#peggy-sue-reads-a-book

[wolfythewitch]

Briseis?

briseis :D

[theriverpointace]

Omg you get it. You get how I feel about Paris.

i'm so glad!!!!! i've been having so many feelings about him lately. it's just so insane. i saw a post once about how paris was raised an only child and then thrown into the midst of like fifty siblings all at once. talk about whiplash. and it's kinda silly yeah but also like. so interesting.

i'm particularly in love with the fact that the judgement happens AFTER paris is reclaimed as a prince, but on mount ida (afaik). i love the implication that he's just not used to the clatter and chaos of the palace. ofc he isn't!!! he grew up as a shepherd!!! so he just likes to go out and go back to the mountain, where it's quiet. where it's familiar.

(side not i read somewhere that aeneas also liked to go hang out on mount ida from time to time?? i don't remember where i read that but it is interesting to me bc of their shared aphrodite connections!)

anywaysss i'm so delighted to meet a fellow paris-lover!!! he's just so-o-o interesting to me lol, i'm spinning him in my head like a microwave <3

[gotchibam]

Your Pokémon have cured my depression

me posting my lil pokemon art & doodles:

[pelideswhore]

Soooo, I want an essay. Please tell me how the Trojan would have gone in any level of detail had Paris given the apple to Hera or Athena.

I’m afraid I can’t go into too much detail, and this is more personal musings than essay, but nevertheless thank you for asking! Also thank you to @mitsybubbles for helping me out with this :)

First of all, technically, there could be no other path for the Judgement of Paris because fate rules it. Fate says there had to be a war in which Troy would fall, so that will happen. But for the sake of this ask, I’ll ignore that for a moment.

Now, regardless of who Paris would’ve chosen, a war would’ve started. Agamemnon was using Helen’s kidnapping as an excuse anyway, he had been waiting to start a war for actual political/economical purposes for a while now.

I’ll start with Hera’s route:

If Paris chooses Hera, he’d be king over a large kingdom—that was the promise. This is not a Barbie film (sadly) so we have to use some logic here, he can’t just become king automatically. When he is accepted back into the Trojan royal family, he is at least 4th in line to the throne. He has no inheritance to any other kingdom so becoming king would require the deaths of at least Priam, Hector, Deiphobus and Helenus before him. There is no way they would all die shortly one after the other excluding illness (unlikely since they’re favored by Apollo) and targeted murder. Either way, it’s depressing for Paris. Beyond that, he really wouldn’t make a great king? He’d be depressed and out of place. And, like I said, it wouldn’t prevent a war. The larger a kingdom gets, the bigger threat it poses to other kingdoms. If the Achaean army didn’t consider Troy a threat at that point and start a defensive war, Trojan leaders would get power drunk and start the war themselves. Using the oath, the Greeks would win.

Conclusion: Hera path is a bad path.

Athena path next.

Athena promised Paris skill in battle and victory in war. In that sense he’d be taking over the current position Hector or Achilles have in the Iliad respectively. Only problem: Both Hector and Achilles die. Paris would be the target of every opponent. Not fun. Beyond that, Athena has a thing for controlling her heroes’ every step and she isn’t scared of using manipulation or psychological tricks on her heroes. Odysseus and Diomedes deal with that pretty well because they’re on Athena’s level in some way or another. Paris has close to no points if similarity with Athena (unlike Aphrodite). Athena would quite literally drive him mad. Also, like before, Paris explicitly says in the Iliad that he has no interest in the military. He would be out of place. As for the start of the war, Helen might not be involved, but Agamemnon would find a reason to start a war anyway. Paris would still die in a war that the Greeks will inevitably win.

Conclusion: Athena path is also a bad path.

As for Aphrodite’s path, we all know how that goes.

Another change that Paris’ decision would make is obviously which gods are on which side of the war. This obviously especially effects Athena, Hera, Aphrodite and by extension Ares.

Okay, technically answered your question (i hope), but I wanted to say a little more on the judgment of Paris in his defense.

Paris was chosen to select the most beautiful of the goddesses because he’s honest and impartial. He has virtues, he’s not just horny. Obviously, we can’t judge, but personally I think it’s clear that Aphrodite is the most beautiful of the three. She’s the goddess of beauty. Maybe Paris wasn’t regarding their bribery at all, maybe he was just making an honest decision. After all, the competition was regarding their beauty not their bribery.

If that’s not what Paris was thinking of, maybe he was making what he considered a politically smart move. I mean, how is Paris supposed to know that the “most beautiful woman on earth” was going to be the sister-in-law of the most powerful king in Greece and that he was prince of Troy, their biggest enemy? How was he supposed to know that getting married was going to start a war? In comparison to Athena and Hera’s routes, getting married seems harmless.

Also, I mentioned this briefly before, but Paris and Aphrodite have loads of similarities. It makes sense that she’d be his patron goddess, hence him choosing her.

[orpheuslament]

What’s your favorite The National song?

probably cherry tree! although lately ive been listening to nothing but vanderlyle crybaby geeks

[winged-fool]

Your URL is so fun. I smile every time I see “winged fool” thank you for happiness

Aw this is so sweet, thank you!! I made this url up on a whim and have never been creative enough to change it so I'm glad you like it 🥰

[ophthalmotropy]

I dearly wish your coffee treats you right this morning — saw your tag on my original post. 🥰

Thank you very much! The post seems to have worked, so... ♥

[kieren-fucking-walker]

All week? That’s terrible. May your crops flourish and ur tum feel much much better tomorrow.

Thank you I'm not even being brave about it I think it's new meds settling in <3

[sworeontheriverstyx]

I think we have the same favorite song 💋

my favourite song changes by the hour you’re gonna have to be more specific

[human-still-developing]

💌 Send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome. 💌

Ya know. The mutuals appreciate one

That's so sweet <333 Aww thank you!!!!

Yes all the love for the mutuals <333

[protectcosette]

Honey, I support your little jar of purse pepto. You gotta be safe out there. I hope your throat and tummy find some relief soon.

thank you my friend

[bulletsfrank]

Bestie, I am sorry about your stomach and not-eating ways. I know exactly how you feel. It’s so scary to feel you can’t hold down food or it doesn’t appeal to you and you have my deepest sympathies.

thank you so much, it really is super difficult :( and i’m sorry you’ve had to experience this awful thing as well. i’m going to the doctor soon so i hope i can get some answers as to why i’m feeling so ill 🤧

[shibopanda]

Hey there!! My stomach symptoms were really bad with covid too. I hope you’re feeling much better soon. ❤️

omg!!! thank you this is so sweet 🥺🥺🥺 I hope you're feeling better now 💗 💓 💖 💕

[bakugfs]

Hope your stomach feels better!

it does! thank you so much!

[lungthief]

this page is pristine

lmao thank you <3

[seaofwine]

Hi!! I LOVE this blog. I write about mostly classical canon so this is a great resource. So beautiful.

oh thank you so much!! this means so much to me 💖 i don't really broadcast it on The Blog but if there's anything you'd like resources for that i haven't already posted about (or even if i have, and you'd like more elaboration), i'd be happy to help :>