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Top two characters that would have made the most worthy-awesome-incredibly cathartic alicorns
#God theyd be so fuckin epic...#misty brightdawn#they have such interesting paralels.#pony posting#Straightup I imagined a version of g5 where misty is Sunset x twilights daughter#and opaline took her because she wanted to bring despair to the kingdom and have an willing aprentice that 'might' be an alicorn at her whi#mother gothel + syndrome COMBINED#sunset shimmer#mlp gen 4#mlp gen 5#alicorn#they so epic...#they so GOOD#like!! its a perfect way to conclude a character arc#not just as redemption but fullfilment#my little pony#friendship is magic#make your mark
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There's this sort of anthropomorphizing that inherently happens in language that really gets me sometimes. I'm still not over the terminology of "gravity assist," the technique where we launch satellites into the orbit of other planets so that we can build momentum via the astounding and literally astronomical strength of their gravitational forces, to "slingshot" them into the direction we need with a speed that we could never, ever, ever create ourselves. I mean, some of these slingshots easily get probes hurtling through space at tens of thousands of miles per hour. Wikipedia has a handy diagram of the Voyager 1 satellite doing such a thing.
"Gravity assist." "Slingshot." Of course, on a very basic and objective level, yes, we are taking advantage of forces generated by outside objects to specifically help in our goals. We're getting help from objects in the same way a river can power a mill. And of course we call it a "slingshot," because the motion is very similar (mentally at least; I can't be sure about the exact physics).
Plus, especially compared to the other sciences, the terminology for astrophysics is like, really straightforward. "Black hole?" Damn yeah it sure is. "Big bang?" It sure was. "Galactic cluster?" Buddy you're never gonna guess what this is. I think it's an effect of the fact that language is generally developed for life on earth and all the strange variances that happen on its surface, that applying it to something as alien and vast as space, general terms tend to suffice very well in a lot more places than, like... idk, botany.
But, like. "Gravity assist." I still can't get the notion out of my head that such language implies us receiving active help from our celestial neighbors. They come to our aid. We are working together. We are assisted. Jupiter and the other planets saw our little messengers coming from its pale blue molecular cousin, and we set up the physics just right, so that they could help us send them out to far stranger places than this, to tell us all about what they find out there.
We are assisted.
And there is no better way to illustrate my feelings on the matter than to just show you guys one of my favorite paintings, this 1973 NASA art by Rick Guidice to show the Pioneer probe doing this exact thing:

"... You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. ..."
Gravity assist.
#space#astronomy#astrophysics#language#paintings#the antidote to despair is awe#the quote is from the poem ''go to the limits of your longing'' by rainer maria rilke and translated by joanna macy#druid speaks#the thing that got me thinking about this was watching Animation VS Physics tbh#because the whole gravity assist section is so epic in scale and the music swells and its so. Romantic in the art movement sense#i mean the whole thing is epic like that. but seeing the term ‘’gravity assist’’ pop up did something to my brain specifically
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“Would fall in love with me again if you knew all I’ve done?”
#so the vengeance saga#am I right#epic the musical#epic penelope#epic Odysseus#this should still work with just the odyssey as well so#odyssey#Odysseus#penelope#penelope and odysseus#penelope x odysseus#digital art#epic fanart#tw: blood#cw: blood#odypen#jolly art
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Penelope waiting
#epic the musical#digital art#art#greek myths#epic: the musical#odyssey#the odyssey#penelope#this bed makes no sense so don't think about it
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Poppy playtime got a guy worse than William Afton
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#fnaf fanart#springtrap#william afton#harley sawyer#fnaf 3#poppy playtime#poppy playtime doctor#poppy playtime chapter 4#So I saw the new poppy playtime chapter#and I think the plot and characters finally worked for me#really sparked my interest#I DONT love all the directions that chapter takes#but can we all talk about how cool the doctor is#AND BY that I mean how truly twisted he is#William’s crimes somehow feel small now#in the face of the company that just experiments on just kids#the doctor is awful in every way sick and twisted#and I think that’s epic#just the idea of William hearing the shit playtime co got up to#like I think the scale of it would genuinely shock him#even if he’s interested in that science as well#I may draw a lil more poppy stuff as a treat we’ll see
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"Then they recognized me. Each embraced me tightly in his arms, and started sobbing in desperation. So the house rang loud with noise, and even [Circe] herself pitied them."
