#iolcus

George William Joy (Irish, 1844-1925)

Achilles - Committed war crimes for fun, then fucked over the Achaean army because he didn’t get to rape Briseis, his pettiness in turn got his boyfriend killed, then he committed more war crimes.

Peleus - Killed his half-brother because daddy loved him more. Raped Thetis according to a multiple sources.

Telamon - Not directly related to Neoparasite but he's Peleus's brother and just as evil. Also killed his half-brother along with Peleus. Was terrible to Hesione and Teucer (who is somehow the best man born into this family tree).

Aeacus - Bad enough father that two of his sons killed his favorite. Raped Psamathe the Nereid (Peleus must get it from him) who was in the form of a seal.

I don’t even need to get started on Zeus, Cronus, & Uranus but that makes 7 generations of men who did awful things, starting from Uranus down to Neoparasite himself (I hope Molossus turned out better with Andromache and Helenus's influence)

Molassus, honestly, from what I've seen, turned out WAAAY better. The only conflict he ever gets into turns out weirdly amicably with his brother wanting to be in charge, and him just... leaving to build a new society. not even like dramatic lmao.

I mean it makes sense, I dunno how old he is, but he clearly empathizes with his mother in Euripides and is treated as a bastard. With what Pelaeus is ignoring him and talking about his bloodline ending, you gotta wonder if he is even really accepted as a son. Oh man, Peleaus and Telemon are probably worse than you think. They sacked Iolcus and dismembered a woman. The thetis thign is weird since Euripides does have them get back together. I guess it depends on whoever's interpretation, cuz sea gods DO just end up wrestling in general. Tho fuck it the whole iolcus thing is enough for me to call him a bad dude I guess it goes either way. Id say telemon is worse cuz, I mean there's never any romantic diolgoue found about him and hesione at all dude just sucks. shit dad too.

Honestly, Achilles and his kids, while definitely tragic, it's the fact that neither became good men that is the most tragic part. Because they DO have moments of empathy, and actions of kindness, and then they stop. it's interesting there's almost a thing about their children being worse, the degradation of the heroes, from Perseus to Theseus and then to Achilles. But then the children of the last line are clearly far better men. Hyllus, demophon, mollassus, orestes.

congratulations!! I hope you have a wonderful and fantastic journey, wherever it ends up taking you! 

a few things that helped for me that might be helpful in general or a good place to start thinking about it,

1. i had a nurse do it the first time and i watched so i would know what i was supposed to do. i had her explain the process in front of me as she did it, knowing exactly what was happening and the anatomy of it helped me get more comfortable with the process. also, she explained to me how difficult it was to actually hurt myself so long as i did some basic prep/did it a general way each time i did my shot. 

2. i did my shot the first few times at the doctor’s office. doing that really helped me feel safe in case i did it wrong, and it also gave my nurse the chance to correct me or explain things further! getting that ‘seal of approval’ from someone who does it every day helped ease my mind tons.

3. it’s perfectly okay to work out a schedule to have someone else do it for you, like a nurse. i know plenty, plenty of people who for various reasons - they don’t trust their hands, they have anxiety, they simply don’t want to - have a nurse do their shots for them. if you decide you need that, there’s no shame in it. knowing that if i ever stop being able to for whatever reason i have someone who can instead helps me feel better. i’ve done it when i’ve been too sick from a flu to do my shots, and when i’ve sprained my wrist. 

4. every shot will be a little different. sometimes there’s no pain, sometimes there’s a twinge, sometimes it hurts way more than usual. sometimes there’s a little blood, sometimes there’s none, and the longer you do it the more you can relax about it and kind of know when you’ve messed up. i’ve definitely felt that i went in at the wrong angle and took it out and replaced the needle and tried again. sometimes a little bit of the oil leaks out, which is fine, i was afraid i was losing precious T from that but the amount that leaks is hardly anything at all, even if it feels like a lot.

5. it helped me to pick up a “ritual”. originally that was to do my shots dry (ie, i just sat down somewhere and did it then and there) and listen to puberty 2 by mitski because that was something that really calmed me down. sometimes it would take me up to three hours just sitting frustratedly to do it. now i know i’m most comfortable when i take a shower, warming up my leg with warm water, have my T already set and ready to go by the counter, and then i keep running the shower as i get out and put a towel over the toilet, sit down, and then the warm T and my warm muscle get along a lot better. it’s all about what you find works for you and helps you relax the most. 

i went through my transition tag and pulled a couple similar posts i’ve written because i wanna make sure i cover anything possible that might help you, but mostly it’s stuff that’s worked for me and other people i know who’ve told me what works for them!

general tips for relaxing while you do your shot 

more about what i do every time i do my shot

Book by Diodorus Siculus

Bartolomeo Guidobono (Italian, 1654-1709)

I DIDNT SEE THIS SORRY BU YEAH

he sucks but I have a little excitement to see like.... what role he’s gonna play