φιλομμειδες

hello there classics, literature, law

[jigsawgirl96-deactivated2022030]

I don’t make sense I’m not that kind of girl

[kvothes]

getting alphabetized probably feels good as fuck for a bookshelf

[afurioushawk]

Bruh, how many Chicago-born American heads of Christian faiths are there?

[takiki16]

[storybookprincess]

so a very long time ago, my dad worked with an arson investigator

this guy was often one of the first people on the scene following a suspected arson, once emergency services had done what they needed to do. at times, there were also civilians on the periphery. often, they were freaking out, and understandably so; their home or workplace had just, quite literally, gone up in smoke

this investigator wouldn’t try to calm them down. he wouldn’t comfort them or be a shoulder to cry on.

instead, he’d walk up to the person most visibly losing their shit, hand them a fire extinguisher, and say “hey, can you keep an eye out for any other fires, and if you see one, can you put it out with this?”

of course, there was no actual risk of another fire. he wouldn’t be on the scene investigating if there was even a chance that the fire wasn’t completely put out. but the bystander didn’t need to know that

because that person, without fail, would immediately pull it together, take the fire extinguisher, and stand guard. they were, at least temporarily, calm enough for this investigator to do this job

my dad has told me the parable of the fire extinguisher a hundred times, and i think about it a lot. i think about what it says about people and crises. i think about what it says about the grounding power of having a purpose. and i think about the importance of letting someone help me through something, even if that help is just going to be another casserole to throw into the freezer, because useless or not, that fire extinguisher might be the only thing holding them together

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Every bit of emergency response training I've ever done has a part that's like "check the bystanders, and if anyone looks like they're about to lose it, give them something to monitor. Tell them to keep an eye out for the ambulance or to make sure everyone else is staying clear of the hazard or something."

[owlchimedes]

the problem with this coffee shop is that it’s too cute and too expensive and my wallet cannot keep going here every other week

[gothluv]

Thank goodness for the people who see me for who am I and not for the projection they project on to me.

[allsadnshit]

Being an adult in this recession and being like wow I am totally "splurging" on 3 new sets of cotton underwear and 3 pairs of socks like whoaaaaa hold your horses duke of the land where's all this money gonna come from

[grecoromanyaoi]

ive seen ppl using /gen, but what abt /nom, /voc, /acc, /dat and /abl?

[lipsticklesbia]

tarot readings

hi all, i haven't shared on here much about this but i am a professional tarot reader. i also do palm readings and dream interpretation. i haven't had much business lately and i'm hoping to expand. pls message me if you are interested in setting up any kind of reading with me–i have a variety of offerings for various price points!

[visenyaism]

Insane tumblr ad pull

[visenyaism]

Twitter ads try to turn you into a Nazi, Bluesky tries to turn you into an Elizabeth Warren staffer, TikTok ads try to turn you into one of those radical centrist incoherent political assassins. But Tumblr. Tumblr ads are trying to turn me into a fucking Jacobite

[alwaysbeenjessica]

morning spread

[greek-museums]

[greek-museums]

The way the statue was discovered in 1959 in Piraeus, photo from the archive of the Archaeological society at Athens showing a smaller Artemis bronze statue hugging the bigger Athena statue.

[threeamserif]

repeat after me: people in the past were not stupid. people in the past were not dirty. people in the past were people like you. you are not inherently better than our ancestors simply for being born in the modern age.

[freesias-and-wine]

This is why I adore working with non-literary papyri so much. As much as I complain about bad handwriting it brings me so much joy with how unique it is to each hand. Yes, their etas, epsilons, and pis are identical, but my handwriting is also incomprehensible when I'm just writing out an email draft. Yes, the use of omega instead of omicron is frustrating, but who doesn't make spelling mistakes.

These texts are so personal, many never meant for to be used by anyone but the creator. But somehow they have survived millennia to end up on my computer screen and provide a tiny snapshot into their world.

They were people with best friends and favourite foods, with pets they adored and annoying neighbours. They had thoughts and opinions and were in no way lesser or incapable.

They were just like us.

[the-right-writing]

Things almost every author needs to research

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes in your genre

Average weather for your setting

[clevergirlhelps]

yoooo

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes for your genre

Average weather for your setting

[gluten-free-pussy]

The rise of anti-intellectualism has been crazy to witness especially bc people aren’t putting the pieces together. Like more and more I’m seeing average every day people saying things like an education and even literacy are not necessary to earn a living. Meanwhile those in power are absolutely sending their children to the best schools and ensuring that they will receive accredited degrees. The people who hold economic, legal and social power are educated; why would you want to lock yourself out of being able to participate in those spaces? If knowledge was so useless, why do those in power not want you have it while they hoard it for themselves and their children?

[sapphling]

obviously the government of omelas should have deferred to the child's parents and their wishes as to the method of torture

[nardialrose]

A lot of people don't know that Robert Graves already wrote popular Greek myth perceptions before PJ - with some has everlasting damages for the worst.

the idea of a Triple Goddesses being universal in every myth? Nope, not a thing; he invented it.

Greece was originally matriarchal before it turned to patriarchy? He didn't invented it, but he popularized it (just look up his White Goddess thesis).

Medusa was actually a goddess and her being raped by Poseidon is a symbol of patriarchy? Also popularized it.

the gods attempt to overthrow Zeus, and Hera, Apollo, Poseidon were punished afterward? Well Graves mixed up a lot of confusing sources into one.

Hestia giving up her Olympian seat to Dionysus? He invented it.

Ares the jock to Hephaestus the nerd? He did that earlier.

Hestia the most kindest and peaceful goddess? He beat you all already.

Hera was forced to marry Zeus and hated the marriage?

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drawing lots on who get to rule which domain?

Amphitrite being a jealous wife like Hera?

His ideas baby.

And that's not even getting into the other whacky stuff he conjured up.

Edited: some corrections brought on by few people that the casting lots is founded in the Iliad and Apollodorus. I stand corrected!