Thinking Of King Priam's Grief, Watching Teucer, The Child Of The Sister Who Was Stolen From Him And

So how 'bout those trailers. OMG.

“Moreover, the language she uses of herself evokes the heroes of Greek epic and specifically Achilles - “equal to the gods, save for death alone”. Death gives Polyxena the opportunity to confer herolike status upon herself, while condemning the Greeks for the life and the assault they would have subjected her to.”

— Casey Dué, The captive woman’s lament in Greek tragedy

just. john the apostle. john the beloved. john the youngest. john who rests his head on jesus' shoulders while he speaks. john who stayed with the women during the passion & wasnt ashamed of sharing their pain. john who got to the empty tomb before anyone else. john the patron saint of love & friendship & loyalty & writers & poets. my good friend john

–if that ever happened.

odysseus made their marriage bed with his own hands. with his own hands

Classicstober Day 6: Medea 🩸

Based on Euripides Medea.

Blasphemous II + concept art by Juan Miguel López Barea

The Trojan prince Troilus brings his horse to a fountain to drink, while Achilles (to the left; not visible) lurks in ambush.  Detail from an Etruscan red-figure stamnos, part of a pair known as the “Fould stamnoi”.  Artist unknown; ca. 300 BCE.  From Vulci; now in the Louvre.

I don't care if I've shared this painting five million times already, I am doing it again.

I'm smiling kicking my feet twirling my hair at this painting, alright. Pheidias is me when I give a presentation in art school. okay I will now go lie down and think about this depiction of Socrates and Alcibiades for 25 minutes because they make me insane.