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☀️ I enjoy drawing cartoons and pretending to be a sock. At least one of these activities has been successful for me.

☀️ I draw during breaks from work, so I don't post that often.

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☀️whevs @whatevstu.bsky.social · Mar 18
Telemachus and his four mythological wives.
Homer left Telemachus’s fate untold, so Greeks and Romans filled the gaps in Post-Homeric Tradition, linking him (and Odysseus) to many possible women.
But which myth feels most true?

#epicthemusical #odyssey #telemachus
Polycaste is mentioned in the third canto of the Odyssey as the youngest daughter of Nestor, king of Pylos. In one episode, she provides Telemachus with hospitality, helping him take a bath and put on clean clothes. Later sources, in particular Hesiod, claim that Telemachus married Polycaste in the future, and their son Persepolis was born. However, in earlier texts, such as the writings of Homer and Pseudo-Apollodorus, this version is not confirmed. The idea of marriage probably originated in later mythological traditions to fill in the gaps that some epic lovers saw in The Odyssey. The myth of Telemachus's union with Circe goes back to the restored summary of the "Telegony" by Eugammon of Cyrene. According to these fragments, Odysseus' son, Telegonus, born of Circe, accidentally kills his father and returns to the island of Aeaea, taking Penelope and Telemachus with him, where Telemachus marries Circe. Although Pseudo-Apollodorus himself does not speak directly about marriage, he mentions Telegonus in his "Library". According to the ending of their story, Circe granted Telemachus immortality. However, whether they were happy together is anyone's guess. The marriage of Telemachus with Nausicaa, the daughter of Alcinous, has no clear confirmation in ancient texts. In Homer's poem, Nausicaa shows hospitality to Odysseus, Telemachus' father, and offers him her help and support. However, there is no direct or indirect interaction between Nausicaa and Telemachus. Some modern researchers suggest that the marriage of Telemachus and Nausicaa could symbolize the continuation of friendship between the Phaeacians and Ithaca, but there is no direct evidence of the development of these relations, and this version remains rather hypothetical. Cassiphone, in some sources is called the daughter of Circe. Later mythological interpretations claim that Telemachus married her, but there was a conflict between him and Circe, which led to Circe's death. In revenge, Cassiphone killed Telemachus. This plot is found in William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, but is not confirmed in ancient texts. Perhaps this version is a very edited adaptation of the "Telegony".
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XIX. Urania.

Even the Greeks understood that the sky was not the limit.
October 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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XVIII. Trireme.

Sometimes I just want to take a deep breath, open my eyes, and see the sea, sunrise, and puffy clouds in front of me.
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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XVII. Cliff.
"The water around Charybdis was bubbling like in a boiling pot, with a whoosh and a roar as the waves rose and collided with each other. When the sea went down, Charybdis seemed to pull it back into itself - into the abyss, where everything was bubbling and mixing with black sand and mud. At the same moment, Scylla grabbed six of my men, the strongest and most agile. I only had time to see them, lifted into the air, calling my name, screaming in despair, and after a moment everything went quiet. Nothing that I have seen in my travels can compare with this horror." - Odysseus.
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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XVI. Fleece.
October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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XV. Pythia.

There is something about Delphi that I really like, but words cannot describe it.
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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XIV. Oceanus.
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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XIII. Nereid.
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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XII. Labyrinth.
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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XI. Wolf.

King Lycaon of Arcadia.
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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X. Spear.

The myth of Cephalus and Procris could have taken a different turn if Procris had been able to dodge as deftly as the magic spear thrown at her by her husband hit the target.
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Day IX - Ilium.

#theiliad #ilium #troy
October 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Day VIII - Zephyr.

The lil' marshmallow!
October 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Day VII - Statue.

Pygmalion and Galatea.
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Day VI - Scar.

The ancient Greek concept of "Mom, I hurt my knee" would be "I was attacked by a wild boar while hunting. I hit it with a spear, but it's a little hard for me to walk now. Can we sail home?"

#Odysseus #Athena #TheOdyssey
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Day V - Hammer.

No one said that Daedalus couldn't sit with baby Icarus and baby Asterion while he was building a layout of the Knossos labyrinth.
October 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Day IV - Tripod.

The Twelve Labors is, of course, a classic. But who knows about the case of Heracles stealing the tripod of the Pythia, offended because she refused to give him a prediction on how to atone for his sin? And then Apollo went to take the tripod back?

Yeah, that happened.
The Twelve Labors of Heracles is, of course, a classic that everyone knows. But who knows about the case of Heracles stealing the tripod of the Pythia, offended because she refused to give him a prediction on how to atone for his sin? And then Apollo went to hand-to-hand combat with him to take the tripod back? Yeah, that happened.
October 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Day III - Messenger.

