Saturn

they/them

[animus-apud-astra]

salvete omnes! mihi nomen Saturn est.

this is just a little nerd side-blog where i’m going to stick my classics obsession posts before my entire main blog becomes entirely infested by them.

i fear i’ve fallen in love with latin and it’s funky ahh grammar systems, and am currently writing a fanfiction based off 2 characters in my latin textbook (cambridge latin course supremacy). gcse student in both latin and attic greek, but have spent a lot more time around latin.

some of my favourite classical texts (haven’t read many so far) are the Odyssey, the Iliad (both Emily Wilson’s translation), and the Aeneid (Susanna Wright and Scott McGill’s translation)

Currently reading: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea (Emily Wilson)

bigots DNI!!

[exitwound]

interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?

me: mhm so that’s called a lacuna. it refers to when manuscripts have missing parts, lost to time. for example, the epic of gilgamesh has

[sentimentalbeing2001]

There is always something to learn, there is always something to love

[translatingpostsintoancientgreek]

Ἀεί τί ἐστι μαθεῖν, ἀεί τί ἐστι φιλεῖν

[translatingpostsintolatin]

Semper est aliquid discendum, semper est aliquid amandum

[thhouseofblack]

There is something so special about how women are at the heart of the Odyssey. It is Athena who goes to plead to Zeus and takes advantage of Poseidon's absence to finally free Odysseus from Calypso's Ogygia. When Odysseus struggles at sea under Poseidon's wrath it is Ino/Leucothea who grants him her veil and helps him reach Phaeacia. At Phaeacia it is Nausikaa who helps Odysseus in his time of need, granting him the knowledge and attire to go plead his case in dignity, and Arete who blessses his journey back to Ithaca. Without Eurykleia's loyalty Odysseus' scheme would have fallen apart and his household wouldn't have stood with the strength that it did. Above all, without Penelope's undying fidelity and perseverance, her wisdom and scheming - without Penelope's love, Odysseus wouldn't have had a kingdom to reclaim when he returned.

[escuerzoresucitado]

[average-acorn]

@koresmeadow

[fionaneedsamango]

Odysseus, Achilles & Aeneas core 🥀:

[thoodleoo]

time for another round of one of my favorite games, "try to picture what this roman graffito looks like from its description"! today we have EDR167813. click the read more to see how accurate the picture in your head was

go my lambda

[thethebaid]

^achilles

[echo-loves-flowerboy]

Telemachus is gonna get his life together eventually trust

[echo-loves-flowerboy]

[catcrumb]

[translatingpostsintoancientgreek]

[translatingpostsintolatin]

[a-thousand-ships]

No one talk to me ever again

[a-thousand-ships]

God, that last line is such a succinct summary of his character: a million faces and none of them real, the man that will say and do whatever, who will be whoever he needs to be, not only to stay alive, but to get back home

[poetryofapollo]

One of the ways Greek mythology spaces so often reduce stories (and I've mentioned it before) is the way a lot of people can't seem to realize how much more interesting things are when they aren't so straightforward and are more complicated. Is it not more interesting when you realize Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon for Iphigenia, yet still abused her other children? Is it not more interesting when you realize Penelope and Odysseus are the very foundation of why a traditional couple might be and yet still are somewhat equal despite it? I could name a million other examples.

[kexytimes]

"Priam's wretched wife lost all she had, until at last she lost her human form."

[polypharmakoss]

Atenea: Cógela, cógela… coge al mochuelo, no hace nada, y mira que mona es. Se llama Nictímene. Athena: Pick her up, pick her up…pick up the little owl, she’s not aggressive, and just look how cute she is. Her name is Nyctimene)

Roman marble statue of Athena, first half of the 1st century AC, Halsted A&A Foundation. Photo: Daniel Eggert (@DesigningDan).

Don't know how to explain how much I like this photo it's absolutely majestic. This can be used in so many contexts and situations ajajja. Thanks first person whoever depicted Athena that way, thanks to the sculptor and thanks to Daniel Eggert for this photo. I love it🤩 going to do some things with this photo🥰

I found this one in reddit🤣 also peak

[ulises-aithon]

PEAK

[gruvu]

Sea Salt & Ivory Cover | First | Next

The first 3 pages, a short intro that I tried something new with the greek pottery art. Bit nervous then again I am doing this for fun and since I had time today, got to post early!

[greekmythcomix]

Suddenly remembered this stupid thing I made and can’t remember if I ever posted it here

(Hey Odyssey fans please also enjoy my interactive book and audiobook podcast YOU ARE ODYSSEUS 👍)