#^ from the emily wilson translation!!#i love the circe arc she's so fun#my art#odysseus#circe#greek mythology#the odyssey#tagamemnon#epic the musical#kinda artblocked these days...... ill try simpler things
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Post-wisdom saga Athena’s reaction to a sudden hug would be to remove her armor to not hurt Ody- change my mind
#epic the musical#athena#epic odysseus#i need them to hug so bad#wisdom saga#epic fanart#epic athena#artists on tumblr
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silly sketches
#all I can think about is their lives post-Ithaca saga#Such an adjustment for them all but so much better#Ugehhhh#nillyart#nillyfanart#epic the musical#epic: the musical#epic the musical fanart#telemachus#penelope#odysseus#athena#epic telemachus#telemachus epic the musical#epic Penelope#epic odysseus#penelope epic the musical#odysseus epic the musical
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now that the ithaca saga is out i'd like to just put it out there that, in the original text, after they reunite odysseus and penelope immediately run off to fuck - obviously (20 years at sea away from your wife call that the wettest dry spell mankind's ever seen). BUT while they're getting all hot and heavy, athena decides to put her owl motif to good use and wingman for odysseus by quite literally holding off the dawn until they're fully satisfied (od. 23.345-348). which is just. what a way to end off one of the greatest pieces of storytelling in human history
#imagine being so cool that a god stops time so you can fuck your wife#the odyssey#epic the musical#epic musical#epic the ithaca saga#epic odysseus#epic penelope
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Odysseus playing a guitar ANGRILY at his wife
Penelope playing a violin EVEN MORE ANGRILY at her husband
#i find the image of them just YELLING AND PLAYING INSTRUMENTS so fucking funny#odysseus yeets the guitar and starts playing an electric guitar cause HE ISNT MOVING THE BED#epic the musical#musicals#epic#epic the ithaca saga#the ithaca saga#odysseus#penelope#odypen#epic!odysseus#epic!penelope
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girl you are killing it! girl i think it's dead! girl you can stop STABBING
#everyone @ odysseus#can't imagine how athena is gonna feel watching this later#she already dipped for a solid decade and came back to a text thread so insane she immediately had to go fight her dad#how are we gonna react to this shit#odysseus#the odyssey#epic the musical#greek mythology#tagamemnon#odypen#athen#thanks athena#posiedon#epic the vengeance saga#jay rivera herrans
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Penelope: Would I fall in love with you again? Hmmm, well. Can you also move our marriage bed over there? Hmmm? What? I thought we were pretending to be stupid by asking the most idiotic questions.
#“you ask a stupid question so you'll get one in return” -Queen Penelope of fuckin Ithaca#epic penelope#bloopnik rambles#penelope epic the musical#penelope of ithaca#epic odysseus#odyssey#the odyssey#odysseus#odysseus of ithaca#incorrect epic the musical quotes#epic ithaca saga#epic the musical#epic#jorge rivera herrans#epic odypen#odypen
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Penelope's final gambit, you will always be famous, no matter the subtext.
#poorly drawn odyssey#the odyssey#odysseus#penelope#epic the musical#Epic's version was very sweet and very well executed (and so cathartic!)#But Odyssey Penelope is *so* done with all the bullshit at this point in the story.#Credit where it is due; at this point she's been through a lot.#And to top if all off - her own son and one of the few maids on her side are buying into this (supposed) ruse.#This cannot have been the only time someone tried to pull this trick on her either.#Its the contrast between: 'Oh you're My husband?' and 'Ohh *sureeee* you're my husband. Just like the 30 other 'Odys' before you.'#The olive tree bed trick is a great gambit because it really is the final test to verify his identity.#I'm just a sucker for couples who have a secret only they know between them I suppose!#The match each other in will and wit! They will always find each other!!!#Anyways. The Odyssey is a worthwhile read and I highly recommend it. Epic is also a great musical worth checking out.
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"Just know, I'll be here waiting."
#epic the musical#epic the musical fanart#epic fanart#epic penelope#epic the ithaca saga#my art#waitingggg#waaaaiiiiiiitingggggg#i am so sad i just recently found epic right as its ending#but i am absolutely OBSESSED#the kingdom hearts/ff lover in me is so happy#greek mythology#the odyssey
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https://x.com/JayHerrans/status/1872662244233724011?t=euCRsoPjWy1yV8uegkn44g&s=19
#epic the musical#fanart#telemachus#epic telemachus#penelope#epic penelope#odysseus#epic odysseus#I adore them so much#<333
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