Tiberius and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus

"... their actions as public men were divided by the difference of the times in which those of the one and those of the other were performed. And one of the principal causes of the failure of their enterprises was this interval between their careers, and the want of combination of their efforts. The power they would have exercised, had they flourished both together, could scarcely have failed to overcome all resistance."   

[gracchisuggestions]

“The wild beasts that roam over Italy have every one of them a cave or lair to lurk in; but the men who fight and die for Italy enjoy the common air and light, indeed, but nothing else; houseless and homeless they wander about with their wives and children. And it is with lying lips that their imperators exhort the soldiers in their battles to defend sepulchres and shrines from the enemy; for not a man of them has an hereditary altar, not one of all these many Romans an ancestral tomb, but they fight and die to support others in wealth and luxury, and though they are styled masters of the world, they have not a single clod of earth that is their own.”

— Ti. Sempronius Gracchus (via gracchisuggestions)

[mahgnib]

“The Sacrifice of Polyxena”, 17th century Chinese tapestry, part of a series llustrating the story of the Trojan War, made for sale to the Portuguese market. More than a bit chaotic when reduced to internet size, no doubt far more effective in person.

[mystieris]

Did you know Pirithous had a sister?

(Pirithous, still tied to his chair, watches as Ixion rolls by on his wheel.) Pirithous: Was… was that my dad…? Alecto: Yes. Rumor has it he tried sleeping with the queen of the gods after Zeus invited him to dinner. Pirithous: … (At Physadeia's house… Physadeia answers the door to find a glaring Poseidon staring at her. She sweats.) Physadeia: L-Lord Poseidon…? Poseidon: You better not get any ideas… Physadeia: A-about what…? Poseidon: Your father tried sleeping with Hera and your brother tried marrying Persephone. I don't know who cursed your family, but you better not get any ideas about my Trity! Physadeia: (sweats more) I… I'm straight… Poseidon: Good.

[mushyooms]

oh my god please draw Palamedes dead in a well and complete the set

you have no idea how thrilled i am about this

ask and you shall receive

[mushyooms]

I need you to know that I saw this image and the first thing that came to my mind was "haha that's Yoom's pookie Ody"

gremlin

[mushyooms]

[masterofthewarcry]

thinking about the palamedes chapter coming up in my fic and i’m very tempted to make it a little silly,

odysseus scrounging up coins from the bodies of dead trojan soldiers to frame palamedes: …

diomedes, seeing this and putting a hand on his shoulder, quietly: …do you need $20?

[blackarachnya]

abolish summer 

[butchflirt]

Yeah

Fuck Gilgamesh

[butchflirt]

Misread this

[earhartsease]

Sumer is a goin out

[hermesmoly]

came to me in a dream

[holy-mother-of-whumpers]

Cue Menelaos and Helen chilling in Egypt for 7/8 years, drinking terrible Egyptian beer and looking at the ships on the Nile:

H: this is not too bad actually. The lack of war weighting on my shoulders really does it.

M: I miss my buddies a little though.

H: If I hear you talking simping for Odysseus one more time...

M: why wouldn't he accept a palace on the mainland so we can live closer to each other!

H:...

H: still way better than Paris. You know what dear, let's invite his son to visit, then he'll have to come visit us too. If he brings Penelope we can catch up.

M: that's genius! I love you so much my smart beautiful wife!

H: (happy drink sipping).

Diomedes, in the meantime, being chased by Aphrodite around Italy, for snitching: (distressed noises).

[gracchisuggestions]

Those myths where the original lesson was Hubris is Bad, Don't Challenge The Gods but in these particular versions the hubristic non-gods turned out art that really was as good as the gods' if not better so the god in question has to resort to "Oh but the subject matter is tasteless"/"Oh but can you play it UPSIDE DOWN?" so the moral of the story turns out to be Don't Challenge The Gods Because They Make The Rules And Will Move The Goalposts Into Space.

[hogoflight]

Potentially consider writing that (from that one version) Athena, instead of cursing that one specific flute, cursed every single flute that would ever be made but the curse is just Apollo hates you for playing it now. Euterpe: (epic flute solo) Apollo: Wonderful! Truly, your skill is unparalleled for creating such a beautiful sound on such a DISTASTEFUL and UGLY instrument!

Euterpe: Apollo: Euterpe please why did you pick this weak tube you could have picked any other instrument to master and elevate to divine- Euterpe: dude can you chill literally once. come on man

[hogoflight]

love all of these they are so funny. in my mind Athena’s cursed curse was super vague. Like boy oh boy if you play the flute Something Bad will happen, preferably in relation to your flute playing. and from then on (OR MAYBE ALWAYS…) Apollo had a weird animosity towards flutes. That or because Marsyas. I like Apollo knowing but simply not caring, because it’s funny and I think he’d just go “well, regardless, the flute is still a distasteful instrument!”.

[gracchisuggestions]

“The wild beasts that roam over Italy have every one of them a cave or lair to lurk in; but the men who fight and die for Italy enjoy the common air and light, indeed, but nothing else; houseless and homeless they wander about with their wives and children. And it is with lying lips that their imperators exhort the soldiers in their battles to defend sepulchres and shrines from the enemy; for not a man of them has an hereditary altar, not one of all these many Romans an ancestral tomb, but they fight and die to support others in wealth and luxury, and though they are styled masters of the world, they have not a single clod of earth that is their own.”

— Ti. Sempronius Gracchus (via gracchisuggestions)

[1000cavalry]

Have I earned no protection

Goddess heed my supplication

All I get for my faith

Is his fate in the sea

Her retrospective revenge will do nothing to protect me

[gracchisuggestions]

Agave: Why are you such a pill, Daddy?

[gracchisuggestions]

So what would it be like to spawn full-grown from a dragon's tooth and spend the first minutes of your life in a frenzy of siblingslaying?

What would it be like to live with someone like that?

[gracchisuggestions]

Pirithous, glued to a chair: Let me explain.

Hades: There's nothing to explain. You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.

[gracchisuggestions]

Teucer: [being ejected by border control] Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own Salamis! With black-figure pottery and hookers!