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'Circe' by Madeline Miller
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Reading about Patroclus and Achilles like “*gasp* and they were urn mates”
one of my favorite things about tsoa is how patroclus and achilles kissed on the beach that day, pretended it didnt happen for three years, found out that his mom couldnt see them and then went “yeS HOMO” and jumped straight to the do
im on page 32 of the song of achilles (first time reading it) and if these two fuckers dont kiss soon-
lily rejected james for the 700th time, and he ran out of tissues to cry into.
james: *tears out a page from ‘the song of achilles’ and wipes his tears*
remus, only noticing the book cover and james’ crying: yeah…i get why you’re crying, that book is pretty fucking sad.
james: my love life is pretty fucking sad too, moony.
People who have read "the song of Achilles" need to read "the silence of the girls" and Homer's Iliad, as in song of Achilles the story is told from Patroclus' perspective, someone who loved Achilles so he's incredibly biased and mainly focuses on how amazing Achilles was,
when actually he's the reason so many died during the trojan was because of his massive tantrum over Briseis (who would not have been like a close friend to them she would have just been a slave for Achilles to use)
Then again after Patroclus dies he commits horrific acts "in the name of love" but in Homer's Iliad the entire plot is off Achilles anger, it starts with his annoyance of being dishonoured and ends with his rage as his lover is killed because of his original anger.
Reblogging my art with folk songs I feel are fitting part 2
after “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller (warning: violence)
Heliotropic soul who smells of spring.
Sunshine hair with gold-leafed summer irises,
Bright, shining from alabaster flesh.
Chiseled hands over carved wood,
Sinew-plucked strings.
They would never draw blood.
Winter is a minimalist,
Warmed by our roseate love,
Thawed anew.
"these flowers suit your hair so well"
achilles to distract myself from life's miseries
Greek myths modern Au (Pt.1)
since I was bored and I’m reading a book about the myths for school here you go! >:)
Notes: -This Au is settled in southern Italy
-In Italy, the “Liceo Classico” is a high school major in humanities: it is possibly the only high school in the world where pupils study both Latin and Ancient Greek and it’s internationally renowned for its advanced curricula in philosophy, literature and history. I will refer to it as ‘Classic lyceum’ though the Hc and all
The Iliad
-Achilles is a 16yo artistic gymnastics agonist from Milan who moved to Naples with his Mom since she’s from there.
- Patroclus is a 16yo Classic lyceum student. He could be the best but doesn’t put enough effort in it.
-Hector is a friendly and caring university student, 21yo, is already married with a kid. He’s friend with Patroclus, since he’s an ex student from his same high school.
-Paris is an arrogant and stupid upperclassmen, 18yo, brother of Hector
-Odysseus is Patroclus’s class 37yo Geography-History teacher
-Agamemnon is a short-tempered 40yo gymnastic coach who heads Achilles’s Agonists group
-Briseis is a 16yo brilliant student and Patroclus’s classmate, being one of the major authors in the school’s journal..and helping Patroclus to not fail his classes.
-Deidamia is a rich and boring 15yo freshmen from a city near Naples, Sorrento
-Helen is a lovely and caring 35yo Greek teacher
-Chiron is a fresh and joyful 40yo fencing, parkour and archery coach
(a plus!)
-Aeneas is a curios and observant 16yo classmate of Briseis and Patroclus. He always fights with them ‘cause he likes Latin over greek
-Telemachus is a shy and lovely 17yo upperclassmen in the same school of Patroclus. He loves his family and he’s trying to find a job to earn some money and go abroad to study when he’s older
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
— Maya Angelou
Aristos Achaion and his Philatos 🌌
The most painful part of The Song of Achilles is that there would be no story if they didn’t die at the end.
Tragedies are popular because they remind us of inevidable misfortune. The fact I love a book that hurts me is the fucking point and boy do I loathe it sometimes.
Totally not me realizing Achilles and Patroclus never had a chance to rest from fate and prophecy until their deaths.
