Therapist: so... you scored a 26 out of 28 on your mental health questionnaire
Poseidon: that means i'm good at mental health, right?
Therapist: it means you're having a crisis
Poseidon:
─James Jebusa Shannon (Auburn,New York, 1862 - London,1923)
Patroclus: *complaining to Automedon* my boyfriend is so fucking corny he asked me if I knew how to whistle so ofc I pursed my lips to whistle and then he kissed me???? Him and his dumb flirt tactics I love him
Norse mythology from A to Z:
[B] - Baldr was favorite son of Óðinn and Frigg, Hermóðr brother, Nanna’s husband, Forseti’s father. The myth of the death of Baldr is a kind of introduction to the Scandinavian eschatological cycle - his death serves as foreboding of the destruction of the gods and the whole world (Ragnarok).
It is impossible to completely exclude the connection of the myth of Baldr with the cults of fertility and ancient oriental myths, and even more so Christian influences. At its core, the myth of Baldr is most likely a myth of the first death, complicated by the motives of military initiations (the names are characteristic: Baldr - lord, Höðr - fighter, Hermóðr - courageous). It is possible that Höðr is “the murderer by the hand” (handbani); Baldr - the hypostasis of Odin himself; in a certain sense, Loki - his “assassin advice” (ráðbani) is also Odin’s “counterpart”.
A very significant difference between the story of Baldr and other subjects of Scandinavian mythology, which received a narrative development, is that it depicts not a struggle with external forces, but a dramatic collision within the aces community. This is connected with the cult roots of the legend about Baldr, and with the fact that it was included in the tradition of the Scandinavian mythological epic at a later stage than other plots.
Frank Dicksee, The Beautiful Lady without Mercy - 1901
Briseis: I spy with my little eye, something that starts with an ‘s’.
Automedon: Salt? A snake?
Automedon: Sand?
Patroclus and Achilles: [staring at each other]
Automedon: Sexual tension?
I love how between Thor and Loki, Thor’s the golden retriever and Loki’s the black cat. But between Loki and Sylvie, he’s the retriever and she’s the cat.
Greek mythology from A to Z:
[H] - Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος) is the god of blacksmiths and fire. Called “the celestial artificer,” he was also associated with other craftsmen (sculptors, carpenters, metalworkers).
Norse mythology from A to Z:
[A] - the Alfes (Nordic elves)
The Ljósálfar (Light Elves) live in Álfheimr, and the Dökkálfar (Dark Elves) live in Svartalfheim.
Apollo: I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy, unless of course, we’re talking about my enemy the lore olympus version of me.
Apollo: Fuck you lore olympus version of me.
Zephyrus, the Wind of the West, pursues the goddess Flora, making her drop her flowers onto the Earth below Date circa 1640.