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I adore that Pedro told the toy that he missed it simply because it's a toy version of Grogu. It's always the first thing I think of whenever I think of Pedro or The Mandolorian.

Pedro and Baby Yoda being too cute for words ♡

Oh dear lord... thank you so much for posting this, I'm not the only one who thinks this way. It drives me nuts that pop culture will set a show/movie/book (well, maybe book(s), not entirely sure on that one,) in Ancient Greece, or maybe will just use the Greek names of the Gods, but Heracles will be called Hercules.

I also appreciate that you pointed out how the Greeks also used syncretism

Listen, this is a very specific topic to be iffy about, but for your knowledge, the Roman gods are not the Greek gods.

The Romans were big on syncretism (the combination of different forms of belief or intellectual thought) and the adoption of foreign gods. The Greek deities were known since very early periods via the Etruscan culture, which was heavily influenced by Greece since the middle of the 8th century BC because of trade routes as well as the Greek cultural potential and would come to be completely engulfed around the third century BC with the Roman-Etruscan wars, but just like you’d see the Romans claiming the Germanic tribes worshipped their own gods under different names (the Germania by Roman historian Tacitus, written around 98 AD), the same happened here, and the fusion wasn’t 100% accurate.

While in the case of Zeus and Jupiter, for example, it worked well, Venus is far more motherly and political than Aphrodite (as Mars is the Father of Rome via the myth of Romulus and Remus, Venus is Venus Genetrix, Venus the Mother, and the only time you’ll see Aphrodite being motherly is in… the Aeneid, a distinctively Roman piece), Mars is an agricultural god as well as the god of war and has way more political connotations than Ares (he was a member of the archaic Capitoline Triad), Mercury is far more linked with commerce than the more pastoral Hermes, and the list goes on. Apollo was imported directly and very early (a temple for him, the Temple of Apollo Sosianus, was erected in the city of Rome as early as 431 BC), thus keeping the name but undergoing a very distinct Romanization of his attributes and worship. Janus, Quirinus and Terminus were very important Roman gods which had no Greek equivalent.

Isis, for example, was worshipped as herself, equated with a number of deities in both the Greek and the Roman worlds and some of her methods of worship and symbolism were associated with the Virgin Mary. It’s a far more complicated scenario, babes, especially when you consider Alexander’s conquests and the expansion of Hellenistic culture as well as its contact with many other cultures.

Syncretism is way more complicated than “the Romans just stole the Greek gods and gave them different names, the uncreative fucks”. The traditional date for Rome’s foundation is 753 BC and the Western Roman Empire would last until 436 AD. That’s over a thousand years of conquest, trade and growing and shrinking territories, and none of these factors are likely to leave a religion unaltered.

Besides, the practice of religious syncretism is way older and more common than you’d expect. The Akkadians did it to Summerian deities a few thousand years before this especially after the conquest of Sargon of Akkad in 2340 BC (“Mesopotamia: the Sumerians”. Washington State University). The Greeks were doing much the same with the Roman pantheon itself (Dionysus of Halicarnassus and Plutarch use Greek names for Roman cult), with the Egyptian pantheon and with the Scythian pantheon (Herodotus in both cases, though the associations would outlive him, such as the case of Zeus/Amon).

So, no the Roman gods aren’t the plagiarized versions of the Greek gods, and I could defend this in front of a jury.

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I second that.

WHOOPOO FRANKIEEE

I love Frankie....that is all.

Goro (pointing at Motaro): Is there no way we can get rid of him?

Shao Kahn: Not without a cause.

Kintaro: We have a cause. It is beCAUSE we hate him.

Hello? Anyone? Guys, please please send me asks...just throw me a number please, I'm begging you...

Fandom ask game

[IF]= Insert Fandom/s

1. Favorite character from [IF]

2. Favorite episode/ chapter/ etc from [IF]

3. If you had to pick a character to date from [IF] who would it be

4. Favorite show/ book/ fandom/ etc?

5. Favorite ship from [IF]

6. If you could be friends with one (1) character from [IF] who would it be?

7. Least favorite character from [IF]

8. Least favorite ship from [IF]

9. What character do you most relate to from [IF]?

10. What are your head cannons about [Character, IF, etc]?

11. Any fanart you especially like from [IF]? Include artist!!

12. Have you read any fics from [IF]?

13. Any show/ book/ fandom/ etc you’ve been meaning to get into?

14. Any show/ book/ fandom/ etc that you only watch to finish it and can’t wait to leave forever?

15. What are your sexuality head canons for [character]

16. Have you drawn any fanart or written any fics for [IF]

17. Favorite opening/ closing song from [IF]

18. Brotp from [IF]

Make sure to fill in the fandoms you want whenever you see [IF] and characters for [character] and specify if you don’t have a preference

(Hey psst, guys please, even if you don’t really care just throw a number at me, please I beg of you)

I second that

Not to be a slut but I wanna hold hands with Javier Peña.

