#polytyde

[qinnyanimation]

Portable War Husband and how to relocate them ( Odydio ver. and PolyTyde ver. )

[aimless-adventurer]

i thought: man, there really is a polytyde shortage in fandom

then i thought: i will fix this

[aziscribs]

Situationship? No, I'm asking you who's your enemy slash brother in arms slash lover who you violently wrestle with every Tuesday and make out with every Wednesday is... dude...

[bellspun]

do you have a tydeus design?

and.. and perhaps some PolyTyde art?? 🥺

hi anon, SO sorry for the late answersikdls. i rarely draw a frontfacing tydeus but ended up giving him a little snaggletooth similar to a boars tusk anyway. hope this is anything, it was a delight 🤞

[herb-on-a-stick]

Tydeus' death in the Thebaid will never not give me chills...

AND THATS DIOMEDES' FATHER

😭😭😭

(cw: gore/violence, cannibalism)

Explanation of some references for easier understanding at the bottom

Tritonia/Pallas: Athena/Minverva

Aonians: Theban troops

Pelasgians/ sons of Inachus: Troops and allies of Argos

Tisiphone: one of the Furys

Its also where I based my short piece on about Melanippus' POV on those events:

Post by @herb-on-a-stick

💬 0  🔁 6  ❤️ 21 · Smth smth theban cycle smth smth Imagine your kings brother is marching against your city. Your home. The soil that gave

They mean so much to me....

Bonus: Polynices' reaction to Tydeus' death

(cw: attempted suicide)

Soulmates.

Oenides: Son of Oeneus, Tydeus

Cadmus' hated land= Thebes

The father = Zeus/Jupiter

[antigone-deactivated]

yet another polynices x tydeus piece. because these silly little freaks (affectionate) refuse to leave my head

[thunderayn]

Golden Polynices

and with his crime partner, so it seems :)

[ladysakura26]

First meeting was lovely 🥰

Ignore that I can't draw people fighting