Cupid and Psyche is one of my favorite myths so I'm loving this *__*
Just figured I'd point these out too: Artemis had many scions anointed in her name, and each seemed to think they where(=were?) the chosen one, like the second coming of Theseus.
Dean says a silent apology (to) the dryads of the forest on his break, and promises them a tribute of pomegranates and nectar for their trouble.
And by ow I mean, this was fabulous. It really moved me. And it's totally AU. I love the little quirks of the gods. Funny world. You may have just converted me.
One little nitpick, though. If Sam attends the Academy, would he really have Sophist leanings? From what I got out of The Republic, Plato frikking hated the Sophists, and the Academy was his baby.
1. I love that you picked up on that. Sammy's a big ol' disappointment, eh?
2. Actually in my Plato seminar we had this long ongoing argument about Sophistry. And we flip-flopped between Socrates being a Sophist and not a Sophist. As much as being an "idea mid-wife" is an interesting concept, he was a teacher, damn it. In the dialogues, there are moments when one COULD call hima Sophist. And there are moments when he just totally shows up some other Sophist. Or one kind of sticks it to him (Protagoras sticks out in my mind as being one of those that didn't get fully resolved. Or it's 6:30am and I'm not remembering it right. I'll fact-check this when I get back from work...)
3. I am really glad you liked it! (nonetheless) Thanks!!
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Just figured I'd point these out too:
Artemis had many scions anointed in her name, and each seemed to think they where(=were?) the chosen one, like the second coming of Theseus.
Dean says a silent apology (to) the dryads of the forest on his break, and promises them a tribute of pomegranates and nectar for their trouble.
*hurries to part 2*
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DEAN. Oh, I love this line beyond the fucking telling of it, because you know, this is the kind of punishment Dean never got as a kid. DEAAAAAAAN.
He visits Arachne at her loom, and promises her a bevy of moths in exchange for her to weave him clothes to disguise himself with.
*claps hands delightedly*
Lysias nudges Sam's legs with his own, covers his arms with his, hands on top of hands.
Oh, shit, Sam, you are so screwed. And I'm, like, combusting over this mental picture.
"How'd you like to be stuffed in a jar again?"
ILU SO HARD, MEM.
*scampers off to part 2*
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One little nitpick, though.
If Sam attends the Academy, would he really have Sophist leanings? From what I got out of The Republic, Plato frikking hated the Sophists, and the Academy was his baby.
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2. Actually in my Plato seminar we had this long ongoing argument about Sophistry. And we flip-flopped between Socrates being a Sophist and not a Sophist. As much as being an "idea mid-wife" is an interesting concept, he was a teacher, damn it. In the dialogues, there are moments when one COULD call hima Sophist. And there are moments when he just totally shows up some other Sophist. Or one kind of sticks it to him (Protagoras sticks out in my mind as being one of those that didn't get fully resolved. Or it's 6:30am and I'm not remembering it right. I'll fact-check this when I get back from work...)
3. I am really glad you liked it! (nonetheless) Thanks!!
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