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20!! Public History/Classical Studies Student

[viathewhimsy]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Hi! I'm Via, and this is my ao3!

I'm a full time college student majoring in History, with minors in Public History and Classical Studies.

At the moment, I have fics for EPIC/The Odyssey, Marvel's Thunderbolts, and Black Widow. My posting is super irregular (sorry) and whenever I get the whim or am pretty invested in something. I'm also fairly new to writing fics in general!

Fun fact: I don't condone AI in creative spaces, nor do I write with it.

Currently working on:

Odypen Robin Hood Au!

Odypen Fest!

Thanks for stopping by! Be kind 💞

[viathewhimsy]

Taking a break! Will read some fics/comment/try to catch up on commenting/reblog in a few I guess. I haven't been as active as I want to be so sorry for that :(. Trust I am trying to answer comments! And I am going to leave some too! Just in a little while

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Happy pride my loves!! You are so very loved 💜

[viathewhimsy]

It has been raining for like two weeks. I am so tired & I get Sad when it is dreary

[spineless-lobster]

Drew penelope of ithaca daughter of icarius in one of my copies of the odyssey

[viathewhimsy]

Sketchy sketchy

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Penelope wip :)

[viathewhimsy]

Thinking about what the land looked like before us. Rolling hills. Wildlife. Trees.

Why can't we leave at least some of it alone?

[cloudycapes]

Twenty-seven year old Telemachus pretending to be a monster and chasing little six year old Poliporthes around the palace to tucker him out.

[cloudycapes]

Twenty-seven year old Telemachus pretending to be a monster and chasing little six year old Poliporthes around the palace to tucker him out.

[viathewhimsy]

Hozier I miss you

[viathewhimsy]

Sorry this is kind of entitled I fear but it's eating me up.

Why do I feel like crying over my first college B this is absurd!!

[maximumqueer]

I have been trying to consolidate my thoughts as to why the Nolan Odyssey film disappoints me as much as it does (beyond the obvious) and I think it comes down to the fact that Nolan, a supposed prolific film director, has decided to, based on the trailers released, take the easy way out and lean into hollywood visuals and sensibilities of "greek myth" when it comes to his take on the narrative.

What has been shown visually is not that different from the bog standard "hollwood greek myth" look. It is de-saturated and devoid of color. It plays on what the audience expects a greek myth movie to look like, not caring enough, despite claims of accuracy to the source material, of looking into and representing what garments and armor during either the Bronze age (when the Odyssey is supposed to take place) or the Archaic age (when it was written down) look like.

The thematic elements (what we have of them so far) also seem to play into this hollywood ideal. "Defy the gods" is a theme that is in no way under-represented in hollywood greek myth adaptations, and yet this is the tag line that Nolan has decided to attach to his adaptation. It is not a fresh take on the story, it is not transgressive. It, at best, is trying to clumsily modernize the story of Odysseus, and at worst is blatantly misunderstanding the main themes of the text.

Idk, for a film director so beloved for his vision, I would expect an Odyssey adaptation from him to be willing to go more against the grain of both hollywood precedent and audience expectation, but that does not seem to be the case. So far his adaptation seems safe, bland, and does not seem willing to say or add anything new or of substance to the original text, which, in my opinion, is what makes a good adaptation. A mix between an understanding and respect of the original, and a willingness to the take risks.

[cloudycapes]

Wolfy's Odysseus is everything to me actually

[viathewhimsy]

POST MY GRADES

[blended-ice]

Came across this great compilation of academic sources on race and ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean. They challenge the white-washed narratives we so often see regarding antiquity. thought it worth sharing:

Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean World: Methods, Sources, and Assessments | Barnard Classics and Ancient Studies

[ezekiel13]

I want to write my fanfic <- isn’t writing my fanfic

[viathewhimsy]

Sorry guys