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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.

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Gilgamesh and Enkidu but it's that one frame from Gravity Falls intro

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Traditional sketch of Apollo's face 🌞

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Cheers king! 🍇✨

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Xochipilli the prince of flowers, patron of two spirits

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[writes about Jesus but it’s actually about being trans] [writes about being trans but it’s actually about Jesus]

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*Notes: I love making comics but find the writing process difficult, this is something I need to work on, as I have so many ideas but struggle to write them out. I stumbled upon Lucian's Dialogues on Tumblr and thought his charming, tongue-in-cheek style would be a good way for me to practice my comic-making. :')

"Lucian of Samosata was a Greek satirist who flourished in the region of Commagene near Syria in the C2nd A.D. He was the author of numerous works, which include: The Dialogues of the Gods, Dialogues of the Sea Gods, and Dialogues of the Dead."

I opted for a simple color scheme because as much as I love full-color comics, it would take me so much longer to get this done.

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Support my work: Get early access to art, comics, and digital downloads by joining my Patreon! ✨🌿

I also have an Etsy where you can purchase stickers and prints.

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are you ever having a good day and then you suddenly think about gilgamesh and enkidu and then you just collapse in grief or do I need to up my dosage of antidepressants?

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Weekend experimental colored fullbodies open! 85$ each, 6 slots open! They will be drawn live on stream this Saturday and Sunday (each day starting around 12:00 AM, GMT + 01:00) Claim a slot via this form: https://forms.gle/qgbXGUkdGmGXaM9B7

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The Triumph of Bacchus, 1875 - oil on canvas.

— Gustave Moreau (France, 1826–1898)

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Anat the Canaanite goddess of sexual love, war, and hunting. Progenitress of heroes, lady of Palestine.

Info on each sketch below:

Top right: Anat is shown here in a man's war kilt and her hair pulled up, a nod to the Anat statue head found in Gaza. This is after Baal Hadad's 'death', with her cheeks gouged by grief and face painted to resemble a man's beard. This beard imitation combined with her topless clothing and the horned headdress she wears is to evoke a sense of Baal having risen from the dead to claim revenge.

Bottom Right: An exploration of her musculature, with a focus on the markings on her hips and stomach. Drawn from female Canaanite fertility idols that show similar markings with a lot of emphasis on the navel/bellybutton.

Bottom Left: Anat at the feast of Baal's new palace. She wears expensive, imported Egyptian linens. Her hair is braided, eyelids darkened with kohl, and hands darkened with henna.

Center: Anat's fullbody with lots of influence from historical Palestinian dress. She is shown with a vulture because Aqhat, killed at her order, was eaten by vultures and because Anat is often shown with wing imagery.