#citmene

[odysseusfunnyhat]

Polities was the flower girl for Ody/Penelope's wedding and Eury/Ctimene's wedding. If you disagree you will be head torchbearer for the rest of the journey.

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I've been seeing WAY too much swap au with Epic the Musicals, and I LOVE epic the musical SO much.

So like I did with the Scott Pilgrim post of mine (way down to the depths of the earth) I will make Epic the musical Swap au takes.

If the au doesn't make sense- then my bads.

Swapping :

Odysseus -> Penelope

{ the most obvious }

Eurylochus -> Ctimene

{ Just like Ody and Pen , Husband swap with wife }

Polities -> Helen

{ Polities is considered a great friend to Ody, I can't fine much sources mentioning his wife. Pen and Helen are noted to be somewhat close as they are cousins, hence the swap. Though the story might change because of this. }

Athena -> Ares

{ This makes most sense, me thinks }

Circe -> Medea

{ They're both powerful women in their own right }

Hermes -> Iris

{ God of tricks and messages with the Goddess of Rainbows and messages. Yeah it fits. }

The Prophet -> The Fates

{ I'm not sure how to explain, but you guys gets the Vision right? HAHAH pun }

Poseidon -> Amphitrite

{ Husband swap with Wife }

Scylla -> Charybdis.

{ Both sea monsters who stop / get in the way of Odysseus journey }

Zeus -> Hera

{ do I need to say more? }

Helios -> Selene

{ People forget that the cattle belonged to Helios and not Apollo, that's why in his verse, he sings about sirens and not the cows because they don't belong to him. Also instead of sacred cows it would be horses }

Artemis -> Apollo

{ Their relationship is always special to me, I guess it would make sense to swap them seeing that they are twins, and plus it's a ref to Selene and Helios }

Aphrodite -> Dionysus

{ Actually not sure with this one, it's just the most common swap and I grew to love it. }

Hestia -> Hephaestus

{ I feel like it would fit since Hephaestus claims focus on 'Trust' and Hestia is the Goddess of hearth and the home }

Calypso -> Antonious

{ Both who at least 'tries' to be Ody/Pen's love interest }

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Characters who still stay the same :

Telemachus , Aeolus , and The Sirens (they're just male now)

If y'all actually made it this far and like- Have some takes let me know :3

[insomniaruler]

I’m thinking A G A I N

(Someone needs to put me down like a lame horse)

Once Eurylochus got to the gates of the underworld and the all consuming gnawing in the pit of his stomach had subsided he sat down on the barren rock the final 40 members of the crew wailing around him, cursing Odysseus, cursing him, cursing the god of storms himself. They had not been buried, each dying in the roaring blast of heat and pain before darkness. No passage would be granted.

But Eurylochus was silent. All he could see was Odysseus, his friend, captain and brother. All he could hear was Odysseus pleading with the gods themselves, they could not need make him choose between himself or his crew. Eurylochus cradled his trembling hands, thinking back to the last conscious moments before hunger had taken his mind and soul.

Ody was right if Eurylochus had been given the chance to see home again, to see the shores of Ithaca, to taste fresh fruit, to hold his dearest Citmene just once more. Eurylochus would have taken it, anything.

The worst part is that he knew in his heart of hearts where only The goddess of love could see he had been the one to ruin their chance of going home only a year after the war when he was enraptured by the little bag Odysseus so guarded.

It was him who lead them too disaster after disaster. What would Odysseus his own sister about Eury’s death? Would he tell her the truth or refuse to answer, maybe tell her he died like a dog? Realistically Eurylochus knew Odysseus would not lie to his sister, he couldn’t. Citmene would see through it, she too was blessed by The goddess of wisdom and a descendant of the God of Trickery. His eyes grew heavy as the ferryman approached for the souls who’d been properly buried.

Looking down he sighed, translucent. Not whole, he’d never be because he was stuck on the other side. Perhaps this would be best, Eury hoped to avoid Polities for as long as possible, the man who’d once been one of his closest friends would not forgive him any time soon. Thus he let his eyes close, maybe he’d be absorbed into his misery.

He slept for a long time tucked against a wall of the seemingly endless chamber, cradled by the cold hard stone he felt he deserved. Eurylochus woke to whispers surrounding him, “you Eurylochus of Ithaca?” “You’re holding up the boat!” “Come on get up” “who paid your fare!?”.

