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I keep thinking about little Dionysus being raised with satyrs in the woods and having no idea he's any different from them.

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some conspicuously not-in-pieces but very sexy hippolyti - joseph-désiré court, jean-baptiste lemoyne, peter paul rubens, and lawrence alma-tadema, and seneca’s phaedra 1085-1087 trans. myself.

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greece on camera, part seven: the archaeological museum of delphi

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Perseus 🐍⚔️🏺

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Caiaphas and Annas

I give to you fanart of Caiaphas and Annas from Jesus Christ Superstar 1973!! I obviously ship them, their dynamic is evil married couple.

The illustration is a direct reference to the song "This Jesus Must Die" (give it a watch, it's incredible)

To some biblical context, Annas and Caiaphas were high priests and prominently responsable for Jesus' death. They are extremely interesting characters because their motive to kill Christ is beyond religious beliefs, it has to do with political tactics, as established in John 11:49-53

"But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all, nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish." Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but in order that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they planned together to kill him"

It's clear they understand the threat Jesus imposed on the political-religious order. Jesus was becoming more influential and that could bother the Romans' authorities, who might end their relative tolerance of Jewish institutions.

I absolutely love their portrayal in Jesus Christ Superstar 1973. It shows perfectly their strategic thinking and worries concerning their own power.

Hope you like the drawing! If you have anything to add or comment, please don't feel reluctant to share it <3

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Antinous🗡️💀

I noticed I had never posted my stylized sketches. So here it is some doodles of Antinous

I like him very much

I'm planning on drawing full illustrations of him and Telemachus

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Athena🦉🏺✨

Athena drawing on my sketchbook based on that statue of her

However, I have no informations about the statue. If anyone has any clue of it's name, age, origins, etc.. please share with us

I still need to learn how to draw classic statues' hair, because it's not looking good

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He's very sick in the head

Bday gift for myself

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David and Saul Oil on Canvas by Ernst Josephson, 1878. Now on display at the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Seeing how the bible doesn't usually make brawns a positive trait ( jacob vs esau, Samson, david vs the rest of his brothers etc.), we can somewhat conjecture that "beautiful men" in the bible isn't necessarily masculine, at least when compared to the standards in modern west.

Even the renaissance depictions of them are too buff in my opinion. They are too influenced by greek aesthetics, and greeks love their men beefy.

So there you have it, twink bible characters. Sorted them (very loosely) based on my own interpretation.

In my bible lessons i learnt that noah doesn't particularly like humans (he agreed to kill everyone all too happily and didn't try to bargain like abraham), so i made him smile. Its the moment god tells him he is going to destroy humanity.

Moses is my favourite flavor of twink because ARE YOU KIDDING ME HE IS WEARING A MASK THAT IS LITERALLY THE BEST THING IN ANY CHARACTER DESIGN EVER But really i think all of them turned out nice and I can't pick a favourite (maybe its joseph after all, not the most well drawn but he looks at you like he's looking at a piece of garbage how precious is that).

Translation of the chart probably not accurate since im not Japanese nor adept in their yaoi terms

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Mot, Canaanite god of death, pestilence, sterility.

His clothes are rotted fibre and raiment tarnished gold. His hands are stained with oil, flesh shrunken and dried by the sun and salt.

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Pegasus Masterpost

Here's a little guide to the main classes of pegasi in the Sky Cowboys world!

Sky Cowboys pegasi generally follow these "rules" -

They have beaks - most are similar to raptor or seabird beaks. Used for opening nuts and snapping up small prey. They do still graze on long-stalk grasses.

Coat colors stay within the equine range, but feathers can be any color.

They have horse-like brains and so are trainable similarly to horses.

They cannot speak like some birds can.

The standard flight range per day is 150 miles. It's called a "hop".

Broadwing Pegasi

These are the main workhorses of the world. They're hardy, agile, and tend to have solid temperaments. Most pilots fly these for all sorts of jobs and have been bred into many unique breeds.

Quick visual - Quarter horses or mustangs with eagle or kite wings.

Longwing Pegasi

Longwings have as much attitude as they do wing surface, but they make up for it with sheer endurance. These pegasi can stay aloft for weeks, diving into the sea for fish or ocean plants to eat.

Quick visual - Thoroughbreds or arabians with seabird wings.

Shortwing Pegasi

Calm and huggable, shortwings are the draft horses of the Sky Cowboys world. These are flightless pegasi (since their wings are so small), but are still very useful on the ground like for all sorts of things from riding to pulling wagons to working in farm fields.

Shortwings tend to have colorful/fancy plumage.

Quick visual - Percherons or clydesdales with songbird wings.

Scrapwings

These little guys are feral - no one has really domesticated them. Partly because they're difficult to work with and partially because no one really sees a point. They're all-around too small to be useful and tend to just get into stuff. At least they're cute!

Quick visual - Zebra/quagga or donkey with dodo wings.

And there you have it! What would your SC pegasus look like?

If you want to learn more about my pegasi, I have an art/lore book on Kickstarter! Also there's lots here on my blog, it's just not as organized :)

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very quick pentheus wearing the necklace of harmonia

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Apollo with his cithara

Attic crater, 300 BC

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Try to draw the swift-handed Hermes by having his fingers posing differently. Also lots of curvy lines so he’s always ~~~~~~~~~~

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Thank you everyone for your patience and enthusiasm!

I’m excited to announce that Sing, O Muse! Our Greek Mythology zine will be available in print and digital formats on 4 April, 2024! There are no preorders and no limited quantities so purchase with reckless abandon!

Sing, O Muse! Homeric Hymns Illustrated features 48 full color pages and 17 illustrations, plus bonus artwork! Artists have included progress sketches, character designs, and even additional illustrations for their hymns! It also includes a little information on the Homeric Hymns as well as storytelling conventions in Ancient Greece!

Our zine features some of your favorite myth artists from tumblr! Including: 

@alibonbonn illustrating Hymn XX, to Hephaestus

@coloricioso illustrating Hymn XXIX, to Hestia

@danpoharyskyiillustration illustrating Hymn XXXII, to Selene

@davidluongart illustrating Hymn VIII, to Ares

@flaroh illustrating Hymn XIV, to the Mother of the Gods

@greekmythcomix illustrating Hymn IV, to Hermes

@jacobpking illustrating Hymn XV, to Heracles

@kleioscanvas illustrating Hymn III, to Apollo

@mikeybooch illustrating Hymn V, to Aphrodite

@sarafangirlart illustrating Hymn XII, to Hera

@wolfythewitch illustrating Hymn XXVIII, to Athene

and @tylermileslockett illustrating a special introduction to the Homeric Hymns.

You can follow us for more frequent updates on twitter and instagram (at)singomusezine, or follow the hashtag here #SingOMuseZine.

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Phaedo design when?????????

I got a few asks asking for Phaedo so

Eventually you'll get better art of him when i'm not sick and I can use my brain again

don't worry about his beard he will manage to grow it after he turns 30, he's a late bloomer.