Never Forgetting How Hard Middle School Me Cried During This Scene

obviously i will be buying them

🎼 𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐔𝐒 : Musician, Lover, Mythologer

Legendary Orpheus, son of a Muse and of a King or, in some versions, son of a Muse (Calliope) and the God Apollo, is one of the most talented Greek musicians of the bygone past most well-known for His katabasis in search of Eurydice.

Aside from being a great Musician able to charm Di Inferi and a Lover so devoted He descended into the silent darkness near the throne of Orcus, Orpheus is also, according to some, a cultic leader of the Orphics, followers of a mysterious religion of Ancient Thracia. He is a source of many hymns, including one to the dying God Dionysus-Zagreus or some to a furious, grieving Demeter. Beheaded by the Bacchantes, He is the definition of devotion to His arts, courage, love, and enormous charm. I’d like to venerate Him as a Hero, be He mortal or demigod.

Orpheus - to me - is one of the Patrons of solitude, grieving, sacrificial and catarthic love, devotion, spiritual influence. Honey-voiced, quick-fingered, of courageous heart.

Here are some objects and activities to venerate and remember Orpheus or invoke Him in one’s daily life. I have no right to deify Him and thus I personally feel that I can’t offer to Him. However, I want to remember His journey, His life, and His choices as He is most cherished to me out of all Ancient heroes.

𝄞 Objects related to the art of music, be it instruments, musical note sheets, players, vynil sets, or simply one’s favorite music box. 𝄞 Flowers associated with the dead and/or the Underworld such as dandelions or myrtle - and Orpheus’ flower, be it in paintings or in other ways of depiction. 𝄞 Hymns, myths, and stories of His cult written down in any form one would desire - pinned or placed where one can look at them often. 𝄞 A wreath, natural or fake, of golden leaves, be it myrtle or laurel, to signify His role as a well-known Poet and Musician - and as a child to Apollo. 𝄞 Paintings of snakes, ethically retrieved bodily parts of snakes, or any sort of imagery of the animal to remember the unfortunate departure of Eurydice.

𝄞 Learning how to play Orphic hymns on any instrument of your possession or singing them with the best of your ability to keep His words and His mythological truth close to heart and deep in mind. 𝄞 Growing flowers of the Underworld, if possible, to remember and venerate His descent. Partaking in herbal craft, whatever it might be, and learning more of the local flora of the Ancient Thracia. 𝄞 Remembering Him when the idea of devotion in love crosses your mind, venerating His all-encompassing love for His adored Eurydice that brought Him further down than many have walked.

All art is taken from public domain. This is largely a UPG.

To Cassandra

"Cassandra" by John Maler Collier (1885), courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

O shining, clairvoyant Cassandra, Beautiful and brilliant, Virgin daughter of Priam and Hecuba, Bearer of the bewitched chest of Bacchus, Whom Apollon accorded the divine power of augury, And powerful Pallas protected with the almighty aegis of vengeance, You who foresaw the tragic fall of Troy, tearing away Helen’s golden headdress to reveal a future shrouded in bloodshed, but went unbelieved by those you told; You who hurtled ahead, ever onwards to your doom, Helpless and bewildered, Defenseless at the feet of the Fates; Teach me to trust in the Gods and never turn away from their gifts, even if they are mysterious and frightening. Give me guile to glean Trojan Horses that enter my life, axe in hand and torch aloft. Help me to keep an open mind to those who prophesy future chaos, and see how I can change the world, in my own small way, to prevent potential destruction. O ever-sorrowful maiden, Teach me patience, Give me wisdom, Help me attain peace of mind.

by Kyle Kepulis

This is a message I can get behind 💪💪💪

LETS ALL BE SIMP TO Y/N!!!!

You can count Hypnos in that club with y'all.

quick little solangelo sketch

spider pronouns it/ze/bit/xe

hades 2 moros fanfics when

A complete list of all my devotional playlists:

Hestia

Aphrodite

Diogenes

Achilles and Patroclus

Alexander the Great

Ares

Aristotle

Atalanta

Brimo

Chrysame

Demeter

Dionysus

Enodia

Hekate

Helios

Hera

Hermes

Hypnos

Loki

Medea

Moirai

Plato

Prometheus

Thanatos

Sappho

Styx

Zagerus

Zeus

(some of these playlists have songs that have darker themes which can include: sex, violence, mentions of weapons, and in a few cases satire on gender )

I will update as I make more

Speaking about collecting versions of Odysseus, chat have y’all seen Geronimo Stilton’s retelling of the Odyssey. I nearly fell out my seat when I finally found this book

Pls look at this guy

RATLYSSES YOU HAVE MY HEART

Pls look at them they’re the cutest ever I cried

Thinking about Sweet Pea being so devastatingly in love with Fangs and hurting for him every time Kevin asks for a break, because Fangs will be wondering why and when their relationship went wrong and if it’s his fault and Sweet Pea just can’t ever fully comfort him and tell him straight up that he deserves better because he knows that despite all that Fangs loves Kevin and he can’t be selfish and say that he loves him, too, and he’d never treat him like that. I’m not okay bye