#athene

[herpsandbirds]

Florida Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia floridana) taking off, family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, southern FL, USA

photograph by Scott Kalter

[bloodiedflora]

I was just doodling stuff for a comm sheet but I ended up rendering this so!! Athene!!

[royal-wren]

A little appreciation for the domains of a deity that don't get much attention/recognition. I'm making this because I do think it would be lovely if the aspects mentioned below got more attention, and additions not mentioned are welcome so long as it's an obscure part of them. This was going to be just a few and then I got carried away and did the main Twelve Olympians

A little love for:

Apollon as the God of Foreigners (the Arcadian friendship's harmony with Hermes being the god of travelers/way-god couldn't be any louder)

Aphrodite as a Goddess of the Arts (anything love-themed falls to her by default)

Ares of Civil Order, Defender, and Of Courage

Artemis as the Goddess of Dancing and equal Leader of the Mousai

Athene as the Goddess of Carpentry, Metalwork, and Sculpting

Demeter as Friend of Peace and Law-Giver

Hephaistos as the one with a delicate touch that creates beautiful works of art (It isn't so much unknown but honestly the thing I love most and not the first thing one thinks of with his talents/image)

Hera as the Skillful Bender of Language, Bender of Oaths and Promises

Hermes, God of Peace/Diplomacy, Divine Protector of All, as well as a God of Poetry and Knowledge (rightfully the other half to Athene)

Hestia of the Earth, Earth Dwelling and Delighting in the Works of Man, The One That Made Buildings

Poseidon of Fertility, the Plant Nurturer, and Holder of the Earth

Zeus of the People, Gracious and Merciful, Of Refuge, Counsellor

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

An Optical Illusion. by Ron Vipond Little Owl (Athene noctua)

[greekmythcomix]

A very rushed little At-HEN-a rework to take part in @tylermileslockett ‘ #DTIYS - I adore his Athena artwork! Done in the middle of the night while I couldn’t sleep (we have the lurgy in our house)

Experimenting with Procreate colour here - I normally colour in Photoshop with my favourite watercolour brushes (from True Grit Texture) but thought I’d mess about with the watercolour brushes included. They’re not bad, especially the big splashy ones! Very different from Tyler’s dry-brush textured (and non-lined) style, but that’s what makes him so unique!

If you love Tyler’s artwork like I do (former Guest Post on GMC) then look out for his book this year! ❤️

[iodine-art]

designed some characters from The Odyssey for a class lmao.

in order: Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, Athene

[alonglistofbirds]

[1952/10977] Burrowing owl - Athene cunicularia

Order: Strigiformes (owls) Family: Strigidae (true owls)

Photo credit: Brad Imhoff via Macaulay Library

[thefugitivesaint]

Heather Cooper, ''Omni'', #8, 1989 Source

[sarafangirlart]

I fucking hate this hc that Athena actually “gifted” Medusa by turning her into a monster bc it literally makes no sense and whoever made that up doesn’t know shit about Greek mythology bc if Athena really wanted to protect her then why did she help Perseus kill her??? Look man I love Athena but this is such a stupid way to rationalize her treatment of Medusa. If you don’t like how evil she is when written by Ovid then why not just go with actual Ancient Greek sources that actually say that Medusa was born a monster and be done with it?

Let Medusa just be an evil scary monster again pls and stop demonizing Perseus he’s literally the least problematic man in Greek mythology. Not only has he never cheated on his wife but he’s a certified mama’s boy.

[piristephes]

Wisdom of the Gods, gift of Pallas Nurtured in light and patience. Approach me with thy winged embrace Leave me not, for happiness without thee has no taste.

português:

Sabedoria dos Deuses, dom de Palas. Cuidada na luz e na paciência. Aproxima-te de mim com teu abraço com asas. Afasta-te nunca, alegria sem ti é deslavada.

[herpsandbirds]

Florida Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia floridana), family Strgidae, order Strigiformes, Florida, USA

photograph by Tania Thomson

[stuffforme2]

Athena but she just looks like a biblical angel and the Greeks just thought she was an owl because of the wings.

[dionysianfreak]

an update to my shine on a warm July evening 🌠🍓

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

[ennuyeuxbabe]

Some mindless Odyssey sketches because I am normal about Homer

[birdblues]

Burrowing Owl