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[hydrias]

you must answer their riddles three

[athensandspartaadventures]

Athens and Sparta Adventures: Chapter 8: Book of Ships pg. 3

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Quick Ref:

Solon: Athenian statesman from the 6th century BCE credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. He was said to have advised King Croesus of Lydia with the words “Count no man happy until he is dead” shortly before the Lydian empire was conquered by Persia.

Sardis: The capital of Lydia, famous for metallurgy and creating coinage. Lydia became a province of the Persian Empire in Chapter 1 and would remain so until its conquest by Alexander the Great. It was also the terminus of the Persian Royal Road from Susa

Halicarnassus: A city in Caria south of Ionia that retained a monarchical system long after other Greek city-states and remained loyal to the Persian Empire after the Ionian revolt. The city was most famous for being the hometown of the “Father of History” Herodotus, Queen Artemisia who led Persian forces at the Battle of Salamis, and the Tomb of Mausolus, one of the wonders of the ancient world.

Comments:

I know that both Sardis and Halicarnassus are still loyal to Persia in this era, but I wanted to give Ionia/Miletus someone to talk to and I assumed they would still be able to spend some time with each other, probably more than she would with the mainland Greeks.

Sardis (Lydia) was so described as “theatre twink” by Quatsch when she beta-read this page and that’s not wrong. I tend to base his personality off of Herodotus’ assessment of Croesus, an overconfident rich kid who became the special pet of the Persian king Cyrus.

This is textbook ancient Greek since mine is so rusty, in panel 1 it just reads “SOLON” and in panel 4 it reads “GET UP! (lit. “raise yourself!) Fill the hydria (water jar).” and “‘AAAA’ she shouts” 

All of these references to Herodotus refer to Book I of Histories. Always remember to exercise the old critical thinking muscles when engaging with Herodotus. Do Not Make Direct Eye Contact with Herodotus and do Not Feed the Herodotus lest he try to convince you of his absolute knowledge of cultures he had a tangential knowledge of. Herodotus is not to be confused with modern historians or your high school history teacher. This message brought to you by Experiences with People Who Take Herodotus Way Too Seriously. 

(That said, the following links are to comics I drew earlier about Herodotus)

The Conflict Between Greece and Asia 1.1-7

How Ionia and Lydia became BFFS 1.15-22

Solon’s Wisdom 1.30-2

[necrothezma]

hewwo, i have no idea who you are but i was using xkit to look at tags on the inside joke post and i desperately need context for the whore fish please im losing my shit sdfgsdfsdsd

SDKLFJS, well, It happened when my friend @hydrias sent a video of her pet snails with her pet fish getting in the way , and I. called the fish a Whore because like, an attention whore

And so it was Written in history

[inviouswriting]

mun questions answered

I should just answer them instead of waiting on them.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯:  do you have any tumblr friends? if so, who are they?

I have a few tumblr friends. I am assuming just people I am friends with through here. I won’t tag them though. I don’t know if they would like this blog too well.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°):  relationship status? Single and not looking. Still mending.

ಠ_ಠ:  what is your biggest pet peeve? Liars.

(ಥ_ಥ):  finish this: i hate it when…I don’t keep to my schedule!

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ:  what is your favorite animal? Bats~ I think they’re adorable. Also I adore cats.

(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜):  who is someone you can tell everything to? A few very specific friends.

(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ:  are you a hugger? Not really...

(╯°□°)╯︵ ʞooqǝɔɐɟ:  besides tumblr, do you have any other social media? I have a few other places like twitter (where I dump all my ff14 pictures) 

﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿?:  how old are you? 32....

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻:  what are your thoughts on school? Essential. 

| (• ◡•)| (❍ᴥ❍ʋ):  favorite tv show? Tangled The series. (seriously go watch it if you haven’t)

(ง'̀-‘́)ง:  are you okay? Meh.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:  ･ﾟ✧: sexual orientation? Pan-Demisexua/Demiromantic In other words. Get to know me.

┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴:  are you a people person or a loner? Loner.

ლ(ಠ益ಠლ):  do you have any siblings? Nope.

ಠ╭╮ಠ:  have you ever self harmed? Sadly yes. My past was a big part of it and I regretted it. I have people who care and love me for me. I keep going for them.

(づ￣ ³￣)づ:  have you ever been in love? Yes...

(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞:  would you rather be hugged by a bunny or kissed by a doe? Probably a kiss from a doe.

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻:  how do you let your anger out? I rant and vent.

ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ:  are you active? Working.

ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪:  what are your favorite band(s)/artist(s)? Oh geez... I should just link my entire spotify somehow. I have such a wide range of favorites... My top favorites are in symphonic metal. Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation, Serenity, Hydria...

（╯°□°）╯︵(\ .o.)\:  who is your least favorite person? Hah. My ex. He can rot in hell.

♥‿♥:  tell us about your crush! Don’t have one.

◔̯◔:  what time is it? 8:30 pm

◕‿◕:  what is your guilty pleasure? Writing!

◔ ⌣ ◔:  are you a virgin? Clearly not one.

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helios diligently assessing the new arrivals

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slop slurpers

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the slab

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good lird

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writhing mass

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got any games on your phone

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some manner of goober

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oh. oh dear.

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the most creature of all time ever

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yow

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oh yeah baby!! killi time!!!

[hydrias]

it’s my stupid dumb idiot baby’s second birthday today