YES. HERE U GO.

and when i unleash my iliad football au that doesnt take itself too seriously but still leans into the unnecessary dramatics of The Sports. what then?

menelaus' reaction to agamemnon's death actually makes me feel sick. the visceral anguish. the incomprehensible loss. the shock of it. that's his brother, man.

listen ...

OwO me?

dfghjk they're HERE :) x

my 100+ page agaody google doc is HERE.

what if. i wrote a fic about menelaus and agamemnon's unhealthy co-dependence. and how it escalates and grows more toxic as they get older and ultimately menelaus doesnt know what to DO without aga.

this .... this is how menelaus and agamemnon look ... in my head ....

the iliad (book 1 - 19) summarised:

hello!

i can't speak for individual artists ofc, but my best guess would be that it is inspired by the minoan makeup/fashion that was around and that also heavily influenced the mycenaean culture! i believe it's called the 'sun blush'?? or something like that. and ofc with mycenae being the powerhouse it was at that time, a lot of women may have adopted their style! cause obviously penelope, clytemnestra and helen were spartan! tbh it may have just been a bronze age thing in general? and not linked specifically to mycenae.

but there's some stuff to look at regarding this style.

this lady from a minoan fresco on thera

and i believe the most famous example is this lady! a plaster cast that was discovered in a mycenaean citadel.

i see where people are coming from with 'menelaus and helen are soulmates. preordained to be together' because it fits with the whole fall of troy. gods getting what they want narrative that stems from their marriage and, ultimately, their separation.

but when i read texts like the odyssey and helen by euripides and what they go through and the effort they put in to rebuilding themselves as individuals and as a couple even though troy is gone. i feel they have more fuck soulmates. i love you on purpose. energy