Ares in Mythology:
Kills the guy who tried to assault his daughter and refused to apologize for it when he got put on trial (it was ruled justifiable homicide by Athena btw).
The only time he’d been captured in battle was when he was protecting his mom from being captured by giants who wanted to forcibly marry her.
Found and Freed Thanatos when he was imprisoned by Sisyphus when no other Gods could
Helps found the Amazons by helping their founder escape her abusive husband and becomes their patron God.
Genuinely loves and respects Aphrodite as her own person
One of his epithets is “feasted by women”.
Ares in Modern Media:
Meatheaded sexist asshole out of an eighties teen movie.
Conclusion: My boy is getting done dirtier than Hades in modern representation. Ares is one of the least problematic Gods in the pantheon (except for the murders, I will grant you) and ya’ll are sleeping on him.
I recently discovered laundry stripping and y’all, no matter how much of a crock of shit you think fast fashion is, you’re underestimating.
One of my favorite gags from contemporary SCP was from this article about a pointlessly dangerous extradimensional convenience store with layer upon layer of fatal death traps installed at every stage in the shopping process, one of which is a pit full of poisonous snakes below the checkout line. And then there’s a footnote saying that rather than being a confusion of terms between “venomous” and “poisonous” the snakes themselves are actually fangless and completely docile but anyone who falls into the pit and sees the snakes comes under a compulsion to start stuffing the snakes in their mouth
STAND NAME: 「RIDES THE BUS」
STAND MASTER: AL YANKOVIC
i’m so pissed that civilization VI looks like it’s going to be a really good and vastly improved game because now i don’t have a reason to just keep playing V :(
Hmmmmmm
I was thinking about how it can be difficult to figure out our own creatures' anatomies because there are no direct references to draw from, and how I tend to draw my aliens in the same poses, and boom, this happened. Prompts to practice and push the limits of your alien's anatomy :) Aimed at sophonts, but a lot of them can apply to non-sapient beasties too.
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Sleeping lightly or having a nap
Sleeping deeply after an exhausting day
Scratching an itch in a hard-to-reach place
Carrying an infant
Carrying another grown individual
Holding a piece of food
Sipping a liquid
Reaching for something high up
Making themselves as small as possible
Freezeframe of moving at topspeed
Relaxed, half resting position e.g. sitting or lounging
Inspecting a novel object
Cleaning themselves
Being cleaned by another individual
Fighting without weapons
Preparing to fight with a weapon
Showing casual affection displayed with any kind of loved one; family, friend, partner, etc.
Showing intense affection reserved for a specific kind of loved one
Yawning/stretching mouthparts to their full extent
Gripping a branch or high surface, trying not to fall off
Tripping or slipping on a wet surface
Actively balancing e.g. crossing a tightrope
Suddenly noticing something near them and getting spooked
Engaged in conversation
Treating an injury
For meat eaters: in the middle of a hunt For others: foraging and collecting food
Preparing food for a meal
Tending to a crop
Using a tool
Shaking or brushing something off their body
In a state they don’t usually live in e.g. aquatic being on land, terrestrial being in water
Putting on clothing or accessories
Getting a body modification e.g. tattoo, piercings
Using fine motor control to craft something
Trying to block out unpleasant stimuli e.g. covering ears, closing off nostrils
Reacting to an unpleasant stimulus
Loading cargo for transport
Working on building construction
Riding a vehicle or pack creature
Squeezing into a small space
I’m not an expert but I like hands a lot so hopefully some of this was helpful!
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