Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Analysis of Calypso
Analysis of Circe
Analysis of The Cyclops
Analysis of the Suitors
Analysis of the Gods
Segue Into Analysis
Calypso's Genealogy
Interview With Calypso
Would You Know It, I Found Another Artifact
A Final Culture
A Day in the Life of Circe
Pictures of Circe
As I Was Snooping Through Circe's Medicine Cabinet...
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So, you all know I am currently on Aeaea, the home of the evil temptress Circe. Well, this morning she was out doing laundry at some babbling brook, so I took the opportunity to go try to find some [hem hem] samples. You know, just stuff that shows what her lifestyle was like. No archeological excavations were needed here, cause I simply walked past those creepy lions and dogs and strolled right into her creepy hall. Let me tell you, I found some pretty sketchy stuff out there, but the good news is that some of it looked less necessary for witching than others, so I snagged that. I got these two interesting vials filled with funky smelling stuff. I took the picture right there in her palace.
Circe's Ancestry
My, my! What an interesting family Circe has! Her father was the sun god Helios (famed for stealing his father's chariot and forever having to fly across the sky in it). Her mother was the Oceanid Perse. She has two brothers, both one time kings of Colchis, Æëtes and Perses. Theres a story. Perses threw his brother out of power to claim the thrown of Colchis. Unfortunately, this was not to last, as his niece, Medea killed him for the crown soon after. Her sister Pasiphaë is also quite a character. She is reputed to have mated with a bull after Poseidon put a powerful curse on her, and subsequently gave birth to the Minotaur, which was part man and part bull. Circe herself is just one of those lovely bunch, but I reckon she has plenty of dirty secrets form the past to reveal. Lets see!
I Segue Into an Investigation of Circe
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Pictures of Polyphemus
Interview With Polyphemus
Spying on the Cyclops
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Extraordianry Artifact!
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Interview With Antinoos and Eurymakos
Emma Broder: Why is it that you want Penelope's hand in marriage?
Eurymakhos: It's obvious that that shrimp Telemakhos is unfit to rule.
Antinoos: Yeah, plus have you even seen Penelope? What a babe.
EB: Huh. Well, do you think Telemakhos ever will be able to govern?
A: Not a chance. He's such a wimp, he'll never man-up enough to be king.
EB: And what of Odysseus, do you think he'll ever return?
E: Nah, he's dead.
A: Why does everyone here think he will just suddenly re-appear and take over? Like, everyone died in that war, why not Odysseus, whats so great about him? He's not freaking immortal.
EB: Only one of your entire group can actually marry Penelope, who will it be?
A and E: Me.
EB: It seems there's some disagreement here between you two. How will you decide who gets Penelope in the end?
A: Well, I don't wanna get all big headed here, but I think I could take on the rest of her suitors in a battle to the death, so I'm still pretty confident it'll be me.
E: Not if I kill you first, pig face.
A: Oh its on.
EB: Um...Thank you for the interview.
I Found an Artifact!
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A Day in the Life of Eurymakhos
1:00 PM: Eurymakhos has woken up, and is looking around at the piles of men passed out in the hall of the palace from too much wine. 1:01 PM: After groggily looking around for a minute, he kicks people aside and stumbles out to the gardens.
1:03 PM: After relieving himself for an extraordinarily long amount of time, he lies down to take a nap on a flower bed.
1:46 PM: He wakes up again, and stomps off to the pastures.
2:12 PM: He kills a cow and three sheep, then sounds a horn for other suitors to come help him carry them back to the palace
3:30 PM: The huge bonfire is well underway, and Eurymakhos leaves the roasting animals to the suitors lower down in the hierarchy, who seem to always get stuck with the grunt work.
5:30 PM: Eurymakhos eats his first meal of the night sitting at a gold chair.
5:43 PM: He finishes his meal and goes chasing after a palace maid.
5:57 PM: Abandoning his pursuit of the maid, he returns to the hall and drinks three goblets of wine in a matter of seconds.
9:32 PM: After telling boastful stories for hours, a second meal is eaten.
10:45 PM: A huge fight broke out, and after watching it for a few minutes, Eurymakhos helps break it up.
10:56 PM: He has gotten a fist to the eye and so goes down to the kitchen to wash the blood off his face.
11:30 PM: He eats a third dinner
12:50 PM: He listens to the minstrel sing for a while, and falls asleep.
1:00 AM: He is asleep for good now, after a hard day of partying.