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PJO is for children so there’s of course no sex. There is, however, mental impregnation and telepathically harassment and non-consensual, underage parent.
#this is about#nico di angelo#and nyx#bc of course it is#also athena btw in some sense idk#bc it’s greek#what do u expect#nico and nyx#nyx (pjo)#tsats#the sun and the star
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one thing about orpheus and eurydice is you guys are all like “i’m different i wouldnt turn to look at her” because you are all familiar with the story of orpheus and eurydice. but orpheus wasnt familiar with the story because he was in it lol.
#anyway. its only really good bc its a tragedy. doomed by the narrative etc. he has to turn around theres no other end.#greek mythology#sorry. this ones in post jail now.
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I am so crazy about your Hermes and Athena designs! Your art is so good! Now I wonder what your Aphrodite looks like? 🤔
Quite a lot of people have asked for some Lady Aphrodite, so here’s finally some concept sketch for y’all !!
+ Bonus Eros����
#smth smth white hair bc white reflecting all light wavelengths#her hair shifting color under different lightings 🫶#leaned heavy into her oceanic themes#aphrodite#greek gods#greek mythology
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Dear children of Priam, were you doomed all along?
#I FINALLY FINISHED ITTTT#greek mythology#the iliad#iliad#tagamemnon#the hand placements are very intentional#apollo’s hands over hector’s throat bcs that’s where he was… yk#killed#Aphrodite cradling paris’ face a face known for it’s beauty and hand over his heart the poor thing that got him into this mess#and Apollo over Cassandra’s eye and mouth bcs while she was able to see the future#no one would ever believe the prophecies told from her mouth#hector of troy#hektor#hektor of troy#kassandra of troy#cassandra of troy#kassandra#paris of troy#yeah I don’t think I can just tag paris lol#apollo#aphrodite#deadbaguettesart#artist on tumblr#click for better quality#oh my god please do that
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It’s odd how Athena is Zeus’s favorite but she doesn’t seem to like him back, not only did she participate in Hera’s coup against him but even in the Iliad she was upset with him.
#she obeys him sure but only bc he’s stronger than her not bc he’s her father#greek mythology#greek pantheon#ancient greek mythology#greek goddess#zeus#athena goddess of wisdom#athena goddess#athena#metis#anti zeus#zeus deity
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The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece is a remarkable testament to ancient Greek artistic prowess and classical architecture. Built in the 4th century BCE, this meticulously designed amphitheater features exceptional acoustics, allowing even faint whispers to be heard from the highest seats. It was primarily used for Greek tragedies and comedies, highlighting the cultural significance of theater in ancient times.
📸: Dimitrios Pallis
#dark academia#light academia#classical#academia aesthetic#escapism#academia#books and libraries#classic literature#books#architecture#ancient#theatre#Epidaurus#greece#4th century bc#greek#royal core#cottage core#aesthetics#mood#vibe#academics#tumblr
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λυκάνθρωπος / Μινώταυρος
#caption is ''lycanthrope / minotaur'' in ancient greek. bc im feeling silly#i know that like really werewolves and the minotaur have nothing in common BUT THEYRE BOTH ANIMAL PEOPLE! u have to#understand. its about the abstraction from humanity while also existing SO close to it.#werewolf#aceart#werewolfisms#minotaur#my art
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pjo/hoo/toa + the cycle
The Lightning Thief / Growing Sideways, Noah Kahan / Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, Ilya Repin + Saturn Devouring His Son, Goya + Saturn, Rubens / The Blood of Olympus / The Family Jewels, MARINA / The Last Olympian / The Sea of Monsters / The Family Jewels / Orestes Pursued by the Furies, Bouguereau / The Hidden Oracle / Apollo and Marsyas, Manfredi / In The Blood, John Mayer / The Sea of Monsters / The Combat of Ares and Athena, Jacques Louis David / The Family Jewels / Mark of Athena / The Combat of Ares and Athena / The Lightning Thief / Family Line, Conan Gray / Cronos and Rhea, Schinkel / The Lightning Thief / The Blood of Olympus / In The Blood / The Last Olympian / Chronos and His Child, Romanelli / Desireé Dellagiacomo / The Lightning Thief / Family Line / The Fallen Angel, Alexandre Cabanel + The Last Day of