one sketch, one doodle, a day, requests allowed.

odysseus absolutely does present a threat to penelope if he perceives her as at all unfaithful, and i feel the unfairness of this, and i think people tend to undersell how much tension at least potentially exists between odysseus and penelope. but i'm also like. his reaction, all speculation aside, his actual reaction in the odyssey to her flirting with the suitors is delight, because he immediately ascertains that she is running a con. sorry that they're so in-sync in spite of the forces that try to drive a wedge between them, including their own misgiving hearts. sorry that they invented homophrosyne ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

would i, tumblr user thee odysseyofhomer, lie to you?

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this is the only funny addition to this post

I wish I could shape shift so that I could be a horse and get my hooves taken care of, so I could be a dog and wag my tail excitedly when I see my loved ones, so I can be a cow and get big back scratches, so I can be a cat and purr in someone's lap, so I can be a goat and run and kick when I play, so I can experience joy and love and intimacy in all the ways my own body can't