#GreekMyth

[greekmythcomix]

EPIC vs The Odyssey - The Troy Saga infographic

Full infographic on main site - https://greekmythcomix.com/comic/epic-vs-the-odyssey-the-troy-saga/

Accompanying post with text - https://greekmythcomix.com/2024/07/22/epic-vs-the-odyssey-the-troy-saga-infographic/

I love EPIC the Musical, LOVE it, and have been following its progress for some time now.

A few weeks ago I was watching a video post where Jorge Rivera-Herrans was talking about how it’s not a direct retelling, and fans shouldn’t base their knowledge of the Odyssey on EPIC, especially if they’re at school.

SO I made this - an infographic explaining the differences.

Why? I’m going to be teaching the Odyssey again myself in September (for the 15th…16th time? I forget) and I’d love to introduce my students to EPIC… BUT I also want them to know the Odyssey well and not write the wrong thing in their exams (I used to teach English Lit too and remember well the Romeo and Juliet vs Baz Luhrman ‘no, they didn’t have helicopters’ essay debacle), hence this loving infographic series. I figure other teachers may get some use out of it too!

Full comic-infographic in a better-looking format (and a post containing all the text as it’s too long for ALT) is on the website - GreekMythComix.com (You’ll also find comics about Nostos, Xenia, and a big chunk of the Odyssey retold and explained for students!)

Now to go consume The Thunder Saga which I’ve been saving for the Summer Holidays!

EDIT: I’ve fixed it on the main site but can’t here: I’ve written Eumaeus instead of Eurylochus on the character scroll under Full Speed Ahead. Damn, too many Eury-prefixes!

[hecatesdelights]

Mighty Aphrodite Rising Out Of The Sea FoamHenry Courtney Selous (1803 – 1890, English)

[jacobpking]

HERACLES and HEBE - Afterlife in Bliss

This is my contribution to the Sing o Muse Greek myth art zine! I illustrated the 15th Homeric Hymn, to Heracles, and it mentions that after a life of hardship, Heracles and Hebe live happily together on Olympus, and I thought that was really poignant. Here's a vulnerable, content Heracles, (most) hard edges worn away.

It was an absolute joy to be a part of this, go purchase a copy of the zine to see my behind the scenes process work!

[tylermileslockett]

My 12 piece series of Heracles labor

Which one do you like?

Please leave your comment below if you have any suggestions 🤟❤️😁

[joselyn565]

[eclipsenightsky]

Amphitrite

Greek mythology doodle

Coloring practice

[pannapoopa]

Guess who just read song of Achilles

Yes I did cry.

[xphaiea]

PYTHIA 🌿 Oracle of Delphi by xphaiea

[sebastian-louis]

Hyacinth by Louise Glück

         1

Is that an attitude for a flower, to stand

like a club at the walk; poor slain boy,

is that a way to show

gratitude to the gods? White

with colored hearts, the tall flowers

sway around you, all the other boys,

in the cold spring, as the violets open.

         2

There were no flowers in antiquity

but boys’ bodies, pale, perfectly imagined.

So the gods sank to human shape with longing.

In the field, in the willow grove,

Apollo sent the courtiers away.

         3

And from the blood of the wound

a flower sprang, lilylike, more brilliant

than the purples of Tyre.

Then the god wept: his vital grief

flooded the earth.

         4

Beauty dies: that is the source

of creation. Outside the ring of trees

the courtiers could hear

the dove’s call transmit

its uniform, its inborn sorrow—

They stood listening, among the rustling willows.

Was this the god’s lament?

They listened carefully. And for a short time

all sound was sad.

         5

There is no other immortality:

in the cold spring, the purple violets open.

And yet, the heart is black,

there is its violence frankly exposed.

Or is it not the heart at the center

but some other word?

And now someone is bending over them,

meaning to gather them—

         6

They could not wait

in exile forever.

Through the glittering grove

the courtiers ran

calling the name

of their companion

over the birds’ noise,

over the willows’ aimless sadness.

Well into the night they wept,

their clear tears

altering no earthly color.

[b-e-l-l-a--l-u-n-a]

("Someone" gave me this here)

😉 🌹 😁 ✨

[moncher-pierrot]

[hecatesdelights]

Sirens

[kellynicole515]

FULL VID UP ON Y.T.!

[tylermileslockett]

Hey friends, I'm having a HALLOWEEN SALE! for the next 10 days all prints on my etsy shop are 15% off. To get the discount at checkout, use the promo code: MYSTERYCULT.

Happy Holidays! 👹💀☠👻🕷🎃

[hartfabrications]

My last myth-inspired post is another look at Medusa, one of the most notorious female figures of Greek mythology. Medusa, daughter of the goddess Ceto, became famous both because of her deadly serpentine hair, and because her monstrous fate was a punishment from the goddess Athena for having sex with Poseidon in the former's temple. And in some interpretations of the story, Medusa was take by force. This makes her story even more important for contemporary feminists, as one of the earliest instances of victim-blaming in mythology. This piece is full of emotion any way you slice it. The carved bone of Medusa's lovely face comes from the talented hands of @indobonecraft. And her setting of textured copper is made with recycled copper wire and sheet. #medusa #medusamyth #recycledcopper #mythology #greekmyth #electroformed #electroformedpendant https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6GcTnLIvE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blockforest]

Close up of my Aetos Dios vintage stamp inspired reduction print. Fun one to work out as I'm starting to experiment with colour and layering more now. Always takes a bit of brain power to get there 😅