aot characters as greek mythology, a thread

Eren as Achilles, the broken savior, “Achilles’ eyes were bright in the firelight, his face drawn sharply by the flickering shadows. I would know it in dark or disguise, I told myself. I would know it even in madness.” - “If I cannot bend heaven than I will raise hell”

Armin as Patroclus, healer forced to be a hero, “Crowds of people scream my name they say I will be remembered for century’s, that no one will forget who I was. Yet all I can care for is how you can smile, meet your next kiss - return your next touch. Lest I die, and you forget.

Mikasa as Hercules, household legend without a home, “Whoso prefers wealth or might to the possession of good friends, thinketh amiss.” - “High above his noble birth tower his deeds of prowess, for his toil secured this life of calm for man, having destroyed all fearsome beasts”

Erwin as Odysseus, the wayward adventurer, “Much have I suffered, labored long and hard by now
in the waves and wars. Add this to the total—bring the trial on!” - “the horrors of war, a man who fell in battle, fighting for town and townsmen.”

Levi as Hades, the god of death who can not die, “Everyone has loved someone, lost someone, and can love again. You can always love again.” - “If you’ve truly tried your best, you’ve got nothing to regret”

Hange as Icarus, the one who flew too close to the sun, “Here’s what they don’t tell you: Icarus laughed as he fell. Threw his head back and yelled into the winds, arms spread wise teeth bared to the world.” - “I loved you as icarus loved the sun- Too close, Too much.”

Jean as Perseus, the honest hero, “The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of god, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.” - “An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.”

Sasha as Artemis, twin goddess of the hunt and moon, “She is the lady of wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods She is the protector of the young.” - “The sound of earth surrounds her; the snap of twigs breaking underfoot, the piercing howl of the wind racing past her”

Connie as Apollo, twin god of the sun and music, “There once was the sun shining so bright a lifetime of darkness couldn’t smother” - “you came out of your mother with your firsts clenched, screaming and covered in your mother’s blood”