducting his father's business and overseeing the war from a somewhat professional perspective. To me, it's always been less about Apollo caring about the fate of Troy as a city itself and more about him just really wanting to protect the people in the city that he's come to love and respect.

Of course, I encourage you to take my words with a big tablespoon of salt - like I said, I don't really know enough about the facts in particular to give a solid, confident answer but I can give you my interpretation of it. Maybe consult someone like @littlesparklight for a more comprehensive and grounded response 🤔

[mariaantonnietta]

hey another funny spoilery thing about ralph

he has been 22 times straight employee of the month, and has the silliest competition with totally not William afton, who's longest streak has been 17 times. But this confused me because phone guy has been working much longer there than 2 years.

Then it hit me, these idiots have been competing every month between the 2 of them and gone one month each, or two months one, one after the other , trying to get the better of the other, maybe once in a blue moon another employee gets it, but is generally one or the other and the streaks means when that they have beaten the other for employee of the month in a row. And they compete over who can do it for the longest.

And Dave's losing.

That's hilarious.

[mewkwota]

An evil man happily watching the destruction made in his wake.

As much as I am enamored with Juno's hair, his particular style is the bane of my existence. But any of that is overridden if I care about a character enough. I am (very desperately) trying to visualize ways to really show its form, because I need you to see at what I mean.

[coline7373]

[marriedzukka]

feeling grateful for everyone who's made and shared zukka content lately...thank u 🫶

[mageofquandrix]

Some of y’all shouldn’t be given access to art books.

[akkivee]

it’s not very good lol, but i think this is roughly what otome is rapping about in the chuuoku get together rap and *head in hands* ain’t no way bat deals with the cycle of violence that had specifically been perpetuated by a need for revenge and then otome sings of needing to end the chain of hatred borne from revenge likE WHAT DO THEY MEAN BY THIS—

[queer-as-used-by-tolkien]

hmmm I realized I use terminology like "that person identifies as ____" to communicate what's most important to them in life. what's their identity. what do they place as most important.

or even just reasonably important that it's a strong part of their identity. that if it went away they'd have a major crisis. that they'll prioritize it over other things.

"I identify as a mom." "I identify as my father's daughter" "I identify as autistic." "I identify as Christian." "I identify as a reader." "I identify as a writer." "I identify as a tumblrina"

It's like "I am ____" statements except more explicit about the priority level of the thing, and more clearly rooted in how you perceive yourself.

Now obviously you can identify as multiple things, and those things can have a healthy relationship with each other.

but it can also be a way of saying "this is my idol. this is more important to me than God. this is what I will prioritize over Him."

and whether you're a Christian or not, I think that's a very important linguistic tool to have in our cultural framework. shout out to trans people for giving it to us, and for teaching us to be honest enough with ourselves to know what those things are.

because it's only once we know what those things are that we can decide what to do with them. and it's only once we know what those things are that we can ask, "what decisions have I already made based on this?" (such as, reinterpreting the Bible to be more comfortable for us on this topic. things we identify strongly with or as should face MORE scrutiny and critical thought than those we don't)

and while I advocate for everyone to put God first, I also have immense respect for people who face that decision and do not choose God. God respects your free will. So do I, and I honor your bravery in self-expression, especially when it's controversial.

the people I don't respect are the ones who've never done that self-examination in the first place.

discover who you are now or you'll find yourself conforming to a world that only wants you to walk in its footsteps. you will please neither yourself nor God there.

[quatregats]

When am I going to get to sleep again 😩😩

[artisticursuper]

My music taste on YouTube is right, I wanna be that positive go with the flow lucky bastard that makes what he has just work regardless I dint have time to feel bad for what happened to me learn grow vibe inspire