#pasiphaë

[scriptorsapiens]

Classicstober Day 3: Asterion (𐀀𐀮𐀳𐀪𐀃)

To those who don't know (or didn't play Supergiant's Hades) the Minotaur was born with a name: Asterion. There's a lot that I take away from the name, it's history, and it's implications, but I think the shortest version is "the worst monsters are the ones we make ourselves," so for him I wanted to show a tender moment between Asterion and his mother, the nymph Pasiphaë.

My rant about the Minotaur and my design thought process is under the cut.

Asterion was not a name pulled out of nowhere. It was the name of Minos' adopted father, the man who raised him and his brothers. Pasiphaë choosing to name him that implies that either A) Pasiphaë had a really cruel sense of naming conventions, which is not unlikely given her character or B) the baby Asterion was just that; a baby. Not really a monster, not yet, just a strange child who would be ruined by his adopted father. Seeing Classical art of Pasiphaë affectionately holding a baby Asterion (which partially inspired this piece) seems to support the latter, and given Minos' characterization it makes sense that he would see more value in a monster than another son.

Something that lots of retellings leave out is the presence of nymphs and gods in these stories. Pasiphaë (𐀞𐀯𐀞𐀁) was no mortal queen, she was the daughter of the sea-nymph Perse and The Sun (Helios), as well as a powerful sorceress. To reflect her divinity I always draw Pasiphaë as a glowing, terrifying white entity with inborn red accents (that latter trait being inspired by a line from Madeline Miller's Circe).

Her clothes are mostly based on a Minoan style (ask me about my thoughts on Minos and Minoan appearances) but instead of a tailored tunic Pasiphaë wears a bit of a call-forward to a chiton. This also allows her to bare her breasts, as IMHO most goddesses keep it all out, especially such a wild, nature based child of the Sun and the Sea. The colors are very rich to show how wealthy Minos is. I know the ancient Greeks equated the sun to silver more than to gold, but I wanted Pasiphaë to wear some bright yellow-gold as her primary palette.

Modern habit die hard, I guess.

#classicstober #classicstober23 #pasiphae #pasiphaë #asterion #minotaur #ancient greek mythology #greek mythology #mycenaean #linear b

[fieriframes]

[Okay. Sauce is hot. Luminous sister Pasiphaë. Whoa.]

#s19e07 from meatballs to lollipops #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #luminous sister #sauce #pasiphaë

[majestativa]

And Theseus spoke: [...] Pasiphaë the white will sin no more: The daughter of the moon, who bore this ghast And dripping horror has been long at rest. The sin of your blood, I have extinguished.

— Yvor Winters, Selected Poems, (2003)

#American #Yvor Winters #Selected Poems #2003 #Theseus #Pasiphaë

[judelijah]

Why is the Minotaur so mean?

Maybe he hadn't had a Pasiphaër when he was a baby.

#Minotaur #Minos #Crete #Pasiphaë #Greek mythology #hellenic polytheism #Minoan #Greek mythology jokes

[asspinkie]

modern day pasiphae would be a rodeo bullrider

#terrible classics jokes in the club tonight #pasiphaë

[that-random-fangirl]

terrible doctor: the series

Doctor: hello ma'am how are we doing today? What's your horoscope - mine is great it's- Doctor: oh you don't know? I can find out, what's your star sign? Wait, wait, let me guess! Doctor: you're a Taurus, right? Says here you messed with the bull and you're getting the horns! Doctor: by which I mean you tried to fuck a cow and now have several bovine STDs

#this came to me at like 1am the other night #then i looked at it and went #pasiphaë #and decided I'm hilarious #greek myths #minotaur #star signs #full disclosure i know nothing about star signs #terrible doctor: the series #funny #lol #my thoughts

[orpheusterminals]

#pasiphaë and son #aiart #art #midjourney (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpgKow9utQY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#pasiphaë #aiart #art #midjourney

[theslowesthnery]

"hey hnery are you okay" no i watched the french animated movie icare about the friendship of icarus and the minotaur and i am most certainly not okay

#asterion my beloved #every minotaur myth interpretation that has pasiphaë loving her strange son is automatically a 10/10 for me

[lewis-winters]

4, 13, 19, and 22 for any ship involving a medic

WAAAHHH I only saw this now, I'm so sorry.

Let's do something different, with each question corresponding to a different ship! I know it says "OTP" asks but, unfortunately, the reality of being a multishipper is... well. This.

4. Doc Bryan/Nate Fick - Which one is more protective? Who needs to be ‘protected’?

Neither of them need protecting, they can definitely handle themselves on their own. We know that, they both know that. But Doc Bryan's default existence/way he interacts with people he cares very deeply for is just. Manhandling, chastising, and worrying. It's like enrichment for him, ya know? So Nate lets Tim fuss over him and lets him worry, because if he doesn't, Tim will just worry more somehow. And if Tim yells at officers for putting his Captain in trouble, well. So long as he tacks on a sir at the end of it, they'll be fine.

13. Baberoe - Who’s the bigger tease?

LMAO, Eugene. Babe tries to give it as good as he's got, but he's unfortunately too impatient and gives in to his own game easily. Eugene, however, knows what he wants and is also very patient and will make Babe wait. RIP Edward Heffron, you were a good man.