Studio Executive: “so how would you describe this character?”

Screenwriter: “well they’re a single dad -”

Studio Executive, already dialing Pedro Pascal’s number: “say no more”

YAAS!!!!! I’m always extremely excited when this absolutely amazing woman says she’s working on a big video or releases a new Glass of Water!!! Lily, I love your work and Glass of Water has taught me so many things!! Several Glass of Waters are among my favorite videos on YouTube!!! So, in short: LONG LIVE LILY ORCHARD!!!! BLESS THIS WOMAN!!!! REPENT YOUR SINS AND BOW DOWN TO QUEEN LILY!!!!!!

PS: I just got my wisdom teeth out today, so this post has just made my day infinitely better!

PPS: Fun Fact: I’m actually currently listening to Glass of Water: YAAS QUEEN in the background.

Have you thought about doing a video on pokemon? Really anything about pokemon. I mean its clear you adore the series to an extent and it'd be interesting to hear your two cents on the series itself.

Working on a full series retrospective

If you are comfortable writing this, how would all 10 of the Pedro characters deal with their s/o almost dying in childbirth?

Note: I will absolutely try my best!

Agent Whiskey:

Whiskey will be a goddamn train wreck. He’s in a near-constant state of panic, praying to whichever god will listen that you pull through and be okay. He absolutely cries a lot, he’s just so stressed out over the whole ordeal that he can’t help it. He tries to be strong for the baby, but it’s so damn hard he can’t help but break while he waits for you to recover.

Javier Peña:

Javi, much like Jack, will be a mess. He’ll try his best to keep a level head, to trust in the doctors working on helping you, but he feels absolutely useless while he’s unable to help. As soon as he’s cleared to go in, he’s not leaving your side, and he’s so damn grateful that you’re still alive that he can’t help but shed a number of tears.

Din Djarin:

Din will be unable to stop pacing. Seriously, he can’t sit still. He’s just so consumed with thoughts of “what if”s that he just can’t focus on anything else. He keeps incredibly close to wherever you’re being cared for, just in case he needs to be by your side at a moment’s notice. He’s never been a religious man, but damn does he start praying.

Catfish/Frankie Morales:

If you thought Jack was a walking train wreck, then wait until you see Frankie. He’ll probably need someone with him to keep him from just having a full on nervous meltdown, though he won’t be able to stop thinking the worst. As soon as he’s able, he’s rushing to your side, telling you all about the baby and how much he loves you.

Ezra:

This is absolutely his worst nightmare, and he won’t be able to hide that fact. If you are with a proper medic, he’ll still be panicking, though at some point he’ll get so worn out he can’t anymore. He can probably be heard gently talking to the baby, telling them he can’t wait for them to meet you, because he knows they will. They have to.

Oberyn Martell:

Such things probably aren’t terribly uncommon in Oberyn’s world, so he had an idea hat this might happen. Still, it doesn’t make the tension and fear any less real. He knows it’s best to just let the healers do their work, but he’s still incredibly nervous until they tell him you’re going to be okay. In fact, he won’t really calm down until he sees you himself.

Maxwell Lord:

Maxwell will be incredibly short with everyone present, just because that’s how his fear tends to manifest. It will probably take some third party that he trusts to calm him down, tell him that his anger isn’t helping and that he needs to be there for his kid while you recover. Once he’s allowed, he never leaves your side, telling you all about the baby he’s so excited for you to meet.

Max Phillips:

If he had a heartbeat, he’d be able to feel it in his throat. He won’t stop pacing, running his hands through his hair, and trying to desperately come up with something he can do to help. He tries so hard to keep it together, but as soon as he sees that the baby has your eyes, he can’t help but let a few tears stream down his face.

Marcus Pike:

God, he’s an absolute mess. He’s probably asking a million questions, trying desperately to get someone to reassure him with confidence that you’ll be okay, that you’ll pull through. He can’t bear to think of the alternative, so he won’t. He’ll focus on the little one, telling them all about you and knowing in his heart that you’ll love them when you see them.

Pero Tovar:

Dying during childbirth is a painfully common thing in Tovar’s time, so he attempted to be as prepared as possible before your due date arrived. But no amount of preparation in the world could make him any less scared. He’s trying his best to take care of the newborn, doing everything he can to stay calm for at least their sake while praying harder than he ever has before.