literature and fandoms

books, writing, greek mythology taylor swift, musicals, likely other things if i feel like them

[when-the-pawnn]

I've grown to love the version where Helen is the one to kill Deiphobus. I think she deserves to kill someone after all those years, as a little treat.

[onwingsofwords]

I just know she was sooooo over him

[adams-r1b-deactivated20250516]

[onwingsofwords]

me when I feel an OCD spiral coming on

[filmnoirsbian]

The Oresteia is more devastating when Agamemnon and Clytemnestra really did have a loving and happy marriage. When Agamemnon really did love Iphigenia. When Clytemnestra really did love Orestes and Electra, and they loved her. But that love was never enough. It couldn't stop them from hurting each other. Killing each other. Breaking each other's hearts.

[brotherhumphrey]

ah, the rosary, the stim toy full of jesus

[onwingsofwords]

no because I carry a rosary in my pocket any time I know I'm going to be in a situation where I might get overstimulated

[theodysseyofhomer]

"what did paris ever do that's so great" killed achilles. next question

[onwingsofwords]

I just know he said this to Helen in an argument (even funnier if he did it in the third person)

[sourdough-seal]

every writer has a song they play when it's time to get so fucking serious. if i put on Kung Fu Panda Oogway Ascends someone is going to die

[onwingsofwords]

Anakin's Betrayal from the rots score means Something Tragic Is Happening

[katy1kenobi]

One thing about me is I’m gonna walk into a church and go absolutely feral brained. Gonna be a long ass week chat

[brotherhumphrey]

jesus time!!!!!!!!!!!! im gonna chant some fucken chants lads

[onwingsofwords]

me rolling up to Latin Mass after a stressful day

[onwingsofwords]

someone: oh look it's snowing! how pretty!

me, vibrating: FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD--

[dhwty-writes]

reading the iliad is crazy bc it just wildly flip flops between divine sitcom, the horrors of war, the most beautiful description you've ever read and a list of names that could've been 20 items shorter but absolutely should not be

[onwingsofwords]

buying brand new rosaries, saint medals, and prayer cards: boo tomato tomato sterile no history no tradition

thrifting rosaries, saint medals, and prayer cards, or receiving them from family members: yes yes yes rich history tradition peace soaked in prayer intentions give me them all

(don't get me wrong I love them either way but there's something special about used religious items)

[qinnyanimation]

Haven’t finished the Iliad yet but I think Agamemnon is kinda homophobic but can’t be open about that because two of his best warriors (Achilles&Diomedes) are obviously gay and his best strategist is a closeted-bisexual (Odysseus) (which is also obvious)

[onwingsofwords]

no you're so right and it's hilarious

[yrbeecharmer]

officially diagnosed with bed too cozy disease

[onwingsofwords]

ladies, if your man is

• one who schemes after beauty and good

• brave

• impetuous

• intense

• an awe-inspiring hunter

• always scheming

• a man of desire and intentions

• resourceful

• a pursuer of knowledge

• a master magician and sorcerer

that's not your man, that's Eros from Diotima's oration in Plato's Symposium

(brought to you by my Greek translation homework)

[sp1c3-r4ck-synd1c4t3]

Does your birthday coincide with something interesting? (From memory, no looking up)

Yes, something big (National holiday, equinox)

Yes, something small (Local holiday, celebrity birthday)

Yes, something tiny (Game release anniversary, day in memes)

Yes, something personal (Friend's birthday, anniversary event)

Can't think of anything

Results

Voting ended onJun 10, 2024

[onwingsofwords]

Mine is 9/11, so as a kid I'd wake up happy and open presents and then go to school where it was hammered home that This Is A Sad Day and then I'd go home and eat cake and I still feel weird celebrating the day of my birthday

[hortensius-deactivated20240909]

why do modern retellings always try to make the source material less fucked up. what if i wanted to make it worse. ovid style.

[onwingsofwords]

watched troy: fall of a city, saw the helen/paris relationship and was like "ABSOLUTELY NOT" and then wrote it different

[giottogal]

Sometimes I think about all the ancient plays that we will never get to read because they were lost to time and I get a little bit sad.