#the odyssey

[elianzis]

MY BOOOOOY OMG THEY GAVE US THIS MAN OMG OMG YES YES YES

[venator-signum]

hi yes if ruereguard are the patrochilles parallel then percabeth are the Odysseus and Penelope parallel BUT (and I cannot stress this enough) annabeth is Odysseus

here's why:

Odysseus is a character who is the epitome of hubris. he's the smartest person in every room he walks into, he was the main strategist for the entire Greek army, everyone was looking to him for guidance and approval. he's Athena's champion (and pet liar) but eventually loses favour with her because pride comes before the fall. the overarching story of the odyssey is that he's trying to go home to his wife and will do whatever it takes with his cunning and wits to get there over the course of 10 years.

sounds awfully familiar to Annabeth Chase, favoured daughter of Athena, general and main strategist of CHB, smartest person in the room, prideful, strong and the person everyone looks to for approval. Athena holds annabeth in high regards but will put her aside the moment she "embarrasses her". and not only did Annabeth spend months trying to get Percy back, but its approx. 10 years from her arrival at CHB and the end of HoO, in which her overarching goal is to create something permanent - and she achieves that, though changed in unimaginable ways.

Percy and Penelope may be a bit of a stretch until you look at the main thing the two of them have in common - their unending and unconditional loyalty. Penelope sat and weaved day in and day out for maybe 20 years as men ate her out of house and home, because she would not abandon her husband and the hope that he would return home. by all accounts, it could have been easier for her to simply accept whatever offer suited her most as queen of Ithaca but she didn't. and we know that loyalty is our boy Percy's fatal flaw, and that one of the only things he could remember was annabeth.

[sonchop]

tbh

(the album cover is so cooooool!!)

[the-tech-turn]

I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND

For NINE DAYS Odysseus was wide awake

He was just trying to make it home with NO storm or tidal wave.

AND IN THAT TIME he remained unopposed and the bag was STILL CLOSED.

He was SO CLOSE, too, reuniting with his wife and son.

He was SO eager to make new memories with his beloved wife, and he wanted to make up for lost time with his son.

All he had to do was keep his eyes open.

But he was so tired.

Just had to keep his eyes open.

He just wanted to see his family.

Keep your eyes open Odysseus.

He just wanted to embarce them after a long war.

If only he had kept his eyes open.

[simugeuge]

Don't feel bad for Hector or the last of Odysseus' crew who ate Apollo's cattle. They had a choice and they made it.

Hector didn't want to face the Trojans after making a bad decision about the troops and thought it was better to either kill Achilles or die with honor. He couldn't know about what Achilles was going to do. And then it was too late.

Odysseus' crew literally said it was better dying by Zeus' hand than starving to death.

No, seriously. It's sad that they died but many times your friends will make sh*tty decisions, even after being warned, and you'll have to sit back and think to yourself "welp, they're an adult".

[bear-cubs-art-things]

TEEELEEEMAAACHUUUUUSSSSSS

[doob-or-something]

So yeah,,, as per my last post, the card was absolutely Odysseus in disguise

[majorcatboy]

Holy fuck us Odysseus fans are eating so fucking good this week, Underworld Saga's out on the 26th and I just found out Ody is in Hades 2. Literally vibrating from excitement

[roseblack12]

I don`t kow why but this

is giving me Odysseus and Penelope

[mossyriverrocks]

“Lady of the palace, sorry that I ask this…”

[priestessofcreation]

You're a warrior, meant to lead the rest

I don't know where I went wrong

But I warned you and you failed the test

So now I'm gone

Athena, FOR THE LOVE OF ZEUS, we all know you are mad because the one guy who in existence who thinks and acts like you made a decision you wouldn’t make and now you are MAD

You love Odysseus. He is your BEST FRIEND. ADMIT IT!

[aj-acent]

my addition to the Epic fandom 🫡

each like black and white still is based off of a certain line in my fave songs from the musical bc akhsksnsjaka i love this sm

Lines:

Open Arms: “That’s what we’d get with open arms…”

Just a Man: “Deep down i would trade the world to see my son and wife”

Done For: “You and I are now evenly matched || our fates are intertwined their attached”

Keep Your Friends Close: “I keep trying to embrace you both, why won’t you let me (just keep your eyes open) || So much has changed, but I’m the same, yes I’m the same!”

The Horse and the Infant: “I know that I’m ready (I don’t think you’re ready”

Remember Them: “My friend is dead, our foe is blind || The blood we shed it never dries!”

Puppeteer: “Of course I’d like to leave now, of course I’d like to run! || But I can hardly sleep now, knowing everything Id done”

Now leave me alone while i cry aksjksjakajak

[fullofobsessions]

I don't know if that is really the source, but the "forgive me" in the end of Just a Man from Epic the musical reminds me of the "forgive me" when Odysseus throws Astyanax off the walls of Troy in the show Troy: Fall of a City, and I absolutely love it.

[12-toads-in-a-trench-coat]

favourite slides from my odyssey powerpoint:

honourable mentions:

[bethfuller]

odysseus and athena

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[simugeuge]

I'm cancelling Just a Man, because it's terribly dangerous trowing an infant from the wall of Troy like that. It's too high. Do not recommend.