a quick psa to anyone recently getting into greek mythology and is a victim of tumblr and/or tiktok misconceptions:
-there is no shame in being introduced to mytholgy from something like percy jackson, epic the musical or anything like that, but keep in mind that actual myths are going to be VERY different from modern retellings
-the myth of medusa you probably know (her being a victim of poseidon and being cursed by athena) isn't 100% accurate to GREEK mythology (look up ovid)
-there is no version of persephone's abduction in which persephone willingly stays with hades, that's a tumblr invention (look up homeric hymn to demeter)
-as much as i would like it, no, cerberus' name does not mean "spot" (probably a misunderstanding from this wikipedia article)
-zeus isn't the only god who does terrible things to women, your fav male god probably has done the same
-on that note, your fav greek hero has probably done some heinous shit as well
-gods are more complicated than simply being "god of [insert thing]", many titles overlap between gods and some may even change depending on where they were worshipped
-also, apollo and artemis being the gods of the sun and the moon isn't 100% accurate, their main aspects as deities originally were music and the hunt
-titans and gods aren't two wholly different concepts, titan is just the word used to decribe the generation of gods before the olympians
-hector isn't the villain some people make him out to be
-hephaestus WAS married to aphrodite. they divorced. yes, divorce was a thing in ancient greece. hephaestus' wife is aglaia
-ancient greek society didn't have the same concepts of sexuality that we have now, it's incorrect to describe virgin goddesses like artemis and athena as lesbians, BUT it's also not wholly accurate to describe them as aromantic/asexual, it's more complex than that
-you can never fully understand certain myths if you don't understand the societal context in which they were told
-myths have lots and lots of retellings, there isn't one singular "canon", but we can try to distinguish between older and newer versions and bewteen greek and roman versions
-most of what you know about sparta is probably incorrect
-reading/waching retellings is not a substitute to reading the original myths, read the iliad! read the odyssey! i know they may seem intimidating, but they're much more entertaining than you may think
greek mythology is so complex and interesting, don't go into it with preconcieved notions! try to be open to learn!
its so jmart core 😭:
day 55- This Side of Paradise {Coyote Theory}
I say Moscow by Autoheart fits not exactly the eyepocalypse but jmart’s relationship during the eyepocalypse? ik thats not exactly what you were looking for but I figured I’d share anyway
QUESTION. What songs do you think fit Eyepocalypse London and the Panopticon? Cause im stuck on trying to find any
interesting, I could definitely see that! I feel like will would definitely not be happy that he was losing control of mike, so that checks out.
also, in my au mike gets bullied at school as well as avoided, kids are mean :/
ok so I’m curious bc I’m currently writing a fnaf fanfic-
how do you think michael’s personality would change after the bite of 83’?
personally, I’ve seen it portrayed in two ways: the depressed, and the attention seeker
I’ll start with the depressed bc it’s the one I find to be more appealing and more how I portray it in my own writing. the depressed version is basically where mike is super depressed after the bite, whether that be for a few months, a few years, or its a lifelong thing depends on the author/artist. there are two sides to this one; my personal portrayal, where before the bite mike is quite a bright, charismatic, and extroverted person, and after he is very quiet, keeps to himself, and is quite introverted. the other side is that he becomes very depressed but more on the suicidal side.
the other version is where after the bite, michael is all “oh boohoo I’m so alone and a monster” (yes that is a reference ifykyk). I tend to see this one more im gacha (and just to be clear thats not an attack on the gacha community its simply an observation).
I’m curious how you, dear reader, would portray him in your own fan works.
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I forgot yesterday so today is a double entry again
I went with songs from my favorite musical today bc I love falsettos with all my heart:
day 27- I’m Breaking Down {Sung by Stephanie J. Block, from the musical Falsettos} day 28- This Had Better Come to a Stop {Sung by Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Anthony Rosenthal, Stephanie J. Block, and Brandon Uranowitz, from the musical Falsettos}
This is my little goober Asher, he is a recurring character that usually helps cartman in his plans
people get both their last names wrong with him getting called “cartman” a few times
he doesn’t like the the main four and I quote “I would rather jump off a cliff than have to date one of those assholes but if I was held at gunpoint to date one it would be Kyle”
he’s cool with the other 3 but annoys the living hell out of them (he killed Kenny like 24 times in the past BUT ON ACCIDENT) (only some of them)
He’s one of those kids that wears shorts and a shirt even in the winter and says “guys it’s not even that cold!”
Asher’s family owns a bakery and whenever they have shit that didn’t sell he just gives it to Kenny instead of throwing it away because he doesn’t like wasting food
him and Tweek know each other at least because their families work together since Tweek’s family owns a coffee shop
his best friend is this kid named August and they become friends whenever Asher found him eating mud in the corner of the playground when they were 6
Asher is a loud yapper who is louder than rock music at full volume and yaps like there’s no tomorrow and August is also a loud yapper, this is probably because both of them are diagnosed ADHD gremlins that professionally yap.
Asher also has a ginger Maine Coon cat named Ethan
so I’m starting school again soon and I’m going to stop doing the song of the day for now
I’ll see if I want to keep doing it once school actually starts but for now I’m going to put it on hold
in 2025 let’s bring back being enthusiastic on ao3. leave a comment on every chapter. leave kudos and, if necessary, leave “double kudos” in the comments. tags and notes on bookmarks. the whole nine yards. let’s show fanfic authors how much we love them.
i'm AWARE this is a stupid hill to die on, but like. trope vs theme vs cliché vs motif vs archetype MATTERS. it matters to Me and i will die on this hill no matter how much others decide it's pointless. words mean things
two dumbasses who decided at 2:37 in the morning to create a tumblr account together
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