"Never again, never again shall I look on the light of the sun" - Euripides' Hekabe (transl. Anne Carson)
When the Greeks sail to Troy to retrieve Helen, wife of Menelaos, and lay waste to the city of Troy, the greek army is prevented from sailing on in Aulis. Artemis has been angered and demands a blood sacrifice in exchange for the winds that will carry the ships to the shores of Ilium.
So Agamemnon, chief commander of the army of Hellas, sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia at the alter of the goddess. Her death in exchange for eternal glory.
After the sacking of Troy, the remnants of the victorious greek army make ready to sail for home. But Achilles' vengeful ghost halts the winds, demanding proper sacrifice at his grave. Achilles demands blood in exchange for the winds that will carry the ships to the shores of Hellas.
So Odysseus and Agamemnon choose Polyxena, the youngest daughter of Priam and Hekabe, a princess of Troy. Her death in exchange for a homecoming worthy of the victors of Troy.
Though these two events are 10 years apart in the context of the story of the Trojan war, these two girls have always been connected with each other in my head. I imagine them at a similar age, looking similar even. I imagine Agamemnon thinking of Iphigenia as he watches Polyxena bleed out in front of him. Two sides of the same coin.
I’ve started a werewolf TWST AU for no reason besides a need for First Years, found family.
Deuce and Sebek have noticeable scars due to fights with other people. Epel and Jack have scratches due to, mostly, wilderness survival. Ace has scars, but they’re all hidden under his clothes.
The werewolves in TWST, of this AU, have very noticeable Tapedum Lucidum (AKA their eyes are super reflective in the dark). It’s subtle enough that one won’t notice when you’re having a conversation. But if you know what you’re looking for, seeing a different color reflect in a person’s pupils might be very, very scary.
hellooo i‘m absolutely head over heels in love with gavriil and damn, i really just wanna rest my head on his soft tiddies, ramble to him about my day and then fall asleep on him🫶🏻
anyway, great blog! great art works and OCs!! i wish you a great day💕
hi my loves! <) thank you so much for your kind words, i am very happy to know that you're enjoying my stuff 🥺🥺🙏💌 finally had some strength to sketch this beast so yaaay it's yapping and napping time
"I pray to the Ka'ra, to turn my weakness into confidence, and confidence shall be my strength. To restore my courage to change what I can change. To find determination to adhere to the Resol'nare, and follow The Way to overcome my challenges".