Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 153
December 20, 2019
clasassist:Okay I remember reading that the theoi.com website was going to have a new owner? I...
Goddammit .Okay I remember reading that the theoi.com website was going to have a new owner? I hadn’t given much attention but now I believe it’s true and I’m not happy because I’ve been seeing some real bs on the site recently. Like for example
Apparently Thor is a Greek god now
There is a version where Orion actually does attempt to rape one of the hunters, and Artemis kills him for that on her own will. Apollo tricking Artemis is a complete different version and his reason was because Artemis had decided to marry Orion.
And some of the Articles are really silly. Like take for example this
Literally the first thing anyone will learn about Persephone is that she’s the daughter of Demeter and Zeus.
Under unbelievable facts about Apollo: that Artemis was his twin. Tell me why is that unbelievable???? (Also again that inaccuracy with the Orion myth)
They are presenting biased opinions
Under this article, Odysseus, Heracles and Zeus are stated. Like whaaat?? On what basis do you say that these three are the most important - two of whom were just mortals?? (Or a minor god in case of Heracles) Zeus is fine because he is the king of gods but the other two on the list are not that important tbh.
And then this. Asclepius was the god of medicine, not healing. Moreover, he was given godly status in Roman mythology, as Greek myths have him being turned into a constellation. I mean, okay, I can get over with it if they stated that he was one of the gods of healing. But no. The entire article is kind of a passive aggressive erasure of Apollo, who is the actually, fully the god of healing. Also no mentions of Hygeia, Panacaea, Aceso.
I think the reason I’m disappointed is because theoi.com is supposed to be a collection of myths presented in a neutral tone. In the original articles, you can see mentions of various versions existing for a particular myth, and an honest, unbiased presentation. These recent articles just state just one version, which is sometimes even inaccurate. I see no difference between this and random wordpress articles or mythology books written by people like Robert Graves. Is this how it’s gonna be from now? I really hope they will at least leave the older articles unchanged.
Why do Zeus and Hera hate on Amphitrite so much? She seems like she's living her best life?? Also, I get the following vibes from the three of them: Zeus - beer dad, Hera - wine mom, Amphitrite - vodka aunt. Thoughts?
Those are 100% valid vibes.
And I think they hate on Amphitrite because they themselves are unhappy. Amphitrite found a way to give zero fucks about what anyone thinks of her, and still have a happy marriage with Poseidon who enjoys fucking anything that moves.
Zeus and Hera don’t want to share their spouse with anyone else. But since Zeus doesn’t care what Hera thinks and philanders to no end, and Hera is not only a female enforcer of the patriarchy but someone who want to be with Zeus and only Zeus.
I can see how someone like Amphitrite would stick in their craw.
When will The Good Counselor be released?
When I’m done writing it.
December 19, 2019
missharpersworld:
I have been nominated by @yes-i-could-be-the-walrus to post 7 books that i love -...
I have been nominated by @yes-i-could-be-the-walrus to post 7 books that i love - 1 book a day and i love this idea so here we go - in no particular order:
book 1: Receiver of Many - by far my favorite interpretation of the Hades and Persephone story - the sequel Destroyer of Light is just as good and the third book in the series is soon coming. I highly recommend them.
therkalexander:@thelegalfangirl Lol Nope! That’s, like, the one genre I don’t write. Hippolytos is...
Lol Nope! That’s, like, the one genre I don’t write. Hippolytos is the name of the soldier that was in Charon’s boat, then wasn’t, and there’s a myth I loosely borrowed from about him being resurrected by Asklepios, so the plot is definitely thickening at this point in The Good Counselor.
therkalexander:“Hugo Award Winning Author Rachel Alexander…”No, I’m not going to introduce...
“Hugo Award Winning Author Rachel Alexander…”No, I’m not going to introduce myself this way, BUT
Everyone Who Contributed to Fanfiction Site “Archive of Our Own” Is Now a Hugo Award Winner
Some of my idols have disappointed me in the past, so before I actually stan you I need to know. Are you a terf?
Absofuckinglutely NOT. And that wouldn’t be TERF, thank you. I’d much rather call them FARTs. Feminism Appropriating Reactionary Transphobes.
TERFs aren’t welcome here, and neither are SWERFs for that matter either.
therkalexander:
She looked behind her to see him running after...
She looked behind her to see him running after her, yelling for her. The great beast sat in the field behind him, blood red tongues lolling out of its mouths. She ran harder. She was almost to the river. She was going to go home, and be free of this gray waste. Persephone would feel the sun and the wind, see the green fields and her mother again.
notyourmistakes:
My actual reaction at the end of Destroyer of Light when I flipped the last page...
My actual reaction at the end of Destroyer of Light when I flipped the last page and read This tale continues in The Good Counselor:
THERE’S GOING TO BE A THIRD BOOK?!????!!!
@therkalexander I AM SO EXCITED
If you love Lore Olympus
You will deeply love The Receiver of Many by Rachel Alexander… oh my gosh ❤️ I need to know a release date for the third one
