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luminouslumity · 20 hours

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This looks so cool!

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paloma-ascends-into-hellfire · 2 months

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you know what’s really sad about “remember them”? by the time odysseus gets back to ithaca all six hundred men will be dead. they’ll have been gone for five years. there’s no way odysseus will remember them all. polites, eurylochus, sure, but not all of them. they will die in vain.

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katkit-drops-alt · 3 months

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I finished rereading the odyssey, so now I have come with more shitty memes

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sonchop · 12 days

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tbh

(the album cover is so cooooool!!)

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silvercaptain24 · 2 months

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I will continue to bring back my “Hermes is the Fun, Wacky Uncle Who’s Been Banned In Scotland” propaganda

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic the circe saga #epic: the circe saga #hermes

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jarondont · 2 months

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I survived the Great Crash of Valentines' Day, 2024

#what did we crash?#lets see #crowdcast (twice)#discord (twice)#youtube #instagram #and yeah #epic: the circe saga #epic #epic: the musical #epic the musical #jay herrans #jorge rivera herrans #jorge herrans #odysseus #circe #epic the circe saga #the circe saga #the odyssey

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winterspellsfrozenkit · 3 months

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So, I LOVE Epic: This Musical and I'm excited for some of the songs in the Circe Saga, but one of TWO songs that I absolutely DESPISE in this musical is coming out and I'm so stressed out about it.

"There Are Other Ways" and "I'm Not Sorry For Loving You" make me so frustrated because it looks like they fall into downplaying the coercion and abuse Odysseus went through because the abusers are women. AND I HATE THAT.

"There Are Other Ways" is a song between a person who has power to force a person into doing what they want (Circe) and their victim (Odysseus), who can only comply. And from what I've read it has the line "There's no puppet here."

It's really clever writing because if you know the story, you know Odysseus is in a precarious situation and he was told by Hermes that when she asked to sleep with him, he needed to do it. Here's three different translations of the moment Hermes tells him "Don't you tell her no" with the warning from Hermes bolded:

"'And I will tell thee all the baneful wiles of Circe. She will mix thee a potion, and cast drugs into the food; but even so she shall not be able to bewitch thee, for the potent herb that I shall give thee will not suffer it. And I will tell thee all. When Circe shall smite thee with her long wand, then do thou draw thy sharp sword from beside thy thigh, and rush upon Circe, as though thou wouldst slay her. And she will be seized with fear, and will bid thee lie with her. Then do not thou thereafter refuse the couch of the goddess, that she may set free thy comrades, and give entertainment to thee. But bid her swear a great oath by the blessed gods, that she will not plot against thee any fresh mischief to thy hurt, lest when she has thee stripped she may render thee a weakling and unmanned.’

“ ‘And I will tell you of all the wicked witchcraft that Circe will try to practice upon you. She will mix a potion for you to drink, and she will drug the meal with which she makes it, but she will not be able to charm you, for the virtue of the herb that I shall give you will prevent her spells from working. I will tell you all about it. When Circe strikes you with her wand, draw your sword and spring upon her as though you were going to kill her. She will then be frightened, and will desire you to go to bed with her; on this you must not directly refuse her, for you want her to set your companions free, and to take good care also of yourself, but you must make her swear solemnly by all the blessed gods that she will plot no further mischief against you, or else when she has got you naked she will unman you and make you fit for nothing.’

"I will tell you all Circe’s fatal wiles. She will mix a drink for you, blending drugs with the food, but even so she will fail to enchant you: the powerful herb I will give you will prevent it. Let me tell you the rest. When Circe strikes you with her length of wand, draw your sharp sword and rush at her, as if you intend to kill her. She will be seized with fear. Then she’ll invite you to her bed, and don’t refuse the goddess’ favours, if you want her to free your men, and care for you too. But make her swear a solemn oath by the blessed gods that she won’t try to harm you with her mischief, lest when you are naked she robs you of courage and manhood.”’

He had no choice in the matter. It was a "you will have to sacrifice yourself OR you will never get your men back and you won't be safe if you don't do it" moment. While Circe's not telling this directly to Odysseus, it's still COERCION because he knows if he says "No, I want to be faithful to my wife" Circe will harm him. But a lot of people don't know that and are going to continue to perpetuate the idea that Odysseus cheated on his wife. 😒 And they're going to use that line of "There's no puppets here" as "proof" that Odysseus cheated.

If you can sympathize with Ovid's later adaptation of Medusa as a victim of Poseidon, but refuse to acknowledge Odysseus was as much a victim of Circe AND Calypso and claim he's cheating... Please, ask yourself: why is that?

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evil-youth-messrs · 2 months

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Moments in EPIC that make me go feral Circe Saga version let's gooo. You can check out previous sagas here👈.

The Circe Saga 🐷

*cello starts playing* ~Eurylochus~ back so soon?

we came across~ a palace, inside we heard a vooooice

SIR since welefthomewe'vefacedavarietyoffoes fromawiderangeofplaces

what was it? a woman 👁👄👁 wut?

