#androgeus

[promptuarium]

ANDROGEUS, son of Minos, a youth of splendid talent, was killed by the Athenians, whom he had beaten in athletics. This was the cause of war. Volaterranus, book 33.

[alilgoblinthinks]

Poetry for Minoan Deities

SO I’ve been writing poetry for a couple of months as part of my university coursework, and I’ve been writing about some Minoan deities. Now if you haven’t seen my posts about Asterius (the minotaur), you can find them here. I’ve worked with him for almost a year at this point, and these poems are a reflection on his family and some of the other characters that play a part in the Minoan section of Greek Mythology. 

What I’m wondering is if anyone would like to read the poems? The ones I have so far are about these deities; 

- Asterius

- Minos 

- Pasiphae

- Britomartis 

- Europa 

- Androgeus

- Theseus

- Glaucus 

- Dionysus Zagreus

I’m not super confident about my poetry but I wanted to know if anyone would want to read them anyway. They’re particularly niche/impossible deities to find anything for, and I thought someone might have an interest in them. 

[novoki]

hey so uhh i was looking into Minos’ kids and he has the weirdest fucking family

- 1 son got killed by the bull his wife fell in love with and his death led to the human sacrifices to the Minotaur

- 1 daughter wanted to fuck her step-son and accused him of rape when he didn’t return her feelings

- 1 son who handed away said step-son-fucking daughter

- 1 son died as a kid and had to be brought back to life

- 1 son was prophesised to be killed by his own son and was (bonus: has Menelaus as a grandson)

- 1 step-son was fucking half-bull

like damn. the gods really didn’t like Minos, huh?

[effulgentpoet]

mythology aesthetics

ANDROGEUS

In Greek mythology, Androgeus was a Cretan prince, the son of Minos and Pasiphaë. Androgeus was murdered in Athens but sources vary as to the exact circumstances of his death. Some stated that Androgeus participated in the Panathenaic Games and took all the prizes, and was ambushed and killed by his envious would-be competitors. In another version, Aegeus, King of Athens, sent him against the Marathonian Bull which resulted in Androgeus' death. Minos received the news of his son's death when he was performing a sacrificial rite in honor of the Charites at Paros. Overcome by grief, he threw off his garland and ordered for the music to stop, but did complete the sacrifice, from which circumstance the festivals in honor of the Charites at Paros involved no music or flowers from then on. Minos led a war against Athens to avenge the death of his son, but failed to sack the city and prayed to Zeus that the Athenians may be punished. The city was struck with famine and pestilence. The Athenians consulted the oracle and were told to give Minos whatever he might ask in retribution. The king obliged the Athenians to send several youths every seven or nine years to be devoured by the Minotaur. This continued until the Minotaur was killed by Theseus. Androgeus was later brought back to life by Asclepius. X

[hauntedunderwoods]

What if I just started info dumping about mine and my friends ocs, because the brain rot is so real.

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[spiderblog-mcu]

I bought binding tape today and I’m so happy 🥺 sometimes I really hate having boobs 😂

[storyopt]

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