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Perthro signifies the unknown. For this week, I'm getting images of wandering through various spaces, minding your own business, when something unexpected crosses your path and takes you somewhere else. Not forcing you down it, but rather piquing your interest enough to lead you to explore something unexpected.

Perthro suggests embracing the unexpected, whatever it may be, and having fun with wherever it takes you. Don't think of it as a roadblock to somewhere else, but a path to a necessary and meaningful side quest (that may or may not actually be the main quest in disguise). Perhaps where it ends up taking you isn't where you'll always be, but at least you were willing to engage and explore. Embrace whatever spontaneous occurrence redirects you somewhere you'dnever expect to be right now. A much needed lesson for your growth is right around the corner.

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Greek gods are NOT bad parents

I came back from a long silence just to rant about this, because i saw a video on Instagram from a Greek Mythology Blog and i'm so tired with this...

"The fathers are terrible in greek myths", it said the video, all of them but Ares, who is the only good dad because he saved his daughter. Don't misunderstand me, i love Ares so much, and the myth of Alcippe reflects how he cares alot for his children, not as DC or Percy Jackson shows... But he is not the only good dad in myths. I'm so tired of how the males of greek mythology are viewed as the worst thing in the Universe. Gods aren't bad parents. Zeus is not the worst dad. I'm ask myself if those "myths lovers" influencers actually read the myths, because Zeus is not how they paint him (an evil king and terrible father). What about Sarpedon? People know him and how Zeus was distressed about his fate in Troy and asked Death and Sleep to takes his corpse from the battlefield? How he deeply cared for their children and stopped them before a fight (he stopped Dionysus and Perseus, Apollo and Herakles, even Ares y Athena), how he comforted Artemis in the Iliad when she was defeated by Hera.

Of course he is a king, he sometimes has to put the order before his children... When he punished Apollo for killing the Cyclops (in revenge for his son's death, Apollo is another father who cares for his children), was not because "he is a bad dad and want to punish his son just for that". Apollo commited a terrible crime and Zeus had to put the justice first... Why instead of judge him we not explore his struggle and feelings between being a king and being a father?

I think Percy Jackson is the one who made popular the idea of greek gods being bad parents, but when you dig deeper into the myths, you found that is not true. Of course they couldn't be 24/7 for his children, is logic, they're GODS, but that doesn't mean they don't care about them, or help them, or mourns their deaths. The hating towards male gods and heroes is annoying and i can't take it anymore... They're good parents

Sorry if i made some mistakes, i'm stil learning english. I just wanted to rant about this because i hate the "terrible fathers" false trop.

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Long time no Zeus

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This whole thing is based on Jorge's video where Odysseus and Eurylochus play volleyball with Circe and Hermes (they are going to be annihilated) Enjoy my rare woman sighting (I love drawing women..)

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Helen of Sparta interpretation

"Who on earth could blame them? Ah, no wonderthe men of Troy and Argives under arms have sufferedyears of agony all for her, for such a woman.Beauty, terrible beauty!deathless goddess – so she strikes our eyes!"

Black and white sketch as the main conception of Helen.

Some closeups of the final piece

What we actually know of Helen's appearence according classic works is pretty vague. Homer describes her as white-armed (so obviouly a fair sking is correct), lovely-haired and long-dressed.

But on a surviving fragment of a poem written by Sappho, Helen's hair is described as Xanthe (a tone anywhere between blonde, light brown or reddish). And in other lyric poems stays she has gleaming blue eyes.

References

I know the dressing with this kind of makeup and hairstyle are't pretty accurate and some reinterpretations of Helen are portraying her with the minoan but I really wanted to incorporate somewhere the swan brooch (in reference of her birth from an egg as daughter of swan-transformed Zeus and Leda).

Helen's expression, incredibly expressive and vulnerable, was done as if she were looking at something that moved or pained her. She doesn't fall into the typical "femme fatale" frame, but rather humanizes her. The ritual red marks already feel like part of her iconography to evoke the sacred or even sacrificial aspect that mythology attributes to her (the woman for whom a war was fought).

and for the peplos color I went from something similar to the Tyrian purple. Not just because of her status as queen of Sparta but also gives her a majestic and regal, yet melancholic, presence, very much in keeping with her duality as a desired woman and a cursed one.

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…lest i drop you in anger, and hate you as much as i now terribly love you.

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omg it's zeus

process video

closeup of the dad

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in case anyone was wondering i’m STILL not over iliad 3. helen really fucked around and found out didn’t she :)

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Here's the man of the hour...