Blinking Eurylochus shook off the deep sleep and started in the direction the fading hands had pointed him too. There on a rickety old dock sat an even older and rickety trireme which was packed to the walls with souls, some he recognized some he had forgotten.

As soon as he stepped into the boat it set off across the acrid Styx river. Approaching a face he recognized nudged him. “Who paid for us?” Eurylochus whispered. “The Captain did. He’s going home.” Then the soul spat “Don’ matter to me, when he gets down here I’ll show him exactly what lightning does to you.” The soul spat.

Once they reached the other side Eurylochus shuffled through the wailing masses towards what he hoped was rest, he really hoped he hadn’t pissed of the sun god enough to land himself in the pits of Tartarus.

Shuffling through lines of souls Eurylochus muttered a whispered prayer. It was all a blur but somehow Eurylochus avoided the pits and now he was walking through a marble, gold and gemstone lined cavern. Was this..? Elysisum? Someone was going to come to him and banish him to the nothingness.

As he walked he his mind flickered with images of the living world. Carefully he wandered, feeling out of place in this hall of heroes. suddenly the world flipped around and standing above him was a furious Polities, somehow he’d ended up on the floor staring up at the glimmering ceiling.

Then Eurylochus was pinned, a firm fist planted right into his eye. “How DARE you! How dare you.” Polities shouted yanking Eurylochus up by his shirt front. “Polities I-“ Eurylochus whispered as he was getting dragged to a small brazier holding a small fire. For a second he was worried Polities was about to throw him in it. But then he was in a heap on the ground in front of the flame.

In it he saw Odysseus, handing two large bags of coins to a ghostly figure. “He’s paying your passage, to Hermes. All of you. You- you traitors.” Polities whispered, fuming. “I’m sorry-“ Eury whispered. “I don’t need apologies, I knew you as a brother in arms, I’ve fought with you since childhood. Just like Odysseus. You’re a traitor to our oath.” Polities said, his glasses were whole again, Eurylochus had stowed Polities’ shattered wire frames in his breast sachet.

“Is- is Citmene okay?” This had been the one thought plaguing him since he crossed the Styx. “She’s fine, she won’t be when she finds out her husband was killed by The king of the gods himself.” Polities spat, he let Eurylochus up and eventually they found themselves watching as Odysseus smiled for the first time in years as he saw his home on the horizon.

“He’s doing it. He’s made it home.” Polities whispered in awe. “But what of the palace something is wrong.” Eurylochus muttered slipping into his old roll with ease. “Shh Let me bask for a little bit Eury.” Polities shushed him.

Thus they watched their Brother go home. Too where they could never return. Eurylochus saw Citmene sitting near a pillar looking out at the sea, she kissed her ring. Polities had to stop him from leaning so far he’d fall into the fire. “Oh Argos.” Polities muttered as the faithful companion went still. Eurylochus cried when Citimene sobbed openly over his armour, saved from wreckage after wreckage by Odysseus.

[room-temperature-orange-juice]

Who is your favorite character from Epic that isn’t actually from epic?

Citmene

Perimedes

Elpenor

Pisistratus (Telemachus’s ‘friend’ from the Odyssey)

Nusicaä (other person from the Odyssey)

Anyone from the Odyssey who doesn’t appear in epic but you head cannon them in

Other

Voting ended onOct 19, 2024

Elpenor has 1 line : captain, look!

And Perimedes is nameless and shows up for 15 seconds to stab Ody. I don’t really count them.

[betraumatizebaby]

Quick question٫ How did Ody and his crew got married and became gods? And does Penelope٫ Ctimene and Telemachus know? Does Athena even know and what was her reaction? How did this all happened?

I Signed Up for a Quest Not a Wedding Registry! AU part One

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The others don’t have a confirmed story of meeting the gods or how they became gods and goddesses. I made this AU half-asleep at 1 a.m., and I can’t help but laugh at how bizarre my ideas are (which is ironic since I made this account to let myself be “cringe” without caring about other people’s opinions). I do have some ideas for how each character deals with their situation, especially Elpenor, since he’s the only one suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. But beyond that, I haven’t confirmed how each of them ended up in their situations. I do have ideas for Eurylochus and Zeus that don’t make me cringe as much (although they still make me want to bang my head against a wall a bit). One of my ideas is that, during the “Thunder Bringer” arc, Eurylochus tries to offer himself and pull the “Circe seduction” card. But it backfires, as Zeus decides that Eurylochus is so good at his job that he chooses to keep him around.

