History Webcomic / Aisopos

* ConvenientEclipse: Subverted. This is how Thales stops a war between two tribes that ravages a nearby village. The subversion is that much like the real [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eclipse "Battle of the Eclipse"]] on which the incident is based, Thales had managed to ''accurately calculate and predict'' the time and day of the eclipse, so unlike the normal usage of this trope, the eclipse was '''not''' unexpected (at from Thales' point of view).

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: RealLife Creator/{{Aesop}} was a dwarf and a hunchback. In this webtoon, he is a normal boy with cute/ good-looking characteristics.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Aesop is put into a position where he can either save Yadmon's life or kill him. After a brief talk, he decides to do the former. How does Yadmon repay him? [[spoiler: He tracks him down, invades his village and captures all his friends forcing him to go into a slave pact with him again in order to save their lives]].

** The political system of each polis (City State) is shown accurately, along with its potential weaknesses.

** Thales really did use his calculations [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eclipse to predict an eclipse and end a war]].

* SleazyPolitician: Drakon. It should be noted that he is not shown to do any of the immoral things normally associated with the trope. He does however look down on his fellow Athenians and deliberately made his laws ''bloody strict'' because he detests them. And [[EvenEvilHasStandards even he is disgusted when he finds out that Yadmon killed his own father]].

** Periander. He shown throughout the story to be a very untrustworthy, tyranical and traitorous ruler, who is equally willing to [[PragmaticVillainy work with Aesop]] as much as throw him under the bus when it suits him. He never receives any comeuppance for his cruel acts.

* {{Patricide}}: During a naval battle, Master Yadmon kills his father, freeing himself from his abusive behaviour. Not being privy to his FreudianExcuse Drakon is [[EvenEvilHasStandards less than impressed however]], and denies Yadmon's request to become an "Arcon" (ie a high lord of the city), on the basis that [[RightForTheWrongReasons a man who kills his own father is not someone to be trusted]].

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!!''Aisopos'' contains examples of AbusiveParents: Yadmon's father, the former tyrant of Samos. He sold his wife, never cared for his son and only saw him as his throne's thief and never let him decide for anything (with the only exception being the woman he would marry).

!!''Aisopos'' contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Yadmon's father, the former tyrant of Samos. He sold his wife, never cared for his son and only saw him as his throne's thief and never let him decide for anything (with the only exception being the woman he would marry).

* {{Patricide}}: During a naval battle, Master Yadmon kills his father, freeing himself from his abusive behaviour.

** All the Greek terms (Polis, Archon, Tyranos) are accurately used in the correct context.
** The political system of each polis is shown accurately, along with its potential weaknesses.

** Yes, Thales really did stop a war by predicting an eclipse but here he is shown to do so much earlier than history recorded.
** Believe it or not, Periander of Corinth was ''more'' ruthless, murderous, unpredictable and cunning than the webcomic describes him. His [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] and intelligence are both accurately portrayed however.
** Solon went into a self-imposed exile because he didn't want to be forced to change his laws. Here he goes into exile because he attempts a coup [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone that goes horribly wrong]].

** Thales really did use his calculations to predict an eclipse and end a war.

* SleazyPolitician: Drakon.

* SparedInTheAdaptation: RealLife Aesop died by crossing. There, [[spoiler: his soul is transferred to Rike's body before he died]].

''Aisopos'' is a HistoricalFiction KoreanWebtoon written by Yangsoo Kim and illustrated by Dogado and it tells the ComingOfAgeStory of the titular protagonist. It ran from July 2014 and it ended on March 2017 with a total of 130 chapters.

** As stated before Yadmon now is the story's BigBad, instead of a kind master that ended up freeing Aesop.

** Believe it or not, Periander of Corinth was ''more'' ruthless, murderous and cunning than the webcomic describes him. His [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] and intelligence is accurately portrayed however.

* ShownTheirWork: All the Greek terms are accurately used, and several events (such as villagers using pots to stop a cavalry invasion) are picked out straight out of Herodotus' [[Literature/TheHistories Histories]]. It's clear the creators are fans of Greek civilization.

** Believe it or not, Periander was ''more'' ruthless, crazy and cunning than the webcomic describes him. His pragmatism is accurately portrayed however.

* LogicalWeakness: The Spartan army might seem strong and unbeatable, but put them in a situation where they have to break phalanx formation (for example, by littering the battlefield with huge rocks) and they become vulnerable to attack.

* WouldHitAGirl: PlayedForDrama. In Chapter 7, Kollos and his friends hit Bri (unaware that she is a girl in discuss) for not daring to steal food from a party.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Unsurprising, since this is a historical fiction webcomic.

** Solon went into a self-imposed exile because he didn't want to be forced to change his laws. Here he goes into exile because he attempts a coup [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone that goes horribly wrong]].