Pompeii, Bryullov / The Blood of Olympus / The Outcast, Botticelli / Glass, Irony and God, Anna Carson / House of Hades / Family Line / The Last Olympian / The Lament for Icarus, Herbert Draper + Sacrifice of Iphigenia, Roman School + Minerva and Arachne, Houasse + Venus Induces Helen to Fall in Love with Paris, Kauffmann / The Last Olympian / Hadestown / The Lightning Thief / apple, Charli xcx / The Last Olympian / I Would Leave Me If I Could, Halsey / The Sea of Monsters / ? / LET YOUR DAD DIE ENERGY DRINK, Lavery and Corrigan / The Last Olympian / Eat Your Young, Hozier / The Last Olympian / Orpheus and the Bacchantes, Lazzarini / The Blood of Olympus / Susan Smith, wych elm / Orpheus and the Bacchantes / The Burning Maze / ? / The Tyrant’s Tomb / Perseus Freeing Andromeda, Veronese / Abduction of Psyche, Bouguereau + Bacchus and Ariadne, Van Loo / The Tower of Nero / The Tower of Nero / The Tower of Nero
#I didn’t put the cycle ends here picture because I think this whole ww implies it (also it’s overused and I already had too many overused#quotes here)#but fun fact for those interested: the four paintings are meant to represent horrible things the gods have done such as Iphigenia’s#sacrifice demanded by Artemis and Aphrodite essentially starting the war of Troy#The Bacchantes painting was bc I couldn’t find a painting of this one story where a mother participates in the worship of Dionysus and ends#up killing her own son which you know. That’s the cycle etc etc#and the of course Perseus & Andromeda (the one hero that was happy) and Cupid & Psyche and Dionysus & Ariadne (which are considered to be#happy endings for two Greek lovers)#enough yapping#web weaving#pjo hoo toa#lester papadopoulos#percy jackson#annabeth chase#jason grace#luke castellan#frank zhang#hazel levesque#reyna ramirez arellano#clarisse la rue#trials of apollo#percy jackon and the olympians
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@deadbaguette hi i saw ur axe clytemnestra thing and got brain blasted. grins
#found a really cool pose on pirnterest that i wanted to redraw with her. hope u dont mind i used ur design bc i dont have one#my artwork#clytemnestra#the iliad#greek mythology#tagamemnon
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Someone who doesn't know anything about greek mythology watching Kaos: yh this is probs pretty accurate
Someone who knows a fair bit about greek mythology watching Kaos: this is so inaccurate they have changed everything
Someone who had studied greek mythology watching Kaos: omg omg omg so much of this is so accurate
#like eurydice wearing snake earrings and a ring bc in the myth she stepped on a snake and thats how she died#persephone and dionysis having a nice moment together bc in some versions she is his mum#Poly short for polyphemus being one eyed and working in a place called 'the cave'#dennis (the cat) literally meaning follower of dionysus#they may have taken some liberties with the myth but my god their attention to detail was amazingly accurate#my proof is that i watched this with 3 other classicists#and they all loved it#kaos#netflix kaos#kaos netflix#greek mythology
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something. about. the horror of being sent on an impossible (death) quest and obligations and hospitality politics. the trauma of not having a home, and then the trauma of being in a house that becomes actively hostile to you, one that would swallow you whole and spit out your bones if you step out of line. all of this is conditional, your existence continues to be something men want gone.
it's about going back as far as I can with the perseus narrative because there's always a version of a myth that exists behind the one that survives. the missing pieces are clearly defined, but the oldest recorded version of it isn't there! and there's probably something older before that!! but it's doomed to forever be an unfilled space, clearly defined by an outline of something that was there and continues to be there in it's absence.
and love. it's also about love. even when you had nothing, you had love.
on the opposite side of the spectrum, this is Not About Ovid Or Roman-Renaissance Reception, Depictions And Discourses On The Perseus Narrative.
edit: to add to the above, while it's not about Ovid, because I'm specifically trying to peel things back to the oldest version of this story, Ovid is fine. alterations on the Perseus myth that give more attention Medusa predate Ovid by several centuries. this comic is also not about those, either! there are many versions of this story from the ancient world. there is not one singular True or Better version, they're all saying something.
