Norse Mythology From A To Z:

Iris by William Savage Cooper (1893)

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[N] - Nike (Νίκη) was the goddess of victory, depicted as having wings, hence her alternative name “Winged Goddess”.

Did you know that Antilochus was among Helen's suitors?

peleus: my son cannot be a suitor. he is only 6. far too young.

meanwhile nestor: [presenting helen with what can only be described as a fresh out the womb baby] a great husband, no? a real charmer.

— Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

foggy morning aes

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[I] - Iris (Ἶρις) was the goddess – or, better yet, personification – of the rainbow, and a messenger for the gods.

this is dumb and has absolutely been done before but here you go anyway

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[A] - Ægir was a primeval god, more ancient than many other Norse deities.

He was the god of the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon and the Roman god Neptune

Aegir and his wife Ran carried a net with which they could trap seafarers and pull them down to their underwater kingdom. Drowned sailors were said to dine at Aegir’s banquet hall. The underwater couple had nine daughters - the ocean waves.

Me reading the start of Iliad book 18:

How can I explain to you, my happiness, my golden, wonderful happiness, how much I am all yours – with all my memories, poems, outbursts, inner whirlwinds? Or explain that I cannot write a word without hearing how you will pronounce it – and can’t recall a single trifle I’ve lived through without regret – so sharp! – that we haven’t lived through it together – whether it’s the most, the most personal, intransmissible – or only some sunset or other at the bend of a road – you see what I mean, my happiness?

— Vladimir Nabokov, Letters to Véra