I'm currently writing a longfic centering my own Seven made up of my OCs. I'm trying to avoid having to reread the entire series to preserve the relative canon compliance of the fic, so what are some niche myths that don't appear in the franchise you'd like to see reimagined? I basically don't want to have to fit my story that close to canon.
I have renal endometriosis and I've been prescribed mefenamic acid and an IUD for the last two years. It worked great for a while, but over the last 6 months both have stopped working entirely. I don't even get the side effects anymore (which usually I am quite unlucky with), just nothing at all. I've been debating taking the coil out but given how painful it was going in I won't do it unless it's worth it. Any suggestions? I'm 22F, UK based.
I absolutely love fully OC centered fics both in reading & writing so I'd love to see some of your favourites! Ideally no canon characters at all other than gods/mythological characters, self promo is encouraged 💙🏛
I'm a Roman historian so this is not my usual haunt, but this seems to be a fandom issue so this seemed to be the right place to ask.
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I really do love pop culture type discussions of Greek myth, so this genuinely is not coming from a place of snobbery or gatekeeping, but what is going on with the pop culture hatred of Ovid? I absolutely adore Ovid, I think his expression is just gorgeous, so influential, and I'm really interested in the way Augustan reforms pop up in the text, and all that is being lost to the "fandom" so to speak because they don't like the way he apparently presents Medusa.
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I have no issue with genuine criticism, I think it's vital to literature and art as a concept, but it's very clear these people have never read even the Cliffsnotes of the text and yet make themselves into an authority on it. I see three major issues:
Medusa is barely mentioned in the Metamorphoses. Her backstory, which seems to be the topic of contention, is like 25 lines and is a passing reference in reported speech by Perseus. If you dislike such a tiny bit, that's fine, but why dismiss this massive and stunning epic because of it? It has so many different stories told all different ways.
Their description is not even accurate. It is never mentioned that Medusa was a priestess of Minerva/Athena, and from what I can tell she was already a Gorgon when the "transformation" happens. Minerva just turns her hair into snakes, and it's not especially clear why.
A large element of it is "It's Roman, so it's wrong." Obviously the Roman writers have different sensibilities, but this is way too harsh a critique IMO. Ovid lived in a literary period hugely inspired by Greek poetry, was arguably still part of the oral tradition, and not to mention the survival of a certain version of a myth is largely down to chance (ie who was literate and cared to write it down, and then what survives). I also don't feel it's Ovid's responsibility to give a perfect accurate retelling, as it's firstly not as if he is recording historical events, and so many others before him had already written it their own way. You should also be capable of appreciating a text for what it is and not what you personally expect it should be - if you want a "correct" Medusa myth, I urge you to write it yourself.
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Because of these things, I cannot understand why he is hated to the point that his validity and influence is denied entirely at best and he is slandered as evil, xenophobic or misogynistic at worst. Why would you speak so strongly on a subject you know nothing about? This whole thing comes from a hallucinated version of 25 lines of a 12000 line poem and I do not get it.
I've heard a song a couple times on the playlist at my job, but it's not done on a streaming platform, nor am I allowed to use my phone to Shazam it so I'd love to know if anyone knows what it is. I've never been able to pick out any lyrics aside from the chorus just being "na na na na na na na". The verses are in a rather unsettling/creepy sounding minor(?) scale with 2-3 female singers in a higher register. The chorus is lower and sounds like a gospel choir. The backing is mostly very minimal until the chorus which has loud ascending brass of some sort. Thanks!