Diomedes of Argos ✨⚔️

Here's a better look at the full body if you want it <3

anyway, you know the drill, here's the detail dump after the cut!! vv

HIS HAIR + GROOMING - his mane of dirty blonde hair, not unlike a lion's mane 🦁! Diomedes is likened to a lion in battle many times in the Iliad, and upon my first uninfluenced impression of him, I could NOT get the lion imagery out of my head. I'm very aware that boars and albatrosses are more commonly associated with him, but I just got too attached to liomedes!! yea he has a weird mix of locs and free hair, don't ask me how it works it just does okay NONE OF MY DESIGNS ARE EVER REALISTIC yall should know this by now lolll... you might also notice though that his facial hair is in a similar shape to that of boar tusks 🐗✨, of course I had to pay homage yall!!

THE HELL ARE THOSE GOLDEN MARKS? - they're ichor, you silly goose!!! in book 5, Diomedes has a moment of aristeia, where he wounds both Aphrodite and Ares in battle ⚔️🩸✨! there's a common perception that ichor marks are permanent and similar to burn scars, and I think that's so damn cool, so he's got some marks on his upper chest from Aphrodite's ichor splashing down his cuirass, and his palms are stained with ichor from Ares + vigorously trying to scrub the marks off himself and his spear lol (I imagine it kinda stains the wrinkles and lines in his palms, but yall know I cant be bothered to draw detailed hands like that). ON THE TOPIC OF SCARS, peep Pandarus' arrow scar in his shoulder + oath scar on his palm that's barely visible lol ‼️ In the same vein, he's got mismatched eyes 👁️🫦🧿 from Athena's blessing of sight to him (in book 5, Athena blesses him to be able to tell the difference between gods and mortals!)

BOAR EMBLEM + BOAR TUSKS & SKIN & FUR + OWL FEATHER + ALBATROSS FEATHERS & PIN - kinda speaks for itself? boar cause.. tydeus 🐗, owl feather cause athena loves that guy 🦉, and just a couple of albatross nods here and there for now 🪽. I like to imagine Dio's life in stages of animals-- as a kid (epigoni) he's a boar, still trying to emulate his father, in the war he's a lion, finding his own footing and also being freaking insane, and after that (Italy) he's an albatross (as he's usually described as then). In the time period of the Iliad, he'd be a nice in between of all of this, thus the mix of kinda all of those symbols!

YOU READ THROUGH ALL THAT???? - okay congrats thanks for sticking around this long!! here's an extra hc just for you-- the soles on the bottoms of his shoes have paw pads on them 🐾! they help to cover his tracks, cause he's a smart boy like that! Odysseus isn't the only champion of Athena who has tricks up his sleeve! that's definitely the only reason and it isn't mostly a decision I made cause vibes + cute..... I'll try to include this feature in future drawings, though it's hard to show LOLLL, for now just know that the little paw prints all over the Achaean camp aren't from some cute lil puppy padding around but actually from a full grown ass man

this guy is long overdue! I've adored Diomedes ever since I first read the Iliad (my friends can attest to this I am so annoying to them about him)... I was really disappointed joining the Greek myth fandom to see that so FEW people liked, or even knew about this guy! buttttt diving deeper into the fandom + over time, I found more and more like-minded people who are just as (if not sometimes even more) insane about him as I am! and i've met so many lovely friends through that too 🩷🩷🫂‼️

thank you again for your love and time <3 you can look forward to more designs! I love adding little details into my designs, and there's a couple I might have missed out even with all this rambling, so if you can spot them they're a little treat for you hehe. again if yall notice anything I might not have noticed before, do lmk so I can pretend like that was my intention with the design all along lol hehe I love you all! thank uuuu!!! 🩷🩷🩷

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"Freyja" by ashmatashs on deviantart https://www.deviantart.com/ashmatashs/art/Freyja-954490081

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How the Goddess Freyja Got Her Necklace by DongGoolTroll ⚠️🔞️ Warning: adult themes! 18+ only! 🔞️⚠️ Source: Part 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1ee1r75/norse_mythology_how_the_goddess_freyja_got_her/ Part 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1fkh13l/norse_mythology_the_tale_of_goddess_freyja_and/

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e–offering: 𝗳𝙧𝗲𝘆𝗃𝖺, daughter of njord, twin of freyr. hail the lady, goddess of love, beauty, and seidr. under your falcon cloak, fjaðrhamr, you keep us safe and secure. hail 𝗳𝙧𝗲𝘆𝗃𝖺 and thank you, my goddess. 🐈‍⬛💜

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All about Lady Freyja

Attributes

Love

War

Death

Magic

Spinning

Cats

Fertility

Beauty

Sacred Symbols

Cats (fertility, protection, and blessings) her chariot is pulled by two cats. In modern witchcraft cats are often associated with witchcraft and magic.