For the order, it goes: [Polites = Elpenor = Eurylochus = Odysseus].

Perimedes and the other crew members survived and were forced to return to Ithaca, where they had to explain to Penelope, Telemachus, and Citmene what happened to the others.

Citmene’s reaction when she finds out:

Citmene: What!? Well, what are you doing here? Go and save them!

The crew: What!? How the hell are we supposed to do that!? Fight a god? We can’t fight gods!

Citmene: Fine! I’ll do it. Come with me, Perimedes! We’re going to hunt some gods!

Perimedes, dumbfounded and slightly scared: Now I understand why Eurylochus was so in love with you.

If Odysseus could stab Poseidon multiple times, who’s to say that Citmene wouldn’t do the same? This is still just a draft for my AU, but I really wanted to show the similarities between the two siblings. As for Athena, she deserves an entire post in this AU, but I’m not ready to dive into her role just yet.

Please, I’d love to hear your ideas and opinions on this AU!

[cookie-gal]

A very short mini chapter of The Faint hearted King (my EPIC AU)

A small chat in the rain

The rain seemed like it was endless as it was pouring down. Everyone was in their quarter of the ship fast asleep. Everyone except two, the captain and her loyal companion

"Hey Ctimene are you awake?"

"Yeah, what's up Pen?"

"Am I doing the right thing? I mean, feel like I am but at the same time... I don't. I feel like I'm a awful person.."

"Hey, hey, now what's this about exactly?"

"It's not really as bad as I'm portraying it, it's just I feel kinda bad about leaving Odysseus is all.

"Awh, you shouldn't worry about him I'm sure he's doing fine! My brother can handle himself after all!"

"He seemed quite upset when I told I was leaving him. He almost actually had a breakdown too.."

She nervously rubs her arm

"Ohh.. I see. Well, my big bro always had trouble with those he's close too leave him.. Especially when we were kids guess, his anxiety of those leaving him...grew with him."

"I guess that makes sense. Though, another reason I guess I'm worried about him is because of that damn Prophet."

"What did the Prophet say about him?"

"They said.. that the palace filled with so many women.. ungrateful women too.. they were filled with malice.. I keep thinking that what if those women hurt him..?!"

"Why would they do that though exactly..?"

"Well, it's usually the men who go to war but I took Ody's place instead.. and now people might question him possibly with force too."

"Oh.. Oh I see I see what you mean now."

"I'm just worried that the women might hurt him, wanting answers as to why didn't he go..."

"Why did you take his place anyway i mean, I get it was because he was afraid of leaving.. but is there any other reasons why?"

"I didn't want him to suffer.. so I decided to take his fear... His suffering from him so he doesn't have to go through so much..! But now, with the acknowledgement of Prophet's words... I just can't get them outta my head.. and just feel bad for abandoning him I didn't even say goodbye."

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"I feel so awful for leaving him and Telemachus alone for so long I miss him I... I--"

Ctimene puts her hand Penelope's shoulder

"Hey listen, let's just think of the bright side of things alright? I'm sure Ody is probably fine and if he isn't, well let's just hope for the best for him okay?"

(Sighs)"Okay..."

The two of them stayed silent that is until the rained finally stopped making Ctimene release out a relieved sigh. While Penelope seems to be spotting something in the distance.. A boat, a empty ship with some type of sea creature circling around it..

"Sirens."

Penelope spotted

I am unsure if I'll do more Penelope centric things, for my au but I might think about it ;)

[nausiidoodles]

Hi ya'll have a briseias (up) and citmene(down)

[betraumatizebaby]

I have an idea٫ Something that involves them pulling a Shrek or a Super Mario Odyssey (I pick that for obvisous reasons) and idk if you know this but one of them kicks open the door and Everyone is shocked because How the hell did they get here?!

But Odysseus٫ Eurylochus and Maybe Elpenor (Idk about Polites) Are ecstatic to see them after all these years! Ody and Eury finally get to see their wives again and Perimedes pulls and emontional confession to Elpenor

Telemachus is at the snack bar with Athena٫ Hermes٫ Hades٫ Persephone and Polites watching all of this

I Signed Up for a Quest Not a Wedding Registry! AU part five

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Love it. 😏