Versailles Statue Hunting: A Thread Soap Opera

versailles statue hunting: a thread soap opera

context, thing about being pagan: no public places to worship. no church, no temple, no shrine you can just walk into to say a prayer and leave. not to say these places don't exist, but the greek government isn't exactly jumping ready for me to bring a shit ton of candles and herbs to a unesco world heritage site. there are modern places to worship, but they're few and far between and mostly in california or glastonbury.

but hey ya know what IS literally everywhere in europe?

neoclassicism

that's right buddy my religion reinserted into a christian mindset to be used by the 18th-19th century european rich and powerful as they damn well please. inside the palace of versailles, it's offensive (cause louis XIV saw himself as the equivalent of the god apollo which -- no -- and also bro why'd you have our boi painted so pasty like that he's literally the sun), but oUTSIDE it's fabulous.

why?

the f o u n t a i n s. the s T A T U E S. my guy it was a pagan's dream walking out and seeing that. imagine a christian having not seen a cross in the flesh since they were eight and then going into a bible study class. i was losing my mind.

here is the chronology of that insanity.

hey can I borrow that *downs whole shot of espresso* thanks mom

2hrs to closing: We get out of the palace, finally. it was stifling in there and so crowded I needed to lie down on the steps to chill the f out

1:45ish to closing: Parents and cousin start walking around, I'm in a writing buzz

1:30 to closing: oh my gods there's a fountain dedicated to the god apollo here. pAGAN. I must throw leaves and or flowers into it. I begin walking

versailles statue hunting: a thread soap opera

context, thing about being pagan: no public places to worship. no church, no temple, no shrine you can just walk into to say a prayer and leave. not to say these places don't exist, but the greek government isn't exactly jumping ready for me to bring a shit ton of candles and herbs to a unesco world heritage site. there are modern places to worship, but they're few and far between and mostly in california or glastonbury.

but hey ya know what IS literally everywhere in europe?

neoclassicism

that's right buddy my religion reinserted into a christian mindset to be used by the 18th-19th century european rich and powerful as they damn well please. inside the palace of versailles, it's offensive (cause louis XIV saw himself as the equivalent of the god apollo which -- no -- and also bro why'd you have our boi painted so pasty like that he's literally the sun), but oUTSIDE it's fabulous.

why?

the f o u n t a i n s. the s T A T U E S. my guy it was a pagan's dream walking out and seeing that. imagine a christian having not seen a cross in the flesh since they were eight and then going into a bible study class. i was losing my mind.

here is the chronology of that insanity.

not me studying this and taking notes . . . .

Updated Star Trek timelines chart, from TrekOnTheTube on Twitter

58 minutes to closing: Finished going up one side of the terrace, now time for the other side. Goes down. Gets distracted by more statues in the opposite direction.

46 minutes: Yet again, gets distracted by more statues in the opposite direction.

versailles statue hunting: a thread soap opera

context, thing about being pagan: no public places to worship. no church, no temple, no shrine you can just walk into to say a prayer and leave. not to say these places don't exist, but the greek government isn't exactly jumping ready for me to bring a shit ton of candles and herbs to a unesco world heritage site. there are modern places to worship, but they're few and far between and mostly in california or glastonbury.

but hey ya know what IS literally everywhere in europe?

neoclassicism

that's right buddy my religion reinserted into a christian mindset to be used by the 18th-19th century european rich and powerful as they damn well please. inside the palace of versailles, it's offensive (cause louis XIV saw himself as the equivalent of the god apollo which -- no -- and also bro why'd you have our boi painted so pasty like that he's literally the sun), but oUTSIDE it's fabulous.

why?

the f o u n t a i n s. the s T A T U E S. my guy it was a pagan's dream walking out and seeing that. imagine a christian having not seen a cross in the flesh since they were eight and then going into a bible study class. i was losing my mind.

here is the chronology of that insanity.

1:15: THERE'S MORE. So much more. so much I am almost discouraged but then I remember --- when was the last time I saw a statue of Hermes?

1:03: I will find everything I possibly can in here so help me gods

versailles statue hunting: a thread soap opera

context, thing about being pagan: no public places to worship. no church, no temple, no shrine you can just walk into to say a prayer and leave. not to say these places don't exist, but the greek government isn't exactly jumping ready for me to bring a shit ton of candles and herbs to a unesco world heritage site. there are modern places to worship, but they're few and far between and mostly in california or glastonbury.

but hey ya know what IS literally everywhere in europe?

neoclassicism

that's right buddy my religion reinserted into a christian mindset to be used by the 18th-19th century european rich and powerful as they damn well please. inside the palace of versailles, it's offensive (cause louis XIV saw himself as the equivalent of the god apollo which -- no -- and also bro why'd you have our boi painted so pasty like that he's literally the sun), but oUTSIDE it's fabulous.

why?

the f o u n t a i n s. the s T A T U E S. my guy it was a pagan's dream walking out and seeing that. imagine a christian having not seen a cross in the flesh since they were eight and then going into a bible study class. i was losing my mind.

here is the chronology of that insanity.