Ἄειδε, Θεά,

Fan art for Oedipus Rex (1957)

the assassination of julius caesar

just doing some research,,,

ya know, no reason in particular why im looking at this specific thing, nothing i could really put my finger on,,,, its just interesting is all.

Okay but some of these are actually really pretty -

NOTE all of these date at least a little after Caesar's death so not 100% accurate. but ya know. and also maybe not the best selection for stabbing. we do what we can with what we have.

also note 3 + 4 might not be knife handles, but could be key handles. but they're prettyy so im keeping them in

references under cut in case you're interested!! (All sourced via jstor, thank you jstor my beloved. All pieces are in the MET's collection.)

If anyone else finds pretty roman knives, please send em through i'd love to see them!

Chronos, from Hades 2

I don't have as much practice painting human characters, but this was a lot of fun to figure out.

[1080x843] Limestone fragment, Egypt late 6th century. The first sentence of the Iliad was written four times: “μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος”. Probably, it was made by a student who practiced writing in ancient Greek.

Selene, Moon Incarnate 🌙

Circe and the Friends of Ulysses / Circe and her Swine

1871

Terracotta vase in the form of a duck, Greek mid 6th century BC

common origins of suffering, euphoria, and ferret