Totally not me tearing up here.
two in the morning and my brain is like: hey, guess what time it is.
and im like: no, i know what ur doing
brain: mmmmhmm
me: stop thT
brain: what if i jus…say its patrochillies hour-
me: STOP I CANT CRY OUT OF NOWHERE AGAIN
Achilles: Hey Briseis, I heard u wanted to marry my boyfriend
Briseis: Yes, do you have a problem with that?
Achilles: I believe the way i should describe it is, finders keepers.
You know how musicals have reoccuring riffs for different moods and themes within a show that form connections between characters within a story?
I want someone to write a song where Deidamia sings about being Achilles’s wife and what it really means to be a woman in Ancient Greece. She’s used as a pawn, a tool for Thetis to tear her son away from Patroclus. And the driving point is that she’ll love her son even if her husband is loving someone else. He is her husband only by title and it somehow, even with the promise of fame, makes her feel small because she knows shes just a footnote in his history. Patroclus is wonderful and thats why she hates him, because she understands why Achilles could run to the ends of the earth for him.
These are common themes within the book and I want someone to take the music from Deidamia’s song and adapt it for Briseis. Now here we have two women confusingly in love with men who have forced them to practically marry them despite already having a exclusive relationship together. Briseis sings about having a family with the two of them, Achilles included, and having that calm family dream she has had as a child except she knows she’ll never get what she wants.
There would be a reprise for Briseis after Achilles dies where she mourns the two men, she was a stepping stone to them and nothing more, and yet still she mourns and is obligated to love them. Almost like a slave.
Her song melts into the finale when she and Deidamia sing together the part of the chorus they share and the song melts further into a full ensemble.
The end.
Golden mornings and cool sea breezes brought them together.
Playful touches turned to yearnings with depth.
Days passed and love grew.
Until one day a shadow came uninvited.
Soon enough hell broke loose.
Still they managed to find their homes in the arms of the other.
But fate is bitter and sour and cruel.
It took away the black haired boy from his lover.
And left the other to grieve forever.
But what no one saw was the rage deep in the blues.
While the golden haired burned the world alive,
fate watched in the corner scared and small.
When the Trojans took away his home, his love, what could Achilles do except grieve for Patroclus.
And his grief brought the mighty warriors to their knees.
Troy did not not lose the war. Nor did the Greek win it.
Achilles grieved for Patroclus, and soon enough the war ended.
My copy of The Song of Achilles got water damaged. Luckily it wasn't the first drowning for Achilles
guys don’t let your boyfriend borrow your clothes
no seriously trust me
the gentle intimacy of this is something so dear to me
I was in Periplus Setiabudi One Central Jakarta to meet a friend of mine. A funny story behind this meeting is that we were bonding over mutual interest in the novel The Secret History. She and I have the same favorite character, which obviously is Henry Marchbanks Winter. That was our second meeting, so it wasn't that awkward anymore.
I am also thankful that I was able to bring two of my book wishlists: Any Ozamu Dazai's book and Normal People by Sally Rooney. Honestly, I wasn't planning to bring The Setting Sun home because I intended to buy the other one, No Longer Human. Due to the availability of No Longer Human's old cover book, I chose to bring The Setting Sun instead. The publisher of Osamu Dazai books, which version I bought, has a distinctive book cover style that matches each other. These beautiful covers surely would be my priority wishlist for the next year.
Due to many new activities I've had these past 2 months, I am trying my best now to start reading again and stacking that habit once again so I won't easily fall into a reading slump. I have not even been able to finish my current read since November. Not because the book is boring, but it was just me who gets tired easily to even be done with 10 pages minimum.
But, all good now, at least I'm trying and actually do read, although it's quite hard to beat my sleepiness.
I love Percy Jackson because it introduced me to Greek mythology. I love Hamilton because it made me interested in US history. I love the Song of Achilles because it got me to read the Iliad. I don’t care if it’s canonical, interpretations are great because they get people more interested in the source material.
Troy story is my eighth favorite book. I love my hopeless homos
patroclus: drawing and writes the word bromance
patroclus: slowly erases the b
achilles: wha-
patroclus: redrawing the b
Just finished the song of achilles
On a totally unrelated note, I just cried my soul out for 2 and half hours. Bye bye my happiness for now I guess