#odypenthena

[thatgayunoriginalbastard]

EPIC: The Musical is great for multishippers because every combination just...works

Odysseus X Penelope? Obviously.

Telemachus X Antinous? Lovers regardless of if they stay enemies.

Odysseus X Poseidon? No surprise here.

Eurylochus X Ctimene? The fact that she doesn't appear in EPIC allows for more room for tragedy.

Ares X Aphrodite? We love some lovers who make everyone else deal with the fact that they exist.

Elpenor X Perimedes? If you've heard "Comfort Zone" and "Cope With That" you know.

Odysseus X Hermes? Yep.

Polites X Eurylochus? Of course.

Odyssus X Diomedes? He's not in EPIC but it still works and is almost always sad!

Penelope X Circe? We love our literal and metaphorical queens.

Hermes X Tiresias? I was somehow surprised by this one but you bettcha!

Antinous X Calypso? It can go really great or really poorly but it'll still go!

Telmachus X Poseidon? Give it a shot and it'll work out!

Eurylochus X Helios? I was surprised by this one too but it works!

Oh what's that? You want polyamory?

Odysseus X Poseidon X Zeus? The man has thick thighs to save his crew's lives.

Telemchus X Antinous X Eurymachus? If you want the kid to suffer more then that's right there.

Odysseus X Polites X Eurylochus? And they were boatmates (oh my god they were boatmates)

Telemachus X Peisistratus X Neoptolemus? Welcome to the "you better figure out how to spell their names" squad, now with more daddy issues!

Odysseus X Penelope X Diomedes? There is so much angst here oh my god but it's all great

Odysseus X Penelope X Athena? Slap some Demiromantic (or greyromantic) asexual on that goddess and you're good to go.

Odysseus X Penelope X Eurylochus X Polites? Why choose one ship when you can choose them all!

This fandom has something for everyone and every pairing I have seen content for just...works. And I think that's beautiful.

[thatgayunoriginalbastard]

I am aware that Athena is a virgin goddess and not into romance (last I checked)

HOWEVER

Her being in a throuple with Odysseus and Penelope post-canon is just so funny to me that I absolutely love it. Her as a demiromantic asexual who's honestly ambivalent to sex is just such a mental visual.

I like to imagine in this scenario she starts catching feelings for Penelope around when she starts training Telemachus but simply doesn't realize she's attracted until after Ody comes home, she does to Eos to delay the dawn, then Eos is all like "Man, sure is nice of you to give the woman you're in love with more time with her husband!" and Athena just rethinks everything and has a sudden "oh shit" moment when she finally puts together that she does love Penelope but feels awful about it because Odysseus.

Later on she also ends up catching feelings for Odysseus after they get their whole not-quite-friends-but-not-not-friends thing sorted out thanks to Athena being around more to help out Telemachus. She is once again oblivious to this until one day Penelope pulls her aside and Athena thinks that Penelope figured out her feelings about her only for Penny to be like "Hey, are you in love with my husband?", cuing "oh shit 2: electric boogaloo". Athena is super apologetic but Penelope is very fine with it and gets Odysseus to come over so they can all talk, Athena confesses that she also loves Penelope then flies off out of panic where she is instantly found by Aphrodite and Hera who absolutely know what just went down, both of them being a little pissed at first (Aphrodite for her running away, Hera for her "intruding" on a happily married couple) only for Athena to break down because she has no idea what she's supposed to do and the other two goddesses are very kind to her.

Later when she goes back to Ithaca she's expecting for the royal couple to be mad at her and possibly even end her mentorship/friendship with Telemachus only to find out her feelings have been mutual (Odysseus had a puppy crush on her when he was younger that ended post-My Goodbye but came back when he saw just how much she changed and how good she was with Telemachus while Penelope caught feelings around the same time she did) and the two are actually totally fine with her being their partner (Athena would hate being called something like "girlfriend" or "lover" because of 1. Aphrodite and 2. the connotations). The three of them talk to Telemachus about it who is basically all like "Took you guys long enough. Anyways, Athena, how do you want me to refer to you because I've already mentally been seeing you as a maternal figure for a while now so if you're cool with me referring to you as such just let me know how you want me to go about it" (cue mini happy breakdown from Athena).

The three of them would be absolutely adorable together and just casually in love because they're all old enough that they don't need any of the cheesy romance things. Things are sometimes a bit complicated with Athena being a goddess, but overall they're chill. Athena being a virgin goddess does make sex something that they put off for a while, at least in some ways. Penelope could be pegging the fuck out of Odysseus while Athena is just sitting on the other half of the bed reading, occasionally giving Odysseus notes or complimenting Penelope, probably also holding Ody's hand during it or messing with his hair or helping Penelope not get any muscle cramps.

But maybe after talking with the other virgin goddesses Artemis and Hestia, Athena is able to find out that the whole "virgin" thing actually just means she herself can't be penetrated. So...guess who's going to take advantage of shapeshifting! Or maybe there is no loophole and she's just able to hang out while Odysseus and Penelope do all the sex stuff and is there for cuddles and aftercare. Either scenario is equally entertaining in my mind.

Please someone else see my vision here.

[thatgayunoriginalbastard]

Fallen Owlet

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Summary:

First Athena thought that the biggest surprise in her life would be when her father nearly killed her for beating his game. Then she thought it would be her falling in love with Penelope and Odysseus of Ithaca. Then she was certain it would be when they reciprocated her feelings. She had no idea that the true biggest surprise would be just how much, and in what ways, she needed them. And unfortunately, her father was more than willing to show her that.

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Ya know when I made that totally random post about Athena being an age regressor? Yeah. This is why. If I'm not going to write smut then I'm going to project onto fictional characters and give them the comfort I wish I had. This literally is just 12k words of Athena venting about Zeus while getting cuddles. As it should be.

[thatgayunoriginalbastard]

Soft Feathers, Softer Hands

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Summary:

Athena already felt insane enough that she somehow managed to fall in love. The fact that it was with her former student and his wife was somehow more insane. And yet the peak of insanity was the fact that she had somehow found a way to be able to lay with both of them sexually without compromising her maidenhood. And it was only fitting that it barely took any time at all for the mortal king and queen to find a way to drive her to that level of insanity without breaking any sort of restrictions. There was nothing wrong with taking care of a god, after all. And Athena’s wings always gave them *plenty* to care for.

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Chat. I have done it. Actual, true, PWP. Or...at least as close to PWP as I'll ever manage to get. But is has less plot than the cum drunk Odyseidon thing! I think.

Look man, idk, it's porn, what more do you want?

And I'm choosing not to think about the fact that the second time I write a F/F scene it's Athena/Penelope. Or maybe I will think about it because it's funny.

This is one of the moments where I feel bad for anyone who is subscribed to my AO3 and expected any level of consistency. But look, I already have one account for porn and one for not-porn. I'm not going to subdivide any further. If you can't handle me at my PWP you don't deserve me at my necrophilia (which I have learned is actually worth saying with how many of y'all liked that one).