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swordheld · 8 months

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from the introduction to "the sovereign sun" selected poems by odysseus elytis, trans. and introduction by kimon friar. [id in alt text]

#poetry.#kimon friar.#odysseus elytis.#ancient greek poetry.#rereading the sovereign sun as summer sweeps to a close and this stuck out so lovingly.#i remember finding this book tucked away in a small and unfrequented section of my library a handful of years ago.#it swept something in me / something ancient and full of light.#i had to find my own used copy as soon as i realized i couldn't keep it / mark it as my own. there is such love taken into it?#the translation of so much intimate glory and understanding of the universe / of life? the attempt of it.#it feels crafted so carefully. the importance something that could not be understated? i return to it every couple of years -#to reignite that spark. the language in it is just. spellbinding. it reminds me of a warm breeze at twilight / where the light is dim /#and everything feels possible in a way it was not before.#might post more of my favourites !!! just had to share this ending piece of the introduction 💕

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rise-deepseamonster · 29 days

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Love how Percy just casually drops lore all throughout the Son of Neptune. Frank and Hazel are getting the encyclopedia knowledge on every monster they encounter plus some extra side stories from how he fought them in gym classes and "oh yea, I had a fist fight with Kronos in Manhatten."

And then they meet Annabeth and realize that behind every goofy looking powerful guy, there's an incredibly smart, capable and even more powerful woman who makes sure he doesn't die on a daily basis and are like, "oh. thats why he's still alive."

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy and annabeth #grover underwood #percabeth #pjo #annabeth chase #son of neptune #hazel levesque #frank zhang #greek tumblr #ancient greece #greek blog #greek poetry #greek posts #greek quotes #greek gods #greek mythology #rick riordan

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lipsticklesbia · 2 years

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i will never stop thinking about this poem my greek professor showed us

#the iliad #homer #ancient greek #achilles #poetry #classics

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apolloprophecy · 3 months

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Forgot to post Apollo lol - He’s here now! 🔆

I’ll also get back on my creepypasta grind - comment ideas you wanna see in my style!

#greek myth art #greek gods #greek mythology #greek pantheon #ancient greek #apollo #god of sun #god of medicine #god of poetry #god of music #god of light

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literarydesire · 2 months

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That thing when you ask your professor a question and they get that distant look in their eyes and stare into space for a while and you can see them racking their brain for an answer and then, they get really excited when they realize that they dont know so now they have an excuse to research something new >>>

#classical studies #classical philology #uni life #philologist #light academia #chaotic academia #dark academia #books #aesthetic #poetry #dark acadamia aesthetic #literature #books and libraries #art #university #university student #latin #ancient greek

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beluosus · 2 months

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Ἄρτεμις / Diana

#dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #grey academia #classic academia #classical studies #classics #sculpture #museum photography #ancient greece #rome #poetry #homeric hymns #artemis #diana #greek mythology #classical mythology #mythology #ἐποίησα

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lionofchaeronea · 3 months

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Come, shining lyre, speak to me--gain the power of utterance. ἄγι δὴ χέλυ δῖα μοι λέγε φωνάεσσα δὲ γίνεω. --Sappho, fr. 118

#quote #quotes #classics #tagamemnon #Sappho #Greek #Greek language #Ancient Greek #Ancient Greek language #Greek translation #Ancient Greek translation #poetry #poetry in translation #Greek poetry #Ancient Greek poetry #fragment

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marysmirages · 3 months

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Pegasus (2024)

#marysmirages #pegasus #horse #ancient greek mythology #painting #drawing #ancient greece #wings #poetry

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04barbie · 9 days

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amicus-noctis · 7 months

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letterstowilde · 2 years

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literarydesire · 7 months

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The Secret History really makes Greek professors out to be mysterious and high-class but my professor is called Dorothy, wears socks in sandals, knits during class, knows 14 languages (including Sanskrit and Proto-Indo-European) and has asked me questions like; “If you were a kitchen cabinet, what kind of cabinet would you be?” during break. Nothing mysterious about that woman but she’s so very talented and so much fun to be around.

#dark academia #light academia #literature #dark acadamia aesthetic #chaotic academia #books #aesthetic #books and libraries #poetry #art #tsh #the secret history #julian morrow #classical studies #Ancient Greek #Greek #university #classical philology

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rise-deepseamonster · 29 days

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Sally, after Percy tells her about the battle with the giants: So what did we learn today about tending to every injury, even minor ones, immediately?

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mournfulroses · 6 months

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Sappho, translated by Michael R. Burch, from “Fragment 11,”

#lit #sappho #poetry #ancient greek #words #love #fragments #poetry in translation #p

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poetic--elixir · 8 months

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Why have you come to me here, dear heart, with all these instructions? I promise you I will do everything just as you ask. But come closer. Let us give in to grief, however briefly, in each other's arms.

— Homer, The Iliad

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