The Aeneid - Tumblr Posts
....i know. I know.
Patrochilles: -exists-
Me and at least 173 other people in the TSOA tags:
Pygmalion from the Aenied would definitely wear black air forces in modern times. Mf really killed Sychaeus like it was just any other day of the week.
i literally belong in the secret history!!! (i’m struggling with latin declensions)
The Argonauts adaptation all the mortals are muppets. Only the gods are humans
The Iliad adaptation is that everyone is human. Only Achilles is a muppet
The Odyssey adaptation is that everyone is muppets. Only Odysseus is human
The Aeneid adaptation all gods are muppets and the mortals are humans
love is sweet poison: atticus / the wicked king - holly black / love slowly kills - adrian borda / fresco / romeo & juliet act 5 scene 3 - william shakespeare / the death of sophonisba - giambattista pittoni / seerat / the aeneid - virgil
I mean… The Aeneid is just Iliad and Odyssey fanfic…
next person who calls ancient literature any flavor of “fanfic” is gonna be the reason a hostage dies. is that what you want
rip Dido you would have loved ,,the history of man,, from Maisie Peters
rest in peace queen dido of carthage.... you wouldve loved linger by the cranberries
Hera: and then we kill Aeneas
Poseidon: NOO
Hera: Who do you want to kill first? Poseidon: I'm not killing anybody! Hera,*pointing at a picture of Odysseus*: This one. This one looks very punchable. Poseidon: You're right. He is actually extremely punchable.
,,give love a chance,, You mean the thing that killed Queen Dido ?
This becomes way funner, if the Aphrodite child is Aeneas
aphrodite child: how often do you think about the roman empire?
jason (not understanding): every day.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680)
Apollo and Daphne
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)
Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
The Rape of Proserpina
David
I hate Dante´s Inferno for this, but I understand his point of view on Greek "heroes", being Italian he supported romans and who were they? Troyans; so where would you put the ancestral enemies of your ancestors, in Heaven, are you crazy? in the INFERNO, Where they´ll burn for all eternity!
Also I exposed in another tweet that in Dante´s Divine Comedy or what I like to call All against me are sinners and deserved to die, here´s theological proof TM. Odysseus´s life after the Suitor´s death is one of longing of adventure, ABANDONING PENELOPE AND TELEMACHUS, FOR FAME AND ADVENTURE, entering hell for the end.
deep breath...
As we can see the Divine´s Comedy is against Ody´s;, he´s leitmotiv was returning back to Ithaca ( Nostos); so as customary to the Romans, the Greeks are viewed and written trough a bad lens, like Achilles, Patroclus, etc..
Also a character that helps Dante for much of the book is based on a historical figure; Virgil who was also roman and the author of the Aeneid, who as you know is an Odyssey and Illiad ripe-off, like way on the nose. So is no brainer to put these two, Odysseus and Diomedes, in hell for destroying and sacking Troy, Rome´s alleged homeland.
Ooh! Aw :) the Odysseus/Penelope/Diomedes ship makes me SO SAD because in Dante's Inferno Odysseus returns to sea years later with Diomedes (leaving Penelope alone) and they both die and are punished for their wanderlust/dissatisfaction with life and they're like tied and burning together and :((( not only do they have to hear eachother being tormented, they also left Penelope alone, saying they'd return like last time, except this time it was actually, finally a lie :(((
Taking Diomedes away from him let my boy live in peace
Taking Odysseus away too let my other boy live in peace
Iirc correctly in the Aeneid, Diomedes is said to be living peacefully in his founded city? I like this. Go babygirl, live a life of peace after being so entrenched in war. There are also some posthomeric myths that say he becomes a god, offered immortality by Athena. I think that's funky. Go babygirl be a god
Also YELLING about Odysseus, why do people keep killing him off far from home when his entire story is about getting home. Weeping. Let him have his gentle death. Let him grow old with his lady love
Hector and Aeneas SWAP AU: Queen Andromache
A queen is a woman who marries a king simply put it, but she gave a new definition. Her mature, experienced expression reflects the hardships she had undergone as she gently smiles like a lily pad on water. Her caved cheeks, embracing her rosy cheeks, compliment her thin lips that curve like a bow with strings neatly fixed in by Diana herself with great craftsmanship and pure dove-like elegance. Her hair was draping over her side cheeks, reminding me of a statue made from only the finest artist - even better was her nose that stuck out like the spotlight favoured it.
“Hector dear, please tell me more, tales of your past they inspire me!” A buttery silk tone laughed out in a high pitch echoing across the vastly empty hall. I couldn't help but gulp at my own nerves: sweat dripped down my forearms, and my hands shook as she clasped them. “I suppose i could but only for you, my queen. It is hard to swallow but I remember the days I'd walk across the vivid citadel with peace a peace that danced with me and took me along the stone temples of Minerva and Apollo with glitter in my naive eyes!” My voice betrayed me as it croaked bitterly the once beautiful memories tormenting me with nostalgia and a sense of home that I lost. Before I could apologise for my turbulent behaviour, I felt a warm stroke under my eye, bringing my attention back to the light that was her. “You miss it just like I. The home we both shared in distant lands is so unreachable now, but we made our way with the gods at our shoulder, crowning us with victory called hope so my dear Hector, remember your past and present. The gods have guided you to your new home with me.” as if I had been blessed by a god the cold tears soaked into my skin leaving a warmth in me even with Juno working for my demise it felt right to be here in Carthage with her, Queen Andromache.