(also shout out to all the previous "whats" from the ocean saga, we stan a confused king)

come inside -damn- welcome to the best part of your lives

no I'm not a player I'm a puppeteer☝️, no I don't play I puppeteer yeah

*Hermes's giggles>>>>*

someone who's not afraid to... send a message 😘🪽

Hermes??? 😲😲😲

she can conjure up a MONster that'll grind you to the bones, she has all the ways to HAUnt ya

wouldn't you like to have some of the magic? wouldn't you like your outcome preferred? deep in the night, the fight can be tragic, I'll help you conquer her ✨️🕺🪩 (with the added harmonies in the second chorus)

you must consume and digest it then you'll manifest

and I call this root holy 💅 moly 💅 (*Odysseus's aah 🤔*) HAHAHHAHAHHA

🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺

Hermes :D thank you don't thank me friend, you very well may die 😃😃 ~good luck~ ✨️

*the carmen motif* 🤌

laadyy~ of the palace sorry that I ask this

you turned them into pigs... huh :P 🐷🐷🪄

you must be a liar mortals can't acquire moly without DIRE consequence

Hermes gave it to you, didn't he? 🙄

you and I are now evenly matched

now there is no turning back!

NOT EVEN A SPELL SAVES YOU 'CAUSE YOU'RE DONE FOR

🎻🎻🎻🎻

wooooooahhhh whooooo's to say with all the mistakes I've made

I'm juuuust a maaaaan forgiveee meeeee I CAN'T *Penelope's theme*

she's my everything, my ~Penelope~ 🫶

ughh... Poseidon, eh?

I know of a brilliant prophet 🤩 problem is this prophet is dead 😬 *piano equivalent of the 💀 emoji*

*reversed vocals in the background when Circe talks about the underworld*

or maybe one day the world will need a puppeteer. MOOOOOooOoOOOoooREEE

A lot of emojis for this one, I gotta say I really love it especially Hermes 💚.

Again, thank you for reading.

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic the circe saga #epic: the circe saga #the odyssey #odysseus #greek mythology #jorge rivera herrans #jay rivera herrans

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selahhasablog · 18 days

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odysseus really said "i can kill a baby but I draw the line at cheating on my wife"

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic: the circe saga #fr though he DID have a son with circe and leaving it out is a coward move #jk i get it narratively but damn #imagine this depiction of odysseus having too grapple with the fact the he's leaving one son without a father to return to the other #who also grew up without a father #i know odysseus didnt know about he and circe's son for awhile but LISTEN #if we're going to changw things around #i just feel that it's SO narratively delicious to have him turn his back on his principles in the name of embracing them not once but TWICE #circe is supposed to be a brief respite where we grapple with the idea that we may never see home again after all #its the belly of the whale #but noooooo #mythological adaptation agony

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mythology-void · 3 months

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Y'all. I don't think you understand.

We get HERMES in this saga.

HERMES.

#im so excited wtf #epic the musical #epic: the circe saga #the odyssey #hermes #i'll just be over here crying don't mind me #im not strong enough for this #IM NOT OVER THE OCEAN SAGA YET EITHER LETS GO #CAN'T WAIT TO CRY ON VALENTINE'S DAY FOR TWO REASONS INSTEAD OF ONE #epic: the ocean saga

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stranger-detective · 2 months

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THE CIRCE SAGA CAME OUT!!! AND IT WAS AMAZING!!!!

Someone tell Jay to get on tumblr!!! I think he'd love it over here.

Anyways, poll time!

please reblog for a bigger sample size!!!

#TOP TIER SAGA THIS WAS AMAZING #epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic the circe saga #epic: the circe saga #circe #epic: the hermes saga #?#lmao #hermes #odysseus

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cjbolan · 2 months

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Still obsessed with EPIC: The Circe Saga. This is literally how it ends. Enjoy!

(Real talk: we need more “test-of-character” style villains like this Circe. Who stop being evil once they see the good guys are…well, good. Closest examples I can think of are Eris from Sinbad and Death from Puss in Boots 2.).

[Image description: Circe saying “Now Kiss!“ as she makes a reluctant Odysseus kiss Penelope, while a pig in a suit awkwardly stands nearby. End description.]

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#epic spoilers #epic the musical spoilers #epic the circe saga #Circe #odysseus #Penelope #now kiss meme #funny #musical #valentine’s day #the odyssey #Homer #greek mythology #classical mythology #epic: the musical #epic: the circe saga

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stardust948 · 2 months

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Sir, since we left home we've faced a variety of foes from a wide range of places Gods, monsters, you know the roster, hostile creatures that we could resist But this was a hell of a twist, cause we are weak to a power like this

I got all the power, yeah, I got all the power No, I'm not a player, I'm a puppeteer No, I don't play, I puppeteer, yeah

Wouldn't you like a taste of the power? Wouldn't you like to use more than words?

I've got people to protect, friends I can't neglect So now there is no turning back You've made your one wrong move, now you're done for I will be the one to prove that you're done for