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firnen-the-teragram-teabag · 2 days

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Juno/Hera @ the Trojans

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mythsandmore · 1 day

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Greek heros as Dead Poet Society characters.

Neil- Achilles, destined for talent but fated to death from the very beginning. Would definitely go to the end of the world for something he loved (Todd or acting). His parents forced him to do whatever they want (Achilles hidden away from society to get him out of the war).

Todd-Orpheus. He is always looking back at Neil, to see if he is there. When he ran to the lake because that is where he and Neil read lines together just like Orpheus ran to the underworld to get his wife back. Todd thought that he could be with Neil once more here. He stood on the desk and that was when he finally realised he could never get back what he lost just like when Orpheus turned around.

Charlie- Heracules. This one is due to the fact he always had a view in life and used that view to overcome trials. He let Mr Keatings help him go through these trials, joining the dead poet society, the woman, the phone call and the fact he never ratted out the other poets. These were all his tests but unlike Heracules he was a loyal friend and would definitely never kill his wife and children.

Meeks- Telemachus. Okay so Meeks is very smart but waited for the perfect time to do things. Putting up the radio with Pitts. Standing on the desk. Ripping out the pages in the books. Telemachus has to wait for the perfect time to get the suitors, that is when his dad is back and Meeks waits for his friends to make it clear that he should get the job done.

Pitts-Daedalus. He made a radio with Meeks and had to hide his invention from his school. His invention worked and got his not out of a maze but out of having no music.

Cameron- Agamemnon. He yelled at Achilles because he didn’t get his way. Everything must go his own way. And he gets killed in the end and in the movie he gets punched in the face.

Knox- Odysseus. Knox’s journey to Chris was like Odysseus’ home to Ithaca. Something always gets in the way, more woman arrive and he has to work his way until he finally makes it to where he wants to be. Only Odysseus is smart and it didn’t take him lots of begging and stalking to get to his wife.

Really random post but Carpe Diem and go read the Odyssey

#carpe diem #dead poets society #dps fandom #dps boys #dps #greek myths #greek mythology #ancient history #classical studies #aesthetic #dark academia #tagamemnon #the odyssey #funny memes

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benvoolioo · 1 year

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hey girl, um, we were having a bacchanal and we kinda tore your boyfriend to shreds. yeah, ripped his head clean off. sorry about that :/

#has this been done already?#the bacchae #tagamemnon #euripides #dionysos #greek theatre #greek tragedy #the secret history #classics #classical studies

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local-queer-classicist · 5 months

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I have acquired several dusty tomes (books) from the ancient archives (college library) with which to perform evils (research paper writing).

#special thanks to the scribe (fellow student at the front desk) for helping me uncover my tomes. u a real one #local queer classicist posts #classics stuff #university stuff #university #classical studies #library #tagamemnon

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mysharona1987 · 1 year

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Tell me you’ve never read The Odyssey without outright telling me you’ve never read The Odyssey.

#classical studies #the odyssey #classics #literature

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beluosus · 2 months

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#dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #grey academia #classic academia #classical studies #books #classics #dark aesthetic #moodboard #dark moodboard #ἐποίησα

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flaroh · 1 year

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"This is the tomb of the dog, Stephanos, who perished. Whom Rhodope shed tears for and buried like a human.

I am the dog Stephanos, and Rhodope set up a tomb for me"

This piece is a tribute to two members of the ancient world, who lived in the Greek city of Termessos in modern day Turkey. We know about them today as Stephanos, a dog, had a tomb dedicated to him by his owner, Rhodope, who was also laid to rest nearby. As far as I can research, we don't know the exact details of when they lived, or much about their lives, except that Rhodope wanted us to know how much Stephanos meant to her.

His tomb was found near Rhodope’s own inscribed sarcophagus, which states that she set up the tomb completely and exclusively for herself. This suggests she was a single, independent wealthy woman.

Stephanos' remains are lost to time, but based on the size, and his role as a lady's companion dog, it is likely he was a melitan breed. This breed was a small, spitz-type dog that was incredibly popular in antiquity.

#tagamemnon #rhodope and stephanos #ancient greece #classical studies #greek archaeology #ancient turkey #flaroh illustration

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ennuyeuxbabe · 3 months

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this is how your email finds me

#tagamemnon #archaeology #archaeology memes #queueusque tandem abutere catilina patientia nostra #classics memes #classical studies #cave art #cave paintings

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volumniafox · 3 months

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Help Finnish classicists out! The University of Helsinki is planning on cutting all courses on classical archaeology. The University of Helsinki is currently the only university in Finland that provides any kind of education on the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean and losing this program would be a huge loss for the classics field here.

This is a bad decision considering the quality of research by Finnish scholars and the amount of outside funding our projects bring to the university. This is a short-sighted decision made by the dean of the faculty of arts. In the long run, this will be detrimental to Finnish scholarship in classics.

Symposion ry, the students' association for students of classical archaeology and classical philology at the University of Helsinki, currently has an open petition that will be presented to the dean. International attention and media coverage would be very, very helpful, so please consider signing! You can also leave a comment if you wish, but that is not mandatory. All comments will also be presented to the dean.

You can read the petition (and also sign it) in English, Finnish, and Swedish here:

https://www.adressit.com/antiikin_materiaalisen_kulttuurin_opetuksen_on_jatkuttava_helsingin_yliopistossa

#tagamemnon #classics #classical studies #classical philology #classical archaeology #latin #ancient greek

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shakespearesdaughters · 7 months

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You don’t know how much I would kill for a version of this book from Camilla’s perspective. I have so many questions. Who was she really? What role did she have to play in all the events that unfolded?

I can’t help but think it must have been more sinister than the other characters due to Richard completely omitting anything about her character and personality to such a degree. He romanticized her more then Henry and Julian to such an extent she’s an enigma.

Her story about what happened to the farmer is completely different from Henry’s. She was the only one covered in blood. The group is very protective of her as evidenced by the scene when she injured her foot. She’s the only one in the group who remained cool and unfazed after murdering Bunny. She is seemingly unaffected by the breakdown of the group. She’s aware of the nature of Francis and Charles relationship and does nothing to help him. When Charles begins to spiral further in his addiction she leaves him behind and goes to Henry for protection.

Did she murder the farmer? What did she really think about Richard? Or Henry? How much did she know? How much did she manipulate? So many possibilities.

#Tsh #the secret history #donna tartt #camilla macaulay #bunny corcoran #edmund corcoran #dark academia #bookish #booklover #books #francis abernathy #richard papen #henry winter #books and reading #dark academia books #classical studies #book quotes #literature analysis #literature

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benvoolioo · 1 year

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oh, so murdering my husband on his return from troy after he sacrificed our daughter to Artemis makes me the bad guy??? god forbid women do anything 🙄

#clytemnestra #i support womens wrongs #tagamemnon #the oresteia #house of atreus #greek mythology #greek tragedy #aeschylus #classics #classical mythology #classical studies

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unsightlythinker · 2 months

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Homeric Odysseus and EPIC Odysseus are ultimately two very different breeds of chaotic human.

And as someone who is currently studying The Odyssey as part of their Classics course…I love both Odys in equal measure.

#the odyssey #odyssey #odysseus #homer #homeric epics #epic the musical #jorge rivera herrans #greek mythology #classical mythology #classics #classical studies #basically what I’m saying is #please go and read the source material #if you haven’t already #you’ll love it

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local-queer-classicist · 9 months

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A piece from the Getty Villa that I am very not normal about: The drinking horn with the two kissing gay centaurs.