Boars, she rides her golden bristled boar Hildisvsini “battle swine” into battle.

Falcon, Freyja has a cloak of falcon feather which she can shapeshift into a falcon.

Brisingamen necklace, a beautiful necklace which she attain from the dwarves after “spending time with them” (keep it PG y’all).

The Chariot

Distaff or staff for seidr work

The Fehu rune or the Gebo rune

Linden Tree or Sycamore tree

Amber because when she cried tears of gold the drops turned into amber.

Gold

Hares (Fertility)

Cowslip (Her most sacred flower)

Offerings

Fabric arts (not just spinning but sewing, weaving, embroidery, beading, etc.)

Flowers (Marigolds, Cowslip, Roses, etc) Cowslip is her most sacred plant considering to be the “Keys to her hall” of Fólkvanger

Pink or red items (I find that I offer her more pink for some reason lol)

Jewelry

Birch bark or leaves

Cat’s shedded fur, whiskers, or claws

Tea, coffee, or alcohol especially the fruity ones

Fruits

Magic or spell craft

Sycamore tree bark or leaves

Rose Quartz (modern adaptation but she loves it)

General Information

Goddess Freyja is a goddess of Norse Mythology but she has roots in Germanic culture and mythology. Her name means “Lady” in old Norse but she is also called Freó, Frouwa, or Faujon. Her ephitets are

Mardöll : Sea Brightener

Hörn (Flaxen)

Gefn (the giver)

Sýr (Sow)

Valfreyja (Lady of the slain or Lady of Battlefield Corpses)

It is said that she was Gullveig Thrice Burned during the war of the Vanir and Aesir, Gullveig was pierced and burn three times but was reborn three times by the time of her third rebirth she practiced Seidr and named herself Heiðr. Some say that Gullveig is Freyja but I don’t see any connection to both of these deities. But I’m putting it here cause I do know some people do believe that they are interchangeable.

Freyja is part of the Vanir tribe another set of Gods that is more associated with nature and magic. She has a twin brother named Freyr whom means “Lord” of fertility and sunlight. They both have sacred animals of boars whom the ride, plus it’s alluded that they had more than a brotherly and sister relationship which is normal in regards of deities across cultures. Her father is Njord god of fishermen and the sea and her mother is said to be Nerthus who was worshipped in northern Germany, she is connected to Njord and her sacred animal is the boar and she is associated with the earth and agriculture but it is unclear if she is the mother of Freyja and Freyr or she was a female version of Njord.

It is said in some myths Freyja was the one that taught the Aesir magic and Seidr. She is often called “Queen of Witches” and taught Allfather Seidr in some stories he was the one that created Seidr and gifted to mankind. But I like to think that Freyja was the one that created Seidr because how Seidr was portrayed in Norse culture as a female dominated practice personally it fits more better in my opinion.

Freyja and Odin have an agreement where one half of the fallen soldiers will go to Valhalla and the other half will go to Folkvangr. Freyja is also said to be the leader of Valkyries and leads them to battle. Hence the name Valfreyja.

Freyja and Odin may had a relationship even married at one point but there is not much proof except for a name that is similar to Odin and at times called Odr who went missing which Freyja cried tears of gold turning to amber as it hit the sea. She traveled throughout the world in search for him. She has two daughters by this marriage, Hnoss and Gersemi.

Freyja is known to be a very promiscuous goddess she is known to have slept with multiple lovers. Dwarves to get her beautiful necklace the Brisingamen necklace, however it doesn’t mean she doesn’t have sense of dignity and smart about who she sleeps with or falls in love with. When Thor’s hammer was stolen by the Jotun Thymr who hid it and won’t give it back til Freyja agrees to marry him, Freyja refuses and was furious to never be wed to a Jotun saying it will degrade herself. This is the famous story where Thor dressed up as a bride (Freyja). She knows her self worth, knows the risks, and her value. She is very independent and willing to fight for herself than to accept surrender even when things seem to be in peril.

Tarot

The Lovers

Empress

Judgement

High Priestess

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Freyja by larissa.fae.artist

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Scandinavian myths for children, Katya Anikina

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Scandinavian myths for children, Katya Anikina