S4E02 || S4E14

Menelaus rambles a lot about not only Helen, but also Hermione. About how she used to say Olive like "Olifs". How she lost her first tooth running too fast and running into a low branch while out with Helen. How he'd sometimes wake up to Hermione leaning over him and poking his face to say, "Dad, can we go see the horses?" even though it was barely daylight. How she was much nicer waking Helen and how he thinks Hermione did that on purpose because she found "dad's face funny". How her favorite color was every color.

And Odysseus listens.

And he thinks about how his son only had a few teeth coming in when he left, teething on everything. How he could only say one syllable with his babbles. How his son needed balance to stand but Odysseus was so proud that Telemachus was very good at rolling over. How his son loved pulling at his and Penelope's hair.

How his son would be talking, walking, maybe even lost his first tooth by now. And he doesn't even know if he'll ever know his son's favorite color.

You're not looking for a mentor, I'm not looking for a friend.

let's take our time to say what we want use what we got before it's all gone no we're not promised tomorrow

~Like I'm Gonna Lose You, Jasmine Thompson

Chin up king, it's Malewife Monday B)

Since i only talk about Hades and Dionysus in this account, let's talk about Dionysus

I saw someone saying that they thought Mr D in the books takes on the appearance and personality of Bacchus at camp because in Greek myths he is described as "young, handsome and seductive"

Have you ever stopped to think that some of the Greek gods were described as young because that was the beauty stereotype of the time? And now they no longer need to be stuck at a certain age?

happy turnabout storyteller day to simon blackquill specifically

Some of my favorite Leo Valdez bits from the mark of Athena graphic novel.

This book was 100% the Leo Annabeth Piper graphic novel. They cut stuff I wish could have been included but oh well, I understand.

OKAY so I THINK I found a danger motif in Warrior of the Mind (I'm not sure this wasn't said before, I'm pretty sure I haven't seen anyone say it, but if it happened, I'm sorry).

It's when Athena is yet to reveal herself (or more like be revealed by a fanboying young Odysseus), right here:

snippet sunday ✨

happy october friends 🫶🏼

work has been rough and i'm really tired and really sore BUT i like instant gratification of sharing pieces of my wips on here so pls enjoy some athena & eddie from hoa eddie (and let me know if it's weird pls god i hate it so much)

“You know,” Athena begins, leaning against the counter and crossing her arms over her chest, “Buck is like a son to me.”  He nods, smiling. “I know.”  Sometimes, he wonders what it would’ve been like to grow up with a mother like her. He thinks he would’ve been a momma’s boy, the same way Jee’s a daddy’s girl. He thinks he would’ve sought her out to chase away the bad dreams and clean his scratches. He thinks he would’ve nestled against her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and never let go.  It would’ve been remarkable to grow up with Athena as his mother.  “You are, too, Eddie,” she insists, cutting through his thoughts, and he’s warmed from the inside out. “I care so very much about the both of you, though Lord knows you two give me more trouble than either of my other children ever have.” She laughs, shaking her head. “But you’re different, baby. I see a lot of myself in you, and not all of it is good.”  “What do you mean?”  She takes a deep breath. “When Bobby and I first started our relationship, I hurt him because I wasn’t ready to share him with my world,” she explains slowly, as if picking every word carefully. “I don’t want either Buck or you to get hurt if one of you aren’t ready to share yourselves.”  He picks at the hem of his shirt. It’s one of Buck’s, an old thing Buck found at a thrift store with Maddie, and the words are crackled and the neckline’s frayed and the stitches on the hem are coming undone, but it’s comfortable and soft and Eddie steals it whenever he gets the chance. It smells like them, a mix of eucalyptus and vanilla and roses.  “This feels like a shovel talk,” he jokes.  “It is.”  He frowns. “Athena, Buck and I aren’t together.”  Sure, they’ve been confused for boyfriends more than once. It’s not unfounded, considering their lives are interconnected and overlapping, and they always laugh it off and correct the person assuming—or, on one occasion at a fancy restaurant, played it off for the free slice of cake they were offering couples that night.  It was chocolate lava. Who wouldn’t fake a relationship for a free chocolate lava cake?  Point is, Eddie’s used to people assuming he and Buck are more than friends. But they aren’t—never have been, probably never will be. Eddie’s queer and Buck’s had a few boyfriends through the years, but that doesn’t mean they’re together, which is something their family knows after teasing them during Eddie’s first few months on the team.   To hear Athena speak right now, though, is rattling. 

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Nothing more beautiful than a mother and child

(turning into playbutton vid here)

Who wears the pants in these relationships?

Aphrodite x Persephone

Ares x Apollo

Artemis x Athena

Demeter x Hecate

ohhh this is a hard one.

Aphrodite x Persephone - Persephone... for reasons I will not explain but she does.

Ares x Apollo - Ares.... Apollo just doesn't give off those vibes

Artemis x Artemis - Honestly both of them but it depends on the day (the fist fight each day to see. Jk)

Demeter x Hecate - hmmmmmm... Demeter. I'll have to go with her although Hecate is pretty close behind tho.

There's something really fascinating about how Athena treats Diomedes so differently from how treats Penelope and Odysseus (even Telemachus but that's a lil different too)

Athena has basically known Diomedes since he was born (some even say that she had a say in naming him) because of Tydeus. I don't think it's far-fetched to say that in a way, she possibly "molded" him. And Diomedes is kind of known for being the "perfect warrior king". He's respectful of the gods and most of his comrades, an incredibly skilled soldier, and has already achieved so many things despite being one of the youngest kings in the war.

I sadly think that's why Athena treats him so differently than Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus.

She cares for him, but it's still "distant" in a way. Or almost in an "I molded you. You will react the way I would want you to therefore I will not be surprised."

When it seems like she's known her other favored mortals for less long, she didn't get to "mold" them. They surprise and bring something "new" for her. She sees her little tricksters' scheme and plot and watches with intrigue but watching the perfect warrior is a "Yes, perfect form. That's what I'd do."

I mean even how her favored mortals pray to her tells you a lot about the relationships they have.

For example, in the Iliad, Odysseus doesn't need to really give as much reverence to her to "earn her favor" during book 10's Night Raid.

Odysseus rejoiced, and prayed to Pallas Athene: ‘Hear me, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, you who are with me in all my adventures, protecting me wherever I go. Show me your love, Athene, now, more than ever, and grant we return to the ships having won renown, with some brave act that will grieve the Trojans greatly.’ And Diomedes of the loud war-cry followed him in prayer: ‘Hear me also, Atrytone, daughter of Zeus. Be with me as you were with my father Tydeus in Thebes, when he went there as ambassador for the bronze-greaved Achaeans, camped there by the Asopus. A friendly offer was what he made them, but on his way back he was forced to take deadly reprisal for their ambush, and you fair goddess, readily stood by him. Stand by me now, and watch over me, and in return I will offer a broad-browed yearling heifer, unused to the yoke. I will tip her horns with gold and sacrifice her to you.’

(Book 10, A.S. Kline)

Diomedes brings up his dad and offers a young heifer (granted that could just be how Diomedes is with every immortal) while Odysseus doesn't and is basically like "Yo, help me out like you always do!". Odysseus is much more casual and personal with Athena. And with Penelope, Athena takes the form of one of her sisters to comfort her!

While Athena also most likely has known Telemachus since he was a baby, she's still closer to him than Diomedes.

Imagine that. You're basically molded by a goddess since birth, listen to her and other immortals dutifully, basically become her perfect warrior, and yet you can't seem to reach that familiarity with her. The same warmth she has for her other favored mortals.

based on a real conversation i had

Various Dual Destinies Things I Never Got Around to Posting (Again) (yes the first one IS Apollo and Juniper dressed as the Phony Phanty and Bum Rap Rhiny, and yes, you CAN imagine them in a Generic Superhero AU dressed like That)