That very moment where there is nothing to quote on the myth about Perseus, because Perseus is the Greek equivalent of "that hero from a fairytale", whom everyone knows, but everyone retells in their own way.
Day III - Messenger. That very moment where there is nothing to quote on the myth about Perseus, because Perseus is the Greek equivalent of "that hero from a fairytail", whom everyone knows, but everyone retells in their own way. And Hermes is the local fairy godmother, who will help in everything, make a list of Medusa's vulnerabilities and tactics against her, and together with big-mama Athena, guide you through it all. And also, no, Medusa was not an unfortunate victim of Poseidon and Athena's wrath in the Greek version of the myth. THIS VERSION WAS INVENTED BY OVID. HE WAS ROMAN.
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Day II - Beast.

"She was of divine stock, not of men, in the fore part a lion, in the hinder a serpent, and in the midst a goat, breathing forth in terrible wise the might of blazing fire. And Bellerophon slew her, trusting in the signs of the gods." - Hector.

#TheIliad #Bellerophon #Chimaera
"But when he had received from him the evil token of his daughter's husband, first he bade him slay the raging Chimaera. She was of divine stock, not of men, in the fore part a lion, in the hinder a serpent, and in the midst a goat, breathing forth in terrible wise the might of blazing fire. And Bellerophon slew her, trusting in the signs of the gods." - Hector.
October 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Day I - Arrow.

"Take heed ere it is too late, lest I bring on thee some vengeance of the gods' wrath on thy day of doom, when Paris and Phoebus Apollo slay thee, great warrior though thou art, at the Scaean Gates." - Hector's last words to Achilles.

#achilles #theiliad
As someone who did not immediately read the Iliad and the Odyssey (and started with the Odyssey altogether, being afraid of the size and complexity of the Iliad), I was surprised that the story of Achilles, whose character is very often drawn nowadays due to the modern reinterpretation of THIS aspect of his story, does NOT take place in the Iliad (at least the one you've probably read)! The poem mentions only Hector's prediction, which states that Achilles will be struck by the arrow of Paris, led by Apollo, the god of light, but no more. Achilles' death itself became the subject of discussion from the surviving fragments that came to later authors, and they, in turn, described it from beginning to end.
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Collab with @sindery.bsky.social

#TeamCherry #HollowKnight #Silksong
September 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Oh? #Silksong is out?
Time to remember the most embarrassing situation I've had in #HollowKnight.
Grimm: Dance with me, my friend. The crowd awaits. Show them you are worthy of a starring role! *BANG* Lynn: He just bowed. Renarou: IT WAS A BOW?!
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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A redesign of my old Steven Universe OC - Citrine (he/him).
I'm still sad that there was no canonical citrine in the series!

#StevenUniverse #cartoonnetwork #gemsona
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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I'm currently trying to recreate a map of Odysseus' journey in accordance with the Odyssey. It turned out to be harder than I thought.

#odysseus #greekmythology #epicthemusical
March 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Telemachus and his four mythological wives.
Homer left Telemachus’s fate untold, so Greeks and Romans filled the gaps in Post-Homeric Tradition, linking him (and Odysseus) to many possible women.
But which myth feels most true?

#epicthemusical #odyssey #telemachus
Polycaste is mentioned in the third canto of the Odyssey as the youngest daughter of Nestor, king of Pylos. In one episode, she provides Telemachus with hospitality, helping him take a bath and put on clean clothes. Later sources, in particular Hesiod, claim that Telemachus married Polycaste in the future, and their son Persepolis was born. However, in earlier texts, such as the writings of Homer and Pseudo-Apollodorus, this version is not confirmed. The idea of marriage probably originated in later mythological traditions to fill in the gaps that some epic lovers saw in The Odyssey. The myth of Telemachus's union with Circe goes back to the restored summary of the "Telegony" by Eugammon of Cyrene. According to these fragments, Odysseus' son, Telegonus, born of Circe, accidentally kills his father and returns to the island of Aeaea, taking Penelope and Telemachus with him, where Telemachus marries Circe. Although Pseudo-Apollodorus himself does not speak directly about marriage, he mentions Telegonus in his "Library". According to the ending of their story, Circe granted Telemachus immortality. However, whether they were happy together is anyone's guess. The marriage of Telemachus with Nausicaa, the daughter of Alcinous, has no clear confirmation in ancient texts. In Homer's poem, Nausicaa shows hospitality to Odysseus, Telemachus' father, and offers him her help and support. However, there is no direct or indirect interaction between Nausicaa and Telemachus. Some modern researchers suggest that the marriage of Telemachus and Nausicaa could symbolize the continuation of friendship between the Phaeacians and Ithaca, but there is no direct evidence of the development of these relations, and this version remains rather hypothetical. Cassiphone, in some sources is called the daughter of Circe. Later mythological interpretations claim that Telemachus married her, but there was a conflict between him and Circe, which led to Circe's death. In revenge, Cassiphone killed Telemachus. This plot is found in William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, but is not confirmed in ancient texts. Perhaps this version is a very edited adaptation of the "Telegony".
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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You got it wrong the first time.
The illusion of perception of the left and right sides.
March 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM