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What to Read After Watching The Odyssey 🏺

Good morning (I honestly typed afternoon because I'm so used to posting later), book lovers and bookish bats! I grew up loving Greek mythology, how broad and detailed it was, how the stories seemed to compound and affect one another. I wanted to know everything I could about the goddesses, thought Zeus was the absolute worst, and was more curious about the minute details regarding the Trojan War (and, let's be honest, the women involved) than the war itself. If you've ever felt the same way, or are simply excited to watch The Odyssey, remember: there's always a book that did it better. ⚔️

What is your favorite bit of Greek mythology or history?❓

Here are a few books to read after watching The Odyssey. As always, remember there are so many amazing books out there -- if you think I missed one that belongs on this list, shout it out! ❗What would you recommend people read after watching The Odyssey?❓

Happy reading, book lovers and bookish bats! I'll meet you in the comments. 💜

Will you watch The Odyssey in theaters?❓

[nemfrog]

His childhood nurse recognizes Odysseus, disguised as a beggar on his return to Ithaka. He tells her not to give him away. Illustration based on John Flaxman's 18th century line drawing.

The Toils and Travels of Odysseus. 1926. Frontispiece.

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[paintedpatroclus]

penelope & telemachus

[russianblush]

thankful i was not the only one who had this thought cross their mind while watching the odyssey 😭

[celestial-fang]

Instead of the new dogshit Odyssey film you should watch Iphigenia (1977). It’s made by actual Greek people and focuses on a mother-daughter relationship to explore how women are sacrificed by powerful men in times of war. Also the main actress has the face of an angel 🙏 the whole movie is available on YT with English subtitles.

[blumineck]

I’ve got a lot of Thoughts(tm) about The Odyssey at the moment, but damnit Blum I’m an archer, not a film critic, so here’s something in my lane!

[evidently-endless]

the odyssey (2026)

[wolverineholic]

by Andrei Bressan

[flipomatic]

Gabrielle's sneak attacks

Bonus:

[inadequate-nefelibata]

XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS (1995) S01E03: Dreamworker

[jeniferprince]

Xena & Gabrielle

they were so important to me as a baby lesbian :')

patreon // buy prints here

[locusimperium]

[swan-archive]

locusimperium:

A few years ago, when I was living in the housing co-op and looking for a quick cookie recipe, I came across a blog post for something called “Norwegian Christmas butter squares.” I’d never found anything like it before: it created rich, buttery and chewy cookies, like a vastly superior version of the holiday sugar cookies I’d eaten growing up. About a year ago I went looking for the recipe again, and failed to find it. The blog had been taken down, and it sent me into momentary panic. 

Luckily, I remembered enough to find it on the Wayback Machine, and quickly copied it into a file that I’ve saved ever since. I probably make these cookies about once a month, and they last about five days around my voracious husband - they’re fantastic with a cup of bitter coffee or tea. I’m skeptical that there is something distinctively Norwegian about these cookies, but they do seem like the perfect thing to eat on a cold day. 

Norwegian Christmas Butter Squares

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt Turbinado/ Raw Sugar for dusting

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Chill a 9x13″ baking pan in the freezer. Do not grease the pan.

Using a mixer, blend the butter, egg, sugar, and salt together until it is creamy.  Add the flour and vanilla and mix using your hands until the mixture holds together in large clumps. If it seems overly soft, add a little extra flour. 

Using your hands, press the dough out onto the chilled and ungreased baking sheet until it is even and ¼ inch thick.  Dust the top of the cookies evenly with raw sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees until the edges turn a golden brown, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Let cool for about five minutes before cutting the cooked dough into squares. Remove the squares from the warm pan using a spatula.

[brawltogethernow]

So I tried this recipe.

And it is GREAT.

It basically makes the platonic ideal of commercial sugar cookies, only in bar form. When I give them to people (which I do a lot, because this is one of those simple recipes where the results seem very impressive), I just tell them they’re sugar cookie bars.

[davetheshady]

Life hack: add white chocolate chips and sea salt

[mxxnlit-witch]

I made these today for the equinox with sea salt caramel chips and they are simply amazing. Let’s see how long they last with six people in the house!

[dduane]

Noting for later (as we need more butter for this, and probably won’t do a grocery shopping till the weekend).

[amyamychan]

The OP version of this has become my go-to cookie for basically all things and I have a whole cohort of friends and colleagues who would murder each other to get them. Haven’t tried any add ons yet, since the base recipe is SO GOOD.

[g1sunstreaker]

I’ve reblogged this before and I’m reblogging it again because I’m about to make it again tomorrow and I wanted to add my own tale of just how amazingly delicious it. it was SO incredibly simple to bake and with an extra dusting of brown sugar on top and served warm and soft they gift you with the taste of the nectar of the gods when paired with a small glass of milk. this image is from when I first made them a couple years ago:

GO. MAKE THESE !!!!

[mikkeneko]

Needed to make a dessert in a hurry to bring to Thanksgiving, and this recipe worked excellently. I did not have the right kind of sugar for the topping, so instead I used a packet of lemonade powder, which gave it a nice citrusy zing.

[five-rivers]

Making these for myself as a reward for doing the no fun thing I’ve been putting off. Added half a lemon of lemon juice and a bit more flour. Let’s see how it turns out. >:3

[five-rivers]

Verdict: tasty.

[dduane]

…These were very, very good. :) (Baked them in the “All Edges” Masterclass brownie pan.)

[petermorwood]

Confirming the goodness, though not quite yet the past-tenseness, since there are a couple left in the biscuit tin.

That’s not going to last because, airtight though that tin is, the butter squares have dried out somewhat in the couple of days since they were made. I had one and, while the taste was as good as ever, the texture was starting to approach that of shortbread.

So, make ‘em, admire 'em and eat 'em. That’s what we’re about to do… :->

I’m also wondering, since these are meant for Christmas (not that it stopped us making them in August) how some spices - cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and maybe even a pinch of white pepper - would work in this recipe.

Something to try next time.

[rosieandthemoon]

Wilfrid Gabriel de Glehn

[xanaxfarts]

Fingal's Cave is a geological formation located on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

It is known for its extraordinary structure of hexagonal basalt columns, which were formed from rapidly cooled volcanic lava millions of years ago. The cave is approximately 72 meters long and is notable for its natural acoustics, giving it a cathedral-like quality.

[draconym]

So many of the critters that take up residence in human homes are simply species that are cave-adapted. Spiders. Crickets. Millipedes. Isopods. Bats. Your house is a cave to them and they think you are also a cave-adapted organism.

[draconym]

Maybe they're in your house because they miss you. Did you ever think of that.

[planet4546b]

im currently completely losing it about the great stalacpipe organ. are you fucking kidding me they made an organ out of a CAVE???? IT TAKES UP THREE ACRES??? i legit am about to lose it

[planet4546b]

this is a comment left on a recording of moonlight sonata played on an organ that is literally made out of a cave and its making me so emotional its not even funny

[image id: a youtube comment that reads ‘wonderful…and the moon has never shone there…’ end id.]

[marlynnofmany]

All that and no pictures??

According to Wikipedia, it works by hidden rubber mallets on the naturally-musical stalactites that tourguides have been knocking on for over a century. The guy who made the organ may have gotten the idea when his son whacked his head on a stalactite.

Here’s a video. It is hauntingly beautiful.

[spirit-pyrite]

In case anyone is looking, here’s the link to the video op mentions.

https://youtu.be/HsKUUn29tSs

[sammakesart]

Commission for Mayzen03.bsky.social of Lucanis and their Rook!