#hymnus

[fleurbleedinghearts]

Being hit by Eros's arrows does not justify trying to rape someone

Nicaea is a nymph mentioned in the Dionysiaca. She was originally a hunting companion of Artemis.

Eros randomly decided to torture her one day by shooting a man named Hymnus with his arrows to fall in love with her. She obviously rejected him since Artemis only takes chaste virgins in her retinue and overall Nicaea was uninterested.

Hymnus found his love for Nicaea so unbearable that he asked her to kill him. She obliged and shot him with an arrow.

Aphrodite heard about this and got pissed off so she told Eros to punish her. He shot Dionysus who decided to deal with his newfound feelings for Nicaea by drugging and raping her (he later does the same thing to Aura) after she rejected him.

Two men reacted to the same problem in two different ways.

Both reactions are terrible and what Eros did to them both was cruel torment, but Hymnus had the conscience to chose to not become a rapist, meaning if Dionysus didn't want to be a rapist, he's wasn't forced to become one.

Dionysus is responsible for his own actions and made the choice to be a rapist. Apollo is responsible for his own actions and made the choice to attempt to rape Daphne.

👏 being 👏 struck 👏 by 👏 Eros 👏 isn't 👏 an 👏 excuse 👏

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Vershaza kiállításunkban megtekinthető a Himnusz nemesmásolata

Várunk minden tumbászt, sőt szombaton még vezetést is adunk a Hymnushoz. Win-win.

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[musicainextenso]

Before the last post, we will continue today our special and new series of National Anthems of The World, with the first edition, here at Musica in Extenso.

The music was written by composer John Stafford Smith and the lyrics by Francis Scott Key. A really beautiful and grandious anthem, for a great nation! Vivat America!

O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Enjoy! - Editor-in-Chief

[fleurbleedinghearts]

I'm torn on how much agency people with love spells placed on them have

On one hand, the Dionysiaca proves not everyone who get's shot by an arrow of Eros will become a rapist even if they're rejected (seeing how Nicaea was treated by Hymnus vs how she was treated by Dionysus despite both of them being shot by Eros to love her)

but after reading the story of Polyphonte who was cursed by Aphrodite, it feels so victim-blamey to say that she could have held back from having intercourse with a bear. She was literally driven mad

I feel similar about Pasiphaë, who was cursed because Minos wouldn't sacrifice a goddam bull

Most people also completely absolve Helen despite many sources saying she chose to run off, since it was due to Aphrodite's meddling

But what does that mean for Eos. How much blame does she bear vs Aphrodite in the case of her abducting and assaulting Orion, Cephalus, & Tithonus? Or Phaedra in the case of Hippolytus?

[musicainextenso]

Today we continue our new special series dedicated to the National Anthems of The World, here at Musica in Extenso.

For this entry I chose the Hungarian Anthem, because I’m hungarian, by the way. The music was composed by the famous hungarian composer, Ferenc Erkel in 1844 and the poem was written by Ferenc Kölcsey in 1823.

Usually is performed with just the first verse, below you will find the text in english translation:

O God, bless the nation of Hungary With your grace and bounty Extend over it your guarding arm During strife with its enemies Long torn by ill fate Bring upon it a time of relief This nation has suffered for all sins Of the past and of the future!

Enjoy! - Editor-in-Chief

[musicainextenso]

With a very late post, I will finish our new and special Nation Anthems of The World series (Part 1), here at Musica in Extenso.

Today on Musica in Extenso, we feature the Spanish National Anthem, called La Marcha Real. 

Thank you for the attention! - Editor-in-Chief