19. Pasiphaë/Halsin - How do they feel about PDA?

Ok. So. Yeah, I snuck some BG3 in here, Halsin counts as a medic! Anyway. Halsin's touchy-feely. Has always been, even before they properly got together. I have this headcanon that he has a thing for Pasiphaë’s hair—it’s the first thing he noticed about her, apart from her eyes. He obviously can’t stare at her eyes and not get caught, though, so instead he focuses all his pining energy into maybe-sometimes-accidentally-but-also-on-purpose catching the end of her long pony tail/braid hybrid in his fingers. When they get together, though, it's incessant. But it's always Halsin initiating. Pasiphaë’s a little more shy; she's a widow, it's been years since she was touched like this, but she gradually warms up to the idea.

22. Spina/Julian - What reminds each of their partner?

That stupid knit hat haunts Julian everywhere he goes. Sometimes, he'll leave Ralph for a little bit, then brush against someone wearing a knit green hat, and immediately get this urge to chase that person down, because it might be Ralph! But no, it's just some other guy wearing a knit hat. It would be pretty adorable if Julian didn't feel so embarrassed about it.

On the other hand, Ralph-- "Oh! You're from Alabama? My boyfriends from Alabama, too!"

Obligatory OTP Asks

#ask #ask game #generation kill #band of brothers #doc bryan/nate fick #baberoe #Pasiphaë/halsin #spina/julian #Pasiphaë elago

[holdingachilles]

researching greek mythology is fun cause sometimes you'll stumble across a myth like "Pasiphaë cursed her husband Minos to have dick scorpions that kept killing his mistresses cause she was pissed off at him" or "Dionysus invented the dildo and also gay people" and you just have to go "okay"

#greek mythology #in Pasiphaë's defense if that was post-minotaur she is entirely valid #that seems like a small price to pay in comparison for everything that went down with the minotaur #i also find it funny that Pasiphaë is specifically immune to the scorpions by virtue of being the daughter of a god and nymph #like yeah no she's fine she's semi-immortal at least. no ill effects to her from cursing her husband with scorpions and etc

[shrozis]

i 🤎🐮

do you think asterion sensed sally's motherly love for percy and became jealous of him..

especially bc posideon was basically the reason why he was born, resulting in him being abused by m*n*s

like..his mom hated him from birth, she didnt even hold him it was the handmaidens who took care of him for a very short while

so when he meets percy already prepared to kill him he senses sally's love and is jealous that the son of the god that ruined his existence gets to have a loving parent

and how about the battle of manhattan!? percy got the life he never had, loved by his family and friends (+ posideon!) while asterion has to fight again and again just like when he was young ☹️☹️☹️

#pjo tv series #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #riordanverse #pjo #idk what im doing #i just love him so much #minotaur defender till i die #save me bull man save me #i will fix him just give me 30 mins in a room full of lego and a ps5 #anti minos #anti daedelus #anti pasiphaë #not anti thesues i believe he understands asterion #love aunty circe (from the book circe)

[fieriframes]

[Geez. You load that up, buddy. Pasiphaë. You but the basil before it goes in the oven?]

#s22e03 fillin' up in florence #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #geez #pasiphaë #basil #oven

[sourkitsch]

I will be so real for a second. Out of all of Greek mythology I have never given a shit about Orpheus and Eurydice

#maybe I just don’t have enough compassion and love in my heart but like . if you’re that torn up about it just kill yourself yknow #even when I was a kid and read it for the first time I was underwhelmed. imagine my surprise upon learning its like Thee myth #I’m more of a Medusa/Ganymede/Oedipus/Pasiphaë kinda girlie

[fox-of-teumessos]

#mythology memes #greek #greek mythology #idk which blog i put these on before #but i found them again and had a giggle over it so #pasiphaë really went overboard there but you know im not an ancient greek witch goddess so #what do i know #maybe minos deserved it

[kyuremking]

I don't think we talk enough about the seven putting a goddess in a stable. So here is my offer:

The seven begin putting people in the stables much earlier and continue doing so throughout the three books.

Narcissus is the first and Eco voluntarily gets on the boat but they keep forgetting about her constantly.

Phorcis and Keto? to the stable.

The dolphins escape but Chrysaor goes to the stable.

Sciron? to the same stable as Chrysor, his turtle begins to follow the Argo.

Pasiphaë? to the stable

Triptolemus and his snakes? to the stable

Cupid? To the stable, Jason kicked him there.

Khione, Calais and Zetes? To the same stable, the three of them together.

Nike? To the stable.

Kymopoleia? She climbs up voluntarily to poke Keto and Forcis with a stick.

I know there are many more people and gods that the seven encounter that deserve to be put in the stable during their adventure, but I'll leave it here.

#percy jackson #pjo #pjo hoo toa #hoo #pjo gods #the seven pjo #pjo percy #annabeth pjo #jason grace #piper mclean #leo valdez #heroes of olympus #frank zhang #hazel lavesque #nico di angelo #reyna avila ramirez arellano #nike pjo #chrysaor pjo #percy jackson memes