Okay, Why Can I Imagine Chiron Paying Regular Visits To A Farrier To Change His Horseshoes?

Okay, why can I imagine Chiron paying regular visits to a farrier to change his horseshoes?

'The Phynodderree and other Legends of the Isle of Man' by Edward Allow illustrated by W. J. Watson, 1882.

The Triumph of Christianity Over Paganism by Gustave Dore

I know that this painting is supposed to represent how Christianity became a worldwide religion and started to replace the polytheistic ones, yet I cannot help but think of a tournament between different religious figures. It would be an interesting idea.

*Realizing that this is partly the plot of Record of Ragnarok, and they made most of them dirty*

Socrates: “We are in a kind of prison, and must not free ourselves or run away.”

Also Socrates: *commits suicide*

TW: Explicit Content

Let's make one thing clear: I don't read Greek Mythology Retellings. And by that I mean physical books. I read fanfictions, but I'm not willing to pay money for a book which you can instantly quess that it's mediocre only by looking at it. The common saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover." can be applied to anything but books.

So when I found out that there's a whole HxP book series that is trending on BookTok I decided that I will avoid it like the plague, especially after reading a Goodreads review which described it as "If the worst parts of Fifty Shades of Gray and LO had a baby."

Unfortunately, one of my classmates read it, and when I told her that I will never touch that book she sent me a link with one of the *ahem* scenes in order to convince me:

First of all, it seems like a 12yo kid wrote it. Seriously now, even my celibate ass could write better erotica than this. And second of all, what sequence is supposed to be romantic, exactly?

The worst part is that I'm also an up-and-coming med student, and one of the essential things that you're supposed to learn about the reproductive system is that you have to be "prepared" before getting penetrated. Lubrification begins only after the hormones send signals to the brain that you are sexually aroused and the vaginal glands start secreting fluids to help the process of penetration. Otherwise it feels painful and you risk to get injured. Not to mention the fact that if a someone gets inside you without at least giving you a sign then it could be considered rape.

So there's nothing passional or sensual in this scene, it’s straight up disturbing. Also, is it just me or does anyone else cringe when they read these sort of scenes even when they're alone? Honestly, I'm currently trying to comprehend the fact that there are people (especially girls) who would read this thing and be like 🥵🥵🥵 or something like that.

I saw someone saying that instead of having Perseus and Medusa being either enemies or lovers (or both), it would be a cool idea if Medusa's head would somehow still be alive and talk, and they two would form some sort of a comedic duo, where Perseus tries to say something important and Medusa's head interrupts him all the time with ironic remarks, followed by laugh tracks.

While I'm not a big fan of the concept, it would be a funny idea that would manage to keep both of them sympathetic and likeable.