Perseus, Daniel Ogden
Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation, edited & translated by Stephen M Trzaskoma, R. Scott Smith, Stephen Brunet
#perseus#danae#komiks tag#long post#every other week i start to say something about how greek heroes are a good case study in diaspora and exile trauma#but man perseus makes me so sad. so does danae. she loves her son :(#perseus turning a whole island to stone is a huge mood. i would also do that if i were him#anyway (salutes) take care everyone i gotta watch yunho's new video it looks like a fucking movie im so excited#(i singled out ovid bc i remember the fucking shit perseus discourse that ran through this site. i remember#im preemptively loading a gun and pointing at it before it can touch this post#it hasn't died out either i see it on twitter all the time in the most ANNOYING ways possible i am TIRED#esp bc they're actually doing medusa a narrative disservice like congrats! you made it worse! stop telling me it's better!!!!)#it’s all greek to me
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” Am I not right to weep? O my children, cursed children of a hateful mother - ”
#medea#my art#cw blood#cw mild nudity#euripides medea#greek tragedy#greek theatre#this play is Female Rage by excellence#hmm yes the blood of her sons on her face hands breasts and belly the parts of her body that her children knew the most yes indeed#im really proud of this#:)#lots of symbolism here#the red shawl is her hate while the black one is a mourning blanket#it's dwarfed by her heartbreak which enveloped her whole and bears no blood bc it's already red#her eyes are golden like Circe's who's her kinswoman#the handle of the dagger is Jason who isn't explicitly wounded by her but drove her hand (the blame of the murders actually befalling him)#<that's why it's not bloodied unlike the blade which was used to hurt#her tear washed down the blood on her cheek representing her being absorbed of her crime by both the gods and her grief#on the mural behind her is Medea enchanting the dragon while Jason steals the Golden Fleece#and above (right) is Hera and Iris and (left) Helios in his chariot#with female chorus masks lamenting Medea's crime like the chorus in the play#the pose and expression are inspired by the poster for Médée by Mucha for the Théâtre de la Renaissance starring Sarah Bernhardt#overall proud of this#i think women deserve to go a little mad and violent when they're angry. as a treat#anyway thanks Euripides for the 500bc feminism
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I HAD PROMISED I'D DRAW FANART OF @rocknpebbles REDESIGNS OF THESE TWO, and I finally found the time to do it!!!
#one piece#sanji#usopp#god usopp#black leg sanji#sniper king usopp#me art#THIS WAS SO FUN SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG#also op idk if Usopp's vaguely greco-roman gladiator warrior vibe was intentional bc of his namesake being Aesop and stuff but#I am greek and it makes me really happy like!!! this is how afrogreek usopp can still win.#I added a kabuto beetle on the brooch I had to
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I keep thinking of potential for "good dad Zeus" stories but for Olympians when they're younger/coming into power and they're making me very, very sentimental.
You're young Artemis and you're your father's daughter. You come to him first when you're upset or hurt because, intimidating as he is to many, he always holds you close, laughs fondly, and makes your distress easier to bear. You know that whoever hurt you will not sleep at night and your wounds will heal.
You're young Apollo and you're your mother's child but your father's favorite son. You and him share understanding looks that no one else comprehends. When you wake up from your first prophecy, you are terrified and confused, but you feel a steady, big, warm hand under yours and it's alright. He teaches you the art of fate. You know his mind like no other.
You're young Athena and you're your father's delight. He always finds newer and newer ways to engage your rapidly thinking mind, and he chuckles fondly at your theories. "You would be a mighty king, my child," he tells you and you know it is the highest praise though you don't delight in calls of power. You watch competitions and games standing by his side. You are, still, his greatest pride.
You're young Hermes and you always make your father laugh. He tells you stories of your mother, all scented with strawberry tree fruits and wild flowers, and you wonder how big a man's heart is to store so many loves. He chides you a little for your constant pranks but you can tell that he loves you from the little glint in his eyes. He always sits you close during banquets and listens to your stories even if they're made up.
You're young Dionysus and your father finds you perplexing. He might not understand you as well as his other children, but you watch him from afar and get him, somewhat. The grab for power and the need to keep it, the desire to make others bow to your might: you've felt it since you were much younger. Always a demanding son, always a ruthless little leopard. He'd pick you up and look at you in wonder, "you are so much like me".
You're young Ares and your father does not understand you as well because you're your mother's child. You are not as close to him as others are but that's how you are with most of your family. Deep down, he relates to you - he was much like you when he was young: taking what he's owed. As you grow older, you realize you've become the same great father he is, following in his steps.
#ZEUS 🌩️#This is not a religious post don't be weird 👍🏼#I know that the usual story goes that Apollo is taught by the Nymphs but I shifted the narrative a little.#greek mythology#greek gods#zeus#artemis#apollo#athena#hermes#dionysus#ares#I also chose not to add other rarely sourced 'minor' etc Deities bc it's like. complicated. plus these are my focus
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Percy being allowed to be smart and figure things out on his own is actually one of my favourite things about the show like the way he was actually listening to Aries when he was talking about kronos and was able to connect that to the shoes trying to pull Grover into tartarus yes Percy use that brain of yours
#percy jackson#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo#pjo tv show#pjo spoilers#percy jackson spoilers#also even from the start#percy being allowed to know greek myths#and it not just being on annabeth to be the walking mythology encyclopedia#bc like yeah#it makes sense for percy to know the greek myths#even if it wasnt for sally knowing hes the son of posidon#some level of greek mythology is just general knowledge at this point
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Hera
(made in february)
#trying to put some things i posted somewhere else here#bc i think they look cool#hera#greek mythology#art#my art#illustration
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