#meleager

[vivienneinbloom]

[butchvirgil]

at the club fully sober googling iliad ascending scale of affection book nine

[sarafangirlart]

Meleager, Atalanta and Hippomenes after the Calydonian Boar Hunt.

[ilions-end]

The story of Meleager, illustration for the Iliad by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825)

[romegreeceart]

Meleager

Roman copy, 1st century CE

Monte Cassino

Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek, Copenhagen

Attribution:

MumblerJamie, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

[skykiuwu]

I find this myth way too funny

[helpmeimblorboing]

I find the debate about the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus to be hilarious, because bro their goddamn mentor outright calls them husband and wife at one point

For context : while trying to convince Achilles to stay and fight the Trojans, Phoinix, his old mentor, tells him a story about a man who refused to fight until his dear wife begged him to, at which point, he fought, but gained no honor

The man’s name was Meleager. And the woman ? Well, her parents named her Halcyon, but the story calls her Cleopatra

You know what that name comprises of ? “Cleo-Patra”. “Kleos” and “Pater” - “glory” and “father”.

You know what other name comprises of those constituent words ? Patroclus - “Patra” and “klos”. “Pater” and “Kleos” - “father” and “glory”

Like come on, man

[thelegacyofchaos]

Fun fact : you can understand your boyfriend's personality easily by the greek mythology hero he likes the most and kin with.

Like if his favorite hero is Orpheus, he is a fine man, probably a bit hopeless romantic with only one brain cell. Use him with care, before his romantic idiocy gets you in trouble. 

If it's Hercules, he is one of the "boys" kind of men and might be a bit of a womanizer, and he loves his friends way more than you.

If it's Odysseus, keep him! Leave that man alone, and he will go full psycho and kill us all, so, for the sake of all human beings, you will keep that man and love him a lot! He is your psychopath now. 

[You knida got your customized dark romance]

If it's Perseus, congratulations, you won the man that only existed in fairy tales till now, you get yourself a true lover! For the rest of your life, you're the only priority he will ever have, like between a mountain of gold and you coverd in piss and shit? He will choose you like you're the greatest trophy he ever could've got!

If it's Teucer, I'm sorry, but you got yourself a pick me man, he's just a show-off, trying to be different. No one actually likes this one.

If it's Bellerophon, why? Why did you even choose that guy!? He is probably dumb as fuck! And except you to do everything for your relationship while he do nothing! But somehow, he is very popular even though he is really stupid and narcissistic!

If it's Hector, well... do these men still exist? What do you wish me to say? The whole world should envy you! Bro, you just hit the jackpot of your life by having him! What do you even do here? Go spoil that man all day and show him you love him as hard as you can, you lucky bitch!

If it's Theseus, I'm sorry, but he is not your boyfriend. He just wants to get lied and leave, and might steal your wallet too on his way out.

If it's Meleager, wait! Does he actually know this one? Well, he is very cool, never going to bore you + he is definitely a nerd, and please give his number to me too. I want to befriend him!

And most importantly, if it's Achilles, Run! Run for your life, as soon as you read this, burn your number, break your phone, move to another city, get a whole new identity! Right now! Just RUN away from him, sweetheart, as fast as you can!