** Very much like his real-life counterpart, Aesop is falsely accused and executed, though the circumstances are vastly different. And then there's the whole [[spoiler: FreakyFridayFlip situation, where his live is saved by having his mind transferred into Rikes' body]].

* UndyingLoyalty: Archius towards Yadmon. Also Bri towards Aesop to the point [[spoiler: she performs a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to save his life at the cost of hers]].

** Kollos in Greece literally means 'Ass', and his main characteristic is that he is a {{Jerkass}}.

** Very much like his real-life counterpart, Aesop is falsely accused and executed, though the circumstances are vastly different.

* FreakyFridayFlip: And a ''triple'' one at that [[spoiler: after Brie dances and sacrifices her life in the penultimate chapter. Yadmon's mind goes into Aesop's body, Rikes' mind goes into Yadmon's and Aesop's into Rikes]].

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Brie falls for Aesop, who is a NiceGuy and has never harmed her.
* ShipSinking: Brie [[spoiler: becoming a Pythia and getting LaserGuidedAmnesia in order to be saved]] pretty much amounts to that.
* ShownTheirWork: All the Greek terms are accurately used, and several events (such as villagers using pots to stop a cavalry invasion) are picked out straight out of Herodotus' Histories. It's clear the creators are fans of Greek history.

* UnwittingPawn: Solon ends up becoming this during part 3. He plans to lead a coup that will free Athens of its corruption and emancipate the slaves. What he actually ends up doing is [[spoiler: allow Yadmon to get rid of his political opponents, leading to his ascent to ultimate political power]].

** Archius means "principle". It fits his character perfectly.

** Theo means "God", but it doesn't have any meaning. It's simply a very common Greek name, which is why the prisoner and later Aesop use it to hide their true identity.

* SealedEvilInACan: Bri [[spoiler: transfers Yadmon's soul to Aesop's body]] before he is killed.

* {{Adorkable}}:
** Every character as a kid can qualify, especially Aesop, Bri, Korki, Sallas and Daross.
** Even the Barbarian has his share of moments!
--> '''The Barbarian''': AWE! LOOK! GOD IS COMING FROM THE SKY!
--> '''Aesop''': Ha ha! No, he is not. Take a good look! There's a rope holding him!
--> '''The Barbarian''': AMAZING! IS HE ANOTHER GOD HOLDING THE ROPE IN THE SKY FOR HIM?

** Chrysa means "gold". Surprisingly, she doesn't display any money-loving traits.

* WouldHitAGirl: PlayedForDrama. In Chapter 7, Kollos and his friends hit Bri (unaware that she is a girl in discuss) for not daring to steal food from a party.

* MeaningfulName: Kollos in Greece literally means 'Ass', and his main characteristic is that he is a {{Jerkass}}.

* FreakyFridayFlip: And a ''triple'' one at that [[spoiler: after Brie dances and sacrifices her life in the penultimate chapter. Yadmon's mind goes into Aesop's body, Rikes' mind goes into Yadmon's and Aesop's into Rikes]].
* FreudianExcuse: Yadmon might be a tyrant who torments the protagonist in every possible way and hunted down a woman for TEN whole years (only for her to be killed accidentally by one of his men), but the source of his problems stems from his [[AbusiveParents father's treatment]]. His father made it clear to him that he didn't care about him, only saw him as his throne's thief and never let him decide for anything. The only exception was the woman he would marry. Obviously, he didn't want to lose the only thing he was ever free to chose.

* FreakyFridayFlip: And a ''triple'' one at that [[spoiler: after Brie dances and sacrifices her life in the penultimate chapter. Yadmon's mind goes into Aesop's body, Rikes' mind goes into Yadmon's and Aesop's into Rikes]].

** Subverted with Dracon. History states that he suffocated after being covered by numerous pieces of cloth in Aigina. In reality, he was poisoned by Yadmon.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dracon might be a ruthless sleazy, greedy and self-centred ruler who intentionally made his laws extremely strict and punishing to punish his fellow citizens, but even he looks down on Yadmon for betraying his own father.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A lot of RealLife historical figures appear in this webcomic, like the main character himself, Aesop, Yadmon, Thalis, Solon, Sappho and Dracon.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: After an army of Spartans hunts down Lenius, Daross and Aesop and surrounds them, Lenius decides that what's best is to let his little brother go at Athens with Aesop. He wounds himself and let them escape.

** Solon is an interesting case. While he gets away from [[spoiler: his contribution to kill Aesoo]], the guilt from his actions torments him and hunted him for the rest of his life.

* DoomedByCanon: Or rather, "Doomed by History". As expected from a story featuring several HistoricalDomain characters:

* DoomedByCanon: Or rather, "Doomed by History". Very much like his real-life counterpart, Aesop is falsely accused and executed, though the circumstances behind his execution are vastly different.

* Happily Married: