Me, having a casual conversation with Athenian locals: (this conversation happened 3 times with 3 complete strangers)

Me: I’ll be staying here for a year starting in September, so I’m really excited about it.

Athenian local: that’s so cute.

Me: what is?

Athenian local: that you think you’ll only be here for a year. You’re gonna be living in Greece for the rest of your life. Or for at least 20 years, and that’s only IF you ever do manage to leave 😌

Me to the gods: what in the land of the lotus-eaters is happening?

The gods: shhhh don’t fight it.

Originally posted by siren-x-saint

Kind of worried, NGL, but also weirdly intrigued.

Everyone on Ithaca to Penelope and Telemachus: IT’S BEEN 20 YEARS! HE’S NEVER COMING BACK! MOVE ON!!!

Odysseus to everyone on Ithaca after being gone for 20 YEARS due to war and Poseidon:

Originally posted by bahtmun-deactivated20240623

Me: *has been obsessed with little brother’s middle name since forever.* I dunno why Ulysses is such an awesome name, it freaking calms me Hermes! It always has!

Hermes: Ulysses is the Roman equivalent of Odysseus, ya ding dong.

Me: OMG! It was the only Greco-Roman name in a family full of catholic names!

Hermes: That’s my girl!

“I’m convinced the Greek gods inspired the game "Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” so we can stop mispronouncing their names.“

Me on reading online articles about people changing the way they pronounce Greek names after playing the game.