I don't think people give Laertes enough gangsta energy credit! I mean think about it, the dude was a king of a small kingdom and potentially a grandson of an actual bear! XD
He was also a good farmer and potential craftsman on his own right
In myths he is a skillful hunter and he took part at the Calydonian boar hunt according to later sources or even an Argonaut in one or two of them too.
But he also could have had any princess he wanted in theory but nope! Dude married the arguable princess of thieves, granddaughter of Hermes in some sources that was also most likely not a virgin at her wedding bed (having had a little adventure with a rascal called Sisyphus) and not only that, he kept his marriage, he remained loyal to her even if he had a crush on a slave he had every right to sleep with and he allowed his baby son have frequent contact with his grandfather the arguable king of thieves himself and he remained alive arguably longer than many other kings judging the age of Odysseus age.
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Several decades has passed since the 60s and there's still haven't been new translations, reprint, or even separate commentary of Ps-Hyginus' work. Even Theoi on the author page said, "yeah i have grabbed stuff from other books", and Topostext was like "we just ripped it from Theoi".
I think people are uncritically harsh on Hyginus for supposedly contradicting the myths (Hephaestus time travelling anyone?), but the dude literally recorded where he got his info from - “some said this while others said…” Also his Fabulae is an encyclopedia, your earliest Wikipedia! Check it out if you are curious as to how many myths where the heroes killed his father or how many got turned into a dog.
So I’m going to highlight some myths from his work (Fabulae and Astronomica), some obscure and others that are likely familiar to most people.
Popular:
Apollo tricking Artemis to kill Orion (Astr. 2.34.4)
Hermes stealing Aphrodite's sandals in exchange to have sex with her (Astr. 2.16.4)
Poseidon had his dolphins seek Amphitrite's hand in marriage (Astr. 2.17.1) [contrast to Oppian's version where he took her by force]
Hera breastfeeding the infant Heracles or Hermes and creating the milky way (Astr. 2.43.1)[this myths were attested in other writers, but this one is where the variants are recognizable]
Hera hiding Zeus from their father at Crete (Fab. 139)
Hephaestus gifting Harmonia as vengeance for her parent's affair, cursing her descendants (Fab. 148)
Poseidon persuading Hephaestus to ask Athena's hand in marriage (Fab. 166)[a slight popular change nowadays is having Poseidon tricked him into thinking Athena was into him]
Obscure
Heracles was put in Omphale’ servitude by Hermes as punishments for stealing Apollo’s sacred object after Apollo refused to purified his crimes (Fab. 32)
Hephaestus, Dionysus, Silenus, and the satyrs rode on donkeys and use their braying to chase off the giants in the war (Astr. 2.23.4)
Ares' star stalking Aphrodite (Venus)'s out of passion (Astr. 2.42.3)
Alternative version where the Milky Way was created from Rhea’s breast milk (Astr. 2.43.1)
Medea visited her brother’s grave after being exiled from Athen, and helped the locals with their snake problems by putting them where he’s buried (Fab. 26)
Hera instigating the Titanomachy upon Zeus in retaliation for his affair with Io and siring a king named Epaphus (Fab. 150)
Pan helped the gods against Typhon and was rewarded (Fab. 196)
HEYYYY PARTY PEOPLE after a few months of building file-by-file and sharing it around personally, i'm happy to finally show you guys my google drive of greco-roman / filipino mythological and related texts!
before anyone asks, yes! it even includes obscure sources – from psuedo-apollodorus' library and philostratus' heroica, to hyginus' fabulae and psuedo-ovid's decastich arguments of the aeneid (virgil's aeneid itself too, or course). the entirety of greek drama? i've got you covered (with some latin theatre as well)! we all know homer's iliad and odyssey, they have their own folders with plenty of translations to choose from. dante's divine comedy is also there, because it is.
feedback is welcome and encouraged; can't find a text, or a translation of it? feel free to hit me up so i can look for it! have a text or translation you wanna share? hit me up so i can throw it into a library as well! libraries are a collaborative effort, please enjoy it to your heart's content. ❣️
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There is no coincidence. I want to see my favorite boys come to life. It's been something I am preparing for hehehe
Design notes:
Aeneas
He gets his long eye lashes from his mother. I want him to be gorgeous. After all, he is the son of the Goddess of Beauty (｡♡‿♡｡)
I did his hair based on the photos of men with curly hair I can find I think suits Aeneas
In my head, his hair is light brown, but sometimes appears either red or blonde under a certain lighting [this is a nod to his mother who's described to be xanthos (fair hair)]
Did I mention he's gorgeous (♡ ω ♡ ) ~♪
I wasn't sure how old he was during the events of the, "Iliad"
This is my estimated guess, but I think he's somewhere between Achilles and Patroclus' age, or early to mid 30s
But, definitely older than Diomedes
(Aeneid) - I grew his hair long and styled it in a pony tail
I have a recent thing for men in pony tails
His appearance was inspired by artworks I can find on him
For the, "Aeneid," his beard is based on this painting
Oh yes, I love him very much... but I haven't read the, "Aeneid" yet!
I'll get there as soon as I get through the, "Iliad"
Wait for me, I'm coming for you, sir (ﾉ◕_◕)ﾉ
Palamedes
My original design of him
During Pre-Iliad, he has wavy, flowy hair like this picture
I think I remember some sources mentioned he is tall, lean, and charming but doesn't take care of his hair well (?)
Whatever the case is, I need him to look as handsome as possible (I mean where else does he get his good looks from? He's not called the cousin of the Atreides for nothing)
I know there are different sources on how Palamedes died, but I chose Hyginus' play, "Fabulae," where he was executed by being stoned to death
Let's just say he and Aeneas need group therapy to discuss their stone trauma
Justice for the man who came up with dice and the Greek alphabet
RIP Palamedes, at least you get avenged later by the Romans
His later appearance is inspired by Eric Shanower's design of Palamedes in the "Age of Bronze"
His mustache is take from this painting
Other Notes:
During the, "Aeneid," Diomedes grows his hair out. There might come a time I'll braid Diomedes' long hair. I also thought about giving him a mustache
Diomedes and Odysseus are about to throw hands. Or stones in this case. I feel bad for reminding Aeneas and Palamedes
This is a headcanon that'll probably never happen, but Aeneas gets a panic attack as soon as he sees a stone or pebble in front of him
Unfortunately, that includes his son's collection of rocks that he likes to show off to his war veteran papa with a severe case of PTSD
