Larger than Legends

[largerthanlegends]

I'm Not Sorry for Loving You is a beautiful, heartwenching song.

It would be more beautiful if it wasn't CALYPSO TRYING TO EMOTIONALLY BLACKMAIL ODYSSEUS INTO STAYING WITH HER.

Ody has the right reaction here.

(Image from the livestream animatic done by Gigi)

[simugeuge]

But did Epic Calypso really act in an abusive way towards Odisseus during those seven years on Ogygia?

I don't know, does Odysseus look like he shared seven years in there with a friend? Does he sound like he wants to spend one more second with Calypso? Because normally in fantasy stories when two prisoners share years in the same space, if they are on the same ground, they develop a bond. They share, they talk, they become friends. When one gets freed, they'll at least wish they could take the other with them.

Why does Odysseus feel he has the need to threaten Calypso with killing her? Why is he suicidal and begs her to give him space? Why doesn't he feel sad for leaving Calypso behind? Well, he's so particular and also tummy hurts. Or, something is off with Calypso.

I will not psychoanalyze fictional characters. I'm just saying Calypso is one of the monsters Odysseus is meant to endure on his trip home. Whatever name you want to put on the way she hurt Odysseus, her role as a character is not a companion.

Now, this is the part where I get serious. What moves me to write this is not that I care immensely about Odysseus, again, a fictional character. It's that our attitude towards Calypso mirrors the attitude society has toward abusive situations. Where instead of focusing on the victim's experience, we'll trust our eyes and ears more to decide things happened/didn't happen, when we were never there in the first place to witness them. You have a person, a second person who's clearly uncomfortable and avoidant towards them, and you'll say "but I didn't see it happen". Or, "but they are so loved by the community!"

So, idk. I will not try and draw a huge conclusion here. Just give it a thought.

[largerthanlegends]

Preach it, friend! 🙌🏼

[hecates-corner]

Odysseus uses a similar melody in Six Hundred Strike as he does in Love In Paradise.

“You don’t know what I’ve gone through! You don’t know what I’ve sacrificed.”

“Look what you’ve turned me into! Look what we’ve become!”

It shows you that perhaps, he saw both Calypso and Poseidon as the exact same thing: an obstacle. A tormentor.

[largerthanlegends]

Thank you for pointing this out! I thought that melody from 600 Strike was familiar, but could not for the life of me figure out why.

[largerthanlegends]

No, Poseidon, you cannot do a whole song and dance number on how someone should be ruthless and then cry when they start acting ruthless. 🙄

[largerthanlegends]

Here is a background idea for the song "Suffering" from Epic: the Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans.

Unnecessary processes info: First time I heard Suffering, I legit thought Odysseus was dreaming he was with his wife in their room or something, until more clues in the song indicated a siren. Since Jorge has confirmed that sirens use their song to gain access to memories (and use those memories to convince sailors to jump to their deaths), I thought this vision could still work.

[largerthanlegends]

Ta-da!! My first fanart! Inspired by the song "Little Wolf" from Epic: the Musical, written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans.

P.S. It was originally going to be a concept picture of a favor Odysseus gave to Telemachus (personal headcannon), but when I started drawing it, it didn't seem to fit that purpose. But as soon as I heard "Little Wolf", I thought this drawing was perfect for illustrating a key moment in the song.

[catchymemes]

[peneigh-dzredfohl]

Can everyone who reads this PLEASE reblog it?!?!?  Libraries literally saved my life as a child!

Being abused at home, bullied at school and lost in the world, the library and all the books I could escape to the most amazing worlds, kept me alive!

I would walk to the library, and spend all day, from 10 am to 9 pm reading there!! I got special awards for how many books I read, I wrote little blurbs on why i loved the books (probably why I love to BETA and do ARCs) 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Just hit the green arrows and the reblog!!!

As a 50 year old woman, the library offers me so much. Digital art pads to borrow, 3D printing, book clubs that are face to face (yeah, the introvert likes face to face because a moderator will stomp on anyone getting snarky)

New books in LARGE PRINT! I’m visually challenged and as much as I love my kindle, The feel of a real book in my hands will always be a beloved feeling!

Our library also has quarterly books sales of almost free books!! For 5$USD we get in a day early and can buy as many as we want. Anyone else has to wait and there is a limit for the first 2 days.

[stevviefox]

Also many, many libraries have inter library loan(it may be called something different). This means if they don’t have the item you want, they can get it for you. This may include photocopy/pdf of articles. This can also include along with books and DVDs, microfilm/fiche which is also a huge resource. Check around for libraries that are listed as depositories if you want to look at government documents.

Remember that many colleges and universities have open stacks for the public. You will likely have to pay a membership fee but you will get to stuff.

[psi1998]

I love the library ☺

[icycove]

The library was one of my favorite places to go as a kid and I still live to go and just. Sit and read. Or do homework. The university I’m at has a massive 8-story one I love to just wonder around in~ Great places

[jaks21]

Libraries are amazing places, we need to protect them to ensure their continued existence.

[sounddesignerjeans-deactivated2]

Honestly I think one of the most empowering things you can do for yourself is to separate your negative qualities from your identity.

Instead of saying “I’m lazy,” saying “I’ve made a habit of not doing work unless it’s absolutely necessary.” Instead of saying “I’m a bad friend,” saying “I haven’t communicated as much as I should with the people I care about.”

By being specific about your problems, and by framing it as an action that you are consciously either working on or ignoring rather than an unchangeable part of who you are, you allow yourself to accept your mistakes and work constructively on them instead of pretending they didn’t happen or wallowing in blaming yourself.

[princess-towa-positivity]

I LOVE this.

[largerthanlegends]

You needed this now. I know I did.